SOTD Sat 30th Mar - Fri 5th Apr 2013

[oversaturn]

Wednesday, 3.iv.2013

Predopobarba Proraso
Kimson Vu silvertip
Body Shop w/ sesame oil
Merkur 43C
Croma Diamant
Thayer's Witch Hazel Lemon
Proraso Crema Liquida

 

[isaiah53]

merkur hd
polsilver super iridium
semogue 620
nannys rasage traditionnel soap
vintage shulton old spice AS

very nice.

 

[fly3k]

Hot Shower & 3P cream
Passaround Fatboy and Gillette 7 o'clock yellow (1)
Omega 10005 Boar
DR Harris Windsor Soap
DR Harris Arlington Aftershave Milk

I really nice first shave with the fatboy sponsored by DR Harris.
Super smooth results

 

[Nishy]

Shower
Proraso pre green
Murdock pre have oil
Eucalyptus oil
TOBS half almond size of barber shop and sandalwood with vitamin E and eucalyptus oil added
TOBS luxury toner
Bodyshop white musk a/s

 

[fonthunter]

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 24mm Shavemac D01 Extra Silver Tip 2 Band Version
SOAP/CREAM: Fitjar Soap Norwegian Fern Shaving Cream
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: 6/8" Filarmonica 13 Doble Temple, Round Point
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #60000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: Fitjar Folgefonn Mint After Shave Balm
RESULT: Very clean, BBS shave

Have a nice day,
Béla​

 

[salesman]

Liz Earle Shave Cream
EJ Best
Fat Handle Tech
7 O'clock Yellow
Liz Earle ASB.

Blade went off very fast,two shaves only so something new tomorrow .

 

[Norfolkdick]

Greetings

Thursday 4th April 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: Valet Autostrop Mod. C
Blade: GEM Stainless Coated modified
Brush: Omega 39 Boar
Soap: Palmolive Soap + Palmolive Cream + Glycerine Ãœberlather
Aftershave: RSC Balm

A great shave but I made my neck under my ears a little tender with too much touching up. I have a little area about the size of a shilling on my neck about an inch under my ears where the whiskers grow in a circular Catherine wheel style whorl. I find it nearly impossible to get this area smooth without endless touching up.

Rich's (MachM) advice about leaving it is the sensible answer, especially as it cannot even be seen, only felt!

Regards
Dick.

 

[Rjstoz]

Preshave : hot water and coal tar soap
Razor : gillette aluminium handled tech
Blade : palm stropped green gillette 7 o'clock
Brush : men - u boar brush
Cream : Erasmic
Post shave : cold water, alum, floid " the genuine " asb and E45 cream

Results?
An alright shave, a little neck irritation. The Erasmic cream gave a rich, slick lather, but, as I'm not far taken with the gillette greens. I think I'll stick with my derbies. (personal opinion ymmv)
Regards
Rodders

 

[Helveticum]

Cold shower
Proraso pre/post
Tabac shave stick
M&F blonde badger
Merkur 37c w/Astra SP
Steve's Bay Rum
Weleda ASB

Great smooth BBS shave. Hard to beat Tabac. Been a while since I last used Steve's bay rum juice - nice touch! Need to do it more often. And now the superstar - Weleda balm. This is the first time I've used it, but already think it's one of the best balms I've tried. Strong herby scent that lingers for almost an hour (might wanna watch for your choice of EdT), but I like that. Performance wise it's certainly among the very best, highly recommended.

 

[Burgundy]

Gillette Mach3 (1)
Muhle Silvertip Fibre
Speick cream
Floris Santal edt

Considered not shaving for a week or two but, by day three, the girlfriend was already complaining.

 

[pugh-the-special-one]

Prep L'Occitane Verbena Soap
Razor Heljestrand Le Duc 13/16
Strop Kanayama Cordovan #8000
Brush Simpsons Chubby 1 in Super
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Alum & Witch Hazel
Una Brennan Neroli Moisturiser
Penhaligon's Castile Edt

Jamie.

Great shave.

​

 

[Lose the beard]

Thursday

Prep: Hot Shower
Cream: T&H West Indian Limes
Brush: Neep Aztec 29mm Extra Silvertip
Razor: Gillette New with iKon Bulldog
Blade: Gillette Super Thin
Balm: T&H West Indian Limes
Cologne: T&H West Indian Limes

Nice refreshing shave.

 

[jds]

Thursday iv April, 2013

Pre: Hot shower, lemon glyercin soap
Prep: Cold water splash, Proraso green pre
Cream: RazoRock Classic
Brush: Semogue 1305
Razor: Feather AS-1
Blade: Feather Seikan #3
Astringent: Osma alum block
ASB: Proraso white
ASL: Knize Ten

Result: Could be the end for this Seikan. Still feels sharp, but smoothness has gone a little. One more pass perhaps tomorrow and finish off with Astra green and Merkur 38. Face feels smooth, but a little sensitive to the touch.

All the best,

Jon

 

[geezer]

DE89 (Barley)
Feather (1)
MWF F.L.
Finest Badger
Alum

BBS with 2 pass and a few touch ups though a bit stingy from alum and a few weepers. Not a bad shave but smoother than yesterday's.

 

[jds]

Cold shower
Proraso pre/post
Tabac shave stick
M&F blonde badger
Merkur 37c w/Astra SP
Steve's Bay Rum
Weleda ASB

Great smooth BBS shave. Hard to beat Tabac. Been a while since I last used Steve's bay rum juice - nice touch! Need to do it more often. And now the superstar - Weleda balm. This is the first time I've used it, but already think it's one of the best balms I've tried. Strong herby scent that lingers for almost an hour (might wanna watch for your choice of EdT), but I like that. Performance wise it's certainly among the very best, highly recommended.

Weleda products are very classy I think. Understated, but excellent.

 

[wai]

Prep: Shower
Brush: Thater 4125/00 2-band Fan
Razor: Dumas Aine 11/16" tailless, near wedge
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Astringent: Osma Alum
Moisturiser: E45
Eau de Toilette: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet

Notes: A short hiatus and a good shave. Razor wasn't as keen as I'd like but somehow managed to get a very close shave without irritation. An experience I find typical with the thicker grinds.

The razor I had spent forever trying to hone. It was one of the first old French ones I'd bought and very difficult to get a consistently sharp bevel that reached the edge. Still not perfect, but good enough for now.