Saturday 31st October to Friday 6th November 2020.
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Thank you for the mention and been a source of inspiration. Not that you need it your 'Trumpkin' pumpkin is pure genius.
If you don't already have a seafaring name i've got a one for you Satan salty 'Trumpkin Pumpkin carver of the river Mersey.!
Your postings are always fantastic to view & read it's like reading a Robert Rankin novel who is a great favourite of mine.
Check out 'The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse' you'll love it..Pure genius.
The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse - Wikipedia
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Thank you for the mention and been a source of inspiration. Not that you need it your 'Trumpkin' pumpkin is pure genius.
If you don't already have a seafaring name i've got a one for you Satan salty 'Trumpkin Pumpkin carver of the river Mersey.!
Your postings are always fantastic to view & read it's like reading a Robert Rankin novel who is a great favourite of mine.
Check out 'The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse' you'll love it..Pure genius.
Yours-Barry.The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies of the Apocalypse - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
Do I know Robert Rankin?
The Brentford Chainstore Masacre?
The Antipope?
East of Ealing?
Who else could produce a trilogy consisting of five books? An absolute genius and a drinking man's Douglas Adams. A favourite author of mine.
And yes, you are the source of all my drivel, but I enjoy it and indeed in a Robert Rankin kind of way.
Be well Barry. And in fact be well everyone. Because if I never said it before...... I love you all
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Sun 1st SOTD
Soap Stirling Executive Man
Brush Yaqi 24mm Mountain Lake
Razor Game Changer.84-P SB
Blade Kai 1st (replaced by 7 O'clock SS 5th)
Post & Aftershave
Ice Water + Special Thayers Mix
Hyaluronic + Clubman GentsGin
Excellent lather from this soap. Creamy, slick and very nice scent.
Shave with razor paired with the supposedly Kai blade (2 blade sampler so no name nor logo) was not good at all. Started pulling and tugging almost immediately wtg. Replaced with a used 7 O'clock SS and the shave went very smoothly & comfortably for 3+1 passes.
Bbs to dfs result. Excellent post & aftershave. Rating 9/10
Soap Stirling Executive Man
Brush Yaqi 24mm Mountain Lake
Razor Game Changer.84-P SB
Blade Kai 1st (replaced by 7 O'clock SS 5th)
Post & Aftershave
Ice Water + Special Thayers Mix
Hyaluronic + Clubman GentsGin
Excellent lather from this soap. Creamy, slick and very nice scent.
Shave with razor paired with the supposedly Kai blade (2 blade sampler so no name nor logo) was not good at all. Started pulling and tugging almost immediately wtg. Replaced with a used 7 O'clock SS and the shave went very smoothly & comfortably for 3+1 passes.
Bbs to dfs result. Excellent post & aftershave. Rating 9/10
OP
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SOTD : 1st November 2020.
Prep: Warm shower / Cussons Imperial Leather ~ Arctic Ocean & Icelandic Moss Shower Gel.
Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Simple ~ Sensitive Bar Soap + Nuage Menthol shaving Oil.
Brush: Unbranded Chinese Horsehair.
Face Lather.
Soap: Chinese Cologne Soap.
Blade: Indian Gillette Wilkinson Sword Saloon Pack. (2)
Razor: Merkur 34c.
Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Homemade peppermint lavender eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Witch Hazel Mixture./ Duru ~ Turkish
Mandalina-mandarin Cologne.
Aloe Vera Gel.
A relaxing Sunday morning shave.
I was curious to try the Indian GWS blade in a less aggressive razor paired together with the Merkur 34c was a comfortable duo, which to be honest i wasn't sure if it would have worked but it did feeling comfortably smooth and efficient with each pass.
Another very comfortable 3 pass + pick ups near BBS shave with no errors to report...Finishing the shave off with a small dollop of Aloe Vera Gel.
My face is feeling silky smooth & smelling divine.
Stay safe, and enjoy you Sunday ladies & gentlemen.
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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.
Simple ~ Sensitive Bar Soap + Nuage Menthol shaving Oil.
Brush: Unbranded Chinese Horsehair.
Face Lather.
Soap: Chinese Cologne Soap.
Blade: Indian Gillette Wilkinson Sword Saloon Pack. (2)
Razor: Merkur 34c.
Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Homemade peppermint lavender eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Witch Hazel Mixture./ Duru ~ Turkish
Mandalina-mandarin Cologne.
Aloe Vera Gel.
A relaxing Sunday morning shave.
I was curious to try the Indian GWS blade in a less aggressive razor paired together with the Merkur 34c was a comfortable duo, which to be honest i wasn't sure if it would have worked but it did feeling comfortably smooth and efficient with each pass.
Another very comfortable 3 pass + pick ups near BBS shave with no errors to report...Finishing the shave off with a small dollop of Aloe Vera Gel.
My face is feeling silky smooth & smelling divine.
Stay safe, and enjoy you Sunday ladies & gentlemen.
And then I realised it is a 'shaving recipe' not a menu. Do I take any notice of the world? Sometimes
Duh!
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Sunday, 1 November 2020
PreShave: Warm to hot water—most from the boiled kettle, some from the tap
Cream: Santa Maria Novella
Brush: Kent BK8
Bowl: My recycled T&H cream bowl
Razor: Futur (3, 2, 1.5)
Blade Astra Platinum (2)
Post Shave: Alum
Fragrance: Floris 89
It was a good way to start a Sunday morning; enjoy the rest of the weekend, folks.
PreShave: Warm to hot water—most from the boiled kettle, some from the tap
Cream: Santa Maria Novella
Brush: Kent BK8
Bowl: My recycled T&H cream bowl
Razor: Futur (3, 2, 1.5)
Blade Astra Platinum (2)
Post Shave: Alum
Fragrance: Floris 89
It was a good way to start a Sunday morning; enjoy the rest of the weekend, folks.
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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.
Simple ~ Sensitive Bar Soap + Nuage Menthol shaving Oil.
Brush: Unbranded Chinese Horsehair.
Face Lather.
Soap: Chinese Cologne Soap.
Blade: Indian Gillette Wilkinson Sword Saloon Pack. (2)
Razor: Merkur 34c.
Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Homemade peppermint lavender eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Witch Hazel Mixture./ Duru ~ Turkish
Mandalina-mandarin Cologne.
Aloe Vera Gel.
A relaxing Sunday morning shave.
I was curious to try the Indian GWS blade in a less aggressive razor paired together with the Merkur 34c was a comfortable duo, which to be honest i wasn't sure if it would have worked but it did feeling comfortably smooth and efficient with each pass.
Another very comfortable 3 pass + pick ups near BBS shave with no errors to report...Finishing the shave off with a small dollop of Aloe Vera Gel.
My face is feeling silky smooth & smelling divine.
Stay safe, and enjoy you Sunday ladies & gentlemen.
Thank you for this post - SOTD is always full of interesting product ideas. What do you think of the Turkish cologne? I've got the same Aloe Vera gel (bought having seen it in one of your previous posts) but I find it makes my face a bit shiny: do you find that or do you have a way to mattify?
OP
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The Aloe Vera gel can and does make my face shine sometimes...It takes 10 minutes or so for it to obsorb into my mature skin..Turkish colognes are good for me, however my skin type can tolerate the high alcohol within them...As always YMMV.
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SOTD Happy Halloween Phoenix Artesian Accoutrements Mostroso shave today with the Smart Helix Apollo mild plate and Nacet blade, you git to live the artwork on this, takes me back to the black and white movies with Boris Karloff playing the monster. As usual with PAA soaps it whips up into a rich lather giving plenty of cushion for the Apollo to glide on. The scent is very strong and heavy with this splash, quite floral and very green. Used my 2 band green handle today and it was a great shave after a days work.
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Artist Club SS
Simpson Commodore
Valobra menthol
Boellis Panama balm
Simpson Commodore
Valobra menthol
Boellis Panama balm
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- High Wycombe
1 November 2020 - what already? – Sunday morning.
Following on from my last experience with a Feather blade had another go, this time using Muehle R89, carefully avoiding the area of the cut. A very good three pass shave, some irritation but otherwise quite smooth. Stopped myself trying to eliminate the last few whiskers to avoid any last minute mishaps. Maybe the combination of R89 and Stirling soap helps.
Prep: Nuage Shave Oil
Brush: Yaqi Rainbow 26mm
Razor: Muehle R89
Blade: Feather Stainless
Soap: Stirling Coconut & Lime
After: Cold Water splash – Ajanta Alum – Stirling Coconut & Lime ASB
Following on from my last experience with a Feather blade had another go, this time using Muehle R89, carefully avoiding the area of the cut. A very good three pass shave, some irritation but otherwise quite smooth. Stopped myself trying to eliminate the last few whiskers to avoid any last minute mishaps. Maybe the combination of R89 and Stirling soap helps.
Prep: Nuage Shave Oil
Brush: Yaqi Rainbow 26mm
Razor: Muehle R89
Blade: Feather Stainless
Soap: Stirling Coconut & Lime
After: Cold Water splash – Ajanta Alum – Stirling Coconut & Lime ASB
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01/11/20
Pre: Shower
Brush: SBB 26mm Silvertip - Blue Resin
Soap: Maca Root Superlather
Razor: Focus R28
Blade: 1/2 Rapira super steel
Post shave: Cold water splash, L'oreal Ice Impact
Balm: Bart's Balm Bergamot and Vanilla Balm & Lotion
Aftershave: Old Spice Original
My maiden shave with the Slim R28, 1st impressions, its a very forgiving, mild but efficient razor, i think it can take a better/sharper blade so it has been loaded with a Personna Med prep, a favourite of mine for its next outing.
A fantastic face lather with a face full of @Steven_Jagger Blue resin 26mm Silvertip badger and the "Superlather", lots of slick cushioning protection.
2 Passes, WTG then a Mixed XTG/ATG pass with some touch up on the "devils whirlpools" leaving me BBS and smiling ear to ear.
Stay safe and enjoy your day All
Pre: Shower
Brush: SBB 26mm Silvertip - Blue Resin
Soap: Maca Root Superlather
Razor: Focus R28
Blade: 1/2 Rapira super steel
Post shave: Cold water splash, L'oreal Ice Impact
Balm: Bart's Balm Bergamot and Vanilla Balm & Lotion
Aftershave: Old Spice Original
My maiden shave with the Slim R28, 1st impressions, its a very forgiving, mild but efficient razor, i think it can take a better/sharper blade so it has been loaded with a Personna Med prep, a favourite of mine for its next outing.
A fantastic face lather with a face full of @Steven_Jagger Blue resin 26mm Silvertip badger and the "Superlather", lots of slick cushioning protection.
2 Passes, WTG then a Mixed XTG/ATG pass with some touch up on the "devils whirlpools" leaving me BBS and smiling ear to ear.
Stay safe and enjoy your day All
