SOTD: Saturday 11 February - Friday 17 February 2023

SeanC said:
Pre: Friendly Soaps - Tea Tree & Turmeric Soap
Razor: Blackland ERA - L4 SB
Blade: Gillette Super Thin - NOS Colombia (1)
Soap: Vitos Extra Super (from the block)
Brush: Omega Evo - 28mm Synthetic
Post: Tuff Nr. 1

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I thought I would be back and revisit an 'old school' soap that I found stashed away. Whilst I was expecting post shave to lag a little behind current offerings, surprisingly it was difficult to get a decent lather. We shall persevere...

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I also dug out my old chunk of Vitos Red and I had a similar issue. When it dries out it, it can lose some of its magic. I found mixing it with a bit of glycerine seemed to do the job for reviving it.
 
Tue 14th February

Stirling Syn 26mm
MWF
Schick Super 11
NOS Schick Super 11 Ultrex ( 2 )
Pitralon Classic A/S Lotion

A very rare outing for me with this early Schick Cartridge Razor. Making sure that I did not rush or exert undue pressure the Shave went well, and I was rewarded with a super close all round finish with no post Shave irritation. From memory a much nicer experience than I got with Carts some 6/7 years ago.
Think this could be an excellent Travel Razor, and may well try it out on my next Weekend away.

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SOTD February 14 2023

Razor - Fatip Noble
Blade - Astra SP
Soap - MWF & Glycerine
Brush - Alpha Bulldog silvertip
Post - Refinery ASB
Frag - YSL Kouros

A very close shave, this is not a razor to use if you are in a rush to get out!
However, it gave me a great shave helped along by MWF no doubt.
Refinery ASB to finish along with the wonderful YSL Kouros, a spray here a little spray there, smelling wonderful!

Have a good day chaps.



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Paul.
 
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14/02/23
Pre - Sainsbury's Luxury Soap, Bergamot & Nectarine
Brush - AP400B Slim Brass 22mm Silvertip Synth
Soap - P&B Star Noir
Razor - Lambda Athena
Blade - Personna Med Prep
Post - Cold water Rinse
Balm - Tonyschin's Orange & Neroli Balm & Argan Oil
A/S - OSP Neroli
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Stay safe and enjoy your day
 
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Third shave with the Uddeholm Permasharp blade, this time paired with a Canadian Fat Tech.
It'll be interesting to see how many shaves I can get out of one of these, although I do have four other blades on the go at the moment that I'd quite like to finish!
Getting really good lathers from the HWF and quite happy to keep using this for the rest of the month.
Some more aftershave lotions and balms should be arriving imminently; until then the Bond balm is a nice option to finish a good shave.

Rating: 4.5 / 5

Razor: Gillette Fat Tech gold (1953)
Blade: Permasharp Uddeholm Stainless (1959-1961)
Brush: Henkverhaar (TSR) badger brush Walnut Silvertip
Lather: Hampshire Wool Fat No. 1
Aftershave: Bond Whisky & Cedar balm https://shavingbuddies.com/shave/63eb8f3dd581142156d56ca1
 
14 February

Wickham 1912 Apricus
Yaqi Dandelion
Mühle R41
Feather Hi-Stainless
Signature Soaps Hibernia splash

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Another first rate shave with the R41. A little time away from this razor appears to produced a greater understanding of it. My shaves are more than acceptably comfortable. A nice close shave and no danger at all, even with the Feather blade.
 
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