Saturday 12th December to Friday 18th December 2020


SOTD : 12th December 2020.



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Shaving recipe for today.


Prep: Warm shower / Cussons Imperial Leather ~ Arctic Ocean & Icelandic Moss Shower Gel.

Pre:

Cold wet flannel to my face.

Yardley ~ English Lavender Bar Soap + Nuage Menthol shaving Oil.

Brush: Omega 49.

Face Lather.

Lather : Bath House ~ Spanish Fig & Nutmeg Shaving Soap.

Blade: Gillette Winner. (1)

Razor: Parker ~ 55SL Semi-Slant.


Post:

Cold Water Face Rinse./Homemade (~Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Witch Hazel Mixture./Alcolado Glacial mentholated Splash Lotion./ Aloe Vera Gel./ Oud 24 Hours EDP.

Greetings,

Another new eclectic shave set up to start the weekend...After the wonderful shaves i had last week with the Parker 55SL i have carried on for another week matching it up with the Indian Gillette winner blade making a great subcontinent razor & blade duo.

A enjoyable 3 pass + pick ups close comfortable/near BBS shave with no errors to report...Finishing to the shave off with a few generous squirts of Oud 24 Hours EDP to the pulse points.

My face is feeling super smooth and smelling extremely divine.

Stay safe, and enjoy the start of the weekend ladies & gentlemen.
 
Sat 12th SOTD
Soap Colonel Conk Almond
Brush Yaqi 26mm Lucky Dice Tuxedo
Razor Shavette
Blade Tatra Platinum 1st
Post & Aftershaves
Ice Water + Thayers
Hyaluronic + Reuzel Wood & Spice
Excellent lather from the soap. Good almond scent and slickness! Truly underrated soap...
Shavette paired with the blade was good. Smooth and comfortable for 3passes. SAS/CCS result with no issues. Not bad at all since the last shavette use has been awhile. Excellent post & aftershaves. Rating 9/10

 
Saturday, 12 December 2020

PreShave: Warm to hot water—most from the boiled kettle, some from the tap
Cream: GFT Eucris
Brush: Kent BK8
Bowl: My recycled T&H cream bowl
Razor: Futur (4, 3.5, 2.5)
Blade Astra Platinum (1)
Post Shave: Alum

Fragrance: Eucrus

My Saturday setup, albeit a bit more “dialed up” than usual—which made for nice way to start the weekend. Have a good weekend yourselves, folks.
 
Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Semogue SOC 2 Band Finest Badger in Taj Resin 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Mystic Water ~ Orange Vanilla
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 34C / Astra Superior Platinum #1
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Invite E High Potency Pure Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerin (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Fragrance:- Dolce&Gabbana Pour Homme
 
12/12/20
Pre: Whickams pre shave soap face wash
Brush: Simpson Commodore X1
Soap: Stirling Soap co. Stirling Spice
Razor: 6/8th Goedecke & Co "unrivalled extra hollow ground"
Edge by: @Tony'schin
Post shave: Cold water splash, TC's Infused Witch Hazel
Balm: Barts Balm Rosemary and Sandalwood Balm & Lotion
Aftershave: Proraso Red

Quite pleased with myself today, this is my first edge on a "keeper", i have completed over 20 practice edges on various razors i bought to practice on until i was confident i would not damage one of my "real" razors edges.
Smooth as butter today. 2 passes for a comfortable, DFS++ result.
Stay safe and enjoy your day all.
 
Last edited:
Good Work Tony , well done.
 
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