SOTD: Saturday 2 August - Friday 8 August 2025.

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SOTD: 2nd August 2025.

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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Men Kenya Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears Transparent Bar Soap.
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Brush: Yaqi 24mm Sagrada Familia Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: OSP Neroli Shaving Soap.
Blade: Lord Silver Star Super Stainless.(D1)
Razor: Ming Shi 2000s Futur clone. (Setting 3)

Post:
Cold water Face & Head wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse/Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.3 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./Nivea Men Fresh Moisturising Gel./Brut Sport Style ASL.

Greetings,

A new eclectic shave set up to start the weekend..

For the next month I'll be revisiting my Chinese clone razors pairing them together with another run with the Lord Silver Star Super Stainless & Shark Super Stainless DE blades for my combined face & head shaves.

It's been a while since i last added the OSP neroli soap to my soap rotation of which I've had some time ago now going off the samples of other OSP soaps that I tried and the wonderful grapefruit & menthol cream performance both have provided me with a super protective lather throughout each shave leaving an excellent post shave feel.

A flawless combined face and head shave with the Ming Shi 2000s / Lord Silver Star Super Stainless duo. Finishing the shave off with a generous splash of Brut Sport Style ASL.

My face & precious swede are is feeling smooth & smelling divine.;)

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.:cool:
 
Saturday Morning 02/08/2025

  • Razor : Eclipse Alpha Shave Works DE CNC Machined 6061 Aluminum Black Anodized. (Hong Kong)
  • Blade : Wizamet super iridium (1) (Russia).
  • Brush : Yaqi caramel cats whiskers synthetic (China).
  • Soap : The Goodfellas' smile Savage. (Italy).
  • Aftershave : Genuine Ogallala bay rum and Sandalwood. (USA).
  • Weight : 48 grams. (razor).
Hi all,
I had a brilliant shave this morning with the new Alpha eclipse aluminum DE razor.
This razor being only the 2nd modern aluminum razor I have acquired the other being the Henson +++ DE razor.
I normally prefer the extra weight of Stainless Steel and Brass razors but after such enjoyable shaves with the other alpha razors I have tried most recently the
Guido DE I couldn’t resist.
I have to say, with absolutely no biased towards any brand of razor. It gave me a superb shave very close and smooth paired with a Wizamet blade.
Even though the razor only weighs 48 grams (on my kitchen scales) it didn’t feel too light in my hand, I really liked the handle and excellent grip finding it very easy to maneuver around specially on tricky spots.

The Goodfellas’ smile Savage soap gave me great cushioning and aftershave feel as I would expect from these fine soaps.

Finished off nicely with Genuine Ogallala Bay rum and Sandalwood splash definitely my favorite bay rum range.

One pass WTG one pass ATG no touch-ups done.
No Nicks no worries.
Cheers.
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Pre-shave:- Cool Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Yaqi Sagrada Familia Two Band Badger 22/50mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Noble Otter ~ Italian Summer
Razor/Blade:- Weber with Bulldog Handle / Vintage Gillette Aussie Spoiler #8
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Plunkett's Vita E Pure with Rosehip Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerine (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Moisturising Cream:- Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Fragrance-Free (for autumn & winter season)
Fragrance:- Sartorial Penhaligon's for Men
 
Today's shave:

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- Stirling Weekend in Malibu
- Rudy Vey/Shavemac "Beehive" 2-Band
- Edwin Jagger 3ONE6 with Sputnik blade
- Ombia Cool aftershave

:D
 
Cold water shave
Brush: yaqi goblin
Lather: TOBS sandlewood
Razor: king c
Blade: bic platinum
Post shave: alum block, witch hazel
Aftershave: proraso green

Still loving the shave I get from the king c and the bic platinum BBS every time with only 3 passes. Right got my wetsuit I'm off in the sea kayak to do some fishing
 
rafterman said:
Cold water shave
Brush: yaqi goblin
Lather: TOBS sandlewood
Razor: king c
Blade: bic platinum
Post shave: alum block, witch hazel
Aftershave: proraso green

Still loving the shave I get from the king c and the bic platinum BBS every time with only 3 passes. Right got my wetsuit I'm off in the sea kayak to do some fishing
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Enjoy!
 
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