S.O.T.D. Saturday 16th March to Friday 22nd March 2013

Saturday 16th

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Hot shower
Hot flannel
DR Harris Arlington cream scuttle lathered
Simpsons Colonel best badger brush
Weber POL with bulldog handle
Sputnik (3)
Cold rinse
Witch hazel
DR Harris Arlington aftershave

Comfortable shave, last for the Sputnik a sharp and efficient blade, I've had a small weeper somewhere an all 3 shaves from this blade but I still like them :icon_confused: different razor and new blade set up for tomorrow.

Brian
 
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Savile Row badger
'Webly'/Iridium
RL Safari SS
Boots AS Balm
Creed 'Aventus' EdT

In order to cut myself with this razor, it takes a complete lack of focus, coupled with a healthy dose of hubris. Bingo! That's what we got today.

Yep, one small divot outta my chin was bad enough, but then I went and gave myself a small zinger on my neck. Sheesh.This damn Webly frankenrazor is so easy to use that sometimes I get a little lazy. This'll make me pay a bit more attention next time.

BBS results,

Martin
 
Today's shave

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British Thin handle Tech
Feather Blade
Kent BK4 Brush
Profesor Blighty's Bespoke Shaving soap, Endymion
Endymion Balsam

Old Spice whitewater

Results BSS WTG :D
 
Cold Water Shave
Trumpers Lime Skin Food
Barber Pole Slant
Personna Med (3)
Kent Brush
Proraso Blue Cream
Proraso Sensitive - Post
Hugo Boss Orange EDT

2 Pass and close shave. First try of the Trumpers since switching to cold shaving and it didn't work too well - normally bss. Back to Proraso pre next time.
 
SATURDAY MORNING

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Luxo-Shave!

Prep: Hot flannel, then Prep massaged into beard
Razor: Aristocrat #16
Blade: Gillette Super Platinum (1)
Brush: Semogue LE 2012 2 boar
Shave soap: Nannys French lavender hard soap
Balm: Castle Forbs
Cologne: Etat Libre Sex Pistols

Top banana!
 
muhle r41
derby
shavemac #25 silvertip
trufitt and hill lavender shaving cream
bleu de chanel AS
jo malone blackberry and bay cologne

a very close shave, a couple of small weepers though. coming to the end of this jo malone sample vial and may look into getting a bottle of this, smells fantastic.
 
Saturday evening.

Prep: Cold water splash
Soap: MWF
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Best
Razor: Polished Weber/Bulldog handle
Blade: Personna Med Prep (2)
Post: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel, Clinique Post Shave Healer
EdT: Pen's Opus 1870
 
Saturday, 16.iii.2013

Predopobarba Proraso
Jerusalem Olivewood TGN Finest
Provence Santé Verlaine
Edwin Jagger DE89 Barley
Czech Gillette Silver Blue
Thayer's Witch Hazel Lemon
Musgo Real ASB

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wai said:
Prep: Shower
Brush: Semogue Boar OC Cherry
Soap: Martin de Candre
Razor: Unknown French Tail-less near wedge 11/16"
Balm: Martin de Candre Camomile Oil
Eau de Toilette: Penhaligon's English Fern

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Notes: Super speedy 1-pass shave. Reasonably close and felt very smooth. Could probably have done with another pass. I enjoyed cleaning and honing up this razor, despite a couple of small pits still on the edge.

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I have to admire your honing skills Wai - this razor looks as though it has been worn down almost to the shoulder which must make it very difficult to maintain anything like a straight bevel. When I looked at it it seemed to be no more than 4/8" rather than the 11/16" you mention.
 
Razor: Futur
Blade: 7 O'Clock green (3 or 4, not sure)
Cream: Prorarso green
Brush: Some lofty Omega boar thing
A/S: T&H Trafalgar

Despite doing this for three years now, today was the first time I'd used Prorarso. Shave was fantastic, one of the best of the year, no need for any balm or moisturiser. The 7 O'Clock green would probably be my desert island blade. Have been faceturbating all day long and still smooth 12 hours later.
 
Saturday:
Hot water splash at sink
Aluminium Gillette Tech with Perma-Sharp blade
Erasmic/Palmolive shave stick hybrid
New Forest Badger brush
Barbershop Bay Rum

Normally shave with my Hd Rocket but tried the tech for first time today. Wow! If felt like a natural extension of my arm, so smooth,natural,no effort sort of shave.If it carries on like this the Rocket may be reduced to an occasional shaving role.
 
Pre shave_ hot water wash with soap
Brush_men u boar brush
Soap_ Morrisons tallow bar
Razor_ Gillette aluminium handled tech
Blade _personna Israeli from the supermarket
Post shave_cold water

A quick, but close 2 pass shave with no irritation
 
Friday 03-15-13. MUSIC: The Ramones - Acid Eaters.

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Soap from Aleppo - Simpson Chubby 1 best badger - Gillette Rocket Flare Tip - Astra green #5 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving soap Calani Cadre Noir - Alum block - Thayers Original - ASB Weleda - ASL Spark.
 
Good morning friends! :)

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: New Forest Tubby2
SOAP/CREAM: L'occitane Cade Soap
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: Iwasaki Kamisori
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #60000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: Eau de Cologne LAVANDA Ach. Brito
RESULT: Awesome shave

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Have a nice week,
Béla​
 
Prep L'Occitane Verbena Soap
Razor Le Duc Heljestrand 13/16
Strop Kanayama Cordovan #8000
Brush Simpsons Chubby 1 in Super
Mitchell's Woolfat
Alum & Witch Hazel
Una Brennan Neroli Moisturiser
Penhaligon's Castile Edt

Jamie.


Well today's shave proved to be an excellent shave, and the very first for me with my NOS Heljestrand Le Duc, and my very first true quarter hollow grind, as most of my razors are either full or extra hollow, now it felt totally different but the outcome was exactly the same BBS.

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