SOTD w/c Sat 31st Dec '11 - Fri 7th Jan '12 incl.

This evening:

Hot shower
Feather Artist Club RG (wood), Pro blade (10)
Proraso white soap
Neep #55 soapstone badger
King of Shaves balm (because it complements the soap so nicely)


Sublime. As Peter Wimsey says in Nine Tailors, which opens on December 31st, let's start the New Year with a clean face.
 
Merkur 38B
Gillette 7 O'Clock Green (2)
Trumpers Rose Cream
Kent BK4
Trumpers Sandalwood Skin Food
Trumpers Wild Fern Cologne

So continuing my Trumpers samples, I have now confirmed what I already suspected - that Rose scents are not my thing. I never expected they would be, but since the sample was there it would have been rude not to try it. But as good as it performs, I'd sooner stick with the scents I like (Coconut being my favourite of the Trumpers stable)
 
Sunday:
Merkur Progress
Personna, Red Pack
Semogue 830
Palmolive shaving soap
Diptyque Tam Dao EDT

Off to my owd Dear's house today for the annual family 'thing' with brothers, sisters, nephews and neices ... about 25 of the buggers. NOT the highlight of my year but hey ho.
 
Hot Shower / Merkur Progress / Shark SS / Semogue SOC / TOBS Rose / RazoRock Alum / Trumper Skin Food

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HAPPY NEW YEAR
 
New Years Eve

Merkur 34c with Gillette 7 o'clock yellow
EJ pure badger
vintage Crabtree & Evelyn pour homme soap
alum
Armani Acqua di Gio ASB
Armani Acqua di Gio a/s

Happy New Year to you all
 
Sunday - New Year's Day

Merkur Progress
Gillette Platinum Blade (Swede)
New Forest 2201 Brush
Provence Santé Shaving Soap
Clinique Post Shave Soother

Ian
 
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Neep, 28 mm extra stuffed silvertip
Razor: Mappin and Webb, Trustworthy
Soap: Provence Santé
AS: Ogallala, Limes and Peppercorns
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean :D
What a nice shave, one of those where it all seems to fall together and after three days without a shave (shave sick leave) it was an even greater feeling to have such a nice shave :D. I wish you All a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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... and I almost forgot my SOTY (first Shot Of espresso of The Year):
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Happy new year!

First Shave of 2012:

Hop shower
Proraso pre/post
Merkur 39c
Feather blade
Mitchells Wool Fat
Alum
Pinaud Clubman

I've been away over Christmas, I took a travelling kit with me but didn't shave for a few days so had a few days growth this morning. It's so satisfying using the 39c to mow through stubble, I was nearly done after one pass.

DFS, good start to the year.
 
I turned on the TV and the Vienna New Year Concert was on. I turned the sound loud enough to reach my bathroom.

The gear:

Old Spice shaving soap puck
Semogue LE 2011 Finest Badger size 1 #1
Charlex 60 straight razor
Old Spice aftershave splash
444 aftershave balm

The result:

What a great way to start the new year.

Happy 2012 everyone!

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New Years Day

Vitos pre/post cream
Merkur 34c
Shark SS
Semogue 2015
Cella
Vifrex dopo barba

The vitos pre/post made as little to no difference to the shave. It may have even made it harder to lather the first pass but I got some as a Christmas present and its a better consistency than the proraso pre/post offering.

Nowt else to report.
 
Gillette "Goodwill" razor
Astra green blade
Taylors sandlewood cream
Taylors silvertip brush

First razor I've used after a month of DE shaving with a selection of Techs and sweet lordy it's agressive! (Well to me it was any way.)

WTG x1 and ATG x2 (once in each direction). No nicks but only the big man himself knows how.

Toodeloo all.
 
Sunday

Semogue 2011 LE Badger 2
TI Le Grelot 6/8 With Buckeye Burl Scales
MWF Shaving Soap
Barbershop Bay Rum Aftershave + 444 Gel

A fantastic shave to start the new year.

Happy new year everyone

Mark
 
Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012

Emulsión Myrsol
Semogle LE 2010 Selected Silvertip #77
Martin de Candre
MÜHLE R89
Derby Extra
Thayers Witch Hazel lavender
The Art of Shaving Lavender Balm

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A 2012 full of happiness and joy for you all!!!
 
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