SOTD: Saturday 22th to Friday 28th of 2020

Tue 25th on the road SOTD,
Cream Edwin Jagger Lime Pomegranate
Bowl Red Nubs
Brush Yaqi 24mm Purple Mink
Razor Parker SemiSlant
Blade Silver Star 4th
Postshave Alum + Thayers Rose
Aftershave Clubman GentsGin
Good lather. Nice scent.
Shave with razor and blade pairing was smooth and sharp. Good audible feedback. 3+1 pass. Wtg followed by xtg/atg followed by atg and last an atg pickup. Excellent shave session because no weepers nor irritation. No alum feedback either. Result was BBS 95% except under right jawline. Shave rating 9.5/10
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SOTD : 25th February 2020.


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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: Yaqi ~ 24mm Sagrada Familia Synthetic.


Bowl Lather.


Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.


Soap: Wickham Soap Co. ~ Classic 24. (Sample)



Blade: Dorco Prime Platinum. (3)


Razor: Fatip Grande .


Post:

Cold Water Face Rinse./Homemade Lavender, eucalyptus + Tea Tree Oil Witch Hazel Mixture./ Old Spice Classic ASL.

Boots ~ Fragrance Free Moisturising Lotion.


Greetings,

Early morning shave,

What is astoundingly good about some shaving soaps that i've sampled is the shaving value you get from them..The wickham 1912 classic 24 soap is absolutely brilliant considering the small amount i used, it provided me with a wonderful protective lather for the shave, and a superb post shave feeling to my face, with a pleasant scent throughout the shave leaving a excellent post shave feel.

A pleasurable 3 pass + pick ups near BBS shave with no errors to report.

Finishing to the shave off with a generous dollop of Boots ~ Fragrance Free Moisturising Lotion.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling devine.;)

Enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.:cool:


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Pre-shave: Bloom Water
Brush: Razorock Bruce Synthetic
Soap: Mitchells Wool Fat
Razor: Merkur Progress. Set to 3, then 1.
Blade: Nacet (1)
Post/After-shave: Shower, Cold Water Splash, Trumpers Eucris Skin Food

First ever outing with a Nacet today, felt nice, no worries so far. No irritation.

Went for Wool Fat, I still think the slickness is overrated (or more likely, I expect too much?) but the post shave as always is first class.

Enjoy your pancakes.
 
Tuesday‌ ‌02.25.20‌ ‌SOTD‌

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Taylor‌ ‌of‌ ‌Old‌ ‌Bond‌ ‌Street‌ ‌Sandalwood‌ ‌Pre‌ ‌Shave‌ ‌Oil‌ ‌
Gillette ‘62 H2 Slim Adjustable
Gillette Nacet (1) ‌
Frank Shaving 2 Band Finest Badger Extra Long Handle
Taylor‌ ‌of‌ ‌Old‌ ‌Bond‌ ‌Street‌ ‌Sandalwood‌ ‌Shaving‌ ‌Cream‌ ‌
Taylor‌ ‌of‌ ‌Old‌ ‌Bond‌ ‌Street‌ ‌Sandalwood‌ ‌Aftershave

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Tue 25th Feb

Simpson Chubby 1 /Maggards 2band
L`Occitane Cade soap
Occams-Oren /No3 plate
Feather Proguard [ 1 ]
Pitralon Polar A/S Lotion

Many will look at this Razor and despair, but having got used to it I rate it very highly as a Razor that delivers every time. The Shave as usual is extremely smooth and comfortable, and without any problems I get an ultra close all round finish. At the moment gives the other Occams Razors that I am trialling more than a run for their money.:)

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Date:- 25 February 2020

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Nordost
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6C-R3 / Gillette Stainless (red & white) #4
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)
Fragrance:- Hugo Boss (Original)
 
25/02/2020
Pre: Sainsbury's Luxury Soap, Bergamot & Nectarine
Brush: Alpha Titanium Outlaw G4
Soap: OSP Eucalyptus & Menthol
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Feather PB (11)
Post shave: Alum Block, cold water splash, Witch Hazel
Balm: Proraso Green
Aftershave: OSP Eucalyptus & Menthol

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Normal service is resumed with the wonderful Vector.
2 Passes for a nice, comfortable close finish.
Enjoy your day all.
 
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SOTD 02/25/20

Yesterday I shaved with my Muhle R41 (2011) with a Feather blade, and while I received a BBS shave, I did experience some level of skin irritation on my neck and on the left side of my head. So today I broke out my new H&S No75 with its new shorter handle. I did not like a long handle, and therefore traded the longer 3.75” handle that came with the razor for the older shorter handle. The owner, Aji was happy to oblige. The jury is no longer out on this razor for me. It has a rather narrow sweet spot, which increases the difficulty of its use in my dome shaves, given my arthritis, and doesn't seem that efficient for me. YMMV!

I received my new aluminum Alpha Shaving T400 brush handle with two ferrules from Hong Kong two days ago. I ordered two knots from Maggard's - a synthetic and a 70/30 Badger Boar. The beauty of this brush is that it allows one to use multiple knots with the same handle. I mounted the synthetic knot which arrived first in one ferrule. I'll mount the mixed knot in the other when it arrives.

I lathered up with the new brush after my cold water rinse and had at it with the H&S No75. Everyone raves about this razor's smoothness. I'm not sold. It doesn't possess as wide a sweet spot nor is it as efficient as my current modern favorites:

1. Colonial Silversmith
2. Blackland Vector
3. RazoRock SS DLC Coated Lupo
4. Rex Ambassador (narrow sweet spot, but incredibly smooth and efficient)

The first WTG pass was completed with two minor weepers on the left side of my head which my styptic dealt with. I proceeded gingerly with the second XTG pass and succeeded in generating a nick to the right of my Adam's Apple. I guess I should rename today as bloody Tuesday. Again my styptic came to the rescue. My third ATG pass was completed without any new wounds, but things were nowhere near as smooth as I would have hoped, requiring some additional cautious buffing leading to a fourth nick and what can best be termed a CCS.

This was my 4th and most likely last shave with this razor. I just have too many razors that work better for me. This one's going on the block in my upcoming den clearing. All I can say is I feel clean and refreshed after this very unsatisfactory shave.

RAZOR: H&S No75
BLADE: Wizamet Super Iridium
PREP: Cold Water rinse
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T400 w/ Synthetic Knot
SOAP: Mitchell's Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Thayers Lavender WH and Old Spice Fresh Lime Splash. I finished with A&E Post-Shave Serum to treat my irritated shave surfaces.
 
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