S.O.T.D. Saturday 21th January to Friday 27th January 2017

razorguy said:
Thank you for enjoying my pictures. I am a straight razor collector and collect them since 2000. My collection counts 298 razors of which 29 are Mastro Livi razors. I of course purchased each one of them in the course of the time and I tend using his razors and brushes most of the times because I simply think they are the best ones capable of giving a very satisfactory shave. When I started purchasing Mastro Livi razors I progressively, I should say, naturally, stopped using the other razors because, in my opinion, they are better than any other razor I have in my collection.
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Thanks very much for answering. Wow, that's an impressive number of Straight Razors! Great to see you've found the ones you love. Look forward to more pictures in the future :)
 
Thursday...

Soap - Cella Olio di Mandorla
Brush - Semogue 1470 boar
Face Lather
Razor - Fatip Piccolo
Blade - Astra SP
Post - Thayer's and Floïd MV

A lovely shave from the Piccolo this morning. 2 day's whiskers mowed down with no effort and the Astra performed beautifully with the Cella. I now only own 2 'bought from new' razors: the Merkur 34C and the Piccolo. I have to say that the Piccolo wins hands down. Exercising common sense precautions results in tremendous shaves.

The accolade of favourite vintage DE competes between 2 Gillettes: the 1938-41 Fat Handle Tech and the 1967 Slim Adjustable.

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Thursday's shave -

Pre-shave - warm shower, Wright's cold-tar soap.
Razor - Muhle Rocca R96.
Blade - Gillette Silver Blue (day 2).
Soap - Proraso Eucalyptus & Menthol Soft Shaving Soap.
Brush - Simpsons Duke 2.
Post shave - Myrsol "Plastic Shave" After Shave Massage.

A one pass shave today, very little time this morning. Still very pleased with the results.

The Muhl is continuing to deliver excellent, efficient shaves. I am not sure if the Gillette Silver Blue is giving me a slightly better shave in comparison to the Astra (Green) SPs that I first used with the Rocca.

All the best
 
Colonial "The General" head + iKon 90mm handle, Feather Artist ProGuard (#8).
BSB 400 Silvertip.
Valobra Menthol in traditional Greek 'yoghurt' clay pot.
Klar 'Klassik' after shave.
The Art of Shaving after shave lotion (i.e. light balm).

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Thur 26th Jan

Omega s10065 synthetic
OSP Bay Rum
Supply S/S Se - 3 dot plate
Personna [ 1 ]
Alum Rub/Rinse off
Floid Vigoroso A/S Lotion

My first outing with a Personna for some time. Loaded very easily into this Razor.
Felt very smooth , but no blade feel of significance. The smoothness was disconcerting as it gave a false impression that the Shave was going well. Despite
my best efforts, I was unable to get a nice close Shave, so was rather disappointed.

Such a setup may well suit someone with a light beard growth, but for me the so called aggressive plate with this blade is not up to scratch. Maybe a couple more outings will confirm this beyond doubt.

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Thursday 26th January 2017

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Pre Shave: Hot Shower, Bulldog Face Wash and Proraso Red
Razor: Merkur 45C
Blade: Personna Super Med Prep (#3)
Brush: Kent BLK4
Cream: L'Occitane Cade
Post: Alum Block, Cold water and Thayers unscented
AS: Nivea Replenishing Balm

Still impressed with the super light Merkur 45C for me I would rate it slightly better than my Gillette Techs but not quite as good as as the Fatip Piccolo.
 
Razor: Gillette Super Speed Black Handle Flare Tip (P1)
Blade: Gillette Platinum (2)
Brush: WDC-7 Olivewood Handle, Silvertip
Soap: Route 66 Casablanca
Aftershave: Floid Blue
To my understand the Route 66 Casablanca is no longer available. To bad in my opinion. I really like this soap. I started off with the Olivewood Silvertip, but as there was more hairs flying than in a cat fight I switched to Tom White's Nylon 3D Printer brush with the Faux Horsehair Extra Dense Synthetic, which whipped up a great lather. I recently changed the knot in this brush and the AP Shave Co. Faux Horsehair was the only 22 mm knot that I had.
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