SOTD w/c Sat 28th Jan - Fri 03rd Feb. incl.

Tuesday

Having been shopping yesterday thought I'd try out a couple of new purchases

Cream: Ingrams Blue
Brush: Hand made custom
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Gillete 7 o'clock
Balm: Geo F Trumper skin food - Rose
Moisturiser: Mystery test
Aftershave: Aqua Di Palma

It's my first time using a mentholated shave cream and I found it quite refreshing with a nice tingle after each pass
 
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage Marshall Fields badger
ABC-Stahly/Schick Plus Platinum (NOS)
Surrey SS used as a stick (pre VDH reformulation)
Kramperts Finest Bay Rum AS

Popped a fresh blade in this combo and whew.....what a frankenrazor. Very forgiving combo, yet still quite effective for whisker whacking.

BBS results,

Martin
 

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Pre: shower
Soap: Martin de Candre
Brush: Semogue 1470
Razor: Muhle R89
Blade: Laser Platinum (2)
Aftershave: gel 444 + Floid

Hi Sirs,

Great shave for today. The same products of yesterday, except after :sleepy:
 

nice, and great photo.
 
Well, my new toys have arrived, time for my first ever DE shave

Razor: Merkur Futur Chrome
Blade: Gillette Yellow 7 o'clock SharpEdge
Brush: EJ Black Badger
Soap: TOBS Sandalwood in Bowl
Aftershave :TOBS Shaving Shop After Shave Gel

Result, No blood No pain Not a bad shave actually, I'm hooked already.

 
TUESDAY EVENING

Gillette New
Gillette 365 (2)
Semogue 1305
Proraso Menthol
Witch hazel
Boots Freshwood AS balm

Spent longer loading a drier brush tonight. The result was much better lather.

A very nice, close shave although a persistent weeper under the chin which is a bit annoying.
 
This morning:

Prep: Face wash, Imperial Leather bath soap
Razor: Feather Artist Club RG (wood), Pro blade (4)
Soap: Tabac stick
Brush: Neep #1059 soapstone 26mm super silvertip badger
Balm: Bulldog
Scent: Penhaligon's Endymion
Result: lovely

No irritation at the usual base-of-neck area at all. I'm trialling a slightly different pass sequence this week, which may help.
 
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