SOTD : Saturday 6th July - Friday 12th July 2019

11/07/19
Pre shave prep: 1912 Classic 24
Brush: Yaqi Rainbow 26mm
Soap: 1912 Classic 24
Razor: Razorock GC 0.84
Blade: NOS 1960's Perma Sharp Supreme (5)
Post Shave: Alum Block, cold water splash, homemade Witch Hazel with added oils
Balm: Proraso red
Aftershave: Homemade Bay Rum #2

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Relaxing 3 pass shave as the rain bolted down like stair rods and the thunder and lightening roared and flashed. This all went out of the window with a very nice shave today.
The GC and NOS Perma sharp blade worked really well although I believe the blade is done - 5 shaves and out. Do not want to chance it any further.
The Classic 24 has a scent I like and the lather works really well for me. No issues from the shave and nothing from the block.
A change in post shave routine today as I fancied the Proraso Red and a splash of my homemade Bay Rum - Very nice.
I have a very nice post shave glow and the Bay Rum is not too overpowering, definite scent of Oranges in there.

The Downer, As I came out of the shower the bathroom had an a very distinct air of Classic 24, OOOH!, that's nice I thought, my soap must be really blooming, Nah, my small bar of pre shave 1912 face soap had somehow slipped into the sink of hot water where I was warming the bowl and slowly began to melt. Boo Hoo, I must have lost 10 shaves worth before I found it.
Not to worry though.
Have a great day All and I hope the weather where you are is better than where I am.
 
Thursday 11 July

Razor - Ball End Tech
Blade - Personna PC (5)
Brush - Yaqi Rainbow
Soap - Kent/MWF
Post - Witch Hazel
AS - Benjamin's Bay Rum

Today was the first time using the infamous MWF aka 'The Fat', a soap I have been reading many things about, it seems to be a soap akin to Game of Thrones/Stranger Things where unless you've spent time with getting familiar with them you've not lived.

I'd read the Fat can be a tricky beast to lather, especially with hard water and as I have in very hard water in SW London that might have been the reason why I'd avoided it until now. The things which I read about it, that it was tricky to lather and it needed a lot of soap to build a lather with and is very thirsty. Of these 3 things, I found only the latter really made an issue, I found it incredibly easy to build a great lather and not a huge amount of soap was required. Another thing which I read was the scent is very mild, I actually found it reasonable but I imagine it will go with time.

The other things about the Fat which I read was the post shave feel. I have incredibly sensitive skin, near enough any soap with the vaguest semblance of a scent seems to make my face burn not just post shave but during the shave as well. None of that with the Fat though! The lather felt good on the face and the post shave feel seems to just as good as others have reported.

A good combination with the Personna PC and BET.

A superb shave altogether.

Have a good day chaps.
Once you've tried the fat there's no going back!

I'm pleased it worked out for you . :) P.
 
  • Gillette Big Fellow (new Improved)
  • Rapira Platinum Lux (1)
  • Prep Preshave
  • NOM Black Fibre
  • Chiselled Face - Summer Storm (sample)
  • Van der Lovett AS Balm - Sailors Blend
The razor an early Birthday Gift, and what a beauty! Now i just have to try and find the nice wooden box that went with those ;-) The soap is high on my wishlist, funny my first time using it i disliked the smell, but it has grown on me, and now i appreciate it a lot.View attachment 45532
That is, indeed, a beautiful razor!!
 
Late Thursday afternoon

OSP Fougére
RazoRock BC Silvertip 24mm synth
Face lather
Gillette Aristocrat 1948 (USA)
Gillette Nacet #3
Thayer's Rose Petal and Aloe Vera
Pitralon Classic after shave

Not a massive amount of bristles to dispense with today, after last night's Feathering. However, what was there got dealt with extremely well by the Aristocrat and Nacet combo. I do notice that (for me, anyway) the Nacets take a couple of shaves to attain smoothness; after that though, they do the biz.

The Aristocrat is a tremendous razor; each time I use it I hardly get any blade feel, riding the cap. The results are incredibly smooth though. 3 passes; no buffing. Excellent.

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Thur 11th July

RazoRock Syn 24mm
P & B Pall Mall
Schick Type F
Schick- Chick ( 3 )
Floid Vigoroso A/S lotion

A Shave with another early Schick, which is very good to hold and use.Though quite mild I can always get a good close Shave with the Type F,not as close as a B1 but still very good.

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Is the Pall Mall scent any good?
 
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Thursday AM 2019-07-11

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Rooney 3/3 Ebony Finest (26/66)
Martin de Candre shaving soap + Coate's Lavender shaving cream (vintage)
Weber DLC/Triad Diamond Antique Bronze
Personna Super Platinum Chrome (3)
Yardley English Lavender aftershave (vintage)
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Sotd - Thursday the 11th of July -

Razor - Rockwell - 4 plate - on Executive Shaving SS handle
blade - Wizamet Polsilver (6)
brush - Yaqi - Moka two-band badger
soap - Williams - Ice Fresh Menthol
post - witch hazel
a/s - Williams - Aqua Velva
balm - Proraso - Green pre/post
scent - Dior - Oud Isfahan edp.

Result - Fantastic.

Head - double '0' clippers - and face shave - the perfect antidote to a humid day in Glasgow. Not much to say really - I'm refreshed - smell nice - even if I do say so myself - my skin feels great - and I'm smother than a greased cross-Channel swimming otter - wearing experimental graphene coated Speedos. Job done - enjoy your shaves as much - one and all - cheers - I.
 
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11/07/19

Razor: Rockwell 6C (R4)
Blade: Gillette Platinum (3)
Brush: Yaqi Marble 24mm Synthetic
Soap: Speick Cream
Pre: Wilko Oil
ASB: Nivea 2 Phase

First go with the Speick cream - easy to lather and a nice smell. I can see why there's a lot of love the Rockwell 6 series. I've enjoyed my first three shaves with it and the Gillette Platinum seems to be a good partner to it. A DFS finish for this evening.
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