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Sotd - Thursday 3/5/18 -
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Colonel T.E Lawrence by Augustus John - 1919. From a letter to the artist from the sitter - 'A friend of mine went to the Alpine Club and said my larger portrait was a conscious effort by you to show how long contact with camels had affected my face! But - I explained that is wasn't my face that had been in contact with the camels.'
Razor - Schick O Type clone
blade - Schick twin - Japanese market (your guess is as good as mine for usage)
brush - Simpsons Chubby One best
soap - Vreto Cognac and Cigars
post - witch hazel
a/s - Extro Tabbaco
balm - none.
Result - great.
A quick three-day growth tidy up - ideal territory for the O type clone - a truly great razor for me - doubly so with the twin blades. If you have a spare £275 there is a brand-new genuine one for sale in its original packaging on a well known auction site at the moment. It's been available for quite some time - no s**t. Decided to go straight to my other Vreto soap to see if it was beginner's luck with my first use. Absolutely not - it is really good for me. The scent profile was more in line with my expectations - it is definitely milder than the Mandarin. I'm not really sure what it smells of - very pleasant don't get me wrong and in fairness to the soap maker - I have no idea what cognac smells like - it might be a dead ringer for all I know. I thought more old leather and unlit Havana cigars - all good for me anyway. You can't fault the soap base - once it's been given a surprisingly large amount of moisture - it springs to life. Excellent lather stability and the slickness is top end for me. Again I dropped the balm to get a better judge of its post shave face feel - just as good as it was the last time. A splash of the excellent Extro Tabbaco - a slightly odd product - it sort of sits in between an aftershave and an edt. I can safely put it on my freshly shaved face but it has a scent longevity more approaching an edt. It goes on quite oily but dries in quickly. Nice - I'll certainly use this software combination in the future. Job done - have great shaves one and all - yours - I.
I believe it smells like a poor man's whiskey but I could be wrong.I have no idea what cognac smells like -
I believe it smells like a poor man's whiskey but I could be wrong.
A brilliant write up and an even better read
I believe it smells like a poor man's whiskey but I could be wrong.
I do like the occasional distilled wine if I can't find a distilled beer whilst groping in the gutter.Indeed you are very wrong. Smells and tastes like heaven
I, no worries when it comes to alcohol these islands have nailed it imo.I don't know K. whether to be proud or ashamed that it's one of the few forms of alcohol I haven't abused. It's a type of brandy I think? Which I know that I definitely don't like. MInd you - if it was the only thing left in the drinks cabinet? Yours - I.
Just fine, I enjoy your ramblingsAre my SOTD's too long? Just wouldn't like to think I may be taking away the original spirit of SOTD
The 'Mentally Vigorous' is top notch....one of my favourite A/S splashes.Vitos Red Super Extra
YaqI Chianti 24mm Synthetic
Rockwell 6C plate 3
Old Stock Wilkinson Sword (England)
Lavender witch hazel (home mix)
Floid Mentolado Vigoroso
An enjoyable shave with good products.
Vitos soap always lathers easily for me, and with this synthetic brush was a pleasure to face lather.
The Wilkinson blade is going strong three shaves in. I'll use it at least once more to see how it holds up.
Finished with 'Mentally Vigorous' . I have a 400ml bottle of it on it's way, and I don't think it will take very long to make a dent in it. The scent and face feel are top notch for me.
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