26/03/20
Razor: Colonial General SS
Blade: Schick Proline (1)
Brush: Alpha Outlaw V2 G4
Soap: Trumpers Eucris
Pre: Proraso Blue
ASL: Nivea 2 Phase
ASB: Proraso Blue
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First use of the General I purchased from the BST in August and all I can say is wow! 48 hours growth taken down in 2.5 passes for a sublime finish. I could have walked away with a more than acceptable shave from the first pass. I wasn't sure how this shave would go having come from the lightweight Hawk V2. The General is a weighty razor but buttery smooth and seems to work well with the Proline.
It's taking considerably longer to wade through my RAD purchases than originally anticipated!Wow. First time since purchasing in August? Wow! Welcome to the Colonial Club and what is one of theeeee best razors out there.
Glad you liked it. Many thanks. Regards BrianA Lovely Shave today with the first of the 3 soaps I received yesterday from Signature Soaps.
This one is called Valentia - For my tastes it is a wonderful scent Sandalwood , Bergamot and Vetiver Heaven, the soap performance was excellent and the Merkur Progress and Gillette Yellow seem a great combination.
One small adjustable razor rookie error , I forgot to adjust the razor up for half the first pass , so was wondering why it wasn't cutting very close
Preshave: Argan Oil Soap
Soap: Signature Soaps Valentia
Brush: Cadman MDM 24mm
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Gillette Yellow Sharp Edge
Splash: Proraso Red
Balm: Bart's Rosemary and Sandalwood
EDT: Dunhill Pursuit
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Thanks again. Regards BrianThursdays Shave
Another lovely Shave with the Progress wanted to try the Nacet with it, it was good but prefer the Gillette Yellow for this Razor. Another wonderful Soap from Signature Soap , Same Great performance and a lovely fragrence.
Preshave: Argan Soap
Brush: Cadman 30mm Synthetic
Soap: Signature Soaps - Hibernia
Razor: Merkur Progress
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Splash: Speick Active
Balm: Bart's Unscented
EDT: Copycat Executive.
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I gots that bowl in grey/red.... Works well!Shaving recipe for today.
Prep: Warm shower:/ Imperial Leather ~ Sea Minerals & Black Mint Shower Gel.
Pre:
Warm wet flannel to my face.
Simple ~ Sensitive Pure Soap Bar.
Brush: Semogue 830 Boar.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl : Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Frankenlather : Kiss My Face ~ Peaceful Patchouli Moisture Shave Cream+ L'0REAL Barber Club Protecting Shave Cream.
Blade: Gillette Winner. (1)
Razor: The Ab Inox Eco Safety Razor.
Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Thayers ~ Rose petal Witch Hazel/ Benjamins ~ Mentholated Bay Rum.
L'0REAL ~ Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.
Greetings,
A new shave set up to start the weekend. This week will be a boar brush & shave cream week as it's been a while since added both of them together in my sotd's, along with various eclectic wet shaving assortments that have been past on to me from workmates & friends.
Starting the weekend off with a duo maiden shave using the L'0REAL ~ Barber Club Protecting Shave Cream + ASB,which i bought from my local Asda in the sales section .
Mixing the non-foaming shave cream together with the KMF moisture shave cream using my trusty semogue 830 boar it created a wonderfully fragranced slick protective frankenlather, considering both of the shave creams are brushless they lathered up brilliantly together.
The Ab Inox Eco safety razor, last of the DE razors to be added to my razor rotation that was kindly gifted to me by a workmate, another razor that i've infequently used since i've had it.Paired together with the gillette winner blade was another excellent match resulting in a silky smooth 3 pass +pick ups comfortable acceptable shave with no errors to report.
Finishing the shave off with a generous dollop of L'0REAL ~ Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.
My face is feeling super smooth and smelling devine.
Enjoy the start of the weekend ladies & gentlemen.
Lovely, enjoy the shaves as stay safe Chris.And the theme for this particular day was 'Keep safe and keep happy'
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Keep razoring - Brass Colonial General
Keep sharp - Schick Proline
Keep Brushing - Razorock 400
Keep creaming - L'Occitane Cade
Back at work and staying onboard all week but I've brought a selection of some of my favourite shaving items to keep me ticking over. And they certainly did a wonderful job. Something to look forward to as there isn't much else in the way of entertainment outside of work. As we say 'Eat, sleep, tug'
To you all
Keep safe
Keep well
Keep happy
keep shaving
Keep it Japanese
It works wonderfully.I gots that bowl in grey/red.... Works well!
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