SOTD : Saturday 1st - Friday 6th August 2020.

I get a different lather with a synthetic brush compared to badger (I don't have a boar). I prefer the badger.

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Pre - Shower / Face wash
Cream - GFT Eucris
Brush - New Forest Badger
Razor - Gillette Slim (N2)
Blade - Wilkinson (3)
Post - Alum followed by some moisturiser

A nice comfortable shave with my new acquisition slim. I thought I had a weeper on the first pass, but no evidence after that. Mild feedback from Mr Alum.

 

I'm intrigued to why some certain brushes work better with certain soaps, but FWIW I think that's what makes this hobby so enjoyable, it's about finding the combinations which the best for you and your skin.
Lovely looking Slim btw, hope you get to enjoy it with more uses.
 

SOTD 7th August

Lather - Yaqi Sagrada Familia + Stirling Arkadia
Razor - Star Model 100
Blade - Dorco Titan #3
Post - Mennen Skin Bracer + L'Oréal Hydra Sensitive Birch Sap

Another great 3 passes with this sleeper of a blade. Really impressed with this blade, very smooth but mows down the stubble without missing a beat. Razor performed as normal. Smooth but surpridingly close.There was nothing in it when compared to the Tech - both level pegging. Another great lather and another great post shave feel.
Stay safe people and enjoy your shaves and your weekend.
 
7 August

Wickham 1912 Cashmere
Plisson size 12 synthetic
Merkur Progress (2.5-2)
Personna med prep
Nivea 2 Phase asl

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A week worth of shaves with the above set up was interesting. Usually, I use a Feather in the Progress which works really well on a setting of 2.5, but with the Personna blade I was getting a couple of nicks per shave in unexpected places. Turning the Progress down to 2 solved the problem. I still think the Feather is sharper, and it works better in the Progress. The Plisson is a wonderful synthetic brush, I can see why it was a game changer when it first came out. The Wickham soaps are one of my favourite, although I have so many...
 
07/08/20
Cool shower followed by a Cold Water Shave
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Razor: Stainless Karve C Plate
Blade: Gillette Rubie (3)
Post shave: Cold water Rinse, Witch Hazel
Balm: Barts Balm Lime Lotion & Balm
Aftershave: Mäurer & Wirtz 4711 EDC

I needed that, after a days graft in the Sun a wonderful cool down and shave.
A really easy face lather from the Alpha TI & the "Fat" combo, starting it off in the bowl to even the soap out in the brush, using the rinse water for hydration.
The Karve on a C plate never fails me, no matter what blade i have tried in it, and it really looks good to me. This Rubie is as smooth as butter.
A very nice post shave routine leaving me BBS, soft, comfortable and smelling pretty good too.
Enjoy the rest of your day All.
 


Please excuse my poor attempt of a photo.
First time with this cream but a good one, more cedarwood than tobacco and performs well.
The TOBS aftershave gel scent is lovely and I might well get some more off this but I'll try a different one.
I think this is the 6th or 7th run out with this blade and it really does a good job with the Rockwell 6S, still plenty of life in her yet. No stinging at all after the Alum rub down. It's Friday and I have a glass of wine. Life's good.

Stay safe everyone. Keep smiling.
 
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For my last (and only second entry) for this week my shave for today was themed 'Irrelevancy'



Fresh fish third stall along - Stainless Razorrock Hawk V3
Those bowls look nice next to each other - Feather Super Professional
Rice? No we only have pasta here - The Groom Room Little whiskey brush
Bus tickets are available over there sir - Signature Soaps Hibernia
Madam! I would be embarrassed to do that in public - Czech and Speake No.88

This is an SOTD which started a few days back, but life kept getting in the way and it never made its way in to presentation by pixels. But, so as not to deny you of some more Japanese adventures in girls and music I thought best I make a late entry in to the week. Better late than never, or so they say. My wife would happily take the never.
https://giphy.com/zSgg3wBd1GIwM Fantastic!

I have enjoyed the Hawk V3 since becoming a smiling happy owner but felt that it was somewhat under-performing on the standard plate. A change of blade to something with a bit more sharpedginess about it (Feather Super Pro) raised the game and delivered pretty damn decent results. Let's be honest this thing cost buttons compared to most other stainless SE's and yet there it is knocking on the door of hero worship.

This week I received a very kind loan of an A-plate from @mpf9ret and for the past three days that is what I have been using. Now this is where the Hawk should be. It is like waving the magic shaving wand and adding touch of shaving fairy dust for good measure. For such a small subtle change the results are astounding. There is a big shift from being mediocre good to being.........fucking good. Read that as 'some good shit'. A phrase which confused the hell out of my Mexican chief cook when I worked in Mexico. Translated in to Spanish it didn't quite carry the same.

There appears to be more feedback and more stability in the shave. I thought the standard had some slight blade chatter which gave an odd sensation as to what was happening at the bit where the blade disappears in to nothingness. Guess I will call it the sharp end, and just the overall performance gave me more confidence in events as against to a slight sense of vagueness.

With the Signature Soaps doing its usual of never letting the side down (an awesome soap in every respect) and the little whiskey brush being a very suitable partner, the lather side of the story was excellently taken care of. Whisk, brush, blade, scent, wow and my recent shaves have been truly wonderful.
https://giphy.com/emGbKuq7QujHkwpcOT 'yes, he's been in the bathroom for five bloody hours and to be honest I think I am getting bored of all this. Such a disappointment for a girl'

Have a great weekend all you folk of this shaving forum and just to let you know, but, I love you all

To finish the week with some more of the over-enthusiastic drummer

 
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That is one gorgeous looking brush.

I was wondering how the knot in it, compares to a Tuxedo knot?
 

That is one gorgeous looking brush. I've had my eye on that brush a few times, haven't pulled the trigger yet.
I was wondering how the knot in it, compares to a Tuxedo knot?
 

That is one gorgeous looking brush. I've had my eye on that brush a few times, haven't pulled the trigger yet.
I was wondering how the knot in it, compares to a Tuxedo knot?
 
Talster said:
That is one gorgeous looking brush. I've had my eye on that brush a few times, haven't pulled the trigger yet.
I was wondering how the knot in it, compares to a Tuxedo knot?
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I think it's a good knot.
 
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