SOTD : Saturday 30th December 2017 - Friday 5th January 2018.

Blademonkey said:
View attachment 32272 ~SOTD~ Friday 5th Jan 08

Prep ~ Shower, Olive oil soap
Razor ~ Ever-Ready 1924 Fat Handle (shim fitted)
Blade ~ Gem SS Coated
Soap ~ Tabac
Brush ~ Omega 011829 boar
Post ~ Tabac Aftershave
Scent ~ Tabac EDC

My sixth Gem bladed shave in a row and very good it was too.
All the Tabac products worked wonderfully and I was left clean shaven and smelling great :)

Have a great day people.......:)
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Loving the Tabac soap bowl
 
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Yaqi model R1605-S.
Eufros "Zaldun".
Colonial Razors "The General".
Kai Titan Mild (8).
Floïd Black.

Wonderful scent, this soap - ylang-ylang, patchouli, orange and a beautiful lather.
Great razor.
Very nice (DFS++) shave. ;)
 
Fri 5th January.

RazoRock Syn. 22mm
Lea Classic Soap
Mongoose B3
Schick Proline [ 5 ]
Alum Rub/Rinse off
Lea Classic A/S Lotion

Today I used my "Blingy" Mongoose which was a bit of an impulse buy as I already had the Satin Version. I must say that during operation it moves so smoothly, and perhaps that presents me with a problem. I found that in the latter stages of a Shave, the Razor had a tendency to glide across the surface a bit too easily, rather than removing the finer whisker growth.

I make this personal observation based on how my face felt at the end of the Shave. I know a lot of folk like the polished versions of Razors because it is felt that it makes a Shave smoother, but for me it seems to affect the closeness of the Shave.

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4/1/18

Soap - Pre de Provence
Brush - Yaqi Plissoft 26mm
Razor - DE89
Blade - Tian Li Super Blue (4)
Post - RSC Balm
AS - Ayup Sabri Tobacco

Tian Li SB - for the first three shaves, it'd really tug for the first pass, and with the third pass there'd be a lot of audio feedback (more so than other blades) and it'd result in a very close shave. On the 4th shave, there has been a slight decline in sharpness but the tugging is go and the blade is the smoothest it has been so far.
 
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Vie Long 13061b
Merkur Mergress
Mem Super Silver Platinum (1)
Stirling Soaps Ozark Mountain
Alum Block, Myrsol Emulsion & Brut

A very nice shave again today, have enjoyed the Mergress so far. A new (to me) blade and an interesting one, not as smooth or sharp as I am used to but not a butterknife either. Decent blade that I am happy to try but I don't think I would be in a hurry to buy a tuck of them. Below average in my opinion but a step or two above those shitty Chinese Gillettes I tried earlier in the week.

On a lighter note, all my orders at the tail end of 2017 have arrived, so far so good for my 2018 embargo :D​
 
Shave of the day :)

Pre-shave - Warm shower, Wright's Cold Tar Soap face wash, followed by BBA Pre-shave Oil.
Razor - Colonial Razors - The General SS.
Blade - Kai Captain Titan Mild Pink (Day 2).
Soap - Jack Black Supreme Cream Shaving Cream.
Bowl - Little Wren.
Brush - Simpsons Chubby 2 Synthetic Badger.
Post shave - Cold Water Splash, OSP Eucalyptus and Menthol Splash, followed by Ibiza-Aloe Aloe Vera Gel.

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A much better shave today with The General SS :) No cuts! However, some redness on the neck, from the second pass - nothing to write home about, but in the fairness of full disclosure.

I feel for me, and I appreciate that YMMV, that The General SS, has a slight learning curve, compared with The General Black. I don't know if its the increased weight of the SS?

I have absolutely no complaints, I am very pleased with The General SS.

All the best,

Chris
 
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