SOTD : Saturday 9th April - Friday 15th April 2022.

[Boycie83]

11/04/2022

Razor: Pearl Flexi
Blade: Gillette Winner Platinum (1)
Brush: Yaqi Silvertip
Soap: Stirling Orange Chill

 

[BrianH]

Razor = Blackland Dart
Blade = Astra SP ( 1 )
Brush = Alpha 400 Travel
Soap = Signature Capra Derventio
Splash = La Toja
Balm = Barts Balms Ben Lomond
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First use of the Dart for me in a good few months & still i’m feeling it rough.
I took my time with every stroke yet still 4 weepers, and all the weepers were from xtg
perhaps that’s telling me a story.
I was concentrating with every stroke like my life depended on it but still weepers.
I actually know i’m doing it.
Twice i just touched my face with the razor slightly heavier than normal & bang a weeper.
I might put this one away for a rainy day,
No to hang with it i’ll give it another go soon.
The Soap was absolutely top drawer & the first goats milk soap base iv tried.
For my own sort of made up records i tried to criticise the soap, i sort of wanted something not to be right
weird i know but that’s me,
Got to tell it how it is right or there’s just no point.
Anyway they more i tried i couldn’t find a single fault,
From the amount of soap you need to the performance & scent the packaging were just too drawer.
I got this as freebie from Brian after a purchase to have a go at the goats milk & Brian i can’t thank you enough.
You really do have one of the highest end products out there without the price tag.
Once i get home from Norway i reckon i need a few more including splashes.
the mix and match i used today just doesn’t go really but hey sometimes we just have to make do.
Overall although i had 4 weepers it was still a class shave with great products.
Onwards & Upwards
Stay Safe
Boys & Girls

Thank you Mike for your kind words. I’m now rushing to laptop to treble price so I can price accordingly!!! If only! To be honest I don’t know how some artisans can justify the £45 price tags, considering the base ingredients are more or less the same for most soaps and the “next best fashionable ingredients” don’t cost a fortune when used in the tiny quantities that are added.

mange takk
Brian

 

[pjgh]

Monday 11th April

Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Signature Soaps Britannia
Yaqi Daffodil w/Cashmere Synthetic 24mm
Gillette Fusion hypebeast & Gillette Fusion Cartridge (1)
Brut Splash-On (as Aftershave)
Brut Special Reserve EDT

 

[BrianH]

Monday 11th April

Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Signature Soaps Britannia
Yaqi Daffodil w/Cashmere Synthetic 24mm
Gillette Fusion hypebeast & Gillette Fusion Cartridge (1)
Brut Splash-On (as Aftershave)
Brut Special Reserve EDT

Thank you. Fabulous photo, as always.

 

[chard52142]

Tue 12 SOTD
Soap Signature Soaps Hibernia
Brush Yaqi 24mm Cavern Lake 2 Band Badger
Razor Pearl Flexi Adjustable V1
Blade Astra Superior Platinum 2nd
Aftershaves Stirling Witchhazel Wintergreen + Signature Soaps Hibernia Splash
Wonderful soap scent plus an awesome lather...wow!
This razor and blade pairing was good and 3passes at setting 4-3-3 resulted in a bbs/dfs finish with 2 micro red beads. The matching aftershave is really good...wish it could last for many hours...hehehe

 

[Palmolive fox]

SOTD : 12th April 2022.



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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Asda Sea Salt & Fennel Extract 2 in1 Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Chantry Lavender Goat's Milk Bar Soap.
Brush: yaqi 24mm naples synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl : Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Clubman Pinaud Shave Soap.
Blade : Chinese Gillette Super Blue. (D2)
Razor: Baili BD191.

Post:
Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Face Rinse. /Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.3 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./Benjamins Mentholated Bay Rum./L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.

Greetings,

Early morning shave.

I haven't used the clubman Pinaud soap for a while and forgot how much a great in-expensive soap this is.. This is almost 'croap-like' soap it doesn't need blooming before mixing providing a slick protective lather, in no time, i like the scent too, it's not over powering, and the post shave feel is incredibly good. What more can I say? apart from it's a great inexpensive shaving soap.

Being on a budget the vast majority of my shave set ups are very inexpensive, it just goes to show you don't need to pay extortionate prices for 'Super-Dooper' artisan shaving soaps/creams when they are plenty of perfectly good shaving products on offer that are equally as good if sometimes better at a fraction of the price.

The Club Pinaud soap is just one of many...As always it's down to individual choice what people buy & use...YMMV.

A enjoyable 2 pass + pick ups close comfortable shave with no errors to report...Finishing the shave off with a small dollop of L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB.

My face is feeling smooth cool, & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

 

[Jester]

Prep: Shower, Palmolive Olive Oil Soap
Soap: Ach Brito Mogno
Brush: Yaqi Aqua Beaux Silvertip Premium synthetic
Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Gillette Winner (2)
Post: Superdrug Sierran Breeze ASL, Bart's Balm

Back to one of the early ASLs I purchased after signing up here. Still holds its own against far more expensive rivals

 

[Razorboy]

Good morning

 

[Crossan]

SOTD 12-Apr

Brush: PAA Switchback Oumo Silk HMW
Soap: Stirling Ramblin' Man
Razor: Blackland Blackbird
Blade: GSB (1)
Post: Stirling Ramblin' Man AS & EDT

Decent shave again this morning, effortless with the blackbird and a mass of lather from the silk. If you want backbone stay well away from this knot in this handle, it's good if you want massive splay or just don't feel like mashing a dry broom in your face so it has its place. If I want backbone with this handle I just switch out for the AP Bulb and there you have it.

Very good finish, nice and smooth rounded off well with the Stirling EDT, nice smell on it with decent longevity.

Hope everyone has a cracking day!

Cheers

Marc

 

[Sylviansghost]

FaTip
Simpson Commodore
OSP Business Time

 

[Tony'schin]

12/04/22
Pre - Shower
Brush - Yaqi Sagrada Familia 24mm
Soap - Mitchell's Wool Fat
Razor - Blackland Tradere
Blade - Gillette Perma - sharp
Post - Cold water Rinse, TC's infused Witch Hazel
Balm - Tonyschin's Cedarwood and Patchouli Argan Oil and Balm
A/S - Brut Original

Very nice shave with the big Fella today.
Stay safe and enjoy your day all.

 

[Sicsemty]

 

[Burnsy]

Prep: washed face using warm tap water in a basin.
Razor: Rockwell 6S R4
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Semogue HD Badger
Soap: Proraoso Sandlewood( Red tub)
ASB: Marks and Spencer Cedar wood and spice.
AS: Marks and Spencer Cedar Wood and spice.
Loaded the brush for 1 minute then applied straight to stubble. 3 pass shave for an absolutely top notch bbs finish. I can't fault the Gilette Silver Blue blades : they're my favourite by a country mile. Have a good day everyone.

 

[mpf9ret]

Tue 12th April

Omega 11126 boar
Hampshire Wool Fat soap
RR Hawk V3- A Plate
Feather Pro ( 1 )
GB Grey Flannel A/S Lotion

Until recently I had never got the best results with a Feather Pro Blade, then I had to try it in my original Claymore Evolution and was impressed.Due a blade change in The Hawk, I decided to try out a Feather Pro, which proved a good choice. The Shave was smooth and comfortable throughout, and the finish quality Top Notch.A good result as I have as I brought some of these blades at a reasonable price.

 

[dkpw]

My next shave is going to be a good one, as it will include a new soap, and one from The Netherlands!

De Vergulde Hand - the gilded hand - is a well known Dutch shaving soap that I’ve been looking to try for a long time. It’s easily available online but thanks to the cretinous idea that is Brexit, shipping costs for a small tub of soap from The Netherlands can cost upwards of £30!

However, I managed to find a seller on Amazon who was not charging the earth and I’ve just taken delivery. It’s a lovely fresh, lightly scented soap - the nearest I have to it is the LEA shave stick and that’s a good thing.

So my next shave will be with my Rex Envoy, a Personna Med Prep blade again, as the result last time was so good and I may dig out the Aqua Velva Musk as the aftershave, that depends on how the shave goes, especially how the lather smells.

Razor: Rex Envoy
Blade: Personna Med Prep (3)
Soap: De Vergulde Hand
Brush: Simpsons The Duke
Pre-shave: Proraso Green
Post-shave: Aqua Velva Musk
Bowl: Face lather

EDIT:
Well that was a very enjoyable shave. The blade was end of life but I still managed a face stroking shave. The soap does not have a strong scent but it lathered really with in the Best Badger and I came away BBS. I did go for the Aqua Velva Musk, and only experienced a mild burn, so there was no over-shaving. I'll try a different blade for my next Envoy experiment.

 

[BrianH]

Tue 12 SOTD
Soap Signature Soaps Hibernia
Brush Yaqi 24mm Cavern Lake 2 Band Badger
Razor Pearl Flexi Adjustable V1
Blade Astra Superior Platinum 2nd
Aftershaves Stirling Witchhazel Wintergreen + Signature Soaps Hibernia Splash
Wonderful soap scent plus an awesome lather...wow!
This razor and blade pairing was good and 3passes at setting 4-3-3 resulted in a bbs/dfs finish with 2 micro red beads. The matching aftershave is really good...wish it could last for many hours...hehehe
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Thanks Richard. Love the way you create the ice cream like lather in the brush, it’s a work of art!