S.O.T.D. Saturday 11th May to Friday 17th May 2013

Prep face wash L'Occitane cedarwood soap
Razor Orion Kikuboshi half hollow 13/16
strop Kanayama cordovan #8000
brush Semogue special 2012 boar & badger mix
Mitchell's wool fat
Alum & Witch hazel
Una Brennan neroli moisturiser
Guerlain vetiver Edt

Jamie.

A great start to my Sunday morning a two pass super smooth finish.

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Sunday morning

Gillette face wash
Proraso pre
Mitchells wool fat soap
New forest 1901
Merkur progress set at 3
Gillette yellow
Alam block
Proraso as

Nice shave still a little sore n the neck area but think think a residual from yesterday's quick one pass shave

Come on you yellows!!!
 
Penhaligons Endymion shaving cream
Henk walnut silvertip
Schick M injector with Personna 74 on 3
Home made aftershave (another one) - cedarwood and cola

These blades have that Feather type of sharpness and harshness. A lower setting next time I think.

Prefer this cola version of the cedarwood a/s than the neroli and ambergris which is lovely but quite sweet. This has a slightly sweet and bitter mix which
 
Sunday

Razor : Feather Popular
Blade : Supermax Stainless
Soap : C&E sandalwood
Brush : Omega 80080
Splash : Superdrug Forest Fresh

Nice shave, feels great this morning and the 2nd shave with the C&E sandalwood. Love the creams but this is the first soap I've used and only the 2nd hard soap after MWF - I seem to have a lack of hard soaps and this needs correcting. Very nice.
 
Afternoon, all.

Sunday:

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJDE89 with iKon Bulldog handle, shimmed
Blade: Super Max SS (2)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave soap: Monsavon
A/S: Professor Blighty's Indian Sandalwood

Excellent.
 
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NotTheStig said:
Schick M injector with Personna 74 on 3

These blades have that Feather type of sharpness and harshness. A lower setting next time I think.
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I feel the same way. Those are actually too much for me in anything other than the adjustable and even then they're still very unforgiving for some reason. There's other blades I prefer that are almost as sharp but more understanding of screw ups.

As you know, those Personnas are probably one of the most popular old blades, often selling for a few bucks each.
 
Been up in North Wales since Friday night working on the family cottage - rebuilding dry stone walls, digging drainage ditches and repainting an upstairs bedroom. Driving, horizontal rain and a fair chill - miserable conditions. Had a quick shower and a shave in the kitchen sink with a travel mirror. It feels good to be clean shaven having not bothered since Thursday.

Gillette Sensor Excel (4)
Muhle Silvertip Fibre
Speick shaving cream
Simple Rich moisturiser
Floris Elite edt
 
Today's Shave

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Hot bath
Valet Auto strop
Feather Blade
MWF
Kent BK8 Brush (not pictured my bad:s)
Old Spice cologne

Result BSS WTG

Was a three days growth pushing this poor razor? yes probably It did well but gave me a weeper that was dealt with by the alum block :blush:
 
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage rebranded Simpsons best
Schick M type adjustable/Schick Krona (NOS)
RL Safari SS
Neutrogena oil free moisture
RL 'Safari' EdT (old juice)

BBS results,

Martin
 
Sunday 12th May

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Warm shower
Hot flannel
Speick cream scuttle lathered
Simpson Colonel x2L best badger brush
Gillette 1961 Fatboy set at 5
Voskhod (1)
Cold rinse
Witch hazel
Speick aftershave

Comfortable shave, first shave with the newly chromed Fatboy a lovely job by Dave at Restored razors.

Brian
 
Prep: Glycerine Soap, Cold Water, Proraso Pre Green Tea & Oatmeal
Soap: D.R. Harris Windsor
Brush: Shavemac 177
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Super Iridium (2)
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH, Weleda ASB
EdT: Lalique Hommage a l'Homme

Leisurely and comfortable 3-pass sunday afternoon shave (WTG, XTG, ATG).
 
Sunday 12th May in North Carolina therefore relying on travel kit:

Prep: Hot shower and hotel provided C&E Avocado Hair Conditioner.
Blade: Treet Platinum
Razor: 1956 (B4) Flare Tip
Cream: T&H 1805 Lathered in Palm
Brush: ES Travel Silvertip
Aftershave: TOBS Bay Rum

Nice, comfy shave.
 
Sunday 05-12-13.

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Soap from Aleppo - Simpson Chubby 1 Best Badger - Merkur 25C - Gillette 7 O'clock yellow #4 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving soap Valobra - Alum block - Toner Healt & Aloe Bio - ASB Healt & Aloe Bio - ASL Aqua Velva.
 
Hot flannel
Proraso pre, green
New Forest 1901, Speick stick
Gillette Fatboy (#7), Astra SP (1)
Cold splash, alum block
Clinique post-shave soother

If I'd just paid a little more respect to the fact that the Fatboy was on setting #7... this shave would be close to "as good as it gets". A touch too weepy and irritated... my own fault... but feels great now!
 
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