SOTD : Saturday 5th February-Friday 11th February 2022.


Best wishes to you and your good lady...Wishing you both a speedy recovery....Yours-Barry
 

Best wishes to you both.
 
Hopefully you get over this dreadful illness unharmed. Fingers Crossed
 
Saturday 5th February



Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Boots Albany Mentholated Shaving Soap
ABW Scanlon w/Cashmere Synthetic 24mm
Merkur 37C & ASCO Platinum (1)
Jovan Musk Aftershave Cologne

Despite using one of my favourite soaps, one of my favourite brushes and whipping up a super lather to enjoy a shave with the really very good Merkur slant, this was quite horrible ...

Urgh! ASCO Platinum. No thanks!

I had quite forgotten just how lowly I rate(d) the Lord Platinum (incidentally 3/10 and an empatic "Hell, no!") and had no preconcieved opinion of the ASCO Platinum, having really enjoyed the Super Stainless from that brand name ... and most of the Super Stainless from the Lord stable. Yep! I'd forgotten that very rare occurrence (for me) of weepers and the inexplicable shave rash on my neck when I used the Lord Platinum ... and again, this evening. One weeper from out of nowhere and a rash at the bottom of my neck. Out with the Clubman Bump Gel! Pinaud to the rescue!

Flitting through my mind was that equally horrible experience with the Tiger & Tatra Platinum blades (which did manage a slightly loftier 4/10, but still also a "Nope!" in my books) and the ASCO wasn't quite up to a 4/10 but not quite a 3/10 either, so it gained a 3.5/10. I know, I know ... Lord, ASCO, Shark, Crown, Rainbow, they're all the same - in this case, I'm inclined to agree. The ASCO Platinum is as bad as the Lord Platinum and the only difference in score is likely down to the different equipment. But, if you like the Lord Platinum, you'll likely enjoy the ASCO Platinum.

I didn't! I said that already, didn't I?

But, much thanks to @Boycie83 for the tuck that he generouly popped into my recent brush purchase. Good to have tried them and good to have the tuck for the sake of completion of my Lord collection. Hope you're on the mend, mate!
 
SOTD 20220205

Prep: Razorock pre barba
Bowl: Thirsty Badger
Brush: Declaration Shaving B2 Carnavis & Richardson TI
Soap: Declaration Grooming Sellout
Razor: Olaf Rasmussen Surgical Prep Razor
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium
Post: Alum Rub
AS: Floid The Genuine



Best Regards
Marco
 
@motto
My my Marco, some of your vintage gear!
 
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Razor = Ikon B1 OSS
Blade = Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush = 26mm High Mountain Badger from Bobby Moffat @ Sawdust Creations.
Soap = Noble Otter The Noir Et Vanille with matching splash
Balm = Baxter’s Of California

Another cracking relaxing saturday night shave
The Ikin never fails to impress & paired with the Rapira was a great choice.
Also the scent of this soap is first class with the predominantly black tea at the forefront.
Onwards & Upwards
Stay Safe Lads
 
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