SOTD: Saturday March 11 - Friday 17 March 2023.

Tony'schin said:
I wonder which one I have then? Just looked at pictures in pamphlet and guessed.
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I think that case is supposed to have a 1914 in it.

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First shave with the Pearl Flexi v5 which I picked up from the sorting office today.
Loaded the vintage Polsilver for its second shave and did half a pass on each blade exposure setting.
The razor has quite a heft. It feels well balanced in weight and the knurling is grippy with wet hands.
The fit, build and finish of the razor seems good and the stand is good; I like that the razor stands upright, saving space.

Still sticking with the Londinium but I will probably try something else tomorrow; the only reason would be variety. It may be another Signature soap I have: Leodis!

I'm not convinced by the aftershave. It isn't very strong and the smell isn't very distinct. I will continue to use it but wouldn't purchase it again.

Rating: 4 / 5

Razor: Pearl Flexi V5
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium Vintage
Brush: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Amber Aerolite Stygian Synthetic
Lather: Signature Londinium
Aftershave: M&S Harvard Sandalwood https://shavingbuddies.com/shave/6411e89fd581142156d56fdb
 
Thursday 16th March

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Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Mitchell's Wool Fat & HJM Professional w/G5B Synthetic 24mm
Muhle Rocca Stainless & OK Super Stainless
Pinaud Clubman Original Aftershave Lotion

It's ... well ... okay!

Not quite up to the Lord Super Stainless, but certainly in the same ballpark ... lacking the finesse of the Lord Extra.

It's okay!
 
Been super-busy with work, upping my marathon training and general other stuff that MrsD needs sorting, so I've been a bit remiss on my SoTD stuff.

Have had some decent shaves though. All with what I would say is my favourite of all of my razors, the flat-bottomed made in England, Tech Set #27, . I loaded it with one of the Bolzano blades on Saturday and have had enjoyable shaves since. Mostly 2 pass plus pick-ups, but I used the Britannia soap and did 3 passes, just because I was enjoying the shave so much.

Today though, I saw the MWF when looking for my Tabac stick and thought I've not given it much love since Fat February, so out it came! 2 passes, sorted.
 

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Duffers782 said:
Been super-busy with work, upping my marathon training and general other stuff that MrsD needs sorting, so I've been a bit remiss on my SoTD stuff.

Have had some decent shaves though. All with what I would say is my favourite of all of my razors, the flat-bottomed made in England, Tech Set #27, . I loaded it with one of the Bolzano blades on Saturday and have had enjoyable shaves since. Mostly 2 pass plus pick-ups, but I used the Britannia soap and did 3 passes, just because I was enjoying the shave so much.

Today though, I saw the MWF when looking for my Tabac stick and thought I've not given it much love since Fat February, so out it came! 2 passes, sorted.
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@Duffers782 ,does the Barber Blue smell like Floid Blue (if you're familiar with that?) or Epsilon Blue Mediterranean which is a homage to Floid Blue?
 
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