SOTD : Saturday 25th - Friday 31st July 2020.

Date:- 30 July 2020

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Tabac
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 34C / Gillette Nacet #4
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (5) / The Stray Whisker Aftershave Balm (Australian made)
 
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SOTD 29th July

Lather - Yaqi Sagrada + P&B Sanskrit
Razor - Star Model 100
Blade - Shark SS #1
Post - L'Oréal Hydra Sensitive Birch Sap

Really liked the Shark blade on 2 previous razors and gave really, really good shave here. Stunning lather provided by probably my favourite smelling soap EVER!
Don't know if the slightly heavier knurling on handle or heavier overall weight of razor but this Star gives me ever so slightly better shaves than the Tech. It just feels right. The Tech is gonna have to do well to topple the Star.
Stay safe people and enjoy your shaves.
 
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SOTD 30th July

Lather - P&B Sanskrit + Razorock 24mm Synth
Razor - Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip 1976
Blade - Shark SS #2
Post - L'Oréal Hydra Sensitive Birch

Another nice shave, very mild but very smooth. Zero feedback from alum. This razor could definitely be a daily driver. Perhaps not quite up to yesterday's standards but still good enough for a work day.
 
A shave to remember, this was not just any shave, this was an absolute perfect blade meets face encounter...Phew ! absolutely billiard ball smooth.
After a hot shower.
Pre.................... Nuage shave serum
Brush.................Executive shaving (synth)
Bowl..................3d printed
Soap..................Tabac
Razor.................Rockwell 6s (4)
Blade.................Nacet (2)
Post...................Warm face wash with remainder of soap, cold face rinse.
Asl......................Tabac
Asb.....................Nivea sensitive.

. A 3 pass shave,, a real face feeler. A great blade/razor combination.... Delightful
Stay safe, and keep smiling :)

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Thursday AM 2020-07-30
National Cheesecake Day
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Rooney Stubby 3XXL Ivory Finest (33/52)
Brooks Brothers shaving soap (vintage)
Carbon Shaving Mokume-gane Brass/R2
Wilkinson London Bridge (13)
Brooks Brothers aftershave

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This shave brought with it a theme called


Ce este asta? Miroase a crema de ras Avalon

And other Romanian shaving tales

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The enchanted pig - Colonial General V2
The wonderful bird - Feather Super Professional
Cunning Lleane - Razorock 400
Youth without age and life without death - Murdock's Avalon
Stan Bolovan - L'Occitane Cade aftershave balm

I knew absolutely Jack shit about Romanian folk tales until I talked myself in to a corner with the theme for this shave. I still know Jack shit about them but certainly going to have a read up on life without death and the one about cunnilingus. Apologies, cunning Lleane. Probably the same ending.

Other than Romanian folk tales this shave was all about expediency. In, out, job done. A bit like making love, as many call it. I can think of a lot of other phrases and non contain the word love. I digress, but what is new?

I am going to stick my neck on the line here and say that Murdock's Avalon is simply the best lather producing medium I have ever met. It is a crying shame they have stopped making it, but if their new cream is anything similar then I would expect to give it equally great words. It is a good job I have recently bought one when I found a small department store in Harrogate selling Murdock products. I did try their Avalon EDC but after super initial 'Wow factor', it soon dissapated to 'Everday not so Wow factor'

Even more digression. All while saying 'stop digressing'

Okay. Murdock's Avalon shaving cream. Fucking boss.

My SE Zen is harder than I thought but if I was to choose one razor it would probably be this General V2. One and a bit passes and together with the Feather blade shaving heaven has been delivered. The baying crowd are gathering to try get the secret formula to babies bottoms.


'Get back you vermin I have the V2 here in my hand and you are not getting near it. Ha ha ha ha' (an evil kind of laugh there)

I don't know any Romanian girly metal bands so I thought some nice Japanese ladies should keep you happy



Be well everyone in this wonderful community

Oh. And one for @merchant_seaman as I passed Birkenhead dry docks this morning

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The Sir David Attenborough in the background
 
This shave brought with it a theme called


Ce este asta? Miroase a crema de ras Avalon

And other Romanian shaving tales

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The enchanted pig - Colonial General V2
The wonderful bird - Feather Super Professional
Cunning Lleane - Razorock 400
Youth without age and life without death - Murdock's Avalon
Stan Bolovan - L'Occitane Cade aftershave balm

I knew absolutely Jack shit about Romanian folk tales until I talked myself in to a corner with the theme for this shave. I still know Jack shit about them but certainly going to have a read up on life without death and the one about cunnilingus. Apologies, cunning Lleane. Probably the same ending.

Other than Romanian folk tales this shave was all about expediency. In, out, job done. A bit like making love, as many call it. I can think of a lot of other phrases and non contain the word love. I digress, but what is new?

I am going to stick my neck on the line here and say that Murdock's Avalon is simply the best lather producing medium I have ever met. It is a crying shame they have stopped making it, but if their new cream is anything similar then I would expect to give it equally great words. It is a good job I have recently bought one when I found a small department store in Harrogate selling Murdock products. I did try their Avalon EDC but after super initial 'Wow factor', it soon dissapated to 'Everday not so Wow factor'

Even more digression. All while saying 'stop digressing'

Okay. Murdock's Avalon shaving cream. Fucking boss.

My SE Zen is harder than I thought but if I was to choose one razor it would probably be this General V2. One and a bit passes and together with the Feather blade shaving heaven has been delivered. The baying crowd are gathering to try get the secret formula to babies bottoms.


'Get back you vermin I have the V2 here in my hand and you are not getting near it. Ha ha ha ha' (an evil kind of laugh there)

I don't know any Romanian girly metal bands so I thought some nice Japanese ladies should keep you happy



Be well everyone in this wonderful community

Oh. And one for @merchant_seaman as I passed Birkenhead dry docks this morning

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The Sir David Attenborough in the background
Mothership to Boaty McBoatface - godbless the British public!
 
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