SOTD: Saturday January 28 - Friday 3 February 2023.

Lovely Tony, just lovely, I can't wait to get myself one.
It sounds like it's going to be right up my street!
Enjoy!


Paul.
 
28 January

Stirling Campania
Blackland Signature
Rex Ambassador
Treet Platinum
Signature Soaps Hibernia


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A third excellent shave with the Rex Ambassador this morning. It has been a good run out for the Ambassador. The Blackland Signature feels like a small brush on the face, but it has a big heart and provides lashings of lather for two passes. The Signature Soaps Hibernia has become a favourite splash, you might have noticed.
 
Didn't know you had the Drakkant in your arsenal C. Nice looking razor!
 

SOTD January 28 2023

Razor - Parker Injector V2
Blade - Parker (Personna)
Soap - La Savonnire du moulin
Brush - Zenith 506U XSE Unbleached bristle in Olive wood handle, 27mm / 56mm knot.
Bowl - Captain's Choice - Copper
Post - Baxter of California ASB
Frag - Aramis Tobacco Reserve edp

My first use of the Parker injector razor fitted out with a Personna blade.

I knocked up a lovely lather from the La Savonnire du moulin (donkey milk soap) with my Zenith piggy and I was ready to go, on the first pass I thought, wow this is the smoothest injector razor I have ever used, (I started on the lowest setting) but when I ran my hand over my face it was obvious that no actual shaving had taken place!
It's ok, it's a new razor and will need to dial it in, so I re lathered this time set o 3, the scale goes from 1-5.
Second pass on 3, a little bit of cutting of the stubble happened but only a little, so I turned it up to full power, at 5.
Now I started to feel like it was doing what it should have been doing but still rather mild, I managed to complete the shave but it wasn't up to my usual smooth as smooth can be standard's.
Now I don't know if it was the blade that was a duff one or maybe all Personna blades are like that, I do know I was using the correct angle, I'm not new to injector razor's, so the jury is out for the time being and I have put a Schick blade in for the next shave, watch this space!
The soap and the brush however were great, the unbleached boar bristles offered plenty of backbone with a nice amount of scrub and the soap was fantastic as I knew it would be.

Big thanks going out to @Satanfriendly for gifting me the soap.
Big thanks going out to @donnie_arko for the heavy enabling to buy the brush and last but not least a big thank you going out to @Crossan for the Parker injector razor that I won in his PIF, I'm sure when fitted with a Schick blade the razor will perform better.
I also would like to thank my agent, my manager and my mother for their continued support.

Enjoy your weekend chaps, keep safe and well.

Paul.
 
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Saturday 28 January

The boss and I were at a Burns Night supper last night, DJs and frocks, so I had a light shave in late afternoon. This was after my less than enjoyable morning dance with the Yaqi TFC (posted yesterday). As a result my neck was somewhat tender after this morning‘s shave.
I say this as today I used the Gibbs 15 that I bought from Heritage Collection Shaving In US. Mine is their 4th edition original design and cost $67.50 plus shipping to U.K. I don’t feel this is an outrageous price compared to the Yaqi at £24.15 from AliExpress. The Heritage is an excellent razor and beautifully made, comes to bits for cleaning unlike the Yaqi. The blade adjustment runs from 1 to 6, like it should unlike the Yaqi which also doesn’t have the look, feel and performance of the Heritage to justify its lower price. Save your money and invest in the Heritage model.

I soaped up the Rubberset with with an unknown but deliciously scented soap that I had decanted into a used GÜ glass pot. I really must record which soap I put where when I decant them, I hate plastic pots .

First pass set wtg on N, (why didn’t the Gibbs designer just use the number 3? Maybe thought it an unlucky number?), second pass atg, throttle back to 2 and then finish on 1 for pick ups. Apart from a sore spot on my neck a perfect shave.

Burns night was really excellent, thanks for asking. I love haggis, add a tot of Talisker for extra taste. Mind you haggis must get fed up being stabbed every January when it would rather be running free across the highlands chasing Mrs Haggis
Enjoy the weekend fellas!

 
Sat 28 Travel SOTD
Soap & Aftershave Yaqi Musketeer Rapier
Brush Yaqi 24mm Cavern Lake 2 Band Badger
Razor Gillette Tech
Blade Gillette 7 O'clock Super Stainless 1st
The soap & splash smells very nice. The lather qualities are good enough.
This shave with the simplest of razors paired with an excellent blade was just great! 3passes for a bbs finish...
 
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