SOTD Sat. 27th April to Fri. 3rd May 2013

Sunday night

It is my birthday tomorrow and due to lack of time in the morning I opened all my presents last night - good pile of shaving stuff which I will introduce over the next few weeks but I also had a new short handle Merkur Progress so had to try it out:

Gillette face wash
Proraso pre
Proraso green cream
Merkur progress (set to 2)
Gillette rubie (2- taken out of my other kit)
Witch hazel
T&H no 10 balm

An excellent shave as this was the first with this razor - started low on the dial and look forward to seeing the results as I turn up the scale

Simon
 
Happy Birthday!

Monday:

Tabac
Semogue SOC Boar
Aristocrat Junior
Gillette 7 o'clock SharpEdge
T&H Trafalgar AS

I shaved quite late yesterday so just did a bit of a tidy up this morning as there wasn't much stubble to shift. Job done.
 
Prep, Hot Shower
Soap, Cella (soap of the week)
Brush, Simpson Duke 3 Best
Razor, Gillette New with iKon Bulldog handle
Blade, Gillette SuperThin
Balm, Barbershop Bay Rum
Cologne, Opium for men

The Duke did a marvellous job of lathering the Cella and gave me an excellent cushioning lather, it does seem harder work to lather than MWF, but I do love the scent of it.
 
Greetings

Monday 29th April 2013
Prep: Shower
Razor: GEM Micromatic Flying Wing
Blade: GEM Stainless Coated
Brush : Omega 39 Boar
Cream: T.O.B.S. Sandalwood
Aftershave: Astral Cream (light)

A good gentle shave.

Regards
Dick.

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Monday xxix April 2013

Prep: Hot shower, Arran Aromatics Peppermint & Eucalyptus Soap
Pre: Cold Splash
Brush: Vie-Long Horse & Badger
Soap: Dr Dittmar Speziale
Razor: Ikon 2PB
Blade: Polsilver #2
Astringent: Care WH
ASB: Proraso White
ASL: Floris Elite

Result: A very fine start to the week. Dittmar good as ever, softening, cushioning, slippy.

Have a good day, gents.

Jon
 
Monday's Rasp
  • EJ Barley handle with Gillette English New head and BiC
  • Hand-carved Beech handle with 26mm TGN Grade A Silvertip
  • Vitos Supercrema
  • Barbershop Bay Rum
  • Astral cream
DFSOB (Dashed Fine Shave Old Bean)
 
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

Savile Row badger
'Webly'/Wilkinson Sword Edge (NOS blade from late 50s-early 60s)
Surrey SS (pre VDH reformulation)
Neutrogena oil free moisture
Givenchy 'Xeryus' EdT (black bottle)

BBS results,

Martin
 
Prep: Hot shower
Pre: Proraso pre-shave
Soap: Cella (soap of the week) + Grapefruit EO
Brush: New Forest 2213
Bowl: Steve Woodhead Pedestal #2
Razor: Merkur Progress @2
Blade: Tiger Superior Stainless (2)
After: Alum, Superdrug Forest Fresh AS, Nivea ASB

Tried adding a drop of Grapefruit Essential Oil to the Cella but don't think it improved the almonds and cherry scent so won't bother using EO with Cella tomorrow.

I scoop out a little chunk of Cella into the bowl for lathering but always find I have missed a bit stuck in the ridges of the bowl on washing up. The New Forest brush has quite a stiff backbone but even so some soap always seems to cling to the bowl.

Anyhow loads of great lather. I think the sound of the lather goes a lot quieter when the lather is suitable whipped. Handy indicator which seems more apparent than when using other soaps or creams.

Result, no problems at all and think I should be using Cella more often.
 
sun night

dovo straight for wtg and xth
bbr with gillette green
kent soap as a stick face lathered
simpson brush
nivia sensitive asb
floris elite

and 4 days growth (or 3 can't remember) was gone in a flash, nice and smooth. i like using the stright first as it really cuts down on the stubble in the bowl.

steve
 
Monday 29th April

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Warm shower
Hot flannel
Trumper's Coconut hard soap scuttle lathered
Simpsons POLO 10 best badger brush
Gillette Aristocrat adjustable set at 6
Polsilver super iridium (3)
Cold rinse
Witch hazel
Myrsol Lemon aftershave

Comfortable close shave again today lovely combination of the Aristocrat and the Polsilver :angel: A different razor and blade combination for tomorrows shave.

Brian
 
Prep: Glycerine Soap, Cold Water
Soap: MWF
Brush: M&F Blonde Badger
Razor: Polished Weber/Bulldog
Blade: Sputnik (3)
Post: Thayers Cucumber WH, Weleda ASB
EdT: Pen's Opus 1870

Comfortable BBS to start the week!
 
This morning:

Prep: Cold rinse
Razor: ERN 13/16"  "Crown & Sword", extra hollow
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 in best
Soap: Tabac stick


Some would say a heavy cold is the best time to be using Tabac, though personally I quite like it. Either way, I used the soap and have the cold, and here we are.
 
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