S.O.T.D. Sat. 8th February 2014 to Fri. 14th February 2014

Saturday 8th February

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Hot shower
Hot flannel
Sterling Smart Dressed Man scuttle lathered
Custom made by myself, White Ash & Black Walnut 24mm Finest Badger
Gillette NEW Deluxe
Astra SP (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Aqua Velva Musk aftershave

A grand shave from the Sterling, took a bit more effort to lather up but the result is excellent.
 
Cold water splash
Valobra Stick (grated)
TGN 2-band badger knot / Vulfix Grosvenor handle
Weber Polished / Bulldog
Sputnik (2)
Speick ASB
Lalique Hommage a l'Homme EdT

It's nice having a shave after 3 days without running water or drains due to a blockage in the apartment building where I live. Feeling human again :)
 
Saturday 02-08-14. MUSIC: Parliament - Give Up The Funk. :icon_cool:

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Soap from Alepo - Semogue 2000 - Merkur 39C Slant - Perma Sharp #4 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving cream Geo F. Trumper's Rose - Alum block - Skin toner Health & Aloe BIO - ASB Health & Aloe BIO - ASL Myrsol Antesol.
 
Hot shower
Truefitt & Hill No10 cleansing scrub
Unbranded silvertip
Fox's Master Lather cherry menthol
Gillette Slim
Supermax blue diamond
Warm rinse/cold rinse/alum block/rinse
Shaveworks the cool fix
Floid suave AS

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First shave with my new Slim, received today from a fellow member. Started with 5 on the dial, quickly changed to 7 and stuck with that. Also a second go on the Supermax blades which I only discovered a few days back. Very nice shave. Great razor.
 

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After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage butterscotch Simpsons best
1958 Executive/Feather
RL Safari SS
Myrsol Emulsion
RL 'Safari' EdT (old juice)

Not quite sure about the Myrsol. It's not unpleasant when it goes on....just different than what I'm used to feeling after the shave. It's a mild sort of a warm/cool thing going on. Heh, is that a menthol/alcohol combo? Might be. It does take a little while to rub in thoroughly, but no problem.

The Executive called to me and it was perfectly dialed in (one number less than usual) for the Feather blade taming. Great to have the adjustable option. Also, this soap/EdT combo is excellent!

BBS results,

Martin
 
Late evening shave for me today.

Mitchell's Wool Fat
Semogue SOC Boar
Aristocrat Junior
Rapira Swedish Supersteel
TOBS Shaving Shop AS
KoS ASB

That's the way to do it, very nice indeed.
 
Prep: Cold Water Splash, Squirt of Nuage Shaving oil on neck
Razor: Aristocrat #16
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Brush: Rod Neep African Stone 26x48 Extra Silvertip
Soap: VITOS Super Extra Coconut (I can almost see the bottom of the tin now)
Post: Witch Hazel Splash
Aftershave: Floid 'The Genuine'
 
Saturday Evening

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Hot Towel
NSS Rasage Traditionnel
Wilkinson Sword Empire E21
GEM Stainless PTFE [2]
Hot Rinse, Cold Rinse & Alum Wash
Ogallala Bay Rum - Limes & Peppercorns

Bowl Lathered
One Pass - With the Grain

Just a quick one pass over a day's growth. Lovely.

Splash of Ogallala L&P. The Burn! The Relief! Great shave, not uber-smooth, but perfectly passable.

Now, on with the evening ...
 
In memory of Béla Huppán​
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Vintage Japanese Fon golden star full hollow 13/16
Kanayama cordovan #8000
Simpsons P8
TFS bergamot & neroli hard soap
Witch hazel
TFS bergamot & neroli aftershave balm
L'Occitane ambre & santal EDT.​


 
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