SOTD : Saturday 13th March to Friday 19th March 2021

18/3/21

Soap - Speick Stick
Brush - Omega 11819
Razor - Gillette New OC
Blade - Lancet Advance Platinum (3)
Post - Lea Balm
AS - Ben's Bay Rum Menthol

Speick is a shaving stick which carries a very high reputation, and I have used it a few times but that was a sample I'd bought from the excellent Shave Dash. From what I recall, my experiences with it were fairly good but I remembered it to be a good if not exceptional performer.

For today's shave, I gave my newly acquired full size stick (not a sample) from Connaught a run out. When I am using any shave I always dip the end of the stick in warm/hot water before rubbing it on my face and I did the same today but it didn't do much good, the stick was still rock hard, and it was like rubbing a pleasant scented pebble from my garden over my face. Whilst I was building my lather it was apparent I hadn't loaded enough soap and my lather was a little on the thin side of things, but I still had just enough lather to see a 2 pass shave.
The lather is very slick and it sits very comfortably on the skin, and I love the scent. I had enjoyed using the sample, but for a shave stick I think it's difficult to assess sample soap shavings in comparison to the full stick itself.
A very nice and comfortable shave with the LAP blade in the Gillette New OC, it's a very smooth and comfortable razor.

Anyway chaps, I hope you have a good day.
 
Pre: Shower
Brush: Simpson Commodore X1
Soap: Signature Soap Hibernia
Razor: Razorock ECO
Blade: 0.5 NOS Permasharp Supreme (4)
Post shave: Cold water splash, TC's Infused Witch Hazel
Balm: Barts Balm Lime Balm & Lotion
Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz 4711 EDC

I really like this Hibernia soap, light, citrus and summery, a lovely face Lather today with the little X1 best, the scent of the soap ever present during the lather build up, plenty held in the little brush for the shave.
2 passes and a touch up on the whirlpools for an easy comfortable BBS finish, the blade has been banked on #4, just in case, no point in pushing it, i should say 3 shaves in a DE before this shave, so its done well.
A nice post shave continuing the citrus theme. very nice.

Boar Break-in
Another couple of test lathers with the new boars to aid the break in.
Again with the Williams Mug shaving soap.
Both Performed well.

Torga


TAJ
I think the lather from the Torga was better as i now realise the TAJ holds a bit more water, nothing a bit more whisking will not cure.

They are starting to look like used brushes now, i think i will start using them from next week, strictly Bowl lathering until the tips begin to split.

Stay Safe and enjoy your day All
 
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When I see those razors I imagine the head going "BOING" on what looks like a spring handle, sort of a bobblehead razor. Yes, I know it's not a spring.

 
"Gillette New OC" What kind? Could be a ball end LC or a "Standard" or a Deluxe, flat bottom, long slot, or...
 
TobyC said:
"Gillette New OC" What kind? Could be a ball end LC or a "Standard" or a Deluxe, flat bottom, long slot, or...
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To truthfully answer your question, I do not know but it looks like this.






Paul @pjgh sent it to me. He told me a lot of the plating had come off so he removed the remaining plating to the brass underneath. It didn't come with a handle so I use with the Fat Handle Tech's handle.

It shaves beautifully though and forms a part of my razor rotation of Old Type, Fat Handle and Ball End Tech I seem to use maybe 80- 90% of the time? The two closed comb heads were the ones I enjoyed using the most, but over the last 6 months the two OC heads are the ones I am enjoying using more and more.
 
Couple of softies, mix some viagra in your shave water!

Tell me about the "silver" bowl.
 
English flat bottom of course! Cool.
 
TobyC said:
Couple of softies, mix some viagra in your shave water!

Tell me about the "silver" bowl.
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Hi Toby, it a German Pewter trinket dish I found when looking for soap containers for the Signature Soaps I had been buying, not too sure of its history but its old, it has an Angel hallmark on it.
Good value for £4 from that well known auction site.
Looks great and works brilliantly for WMSS.
T

 
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It is indeed. I liked mine and alignment was fine; only selling it to further some more vintage purchases.
 
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