SOTD: Saturday 14 - Friday 20 October 2023.

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SOTD: 14/10/2023

Razor: Hone 15
Blade: Pol Silver Super Iridium, 1st use
Brush: Highlander 2023 TSR Limited Edition Yaqi Tuxedo Knot
Bowl: HC&C Black Straight Wall Bowl
Preshave: Bart’s Balms Lochnagar Oil
Soap: Signature Wicstun Puck
Aftershave: Signature Wicstun Aftershave
Balm: Bart's Balm BEN KILBRECK Balm
Fragrance: Maison Alhambra Porto Neroli EdP

Always enjoy using the Hone on a weekend so I can take my time with the shave and throughly enjoy it. The shave was spot on as was the Wicstun, which is just a lovely fresh scent and such an easy soap to lather. I’ve no idea what’s going on with the bottle, I keep it in a drawer with all my others but it makes no difference and the paint just seems to come off when I’m not looking! I don’t care one jot though as it’s smells amazing!
 
Sunday 15th October

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Gillette Labs Quick Rinse Shave Foam
Leaf Twig & Lord Platinum (2)
Pinaud Citrus Musk
 
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My Shave today consisted of...
Prep Aleppo soap.
Brush TSR LE 2023 Highlander Oak/Resin Manchurian Badger with 24mm bulb.
Soap Re Nero
Razor Muhle Rocca Birch.
Blade Derby Premium.
Aftershave Re Nero.

Sorry I have been a bit quiet but I have been breaking in my Highlander brushes and enjoying the Twig razor but I kept forgetting to take a photo due to just having one of those times where there just didn't seem to be enough hours in the day.
back to todays shave.
I have seen a few posts using the Aleppo soap as a preshave, so I thought I would give it a go.
Tbh it's too early to tell so will keep trying it for a few more shaves.
My wife loves the Re Nero smell making this this second aftershave bottle I have brought and still on tub number 1.
The Rocca and Derby blade gave a lovely shave, champion.
Have a great evening everyone.
 
I haven't been tugging. I haven't been pulling big things from behind. So where have I been? Nowhere. I have just been useless.

We are now 2 days in to the new week of SOTD's and I haven't insulted your intelligence as yet with my usual waffle and piffle. I know what waffles are, but piffles do puzzle me. Can you eat them?

So with no further ado here it is, my first entry and one themed, 'Play it again Brian'

Saturday's shave

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Brian the razor - Stainless Mongoose
Brian the blade - Schick Proline
Brian brush - PAA Pelegrino
Brian's soap - Signature Soaps Londinium
Brian the moisturiser - Collegen
Brian smells - Bath House Cuban Cedar and Lime


'Old Spice. Worse than a wicker bull's head, a thingy or other and a pair of socks apparently'

A great 'Get me out quickly' shave before Mrs Satanfriendly demasculated me in an unpleasant manner. Went the cinema and my private parts were on the line. Thank you, you wonderful bunch.

Sunday's shave

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Not Brian's razor - Ikon B1
Not Brian's blade - Personna Tomy
Not Brian's brush - Highlander LFC
Not Brian's soap - Murdock's Avalon
Brian's barmy - L'Occitane Cade
Smelly Brian - YSL homme


'Satanfriendly. Number one stupid man'

Sorry Brian, you never got a look in this evening as it was time for the rare 'once a year' outing for the Murdock's. And what a blindingly brilliant bit of creamery it is. A new blade as well and many thanks to @NotTheStig for the very appreciated samples he sent including this one. I always thought Tomy made cheap plastic toys. Times must be hard as they appear to have turned their skills over to manufacturing razor blades as well. Still, what a very nice blade. At first I thought it was a slimmed down Kai as in a similar manner the blade says Jack Poo what it is and totally blank. I am also totally blank, but in a different way.

A superlative shave though and nice to use the YSL for a change. I'd forgotten what a damn nice scent this is.

Well, congratulations to you who have managed to get this far. And you think it is all over? Not quite. This also happens to be a Karaoke shave dedicated to @BrianH as I have written a song for him. Well not quite, as I simply ripped someone else's song, bastardised the lyrics and claimed it was mine. In this case under my pseudo name 'Terence Trent Derby Blade'

Press 'Play' and away you go




Fortunately you have got
A soap you can rely upon on
We started out as a risky buy
But the thought makes me dip my brush in
Your lather is so deep
Too far in the tin to turn away
We started out as a risky buy

Signature Soaps across my face
I want you to be my lather
Ikon razor across my face
I want you to be my shaver

Time I'm sure will bring
The old aluminium tins back again
It seems to be the way
When your gambling on a plastic tub
I'd rather be in Hell
Than have a cheap poly jar
And a posh label as a sub

Signature Soaps across my face
I want you to be my lather
Ikon razor across my face
I want you to be my shaver

A brush’s life has never been so much fun
Before the shave is done
Oh my face shines brighter
In the bathroom mirror
I want to be with you alone
My brush wants to tie its knot with you
I’ll wash away my stains showering
In the room that makes the rain

All alone with you
Making butterfly noises** from my arse
Slowly we make lather
And the brush rotates
Across my face
Slowly we make lather

Hey
Signature Soaps across my face (Use the old label)
I want to have your baby (Not the new tub)
Ikon razor across my face
I want you to be my shaver
(Sign your soap, sign your soap)

Signature Soaps across my face
I want you to be my lather
Ikon razor across my face
I want you to be my shaver

Signature Soaps across my face
I want you to be my lather
Ikon razor across my face

** I presume I was referring to a gentle flapping noise

Well done to those of you who got this far and to the others, quitters.

But if you think it is a Japanese lady free shave, think again. Someone new and you can like or unlike. Oh, and I love you all...




Don't worry though as even I have lost interest by now
 
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SOTD 16-Oct
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Brush: MOAR Boar
Soap: A&E Lavender Noir
Razor: Merkur 39C
Blade: Wizamet
Post: A&E Lavender & B&M Lavender Interrupted

Cracking shave this morning, the 39C never fails to deliver. Nice whack of lavender from the A&E without it being floral and with the interrupted it hits with what seems like smokiness along with more lavender and I think a bit of tobacco and vanilla. Lovely fragrance, perhaps one that is best suited for a night out rather than a day at work but I'm not complaining.

Hope everyone has a good one.

Cheers

Marc
 
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SOTD: 16/10/2023

Razor: Schick Injector I2 Eversharp Hydromagic
Blade: Schick Injector, 10th use
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3
Bowl: Kikier Ceramic Bowl
Preshave: Martin De Candre Huile Végétale - Camomille et Citron Oil
Soap: Martin De Candre Original Puck
Aftershave: Mäurer und Wirtz 4711 Original Eau de Cologne
Additional Care: Osma Alum
Additional Care: Cold Water

Have a nice day!
 
16/10/23
Pre - Pears Transparent Original
Brush - Semogue SOC BTS Boar
Soap - Palmolive Classic Cream
Razor - PILS 101 NL Hi Polished "Thor's Hammer"
Blade - Kai DE Stainless
Post - Cold water Rinse
Balm - Barts Balm Ben Lomond - Cinnamon & Patchouli
A/S - Avon Wild country
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An easy comfortable BBS in 3 passes. It is very much worth learning to use these "milder" versions of razors, i am really enjoying them at present, more so than the more aggressive of the gang.
Enjoy your day all.
 
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Preshave - Wright's Traditional Soap
Razor - Christopher Bradley OC-D
Blade - Shark SS
Brush - Highlander TSR LE 2023 (Walnut and Boar)
Lather - Cup Of Leftovers
Splash - Boots Freshwood

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First shave with this plate but I wonder if I've found my perfect combination. Very efficient, nice amount of blade feel and buttery smooth. I'll keep experimenting though...

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