SOTD: Saturday 5 August - Friday 11 August 2023.


Congratulations!
 


I've enjoyed the Speick shave stick for years, and finally bit the bullet and purchased the cream. Wow! Lovely product. I've been 'testing' some blades made in the Gillette Shanghai plant for the last few weeks, so I decided to have a shave with the GWS blade from the same location. It was a fairly uneventful shave. Maybe not a BBS, but a very nice DFS+ result. It's still very warm here in the Southeastern US so the Cooling Lotion was appreciated.
 

SOTD: 10/08/2023

Razor: Reggie’s Razor Titan
Blade: Astra SP, 2nd use
Brush: Highlander “Azzuri” Custom Brush Boti 4th Gen Pink 3 Color Synthetic Knot
Bowl: 3D Printed Bowl
Preshave: Bart’s Balm Preshave Sample Oil
Soap: Løthur Tears Croap
Balm: L’Oréal All In 1 Moisturising Cream Balm
Fragrance: Maison Alhambra Porto Neroli EdP

Ok my fears about this being too assertive for daily use seem unfounded! The Titan’s lightness is its strength, so it seems to stay just balanced on the mid/aggressive boundary to give a wonderful shave irritation free. I’m beginning to like this DE quite a lot especially as it seems capable of as close, or closer a shave than some of my SE’s with the same lack of irritation or skin scraping some overly aggressive razors can be guilty of having. It’s also pushing me to explore lighter razors more too. If it continues to shave as well as this it’ll be a real bind to let it go!
 
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A lazy but excellent cold water shave with very modest gear.

* Derby single edge disposable razor (3)
* Gillette ‘series’ sensitive shaving foam

That’s it. I’m really enjoying my cold water shaves lately. I have even less irritated skin and no ‘puffy’ look from shaving daily with hot water.

 

Congratulations and many happy returns to you both
 
SOTD: 10/08/2023

Razor: Rex Konsul
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue, 1st use
Brush: Simpsons Chubby 3 Manchurian Badger
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Bowl
Preshave: Executive Shaving Fuar Ach Snog Oil
Soap: Barrister & Mann Reserve Classic Puck
Aftershave: Fine Snakebite Aftershave
Balm: Myrsol Emulsion Lotion

Today was a long day. 11 hours back to back in work after a morning leg day workout. I’m also in a 600 calorie daily deficit right now, so lots of stress / cortisol.

Finally unwound with a relaxing night shave with the Konsul and B&M classic. I love that scent.