SOTD: 16th June 2018.
Shaving recipe for today.
Prep: Warm shower:/ Imperial Leather ~ Sea minerals & Black Mint Shower Gel. .
Pre:
warm wet flannel to my face.
Pears ~ Transparent Glycerin Soap.
Brush: Semogue 1470.
Face Lather.
Soap : Scottish Fine Classic Shaving Soap .
Blade: Bluebird Platinum.(1)
Razor: Parker Variant ~ (Settings) 2. wtg, 2.5 xtg, 4. atg+pick ups.
Warm wet flannel/ cold wet flannel to rinse my face.
Post:
Alum Block./Cold Water Face Rinse./ Homemade Lime, Lemon+Peppermint Oil Witch Hazel Mixture./Nivea Men~ Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm.
Nivea Men ~ 2 phase A/S lotion .
Greetings,
A new shave set up to start the weekend...Maiden shave duo with the Scottish Fine Classic Shaving Soap, & the Bluebird platinum blade.Recently i used just one perma-sharp blade with all my SOTD's for the full week testing and was amazed by it's longvidity and the incredible shaves that it gave me.
Today i'm going to put the Bluebird platinum to the same test.
The scottish fine classic soap i find to be a thirsty one,like MWF/Kent but after a vigorous 1.5 minutes mix with my damp,not dripping wet semogue 830 i applied the lather directly to my face, then added more water to the tips of the brush, continued face lathering,then adding more water to the tips of the brush to rebuild the lather between each pass.
The soap gives a incredible post shave feeling that it equal to MWF/Kent & Monsavon which are my favourites to date...Now i have another additional favourite....However, it does have one issue with it been a hard lanolin based soap and with me living in a hard water area of the UK it does takes a little longer and a few practices to create a good lather, which some people will shy away from, but with patience you'll be rewarded with a good slick protective lather,..''not a Santa Claus beard lather" but a acceptable slick protective one that'll give you a enjoyable comfortable DFS ,with a soft lavender/spice scent throughout the shave and a incredible post shave feeling. A great soap, once you master how to lather it...Next outing i'll try the blooming method before mixing, and rubbing the the puck into my stubble, and bowl lather. It's good to try different lathering methods it's all part of the enjoyment of traditional wet shaving.
The parker variant/bluebird platinum paired together reasonably well, not the best blade i've shaved with, pulling slightly on the first pass resulting in a couple of very small weepers appeared on my upper lip but after the Alum rub & cold water rinse everything was good...Not the best maiden shave i've had i have to say, the B.P. blades reminds me of Derby extra's which i don't like at all..at least i had no 'Full On' nicks..What ever the case maybe i shall carry on tomorrow and the rest of the week to see if they will improve,hopefully they will.
A very hit & miss 3 pass + pick ups shave with no major errors to report.
Finishing the shave off with a generous splash of Nivea Men ~ 2 phase A/S lotion.
Enjoy the start of the weekend, ladies & gentlemen.