SOTD : Saturday 5th May - Friday 11th May 2018.

Monday 7th May 2018
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Pre Shave: Hot Shower + Bulldog face wash and Proraso white
Razor: Above the Tie SE1 Kronos
Blade: Feather Pro (#2)
Brush: Maseto 24mm 2 band finest extra density
Soap: The Gentleman's Groom Room - Essence of Scotland Mountain Yew
Bowl: Korium
Post: Alum Block, Cold water and Humphreys Witch Hazel
AS: Bulldog Balm
 
Monday.
Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Prep
Razor: Weber ARC
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: 'El Monstruo' (Romera Manchurian 30/50 Fan) prepped w/Declaration Grooming Brush Rejuvenator
Soap: Mickey Lee 'The Drunken Goat'
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / Chatillon Lux: Bon Vivant Post Shave Toner

'El Monstruo' had a little play with the Declaration Grooming Brush Rejuvenator before the shave, and is now firing on all cylinders again... and BOOM! 'The Drunken Goat' exploded into life..... needless to say, a stunning shave was had..
 
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GEM G-Bar
Thater 4125/2 (3 Band)
Saponificio Varesino Stella Alpina
LEA aftershave (decant*)

A great shave this evening. The G-bar performed brilliantly along with the (as ever) stunning Saponificio Varesino.

*Finished off with LEA aftershave courtesy of a decant from @Boru62 thanks Kevin.
It has a high level of alcohol and a good dash of menthol to boot. Ideal for a day like today.

Cheers
Rob
 
SOTD, Monday 07 May 2018

Pre-shave - Warm shower, Wright's Cold Tar Soap, followed by warm water splash.
Cream - Speick.
Brush - Simpsons Chubby 2, Synthetic.
Bowl - Little Wren Pottery.
Razor - Colonial The General
Blade - Proline P-30 (Day 2).
Post shave - Cold water splash; Clinique Post Shave Balm followed by Myrsol Lemon.

A lovely 2 pass shave today, before heading off to Edinburgh for a bank holiday day out with SWMBO; DFS + finish. Its been a while since I have shaved with a SE, being hooked on the Rex Ambassador and the Muhle R41 in recent rotations.

As an experiment, I picked up some Aesop's Moroccan Neroli Shaving Serum, which I am planning to use on Tuesday. I love the idea of Sandalwood and Neroili.

Hope everyone had a good bank holiday weekend.

All the best,

Chris
 
SOTD: 8th May 2018.

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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Hot shower:/ Imperial Leather ~ Sea minerals & Black Mint Shower Gel.


Pre:

warm wet flannel to my face.


Wilkinsons Fruits ~ Rhubarb & Vanilla Body Butter.

Brush: omega 10049.

Bowl Lather.

Cream : Derby Lavender.

Blade: Silver Star Super Stainless .(1)

Razor: Baili BD191.

Warm wet flannel/ cold wet flannel to rinse my face.

Post:

Alum Block./Cold Water Face Rinse./ Homemade Lime, Lemon+Peppermint Oil Witch Hazel Mixture./Boots ~ moisturising Lotion.

Herbs of Bulgaria ~ Lavender A/S Lotion .


Greetings,

The baili bd 191/silver star ss duo performed together very nicely, non-aggressive but yet again efficient enough to mow through my stubble with ease.

A very comfortable non-aggressive 3 pass + pick ups dfs with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a splash of herbs of bulgaria ~ lavender a/s lotion, which has a wonderful menthol edge to it also..superb stuff!

My face is feeling cool smooth,& smelling devine.;)

Enjoy your day, ladies & gentlemen.:cool:​
 
Tuesday morning

Valobra tallow stick
RazoRock BC Silvertip 24mm synth
Face lather
Ever Ready 1912 Bathroom Set
Gem SS PTFE
Alum
Thayer's Cucumber and Aloe Vera
Speick after shave
Chopard Noble Vetiver EdT

Fresh blade in the ER; which has a lovely grip with its aluminium handle. Even with such a light razor, a light touch gave a beautifully close, 3 pass, chin-strokingly excellent finish. Tallowy goodness from the Valobra and a nice, understated scent from the Chopard. All's good.
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Morning shave

BBA Face Wash
MT Dark Limes
Semogue Owners Club Cherry Boar
Little Wren Pottery
Rockwell 6c (plate 4)
Astra SP (3)
Thayers Witch Hazel (unscented)
Myrsol Agua de Limon Aftershave
Dior Eau Sauvage EDT

Where did the weekend go gents? Luckily the shave has set me up nicely for another week at the coal face. (Well, air conditioned office).
 
This tuesday morning

Prep: Hot shower
Soap: Wickham 1912 - Russian leather
Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Derby Premiun (3)
Post: Humphrey's Witchhazel + Bulldog After Shave Balm

My last shave was three days ago and boy, my face feels great now. What a good shave today. I have been using the Merkur 34C for a week now and I really like it. Way better than the MÜHLE 89.
Witchhazel has become my standard postshave now and replaced my alum block. The skin feels much better.
 
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Prep ~ Shower, Valbora Tallow Soap
Razor ~ Ever-Ready 1912 / Stainless steel handle
Blade ~ Gem Stainless steel
Soap ~ Panama 1924 ~ Boellis
Brush ~ Omega Boar 011829
Post ~ Panama 1924 Aftershave Gel ~ Boellis
Scent ~ ADP ~ Mirra ( sample from @Benz3ne )

A close and very smooth shave from the 1912 no doubt helped along with the wonderful Panama 1924 shave soap, finnished with a good spray of the ADP Mirra and very good it is too, thanks Ben.
 
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