SOTD: Saturday 5 - Friday 11 October 2024.

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SOTD: 5th October 2024.

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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Bulldog Peppermint & Eucalyptus Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush: Frank Shaving 22mm Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Proraso Sandalwood & Shea Butter Shaving Soap.
Blade: Feather Hi Stainless. (D1)
Razor: Mühle R41. (2013)
Razor: Gallant II Platinum. (Head) - (D1)

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & head wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel./L'0REAL Barber Club Reinforcing ASB./Ard Al Zafran Dirham Oud EDP.

(Face & Head Shave)

New Shave set up to start the weekend. It's been a while since I last used the Mühle R41. Using the lightest of touch it mowed through my face stubble with effortless ease with no irritation weepers, or cuts.

"What a wonderfully efficient shaving tool the Mühle R41 is". I need to start using this razor more often.

The Feather Hi Stainless are superb blades but only give me two amazingly very smooth & efficient shaves, then the longevity & smoothness of them deteriorates, which isn't a big issue for me. I'm not a one to push a blade to just get an extra shave from it. I always have "Quality, rather than quantity" in mind with any blade I'm shaving with regardless of its cost or reputation.

I find over-sharpness in a blade is an Achilles heel and burns out quickly that's why I prefer DE blades that are slightly less sharp as in my personal opinion they keep their cutting edge longer & overall are more durable to use.

A close comfortable face & head shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Ard Al Zafran Dirham Oud EDP to the pulse points.

My face & precious swede are feeling smooth and smelling divine.;)

Stay safe, and enjoy the start of the weekend ladies & gentlemen.:cool:
 
Today's shave:

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- Grooming Dept. Voyage
- Simpson "Captain" 2
- Fat Handle Gold Tech with Feather blade
- Proraso red aftershave

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5 October

Martin de Candre Original
Simpson Duke 3
Merkur 39c
Feather Hi-Stainless
Proraso Sensitive balm
Dior Sauvage

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An early start this morning rising with the dawn. It was very fresh outdoors. The Duke 3 in Simpsons Platinum Fibre (Synthetic Bristle) is a lathering monster and the Merkur 39c is an excellent razor, way more capable than its price point might suggest. Two easy, light passes and I was smooth. A dob of Proraso and a spray of Sauvage and I was good to go.
 
Saturday 5 October

Staying on message, another oc today. A recent low-cost purchase on eBay is this A S & Co WW2 British army issue utility razor. It’s made of some sort of light alloy. It probably has some zinc in it and the finish is how should I say, pretty rough? The teeth are quite chunky and reminiscent of the Gillette 7 o’clock OC razor. I didn’t know what to expect but put the soap to face and blade to razor. To my surprise and delight the performance of this utilitarian razor was magnificent. Virtually bbs from one pass, but I did go back atg to see how much more might be removed which was not a lot. Yet another example, not that we need it, that we do not need to spend megabucks on fancy modern razors when these amazing old boys can do the job just as well if not better. Obviously a good blade can make a big difference and the blade used as a Personna USA which is top of my favourite list.
I’ve shown a 1945 British army issue brush but did not use it as it’s a bit fragile and the bristles are probably strong enough for paint removal.

Have a great weekend fellas!

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Saturday Shave
RAZOR: Parker 111W Classic White Resin
BLADE: Parker Premium Platinum
BRUSH: Rudy Vey Butterscotch Beehive 20mm Silvertip Badger
LATHER: D.R. Harris Sandalwood Shaving Soap
POST: OSP Sandalwood Aftershave Lotion
POST: Myrurgia Agua De Colonia 1916 Original EDC
 
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SOTD October 5. 2024.

Razor - Blackland Sabre V2 (3)
Blade - Personna Gem (7)
Soap - MDC - Rose
Brush - Dogwood / Milton M5 L3
Post - Thayer's Astringent
Frag - Floris - A Rose For Paul

A cracking shave again.
I haven't used this soap for awhile, simply fantastic as is the brush on its first use with me. Thanks to @Lorenzo44
The razor and blade combo is hard to beat imho, I love it anyway.
The Floris Rose edp has a really natural rose scent just perfect pairing with the MDC soap I used today.
Perfectly shaven and smelling fabulous! :)

Until the next time, stay safe and above all enjoy your shaves!

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Paul.
 
Savonnaire du moulin
Chisel & Hound ‘Midnight Lily’ funchurian v24
Koraat 14 2.0
Nivea ASB
Maison Alhambra ‘Cassius’ EDP

A cracking shave removing two days old beard effortlessly with the Koraat custom. The lather whipped up by the brush was luxurious and slick, new bottle of cologne which is a very good flanker for the vastly more expensive Parfum de Marly’s ‘Carlisle’ now sticking the bottle in the back of the wardrobe for several weeks to “macerate” as advised by perfumery nerds to soften and improve the scent.
 
Razor - Gillette Tech/Razorock
Blade - Tiger Platinum
Brush - Razorock 400 Noir
Lather - MWF

A very decent three pass shave. Similar to last time but I swapped the shaving cream to try out the Razorock brush on some MWF. I whipped up a good lather, it obviously needs a bit more wet than my other brushes. I am warming to it, but my Simpsons Captain (a similar size) is preferable for me.

The razor and blade worked well… I had a bit of redness around my lower neck but it feels fine. I’m sure if I stuck to the same razor all the time I’d have perfect shaves, but we don’t do it like that do we?

Last time I had some lather left over so went for a polish after three passes… left me with some irritation. Really not necessary… just as smooth as last time but without the irritation.

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