SOTD: Saturday 22 June - Friday 28 June 2024.
- Thread starter Palmolive fox
- Start Date
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- sotd
- Messages
- 651
- Location
- North Wales
Thursday
Blackland Vector
Schick Proline
Kent T4
Pre de Provence 63
Bart’s Bonce Balm
Paco Rabanne Pour Homme EDT
Blackland Vector
Schick Proline
Kent T4
Pre de Provence 63
Bart’s Bonce Balm
Paco Rabanne Pour Homme EDT
- Messages
- 16,163
- Location
- Halifax, Republic of Yorkshire
Tech June-kies
Thursday 27th June
Palmolive Shaving Stick (Grated) & Proraso (Omega) Pure Bristle
Gillette Tech (1960s) Stamped & Gillette Nacet Stainless (1)
Brut Alaska Aftershave
Joy! After three days with a Rubie in this razor, switching in a fresh Nacet is just bliss. I guess I'm not a Rubie guy ... last one in the tuck, so I can pop an X next to that one. Nacets, however continue to sit in my top 10 ... no, 5.
Thursday 27th June
Palmolive Shaving Stick (Grated) & Proraso (Omega) Pure Bristle
Gillette Tech (1960s) Stamped & Gillette Nacet Stainless (1)
Brut Alaska Aftershave
Joy! After three days with a Rubie in this razor, switching in a fresh Nacet is just bliss. I guess I'm not a Rubie guy ... last one in the tuck, so I can pop an X next to that one. Nacets, however continue to sit in my top 10 ... no, 5.
- Messages
- 18
The case has a disgusting smell of burnt plastic, paint, and some kind of chemical. Apparently, this is what Bakelite smells like.
However, it’s an excellent case if you don’t sniff it... but the smell remains on your fingers
- Messages
- 5,727
- Location
- Cat-Pig Swamp
Have you washed the case? Mild soap and water only, with warm tap water, don't boil it!
- Messages
- 4,155
Fri 28
Soap Etherea
Aftershave Stirling MitA
Brush Yaqi 24mm Robin
Razor Rene Cheron Chatellerault Rattler
Beautiful lather and lovely scent! Super nice shave with this lightweight razor!
Soap Etherea
Aftershave Stirling MitA
Brush Yaqi 24mm Robin
Razor Rene Cheron Chatellerault Rattler
Beautiful lather and lovely scent! Super nice shave with this lightweight razor!
- Messages
- 7,720
- Location
- Taured
Last night's shave.
Took a lot more effort to get a good close shave this time but that's because I was using a Chinese blade that had already been used for one full shave.
I wanted to see if I got irritation after doing a lot of passes using this razor. I'm happy to say it was negligible.
Rating: 3.5 / 5
Razor: (BORROWED) West Coast Shaving American Liberty
Blade: Colorlamb Super Platinum
Brush: Men Rock Unknown. Probably synthetic
Lather: Stirling Sweet Stuff
Additional Care:
Acqua Di Parma Colonia Club
Proraso Pre and post Balm
Took a lot more effort to get a good close shave this time but that's because I was using a Chinese blade that had already been used for one full shave.
I wanted to see if I got irritation after doing a lot of passes using this razor. I'm happy to say it was negligible.
Rating: 3.5 / 5
Razor: (BORROWED) West Coast Shaving American Liberty
Blade: Colorlamb Super Platinum
Brush: Men Rock Unknown. Probably synthetic
Lather: Stirling Sweet Stuff
Additional Care:
Acqua Di Parma Colonia Club
Proraso Pre and post Balm
- Messages
- 1,972
- Location
- Sunny North Wales
SOTD 28-June
Brush: Generic - Hateful Thing
Soap: Mastro Miche
Razor: Stoll Jr 3D Print
Blade: GEM PTFE
Post: Noxzema Cream and Artiscent Atelier Vetiver EDP
Today's theme is Frugal Friday, use the most inexpensive gear in your arsenal. Just to show how much money we all save by starting wet shaving.
There are a number of caveats in here, if you use a vintage then you need to work out the price nowadays adjusting for inflation. If you use a dupe, then the price of the original applies (with edps and such) etc etc
My only regret for today though is that damn Brush, it is a hateful thing. It's pokey, can't hold lather for it's life and is just generally unpleasant. I should have sacrificed an extra couple of quid and gone for an omega!
Not to worry, the cheapest thing here by far is the 3D razor (ignoring the blade), this one I had printed by a friend. I worked out that the roll was roughly £15.99 for a 1kg, the razor weighs around 18g, so it works out to around 29p, pretty good I think!
For the photo treasure hunt, I'm not proud of this one, and I won't be for the next couple either. But today's is aimed at Money, I took the shot with the sum total of the shave coming in at £13.56, then I forgot the damn EDP, so I'm missing £10. I was lucky to have the original amount around the house, who uses cash nowadays!
Happy shaves all, I'm going to bask in the glory of all the money I've saved with starting wet shaving ahem...don't look in the cupboard, drawers, or boxes there's nothing to see there!
Cheers
Marc
Brush: Generic - Hateful Thing
Soap: Mastro Miche
Razor: Stoll Jr 3D Print
Blade: GEM PTFE
Post: Noxzema Cream and Artiscent Atelier Vetiver EDP
Today's theme is Frugal Friday, use the most inexpensive gear in your arsenal. Just to show how much money we all save by starting wet shaving.
There are a number of caveats in here, if you use a vintage then you need to work out the price nowadays adjusting for inflation. If you use a dupe, then the price of the original applies (with edps and such) etc etc
My only regret for today though is that damn Brush, it is a hateful thing. It's pokey, can't hold lather for it's life and is just generally unpleasant. I should have sacrificed an extra couple of quid and gone for an omega!
Not to worry, the cheapest thing here by far is the 3D razor (ignoring the blade), this one I had printed by a friend. I worked out that the roll was roughly £15.99 for a 1kg, the razor weighs around 18g, so it works out to around 29p, pretty good I think!
For the photo treasure hunt, I'm not proud of this one, and I won't be for the next couple either. But today's is aimed at Money, I took the shot with the sum total of the shave coming in at £13.56, then I forgot the damn EDP, so I'm missing £10. I was lucky to have the original amount around the house, who uses cash nowadays!
Happy shaves all, I'm going to bask in the glory of all the money I've saved with starting wet shaving ahem...don't look in the cupboard, drawers, or boxes there's nothing to see there!
Cheers
Marc
- Messages
- 784
- Location
- West Sussex
Friday 28 June
Thought I would finish the week with another flat head razor. The Razorine Flat Boy. It is easier to use than their de shavette style flat razors. All of this flat head type are however a pain to get the blade in place. I nicked a finger today putting the blade in. That said the razor is effective and bbs was delivered in 2 passes and pick ups with no loss of blood apart from my finger.
I’ve been disappointed with Truefitt & Hill Apsley soap. It doesn’t seem to have any weight and quickly dissipates. Maybe I’m using too much water.
Have a fine day fellas!
Thought I would finish the week with another flat head razor. The Razorine Flat Boy. It is easier to use than their de shavette style flat razors. All of this flat head type are however a pain to get the blade in place. I nicked a finger today putting the blade in. That said the razor is effective and bbs was delivered in 2 passes and pick ups with no loss of blood apart from my finger.
I’ve been disappointed with Truefitt & Hill Apsley soap. It doesn’t seem to have any weight and quickly dissipates. Maybe I’m using too much water.
Have a fine day fellas!
- Messages
- 2,018
28 June
PAA Solstice
Simpson Chubby 2
Rex Ambassador
Treet Platinum
Floïd Mentolado Vigoroso
A superb lather, really superb and an easy two passes with the Ambassador set on 2.5 for both passes.Simpson Chubby 2
Rex Ambassador
Treet Platinum
Floïd Mentolado Vigoroso
- Messages
- 18
Oh man, I washed it several times in a row with hand soap and a toothbrush. With
Maybe because of the really hot water it stinks now? Who knows..
- Messages
- 1,786
- Location
- Cheshire, England
Catie’s Bubbles LPV
HSC Erskine 150
Mongoose B2 Hempel titanium handle
Kai titan mild #8
Myersol Agua di Balsamica
A solid shave after a shower, the soap I rarely use although it performs well enough it starts to irritate my face if applied for a second pass, therefore I only do a careful one pass followed by an aftershave.
HSC Erskine 150
Mongoose B2 Hempel titanium handle
Kai titan mild #8
Myersol Agua di Balsamica
A solid shave after a shower, the soap I rarely use although it performs well enough it starts to irritate my face if applied for a second pass, therefore I only do a careful one pass followed by an aftershave.
- Messages
- 3,253
- Location
- Sunderland
28/06/24
Pre - Dove Original Cream Bar
Brush - Semogue SOC TAJ Boar
Soap - Vintage Brit Ingrams
Razor - ATT X1 Slant
Blade - Kai Captain Protouch MG
Post - Cold water Rinse
Balm - Proraso Green
A/S - Proraso Green
I really like the concept of the X1 slant from ATT, pity they wont be made anymore.
The Protouch was comfortable today, although i do think the X1 suits unguarded blades better.
Enjoy your day all.
Pre - Dove Original Cream Bar
Brush - Semogue SOC TAJ Boar
Soap - Vintage Brit Ingrams
Razor - ATT X1 Slant
Blade - Kai Captain Protouch MG
Post - Cold water Rinse
Balm - Proraso Green
A/S - Proraso Green
I really like the concept of the X1 slant from ATT, pity they wont be made anymore.
The Protouch was comfortable today, although i do think the X1 suits unguarded blades better.
Enjoy your day all.