SOTD SAT 30 JUNE - FRI 6 JULY

[NotTheStig]

No pre-shave
St. James Founder's Reserve cedarwood and clarysage
Progress on 2, 1 with Polsilver Super Iridium (4th shave) and Chinese Schick (also 4th shave)
The Polsilver SI felt nice and smooth in this razor without the accompanying soreness I sometimes get with other razors. But after the second pass it was clearly on the way out. Finished off with the Chinese Schick which was also retired after a pass. Close and not uncomfortable. Had better but certainly good.

 

[Canuck]

Monday:

Penhaligons nickel brush
L'Occitane Cade soap
Merkur 34C HD
Gillette 7 o'clock yellow
L'Occitane Verdon AS splash

Minty fresh.

 

[oversaturn]

Monday, 2.vii.2012

Predopo Vitos
Semogue iberian black boar prototype
Nivea Suave
GEM Micromatic Flying Wing
GEM Stainless
Thayer's Witch Hazel Lavender
Williams Aqua Velva

 

[JaseB]

Monday

white proraso pre post
NF 2213
Nannys Yushu soap
Merkur Hd + super personna (1)
Thayers superhazel
proraso ASB

result: only 1 pass today, but was tidy enough for work. quick and comfortable.

 

[John]

Today's shave

Dove soap/Hot face cloth prep
Gillette 50s ball ended tech
Feather blade
Taylor's sandlewood shaving soap
Kent BK2 brush

Result BSS

I did try for a nother go with the blue blade,but my beard has killed it off.
So the twinplex blade stropper works ..... sort of.

 

[dodgy]

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep;

vintage Marshall Fields rebranded Simpsons best
1958 Executive/Personna74 (NOS)
Klar Kabinett SS
Lucky Tiger AS and Face Tonic
Malizia 'Vetyver' EdT

This very sharp old blade whacked two days worth of whiskers without any effort at all. No feeling of the blade on my face......shaving mostly by sound. Very nice!

BBS results,

Martin

 

[Norfolkdick]

Sunday 1st July 2012

Prep: Shower
Brush: Omega 10810 Boar
Soap: Palmolive (milled)
Razor: Edwin Jagger DB89L
Blade: Feather
Aftershave: Nivea Sensitive Balm

A less than perfect shave, super smooth but tender, especially my neck. i have come to the conclusion that Feather blades and my face will never be close friends!

The cheap Omega brush has a 50mm loft and quite a wide knot and is very stiff. It is only a couple of weeks old so I am hoping it will improve. It needs to!

Regards
Dick.
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[Blyth Spirit]

Monday AM

A shaveless day yesterday so that today's would be (or feel) much smoother. It was and it did.

Gillette A3 1955 Superspeed
Shark SS (2)
Simpson's "Major" (Best)
Palmolive Cream

Nivea ASB
BS White Musk EdT

Three pass, face lather.

Splendid!
:icon_razz:

 

[slantman]

Monday

Progress
Gillette Super Thin
Vie-Long Butterscotch Beehive Horsehair
Mike's Natural Lime Shave Soap
Nivea Sensitive Post Balm
Old Spice Classic After Shave

 

[Dr Rick]

This morning:

Prep: Face wash, Imperial Leather bath soap, cold
Razor: Feather Artist Club RG (wood), Pro blade (11)
Brush: Neep #1033 soapstone ball and bobbin 24mm high mountain badger
Soap: Trumper's Eucris
Aftershave: Prof Blighty's Green Ginger
Scent: Creed Santal

Yes.

 

[Johnus]

Monday morning! Made it through the weekend. Have some guilty feels today... Yes, used a DE rather than a Straight-(! Why. Wanted to use the Osage Rub this AM and didn't want to feel like my face was on fire for 4hrs! I did set the DE at 4.5 to feel manly!
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Razor: Merkur Progress (stated at 1.5 went to 4.5)
Blade: RAPIRA not sure which one. Packaging is all in Cyrillic. Nice blade.
Brush: Badger
Soap: Erasmic stick. Getting ready for the county Fair season. Manly bathroom smelling soap!
Alum- not really needed.
AS: Osage Rub (for the uninitiated : Vicks vapor Rub in a bottle-).
Balm: Nivea
Nice mild shave. BBS after moving to the 4.5.

 

[NotTheStig]

4.5?! I've never gone above 3, and 2 is my normal maximum!
I think from the packaging that's the standards stainless Rapira.

 

[MachM]

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Monday:

Vitos pre-shave
Professor Blighty's Harlequin Soap
Muhle R89
Gillette 7 o'clock SharpEdge (1)
Professor Blighty's Harlequin AS

Much, much better than yesterday. Nice and smooth, no irritation.

 

[barlines]

Monday 2-7-12 (Last of the Martin De Candre)

Proraso Pre/Post (Original formula)
Feather Artist SS - Pro blade (6)
Martin De Candre soap (the last of my sample)
Simpson Tulip T1
Nivea replenishing balm
Witch hazel

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Bit of a slow shave again tonight but we got there and no-one got hurt.

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Monday:

Vitos pre-shave
Professor Blighty's Harlequin Soap
Muhle R89
Gillette 7 o'clock SharpEdge (1)
Professor Blighty's Harlequin AS

Much, much better than yesterday. Nice and smooth, no irritation.

Ahem - Nice towel!!

 

[Mikael]

Nice shave Barlines, sorry about the MDC, it's the greatest stuff and I'll use mine tomorrow (if I don't forget)!

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: SOC 2b
Razor: Joseph Rodgers "The Norfolk razor"
Soap+AS: La Toja Manantiales
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
What a nice razor! First shave with it and very close to "uberclean" (purest and highest level in the shaving nirvana book). Nice gear from La Toja too, the AS is new as well and was very nice too, indeed.

 

[barlines]

What a nice razor!

Stop teasing you bad man!