S.O.T.D. Saturday 22th June to Friday 28th June 2013 ...

Sunday 23rd June

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Warm shower
Hot flannel
Sir Irisch moos cream scuttle lathered
Simpson Rover best badger brush
Gillette Aristocrat 66
Gillette 7 o'clock sharp edge (3)
Cold rinse
Witch hazel
Sir Irisch moos aftershave balsam

Comfortable shave very nice :icon_smile:

Brian
 
Scuttle: Schwarweisskeramik
Razor: IC Vincent, 6/8" 'Special Pour Barbes Dures'
Brush: Thater 4125/00, 2-band fan
Cream: St James Cedarwood & Clarysage
Aftershave: St James Cedarwood & Clarysage

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Notes: Fine 2-pass & a touch shave, easy and clean.
 
Palmolive Week shave 1.

Confiança Redondo pre-shave soap
Hot flannel prep
Proraso pre/post
Palmolive stick, face-lathered
New Forest Tubby 2
Merkur 34c
Lord Super Stainless (3)
Nivea Sensitive ASB

3 passes plus touch-ups - DFS result.

I seemed to struggle with a less heavy beard growth in scraping-off enough soap to get the amount of lather I need, but a quick load directly into the centre of the brush sorted that problem. I'm not the biggest fan of the aroma of the Palmolive stick (I much prefer the cream from that POV), but I can't fault the lather quality. Must be one of the best-value products available in the UK.
 
slim (6,5,4) - nf2213, - cella

nuage shave oil - Polsilver SI (7) - witch hazel/alcolado glacial mix - aloe vera moisturiser

i overloaded the brush today and produced a mountain of lather - great stuff. the blade finally gave up the ghost could have been more than 7 actually - i've lost count.

smooth and shiny finish.
 
First Palmolive week shave

Hot Bath & 3P cream
Semogue Boar
Palmolive soap grated in a bowl with Erasmic & Palmolive cream
Fatboy on 5
Gillette Green (1)
Witch Hazel
Lanvin L'Homme Sport AS

3 days growth gone. I really like this aftershave I picked up on sale in House of Fraser yesterday well worth a try.
 
Todays Shave

GEM G Bar
GEM Blade
Kent BK8 Brush
NSS Grapefruit & Lemongrass, Suribachi Bowl Lathered
Old Spice Champion Splash

Result BSS WTG :heart:
 

Musgo Real glyce classic soap
Cobra Classic / Dorco
Simpsons 'Rover' Manchurian Butterscotch
Proraso Green Soap (New Formula)
Proraso Aftershave


Might be my imagination but maybe the Dorco was smoother tonight.



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Evening, everybody.

Sunday:

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJ89 with iKon Bulldog handle
Blade: Polsilver SI (2)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave soap: La Toja stick
A/S: Pashana Bay Rum
Cologne: L'Air du Desert Marocain

Top shave.
 
Tonight:
Hot Shower, Bulldog facial scrub
Ever Ready 1912 SE, Gem Blade, unknown number of shaves, quite a few anyway
T&H No 10, coupon-lathered with New Forest Brush
Three passes, followed up with Proraso ASL and a wee rub of Proraso pre-post.


Most Excellent Shave
 
SUNDAY EVENING

Prep: Cold rinse
Razor: Kai Excelia
Blade: Feather Proguard
Brush: Muhle V2 synthetic
Cream: GFT Sandalwood\Palmolive superlather
Post: Witch hazel and WS balm

I'm not sure if I'll go down the full straight route but I have finally 'got' the enjoyment of using a straight razor. My technique is still patchy, and it takes ages but it definitely adds a certain something.

However, I'm not stopping DE or SE shaving. Variety is the spice of life and all that.
 
Sunday, 23.vi.2013

Predopobarba Proraso
Semogue Barbear Clássico Cerda protótipo
Valobra sapone per barba
Edwin Jagger DE89 Barley
Polsilver Super Iridium
Thayer's Witch Hazel Lemon
The Art of Shaving Lavender ASB

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Monday small hours
Just restored, rescaled and honed this razor. I nearly passed it by in the shop as I have never really been a fan of wedges. Well I am so pleased I didn't the shave was superb, effortless silent efficiency. The Kent Infinity formed an excellent partnership with the Tabac stick and the shave was finished off with an alum rub and a splash of Tabac ASL.
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Monday:

Palmolive/Erasmic soap grated into a bowl
Semogue 2012 SE
Ever Ready Streamline
GEM blade
Witch Hazel TOBS Shaving Shop AS
Nivea Q10 ASB

I'd forgotten I had this Palmolive/Erasmic combo and it's good stuff, it's about 90% Palmolive so that probably explains it. Top shave, BBS result easily.
 
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