SOTD Sat 22nd Sept to Frid 28th Sept 2012 ...

RE: SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

Truefitt & Hill Pre Shave Oil
Art Of Shaving Super Badger
Simpsons Luxury Shave Cream
Filarmonica 14 Doble Temple
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Nivea Intensive Moisturiser
Floris 127​



Yesterday I had a one pass with my Murker Slant & a Gillette 7 O'clock. Today was a one pass with the Filarmonica. Todays shave blew the Merk away.
What a great combination today, the Simpsons cream is top draw!​
 
RE: SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

Gillette Tech
Dorco (1)
Semogue 1520
RazoRock XXX
Witch hazel
Proraso white balm

Penhaligon's LP No. 9

No complaints with the Semogue tonight. It generated plenty of lather from the RazoRock for 5 passes if I so chose. It's still on probation but I wonder whether this is a signal that it's finally breaking in. The shave was a bit arduous and inefficient though. I was searching for a closer shave than I had managed after 3 passes so, for once, I kept on going. Result: my skin was no smoother yet somewhat rawer.

I'm starting to develop a preference for my open comb. Perhaps this is a sign that I should at some point in future explore straights...
 
RE: SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

Hot soak and face wash with Bull Dog face wash
St James of London pre shave oil
Erasmic brush
TOBS lemon and lime cream
Merkur 25C
Treet Platinum blade
Three passes
A final lather applied and washed off
A hot wash with Bull Dog
A cold soak
M&S Harvard AS

A vey comfortable shave
 
RE: SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

TOBS Shaving Shop cream
Fatboy (gold plated) on 5, 3 with Ming Shi, Jianyu and Ying Ji Li (all second use)
Boots Freshwood a/s balm (all gone now!)

I finished up these blades and managed a decent shave except for a few stragglers on the lower neck.
 
RE: SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

WEDNESDAY EVENING

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Gillette HD Rocket - aluminium handle
Tiger blade (2)
Beejay amber acrylic brush with TGN knot
KK soap
Witch hazel
Bulldog balm

Tried a less aggressive razor tonight. The Tiger still bit me though!
 
RE: SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

This morning I decided shaving was old hat.
This morning I decided to try the shaving oil that I bought on eBay without shaving cream - a nice basic essential oil mix, sold as shaving oil, intended to be used as is.
This morning I flayed my skin off. What did the shaving oil achieve? A little bit of lubrication, but also it masked the pain until I washed it off. Ouch.

I followed that on my sore and tender skin with 3 passes.

So this morning I used a permasharp in the Muhle Grande , citrus zing shave oil, T&H Grafton shaving cream, aftershave balm, and then cologne.

Tonight, I decided to give my sore face a rest and then changed my mind. Of course.

Following a bath..
Hot towel for a moment or two.
GFT Violet shaving cream.
NF Tubby 1
Muhle Grande
Permasharp
Alum block for touching so that I can pull skin without it slipping
Followed up by Barbershop Bay Rum aftershave splash. Twice because I'm becoming addicted. It stung for a second or two, but all the bleeding stopped and the pain has mostly gone. Hopefully no razor rash tomorrow morning.

The end result? Well, my skin certainly wasn't smooth until the bay rum went on, now that it's gone on twice it is nice and smooth. There's still a touch of stubble in the usual spots, if I run my fingers against the grain, but possibly the least stubble I've ever had following a shave. Pulling my face all over the place with alum coated finger tips appears to be a success.

Tomorrow morning I won't shave. Maybe.
 
SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

After seeing the Kinfolks on the site for sale. I decided to dig mine out and use it again. It wasn't a mistake. Great shave.
Razor: US Kinfolks Wedge
Soap: Mama Bears 'Dragon's Blood
Every nice soap with an open
razor!
Brush: Turkish Horse
Bowl: Surabachi
AfterShave: Clubman Vanilla
Alum
Balm: Nivea Sensitive
Very comfortable shave!

Sorry photos won't upload since I upgraded!!:)-( iPhone!

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Uploaded using my VPN. (Wonder who's watching me??)
 

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RE: SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

Good morning friends! :)

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 23 mm MÜHLE Sophist silvertip badger, in olive wood
SOAP/CREAM: J&E Atkinson's I COLONIALI, Softening Shaving Cream with Rhubarb
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: 6/8" HartSteel BG, Satin, Quarter Ground, Square Point, O-1 steel (w/ blue silicon scales)
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #60000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: J&E Atkinson's I COLONIALI, Sooting Aftershave Emulsion with Rhubarb
RESULT: Comfortable, BBS shave

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Have a nice day,
Béla​
 
RE: SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

Thursday morning

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Soap: DR Harris Arlington
Brush: Chubby 2
Razors: Dovo 5 / 8 straight / Slim adjustable
Blade: SuperMax super plat #4
Post: Cold rinse, DR Harris Arlington milk
 
RE: SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

Prep Simple face wash gel
Razor Vintage Japanese Fon Golden Star
Brush Simpson M7 LE Finest silvertip
Cream GFT Coconut
Alum & Witch Hazel
Clinique Moisturiser
Creed Neroli Sauvage EDT

Jamie.

A lovely two pass shave from the Fon, had to be a little careful as I have a very small cold sore just above my top lip but I managed without any problems.


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RE: SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

Thursday

Gillette Sensor Excel
Edwin Jagger Silvertip Brush
L'Occitane Cade Shaving Soap
L'Occitane Cade asb

Cadefest; and very nice it was, too.

Ian
 
RE: SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

Nice comfortable shave today.

Muhle R89
Red Personna (1)
Semogue OC Boar
Scent from Heaven Strawberry
Sudocrem

Pretty good stuff this soap, for smell and performance I would rate it slightly under the mama bears soaps, bit it's also far far cheaper which makes up for that. I almost didn't bother with the sudocrem.
 
RE: SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

Thursday:

La Toja cream
Omega Silvertip
Gillette Aristocrat Junior
Feather (1)
Pinaud Clubman
LEA Balm

Nice shave. The Feather perhaps isn't my favourite blade to use with this razor as despite the Junior's small size I find it has quite a bite. Something like a 7 o'clock Yellow, which I find a bit smoother, is probably my favourite blade for this razor. A couple of small weepers but certainly BBS.
 
RE: SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

Thursday 27th September

Hot Shower and Facial Scrub
Proraso Sensitive Pre/Post Shave cream
Kai Captain Excelia (Japanese Style)/Kai Titan Mild
Muhle Basic 1 Black Fibre Synthetic in Horn
Gada Cool Mint Cream
Home prepared toner (based on cider vinegar)
444 ASB mixed with Osage Rub
Selin Lemon Cologne
Dax Super Neat

BBS with two passes and a touchup.
 
RE: SOTD Sat 22th Sept to Frid 28st Sept 2012 ...

last night,

BBR razor
Astra SP
LEA Stick new formulation

face lathered, was a nice shave, third with the blade, so it was approaching the end. still good and close without much irratation.

steve
 
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