Glad you enjoyed the bits Iain and great pic!View attachment 56007
Sotd - which day? - answers on a postcard please.
razor - Gillette Slim (4)
blade - Lodz Polsilver (Polaroid camera - 5)
brush - Yaqi 22mm Cola synth
soap - Extro - Egyptian Oudh - vegan
post - cold water
a/s - RazoRock - Santa Maria del Fiore
balm - none needed
scent - non used.
Not sure where to start - lets change three variables at the same time - as you are told not to do - but hey - f**k it - rules are made to be broken. Who can resist new shaving porn? In reverse order - I own other RazoRock aftershaves - this one was - as I might expect of the brand - a nice 'ooft' from the alcohol as it went on - I notice it has castor oil in the ingredients - as said before - always works for my skin - good longevity of scent - tobacco forward - very good indeed for me - I can still smell it some 6 hours on. I'd definitely consider the soap to match. My first use of an Extro soap - it was not a disappointment - I now realise it deserves the high praise it mostly gets - I'd buy another - without doubt. Stupidly easy to lather - nice heavy glass jar - fits well in the hand as you load - although you wouldn't want to drop it on your foot accidentally. I don't own any other product that is described as oudh - so I have no benchmark - but it comes across as woody (he -he heh heh heh - sorry - Beavis and Butthead moment - he said woody) - resinous, musky and exotic - if that makes any sense. Very much a masculine scent. Finally - yes - finally - the Yaqi brush - was a revelation to me - on first look the handle is - obviously - gorgeous - ergonomic in my big hands, but I had little expectation of the knot - too soft for face lathering - or so I thought - how wrong was I? - it performed spectacularly well - the short loft really saves it - feels amazing on the face - lather like I seldom see - it won't replace my badgers but - the second synth knot - after an AP Shave SilkSmoke - I have actually enjoyed using. Combined with the Extro soap - and the Santa Maria - no need for any post balm - my skin - still - feels amazing. Job done. Take care - one and all - lets not take our eye off the ball - safety wise - yours - I.
@Boycie83 - cheers - what is the type of synthetic knot in that brush? I tried to look it up - but my browser - Firefox - which is ramped up to the nines with security stuff - script and ad blockers, anti-trackers etc - has a fit when I point it at Ali Express - as they do with me. They won't let me into or reset my account. Possibly somewhat ironic - as I use a Huawei phone.
Thanks - that is good to know - I'm not massively up on my synthetic knots - there are a bewildering array these days? - but that is a great brush - if for no other reason than it completely confounded my expectations - before I got it wet - I thought it was going to suck - I really enjoyed using it - the short loft I think is the key - as to why I like it - any longer it would be floppy for a face lathering type - such as myself. I'll try it with a hard soap and see what happens.Yours - I.Glad you enjoyed the bits Iain and great pic!
The fibre in that brush is the Plissoft type.
Very wise!Yes , It grows on me everytime I use it , Pernod I haven't been able to touch that in a long time
The Plissoft fibres do well with hard soaps. If you like the characteristics of the Plissoft, it's commonly found on the RazoRock brushes and the Executive Shaving brushesThanks - that is good to know - I'm not massively up on my synthetic knots - there are a bewildering array these days? - but that is a great brush - if for no other reason than it completely confounded my expectations - before I got it wet - I thought it was going to suck - I really enjoyed using it - the short loft I think is the key - as to why I like it - any longer it would be floppy for a face lathering type - such as myself. I'll try it with a hard soap and see what happens.Yours - I.
I know what you mean mate - in a similar vein - I'm very fond of raki - see also ouzo - but don't allow myself to drink it anymore - it sets all the bad pixies loose - you wake up in your front garden - naked - with your house keys up your arse - with no clear idea of how you got there. The risk of actual bodily harm or arrest is just too great to take a chance anymore. What in Scotland would be called 'the bad man's ginger' or 'wreck the hoose juice' - no tequila for me anymore - for the same reasons. - I.Yes , It grows on me everytime I use it , Pernod I haven't been able to touch that in a long time
It is a good job I don't live in Scotland I , as my 'wreck the hoose juice' is high doses of whiskey !I know what you mean mate - in a similar vein - I'm very fond of raki - see also ouzo - but don't allow myself to drink it anymore - it sets all the bad pixies loose - you wake up in your front garden - naked - with your house keys up your arse - with no clear idea of how you got there. The risk of actual bodily harm or arrest is just too great to take a chance anymore. What in Scotland would be called 'the bad man's ginger' or 'wreck the hoose juice' - no tequila for me anymore - for the same reasons. - I.
I used to be the Same, although i prefer my Whisky without any E numbers in itIt is a good job I don't live in Scotland I , as my 'wreck the hoose juice' is high doses of whiskey !
ha ha ha - I didn't want to be the first to point that out - but since he lives in Ireland - it is probably linguistically acceptable. Just. I.I used to be the Same, although i prefer my Whisky without any E numbers in it
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