SOTD: Saturday 20 January - Friday 26 January 2024.



My Shave today consisted of...

Prep Hot shower with Signature soaps shower scrub.
Brush Highlander LE2023 Boar.
Soap GFCC original.
Razor Muhle R41 2011 the Shark.
Blade Super Shave X 5th shave.
Bowl Captains Choice Obsidian Copper.
Aftershave Jimmy Choo Man.

Had a cracking shave with the Shark today, an easy 1 pass shave with a couple of touch ups.
The blade finally gave up the ghost but it did perform well the last 4 shaves.
Have an amazing day ahead everyone.
 
SOTD: 22/01/2024

Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Feather ProGuard - 15, 9th use
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3
Bowl: Kikier Ceramic Bowl
Preshave: Martin De Candre Huile Végétale - Camomille et Citron Oil
Soap: Saponificio Bignoli Violetta Di Parma Cream
Aftershave: Saponificio Bignoli Violetta Di Parma Aftershave
Additional Care: Osma Alum
Additional Care: Cold Water

Enjoy the day!
 
22 January

Palmolive stick
Mühle Travel
Mühle R89
Kai Stainless
Bart’s Balm Ben Kilbreck


Good things can come in small packages, and cheap doesn’t always mean poor quality. That’s the late, lamented Palmolive stick good and once upon a time, cheap. 99p for two cheap. The little floppy Mühle brush created a wonderful lather and the R89 did the rest. A close and very comfortable shave in two passes.
 


Prep: Valobra Glycerlanolina soap Soap, Myrsol Emulsion
Brush: Leonidam Horus Silvertip Badger
Soap: Sir Irisch Moos
Razor: Blutt BR-1 (1.20mm)
Blade: Vintage NOS Gillette Aussie Spoiler (7)
Post: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel, Sir Irisch Moos Aftershave Lotion
Scent: Castle Forbes 1445 EdP
 
Razor = Edward Jacob
Blade = Gillette Nacet ( 2 )
Brush = Zenith 24mm Barberpole Boar
Soap = Signature Capra Derventio
Splash = Myrsol Blue
Balm = Baxter Of California.

Another shave Another Hit & Miss.
As i bought this razor a few months ago i decided to give it a go even after the not so nice feedback.
we were all told the handle was ok but the head was shite to coin a phrase lol.
Anyway i’m a self harmer so thought let’s give it a go.
I went with the wonderful Goats Milk base from Signature another wonderful soap,
and it was the saving grace from what could have been a dreadful shave if i allowed it.
i use the razor with delicate ease.
Hardly touching it at all,
i couldn’t be any lighter if i tried.
I won’t be using this head again however the shave actually wasn’t that bad,
i did enjoy it probably because of the soap but still with the lightest of strokes the shave turned out ok.
The soap as i say is tremendous and paired paired with the Myrsol & Baxter’s it was a lovely warming feel.
Just the right amount of Peppermint in the soap & just the right amount of menthol in the balm made it.
Until tomorrow lads stay safe from these dreadful storms
 
Funnily enough I tried this head again (both sides, the open and closed combs) and had the same opinion.
It was worth getting it for the handle though.

I used to have a bottle of Myrsol Blue and really liked it. Difficult to find now though. Reminds me of Floid Blue
 
Monday 22nd January

Soap • Stirling Haverford
Brush • Simpson Trafalgar T3
Razor • Timeless 0.68 SS Scalloped
Blade • Gillette Spoiler (1)
Post • Stirling Haverford Splash
Scent • Mr Perfume Tobacco Vanilla (Oil)


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