SOTD Saturday 15th Nov to Friday 21st Nov

Geechy

Geechy

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Off to Belgium today so here's my going away shave.

Razor RR Jaws
Blade Sputnik
Brush You'll never guess
Soap RR XXX (thanks Stav)
Humphreys WH
Lea AS
Full English
Milk n Two
 
Wazzer3 said:
Prep- Hot towel
Soap- Stirling Rose
Brush- Muhle
Razor- Valet VC2
Blade- Feather [2]
Post- Trumpers Coral Skinfood

Rosy start for the weekend :icon_razz: four day beard swept away.
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What is VC2 like compared to a 1924/1912
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Kent soap
Vulfix Bodger
Progress on 4 then 2, Posilver Stainless
Skin Bracer

1st time with the Progress. Nice, felt efficient. A couple of weepers on the adam's apple and little unexpected red dot or 2 on the neck show that I need to do some fine tuning. It's quite a bit heavier than my usual vintage Gillettes. Not quite as nimble with it around the 'tache either...yet.
 
First outing this morning for my recently acquired Rocket HD:

Shower before shave
Proraso Green Pre-shave
Omega 49
Proraso Green Shaving Cream
Gillette Rocket HD
Astra SP (1)
Cold water rinse
Proraso A/S
Fonex A/S balm - Sportiv

I found the razor unbelievably mild and couldn't believe it was going to do the job. However, the Rocket gave me a great 3 pass BBS shave.
 
Re: RE: SOTD Saturday 15th Nov to Friday 21st Nov

shavecraft said:
Kent soap
Vulfix Bodger
Progress on 4 then 2, Posilver Stainless
Skin Bracer

1st time with the Progress. Nice, felt efficient. A couple of weepers on the adam's apple and little unexpected red dot or 2 on the neck show that I need to do some fine tuning. It's quite a bit heavier than my usual vintage Gillettes. Not quite as nimble with it around the 'tache either...yet.
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That's brave at setting 4 for a first go. I usually go 2.5, 2, 1.5 (3 passes). Try taking it down a notch.
Shave on.
 
Gillette 1904 patent anniversary shave ...

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Bulldog Face Wash/Scrub
Erasmic Shaving Soap
Kent Infinity Silvertex
Gillette Brownie (1920s)
Personna Platinum Chrome [1]
Hot Rinse & Cold Rinse
Brut Original Aftershave*

Face Lathered
Two Pass - WTG & XTG

*Custom Blend: Two parts Brut Original Splash On Lotion, 1 part Brut Original Aftershave & 1 part Alcolado Glacial
 
fancontroller said:
shavecraft said:
Kent soap
Vulfix Bodger
Progress on 4 then 2, Posilver Stainless
Skin Bracer

1st time with the Progress. Nice, felt efficient. A couple of weepers on the adam's apple and little unexpected red dot or 2 on the neck show that I need to do some fine tuning. It's quite a bit heavier than my usual vintage Gillettes. Not quite as nimble with it around the 'tache either...yet.
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That's brave at setting 4 for a first go. I usually go 2.5, 2, 1.5 (3 passes). Try taking it down a notch.
Shave on.
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Ditto on the Progress settings of 2.5, 2, 1.5 ...
 
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Pre: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Soap: Petal Pusher Fancies 'Honeysuckle' Soap
Brush: Edwin Jagger Best Badger Brush
Razor: ATT Atlas R1
Blade: Personna Platinum (3)
Post: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel & Speick After Shave Balm & Clinique M Lotion
Scent: Jo Malone Grapefruit Cologne

This mornings shave was as great. This is my 1st PPF soap & I have to say I really like it. My skin felt fantastic afterwards.

Cheers,
Ross
 
Saturday

Afternoon, all.

Prep: Claus Porto's Lime-oil face soap
Razor: Åžik Bay cheapo Turkish razor
Blade: Dorco (1)
Brush: Kabuki Bamboo
Shave soap: Wickham's Imperial Tonic
Aftershave: Professor Blighty's unscented splash
Cologne: James Bronnley

Terrific shave. The ultra-light, cheap, all-plastic Turkish razor is a ferocious shaver but does a great job when respected. The Imperial Tonic is out of this world: as top-quality as the other SS's with an amazing scent which lingers nicely and goes really well with a James Bronnley or Acqua di Colonia type cologne.
 
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