4711 Face soap
Mitchells Wool Fat shaving soap (bowl lathered)
Neep Dreadnought 26mm brush in tortoise
Fatboy set on 4 with...
New Feather blade
Alum block
Gillette a/s Balm
Van Cleef & Arpels "Midnight in Paris" a/s
I must learn to use even less soap on that 26mm extra silvertip. :icon_rolleyes:
This is some of what was left over after the third lathering and third pass.
... now back from Hebden Bridge, and also back from Sheffield SF Club's regular 3rd Sunday of the Month meet. Back to work tomorrow, and quite dreading it in oh so many ways ...
Sunday Night:
- bespoke Le TuftUrban Hermit's Black & Blues shave set
- Big BenBlue stainless steel blade
- Nanny's LE Yushu shave creoap
- Thayers'Cucumber witch hazel
- MennenGreen Tonic ASL
Filarmonica 11/16" square point, Neil Miller restore Neil Miller genuine linen/English bridle strops (30/44) Semogue 830 Tabac Floid Suave Floid balsamo
I think this blade size is ideal for me. Second time I shave with this beauty - the first time it was my third or fourth straight shave, if I remember correctly. I had ended up with a couple of major weepers, the blade was freshly restored and honed by Neil so her being tack sharp and with my technique still trying to find its whereabouts I just could not let her touch my face without suffering any damage...
Today no problems, a sweet and effortless shave, a lovely blade overall and much more smooth and forgiving that I would have expected. First time with the Tabac after more than a year, very nice as also is of course the Floid Suave after shave locion.
Have a great day and keep those great SOTDs coming!
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: New Forest knot in old barber handle
Razor: David Issard, Samson
Cream: Cyril R Salter, Indian Sandalwood
AS: Old Spice, Fresh Lime
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
Prep-Hot shower
Razor-Sheraton O/C ( day 2 with the monkey fron the good 'ole usa)
7O'Clock Black (4)
Brush- Neep Elite
Palmolive cream
Speick A/S
2nd outing with the Sheraton O/C , 2 pass shave, think I pushed the 7 O'Clock too far as I got a slight tug towards the end of the shave and redness on my neck.
Think I will stick to 3 shaves with these blades. Not sure what tomorrow will bring, different blade.............but which one?