SOTD : Saturday 11th July - Friday 17th July 2020

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SOTD 16th July 2020

Razor - Leaf - Leaf Shave Co ( on loan )
Blade - Souplex ( 3 half blades )
Soap - Signature Soaps - Lindis. (Lavender)
Brush - Alphla Outlaw V2 Cu Silvertip
Post - Signature Soaps Aftershave Splash - Lindis ( Testing for @BrianH )

Another early morning shave just before bed.

I have come to really like the leaf razor, it's really easy to use and gives great results every time, if you are a cartridge razor user this razor could be the very thing for you, you would be saving money within a very short space of time and more importantly you will be saving the planet from filling up with bits of plastic.

Signature soaps shaving soap, it's wonderful stuff, the Lavender shave soap and the Goats milk shave soap are firm favourats of mine and will always have a place in my soap cupboard and there are a couple more I would like to try.

The aftershave splashes are spot on and I think the formulation doesn't need tinkering with. Thank you Brian for letting me test these for you.

Needless to say but I will anyway, I had a fab shave and was left with super smooth skin and the post shave feel was great.

Untill the next time, stay safe and be lucky! :)

Paul.
 



SOTD : 16th July 2020.



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Shaving recipe for today.



Prep: Warm shower / Sanex Men ~ Sensitive Soap Free Shower Body & Face Gel.


Pre:


Cold wet flannel to my face.



Wilko ~ Men's Face Wash + shaving Oil.



Brush : Omega S10018.



Face Lather.


Soap : La Toja Shave Stick.


Blade: Dorco ~ ST300. (4)


Razor: Parker ~ 55SL Semi-Slant.


Post:

Cold Water Face Rinse./Homemade lavender eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Witch Hazel Mixture./ La Toja ASL.

Nivea Men ~ Sensitive PSB.


Greetings,


The ST300 blade is another blade that has pleasantly surprised me throughout the week with its mild efficient smoothness.

Out of the two dorco blades i've used so far over the past two weeks then the Dorco prime platinum would be the winner because for it's was smooth & efficient longevity throughout each shave adding to that i feel as though i could have got 1-2 more shaves from the prime platinum, as today the ST300 was just starting to lose it's smooth edge on it's 4th outing but only by a small amount.

That said, regardless to the make of the blade i normally only use it for 2-4 shaves, SE blades 4-6 shaves max then it's binned. Anyway, all in all both blades have made a big impression on me and will be adding them more frequently to my blade rotation.

Next week i'll will be testing out the Lancet Super platinum blade another blade i've had for a while but have yet to try.

A pleasurable 3 pass + pick ups BBS shave with no errors to report.

Finishing to the shave off with a generous dollop of Nivea Men ~ Sensitive PSB.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling divine.;)

Stay safe, and enjoy your Day ladies & gentlemen.:cool:









 
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SOTD 16th July 2020

Razor - Leaf - Leaf Shave Co ( on loan )
Blade - Souplex ( 3 half blades )
Soap - Signature Soaps - Lindis. (Lavender)
Brush - Alphla Outlaw V2 Cu Silvertip
Post - Signature Soaps Aftershave Splash - Lindis ( Testing for @BrianH )

Another early morning shave just before bed.

I have come to really like the leaf razor, it's really easy to use and gives great results every time, if you are a cartridge razor user this razor could be the very thing for you, you would be saving money within a very short space of time and more importantly you will be saving the planet from filling up with bits of plastic.

Signature soaps shaving soap, it's wonderful stuff, the Lavender shave soap and the Goats milk shave soap are firm favourats of mine and will always have a place in my soap cupboard and there are a couple more I would like to try.

The aftershave splashes are spot on and I think the formulation doesn't need tinkering with. Thank you Brian for letting me test these for you.

Needless to say but I will anyway, I had a fab shave and was left with super smooth skin and the post shave feel was great.

Untill the next time, stay safe and be lucky! :)

Paul.
Thanks Paul. Regards Brian
 
Thursday, 16 July 2020

PreShave: Warm to hot water, most from the boiled kettle some from the tap
Cream: TOBS Platinum Collection
Brush: Kent BK8
Bowl: My recycled T&H cream bowl
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade Astra Platinum (6)
Post Shave: Alum

Fragrance: Floris Jermyn Street

Same set up as yesterday—couldn't be bothered to make a different choice this morning.
 
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Yaqi SF + Nivea Body Stick
Merkur Futur (lowest setting) + Gillette Silver Blue
Generic Alum Block
L'Oreal Hydro Sensitive Balm

First use of the Nivea stick. It produced a perfectly good lather with the brush - even though it's not designed for lathering. Not Arko standard but still very acceptable.

Wow that Merkur Futur is a brute - even on the lowest setting - much more aggressive than the Merkur Classic or EJ89
 
A budget Spanish shave - I picked up the cream, aftershave and balm while in Tenerife last year for the princely sum of about €6 and just never got around to using them and the shave was pretty good...

Merkur 34C HD, Bic Chrome Platinum, Lea Shave Cream, Zenith B03-A26 Boar, Bideford Pottery Bowl, IFA Unnia After Shave & IFA Unnia Post Shave Balm

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Thu 16 SOTD
Cream Saponificio Bignoli Black Berry & Moss
Bowl Plastic Yogurt
Brush Yaqi 24mm Purple Mink
Razor RazoRock German 37 Slant
Blade Wizamet Iridium Super 3rd
Post & Aftershave
Ice Water + Special Thayers Mix
Hyaluronic + Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Nice thick creamy lather with good but mild scent this morning. Soft brush but good backbone. Good slickness too.
Shave with razor paired with blade was ohhh so smooth...so comfortable. 3 multiple passes with buffing. Another close shave result. Hmmm...tiny creepers was seen. Icy water rinse followed by chilling Thayers then soothed by Hyaluronic and AV Ice Blue. 9/10. Could be almost perfect except for the creepers.

Side note: This blade so far felt abit short of Tatra and Polsilver quality...Unable to beat yesterday's pairing...
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A budget Spanish shave - I picked up the cream, aftershave and balm while in Tenerife last year for the princely sum of about €6 and just never got around to using them and the shave was pretty good...

Merkur 34C HD, Bic Chrome Platinum, Lea Shave Cream, Zenith B03-A26 Boar, Bideford Pottery Bowl, IFA Unnia After Shave & IFA Unnia Post Shave Balm

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LEA creams are superb vfm...I like the menthol one!
 
A pleasure getting rid of three days growth.
Todays shave.

Prep....................Face wash with L'Oreal cleansing gel
Pre.......................Nuage shave serum
Soap ..................MWF
Brush...................Simpson chubby2. synth
Razor...................Gillette fatboy (4)
Blade...................GSB (3)
ASB......................Nivea sensitive
ASL.......................Jovan musk

A close and pleasant shave with tried and tested razor and blade combo. Still not sure about the chubby 2 though. Will give it another try before deciding if it stays or goes..
The weekend is nearly on us, have a pleasant one folks, stay safe and keep smiling :)
 
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16/7/20

Brush - Omega 80265
Soap - Tabac Stick
Razor - Ball End Tech
Blade - Lancet Super Platinum (9)
Post - Witch Hazel
Balm - Nivea Cooling Kick
AS - Signature Soaps Danum Patchouli Splash

I dug a few brushes from the cupboard of shame (shaving items exiled from my rotation) including 2 Omega 80265's, one of which used to be my favourite brush but I'd had problems with it eating lather, but with my new found dog shampoo I gave it a clean to see if it would have improved at all. After loading up the Tabac stick to my face, I built the lather with the brush and noticed even if the brush went about building the lather well enough but I noticed the brush had formed a 'doughnut' and it did seem to eat the lather.

A really great shave with the BET and LSP, very smooth combination.

2nd use with SS Danum splash, feels great on the skin and the scent is delightful.
 
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