SOTD Sat 23rd Feb - Fri 1st Mar 2013...

[isaiah53]

fatip/ parker 91r handle
7 o'clock super stainless
semogue 620
proraso
4711 AS/ 444

decent shave.

 

[Exapno]

Evening all. Monday:

MÜHLE R89 Grande
Polsilver Super Iridium
MÜHLE Silvertip Fibre
Nancy Boy Signature SC
Bulldog ASB

 

[RB73]

Chatsworth
NoS Wilkie
NF2201
AoS Sandalwood Soap
Speick A/S

 

[Tall_Paul]

MONDAY EVENING

Aristocrat #16
Voskhod (2)
Semogue Il Rasoio LE brush
Nannys Nutmeg Spice hard soap
Witch hazel
Castle Forbes AS balm

Once more a couple of weepers (around the mouth) but a very close shave.

Like others on here, I'm finding these Russian blades are damn good.

 

[Lose the beard]

TUESDAY MORNING

Prep, Hot shower
Brush, Neep 28mm Extra Silvertip
Cream, TOBS Jermyn Street
Razor, iKon New Standard Head w Bulldog 2
Blade, Gillette Super Stainless
A/S, TOBS Jermyn Street
Cologne, TOBS Jermyn Street

First use of this razor having received this base plate yesterday. Having tried a lot of iKons and found them all too mild, the only one I like is the Deluxe Open Comb. I have heard the New Standard Head is even more aggresive.
WOW, it's an animal, this is one very aggresive razor. I would have to put this on a par with the R41. I wasn't expecting that. The result was an exceptionally close 2 pass shave, almost BBS. My face couldn't take an ATG pass.

 

[NotTheStig]

T&H Ultimate Comfort cream
Edwin Jagger boar
Merkur 37c
Wilkinson Sword Sticky
Vintage English Wilkinson Sword (3rd shave)
Professor Blighty Universal Shaving Balsam - Tuxedo

37c was good for removing the majority of the stubble but starts to feel raw before I can do touch ups. The Sticky finished off.
A little raw but good result.

 

[salesman]

Prep Pre
Bluebeards revenge Cream
EJ Best
58 Flare Tip
Gillette Yellow
Witch Hazel Gel.

Flawless this morning.

 

[MachM]

Tuesday:

Cella
Semogue 2012 SE
Muhle R89/Weber Bulldog
Gillette 7 o'clock SharpEdge
Witch Hazel
Pinaud Vanilla
Nivea Cool Kick ASB
DR Harris Windsor EdT

Nice shave, BBS results.

 

[Norfolkdick]

Greetings

Tuesday 26th February 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: Ever Ready 1914 Little Lather Catcher
Blade: GEM Stainless Coated
Brush: Semogue 620 Boar
Soap: Wilkinson Sword Stick grated into a container
Aftershave: Adidas Balm

A really good shave, the Adidas Balm works well enough, but has a 70's washroom smell, the scent is however, so transient that it has completely gone by the time you are dressed!

Regards
Dick

 

[Helveticum]

Cold shower
Proraso pre/post
Tabac soap stick
Muhle synthetic
Feather SS w/ProGuard, finished with 37c
Myrsol Lemon
Rene Kern ASB

Good BBS shave, although still managed to slightly nick myself on the neck. You don't haste with Feather.

 

[rum]

Tuesday

Kent T4
Castle Forbes Lavender SC
Puma 6/8 No1 FF
Castle Forbes Lavender ASB
Chanel Egoiste

 

[pugh-the-special-one]

Prep L'Occitane Verbena Soap
Razor Wade & Butcher Late 1840s 7/8
Strop Kanayama cordovan #8000
Brush Bill Jack Le Tuft 59 in Buckeyed Burl
Cella Crema Da Barba
Alum & Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Baux Balm
L'Occitane Baux Edt

Jamie

A great two pass super smooth shave from this old timer.

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[stevec]

bbr razor
med prep
La Toja stick
nivia sensitive balm

nice close smooth shave

 

[Griffo]

Monday 25th - evening

Prep : clinique face soap
Razor : Fatip Piccolo
Blade : Rapira Super Stainless
Brush : C&E Super badger
Cream : Proraso blue
AS : Proraso AS

Very nice shave.

 

[Dr Rick]

This morning:

Prep: Cold rinse
Razor: Kropp 6/8", ivorine scales, restored by Jamie
Brush: New Forest Tubby 2
Soap: Taylor's Jermyn Street
Scent: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet

Excellent.

 

[Sir_eider]

Pre hot towel + Proraso sandal red soap + Semogue 1335 + Gillette Super Adjustable with Croma + Mennen Skin Bracer splash with GFT Skinfood Sandalwood

A good shave gentlemen, very clean!

It's curious that this Proraso soap is less "latherable" than its brothers or any "hard cream" italian soap I have tried. Anyway, it has a good scent.

Cheers!

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Many, many years have passed since last time I used a Contour. I now need a cartridge razor for travelling and I decided to use one as classic as possible like this metallic Contour handle.
I'm going to compare all the Contour compatible cartridges to decide which one will shave me better with this handle, so I started with the most common: Gillette. Later I'll test Wilkinson and Feather ones.

This first shave was not bad, but lubricating strip is a mess...

I use a Contour regularly when travelling or in a hurry. I've got one of the old metal handles - it has a bit of weight, which I like.

I've found the Gillette Slalom carts work best for me. Russian-made, no lube strip. I find them smoother than the old Wilkinson Profile carts (which are also very good).

Thanks for your advice, mate, I'll take a look to them!

Cheers!