S.O.T.D. w/c Saturday 18th - Friday 24th January 2014, incl.

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Lush Aqua Marina
Trumpers Limes Skin Food
Somerset Simpsons Chubby 1 Best
La Toja
Merkur HD Gold
PermaSharp Super
TOBS "A Gentleman's Aftershave Lotion"
Thayers Rose Petal
Kiehl's for Men
Lush Vanishing Cream
Trumpers Eucris
 
Tuesday night

Merkur Progress
Big Ben
Simpsons Chubby 2
HTGAM Synergy Lime soap
Old Spice Whitewater

Nice shave. The Big Ben was on it's second shave and wouldn't push it for a third, ok blade though and love the artwork on the wrapper.

The HTGAM soap and the Chubby worked superbly together. That huge tin the HTGAM soap comes in makes it a doddle to load lots of soap onto the Chubby and I had a great, slick and comfortable shave.

Very impressed with the HTGAM soap. The scent is a bit of a mixed bag though, there is lime in there but it seems dark and as though someone has mixed caramel in there as well. Not a bright bust of citrus I would hope for but pleasant in a dark way.
 
The Life of a PolSilver Super Iridium blade - day 3

Hot water wash
Hot water
Edwin Jagger Aloe Vera soap + Ingram cream
Face lather
EJ DE89
PolSilver Super Iridium (2)
Cold water rinse
Avon Signature A/S balm

Unfortunately required 3 passes but results were excellent bar one tiny weeper.
This blade still shows as being inferior to previous PolSilver SI's I've used. Of course it could just be me going through an off patch. Says much about the blade though that it's still superior to anything else I've tried.
 
Wednesday

Morning, everyone.

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: Feather Portable with the EJDE89 handle
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (5)
Brush: Ecotools Kabuki
Shave soap: Tabac
Aftershave: Pashana Bay Rum
Cologne: Quorum

Accidental BBS with no problems.
 
Greetings

Wednesday 22nd January 2014
Prep: Shower
Razor: GEM OCMM
Blade: GEM Stainless Coated
Brush: Semogue OC Boar
Soap: Lea Stick Grated
Aftershave: Astral Cream (light)

A wonderful shave.

Regards
Dick.

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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014

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Fontana 10, 6/8 Half Hollow, Round Point

  • Pre-shave: Myrsol Emulsión
  • Soap: Martin De Candre
  • Brush: Muhle Nr. 281 H 23, Fine Badger, Pine - 21 mm - Size M
  • Bowl: Gerby Bowl
  • Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
  • Razor: Fontana 10, 6/8 Half Hollow, Round Point
  • Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
  • After Shave: Floïd Mentolado Suave After Shave
 
Wednesday 01-22-14. MUSIC: The Clash - London Calling.

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Soap from Alepo - Restored brush The Golden Nib silvertip Grade A - Gillette Rocket flare tip - Gillette Platinum #3 - Pre JASÖN - Shaving soap Taylor of Old Bond Street Eucris - Alum block - Thayers Original Astringent - ASB Floïd - ASL Canoe Noir.
 
Wednesday 22nd January

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Hot shower
Hot flannel
MWF scuttle lathered
Custom Elm Rover style TGN Silvertip badger (28x55)
Gillette NEW Deluxe
Sputnik (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Old Spice Sensitive aftershave

Good shave comfortable. The brush is still shedding a few hairs about 6 during the shave. This will be about 11 latherings now for it. I'm not too impressed with the knot.
 
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