SOTD Sat 2nd Feb - Fri 8th Feb 2013


Merkur 37c / Lab Blue
Simpsons 'Rover' Manchurian Butterscotch
Vitos Extra Super Shaving Soap - Coconut
Witch Hazel


Second run out with this razor but with a Lab blue this time…SO much better but still room for improvement!



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Progress on 2, 1
Yesterday's Schick Ultra Platinum
Henk walnut silvertip
Professor Blighty Grapewood soap

Lovely close shave. On 1 even better than the Red Tip yesterday
 
Sheffield KROPP ( cost me £4 from a car boot and is mint )
DR Harris - Marlborough
Edwin Jagger - Badger
Vetiver Guerlain
1 x WTG pass, 1 x ATG pass + touch up. Result = BBS

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England said:
Sheffield KROPP ( cost me £4 from a car boot and is mint )
DR Harris - Marlborough
Edwin Jagger - Badger
Vetiver Guerlain
1 x WTG pass, 1 x ATG pass + touch up. Result = BBS

sotd01_zpsff902525.jpg
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Wonderful photo, great use of depth of field and sepia effect lends itself to the image perfectly.
 
barlines said:
England said:
Sheffield KROPP ( cost me £4 from a car boot and is mint )
DR Harris - Marlborough
Edwin Jagger - Badger
Vetiver Guerlain
1 x WTG pass, 1 x ATG pass + touch up. Result = BBS

sotd01_zpsff902525.jpg
Click to expand...


Wonderful photo, great use of depth of field and sepia effect lends itself to the image perfectly.
Click to expand...

Thanks. Appreciated.
 
Tuesday 5th February

Hot Shower and Facial Scrub
Shavex Brushless Shave Cream
Ford & Medley Arrow 6/8 Razor
New Forest Tubby1 Tigris Perla in Finest Silvertip
Vulfix Lavender Shaving Cream
Lavender Water
Organic Shea Butter
4711 Cologne
Brylcreem Original
Brian's Own (Moustache Wax)

I bought this razor a few months back and tonight was the first time I used this Ford & Medley. An excellent 3 pass shave
 
What's up,

A colleague got me back into DE. Thanks, he knows who he is. Anyway, 3 shaves in and easy c20 hours research some really honest observations and leanings.

A) Pre shave your choice Hot water loads of cream

B) blade is every thing used a 7 o clock worked awesome

C) leave the alum out or use in a limited way

D)Use Nannys shaving cream.

Major success
 
Proraso Pre
Michael Klim Shave Milk
Omega 11126
Merkur 33c
Astra sp
Witch Hazel Gel
Liz Earle ASB.

Very nice this morning,Back to a tried and tested blade after yesterday's
Poor showing with the highly rated Souplex.Perhaps it was just not for me.
 
Prep Palmolive Verbena & Neroli Soap
Razor Wade & Butcher Special 6/8
Strop Kanayama Cordovan #8000
Brush Simpsons M7 LE Finest Silvertip
GFT Coconut Shaving Cream
Alum & Witch Hazel
Una Brennan Neroli Moisturiser
Penhaligon's Castile Edt.

Jamie.

A really first class BBS two pass shave from one of my best shavers the Wade & Butcher full hollow 6/8.

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Greetings

Wednesday 6th February 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: GEM Micromatic OC
Blade: GEM Blue Star Carbon
Brush: Semogue OC Boar
Soap: Tabac
Aftershave: RSC Cream

A very nice shave in terms of closeness but my face feels just a tiny bit tender which I put down to the lack of coating on these carbon blades, or perhaps me being so used to a PTFE coated SE blade. I suspect these blades require a more delicate touch!

Regards
Dick.
 
This morning:

Prep: Cold rinse
Razor: Thiers-Issard "basic black", 11/16"
Brush: Neep #1033 soapstone ball and bobbin 24mm high mountain badger
Cream: Body Shop Maca Root
Aftershave: Prof Blighty's Green Ginger
Scent: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet

Fantastic shave today, really close and comfortable.
 
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Pre hot towel + Proraso sandal soap + Vie&Long 14830 horse&badger + Gillette Super Adjustable with Gillette Thin + Sergio Tacchini splash with Proraso Blue balm

First use of this mix hair brush. I have never tried this combination, and for me it seemed like a "vitamined" horse: denser, floppier and a bit prickier. Not very suitable for hard soaps, better for creams&bowl lathering but at least has a reasonably performance doing circular motions in face (not like other pure horse brushes I have tried).

A good shave anyway

Cheers!
 
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