SOTD Sat 1st Sept to Frid 7th Sept 2012

Palmolive stick
Vulfix 404 bristle & badger
EJDE89L, 7 O'C Green
RSC balm

I haven't been overly keen on Greens up until now, but that changed this morning. A quick and easy BBS. Excellent shave. Must have been some technique improvement in there somewhere.
 
Greetings

Tuesday 4th September 2012
Prep: Shower
Razor: GEM Micromatic OC
Blade: Modern Stainless GEM Coated
Brush: Turkish No. 6 Horse
Soap: Füme
Aftershave: Dove Sensitive Balm

A great shave, but one tiny weeper, although the OCMM is 'fiercer' than my other SE's I'm not convinced the end result is any better, the first pass is always the closest I get with the SE's that I own but in the end (after pass three) the result is more or less the same.

If you were the sort of person that only shaved every two or three days, this razor (IMHO) would be absolutely perfect.

Regards
Dick.
 


Monday evening

Proraso Pre/Post (Original formula)
Origin Best Gold Steel in Ebony restored by UKRob
Neep #1214 - Aztec Leopard Skin Jasper
Nanny's Gentleman's shaving soap - French Lavender
Nivea Replenishing Aftershave Balm



Back to the old routine - shaving whilst listening to iPlayer though all my usual radio 4 comedies seem to have finished for the Summer.



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Tuesday 4th September

Facial Scrub
Vitos Pre/Post shave cream
Dovo Special 5/8 Full Hollow
Muhle Kosmo 21mm Silvertip Fibre
L'Occitane Cade Soap
Witch Hazel
Unrefined Shea Butter
Pashana Original AS
Morgan's Classic Pomade

Very smooth and comfortable.
 
Monday

white proraso pre post
Neo Custom 2 band
Nannys Yushu soap
EJ Bull mastiff + supermax (1)
Thayers superhazel
Proraso ASB

Wedesday
white proraso pre post
NF 2213
Nannys Yushu soap
EJ Bull mastiff + supermax (2)
Thayers superhazel
Proraso ASB

result: both shaves very good.
 
Cold shower
Proraso pre/post
Proraso white soap
Muhle synthetic 23mm
Feather SS with Pro
GEM to finish
TOBS Jermyn str AS (tester)
Institut Karite ASB

Lather wasn't brilliant, don't yet know if it's the brush or the soap - will have to experiment more. However a good clean shave with only a tiny nick on a chin, will be working on my technique with SS. Good start overall.

Also, this brush tends to be a bit messy, spittin lather all around. Otherwise should be good for travel (that's what I bought it for).
 
Prep: wash H.I.M.isry face wash
Mrkur Future at 2
Best Badger
Treet Super Platinum
Truefit & Hill Sandalwood Cream
Rehab Face Calm Balm
Trumpers Skin Food Sandalwood

First time with Treet blades. Very tuggy but surprisingly sharp with close smooth finish and no irritation.
 
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Neep/Pensoftheforest 28 mm extra stuffed silvertip in a Kenya Soapstone handle
Razor: Gotta 120
Soap Nannys Ice and a Slice
AS: Mennen SB
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean :D
These razor are very nice and good shavers, nice hollow and flexible steel :D
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This morning:

Prep: Face wash, Imperial Leather bath soap, cold
Brush: Simpson Tulip T2 in two-band Super
Razor: Filarmonica 14 Especial, just under 7/8"
Soap: Taylor's Jermyn Street
Scent: L'Occitane Verveine

Very very nice.
 
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