SOTD: Saturday 29 October - Friday 4 November 2022.

Digimonkey said:

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Karve Overlander alu, Treet Platinum, Simpson Chubb 1 best, A&E Turkish Coffee soap and splash.

I can't avoid the fact that I'm allergic to something in this soap and splash. Bummer. I've never before had a reaction to a product - I don't consider myself to have sensitive skin in any way shape or form. It had to be this fcuking one! The closest to provoking irritation previously was Extro Egyptian Oud - I think just because it is so highly perfumed as a percentage of the base. Within a couple of minutes of starting to face lather with the Turkish Coffee I get a burning sensation that borders on painful. It goes immediately upon rinsing and then starts again with pass two and so on - same thing with the splash. It must be a perfume ingredient - I have never had an issue with A&E soap bases before - quite the opposite, for me they are superb. Among the best. Annoyingly, my skin is perfect - soft and supple - after using it, no redness or other indication of a reaction. I say again - bummer. The scent is fantastic - as you would expect from A&E - opening with wet coffee grinds, developing to a sweet, thick, cardamon infused final lather. Gorgeous. The splash is even better - much more complex and pronounced, it lingers for an age. My other half loved it on me - an immediate 'purr, purr - you smell nice.' Oh well - coming to BST soon. Shame. - have better shaves all - cheers - I.

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Digimonkey said:

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Karve Overlander alu, Treet Platinum, Simpson Chubb 1 best, A&E Turkish Coffee soap and splash.

I can't avoid the fact that I'm allergic to something in this soap and splash. Bummer. I've never before had a reaction to a product - I don't consider myself to have sensitive skin in any way shape or form. It had to be this fcuking one! The closest to provoking irritation previously was Extro Egyptian Oud - I think just because it is so highly perfumed as a percentage of the base. Within a couple of minutes of starting to face lather with the Turkish Coffee I get a burning sensation that borders on painful. It goes immediately upon rinsing and then starts again with pass two and so on - same thing with the splash. It must be a perfume ingredient - I have never had an issue with A&E soap bases before - quite the opposite, for me they are superb. Among the best. Annoyingly, my skin is perfect - soft and supple - after using it, no redness or other indication of a reaction. I say again - bummer. The scent is fantastic - as you would expect from A&E - opening with wet coffee grinds, developing to a sweet, thick, cardamon infused final lather. Gorgeous. The splash is even better - much more complex and pronounced, it lingers for an age. My other half loved it on me - an immediate 'purr, purr - you smell nice.' Oh well - coming to BST soon. Shame. - have better shaves all - cheers - I.

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gile said:

Yesterday I had the same issue with this soap, constant burning sensation throughout the shave. Scent is excellent and I need to give it a few more shots before passing it forward.

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pjgh said:

Sunday 30th October

Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Boots Old English Lavender (Vintage) Shaving Bowl & Kent Infinity+ Silvertex Fibre
RADIO (Made in England) 1912 & GEM by Personna (7)
Pinaud Citrus Musk (as Aftershave)

We don't know for certain exactly what the RADIO 1912 is about ...

Yes, there's the older Radio Steel blades but my feeling is this razor is of the 1940s era and certainly related to the GEM (Made in England) that I shaved with yesterday as the font is of the same type. Same as the pictured Star Super Edge razor blades as well. Market? Well, yesterday's GEM was for the Australian market so it's not beyond belief that the RADIO might have been for some (other) far flung corner of the globe where British influence pervaded.

Shave? Same as any British 1912. The blade on its 7th run was super-smooth and with the highly efficient razor, my darn fine single pass shave was much enjoyed.

@TobyC "Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio"

Here's some moody northern fellas to show you how ...

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pjgh said:

Sunday 30th October

Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Boots Old English Lavender (Vintage) Shaving Bowl & Kent Infinity+ Silvertex Fibre
RADIO (Made in England) 1912 & GEM by Personna (7)
Pinaud Citrus Musk (as Aftershave)

We don't know for certain exactly what the RADIO 1912 is about ...

Yes, there's the older Radio Steel blades but my feeling is this razor is of the 1940s era and certainly related to the GEM (Made in England) that I shaved with yesterday as the font is of the same type. Same as the pictured Star Super Edge razor blades as well. Market? Well, yesterday's GEM was for the Australian market so it's not beyond belief that the RADIO might have been for some (other) far flung corner of the globe where British influence pervaded.

Shave? Same as any British 1912. The blade on its 7th run was super-smooth and with the highly efficient razor, my darn fine single pass shave was much enjoyed.

@TobyC "Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio"

Here's some moody northern fellas to show you how ...

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Satanfriendly said:

Welcome back my friends to the shaves which never end................................unfortunately. And by very unpopular demand (in fact none at all) this one starts wit the theme, 'Clocks' (I might have used this one before, but sod it anyway as Ms Cunk can always have my time)






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This shave arrives one hour late after the debacle of having to set a Casio G-Shock due to clocks being retarded one hour this morning at 0200 hrs, which then became 0100 and really confused the fuck out of me when the pilot asked for the tugs to be there for an 0239 arrival. Which 0239? So I arrived at 0100 (old time) and would either run on a 'Just in Time Concept', or a 'Sorry I'm late again concept'. By the time I'd reset the Casio it was 0300 anyway, so we agreed to accept the second concept.

BST (nothing to do with selling razors or soap) - Occam's Enoch
UTC (not a medical term for a bladder infection) - Feather Super Professional
GMT (which runs between ladies legs apparently) - The Groom Room - Hive-2
ZULU time (baffled because it doesn't relate to anywhere in Africa) - Penhaligon's Bayolea
SOTD (A term shared with baby's bottoms and dolphins) - Hermes d'Orange Verte

https://giphy.com/pmLzWoKnOffag
'I am truly sick of this man, I am, I am.'

The reason this shave is a late entry to this new week of SOTD's is quite simply, because, I didn't shave yesterday, due to spending too long adjusting clocks and hassling over what time I was actually living in. Finding myself back in normality a 'normality shave' was well deserved and needed. Roll out the ever faithful Enoch with a bunch of friends I'm very happy to call friends.

The Hive-2 and Bayolea are simply made for each other and a great effort from team lather. And a great smelling team effort at the same time. Great lather, great scent, spend all that time getting it right and then remove it all. And duly removed in a shave express kind of way while maintaining a level of smooth and comfortableness which make bunnies happy. Indeed cheerful bunnies all the way
https://giphy.com/l0MYuO4VNuAOXWR6o 'Reasons to be cheerful parts 1,2,3..........................and 5,6,7,8, etc'


A great start to this new SOTD week and feeling good

I wish you all a most happy week ahead and may your world's be full of equally as happy rabbits. I love you all

I only ran in to these ladies for the first time this afternoon and quite impressed so have some 'Hump Back'. Suppose it all goes to highlight where my wasted time goes.

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Boycie83 said:

A&E Soaps - Great smelling face melters

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