SOTD Sat 18th Aug to Friday 24th Aug
- Thread starter mattyb240
- Start Date
- Messages
- 2,403
- Location
- Hampshire, UK
Gillette Slim Adjustable
Israeli Personna (2)
Vie Long 13061
C&E Nomad cream
C&E West Indian Lime balm
Floris Limes
Israeli Personna (2)
Vie Long 13061
C&E Nomad cream
C&E West Indian Lime balm
Floris Limes
- Messages
- 7,601
- Location
- Taured
Ideal with Gillette Bleue Extra (second use)
TOBS Jermyn Street sensitive cream
Professor Blighty's Universal Shaving Balsalm, Tuxedo
Nice shave. Can't say it was the closest; this razor is fairly mild but still effective. I started on 2, moved up to 4, then 6, then even tried 9 very carefully and somewhat briefly. Decent shave but not uber-close.
The poor paint job on the adjustment means setting 3 looks like setting 5!
Only one shave in but I like the razor. Probably won't be an every day razor but a 'change of pace' one
TOBS Jermyn Street sensitive cream
Professor Blighty's Universal Shaving Balsalm, Tuxedo
Nice shave. Can't say it was the closest; this razor is fairly mild but still effective. I started on 2, moved up to 4, then 6, then even tried 9 very carefully and somewhat briefly. Decent shave but not uber-close.
The poor paint job on the adjustment means setting 3 looks like setting 5!
Only one shave in but I like the razor. Probably won't be an every day razor but a 'change of pace' one
- Messages
- 1,427
EJDE89
Red Personna
EJ Badger
Palmolive Cream
Ginseng and Black Pepper Balm
Ogallala Bay Rum Cologne
Red Personna
EJ Badger
Palmolive Cream
Ginseng and Black Pepper Balm
Ogallala Bay Rum Cologne
- Messages
- 1,189
- Location
- Portsmouth
Prep: Old Spice 'High Endurance'
Brush: Edwin Jagger synthetic bristle
Cream: Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn
Razor: Edwin Jagger Chatsworth Barley chrome, earlier in the week King Of Shaves Azor 'M' sensitive with 4 blade cartridge.
DE Blade: Timor
Post: Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn aftershave lotion.
This is the first time I have used a Timor razor blade. Although they are expensive, they are not as good as Personna 'Red' blades. But they are not bad blades though, and do give a smooth shave at 2 passes WTG, XTG. I usually use a blade for 4 shaves, to give it a good run through. I chucked the King Of Shaves cartridge out after 3 shaves, only 1 left to go from last year.
Brush: Edwin Jagger synthetic bristle
Cream: Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn
Razor: Edwin Jagger Chatsworth Barley chrome, earlier in the week King Of Shaves Azor 'M' sensitive with 4 blade cartridge.
DE Blade: Timor
Post: Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn aftershave lotion.
This is the first time I have used a Timor razor blade. Although they are expensive, they are not as good as Personna 'Red' blades. But they are not bad blades though, and do give a smooth shave at 2 passes WTG, XTG. I usually use a blade for 4 shaves, to give it a good run through. I chucked the King Of Shaves cartridge out after 3 shaves, only 1 left to go from last year.
- Messages
- 931
- Location
- Lisbon, Portugal
Friday, 24.viii.2012
Predopobarba Proraso
Omega 73645
Nanny's Yushu
Filomatic
Super Iridium
Thayer's Witch Hazel Lemon
Proraso Dopobarba
Predopobarba Proraso
Omega 73645
Nanny's Yushu
Filomatic
Super Iridium
Thayer's Witch Hazel Lemon
Proraso Dopobarba
- Messages
- 2,148
Friday
EJ DE89L
Shark SS (1)
Grosvenor 404 Bodger
Erasmic Cream
Nivea ASB
Tabac
Three pass, face lather.
Nice shave. Autumn was in the air, up here this morning, so some Autumnal ingredients were needed.
:-/
EJ DE89L
Shark SS (1)
Grosvenor 404 Bodger
Erasmic Cream
Nivea ASB
Tabac
Three pass, face lather.
Nice shave. Autumn was in the air, up here this morning, so some Autumnal ingredients were needed.
:-/
FRIDAY MORNING
Feather SS with Kai mild blade then (after much bloodletting)
Weber ARC head with UFO Godzilla handle
Gillette 'Russian blue' Super platinum
Kent V4 brush
Cella
Witch hazel
Institut Karite AS balm
Hmm, see the straight razor bit for my 'hilarious' first foray with a Feather!
I'll be sticking with the DE for a bit I think, while I practice with an empty Feather!
Feather SS with Kai mild blade then (after much bloodletting)
Weber ARC head with UFO Godzilla handle
Gillette 'Russian blue' Super platinum
Kent V4 brush
Cella
Witch hazel
Institut Karite AS balm
Hmm, see the straight razor bit for my 'hilarious' first foray with a Feather!
I'll be sticking with the DE for a bit I think, while I practice with an empty Feather!
- Messages
- 1,261
- Location
- The Garden of England
Weber Bulldog DLC
Astra SS
EJ BBB
TOBS Jermyn Street Cream
Proraso Post Cream
Witch Hazel Gel
TOBS Jermyn Street Cologne
Astra SS
EJ BBB
TOBS Jermyn Street Cream
Proraso Post Cream
Witch Hazel Gel
TOBS Jermyn Street Cologne
- Messages
- 462
- Location
- East Anglia
EJ89
Astra SP(2)
Vulfix 404
Proraso Pre/Post Green
TOBS Sandalwood
Cold Rinse
Floid A/S
Floris JF EdT
Astra SP(2)
Vulfix 404
Proraso Pre/Post Green
TOBS Sandalwood
Cold Rinse
Floid A/S
Floris JF EdT
- Messages
- 927
- Location
- Madrid, Spain
Pre Prep + "old" lanolized Williams shaving cream + Vie&Long 13064 horse + UFO U2 Long with Gillette New and Iridium Super + "old" Aqua Velva splash with LEA balm
A truly classic and fresh shave today, although I was forced to use this horse brush in "painting" mode after lathering in bowl... not too bad but I definitely prefer facelathering in circular motions. And I should have changed the blade, but it didn't shave too bad...
Cheers!
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- 1,789
This morning:
Prep: Face wash, Imperial Leather bath soap, cold
Razor: Kropp 6/8", black horn scales, restored by UKRob
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 in two-band best
Soap: Monsavon
Aftershave: Prof Blighty's Green Ginger
Lovely to be back to my honed straights and bigger brushes, good though my holiday kit was.
The soap smells good - citrus, lavender, aniseed? - lathered up very well and lasted comfortably. For the price of two Palmolive sticks, including the bowl, performing as well and smelling far better, this may be the best bargain soap of all.
Prep: Face wash, Imperial Leather bath soap, cold
Razor: Kropp 6/8", black horn scales, restored by UKRob
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 in two-band best
Soap: Monsavon
Aftershave: Prof Blighty's Green Ginger
Lovely to be back to my honed straights and bigger brushes, good though my holiday kit was.
The soap smells good - citrus, lavender, aniseed? - lathered up very well and lasted comfortably. For the price of two Palmolive sticks, including the bowl, performing as well and smelling far better, this may be the best bargain soap of all.