SOTD : Saturday 4th August ~ Friday 10th August 2018.

Monday 6th August 2018
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Pre shave: Warm shower and L'Oreal face wash
Razor: Razorock Mamba
Blade: Bolzano (#1)
Soap: Truefitt & Hill No.10 cream
Brush: Vie Long horse
Post shave: Alum block, cold water splash and Thayer's Cucumber witch hazel
AS: Nivea 2 phase

A smooth and decent shave with one of my favourite blades, but not as close as with a Polsilver Si or a Kai in the Mamba, or it could just be my Monday morning lackadaisicalness.
 


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Gillette Nacet
Romera Manchurian
Noble Otter Thé Noir et Vanille
LEA aftershave

I don't like to shave on consecutive days but I had to give the NO a go.

The scent from the tub is like classy cologne. I can pick out the tea and some bergamont but not much else.
Well once I started to lather it up the scent changed quite dramatically. Within seconds I knew what it reminded me of....Dior Fahrenheit! I do own a bottle so I checked and yes it's definitely in the same ballpark. TBH I didn't get any vanilla or strawberry.

Performance was great too.



Cheers
Rob
 
Monday 6th August PM

18th DE shave



Prep: Warm water rinse, BBA Face Wash then Proraso Pre Shave cream Eucalyptus and Menthol
Soap: Proraso Red Sandalwood and Shea Butter
Razor: Merkur 34c
Blade: Feather Hi-stainless (2)
Post: Cold rinse, Thayers Witch Hazel with Cucumber, then Floid Aftershave balm

After last nights shave I chose to keep my prep routine the same. So no change there.

As mentioned previously, I really like Proraso soaps so I went with the Sandalwood and Shea butter. I've used this recently and liked the mild scent along with the nice glide it gives the razor.

Sticking with the Feather blade I had another great shave. Really straightforward with no knicks or weepers. WTG and ATG followed by touch ups and I was done.

A quick all over lather with the leftovers. Quick clean up. Then a cold rinse and splash with Thayers followed by Floid balm.

Smooth and happy. Ready to go back to work tomorrow after an extra long weekend off.

I'm counting down the days until the Pass Around box has to move on. I'm really going to miss it, but it's been great. The products in it really give you food for thought.

Hope you all had a great day and have a great day tomorrow.

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SOTD Monday 06 August 2018

Pre-shave: Warm shower face wash Wright's Cold Tar Soap and cold water splash.
Sosp: The Gentleman's Groom Room Essence of Scotland Sweet Gale Traditional Shaving Soap .
Brush: Simpsons Duke 2 Pure Badger.
Bowl: Aesop.
Razor: Muhle R41.
Blade: Astra SP (Day 1)
Post: Cold water splash and OSP Grapefruit and Menthol splash.

First shave today since a one pass shave on Saturday - reasonable amount of stuble to get through. What a shave, BBS in 2 passes - a beautiful smooth and efficient shave - the R41 with a decent blade is amazing, as ever, I appreciate that YMMV.

It has been a while since I have used that Essence of Scotland Sweet Gale Traditional Shaving Soap; lovely scent, protection and glide - the scent when you open the lid is amazing, it feels as if the tub is packed full of goodness!

All the best,

Chris
 
SOTD : 7th August 2018.



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Shaving recipe for today.


Prep: cool shower:/ L'OREAL~ Hydra Sensitive Birch Sap Shower Gel.


Pre:

Pears ~ Transparent Lemon Flower Glycerine Soap./Bloom water.

Cold wet flannel to my face.

Brush: Omega ~11047 "Mixed Midget".

Bowl Lather.

Soap: Kent .

Blade: Zorrik ~ Super Platinum. (2)

Razor: Parker Variant . (Settings) 2.5 wtg, 3. xtg, 4. atg+pick ups.


Post:

Cold Water Face Rinse./ Homemade Lime, Lemon+Peppermint Oil & Menthol Crystals Witch Hazel Mixture./ Brut~ Splash-On Lotion.

Boots ~ Freshwood A/S Balm .


Greetings,

Another very comfortable cold water shave from the Parker variant/ Zorrik SP blade indian duo.The blade felt showing no signs of struggling throughout the shave ...The Kent Soap, provided a wonderful slick protective lather for the shave, leaving a equally excellent post shave feeling to my face.

A smooth efficient 3 Pass + pick ups silky smooth shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a generous dollop of Boots ~ Freshwood A/S Balm.

My face is feeling super smooth & smelling devine.

Enjoy your day, ladies & gentlemen.
 

Great shave report, long may your shaving be happy +1 on the Highland Bothy soap.

Chris
 
SOTD Tuesday 07 August 2018

Pre-shave: Warm shower face wash Kiehl's Ultra Facual Cleanser and cold water splash.
Sosp: The Gentleman's Groom Room Essence of Scotland Sweet Gale Traditional Shaving Soap .
Brush: Simpsons Duke 2 Pure Badger.
Bowl: Aesop.
Razor: Muhle R41.
Blade: Astra SP (Day 2)
Post: Cold water splash, Myrsol Baslamic Water and Lucky Tiger Dissapearing After Shave Cream.

Another great shave with the R41 - 2 passws (WTG, XTG face; WTG, ATG neck) BBS finish, no issues.

I forgot I had a tub of Lucky Tiger dissapearing cream; great post shave menthol feel.

All the best,

Chris
 
Tuesday 7th August



RSC Facial Scrub and Pears Glycerine Soap
LEA Shave Stick (Tallow)
Simpson Duke 1 in Pure Badger
PAA Bakelite Slant with an Astra SP Blade
Witch Hazel
Aloe Vera Gel
Nivea 2 Phase AS

We never stop learning or re-learning! One of the primary rules of wet shaving is No Pressure. Previous shaves with this razor have been good.....but there was usually a little irritation. I went to the PAA site and read the instructions to be reminded that just because a razor is very light...it doesn't mean you can apply more pressure. This morning I used it as if it was my Claymore loaded with a Feather SuperPro. The results were outstanding!

3 Passes for a lovely BBS finish and NO irritation
 


~SOTD~

Prep ~ D.R Harris Almond Oil soap, Luke warm shower
Razor ~ Colonial Razors General in brass
Blade ~ Feather Pro Super
Soap ~ Klar Kabinett
Brush ~ Zenith 28mm Manchurian Badger
Post ~ Thayers Rose Petal
Scent ~ Mancera - Roses Vanille

I like Klar soaps, I love Klar Kabinett. So this is a real treat for me to indulge myself in this guilty pleasure. It is out of production and therefore only a finite amount of this wonderful soap left to be had as samples but at a price but it's worth it. I saw @TomG had his Klar Kabinett in a ceramic pot befitting to a soap so great and felt great shame that mine is only in an aluminium screw top container, Tom knows how to house such a soap and has put me to shame, I will rectify this situation ASAP
My razor for today was the ever dependable General and when fitted out with a Feather Pro Super is a delight to use, this razor and blade combo is outstanding.
The zenith Manchurian Badger is a brush that can rip up any hard soap like a boar yet be as soft as any Silvertip should be and with a 28mm knot there is more than enough badger on your face to satisfy any man.
My shave with the General was smooth and very efficient only needing a couple of passes to acheve perfection.
To keep the Rose Scent going I chose Mancera Roses Vanille as my scent of today and very nice it is too.

Wishing you all a splendid day.

Paul.
 

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