S.O.T.D. Saturday 25th May to Friday 31th May 2013 ...

Tuesday:

Mitchell's Wool Fat (Soap of the week)
Semogue 2012 SE
Long Comb New/JEC handle
Gillette 7 o'clock SharpEdge
Witch Hazel
TOBS Mr Taylor's AS
DR Harris Windsor EdT

Almost the same shave as yesterday, just a different AS this morning, same great results.
 
Greetings

Tuesday 28th May 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: GEM OCMM
Blade: GEM Blue Star Carbon
Brush: Omega 39 Boar
Soap: Tweex Stick grated into a container
Aftershave: Astral Cream (light)

A really great, super close shave.

Regards
Dick

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monday night

usual face wash prep
Fatip piccolo
astra sp
valobra sick face lathered
simpson brush

had about 4 days growth, having heard that the piccolo can be a bit aggressive, i was careful and rewarded with a clean and smooth 2 pass with touchups. an excellent razor.

steve
 
Morning, gents.

Tuesday:

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: Schick Injector E3
Blade: Schick Injector (4)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave soap: MWF
A/S: Yellow Ginger
Cologne: Black Jeans

Pretty good again. There was no irritation but I nicked my chin again, although the damage didn't last. Got to be so careful with this injector.
 
TUESDAY MORNING

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson Wee Scott
Soap: Tabac stick - face lathered
Razor: Gillette New
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium #1
Post: Witch Hazel, Bulldog balm

Am on a city break to Bristol with my wife so am using my travel kit.

Even though the water here is harder than Devon, still managed to get a decent lather and, as I didn't shave yesterday, had a very comfortable shave.

Now to go out to the local coffee house for breakfast, then off to the museum for the Egyptian exhibition.
 
Prep face wash L'Occitane sandalwood soap
Razor Orion Kikuboshi half hollow 13/16
Strop Kanayama cordovan #8000
Brush Semogue 2012 special Boar & Badger mix
Cella creme da barba
Alum & Witch hazel
Moisturiser L'Occitane rich cream
Guerlain Vetiver edt


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Yesturday's shave:

Prep: Splash of hot water
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Razor: Razra 'L'Irreprochable' 6/8" half hollow
Brush: Simpsons Chubby 1 Best Badger
Soap: Nanny's SSCo. 'Vetyver'
Astringent: Osma Alum
Balm: Woods of Windsor

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Notes: Good 2 pass shave, with some touch up. Razor has a thicker than usual spine and took a great edge.

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Prep: Hot shower
Pre: Proraso pre-shave (sensitive)
Soap: MWF (soap of the week)
Brush: New Forest 2213
Bowl: Woodhead Pedestal
Razor: Merkur Slant 37c
Blade: Treet (1)
After: Alum, Barbershop Bay Rum, Cade ASB

MWF Week Day 2

Another great lather from MWF. I added about a third of a teaspoon of Bicarbonate of Soda to the basin water to soften it and see if it made a difference (brush and soap soaked in basin water)
I usually get a decent lather from MWF but, like many soaps, the lather starts to thin a little on my face towards the end of each pass. With soda added the lather stayed the same throughout each pass. I'm now thinking maybe the water is harder than I thought. I'm going to experiment with this trick for other shaves.

Slant worked very well with the Treet blade, a nice combination for me.
 
Tuesday 05-28-13. MUSIC: Depeche Mode - The Best Of Vol 1.

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Soap from Aleppo - Kimson de España silvertip - Gillette Fat Boy - Iridium Super #4 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving soap Pre de Provence - Alum block - Thayers Original Aloe Vera - ASB Myrsol Emulsión - ASL Pinaud Clubman.
 
Monday

Razor : Fatip Piccolo
Blade : Treet Durasharp
Cream : Palmolive
Brush : Omega 80080
Splash : Superdrug Forest Fresh.

Very good shave.
 
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