SOTD Saturday 22nd to Friday 28th Aug 2020

22/8/20

Brush - Zenith B07 (bleached boar)
Soap - Lea Menthol Cream
Razor - Old Type
Blade - Gillette Nacet (3)
Post - Witch Hazel
Splash - Superdrug Sierra Breeze

A great shave today, really enjoying using the bleached Zenith which I found used to eat lather but it's getting better as I presume it's finally breaking in at last. The Nacet & Old Type work really well together.

Have a good Saturday chaps.
 
Date:- 21 August 2020

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Maseto Beehive 'Horn' Tuxedo Synth. 26/54mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Whispers from the Woods (Australian made) ~ All Things Nice "Spiced Sandalwood & Honey"
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 34C / Gillette Nacet #15 .... finished
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (5) / The Stray Whisker Aftershave Balm (Australian made)
Fragrance:- Proraso Wood & Spice
Tonight Tipple:- 1495 Blend Scotch Whisky
 
Pre - Shower / Face wash
Soap - TOBS Sandalwood
Brush - GFT pure badger
Razor - Merkur 34G
Blade - Wilkinson (9)
Post - Saponificio Varesino - Desert Vetiver (sample)

I've not been great using this brush to lather soaps.I thought my soap lather technique was getting better, so thought I'd give it another crack today. Looked like I'd loaded the brush well, yet still only just managed enough for a two and a half pass shave. Which, was a nice comfortable one, the blade was past it's best, so removed ready for a fresh blade. Nice fresh scent from the AS sample.
 
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Lather Yaqi Sagrada + P&B Sanskrit
Razor - Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip
Blade - Lancet Super Platinum
Post - Mennen Skin Bracer and L'Oréal Hydra Sensitive Birch Sap

This is the final blade I'll be using in my Little Tried and Seldom Tested themed shaves. I've never used or heard of the blade til I read @Palmolive fox SOTD's.
Initial thoughts are its sharp and smooth and feels good. Another great lather, the Super Speed is so smooth and mild and 3 passes completed with no incident. No irritation or alum feedback. Looking forward to seeing if the performance of the blade carries to 4 shaves. As usual, post shave was great.
Stay safe people and enjoy your shaves
 
Prep: Razorock pre barba
Bowl: Fine
Brush: The Varlet Everset
Soap: Martin de Candre Original. Soap from the TSR PIF. Thanks to @kamisori
Razor: Paradigm Javelin
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium
Post: Alum Rub
AS: Acqua di Parma
AS Balm: Acqua di Parma

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Best Regards
Marco
 
Sat 22nd August

Still loving the face freeze

I've found a decent formula here and I'm sticking to it

Warm wash with a little dove soap
Margaritas in the arctic lathered with a yaqi brush in a stainless steel pet bowl
Rex Envoy holding a Gilette Silver Blue (third shave)

Two passes with the grain, second with a slightly closer blade angle

Splash of Snakebite
Hyualauronic acid
Myrsol emulsion

Zero irritation. Zero nicks or weepers. Damned comfortable. BBS? No. More like DFS.
 

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