SOTD : Saturday 23 July - Friday 29 July. 2022.

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SOTD: 27/07/2022

Razor: Above The Tie G1
Blade: Gem Blade, 4th use
Brush: Yaqi Purple Haze
Bowl: Captains Choice Copper Lather Bowl Standard Bowl
Preshave: Bart’s Balm Preshave Sample Oil
Soap: Tabac Original Puck
Aftershave: Tabac Original Cologne
Balm: L’Oreal Men Expert Reinforcing Aftershave Balm
Additional Care: Osma Laboratoires Alum Block

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SOTD: 28/07/2022

Razor: Above The Tie G1
Blade: Gem Blade, 5th use
Brush: Shedeleven Spalted Scottish Hawthorn AP Shave Co G5C 26mm Fan
Bowl: Captains Choice Copper Lather Bowl Standard Bowl
Preshave: Bart’s Balm Preshave Sample Oil
Soap: Stirling Shadow Orchid Puck
Aftershave: Tom Ford Black Orchid EDT dupe
Balm: L’Oreal Men Expert Reinforcing Aftershave Balm
Additional Care: Osma Laboratoires Alum Block

Double post as I forgot to upload anything yesterday, a great shave with some of my least expensive kit with Tabac yesterday and Stirling today. I think the worlds trying to tell me to rein it in!
 
SOTD 28-July
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Brush: Simpson Colonel
Soap: Old Spice
Razor: MMOC
Blade: GEM PTFE (1)
Post: Old Spice AS

Nice shave this morning, little more chilled and rewarded with a good finish. Do like this old spice, very similar to B&M Reserve Spice but with something a little different, can't quite put my finger on it. Either which way its such a shame that they stopped making this stuff.

Hope everyone has a grand day!

Cheers

Marc
 
Thursday 28th July


Omega 20102 Boar - Cella Original - Ever Ready HFT/Personna GEM - Lustray Spice

Judgement/Retirement day approaches. Just 2 more late start/finish shifts left until my career finishes.
I haven't used this razor for some time but it delivers a no nonsense result every time and that is required at the moment as my mostly female colleagues drop off the radar...never to be worked with again!
3 passes for a 'Face Feeler'
 
Thursday 28th July
Ever Ready 1912
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- GEM Stainless Coated #5 - OSP Sandalwood - Yaqi Sagrada Familia - Williams Aqua Velva AS - Aloe Vera Gel
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Thur 29th July
RR 400. SE Plissoft noir
L’Occitane Cade soap
Yaqi Raster V1
Feather Proguard ( 4 )
Massimo Dutti A/S Lotion

Not sure why I got two of these Razors, was hoping that Yaqi were going to stick to their proposed design changes. Should really have cancelled my pre order especially as I think the blade sits easier in the V1 than the V2.
A pleasant Shave today with a good close finish but not of the highest order.

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Thursday's Shave

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Pre: Hot washcloth & bloom water
Razor: Stando Single Edge “Rod”
Blade: Schick Proline
Brush: Vtg. Ever-Ready 200 24mm Manchurian gel tip badger
Soap: ‌Ethos Grooming Essentials Greenfresh Premium Shave Soap
Post: Ethos Grooming Essentials Greenfresh Skin Food Splash​
 
SOTD: 28/07/2022

Razor: Rockwell 6s #3
Blade: Gillette Nacet, 4th use
Brush: Simpsons Trafalgar
Bowl: Simpsons Travel Bowl
Preshave: Soap Bloom Water With A Hot Flannel
Soap: Southern Witchcrafts Fougere Nemeta Croap
Aftershave: Southern Witchcrafts Fougere Nemeta Aftershave
Additional Care: Shave Tunes Courtesy Of Something Dark And Gothic
Additional Care: Wife Sniff Test = Kiss Me Right Now

First of my birthday soap shaves. Although it's not until September the Domestic Sergeant Major decided I had been good enough to have them all early. As expected Southern Witchcrafts is still my favourite soap and this new to me flavour doesn't disappoint. The Nacet blade is still as smooth as last time, I still have other types from the blade sampler pack but it will take something very special for the Nacet to not be my next major blade purchase.

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Thursday 28th July

Soap • Wickham 1912 Russian Leather
Brush • Yaqi Ocean 30mm Synthetic
Razor • Razorock Hawk V3
Blade • Schick Proline P (1)
Post • Vitos Tobacco Aftershave



Feeling a little thick-headed this morning after seeing George Thorogood in concert last night.
The shave perked me up a bit.

 
28 July

Geo F Trumper Eucris
Simpson Chubby 2
Rockwell 6S
Treet Platinum
Geo F Trumper Eucris Skin Food

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The Treet blade didn’t work so well with the Rockwell razor this morning. It needed a third pass to get the job done. The lather from the new tub of Trumper’s cream was wonderful and plentiful, and the Skin Food felt good post shave. A fine shave… eventually.
 
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Thu 28, time for the straight.
Koraat 14 2.0
PAA Astra Planeta CK-6
Simpson Commodore best badger x3.
Great lather, and a smooth shave. One or two red spots cos the Hotmetalette phoned me mid shave. Talking and shaving aren't really compatible!

This brush has started to shed. Simpson don't sell replacement knots. Can I get another badger knot (24/46) to put in? How hard might it be to do? If possible I want to save the brush as I liked it until it started shedding. I have started another thread for this in the brush section.
 
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Razor Karve CB Aluminium ( D )
Blade = Muster Teflon Super Quality
Brush = Yaqi Cavern Lake 24mm Badger
Soap = Mikes Natural Soaps
Splash = Nivea 2 Phase
Balm = Nivea Fresh Kick
D256CA16-2C4F-46EA-B9DE-F64E67BB8085.jpegAnother Cracking 3 pass shave with the Karve,
This Razor is fast becoming one of my top 3 modern razors.
It paired well with the Muster Blade and a blade i rate very highly.
The soap for me was a first & i have to say iv had better for sure,
It’s not a bad soap by any means but it’s just one of them hit or miss, one of these soaps that if you never seen it again it wouldn’t bother you.
Having said that it was an enjoyable shave But i guess i’m being picky.
Stay Safe Boys & Girls
Onwards & Upwards
 
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