S.O.T.D. Saturday 1th JuneMay to Friday 7th June 2013 ...

[SmallBeard]

Tuesday 4th July

Prep: Hot shower, Dove men+care face scrub.
Brush: NF2213.
Cream: Groomed- Face lathered.
Razor: Tech
Blade: Sputnik (3)- Single shim.
Post: Witch hazel, Steves Bay Rum, RSC Post shave balm.

These Sputnik blades are incredible, so smooth and so sharp. I could keep on pushing it, but it's not really worth it. The tech definitely needs a shim for me, but it's still so forgiving and tame, it's so easy to use and still delivers an excellent shave. I've been using this cream for over a week now, which is the longest consecutive period I've used any software, but it's very good, especially face lathered. This brush too, with the 48mm loft instead of the standard 50mm its very nice to face lather with too. Rrrrrrrr, great shave.

 

[782sirbrian]

Tuesday 4th June

Warm shower
Hot flannel
Nanny's Warm spice hard soap scuttle lathered (soap of the week)
Simpson Harvard 4 best badger brush
Gillette 1956 Redtip superspeed
Gillette super thin (1)
Cold rinse
Witch hazel
Boot's Freshwood aftershave balm

Close, clean and mostly comfortable shave today :icon_biggrin:

Brian

 

[Mikael]

Prep: Hot shower
Brush:
Razor: Iwasaki
Soap: Omega
AS: Proraso
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
Finally, after two rounds on Mr Shapton 16k, the edge seems to be in the right hood again ... maybe one tour to Mr S for a final (well, you know what I mean) meeting


Still has a couple of pics, I haven't showed yet, from the garden:


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[salesman]

Prep Pre Shave
Speick Stick
Vie-Long Horse
39c Slant
Treet Platinum
Witch Hazel Gel.

 

[FrankieG]

Prep: Nivea Sensitive Face Wash, Cold Water, Myrsol Emulsion
Soap: Nanny's Bergamot & Coriander Soft Soap
Brush: Simpson Commodore X3
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH, Weleda ASB
EdT: Pen's Opus 1870

2-pass DFS.

 

[Slow Shaving]

Tuesday 06-04-13.

Soap from Aleppo - Semogue SOC two bands - Feather TTO vintage - Israeli Personna #2 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving soap Mike's Sandalwood - Alum block - Thayers Original Aloe Vera - ASB JASÖN - ASL Honeybee Gardens Bay Rum.

 

[John]

Today's shave

Gillette FatBoy (set on No 8)
Feather Blade
Kent BK4 Brush
Nanny's Gentleman's Shaving Soap, Grapefruit & Lemongrass
No 4711 Cologne

Results BSS

 

[Burgundy]

Gillette Slim Adjustable
Astra Superior Platinum
Semogue SOC 2-band
Barbon shaving cream
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Serge Lutens Chergui

Barbon lathers excellently for its 80p but, like Palmolive cream, my face has reacted to it most times I've used it over the last week. Food for thought.

Also, the SOC 2-band is making me consider selling the rest of my brushes.

 

[fly3k]

Hot Shower and 3P cream
Omega 10005
NSS Ice and a slice with goats milk
Gillette Redtip
Scottish Permasharp (3)
Lynx Apollo AS

 

[NotTheStig]

Tobs Shaving Shop, Henk walnut silvertip, Open Comb New, Schick Ultra Platinum, Dunhill a/s. Sore, sore, sore, sore, sore...

 

[Tall_Paul]

TUESDAY EVENING

Prep: Hot rinse
Razor: Mergress long handle
Blade: Rapira (3)
Brush: Neep Jasper Aztec
Soap: Cella - face lathered
Post: Witch hazel and Proraso balm

Rushed shave tonight, and coupled with the nick on my mole from last night means I will have to have a night or two off the kamisori.

 

[mulligano]

MRGLO
Village Barber Oil
Red tip
Flare tip
Blue tip
Astra SP
Nivea Cream
Duke 2 Pure
Barbershop Bay Rum

I tried the "3 razor shave method" that has been outlined elsewhere (including by Leisureguy I think) today and found it OK. No irritation, but I can get that with one razor and it was a bit of faff with all three.

 

[Norfolkdick]

Greetings

Wednesday 5th June 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: Gillette Fatboy on 6
Blade: Treet Durasharp Carbon
Brush: Semogue 620 Boar
Soap: Tabac Stick grated into a container
Aftershave: Astral Cream (light)

A really nice shave.

Regards
Dick.

 

[Blyth Spirit]

Wednesday

Gillette English Ball End Tech
Red Personna SS (1)
Grosvenor 404 Bodger
Ingram's Cream (well it is Summer!)

Nivea ASB
Forest Fresh AS (as kept in my desk drawer in the office)

Three pass, face lather.

Delighted! Very smooth, cool and extremely erm, menthollic...

:icon_razz:

 

[jds]

Wednesday v June, 2013

Prep: Hot shower, Savon de Provence Shea Butter Soap
Pre: Cold Water Splash
Brush: Neep Custom Extra Silvertip - "The Pater"
Soap: Palmolive / La Toja frankensoap
Razor: Merkur 46C Travel Razor
Blade: Wizamet Polsilver Stainless #2
Post: Thayers Medicated WH, Zirh Post Shave Solution
ASL: Givenchy Gentleman

Result: Nice again. Giving the British element of tomorrow's D-Day commemorative shave a quick run out before the real thing. Looks like the end of the Givenchy, which is a shame as I'm liking it. More fun tomorrow, as they say!

All the best,

Jon

 

[Scswalex]

Wednesday morning

Gillette face wash
Proraso pre
new Forest 1901
Body Shop Macca Root soap
Merkur progress (@3)
Bolzano blade (1)
Alum block and witch hazel gel
Old spice after shave

Lovely smooth shave, first time with Bolzano blade really impressed with this blade glad I ordered 50!