SOTD 13th - 19th October



Proraso Pre/Post (Original formula)
Kropp 6/8"
New Forest Tubby 1 finest silver tip in Tigris Perla
Proraso White Soap (New Formula)
Nivea Replenishing Aftershave Balm



Lost my touch with the proraso and made way too much by the time I'd thinned it down to the required level. Ah well, we got there in the end.



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THURSDAY EVENING

Gillette Parat
Astra Super Platinum (2)
Semogue 1305
Palmolive cream - face lathered
Witch hazel
Bulldog balm

Tried something new for me tonight. Dollop of cream into the middle of the brush then face lathered. Worked very well.

However, I noticed after the shave that my skin had a 'burning' sensation. Wonder if I'm allergic to something in Palmolive? I've tried it before and it was fine and the soap doesn't cause me any problems.

Apart from that, an excellent shave.
 
Thursday 18th October

Hot Shower and Facial Scrub
3P Pre/Post cream
Sanguine Shavette/Lord Platinum Class blade
New Forest Tubby 2
Klar Kabinett Soap
Homemade Toner (Cider vinegar based)
Organic Shea Butter
Pashana Bay Rum
Pashana Original Brilliatine

2 pass DFS+
 
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage rebranded Simpsons best
'Webly'/Wilkinson Light Brigade (NOS)
RL Safari SS
Lucky Tiger AS and Face Tonic

When I concentrate in making up the lather, this stuff really works well. Sometimes I get a little lazy and don't spend that extra 30-45 seconds needed for maximum results. Today was a smart day.....heh.

For anyone who likes the Safari EdT, this would be worth looking at. Performs like a classic tallow based soap.

Yesterday I barely touched the blade to my upper lip.....just careless. Damn thing took hours to shut down the flow.......very nice. I blame the blade for being so sharp. Stooopid blade!

BBS results,

Martin
 
This morning:

Prep: Face wash, Imperial Leather bath soap, cold
Razor: Edv Neiström no 52, 9/16" 1/4 hollow
Brush: Neep #1145 onyx chess pawn 26mm extra silvertip
Soap: D R Harris lavender
Scent: L'Occitane Eau Des Baux

Great soap, good shave.
 
Prep: L Oreal face wash - charcoal ingredients
Cream: Erasmic old Jordan formulation
Brush: Edwin Jagger synthetic bristle
Razor: Edwin Jagger Chatsworth Barley
Blade: Treet
Post shave balm: Body Shop Maca Root.

Finally opened up a tube of Erasmic, an old favourite, lovely smell. This is the old formulation. And Treet blades are not bad either; a close shave.
 

3p Pre
Liza Earle Shave Cream
Semogue Boar
Goodfella Black
Bolzano Blade
Witch Hazel Gel.

Ok shave but only just. Have had good shaves all week with this razor
And Astra sp blades, so why did I change this morning?Its not that
I am short of Astras.The Bolzano is not a bad blade but this razor is
A fussy sod so it's back to Astras tomorrow.
 
Friday:

Morning all,

Nivea face scrub
Proraso Pre/Post white
TOBS Jermyn Street
DE89 with Astra SP
Vulfix 404
Nivea ASB
Barbershop Bay Rum A/S

Back with the trusty old DE89/Astra SP Combo this morning after flirting with Yellow's and Perma Sharp blades for the last few days. Lovely 2 pass shave.

Have a nice weekend.
 
Friday

Feather AC SS
Feather Pro Blade
Edwin Jagger Silvertip Brush
Martin de Candre Shaving Soap

2 passes this morning as I'm going out this evening.

Ian.
 
Friday:

LEA Sensitive cream
Semoge OC Boar
Tech/Weber Bulldog
Gillette 7 o'clock Sharp Edge
Barbershop Bay Rum
LEA AS Balm
DR Harris Windsor EdT

Very nice BBS shave. Very differrent to the Streamline I've been using for the past few days, but nice.
 
Friday:

Morning, gents.

Prep: Soap and Glory Fresh, Man facewash
Razor: EJ DE89
Blade: Gillette Superthin (7)
Brush: Bestshave's Horsehair No.6
Shaving soap: Bath House Spanish Fig
A/S: L T Piver Heliotrope Blanc homemade aftershave splash
Cologne: Mama Bear's Dragon's Blood when I get home tonight

An efficient shave, but my skin felt a little rough afterwards. There was, however, no sign of irritation and my bristles were closely cut. That's the difference with this way of shaving: even a rough shave is a pretty good shave. Back in The Bad Old Days a rough shave made me look like I'd been attacked with a Lancashire Peeler - oh, the tales of woe and razor rash I could tell...
 
Prep L'Occitane Cedarwood Soap
Razor Vintage Japanese Kikuboshi Orion
Brush Simpson Chubby 1 in Super
Cream Simpson
Alum & Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Baux Balm
Penhaligon's Castile EDT

Jamie


A great two pass BBS shave from the Kikuboshi Orion.

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Greetings

Friday 19th October 2012
Prep: Shower
Razor: Schick Injector G (8)
Blade: Personna stainless Coated
Brush: Omega 39 Boar
Soap: Trumpers Rose Soap & Supermax Cream + Glycerine

A return to Uberlather and a really nice shave, I'm getting to like the injectors more and more, with these blades they seem to do a great job!

Regards
Dick.
 
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