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

31/1/20

Soap - MWF
Brush - Yaqi Rainbow/Faux Horse
Razor - Yaqi DOC
Blade - Tiger Platinum (1)
Post - Witch Hazel
Balm - Nivea Replenishing Balm
AS - Old Spice

I've been down with a sinus infection for the last few days which wasn't exactly the most fun I've had for a while and I wasn't really in much shape to shave until today so I had a rare 3 days worth of growth for today's shave.

Whipped up a superb lather with the Yaqi Rainbow Faux Horse/MWF, it's a brush I really like but it produces a lot of lather always a good 3.5 passes which for daily use seems a bit too much but for today's shave I needed the 3.5 passes to get my face stubble free as the Tiger Platinum in the Yaqi DOC didn't really seem as sharp as it should have been; my experiences with this particular blade are a bit of a let down so far, but that's the YMMV nature of blades tbh.

Anyway chaps, have a good Friday and start to the weekend.
 
Prep: Bath
Pre shave: Proraso red
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat -face lathered
Brush: Vulfix 404 mixed boar/badger
Razor/Blade Merkur 37C slant/Voskhod (3)
Post: Alum block and cold water rinse
ASL: Proraso Green
Balm: Nivea sensitive

An uneventful 3 pass shave + cleanup, with no stinging from the alum.
I find the 37C both mild yet very efficient and paired with the Voskhod a smooth combination.
 
Friday AM 2020-01-31

Rooney 1/3 Ebony Finest (26/52)
Penhaligon's English Fern shaving soap (tallow)
Paradigm II Titanium/Stork Advoco Titanium
Gillette Super Stainless 'Spoiler' (4)
Houbigant Fougère Royale aftershave (vintage)

Wonderful.
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