SOTD July 7, 2012 through July 13, 2012

Aqueous cream
Tobs Luxury shaving cream
Progress on 2.5, 1.5 with Feather
M and S Woodspice a/s balm

Fantastically close shave. Yesterday's shave wasn't the closest and there was a lot of stubble to get through, hence the Feather. I did get a very small weeper on my chin which alum and styptic couldn't stop.
 
Tuesday:

Second attempt with a straight

LEA Mentolated cream - really nice lather and a nice menthol kick
Omega silvertip
Feather Artist Club SS
Feather Professional Blade (2)
Barbershop Bay Rum
Alum

No major incidents (just a couple of nicks on my chin) which I guess is all I can expext at this early stage. I'm having difficulty with my upper lip and chin but my cheeks and neck seem to go alright. I'm really enjoying the challenge.

Finished off the hard to reach places with a Muhle R89.
 
Tuesday, 10.vii.2012

Predopo Vitos
Semogue iberian black boar prototype
Cella Crema Sapone
GEM Micromatic Flying Wing
GEM Stainless (#14)
Thayer's Witch Hazel Lavender
Proraso Dopobarba

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Tuesday

Edwin Jagger DE89
Feather Blade
Simpson Best Badger Special Brush
Col. Conk Bay Rum Shaving Soap

The little Simpson (which I used on holiday) seems better suited to the Col. Conk soap.

Ian
 
Today's shave

Dove soap/hot face cloth prep
KROPP 5/8 straight razor
Taylor's sandlewood shaving cream
Kent BK2 brush
Cold Face cloth/Geo.F.Trumper skinfood to finish

Result. BSS WTG

Yet another good shave from this razor,am I happy? Yep :icon_cheesygrin:
 
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Marshall Fields rebranded Simpsons best
1970s L type Schick injector/Schick Platinum Plus (NOS)
MWF
Malizia Vetyver AS
Malizia 'Vetyver'EdT

BBS results,

Martin
 
Greetings,

Monday 9th July 2012
Prep: Shower
Razor: Gillette Fatboy (newly purchased from Perished on this forum)
Blade: Personna (Israeli Red)
Soap: Kent Luxury
Brush: Vie Long Horse
Aftershave : Nivea Sensitive Balm

This is the very first time I have used a fatboy and I was impressed. Unusually for me I had three days of growth as I had been away camping over the weekend in fairly primitive conditions. I made the first pass on five and the other two on three and got a superb smooth shave.

Perished very kindly sent me several packets of blades and all but one of them I have not previously tried. A huge thank you!

Regards
Dick
 
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Neep (Pennoftheforest) xtra stuffed silvertip in Masur Birtch handle + New Forest silvertip
Razor: Feather SS w pro blade
Cream: Castle Forbes Lime
AS: Ogallala Limes and Peppercorns
Result: Butter smooth :D
Yesterday I went with the same razor, but with the new formula LEA stick (great stuff as well as the Forbes, slight price diff though :)). Two great shaves!!
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Merkur 34c
Wilkinson Sword (2)
New Forest 2213
GFT Lime cream
Witch hazel
Bulgari pour Homme edt

Breaking in the badger (thanks Peter!) and bringing the tub of GFT into a 'summer' (hah) rotation of sorts.
 
Wednesday:

Vitos pre-shave
Proraso Red cream
Omega Silvertip
Feather Artist Club SS
Feather Pro blade (3)
Alum
Pinaud Clubman

Third straight razor shave this morning. I changed the grip slightly, I had two fingers on either side of the scales today and it meant I felt I had much more control. Two WTG passes and a bit of touch up on my neck and I had a DFS, very satisfied. I got a nick or two, the odd weeper but I'm happy with that at this early stage. Really enjoying it!
 
Prep L'Occitane Vetyver Soap
Razor Thiers Issard Dreadnaught 7/8
Brush Simpson M7 LE Finest Silvertip
Cream Simpsons
Alum & Witch Hazel
Neil's Yard Rose Moisturiser.
Scent Penhaligon's Castile.

Jamie.

Very good shave, everything was just right from begining to end.


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