SOTD Sat. 6th April to Fri. 12th April 2013
- Thread starter Norfolkdick
- Start Date
- Messages
- 2,467
- Location
- Kent "Invicta"
F/T Rocket
NoS Wilkie
NF2201
MdC
Speick AS
NoS Wilkie
NF2201
MdC
Speick AS
- Messages
- 1,261
- Location
- The Garden of England
Prep: Cold Water Splash
Razor: English NEW LC with Weber Bulldog Handle
Blade: Schick #1
Brush: Simpson Duke 2 Best
Soap: Lea Stick
Post: Proraso Menthol Post Cream
Aftershave: Proraso Splash
A lovely 2 pass cold water face lather shave.
The blade had no problem cutting through 3 days worth of whiskers.
I'll be back testing untested blades from the next shave, I only have 4 types left I've not used yet – Feather, Personna Plat, Super Iridium, Polsilver Iridium.
This Lea shave stick is looking a bit stumpy now, hopefully I'll have enough shaves left out of it to finish using those blades and see how many shaves I get out of the iridium's.
Razor: English NEW LC with Weber Bulldog Handle
Blade: Schick #1
Brush: Simpson Duke 2 Best
Soap: Lea Stick
Post: Proraso Menthol Post Cream
Aftershave: Proraso Splash
A lovely 2 pass cold water face lather shave.
The blade had no problem cutting through 3 days worth of whiskers.
I'll be back testing untested blades from the next shave, I only have 4 types left I've not used yet – Feather, Personna Plat, Super Iridium, Polsilver Iridium.
This Lea shave stick is looking a bit stumpy now, hopefully I'll have enough shaves left out of it to finish using those blades and see how many shaves I get out of the iridium's.
- Messages
- 1,670
- Location
- Essex
Thursday 11th April
Prep: Hot shower, Dove men+care Face Scrub
Brush: Omega 10065
Soap: Palmolive grated into ramekin, Steve Woodhead Suribachi Lathered
Razor: EJ89
Blade: Schick Ultra (2) with single shim.
Post: Alum, Witch Hazel, Superdrug Sierran Breeze ASL, Astral moisturiser.
Very impressive shave today. First use of the Palmolive in a while, as I've been using other, more expensive soaps, but I got the best lather I've had in a long time with the Palmolive today. I don't think I'll be buying any more expensive soaps for a while. Had lather everywhere!
It's a shame I only needed a one pass (ATG) shave, the EJ is by far my favourite razor, and the Schick Ultra platinum blade is bloody good too. Much more effective in the EJ with shim than it was in the Super Adjustable.
Very happy with today's shave, I can feel my technique improving, lather improving, and my speed picking up too. Soon I'll push for BBS, but over the moon with today's results.
Prep: Hot shower, Dove men+care Face Scrub
Brush: Omega 10065
Soap: Palmolive grated into ramekin, Steve Woodhead Suribachi Lathered
Razor: EJ89
Blade: Schick Ultra (2) with single shim.
Post: Alum, Witch Hazel, Superdrug Sierran Breeze ASL, Astral moisturiser.
Very impressive shave today. First use of the Palmolive in a while, as I've been using other, more expensive soaps, but I got the best lather I've had in a long time with the Palmolive today. I don't think I'll be buying any more expensive soaps for a while. Had lather everywhere!
It's a shame I only needed a one pass (ATG) shave, the EJ is by far my favourite razor, and the Schick Ultra platinum blade is bloody good too. Much more effective in the EJ with shim than it was in the Super Adjustable.
Very happy with today's shave, I can feel my technique improving, lather improving, and my speed picking up too. Soon I'll push for BBS, but over the moon with today's results.
- Messages
- 931
- Location
- Lisbon, Portugal
Thursday, 11.iv.2013
Predopobarba Proraso
Semogue 830
Sapone da Barba Vegetale alla Mandorla
Gem Flying Wing Micromatic
GEM Stainless
Thayer's Witch Hazel Lemon
Proraso Crema Liquida
Predopobarba Proraso
Semogue 830
Sapone da Barba Vegetale alla Mandorla
Gem Flying Wing Micromatic
GEM Stainless
Thayer's Witch Hazel Lemon
Proraso Crema Liquida
- Messages
- 1,057
- Location
- Staines
Having skipped a shave this morning, I've had a rare evening shave. Given that today was to be my first shave with an Ever Ready Streamline, I couldn't wait until tomorrow!
Prep: hot water and Proraso pre-shave
Soap: Speick soap, Kent BK2 brush
Shave: Ever Ready Streamline, Gem coated SE blade - 4th use
Post: Neale's Yard Balm
It was a funny old shave really - my only frame of reference is a Gem Clog Pruf and the Streamline seemed much less aggressive both with and across the grain and yet was much rougher against it. I managed to nick myself for the first time in ages going ATG on the top lip.
I was pretty underwhelmed with the results after WTG and XTG: I'm usually pretty presentable after that with the Gem, but the Ever Ready left me nowhere near.
However, it all turned around with the ATG. To quote ChrisBell, I've been faceturbating all evening. Definitely a DFS.
Overall, not perfect, but enough promise to merit a few more outings!!
Thanks to Tall Paul for selling at a reasonable price and giving me the opportunity
Prep: hot water and Proraso pre-shave
Soap: Speick soap, Kent BK2 brush
Shave: Ever Ready Streamline, Gem coated SE blade - 4th use
Post: Neale's Yard Balm
It was a funny old shave really - my only frame of reference is a Gem Clog Pruf and the Streamline seemed much less aggressive both with and across the grain and yet was much rougher against it. I managed to nick myself for the first time in ages going ATG on the top lip.
I was pretty underwhelmed with the results after WTG and XTG: I'm usually pretty presentable after that with the Gem, but the Ever Ready left me nowhere near.
However, it all turned around with the ATG. To quote ChrisBell, I've been faceturbating all evening. Definitely a DFS.
Overall, not perfect, but enough promise to merit a few more outings!!
Thanks to Tall Paul for selling at a reasonable price and giving me the opportunity
- Messages
- 1,057
- Location
- Staines
Tall_Paul said:
Well, the good news there is that they aren't particularly expensive so you should be able to pick one up cheaply. However, PM me if you'd like to borrow mine for a couple of weeks (but not much longer... it's one of my regulars now as it's so lovely!)
- Messages
- 1,427
EJDE89
Red Personna
EJ badger
RSC Cream
Avon Balm
D & G The One Sport
Red Personna
EJ badger
RSC Cream
Avon Balm
D & G The One Sport
- Messages
- 7,601
- Location
- Taured
Martin de Candre
Henk walnut silvertip
Rotbart 20 with Gillette Bleue (2)
Cold water
Very nice again.
Henk walnut silvertip
Rotbart 20 with Gillette Bleue (2)
Cold water
Very nice again.
- Messages
- 2,427
- Location
- Woburn Sands, Bucks
Friday xii April 2013
Good Morning all.
Prep: Shower, Lemon Glycerin soap
Soap: La PalmToja frankensoap
Brush: Dickinson & Gilroy Boar
Razor: Ikon 2pb
Blade: Polsilver Super Stainless
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH, Proraso white ASB
Fragrance: Taylor's Alcohol Free Jermyn Street
Result: First shave with the Palmolive / La Toja frankensoap and very impressed - thick, thick creamy lather with that distinctive Palmolive "soapy" smell. Plenty of slip and cushion. The D&G brush is beginning to soften, and the Polsilver / Ikon combo seems never to let me down. A good shave for POETS day.
Have a good day everyone.
Jon
Good Morning all.
Prep: Shower, Lemon Glycerin soap
Soap: La PalmToja frankensoap
Brush: Dickinson & Gilroy Boar
Razor: Ikon 2pb
Blade: Polsilver Super Stainless
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH, Proraso white ASB
Fragrance: Taylor's Alcohol Free Jermyn Street
Result: First shave with the Palmolive / La Toja frankensoap and very impressed - thick, thick creamy lather with that distinctive Palmolive "soapy" smell. Plenty of slip and cushion. The D&G brush is beginning to soften, and the Polsilver / Ikon combo seems never to let me down. A good shave for POETS day.
Have a good day everyone.
Jon
- Messages
- 1,714
Another shave with the new last night:
Prep: Proraso White
Cream: Dr Harris Windsor
Brush: NF Tubby 1
Razor: UFO U2/Gillette New LC
Post: Profs ASB mixed with 444
I love this cream, I think it's the best smelling thing ever. Well third or fourth shave with the New and it was BBS and zero irritation! So happy to have cracked it (for now) definately requires a bit more thought then the weber.
I'm still faceturbating this morning!
Prep: Proraso White
Cream: Dr Harris Windsor
Brush: NF Tubby 1
Razor: UFO U2/Gillette New LC
Post: Profs ASB mixed with 444
I love this cream, I think it's the best smelling thing ever. Well third or fourth shave with the New and it was BBS and zero irritation! So happy to have cracked it (for now) definately requires a bit more thought then the weber.
I'm still faceturbating this morning!
OP
- Messages
- 3,205
- Location
- West Norfolk. UK
- Thread Starter
- #159
Greetings
Friday 12th April 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: Gillette 'Old' Mayfair De-Luxe
Blade: Vintage Wilkinson Sword Stainless
Brush: Vulfix 406 Boar
Soap: Wilkinson Sword Stick grated into a container
Aftershave: Nivea Sensitive Balm
A really nice DE shave 'Old's' don't seem to be a head in great favour but I like them and they shave just fine for me. Dodgy kindly gave me these old Wilkie's they are a lovely blade very smooth for what I suspect is an early 80's stainless blade?
Regards
Dick.
Friday 12th April 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: Gillette 'Old' Mayfair De-Luxe
Blade: Vintage Wilkinson Sword Stainless
Brush: Vulfix 406 Boar
Soap: Wilkinson Sword Stick grated into a container
Aftershave: Nivea Sensitive Balm
A really nice DE shave 'Old's' don't seem to be a head in great favour but I like them and they shave just fine for me. Dodgy kindly gave me these old Wilkie's they are a lovely blade very smooth for what I suspect is an early 80's stainless blade?
Regards
Dick.
