SOTD : Saturday 20th October - Friday 26th October 2018.

Veston Pants said:
I've noted respected posters using Pears soap so I thought I'd give it a go. Takes me back to bath night when I was nowt but a young lad.
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This has made me curious also. I haven't touched a bar of soap for over 20 years. Since liquid soap came out, bar soap always seems somewhat pointless to me. I just remember buttermilk type soap bars looking really messy in their trays, the liquid stuff seems so much neater and easier, apart from the bloody annoying last centimetre at the bottom that the pump refuses to collect.

This glycerin Pears stuff sounds good though and I may look out for some to use pre-shave. Does it really offer anything that a good face wash tube doesn't though?
 
dave79 said:
This has made me curious also. I haven't touched a bar of soap for over 20 years. Since liquid soap came out, bar soap always seems somewhat pointless to me. I just remember buttermilk type soap bars looking really messy in their trays, the liquid stuff seems so much neater and easier, apart from the bloody annoying last centimetre at the bottom that the pump refuses to collect.

This glycerin Pears stuff sounds good though and I may look out for some to use pre-shave. Does it really offer anything that a good face wash tube doesn't though?
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Well you don't pay a lot of money for the major constituent in the bottle..........water!
 
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dave79 said:
This glycerin Pears stuff sounds good though and I may look out for some to use pre-shave. Does it really offer anything that a good face wash tube doesn't though?
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I've only used it once so it's probably a bit early to say for sure. However, I'd have to say from the first experience that it does seem to add a little slickness I don't get from face wash. No idea how or why and there might have been other factors at play but I usually need to use a pre-shave like Proraso or an oil to avoid significant irritation but managed fine without tonight. Looks promising but jury's still out.
 
Rob998 said:
Ok, sorry if it's going over old ground, but what's with the bones?

Love that slate scuttle btw.
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The dice keep track of how many shaves I have on the current blade. Today's count is 8, added to 12 previously, making this the 20th (and last) shave on this Wilkinson blade. I really like the scuttle too. I have tried various scuttles, but I ended up selling all but this one.
 
dave79 said:
This has made me curious also. I haven't touched a bar of soap for over 20 years. Since liquid soap came out, bar soap always seems somewhat pointless to me. I just remember buttermilk type soap bars looking really messy in their trays, the liquid stuff seems so much neater and easier, apart from the bloody annoying last centimetre at the bottom that the pump refuses to collect.

This glycerin Pears stuff sounds good though and I may look out for some to use pre-shave. Does it really offer anything that a good face wash tube doesn't though?
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Yes it does. It offers the opportunity to keep having to pick it up off the floor or the shower base.
 
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Pre-Shave: @nsavage pre-shave, cold water
Razor: BBS-1
Blade: Ladas Super Stainless (2)
Brush: Tony Forsyth Platypus Prototype Bob Quinn Manchurian
Lather: Declaration Bandwagon
Post-Shave: Alum, Thayers Original Alcohol Free Witch Hazel, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil​
 
Date: 22 October 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Maseto 2 Band Finest Badger Ivory Beehive 30/55mm knot
Soap/Cream:- A&E ~ Barbiere Sofisticato
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- Gillette Red Tip E1 1959 / Vintage NOS England Wilkinson Sword #2
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic
Fragrance:- Hugo Boss Intense
 
Monday 22nd October



Heno de Pravia Glycerine Soap
Proraso Green Pre Shave
Supermax Classic Cream with added Cedarwood EO
Yaqi 24mm Tuxedo Synthetic Brush
Merkur 37C with a 7 o'Clock Permasharp Blade
Alum and Rinse
Thayers Witch Hazel
Aloe Vera Gel
Pitralon Classic AS
Worth pour Homme EDT

A great start to the week
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Pre: Warm water splash
Brush: Vie-Long 13052 Horse
Soap: Vitos Red
Razor: Pils 101NE (on loan)
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Tuff Red ASL
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Second go with the Pils and as suspected, it is a very good razor.
This time I managed to maintain the correct angle on the neck and the result was, stubble removed very efficiently and with zero irritation.
I still have reservations about the handle but it's only two shaves in
Happy Shaving one and all.
 
22 October

Nõberu Amber Lime cream
Semogue SOC 2 band badger
MÜHLE R89 + iKon bulldog
Feather Hi-stainless
Bart's Balm Amber and Moroccan Jasmine

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Interesting shave this morning with a sample of a Swedish hard cream/soft soap. I had a little difficulty loading the brush properly from the small tub, so instead hand lathered a knob of the cream. This produced a rich, plentiful lather sufficient for 3-4 passes. The lather itself conditioned the skin very nicely, but lacked a little of the slickness of the best soaps. Smooth, close two pass shave followed, and the skin felt great.
 
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