SOTD Sat 2nd Feb - Fri 8th Feb 2013

[Rob Dery]

Morning, gents.

Tuesday:

Prep: Claus Porto Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJ DE89 head with an iKon Bulldog handle
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock Green (4)
Brush: Ecotools Bamboo Finishing Kabuki brush
Shave soap: Mama Bear's Aged Spice
A/S: Indian Old Spice

Easy, excellent shave.

 

[Norfolkdick]

Greetings

Tuesday 5th February 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: GEM Micromatic OC
Blade: GEM Blue Star Carbon
Brush: Vie Long 13061M Horse
Soap: Speick grated into a container
Aftershave: Simple Balm

My very first shave with a modern carbon SE blade and I admit that I was surprised with just how good a shave it produced. As many of you know carbon SE blades are not available for purchase in the UK other than from the states with a ridiculous postage cost. These blades came from Tonyspurs together with a razor, thank you.

The blades do not glide over the skin in quite the same way as the stainless PTFE coated ones but they cut every bit as well (possibly better) the only down side I can see (apart from availability) is they need to be removed from the razor and wiped dry. They stain straight away after a single shave and I am sure they would rust overnight. I have tried NOS carbon blades before but they have been somewhere between poor and crap in the shave they delivered.

Regards
Dick.

 

[Hermanito]

Cold water
Chinese no name 26 brush
MÜHLE R89 + Personna platinum 1#
T&H Grafton
AS HBG Vermont
ASB TBS white musk

 

[John]

Today's Shave

GEM Micromatic
GEM Blade
NSS Scotch Pine Hard Shaving Soap (Face Lartherd)
Kent BK8 Brush
Geo.F.Trumper Ajaccio Violets

Result BSS WTG

A lovely shave with this Gem :icon_smile:

 

[Sir_eider]

Today, a luxurious sandal shave!

Cheers!

 

[Tim B]

Prep: Nivea face wash
Brush: Wilkinson Sword
Cream: Body Shop maca root
Razor: Merkur 25c handle with Edwin Jagger head
Blade: Permasharp
Post: none used today.

This is the first time I have used a Permasharp blade, and the Merkur / Jagger combination. Not a bad shave, quite smooth.

 

[782sirbrian]

Tues 5th

Hot shower
Hot flannel
DR Harris Arlington cream scuttle lathered
Simpsons Colonel best badger brush
Weber POL stainless bulldog handle
Perma-sharp super (2)
Cold rinse
Witch hazel
Boots Freshwood aftershave balm

Smooth comfortable shave on a snowy day.

Brian

 

[Slow Shaving]

Tuesday 02-05-13.

Soap from Aleppo - Morris & Forndran 25X53 - Gillette Fatboy - Iridium Super #1 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving soap TABAC - Alum block - Thayers Original - ASB Korres - ASL Myrsol Antesol.

 

[FrankieG]

Good afternoon, gents.

Prep: MWF soap + Hot Flannel
Brush: Morris & Forndran Blonde Badger
Soap: MWF
Razor: Weber POL/Bulldog
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellow (1)
A/S: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel, Weleda After Shave Balm
EDT: Penhaligon's Juniper Sling (sample)

2-pass DFS. Gillette Yellow don't shave quite as smooth and close for me as my go-to blades (Personna Med Prep and Super Iridium), but still much better than I remember from the last time I used them.

 

[Mikael]

Disaster! Hope you get everything sorted soon

Man,that sounds bad around your place, that's a clusterFuck right there....All that....AND a downed coffee machine......NNNOOOOOOOOOO

Hope things get better soon,and at least I've upheld the swedish end,with my SOTD

Cheers guys! It is a disaster and I haven't had time to fix the machine yet, but the insurance company was here today and they need to open the roof under the kitchen and prob put in fans there ... need an espresso shot, soon

 

[Burgundy]

Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Polsilver Stainless (1)
Semogue SOC 2-band
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Witch hazel
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Penhaligon's Castile

 

[Mikael]

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Rod Neep, 28 mm in Kenya soapstone handle
Razor: J Nowill and sons
Soap: Cade
AS: Mennen S B
Edt: Penhaligon's Castile
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean
Really nice razors this one with lovely old ivory scales plus it took a nice and very thin edge/bevel.

 

[mattyb240]

Beautiful shave:

Room temperature water
Proraso White pre/post
NF Tubby 1
Dr Harris Windsor
Weber DLC/UFO Red Bronze Goliath XL - Polisilver
Profs ASB mixed with 444

Lovely shave not quite BBS under my neck line but lovely. Don't often use this cream even though its great and adore the smell. Experimenting with temperatures of water at the moment. Gradually going colder.

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[salesman]

NSS French Lavender
EJ89
Souplex
EJ Best
Witch Hazel Gel.

Not the best I have had.Not getting on with these blades at all.

 

[Burgundy]

Experimenting with temperatures of water at the moment. Gradually going colder.

I only ever cold water shave now - in fact, warm lather feels a bit odd. It was a good move for me.

 

[mattyb240]

Experimenting with temperatures of water at the moment. Gradually going colder.

I only ever cold water shave now - in fact, warm lather feels a bit odd. It was a good move for me.

I've been going through phases, hot water, stone cold water, then went off it after bad shave, back to hot water, and slowly making my way down again.