SOTD : Saturday 27th June - Friday 03th July 2020

NatJag said:
What's the scent of the Boot cream like?
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It's s a very mild cologne like scent. Hard to describe but to my untrained nose almost smells like an original Gilette foam. One thing I will say is it seemed to take more product than I'd normally use to get a decent lather and while there was a slight menthol /cooling feeling, it wasnt on par with the green Porasso cream. Then again what can I expect for £1.59!
 
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It's s a very mild cologne like scent. Hard to describe but to my untrained nose almost smells like an original Gilette foam. One thing I will say is it seemed to take more product than I'd normally use to get a decent lather and while there was a slight menthol /cooling feeling, it wasnt on par with the green Porasso cream. Then again what can I expect for £1.59!
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Correct me if I am wrong......I thought it was brushless??
 
culcreuch said:
Correct me if I am wrong......I thought it was brushless??
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You could well be right. I reached straight for the brush and bowl like I would with any other cream... This could be where I'm going wrong with this particular cream. Wont need as much next time then . Thanks for that!

Just seeing the above post now. Brush it is so probably wouldn't be a cream I'd buy again. Will go in my gym bag for a quick shave before work.
 
Dcshaves said:
You could well be right. I reached straight for the brush and bowl like I would with any other cream... This could be where I'm going wrong with this particular cream. Wont need as much next time then . Thanks for that!

Just seeing the above post now. Brush it is so probably wouldn't be a cream I'd buy again. Will go in my gym bag for a quick shave before work.
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I had the same experience with the Bull Dog shave cream - then read the instructions "rub into beard" - ok for £2 sale price - will try that.
 
28/06/20

Razor: ATT S1
Blade: Feather (2)
Brush: AP Shave Co. 28mm SynBad
Soap: PAA Dapper Doc's
Pre: Proraso White
ASL: Signature Soaps Hibernia
ASB: Proraso Blue

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Behold my incredible photography skills! This is my first creation since completing my @patw foundation photography course*.

Lovely 3 passes tonight for a glass smooth finish. Dapper Doc's is lilac and fig in scents and it's lovely. A nice fresh finish with the Hibernia splash as well.

*Completing is not the same as passing - I failed the practical and will be resitting the course soon.

Edit: I should at least try and get the date right!
 
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Ambient north light - a flat rainy day - almost dark when the pic was taken - the best you could make of it.

Prep - facial scrub
razor - Gillette Slim (3)
blade - Lodz Polsilver (Polish Deli - 7)
brush - Yaqi Cola 22mm synth
soap - Valobra - Fougere
post - cold water
a/s - RazoRock - Santa Maria del Fiore
balm - none needed
scent - Creed - Tabarome edp.

I could write a thousand words on how good that shave was - but I'm not going to - I don't need that - and more importantly - you don't need that either - so lets go for a one word review? Ah - I see the problem already - I have immediately exceeded the word count - but - this bit doesn't count - only the bit after the hyphen coming up soon - the soap, the brush, the aftershave and the scent - peerless. Particularly the soap - here comes the hyphen - I'm shite at brevity - I realise - my shave was - astonishing.

@Blademonkey - thank you again for the soap. It is real good.

Take care all - don't give in to crowd idiocy - history could teach us that second outbreaks are far more deadly than the first - I.
 
My ladies, my gentlemen and my fellow shavers, tonight I give you a shave all the way from Satan's own bathroom and the theme, 'Clown shoes'





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Mr Big shoes - Stainless Colonial General
Mr Big Red nose - Feather Super Professional
Mr Big curly hair - Cadman 30mm Tuxedo
Mr Big custard pie - Captain Fawcett
Mr Big throwing buckets of paper at the audience - Lubin Itasca

'Jay and Silent Bob strike back'. Probably my favourite comedy film of all time. Produce a one hour script and make it last the duration of a one hour forty film by writing every other word as f*@k. I do adore sheer rubbish as I am an out and out junk culturist, plus I am trash.


Welcome to my back yard

In fact welcome to my real back yard. Work in progress

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And what has this to do with my SOTD? Absolutely nothing but here it is to make up for the lack of shaving content.

These Feather Super Professional blades are everything which defines a great SE shave and in True Feather tradition they have a half life shorter than Californium. After some four or five shaves it is already showing that typical Feather act of losing what started as a wonderful edge, whereas I can normally get at least ten plus from most others. Feathers? Clown shoes

Fortunately it still managed to produce a smooth shave but I just felt it was letting the side down in some ways. The stainless General is what it is. One fucking super razor. I must compare it to the new V2 one day but after only two weeks of ownership the V2 is already heading out for a loan.

The Captain Fawcett I swear is up there as a top soap in my little shaving world and the scent is right up my street, cul-de-sac, avenue or whatever else it may be. And the lather further up the M62 than I dare to think about.

End results were one wonderfully smooth and I don't do sexy shave.


But these ladies do and I consider myself a lucky man.

My contribution towards the support of the Japanese metal ladies benevolent fund for this evening



Have a wonderful week ahead everyone and I hope all and you families stay safe and healthy
 
Satanfriendly said:
My ladies, my gentlemen and my fellow shavers, tonight I give you a shave all the way from Satan's own bathroom and the theme, 'Clown shoes'





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Mr Big shoes - Stainless Colonial General
Mr Big Red nose - Feather Super Professional
Mr Big curly hair - Cadman 30mm Tuxedo
Mr Big custard pie - Captain Fawcett
Mr Big throwing buckets of paper at the audience - Lubin Itasca

'Jay and Silent Bob strike back'. Probably my favourite comedy film of all time. Produce a one hour script and make it last the duration of a one hour forty film by writing every other word as f*@k. I do adore sheer rubbish as I am an out and out junk culturist, plus I am trash.


Welcome to my back yard

In fact welcome to my real back yard. Work in progress

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And what has this to do with my SOTD? Absolutely nothing but here it is to make up for the lack of shaving content.

These Feather Super Professional blades are everything which defines a great SE shave and in True Feather tradition they have a half life shorter than Californium. After some four or five shaves it is already showing that typical Feather act of losing what started as a wonderful edge, whereas I can normally get at least ten plus from most others. Feathers? Clown shoes

Fortunately it still managed to produce a smooth shave but I just felt it was letting the side down in some ways. The stainless General is what it is. One fucking super razor. I must compare it to the new V2 one day but after only two weeks of ownership the V2 is already heading out for a loan.

The Captain Fawcett I swear is up there as a top soap in my little shaving world and the scent is right up my street, cul-de-sac, avenue or whatever else it may be. And the lather further up the M62 than I dare to think about.

End results were one wonderfully smooth and I don't do sexy shave.


But these ladies do and I consider myself a lucky man.

My contribution towards the support of the Japanese metal ladies benevolent fund for this evening



Have a wonderful week ahead everyone and I hope all and you families stay safe and healthy
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Haven't seen you around for a few days.......nice shave.....but I scrolled down to the 'Japanese Totty'. I think I need counselling!
 
culcreuch said:
Haven't seen you around for a few days.......nice shave.....but I scrolled down to the 'Japanese Totty'. I think I need counselling!
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I found the clown stuff more troubling - other than the fact that his back yard appears to be still being bombed by the Luftwaffe - coulrophobia - clowns are evil - the Japanese ladies? Should GCHQ ever pay attention to @Satanfriendly internet records - he's pumped. Ha ha. I.
 
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