SOTD : Saturday 18th July - Friday 24th July 2020

I find Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus AS splash works well with it, followed after about 15-20 minutes by Proraso Menthol & Eucalyptus post-shave balm. (I tend to use both, first for the antiseptic/astringent AS and then for the moisturising/soothing balm ...maybe just me that likes that approach so don't blame me if your face falls off! (Oh, and Proraso green pre-shave is a nice way to chill it a little more at the start :rolleyes:) (y)

All sounds good to me. Splashing cold water on my face after the soap was unreal. I'm definitely a menthol guy so must add those to the never ending list of shaving items I need..not want ;)
 



SOTD : 23rd 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.



Pears ~ Transparent Soap Bar / Wilko Men's Shaving Oil.



Brush : Chinese Unbranded Horsehair.



Face Lather.


Soap : OSP ~ Neroli.


Blade: Lancet Super Platinum. (4)


Razor: Parker 87R.


Post:

Cold Water Face Rinse./Homemade lavender eucalyptus,+ Tea Tree essential Oils Witch Hazel Mixture./ 4711 ASL.

Aloe Vera Gel.


Greetings



The 4th use of Lancet SP blade before i retire it.However, i feel as though this blade could carry on giving me a few more comfortable shaves. Another superb in-expensive Indian made DE blade.


I've learned a valid lesson from my humble self and that is i should always go with my 'gut-feeling/judgement',and never be condescending towards a product by it's low price tag, or take notice of other peoples reviews until you've made your own.... You can't make a true judgement on DE blades or any shaving related product regardless of the price tag with just one or two shaves, you've got to give them a good run to see if it is suited to your skin type, test it's longevity & smoothness, and try it in different razors before you can make a true opinion.


Over the past three weeks all of the blades i've re-aquainted & new blades i have tried in various razors have been absolutely fantastic all have performed admirably with each shave the dorco blades i've shaved with haven't been the sharpest blades that i have used over the last few weeks, but both the Prime platinum & ST300 have gave me some of the consistantly comfortable smooth shaves i've had since i started DE shaving especially the Prime Platinum.
The Lancet SP another have really surprised me,which are now another good inexpensive DE blade that perform superbly,that have gave me non-fuss smooth comfortable shaves...What more can i ask for.

As always, opinions reviews, are always personal thing and are very subjective to the reader..Enough said.

Next week i be trying out another two more blades i've had since the start of the year but have yet to try starting with the Gillette 'NOS' Super Silver & Tiger Platinum.

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

Finishing to the shave off with a generous dollop of Aloe Vera Gel.

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

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

 
Tabac Thursday 23 SOTD
Soap Tabac
Bowl Turkish Copper
Brush Yaqi 26mm Moka Express
Razor Yaqi Knight Helmet
Blade Tatra Platinum 4th
Post & Aftershave
Ice Water + Special Thayers Mix
Hyaluronic + Clubman Whisky Wood
Great stuff from Tabac...dense, creamy and slick. Nice not overly strong scent. Brush and bowl combined to whip-up a nice lather. So pleasurable to paint it on.
Shave with this aggressive razor paired with blade was quite good. Getting comfortable with the use of the razor and better with the ideal angle on various part of the shaving surface. 3+1 multiple passes with no issues of weepers nor irritation means all good with this razor. Between bbs to dfs result. Numbing icy water rinse followed by cooling Thayers then soothed by Hyaluronic and finish off with Whisky Wood which lasted a good half-day. Rating 9.5/10!
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Thur 23rd July

RazoRock 400.SE Plissoft Noir
P & B Pall Mall
Rabbit V2
Schick Proline [ 2 ]
Floid Vigoroso A/S Lotion

There is a little more blade feel today, with the Proline in the V2 than yesterday when it was in the V1. I think that extra degree of blade feel enabled me to attain a closer all round finish than yesterday. I find that I am getting smoother more forgiving shaves in The Wabbits, with these AC blades than with The Schick [Chick ] & Personna injector blades.

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Thursday 23rd July

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Wash with Ach Brito Glyce
Lather up with L'Occitane Cade & Yaqi Heavy Metal w/Tuxedo Synthetic 24mm
Shave with Gillette Tech (French Gillette Stamped) & Ladas Stainless (2)
Single Pass, Hot Rinse & Cold Rinse
Novaya Zarya Russian Forest ... an aftershave Cologne​
 
Thursday‌ ‌07.23.20 ‌SOTD‌
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Gillette '46 Milord Set
Gillette‌ 7 O'clock SharpEdge Yellow
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23/07/20
Face wash with Whickams pre shave soap
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Famillia 24mm
Soap: Signature Soap Eboracum
Razor: Peter Ludwig Schmidt Solingen / Rocnel SE-P 316
Blade: Perma sharp Half blade (2)
Post shave: Cold water splash, Homemade Witch Hazel
Balm: Floïd Balm
Aftershave: Floïd SE Mentolado Vigaroso
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A change to the planned shave this morning.
I received a "Shave ready" Razor from BillyJi1 from the bay yesterday and thought i would give it a whirl this morning.
@BrianH 's Sig. Soap Eboracum and the little Yaqi worked fantastically well to provide a lovely covering from a face lather, loads left in the brush after 3 passes.
I completed 2 full passes WTG practicing with both hands using the Str8, the 1st pass cleared quite a bit - so that's what shave ready feels like - the razor was singing but so smooth, i did struggle going over and under my chin and also the chin cleft.
The second pass pretty much cleaned up. No Nicks cuts or burn. Spot on.
A check after the rinse off and i completed an ATG pass with the Rocnel mainly to finish my chin and devils whirlpools on the neck below my ears.
A lovely post shave routine and i am refreshed and ready for the day ahead.
razor cleaned, dried and stropped ready for its next run out.
I may do this for the next couple of weeks to get my eye back in with theses wonderful shaving razors.
Doing a fruit salad Breakfast for Mrs TC to start her day.
Stay Safe and enjoy your day all.
 
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22 July 2020 – evening
Good shave – using a vintage Gillette Platinum Plus blade (made in England!). Almost finished the Wilkinson soap. Smooth result – no nicks!

Prep: Aldi Bath Soap & Nuage Shave Oil
Brush: Yaqi Rainbow 26mm
Razor: MÜHLE R89
Blade: vintage Gillette Platinum Plus
Soap: Wilkinson blue tub
After: Cold Water Splash - Ajanta Alum – Nivea Sensitive Cool ASL
 
Thursday 23rd July


Maseto 26mm Finest - Meißner Himalayan Heights - Fatip OC Slant/Super Shave X - Pitralon Classic

I have been trying the new Super Shave X blade. Usually I bin a blade after a maximum of 3 shaves but today this was #4. and it was still very smooth with no tugging. I could probably get at least another one......but I am happy enough with what I have had.

3 passes for a super shave which will see me well through the night!
 
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Rockwell 6C (3)
Vie Long stick (tallow)
Semogue TSN L.E. Boar
Wizamet Iridium (1)
Speick Active as lotion


First use of the Wizamet blade, a recent acquisition from @Blademonkey, thank you Paul, which performed very similarly to my favourite Łódź Polsilver. I'm going to be testing these for a while in all my razors. Immediate impression is that they are very smooth and very comfortable, resulting in a faultless, irritation free shave.
 
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