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Tall_Paul said:
SUNDAY EVENING

UFO Godzilla handle with Weber ARC head
Kent V4 brush
On a positive note, this old Kent brush is great. I reckon once it's broken in it's going to be fabulous. Although the hair is Super badger it's going a really nice bit of 'scritch' at the tips and isn't too floppy which means it's great for both bowl and face lathering.
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Saw that brush in another post. I'm glad it performs well.....nice looking little thing.

Thank you for not posting a razor pic today, as I would be jealous.

Congrats on adding the vintage Kent to your shaving arsenal.
 
Sunday Evening:

Merkur HD 34G
The Shaving Company best badger brush
Founders Reserve oil
Truefitt and Hill soap

Two passes; one WTG and one ATG / XTG as required.

Very nice, close and smooth shave...
 
Monday:

LEA Sensitive cream
Omega Silvertip
Gillette Aristocrat Jr.
Gillette 7 o'clock Super Stainless (Green) (1)
Professor Blighty's Green Ginger AS

New job starts today, starting off clean as a whistle, great shave.
 
Monday, 20.viii.2012

Predopobarba Proraso
Semogue 2020
Imgram
Gillette British Aristocrat #16
Wilkinson
Thayer's Witch Hazel Lavender
Williams Aqua Velva

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Monday

Edwin Jagger DE89
Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp Edge Blade
Edwin Jagger Silvertip Brush
Scent From Heaven Lime Soap
Thayer's Witch Hazel

Sublime.

Ian
 
Prep: Shower
Brush: Polo 8 by Simpson
Razor: Friodur
Cream: Castle Forbes, Limes
AS: Alcolado Glacial
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
Ahh - what a lovely shave and shower after 12 hrs of sweating out what ever's in my system (need some time more to recover, but boy does it feel much better). The Alcolado Glacial was very refreshing as well. I've been looking for a large vintage Friodur for some time, and I finally found one in good nick (in Japan :)) and with a lovely thin hollow ground grind. I could tell already when I was setting the bevel it was going to take a great edge (you can tap/pop hair right off it)
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Greetings

Monday 20th August 2012
Prep: Shower
Razor: Merkur 15C
Blade: Timor
Brush: Burma Shave/Lijun Boar
Soap: Füme
Aftershave: Dove Sensitive Balm

My initial impression of the Timor blade (which I have not used before) was bad, it felt 'tuggy' on the first pass, I then went on to get a perfect BBS. Really strange, I now don't know what to think about these blades, I will try again tomorrow.

Regards
Dick
 
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage butterscotch Ever Ready badger
Schick M type adjustable injector/Gillette Platinum Plus (NOS)
C&S #88 SS
Lucky Tiger AS and Face Tonic
Annick Goutal 'Eau d'Hadrien' EdT (think lemon)

BBS results,

Martin
 
sunday

white proraso pre post
Neo custom 2 band
Palmolive soap in a bowl
EJ head Bull mastiff + super personna (2)
Thayers superhazel
Proraso ASB

result: 2 passes+ touch ups, very smooth and irritation free. Palmolive - soo cheap, yet very very good - I should use it more often.
 
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