SOTD: Saturday 16th - Friday 22th March 2019

Date: 23 March 2019

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Semogue Special Edition 2012 Badger/Boar knot 24/55mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Mitchell's Wool Fat
Razor/Blade:- Gillette Slim Adjustable G4 1961 / Vintage NOS Gillette Super Stainless (spoiler) #6
Post-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed with Tea Tree, Lavender & Peppermint / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic
Fragrance:- Hugo Boss (Original)

8 more days to go for the whole month of Mitchell's March Wool Fat shave
 
Da Vinci 293
Sedef Shavette
Polsilver Super Iridium
Hawkins & Brimble SC
Myrsol Blue AS
Jacques Bogart's One Man Show EdT

The last couple of days I'm shaving -- well, I do at least one pass -- with a shavette in order to acquire some base 'technique' for the real thing then. Moreover, I can get rid of the many blade samples I have as I change them very quickly. My only regret is that I didn't start some years earlier. Apart from the problem zones like the chin and Adam's apple -- especially the latter is the ultimative challenge -- it isn't as hard as I have thought, the learning curve is quite steep. And last but certainly not least, you get the best test of the blade and the shaving soap or cream, even a better one than using the R41 beast.
 
Friday 22nd March

YaqI Chianti 24mm Synthetic
Wickham 1912 Russian Leather
Rockwell 6C plate 4
Voskhod (2)
Brut Original Aftershave

With three days growth to remove I chose hardware and software that I knew would perform well.
Russian Leather was my first Wickham soap. Always a pleasure to use - from the scent to the performance it really suits me.
Rockwell/Voskhod duo work really well - smoothness and efficiency all the way.
Finished with Brut Original ASL- it tones my shaven skin just right, with a classic scent.
 
Fri 22nd March

Simpson Chubby 1 / Maggards 2 Band
L`Occitane Cade soap
Schick N3
Schick Twin - Japan [ 10 ]
Pitralon Polar A/S Lotion

The N3 is one of my favourites which feels great in the hand is very manoeuvrable. However today the Shave itself was a bit disappointing as somehow the did not perform well, I must have damaged it while routing around the cupboard for a lost Razor.
Normally I would get a lot more Shaves from a Twin.

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