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B&M Leviathan
Neep beehive extra dense
Valet VC2
Feather #2
Argan Oil
Neep beehive extra dense
Valet VC2
Feather #2
Argan Oil
Smoother than a lightly buttered otter! Ha, reminds me of " wetter than an otters pocket"! great write up.SOTD - Wednesday 5/4.
Razor - Slim Aristocrat - G4
Blade - Polsilver - Wizamet Lodz (1)
Brush - Vie Long 75th anniversary two band
Soap - Agua de Colonia Barberia cream
Post - Allum & witch hazel
A/S - Floid Mentolado Vigoroso L/E
Balm - Agua de Colonia Barberia moisturiser.
Result - outstanding, I really enjoyed that. Smoother than a lightly buttered otter - to paraphrase somebody else's catchphrase . Spanish themed because - last night - myself and my other half booked a trip to Alicante and Valencia for the end of the month. Happy days. I don't know why the Colonia Barberia cream doesn't have a higher profile. It's outstanding in every way. The match of any other top-end cream I've used. Thick protective lather, superior slickness and great post-shave skin feel. The scent is beautiful - opens with citrus which moves onto more herb notes, set on a base of wood and musk. It smells - well -Mediterranean. If that sounds good for you, try it. You get a big 200ml tub for your money and it has an air tight inner lid - underneath the usual screw cap - that keeps everything fresh. Finished off with matching balm which is great, although it's - relatively - quite expensive but works well for me. It's got goji berries in it apparently - I have no idea what a goji berry is. Quite pricey it seems. Finally - I was inspired by the many great pics today of Slims to reach for mine. It's a G4 gold slim - so, fourth quarter 1961? It was gifted to me by a now retired work colleague. He knew I was an old-school wet shaver and somehow mentioned this to his wife - the razor was her father's daily shaver and she had kept it after he died. She wanted it to go to someone who would use it and value it - which I do. I was deeply touched. The Slim was not far off mint - a couple of wear marks on the plating of the 'bomb doors' - just from years of use - not from damage and some slight loss of the paint on the adjustment ring. Beautiful. It shaves like a dream. I wouldn't have offended him with an offer of money but he retired shortly afterwards and I got them a significantly good bottle of Highland Park malt. Honour satisfied. He also gave me another razor that is unique. That's another story. Enjoy your shaves gentleman. I.
Don't doubt you, pics would be appreciated.