S.O.T.D. Saturday 7th October to Friday 13th October 2017

Thursday AM 2017-10-12

Georgetown Pottery G12 Scuttle (Green Oribe & Purple)
Elite Razor Reclaimed Poplar Manchurian 2-Band (24mm/50mm)
D.R. Harris Almond shaving soap/Coate's Almond SC (vintage)
Delta Echo Ink Edition Feather AS-D2/Weber Bulldog
Polsilver Super Iridium (11)
RazoRock R-160 Sweet Almond aftershave balm
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Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: Omega 11137
Soap: C&E Indian Sandalwood
Razor: Gem MMOC
Blade: Gem Blue Star
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Lea ASB sample
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Five days without an SE shave, miss them more than I did the DEs in SEptember.
It took a while to dial this soap in but the scent is very nice not too heavy yet remained throughout the shave.
The Lea Balsamo absorbs very quickly and leaves the skin feeling good.
Best shave of the week so far.
 
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Razorock 400
Parker 65R
Gillette Nacet (2)
Traditional Shaving Co. Sensitive Shaving Cream
Thayers Rose, Myrsol Emulsion & Blue Stratos aftershave

First use of the cream provided by @traditionalshaving and it was very nice, will use itmore before I can do a proper review but my thoughts align with those of @Blackmass and @shaunwistow. A very nice scent, most sensetives smell a bit clinical to me but this was nicely scented, gave a good slick lather and I will rotate it in next week for another go.

The rest of the shave was alright don't like these blades. Felt it irritated my neck a little so judgement day for them will be tomorrow. One good shave, one bad and we'll see what tomorrow brings...​
 
Traditional Shaving Co Limes shave cream
Razorock 400
Rockwell 6C plate 3
Shark (2)
Homemade lime witch hazel
Proraso Green ASL
Mr Perfume Sublime Vanilla

Two days growth taken down in three passes.
First use of the Limes shave cream, thanks to Matthew, @traditionalshaving .
The initial scent from the tub wasn't very strong, but when lathered and applied it was very nice.
I found it very easy to lather, only using around a kidney bean size amount.
The cream performed well, but I didn't get the sickness others have experienced, having said that it did perform well.
After the second pass I was left with more patches of stubble than normal, and after pass three I still wasn't as smooth as I usually would be. I was ready to blame this on the cream, and completed more touch ups than I normally would.

Applying the witch hazel I was anticipating a little sting, but it didn't come. Surely the aftershave would sting after the buffing/ touch ups? . . . Zero sting, none at all.
Testament to the shave cream doing what it says on the tin.
I now put the need for additional touch ups down to the blade. For me, Shark's are nowhere near as smooth as my usual Astra SP's either. I knew there was a reason for me buying 100 Astra's !
 
Evening shave.

Nivea Face Wash, BBA Shave Oil.
P&B Albion/Wickhams 1912 Classic 24.
Semogue 1305.
Little Wren Pottery.
PAL Injectomatic.
Japanese Schick (3).
Fine Platinum Aftershave.
BBA Post Shave Balm.

Albion is the only P&B soap that I sometimes have difficulty working in to a decent lather. I just couldn't get it right this evening but decided to proceed with what I had in the bowl. That was a mistake. The lather was dissipating as I shaved. So I face lathered the Wickhams for the second and third passes for an ultimately BB smooth shave. But I paid for the first pass with a little irritation and the first couple of weepers I have seen in weeks. No need for any alum though. Whenever I do have any irritation I automatically reach for the BBA Balm. Nothing quite matches it in my experience. Do any of you guys ever have problems with the Albion? Have a good evening chaps.
 
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~ Shave of the Day - 12.10.2017 ~

Pre - Shower / Faith in Nature Grapefruit Soap / Hot Towel

Razor - YINTAL YT-W03S

Blade - Voskhod Teflon Coated

Brush - YaQi 26mm Tuxedo

Soap - RazoRock xXx

Post - Hot & Cold Water Rinse / RazoRock xXx Aftershave
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first use of the yintal razor I ordered 2 weeks ago from aliexpress I originally went on there to buy a yaqi brush and ended up ordering 3 and this razor , the build quality for a razor under £10 its excellent it does have a few little marks on the top cap but nothing to bad cant complain the handle is quit heavy and feels nice when I loaded the blade I thought it was going to be an aggressive razor because the blade gap its wider than some of my other razors but I was wrong it wasn't aggressive and it gave me one of the closest shaves iv had to date so was worth the wait and definitely worth the money ... have a great day folks :D
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Is there much blade over hang Anth?
 
Date: 13 October 2017

Pre: - Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush: - RazoRock Plissoft "BEEHIVE" Synth. 28/63mm knot
Lather: - Wholly Kaw - Jamestown Gentleman Special Edition (tallow) Donkey Milk 4x
Razor: - Muhle R41 v2013 with the iKon Bulldog Handle
Blade: - Gillette 7 O'Clock Green Super Stainless #4
Post: - Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic / Bulldog Sensitive Moisturiser
Fragrance: - Hugo Boss (Original)
 
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