S.O.T.D Saturday 29th June to Friday 5th July 2013
- Thread starter Norfolkdick
- Start Date
- Messages
- 382
- Location
- Sawbridgeworth
Friday 5th July
Prep: Hot Towels then lather and wipe off (per Lynn Abrams)
Soap: MWF - Face Lathered (per Jose Luis Tome on YouTube!)
Brush: Simpson Chubby 1 Super
Razor: Rene de Bruyne (Belgium) 13/16†(newly acquired from Rob!)
After: Bluebeard's Revenge Balm
EDT: Czech & Speake Cuba Cologne
A superb really BBS shave with an amazing, amazing razor. Just twenty strokes on my Neil Miller paddle strop and it was fantastic. Amazing sound as well!
David
Prep: Hot Towels then lather and wipe off (per Lynn Abrams)
Soap: MWF - Face Lathered (per Jose Luis Tome on YouTube!)
Brush: Simpson Chubby 1 Super
Razor: Rene de Bruyne (Belgium) 13/16†(newly acquired from Rob!)
After: Bluebeard's Revenge Balm
EDT: Czech & Speake Cuba Cologne
A superb really BBS shave with an amazing, amazing razor. Just twenty strokes on my Neil Miller paddle strop and it was fantastic. Amazing sound as well!
David
- Messages
- 1,057
- Location
- Staines
Another go with my new Futur today...
Prep: hot water rinse, proraso pre-post
Soap: MWF / Kent BK2
Razor: Merkur Future set at 2.5, new Personna Lab Blue
After: Alum (to stem the flow) followed by DR Harris Marlborough followed by Boots No. 7 Balm
The shave quality of my newly acquired Futur seems to be at odds with the pass around version. I'm not sure why, but this one bites like a rabid dog. I haven't had so many nicks and weepers since I borrowed the R41. Not entirely happy with my purchase at the moment.
Prep: hot water rinse, proraso pre-post
Soap: MWF / Kent BK2
Razor: Merkur Future set at 2.5, new Personna Lab Blue
After: Alum (to stem the flow) followed by DR Harris Marlborough followed by Boots No. 7 Balm
The shave quality of my newly acquired Futur seems to be at odds with the pass around version. I'm not sure why, but this one bites like a rabid dog. I haven't had so many nicks and weepers since I borrowed the R41. Not entirely happy with my purchase at the moment.
OP
- Messages
- 3,205
- Location
- West Norfolk. UK
- Thread Starter
- #165
Greetings
Friday 5th July 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: Valet Autostrop (Runner Guard model)
Blade: Feather Stainless SE
Brush: Burma Shave
Soap: La Toja Stick grated into a container
Aftershave: Astral Cream (light)
A nice comfortable and close shave from this last model of Valet Autostrop.
Regards
Dick.
Friday 5th July 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: Valet Autostrop (Runner Guard model)
Blade: Feather Stainless SE
Brush: Burma Shave
Soap: La Toja Stick grated into a container
Aftershave: Astral Cream (light)
A nice comfortable and close shave from this last model of Valet Autostrop.
Regards
Dick.
- Messages
- 2,427
- Location
- Woburn Sands, Bucks
Friday v July, 2013
Prep: Shower, Dove Men+Care Sensitive Facial Wash
Pre: Cold water splash
Soap: Tabac stick
Brush: My Big Floppy Vulfix Best Badger
Razor: Ever Ready Streamline
Blade: Treet Single Edge #1
Post: Alum, Humphrey's Witch Hazel, Liz Earle ASB
Fragrance: BoÄŸazici Lemon Cologne
Result: First time with a Treet SE blade and the jury is out. Will have to see how it performs on the second shave. That said, a damn fine shave this morning.
Have a good POETS day, gents.
Jon
Prep: Shower, Dove Men+Care Sensitive Facial Wash
Pre: Cold water splash
Soap: Tabac stick
Brush: My Big Floppy Vulfix Best Badger
Razor: Ever Ready Streamline
Blade: Treet Single Edge #1
Post: Alum, Humphrey's Witch Hazel, Liz Earle ASB
Fragrance: BoÄŸazici Lemon Cologne
Result: First time with a Treet SE blade and the jury is out. Will have to see how it performs on the second shave. That said, a damn fine shave this morning.
Have a good POETS day, gents.
Jon
- Messages
- 287
Friday 5th July.
Hot Shower
Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Israeli Persona (Last shave with it)
Silver tip (German)
Truefitt & Hill Rose shaving cream (Sample size supplied by a member on here with some other bits and bobs that I bought.
Pecksniff's ASB
Pecksniff's Cologne to finish.
Three passes no touch ups (Is my technique getting better as the last few shaves there have been no touch ups required)
Result BBS again.
First use of the Truefitt & Hill Lathered up very well indeed most impressed. I tried the Pororaso Soap last week and was less impressed very hard to make a good lather. (Bearing in mind that could be me needing a different method for soap)
With this DE Shaving, different creams different soaps different razors and different blades every day is a school day adventure.
Hot Shower
Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Israeli Persona (Last shave with it)
Silver tip (German)
Truefitt & Hill Rose shaving cream (Sample size supplied by a member on here with some other bits and bobs that I bought.
Pecksniff's ASB
Pecksniff's Cologne to finish.
Three passes no touch ups (Is my technique getting better as the last few shaves there have been no touch ups required)
Result BBS again.
First use of the Truefitt & Hill Lathered up very well indeed most impressed. I tried the Pororaso Soap last week and was less impressed very hard to make a good lather. (Bearing in mind that could be me needing a different method for soap)
With this DE Shaving, different creams different soaps different razors and different blades every day is a school day adventure.
- Messages
- 7,602
- Location
- Taured
St. James Founders Reserve hot towel mask
Groomed shave cream
EJ boar
Progress on 3, 2, 1.5 with Gillette Super Thin
Boots Freshwood balm
Good and smooth with no soreness, but patchy and lots of red bumps round the neck. Not a great look for my second interview.
Groomed shave cream
EJ boar
Progress on 3, 2, 1.5 with Gillette Super Thin
Boots Freshwood balm
Good and smooth with no soreness, but patchy and lots of red bumps round the neck. Not a great look for my second interview.
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EJDE89
Red Personna
EJ badger
T and H No 10
4711
D & G The One Sport
Red Personna
EJ badger
T and H No 10
4711
D & G The One Sport
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:
vintage rebranded Simpsons best
'Webly'/Razi Super Stainless
TGQ Leatherneck SS
Neutrogena oil free moisture
TGQ 'Leatherneck' extrait
Went nuts this morning and gave myself a TGQ day. This stuff went extinct a few years ago and I have just a tiny bit left of both the soap and fragrance. The soap has lost most of the scent by now, but performance wasn't affected at all. The extrait still has plenty of pop left, although the small bottle is almost empty. This is probably my all time favorite fragrance.
Here's a link to Colleen's defunct site. Very sad when she shut down......a true legend over at SRP and a really nice person. She has a thread over there of maybe 30-40 pages I would guess. Oh well. http://www.thegentlemensquarter.com/index.php
BBS results,
Martin
vintage rebranded Simpsons best
'Webly'/Razi Super Stainless
TGQ Leatherneck SS
Neutrogena oil free moisture
TGQ 'Leatherneck' extrait
Went nuts this morning and gave myself a TGQ day. This stuff went extinct a few years ago and I have just a tiny bit left of both the soap and fragrance. The soap has lost most of the scent by now, but performance wasn't affected at all. The extrait still has plenty of pop left, although the small bottle is almost empty. This is probably my all time favorite fragrance.
Here's a link to Colleen's defunct site. Very sad when she shut down......a true legend over at SRP and a really nice person. She has a thread over there of maybe 30-40 pages I would guess. Oh well. http://www.thegentlemensquarter.com/index.php
BBS results,
Martin
- Messages
- 430
- Location
- Sweden,Sthlm
Razor: Max Sprecher 8/8
Brush: M&F XL2
Cream: La toja Stick
ASB: D&G
New Razor, all i can say is wow.
Brush: M&F XL2
Cream: La toja Stick
ASB: D&G
New Razor, all i can say is wow.
- Messages
- 1,147
Friday 07-05-13. MUSIC: King Crimson - Red (1974).
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Soap from Aleppo - Morris & Forndran 25X53 blonde badger - Gillette Slim Adjustable - ASCO #1 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving soap Gibbs Nr.53 - Alum block - Thayers Original Aloe - ASB JASÖN - ASL 4711.
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Soap from Aleppo - Morris & Forndran 25X53 blonde badger - Gillette Slim Adjustable - ASCO #1 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving soap Gibbs Nr.53 - Alum block - Thayers Original Aloe - ASB JASÖN - ASL 4711.
Pivoting Slant'ish opencomb head
Vintage Eversharp blade #2
Butterscotch 46 Berkeley
Palmolive Shaving Cream
L'oreal post shave
Thayers A/S
Well i really wasn't sure what to make of the oddball razor i scored or if it would be good enough for shaving but having used it for a few shaves i'll be honest im quite surprised by just how well it shave's i'll continue to use it for a few more just to see if its not just dumb luck that producing damn fine results...
- Messages
- 2,255
- Location
- 15 Miles SW of Denton, TX
Face lathering day. 2 face passes and 1 head pass.
- Messages
- 1,909
- Location
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Friday 5th July
Warm shower
Hot flannel
Speick cream scuttle lathered
Simpson Rover best badger brush
Gillette 1934 NEW 2 piece OC
Sputnik (3)
Cold rinse
Witch hazel
Speick aftershave
Close, comfortable shave. A different razor and blade set up for tomorrows shave.
Brian
Warm shower
Hot flannel
Speick cream scuttle lathered
Simpson Rover best badger brush
Gillette 1934 NEW 2 piece OC
Sputnik (3)
Cold rinse
Witch hazel
Speick aftershave
Close, comfortable shave. A different razor and blade set up for tomorrows shave.
Brian