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

Morning all :)

Thursday 27th June

Prep: Hot shower, face scrub.
Brush: NF 2213 48mm loft.
Cream: Palmolive- face lathered.
Razor: Old type copy.
Blade: Sputnik (2)
Post: Witch Hazel, Steve's Barbershop Bay Rum, RSC Post Shave Soothing Balm.

A lovely shave this morning. The Palmolive cream is great stuff, it makes me think I should use it more often. There's a lot of soaps/creams which I don't use for a while, then when I do I remember just how good they are! I'll do a week with this, and then move onto another forgotten soul. So much lather from a relatively small blob on the bristles.

Love this razor, too. Thanks Brian again for it, it cleared 4 days growth the other day with no effort, and left me BBS today. It seems to work well with every blade I've tried in it so far, a very good razor in my opinion.

Have a happy Thursday people!
 
Thursday:

hot shower prep
Gillette Slim with 7 o'clock yellow
NF Tubby1 in super 2 band
TOBS Eton College
RSC asb
007 Ocean Royale aftershave

Don't usually have a morning shave, and have managed to nick myself.
 
Palmolive Classic
Edwin Jagger boar
New Standard with Schick from 2001
Floid a/s balm

Not a razor to rush with but I did anyway. Close shave but feels like neck and chin sunburn
 
Greetings

Thursday 27th June 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: Schick Injector G8
Blade: Gillette Platinum Plus NOS
Brush: Semogue 830 Boar
Cream: Speick
Aftershave: Astral cream (light)

Just as close and as comfortable as a shave could be.

Regards
Dick

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Thursday:

Cella
Semogue SOC Boar
Ever Ready Streamline
Gem blade
Witch Hazel
DR Harris Windsor AS
Nivea Cool Kick ASB
DR Harris Windsor EdT

Fantastic shave, super smooth. As good as it gets plus the Windsor smells great, I might have to get the soap too.
 
Thursday

Fantastic shave today. Castle Forbes and Weleda simply rock!!

Kent T4
Castle Forbes Lavender SC
Filarmonica DT 13, white scales
Weleda ASB
Creed Millesime Imperial
 
Thursday

Merkur 34c
Red Personna SS (1)
Grosvenor 404 Bodger
Ingram's Cream

Nivea ASB
Forest Fresh AS

Three pass, face lather.

For no apparently logical reason I have decided to utilize my good old 34c for a while. Its like putting on a well worn pair of shoes; so comfortable. These things don't become classics for nothing [sic]. A truly great razor.

The Ingrams will be empty tomorrow so we'll have a bash at the WARS cream a fellow member sent me and I'm really looking forward to using it again.

Delighted! Very smooth shave.

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Prep face wash L'Occitane sandalwood soap
Razor Fon Golden Star full hollow 13/16
Strop Kanayama cordovan #8000
Brush Bill Jack Le Tuft 59 super badger in Buckeyed burl
GFT coconut oil shaving cream
Alum & Thayers toner
Kiehl's aftershave balm
Kiehl's original blend No 1 musk Edt


A lovely shave from an equally lovely razor.​
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Morning, gents.

Thursday:

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: EJ89 with iKon Bulldog handle
Blade: Polsilver SI (6)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave soap: MWF
A/S: Grey Flannel
Cologne: Grey Flannel

Another close and smooth shave, but about fifteen minutes after finishing up, my skin began to feel rather tight. When I had a look in the mirror, the skin below the jawline was spectacularly red. Haven't seen anything like that in a while, particularly with the shaving ingredients I used this morning. At the time of writing the redness is fading quickly leaving a very smooth face. But still....
 
Thursday xxvii June, 2013

Prep: Shower with Nivea Q10 facial wash
Pre: Cold water splash
Brush: Grosvenor 404 Bodger
Soap: Proraso Red Cream
Razor: Merkur 38C Barberpole
Blade: Sputnik #1
Post: Alum, Thayers Lemon WH, Institut Karité ASB
ASL: Penhaligon's Endymion

Result: First post holiday shave, after three hours sleep. Splendid result though. The Merkur is my first razor and never lets me down.

Glad to be back.

Have a nice day, gents...

Jon
 
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage butterscotch Made Rite badger
'Webly'/Feather
Klar Kabinett SS
Lucky Tiger AS and Face Tonic
Floris 'Santal' EdT

BBS results,

Martin
 
Thursday 06-27-13. MUSIC: Steve Winwood - Arc of a diver. One more time.

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Soap from Aleppo - Morris & Forndran 28X56 blonde badger - Feather all stainless - Astra green #3 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving soap Mike's Sandalwood - Alum block - Thayers Original Aloe - ASB GFT Skin Food Sandalwood - ASL Honeybee Gardens Sandalwood.
 
Thursday 27th June

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Warm shower
Hot flannel
Speick cream scuttle lathered
Simpson Milk churn best badger brush
Gillette 1922 New improved silver
Polsilver super iridium (2)
Cold rinse
Witch hazel
Speick aftershave

A more comfortable shave today better than yesterday. I've decided to put a Rainbow blade in this razor for tomorrows shave, a little more forgiving perhaps ? The Polsilver is a fine blade but seems over sharp for this more aggressive razor. Well I will see how tomorrows set up performs :icon_confused: all in good time.
Off out later to a second classical concert in the Bradfield music festival, Emma Johnson clarinetist tonight. The Lloyd Webbers were very professional on Tuesday night I was on the front row could have shook hands that close, like having a concert in your front room :icon_razz:

Brian
 
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