SOTD : Saturday 24th February - Friday 2nd March 2018

[gartbnx]

Gartbnx....

 

[Snail]

01/03/2018

Tried something different with my shave tonight.

My usual blade/razor combo is a Perma Sharp with an Ikon Tech. I find it smooth and close enough to do a one-pass shave.

Went through my shaving tackle draws and perused my not-so-often used blades that I had left from sample bundles. Decided to go with the Kai blade.

I gave this blade a try many months ago in a Merkur 34C HD, which was my only DE razor at the time. It wasn't bad, but I wasn't impressed either so the pack went into the draw not to be opened again until now.

This time is was combined with the much more aggressive Ikon Tech.

Instantly I noticed that the wide angle of approach that I enjoyed with the Perma Sharp couldn't be used with the Kai. I also noticed that it was a stiffer blade in comparison.

However, when I did find the occasional sweet spot angle, I was rewarded with a very smooth and extremely close shave. Even closer than my beloved Perma Sharp and just as smooth. If I got the angle wrong though, it was quite rough.

Think I might give the Kai a run to see if I can dial in and get used to finding the sweet spot.

 

[Steven_Jagger]

What a beautiful rustic handle. Very well done!

Thanks Boru62, that was the first walnut whip that i did but the 2nd and 3rd band spacing went wrong and the ones after it were made with 8 bands rather than 10.

 

[SpeedyPC]

Date: 02 March 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Platypus P&C LE 2017 24mm Manchurian White
Soap/Cream:- Wickham 1912 ~ Shamrock Tweed 3x
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor:- Muhle Rocca R96
Blade:- Gillette Nacet #3
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic
Fragrance:- Hugo Boss (Original)

 

[Nosdoh]

Pre: Warm water face wash
Brush: EJ Medium BB
Soap: Through The Fire, Devil's Cut
Razor: Windrose OC Slant
Blade: Treet Black Beauty
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Pinaud Clubman AS
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I stuck with this soap to see if I could improve on yesterday's performance.
So I loaded, loaded and loaded some more, same result as yesterday, the lather was disappearing faster than I could shave.
To make matters worse, this was a bad blade choice for a mild razor.
After a bad first pass, I decided substitutions were required.
The R41 was the closest DE razor to hand but I didn't fancy chasing vanishing lather round my face with such a beast, enter stage left, the Palmolive shave stick.
What a turn around, I'm as pleased as punch and smugger than Smuggy McSmugface.
Happy Shaving one and all.
Substitutions:
Muhle R41 (2013)
Palmolive Stick
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Are you not to keen on the Windrose Darwin mate? I love mine and it's the first Slant I've tried too.


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[culcreuch]

Friday 2nd March

Birch Tar soap
Vitos Pre-shave Cream
Proraso Sandalwood Soap
Yaqi Tuxedo Synthetic Brush
ES Claymore on a Windrose Handle
Proline P Blade
Alum Block and Rinse
Homemade Buttermix
Proraso Sandalwood AS

First day ever I have been unable to make it into work under my own steam. The snow ploughs have obviously stayed at home and outside it looks like a scene from the Sahara....except the dunes are made of snow.

3 passes for a lovely BBS shave and I am all dressed up with nowhere to go!

 

[alfredus]

Pre-Shave: SebaMed, cold water
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Feather Yellow (1)
Brush: Paladin Lotus
Lather: Mike's Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper
Post-Shave: Alum, Stirling Bay Laurel Witch Hazel, Australian Emu Oil​

 

[jimmyc]

Badger brush
Palmolive cream
40's superspeed
derby extra
TOBS sandalwood aftershave

Had my first dud blade this morning. felt a bit scratchy so i re-lathered. still no good so put another new blade in. Ahh smooth again.

 

[bozz4fun]

Happy Shaving

 

[Boru62]

Are you not to keen on the Windrose Darwin mate? I love mine and it's the first Slant I've tried too.


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With a Polsilver or a Nacet it's good, with the Carbon blades I find it too mild to be effective..

 

[udrako]

02
SR: EJDE89Lbl
Blade: Derby Extra
Brush: Omega 11137
Cream: Avon Musk Marine
ASL: Aqua Velva Musk

 

[Norfolkdick]

Greetings

Friday 2nd March 2018
Prep: Shower
Razor: Muhle R41 (2013)
Blade: Ladas
Brush: Duke 3
Soap: Tabac
Aftershave: Simple Moisteriser
EDT: CK Obsession

Another very impressive Russian blade, whilst not the sharpest blade I have tried, it is plenty sharp enough for a perfect shave and it does have a 'velvety' really pleasant face feel. I like this blade a lot!

Regards
Dick.

 

[Jan Zoethout]

Greetings

Friday 2nd March 2018
Prep: Shower
Razor: Muhle R41 (2013)
Blade: Ladus
Brush: Duke 3
Soap: Tabac
Aftershave: Simple Moisteriser
EDT: CK Obsession

Another very impressive Russian blade, whilst not the sharpest blade I have tried, it is plenty sharp enough for a perfect shave and it does have a 'velvety' really pleasant face feel. I like this blade a lot!

Regards
Dick.

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Ladus blade ?
Guess you mean Ladas:

 

[Sylviansghost]

Simpson Commodore
6C
BBA cream
Aqua Velva

 

[Blackmass]

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Was the handle worth the wait?

 

[Jan Zoethout]

SOTD 20180302.

Semogue 1470.
Eufros "Zaldun".
Vintage Gillette NEW (LC, made in Canada) / Windrose handle.
Supermax Super Platinum Tiger (2).
Jan's Splash *).

*) Ylang-ylang/patchouli/orange.