SOTD: Saturday 8 - Friday 14 October 2022.

Mike Smart said:
Razor = Occam’s Oren
Blade = Titan Pro Mild ( 1 )
Brush =Shavemac 24mm Synthetic
Cream = ES Bay Rum
Splash = Pinaud Virgin Islands Bay Rum
Balm = ES Bay Rum
View attachment 94658Brilliant shave tonight before i jet off to the Greek Isles.
Iv been wet shaving virtually my whole adult life but this bay rum was my first soap i used when i stared my DE journey.
I only have two Bay Rums but this one is definitely the best of the two.
Jury’s out on the splash although it always seems a bit smokey to me but not in a bad way just completely different from the cream.
Nonetheless a wonderful 8/10 shave
Onwards & Upwards
Enjoy the rest of your week
Stay Safe
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Mike, Safe travels. Forgive my ignorance but what company makes the Cream and Balm ?
 
Jester said:
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Prep: Shower, Palmolive Olive Oil Soap
Soap: Ach Brito Mogno
Brush: Yaqi Aqua Beaux Silvertip Premium synthetic
Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Supermax Blue Diamond Platinum (1)
Post: Brut Attraction Totale ASL, Baxter Balm

Work once again getting in the way of regular visits to the forum. However home for a couple of days before heading up to Scotland tomorrow. Relaxing setup - the Supermax is a brilliant blade in my opinion an the Brut's a favourite of both me and my wife.
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+ 1 on the Brut Attraction Totale. It's a firm favourite of mine too, along with the Brut sport style of which I highly recommend, that's if you haven't already tried it.
 
Tue 11th October

Muller Silvertip Syn 19mm
Haslinger Honig
Yaqi Raster V1
Schick Proline ( 1 )
GB Grey Flannel A/S Lotion
A much better Shave today having discarded the FPG. Made rare use of the Haslinger which is a bit sad as it’s such a good soap.The little Muhle Brush was great at teasing out a superb lather from the small tin, which made the Shave go very well.

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RussellR5555 said:
Tuesday Shave

Pre: Henro de Pravia
Brush: 30mm Synbad
Soap: S.V. Dolomiti
Razor: Karve CB Brass D Plate
Blade: Supermax Super Stainless
Splash: Floids "The Genuine"
Post: L' Occitan Original Lavender
EDT: Milano Cento

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Nice collection of picks there. What is your guitar of choice Russ?

Palmolive fox said:
+ 1 on the Brut Attraction Totale. It's a firm favourite of mine too, along with the Brut sport style of which I highly recommend, that's if you haven't already tried it.
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I think I will buy a bottle of it if I see it on sale, I like the Brut splashes I own.

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Brush - Yaqi Plissoft 24mm
Soap - Czech & Speake 88 (the old one made by Valobra)
Razor - Wilkinson Flip Top
Blade - Astra SP (4)
Post - Alum
Aftershave - Brut Original

First time using the travel puck of Czech & Speake that David @Pontormo sent me a while back, I think I packed it away during one of the spells I had a beard and I just dug it out again. It'd been a while since I used a Valobra shaving soap, and since they have gone out of production their reputation seems to have grown, and I was intrigued to find out whether the lather was actually that good.
The travel puck itself isn't the largest, I think it's around 20g or something but it's the hardest soap I have ever come across, it's literally as hard as a piece of plastic, and dry it doesn't really have much scent. Once I loaded the brush from the puck and started building the lather, I was a little underwhelmed with the lather that I initially had, then I kept on adding as much air to the lather as I could and it went from being a fairly thin lather to a really thick and dense one, and it's performance was faultless as I had initially expected, a really lovely old school tallow lather.
The scent is quite a nice one, a nice old-fashioned Rose scent, which reminded me a little of the Signature Soaps Coria. Sadly for both, they irritate my skin, it seems anything even vaguely floral doesn't agree with my skin :(
I'm really enjoying my dad's old Wilkinson Flip Top, it's a really nice mild razor design. I've been having a few problems with Astra SP's though, near enough every time I use them now they seem to bite me, I used to be able to get great results with them before.

Anyway chaps, have a good day.

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donnie_arko said:
Nice collection of picks there. What is your guitar of choice Russ?



I think I will buy a bottle of it if I see it on sale, I like the Brut splashes I own.

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Brush - Yaqi Plissoft 24mm
Soap - Czech & Speake 88 (the old one made by Valobra)
Razor - Wilkinson Flip Top
Blade - Astra SP (4)
Post - Alum
Aftershave - Brut Original

First time using the travel puck of Czech & Speake that David @Pontormo sent me a while back, I think I packed it away during one of the spells I had a beard and I just dug it out again. It'd been a while since I used a Valobra shaving soap, and since they have gone out of production their reputation seems to have grown, and I was intrigued to find out whether the lather was actually that good.
The travel puck itself isn't the largest, I think it's around 20g or something but it's the hardest soap I have ever come across, it's literally as hard as a piece of plastic, and dry it doesn't really have much scent. Once I loaded the brush from the puck and started building the lather, I was a little underwhelmed with the lather that I initially had, then I kept on adding as much air to the lather as I could and it went from being a fairly thin lather to a really thick and dense one, and it's performance was faultless as I had initially expected, a really lovely old school tallow lather.
The scent is quite a nice one, a nice old-fashioned Rose scent, which reminded me a little of the Signature Soaps Coria. Sadly for both, they irritate my skin, it seems anything even vaguely floral doesn't agree with my skin :(
I'm really enjoying my dad's old Wilkinson Flip Top, it's a really nice mild razor design. I've been having a few problems with Astra SP's though, near enough every time I use them now they seem to bite me, I used to be able to get great results with them before.

Anyway chaps, have a good day.

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I’d h love to have a gorgeous razor like that as a family heirloom from my Dad. I didn’t even get the old bugger’s David Bellamy beard growing ability. All I got was his grumpy temper.
 
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My last six or so shaves. No time for innovation - just tried and tested products. All superb shaves with no effort or thought - other than turning up with a face - required from me. Ideal. Karve Overlander alu, Simpson Special, Treet carbon Classic, Signature - Capra, Londinium & Novus Spice. Various splashes - Signature, LPL & A&E. Cheers - I.
 
Dave in KY said:
Tuesday October 11, 2022
Razor: Lupo .95/Micromatic Handle
Blade: Euromax
Brush: Stuart/Timberwolf
Soap: Fuzzy Face Soaps Monkey Farts
AS 1: Alcoholado Eucaliptino 70
AS 2: Proraso Green Splash
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,435
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That’s quite an impressive shave combo Dave, when I mentioned to my wife the name of the shaving soap I got the “rolled upwards eyes and really? expression that only a woman can give” . She said she wonders what we fellas get up to on TSR but I think I convinced her it’s nothing sinister just boys being boys :ROFLMAO: cheers Alan
 
SotD

Jabones de Joserra Altamira - Shaving Soap.
CadMan 30mm HMW Silver Floral - Shaving Brush.
Mongoose II SS Satin - Safety Razor.
Jabones de Joserra Altamira - After Shave.
Ebenholz Anti Age - After Shave Balm.


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