SOTD : Saturday 27th October - Friday 2nd November 2018.

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Pre: Shower, Proraso White
Soap: Mickey Lee Réunion
Brush: Semogue 2018 TSN LE Boar
Razor: Timeless Bronze OC
Blade: KAI
Post: Cold water rinse, Calani Oriental Plum AS Lotion, Ozma Alum Block

Premiere for the Timeless Bronze that a very good friend of mine brought me along from the US. Aaaaand...

...it didn't go so well. The Bronze is way more aggressive than I expected it to be, more so than a Timeless .95 - it is almost on par with my Charcoal Lvl. 3. And (for me) the KAI is not the perfect blade to be paired with it. I have never bled from so many cuts all across my face, and it's still burning now, almost three hours later.

I'll give my skin two days of rest, and then try it with a Polsilver.
 
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Monday 29th October
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Vig Shaving Synthetic - Vitos Extra Red - Ever Ready Streamline - GEM SSC #7 - Alum - Superdrug Forest Fresh A/S - Dove Instant Hydration Cream

Woohoo!!!
 
~ SOTD Monday 29th October 2018 ~

Razor - Merkur 38C
Blade - Voskhod Teflon Coated (3)
Brush - YaQi 30mm Barber Pole
Soap - Lea Shave Stick
Balm - Lea Aftershave Balm
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Nice shave the lea soap is excellent stuff I really should use it more often I will have to try the lea classic range in the future …...

Have a Great Day Whisker Removers :)
 
Mon 29th Oct.

RazoRock Syn 24mm
P & B Citra Royale
ATT SE1 + Windrose Handle
Schick Proline [ 4 ]
Alcolado Glacial A/S Splash

This Razor is probably my favourite modern SE Razor [using AC blades ].Though a bit of a heavyweight that weight can be used to great effect, provided that the Shave is not rushed. Probably one of my best Shaves over the last week, using a variety of SE/Injector Razors.

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Sotd - Thursday the 25th and Sunday the 29th of October -

25/10 -

Razor - Mergress (1.5)
blade - Aussie Spoiler (13)
brush - Simpsons Chubby 1 best
soap - Faena Corinthian
post - witch hazel
a/s - Vitos Tabacco
balm - Aloe Vera.

29/10 -

razor - Mergress (1.5)
blade - Aussie Spoiler (14)
brush - Stirling 'M7' two-band fan
soap - Salter Lavender hard tallow
post - witch hazel
a/s - Quorum
balm - Weleda
scent - Quorum edt.

Result - just fine.

Although it has been nice and bright in Glasgow over the last few days - the temperature is dropping rapidly - especially during the night. The first dry cold Arctic air of the season - I know from experience that I have to take care with my skin at this time of year - keep it well moisturised - until it becomes used to the conditions. Hence the above two set-ups. I haven't used the Faena much - but I do know it works really well for me - buckets of tallow and lanolin - an intriguing scent of sweet mastic and mint - the post feel is exceptional - the company don't appear to do this version anymore - certainly the packaging has changed. Thanks again @Barry Giddens - who gifted it to me. The Salter's lavender tallow hard soap is a great product - in my opinion - doubly so at the price. A subtle scent - which dove tails beautifully with the Quorum aftershave and edt - the latter rapidly becoming a favourite for me - a 'clean linen' lavender sort of affair - underpinned with a bit of muskiness. Very good. Charmingly retro. It is a bit weird using a de razor blade this many times - @TomG - one of his vintage Gillette 'Aussie Spoilers,' - it takes a whole layer of deciding what you are going to shave with out the process - there's the razor - get on with it. I still can detect no loss of performance - astonishing really. So job done - excellent shaves - that suited their purpose. The scents I reach for will start to shift - less citrus - onto warmer notes - I do reserve the right to break out the Denali and Alcolado Glacial the first time it snows - ha ha - willfully perverse I know.

Enjoy your shaves - one and all - yours - I.
 
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