SOTD SATURDAY 31ST OCT to FRIDAY 6th NOV 2015

Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam
Razor - Gillette Ball-End Tech
Blade - Treet Platinum Super Stainless
Brush - Omega 20106
Soap - Arko
After - Frozen towel / Alum & WH Mix
Result - BBS

Back on the second blade trial again tonight. As always I use a Tech for the first dalliance with a blade. I found the Treet to be very like the Shark Super Stainless, in so much as the performance was quite mediocre. I needed a bit of buffing after three passes.
As with the Shark, I will use a much more aggressive razor for its second run, perhaps a Fatboy on 9. I still managed BBS without much bother, which is always good.
 
Gear:
Le Coq
Rapira
New Forest
Truefitt & Hill 1805
Humprey's Witch Hazel

The Le Coq OC DE mode I have is a rather aggressive razor - to the point where it sometimes doesn't feel comfortable. Unfortunately that's the feeling I had this morning.
It produced a close, nice result but the experience wasn't as smooth as I had hoped for.
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Shave & Scent of the day with:
Soap: Strop Shoppe's Baker Street
Brush: L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic
Razor: ATT Atlas R1
Blade: Personna Israeli Red (2nd)
Post #1 Vitos Pre & Post
Post #2: Mario Badescu After Shave Moisturizer
Scent: Individuel by Mont Blanc

Damn this soap smells great. Probably got 3 or 4 shaves left in the tub before it's all gone!
 
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Tue 3rd Nov.
Victoria Pb
Lea Classic Soap
Ever Ready Streamline
Gem S/S [ 4 ]
Alum Rub/Myrsol Antesol A/S.

Sticking with the Streamline until I have a bit more Shave Mobility , again quality of shave is great. Perhaps so consistent ,that I feel a need a change of razor, I want to try a 1924 converted to take modern handle.Best be patient though.

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After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

1964 rebranded Macys silvertip flopmeister
'Kaily'/Feather
XPEC SC older incarnation
Barbershop Bay Rum AS and more used as cologne splash

BBS results,

Martin
 
My first SOTD post...

Pre: Shower
Soap: OSP Grapefruit and Menthol
Brush: Kent Pure Badger
Razor: Ever Ready 1912
Blade: Personna GEM
Post: Alum rub/Nivea Post Shave Balm

Second shave with the 1912. 100 times better than the first.
I love the mental OSP soap. I mean menthol. No, mental. It's mental.
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SOTD - Tuesday
Pre: Village Barber oil
Soap: OSP "Bay Rum"
Brush: New Forest 2403 "Chunky", 24mm 2-band
Razor: Schick dial adjustable (M15)
Blade: (NOS) Schick Injector Twin (8)
Post: Thayer's witch hazel followed by UK Barbershop Bay Rum
Nearly all UK shave today. Superior 3-pass BBS topped off with the lovely brown nectar.
 
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Bulldog Face Wash
Meißner Tremonia Dark Lime Shaving Paste
Muhle Silvertip Fibre
Ever Ready Streamline w/Red Horseman Swing Handle
GEM Stainless [5]
Hot Rinse, Cold Rinse & Alum Wash
Witch Hazel Toner
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal (Vintage)
Attar

I make no secret of my love for Meißner Tremonia soaps. Dark Limes is mysterious blend, like regular lime but in a foggy, gas-lit kind of way. Pinaud Lilac Vegetal is a mysterious blend, especially the vintage; dark lilac?

Attar today has been a mysterious blend of Haramain Musk al Ghazal bringing a dark, sweet, licquorice and cacoa base with a hint of vanilla and caraway in a musky, woody base; Swiss Arabian Majmoua Gold, an earthy, spicy amber attar; Surrati al Khaleej, a citrus aromatic reinforcing the spice with coriander, white musk and floral, largely violet.
 
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