SOTD: Saturday 13 April - Friday 19 April 2024.



Preshave - Pears Transparent Soap
Razor - Razorine Flatboy
Blade - Perma-Sharp
Brush - Highlander TSR LE Walnut and Boar
Lather - Proraso Red
Splash - Cella

Still not getting shaves as comfortable as I know this razor usually gives. I wonder if this blade just doesn’t suit it. Swapped to a Shark SS for tomorrow.
 
Hi Paul,
No, I very rarely use a bowl for lathering. It’s usually straight to the face and it thickens up as you work it. When this one is gone I’ll be after some more I do like the Extro soaps.
Mark
 
All the best for your treatment, mate!
 


My Artisinal April Shave today consisted of...
Prep Aleppo soap.
Brush Highlander LE2023 Badger.
Soap Geo F Trumpers Limes.
Razors Leaf & Stando Rod.
Blade Nacet for Leaf & Feather Pro (5)
Aftershave Jean paul gaultier Scandal.

Today's Shave was with My Stando Rod in an attempt to counter act some of the Feather blades roughness, now that it's started to go bad.
I have even swapped out the Rods handle to see how that feels in the hand, further thoughts after a couple more uses.
The blade will be long done by then.
A nice clean shave had and now smelling amazing.
All that's left is to say have a great evening everyone.
Toodles.
 
Hi Paul,
No, I very rarely use a bowl for lathering. It’s usually straight to the face and it thickens up as you work it. When this one is gone I’ll be after some more I do like the Extro soaps.
Mark
Hi Mark

I'm the same with soaps (and most creams) - face lathering seems to better ready the stubble.
I asked about bowl lathering as all the Extro soaps I have are more like croaps.(Legno Di Rosa being the softest) Swirling a brush on the surface always seems to pick up too much.
Just dabbing the brush tips on soap/croap seems much less wasteful.

I can recommend Legno Di Sandalo. The scent is very nice. The matching Aftershave/EdT splash is really good too.
 
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