Thread: Sunday September 6 - Saturday 12 September 2020

Razor: H&S Co NO75
Blade: Personna Red
Brush: H&S Co NO75
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Cream: H&S Co. NO75
Balm: OneBlade lavender
Finale: Terre D’Hermes

Friday's Shave
'Granite & Lace'

SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 11 (A day to rival December 7)

Well I tried this Baume.BE stuff everyone was raving about. I was planning on using it for my G7DC starting tomorrow, but after today will shelve it for my den clearance coming up in a week or two. I may have received a bad batch; it was yellow and stubbornly refused to produce a decent lather, and believe me I tried everything - little water, lots of water, face lathering, bowl lathering, three different brushes - to no effect. The lather produced was frankly meh, and not slick at all! Thank heavens for Argan oil which did add sufficient slickness. I completed the shave, but certainly will not use this stuff again!

Other than the sub par lathering experience, the rest of the shave went well. The Saito SK3 could easily become one of my favorite razors. It delivered the same level of velveteen shave it delivered on its first outing. I loaded my Schick Type L Paul Revere with a Schick Twinjector blade and cleaned my dome stubble right down to the skin line. I’ll admit that after my mug lather, I grabbed for my faithful Nancy Boy and had a great velveteen dome shave. The Paul Revere has usually been a relatively mild safety razor, but the Schick Twinjector seemed to increase its efficiency. The shave was refreshing, cooling and velveteen despite the dud lather start. All worked well. I feel refreshed and ready for the day!

RAZOR: Saito SK3 (Mug), Schick Type L International Silver Paul Revere Model (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Injector II
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by Argan oil
BRUSH: Alpha Shaving T-400 Tribute w/ Two Band Badger Ferrule
CREAM: Baume.BE (Mug). Nancy Boy Signature (Dome)
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with NB brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Pre de Provence Bergamot & Thyme Balm.

F. Herder 50 razor in Max’s blue paua scales
Kanayama 80.000 strop
Marfin badger brush
Scheermonnik Soek shaving soap
Proraso green tea & oats balm
Institut Karité Shea day cream
Lorenzo Villoresi Piper Nigrum EdT

Friday's Shave
Pre: Argan Oil Soap
Brush: That Darn Rob 26mm Synbad
Razor: Le Grelot 6/8
Soap: PAA John Frum CK6
Splash: Aqua Velva
Balm: Bart's Unscented
Scent: 401 E Amatrice



A Wonderful Razor the Le Grelot 6/8 lent to me by a good friend as I had never tried a French Straight before , I have to say I really like it , lovely weight and balance.




Continuing my trials with the PAA Soaps today I used John Frum , this one is the CK6 base that I never used before great PAA performance and post shave not too much different except the lather is possibly cleaner and lighter, Another fragrance that wasn't really my cup of tea. Hard to describe but for me in was not a classic Neroli but a bit towards a Neroli which I never enjoy. Purely on Fragrence it goes to position 3 in my Table , Preformance of all has been excellent.

My League Table so Far

1. Gondolier
2. Solstice
3. John Frum CK6
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Blade: Silver-plated Gillette "Tech" (Old-Type)
Brush: "John Bull" (Rooney Style 1 Size 1) in Super Badger
Suds: QED Violetta
Scent: Lolita Lempicka Lolita Lempicka au Masculin EDT

12 September 2020

* Blackbird Black Oxide OC 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Epsilon 2-Band + DK Faux Briarwood C7
* Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

So......HBD Herman!!

Wostenholm Pipe Razor
SRD Roo
Omega Hi Brush
Clubman Sud's
Clubman Original



Better late than never, for Clubman Friday

Ironwood brush w/ Mixed knot.
Chiseled Face/ Summer Storm Soap.
Imperial razor with Olivewood scales.
Splash of Clubman Gin for Friday.
Oh so smooth!