SOTD : Saturday 24th October to Friday 30th October 2020.

Tuesday 27th October

Soap - Tabac
Brush - YaqI 24mm Tuxedo Marble Handle
Razor - YaqI Katana
Blade - Derby Premium half blade
Post - Tabac Aftershave Lotion

First use of the YaqI Katana, which arrived in the post today.
Paired with a Derby Premium half blade, it made very short work of three days growth.
First impressions are that it is quite blade forward, and makes it's presence known.
It's very nimble in use, reaching right into the space directly below the nostrils.
The shave was seemingly over in a trice, such was it's effectiveness.
Proper BBS in two passes -WTG/ATG.
The only other SE I have used was a 1912, which I couldn't get on with, and was soon PIF'd. The Katana was so much easier to use IMO.
 
Wed 28th SOTD with New Soap
Soap Phoenix & Beau Imperial Rum
Brush Yaqi 24mm Mountain Lake Badger
Razor Pearl OC (Locally named Cukur)
Blade Derby Usta 4th
Post & Aftershaves
Ice Water + Special Thayers Mix
Hyaluronic + Clubman GentsGin
Another new soap from P&B. Not much scent directly from the tub but it came during lathering. Nice mild bayrum scent...around 5/10. Hmmmm...
somehow the lather is not as good quality. Perhaps brush loading was too brief.
Shave with razor paired with blade was not as smooth too. However, 3 passes without any issues and between bbs to dfs results. Interesting. Good post and aftershaves. Rating 9/10
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cold water
Yaqi Timber Wolf 26mm synthetic + Palmolive cream
Merkur 33c + Feather
Sainsbury's Witch Hazel

I started off with MWF but I could only get it frothy not creamy - I didn't fancy shaving in that so I rinsed off and used some Palmolive cream instead. It's been a while since I used MWF but I don't remember it being such a poor performer.
 
28 October

Wickham 1912 Cashmere
PAA Peregrino synthetic
MÜHLE R41 + Ikon handle
Personna med prep
Bart's Balm Grapefruit and Pink Pepper

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A very close and comfortable two pass shave this morning, removing the stubble that has grown over the weekend. Four days growth cleared away in minutes, and no clogging in the MÜHLE, which is not really surprising considering the blade gap. This is an excellent razor capable of the closest of shaves.
 
28/10/20
Signature Soap Week
Pre: Shower
Brush: Simpson Duke 3
Soap: Signature Soap Valentia
Razor: GEM MicroMatic Open Comb
Blade: GEM PTFE S/S (8)
Post shave: Cold water Rinse, L'oreal Ice Impact
Balm: Bart's Balm Bergamot and Vanilla Balm & Lotion
Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz 4711 EDC

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A privileged shave today, very nice.
Stay safe and enjoy your day All.
 
I started off with MWF but I could only get it frothy not creamy - It's been a while since I used MWF but I don't remember it being such a poor performer.
Is it a new puck, or just revisited an old puck?

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Pre - Shower / Face wash
Soap - MWF
Brush - Razorock
Razor - Merkur 34G
Blade - Wilkinson (6)
Post - Old Spice AS followed with Moisturiser.

Nice shave today. Too much lather

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This soap on my my wants lists. I'm hoping to get some for my birthday in a month or so time.
Excellent! Hope you get your wish for celebrating your upcoming birthday. Grab the aftershave too!! Hahahaha....
I can't get aftershaves ship to my place.
I bought a few soaps from the UK online vendor because there was a small sale (10%) and a huge shipping discount.
Too bad they don't carry the FOCS....
 
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