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Proraso Pre/Post (Original formula)
ATT Titan M1
Semogue 830
Haslinger Ewe's Milk Shaving Soap
Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing Aftershave Balm
Penhaligons Lavandula


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Greetings

Saturday 20th April 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: Valet Autostrop (English)
Blade: Feather SE
Brush: Burma Shave Boar
Soap: Speick Stick grated into a container
Aftershave: Simple Balm

Another very nice Autostrop shave, but that 's it for the Feather blade finished after two shaves.

This late 1930's Valet Razor was I believe the penultimate model made and the last with an open comb.

Regards
Dick.

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Saturday 20th April

Hot shower
Champneys Face wash (from Boots)
Proraso Green Pre Shave
Boots Hard Soap - I wanted to try the new brush :)
Frank Shaving Brush Buttercream with 24mm Finest Badger Hair
Lathered up in Poundland Balti Dish :)
Merkur Futur set on 3.5
7 o clock Green Blades - 1st use
North to South 1st pass
Proraso Green Pre Shave again
Across the grain pass
Against the Grain pass
Touch up
Cold rinse
Alum
Witch Hazel
Proraso Green AS with vapouriser
Arko Oily Cream (with Beeswax)
Tidy up
Boots Anti Ageing Cream
Quick spray of 99p store Musk AS :)

After nearly 2 weeks with the futur I achieved the best shave
 
Panhandle's* English Fern
Henk walnut silvertip
open comb New
English Wilkie
4711 a/s

Superb. Two passes.

* in the excellent TV detective series Cracker, Robbie Coltrane's character Fitz used to call his beautiful sidekick Panhandle rather than her real name, Penhaligon.
 
I am away ans staying at Celtic Manor this weekend so just a light shave this morning before golf and then a proper one tonight before Black Tie dinner

Warm shower
Trumper coral skin food
Trumpers sandalwood cream (sample)
Proraso pro
EJ de87
Personna red
Witch hazel
Trumpers skin food
Trumpers Astor as (sample)
 
SATURDAY MORNING



Prep: Hot flannel
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Feather Professional (7)
Brush: Semogue cherry wood boar
Cream: MDC Fougere - bowl lathered
Post shave: Witch hazel and WS balm

No cuts today and a smooth finish. A good start to the day.
 
Warm shower and chamomile glycerine soap
Proraso White pre - applied with the brush
Proraso Green soap whipped up in Suribachi
Brush: Kent Infinity Silvertex
Fat Boy and Polsilver SI (1)
First pass set at 6 - smoother than a car salesman on ice.
Second pass and clear -up set on 4.
Alum
Proraso Sensitive ASB

I wasn't taken with the Proraso Green; couldn't get a good creamy lather. However, after reading various posts on here I tried the following:
Put a small teaspoon of soap into the Suribachi
Used a synthetic brush, dipped into water and then lightly shaken
Swirled and dribbled for a full minute or more to turn the original foam into good, rich lather - far, far more than I needed. Result!
Can't say I'm gone on the scent though.
 
3 great shaves this week.

Monday
Prep: hot shower
Soap: Tom's Soap from Sharp & Shiny
Brush: Mhule Syntetic silvertip
Razor: Feather RG with Super Blades
EDT: Paco Rabanne 1 Million


wednesday
Prep: warm towel to face for 3 min
Shaving Cream: Truefitt & Hill Trafalgar
Brush: French Vintage badger
Razor: SSA 7/8
AB: Bulldog
EDT: Armani Code
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Friday
Prep: Hot shower
Shaving Cream: Truefitt & Hill Grafton
Brush: Kent Bk8
Razor: TOWA japanese hollow ground (Mike this thing is so good. i want it :D)
AS: Gucci
 
Afternoon, gents.

Saturday:

Prep: Real Shaving Company facial scrub
Razor: EJDE89 with iKon Bulldog handle
Blade: Gillette Super Thin (8)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave soap: Super Max Ultima
A/S: Brut
Cologne: Brut

Although this was a good, clean shave, I think the balde's getting tired. Time to retire it and pick a Shark for tomorrow.
 
Tall_Paul said:
SATURDAY MORNING
Prep: Hot flannel
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Feather Professional (7)
Brush: Semogue cherry wood boar
Cream: MDC Fougere - bowl lathered
Post shave: Witch hazel and WS balm

No cuts today and a smooth finish. A good start to the day.
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Greetings,

That's it then, you are getting on so well with the Cobra I have abandoned all hope of it coming my way! :icon_sad:

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

vintage butterscotch Made Rite badger
1956 Diplomat/Iridium
vintage Lentheric SS
Barbershop Bay Rum AS
Givenchy 'Xeryus' EdT (black bottle)

Any of the Aristocrat/Diplomat/President group would have been my daily shavers back in the day when these razors were new. The bite is almost perfect for me on those models, and all of em are purty thangs that feel good in my hand. Heh, I probably woulda switched to an adjustable starting in 1958, but who knows for sure.

BBS results,

Martin
 
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