SOTD: Saturday 26 November - Friday 2 December 2022.

[Boycie83]

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That's a funny looking boar. Looks like someone is cheating on their piggies.

Welcome to the 21st Century, Tobes!

 

[churchilllafemme]

Thursday AM 2022-12-01
Birthdate in 1761 of wax sculptor Madame Tussaud (Anna Maria Grosholtz)

Rooney Emillion 2 Tiger Stripe Finest (24/53)
Houbigant Fougère Royale SS (vintage)
Paradigm 17-4/UFO Titan Fine
Personna 74 Tungsten (18)
Houbigant Fougère Royale aftershave (vintage)

 

[pjgh]

Thursday 1st December

Ganders Goat Soap w/Hop, Sage & Birch
Culmak (Vintage 1980s) Shaving Bowl & Semogue SOC Taj w/Blonde Boar 24mm
Treet Double Edge & Personna (Israeli) Platinum Chrome (4)
Eden Classics Mandate Aftershave & EDT

Chuff me! It's December already.

Continuing a run through my ASR double edge razors ...

Tonight, one of the late PAL razors with a lightweight aluminium baseplate and handle. If you're interested in the weights and measures of these contraptions, I've cooked up a little post: ASR Double Edge Razors

Being a cheaper-looking razor it's one I've not used before, I don't think ... just collected. The shave was very good indeed and gave an additional character to this line-up. Not rough and ready, but certainly proletarian.

I've enjoyed the vintage Culmak soap a lot and have another one, which I think is possibly 1970s, so going to go for another week on the Culmak with the Semogue SOC but switch to the Butterscotch handle. The Taj has now developed a lovely splay and has all but lost its thirstiness - with a quick check back, I've had over a hundred shaves with it. That's taken some breaking in but that's how you do it: just use it. Fun, too with the (now vintage) Israeli Personna Platinum Chrome that I'm going to pop a German one into rotation and carry on.

 

[Gairdner]

Merkur 34C | Personna Platinum Chrome | Hand-carved Marbled Beech with 2-band | Palmolive Stick | Benjamin’s Bay Rum | Essence Vault #290 (Tobacco Vanille)​

 

[gthe]

This English setup is one of my favorite. If I had to keep one and only one soap from my den, Mr Taylor is a serious candidate


Gillette tech ful brass (England)
Kent BK8S
Tobs Mr Taylor SC/ASL

 

[Boycie83]

01/12/2022

Razor: RR Lupo DLC
Blade: Nacet (1)
Brush: Highlander Patriot
Soap: OSP Barbershop



This handle is beautiful. Looks amazing and feels great in the hand. The SynBad knot is a bit of a disappointment though. It's a bit more scratchy and stiff than the other SynBads I have. Shame as it was nearly the perfect brush. Sod's law that I've superglued the knot in so it will take divine intervention to remove it.

 

[Nearsmooth]

1 December

Wickham 1912 Cashmere
Blackland Signature
Blackland Blackbird
Treet Platinum
Signature Soaps Hibernia splash


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Another fabulous shave with the Blackland razor, this is a super efficient instrument for me, two easy passes later and I was ready to deal with the day.

 

[donnie_arko]

01/12/2022

Razor: RR Lupo DLC
Blade: Nacet (1)
Brush: Highlander Patriot
Soap: OSP Barbershop

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This handle is beautiful. Looks amazing and feels great in the hand. The SynBad knot is a bit of a disappointment though. It's a bit more scratchy and stiff than the other SynBads I have. Shame as it was nearly the perfect brush. Sod's law that I've superglued the knot in so it will take divine intervention to remove it.

Hello Chris, is it a ApShaveCo SynBad? I get the impression some have found their knots to be improve after a few shaves, so hopefully yours will feel less scratchy and stiff with a bit of time. Otherwise will you steam out the knot?

 

[pjgh]

Brush: Highlander Patriot

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This handle is beautiful. Looks amazing and feels great in the hand. The SynBad knot is a bit of a disappointment though. It's a bit more scratchy and stiff than the other SynBads I have. Shame as it was nearly the perfect brush. Sod's law that I've superglued the knot in so it will take divine intervention to remove it.

 

[donnie_arko]

IMO Dr Hibbert is an underrated character. He crops up with some fantastic lines now and again.

 

[LeeMaz]

SOTD: 01/12/2022

Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Feather Pro, 4th use
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia
Bowl: 3D Printed Bowl
Preshave: Bart’s Balms Lochnagar Oil
Soap: Løthur Tears Croap
Aftershave: Stirling Campania EDT
Additional Care: Osma Laboratoires Alum Block

Another great shave from the Vector, today I found it to be smoother and more efficient than anything else I own so I’m more than a little impressed. It’s getting better with each use so I’ll be happy to see how it works with another blade in. The Løthur Tears is just beautiful, I need to grab the matching splash.

 

[udrako]

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SR: EJDE89
Blade: Derby Extra
Brush: Semogue 620
Stick: Arko
AS: Arko Action

 

[Sicsemty]

RAZOR: Gillette '40s Brit. Thin Handle Flat Bottom Tech
BLADE: NOS Wilkinson Sword made in England
BRUSH: Boti 20mm synthetic
LATHER: ‌OSP Business Time Shaving Soap
POST: Fine Italian Citrus Classic AS

 

[exists]

Merkur 15C :: Gillette 7o'clock super platinum blade (4) :: Hampshire Wool Fat No.1 :: Yaqi 24mm synthetic brush :: Lea Classic splash

The fourth outing of the Gillette 7 O'clock black (my first blade of this persuasion). It, again, did not disappoint; a very smooth shave. If the rest of the tuck will keep this sort of performance, it will go on the top of my list.

 

[Satanfriendly]

And to cram something in before the end of the day, here it is, a shave themed, 'Eggs, bacon and cheese toasted sandwich'. For no particular reason other than someone has just said the same on the TV.



Sunny side up - Occams Enoch
Maple grilled bacon - Feather Super Professional
Good old cheddar - Hive-2
Doorstep toast - Palmolive Classic
Anchor butter - Collegen moisturiser

'Would you like to share my bacon?'

'Ooooo. You're such a cheeky little bugger Mr.Satan'

A bit of a throw it together quick shave this evening before I had some pulling to get on with. So a shave which is even quicker than me, but a damn fine one at that. How could I ever have anything else with this trusty bunch? Vunderbar. Which is more than German football supporters can say tonight.

Have some wunderbar Japanese ladies...

 

[Dave in KY]

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That's an odd colored Boar Brush