SOTD : Saturday 16th May - Friday 22th May 2020

Date:- 19 May 2020

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Declaration Grooming ~ Admiral
Razor/Blade:- Gillette Fatboy (5) G2 1961 / Gillette Stainless (red & white) #2
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)
 

Sorry ,Paul.....Belated birthday wishes mate.
 
Belated congratulations, Paul. Apologies for missing the occasion yesterday.
 
Good morning Palmolive fox, all,

Just going through some recent SOTDs, before I post mine from this morning.....The set up you have posted above sounds / looks great. As for the Parker 87r, I am tempted, love the TTO aspect, and the 'fat' handle / detail....but if it's more aggressive than a Merkur 34c, then I won't get on with it.....what do you think?
 


Razor> Fa Tip Grande (OC)
Blade> Astra green
Brush> Omega Pro 49
Soap> Proraso green
AS splash> Proraso
Balm> Proraso

A trouble free shave. Although, having not used the Fa Tip open comb for a while (34c, Fa Tip Gentile and Baili TTO accounting for 99% of shaves over last 6 months) It certainly felt much more aggressive than I remembered it!
Note: Just started a new sleeve of Astra green blades (100 blades plus 1 stick Arko for under £10, Amazon) and noticed that the wrappers have writing on them, and are more substantial (although still single wrapped) than previous, also, NO glue spots.....or any glue, in fact.

Have a good day, all.
 
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RazoRock 400.Se-Plissoft noir
P&B Pall Mall
RazoRock S/S Hawk V3-OC, HD Handle
Schick Proline [ 3 ]
Massimo Dutti A/S Lotion

I have really got used to this Razor very quickly, but I do have experience of the V1. However, this being open comb is more aggressive and the head is smaller making it excellent on the upper lip. Another rather good trouble free Shave with an excellent close all round shave.Despite being Open Comb I am having no problems using its a Daily Shaver, 7 consecutive Shaves so far.

 
RussellR5555 said:
Looks a Lovely shave I , how are the PAA soaps ?
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I'd recommend them to you - among the best performing I own - well thought out and complex scents, stupidly easy to lather and pretty good value for money - a little goes a very long way. In addition to Harvest Moon - I have CaD - their take on barbershop - and it is one of my most frequently used products. Goes a treat with Epsilon Blue aftershave. Most importantly - from your point of view - is that all their soap bases are vegan. PAA produce a bewildering array of stuff - razors and brushes in addition to software. Some of the post shave balms look really interesting but I've never seen them offered by a UK or European seller - Shaving Station sell the 'core' range - if you wanted to take your chances with customs - I'm assuming it is the same deal in Ireland? - this is the company website - https://phoenixartisanaccoutrements.com/

@Paul L - sorry mate - my turn to apologise - I too completely missed that - happy birthday - I hope you had a good day. I agree with your comment - ageing has never bothered me - there are few things more futile than trying to resist it - but I had a real wobble when I became 50 a couple of years ago - I was surprised at myself. This was a source of some amusement to my partner - who is older than me - and had the same experience turning 50 - which I was completely unsympathetic about at the time. She was very gracious - and didn't rub it in - too much.

Cheers - both - I.
 
Another belated birthday wish
 
Good morning,
Long story short to is the Parker 87r, more aggressive than the Merkur 34c?..

In a nutshell, yes it is. But any razor can be 'more aggressive' if the user makes it aggressive .All my Parker TTO models have the same head, have a good weight, the only difference is the handle lenght. However, the three piece models i find more efficient. Like any razor it takes a few shaves to adjust, Parkers i find need a steeper shaving angle than other razors too.

Personally i find 99% of good shaving results is down to technique shaving confidence, & finding a blade that is suited to your skin type.

If you like the merkur 34c short handle, then the parker 87r maybe the razor for you,but it is more aggressive/assertive than the 34c.

Hope this helps..remember opinions & reviews are very subjective.

Take care,and enjoy your shaves.

Regards. Barry.
 
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