SOTD 17-23 March 2019

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Dr.Harris&C°-Windsor shaving soap , Wolfman razor - Guerrilla, Alpa Windsor aftershave, Persona platinum blade, Zenith 506A shaving brash

22 March 2019

* Muhle R41 + Stork Aristocrat 1 Titanium
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Maseto Shaving XD 2-Band + Oscar11 Amber Barbeiro
* Jabonman/Eufros Tobacco
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

2019-03-21 SOTN
Third shave with Murphy & McNeil Claddagh

........PRE:  Hot water, Grooming Dept Preshave                        
........BRUSH:  Muhle 25mm XL, V2 Synth                                
........SOAP:  Murphy & McNeil Claddagh (Éisteacht, Tallow & Duck base)
........RAZOR:  Karve SB-B Plate, Personna Med Prep                    
........POST: Warm water rinse, Lucky Tiger AS, Guerlain Veviter EDT  

As often happens, the soap is getting better as I learn to use it better.  It is forgiving.  I thought I had added plenty of water - the soap had a nice texture and glorious sheen - but I could see during the first pass that the razor wasn't scraping off the lather the way it should, and the lather wasn't dissolving in the sink when I rinsed off the razor.  Anyway I added more water, and everything was copacetic after that.  It is a credit to the lather that my skin stayed in tact and feeling good despite the lapse in technique.  I'm unwilling to do away with my customary preshave, but I decided, somewhat reluctantly, to set aside my customary post shave serum while I do some personal soap comparisons.  Like the pre, the post works so well for me that I think it would mask post shave difference between soaps.

As it is, I had some time on my hands and got a very gentle BBS, with two "micro-nicks" that disappeared by themselves prior to the post shave routine. My skin did feel very slightly dry immediately after shaving, but as I sit here writing up the shave almost two hours later, my skin feels absolutely fine.  Also, this is only the second shave without my customary post shave serum, so I am giving Claddagh the benefit of the doubt in the post area for now.

My bottom line:  Three shaves in, and more impressed each time.  This soap is fun!

Friday, march 22 th
Floid pre shave oil. Barrister's Reserna Fern; Vie-Long, synthetic hair; Juan Vollmer, S.A., Palmera 14, c-steel, 7/8, made in Spain; Wickham Soap Co., Irish Fern; Penhaligons, English fern. EdT.

Date: 22 March 2019

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Omega 10005 Boar 24/55mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Mitchell's Wool Fat
Razor/Blade:- Gillette Red Tip E1 1959 / Vintage NOS Gillette Bleue Extra #4
Post-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed with Tea Tree, Lavender & Peppermint / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic
Fragrance:- Hugo Boss (Original)

9 more days to go for the whole month of Mitchell's March Wool Fat shave

OMG!!! My bare face, it's ALIVE!!! and very soft and smooth as a baby bare bum using the FAT!!, after a shitty whole month of February shave using the Arko urinal cake has dried my skin pretty rough.

Schick Repeater Type A  / Personna PTFE Coated
Omega 10098 / Boar
Gillys - Lush Life
Prep

Timeless .68 OC + Stork handle / Feather / SV Manna di Sicilia / Simpson's Chubby 2

Barrister Adumbrare
Rooney Heritage Stubby2
RAW RS-10
Fine Italian Citrus AS

Regards

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SOTD 22MAR19
Colonel Conk 'Major" + Wizamet | Simpson | Colonel Conk

Pre: Hot towel, Pre shave oil (Nico's home brew)
Razor: RAW RS-10, Mild Plate
Blade: Feather
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk2
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: Squadron Group Captains Blend
Post: Squadron Group Captains Blend Splash
The RAW RS-1 arrived today. Got to say very nice.