SOTD Saturday 27th August to Friday 2nd September 2016

Blademonkey said:
What razor is it, looks interesting .
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It's a "Neo" brand. Made in Germany, and I think some of the other models (8 in total) were made in Italy, 1937-195?. This is the "Neo Lux" model. I bought one before, an obscene amount in an eBay auction, from the USA, but the guy hadn't hit the "international shipping" option, so cancelled the sale. Often called a "slant" I tend to think of it as a "Tilt" (I got so desperate for one, I've made a wee gadget that can turn any razor head + handle into a tilt model, but it's lost in the bedlam of my spare room).
http://www.collectorsencyclopedia.com/dettaglio.asp?IdProd=0452
 
Wednesday 31st
De Vergulde Hand (Mentholated)
Zenith TS506 Synth (Bowl Lathered)
Gillette HD Rocket
Rapira Swedish Super steel #2
Alum > Alcolado Glacial Splash
Gillette Pro 3in1 Balm
Al Rehab - Dakar EDP
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Really enjoyable 'cool' 3 pass with the HD 'Dolphin smooth', unlike my Blue Nose Friend 'Scuba'
 
Blademonkey said:
What made it one of the best shaves you have ever had? The soap, the razor, your general mood today or a mixture of all of those things?
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I really don't know! Probably a combination of all the things you mentioned. Everything I used just performed really really well. I could probably use the exact same set-up for the next shave and get a different shave! That's what I love about this hobby, always expect the unexpected! Lol!
 
Kevy said:
I really don't know! Probably a combination of all the things you mentioned. Everything I used just performed really really well. I could probably use the exact same set-up for the next shave and get a different shave! That's what I love about this hobby, always expect the unexpected! Lol!
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Thank you Kevy, a very good a answer, if they was always fantastic shaves it may get a little boring . I shall write that on my mirror ..Always expect the unexpected!
 
Wednesday AM 2016-08-31

Georgetown Pottery G12 scuttle
Rooney 3/3 Finest (26mm/60mm)
Floris Verbena shaving soap (tallow)
Delta Echo Feather AS-D2/LASSC BBS-1 (Wolfman)
Personna Super Platinum Chrome (9)
Ralph Lauren Polo Green aftershave

This brush feels very soft, much like a vintage Plisson HMW, but it lathered the great old Floris soap beautifully. The razor head, handle and blade combination worked very well indeed.
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In space no-one can hear you shave!

This afternoon's shave took me to the outer limits of Earth's orbit in celebration of Voskhod:
  • Pre-shave warm water + Glyce soap wash
  • Myrsol Emulsion pre-shave - SOL of being Latin for Sun (a bit thin?)
  • Phoenix & Beau Solaris - self explanatory really
  • The Duke - I'm sure one of the US astronauts had a horse called Duke:rolleyes:
  • EJDE89/Braveheart hybrid + Voskhod - of course!
  • Warm water Coal Tar soap wash and rinse - Coal tar was Russia's prime anti-radiation product
  • Cold water splash + alum + rinse + dry
  • Fine American Blend AS - OK, so Voskhod was Russian but the USA won the space race!
  • Nivea for Men Cooling Sensitive balm - couldn't tell any difference from the normal stuff (still good though)
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And yes...that really is me in outer space! Amazing how much Voskhod rockets looked like large styptic pencils, and notice how P&B stole the design for their Solaris sample pots from the actual Sun. (BTW I promise that those stars are real too...they definitely are not mini torches I used to create reflection flares)...have a fine evening all!

(PS...if you look very carefully you can just see a flying saucer trying to escape from the shot in the bottom left hand edge of the pic)
 
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