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Thursday

Razor | De Pews | Cream | C O Bigalow| After Shave | Blue Stratus

Actually, the shave with the De Pews was acceptable today, with the only change from the unacceptable performance the other day being less growth, a strop and different cream. I have now ‘programmed’ this razor to follow a Burrell Top Flight shave. The Top Flight is always very sharp; and always provides a very close shave. I feel one needs to ‘program’ one’s razors to allow for a less close shaving razor to follow a close shaving razor; else one is in hazard of sustaining the symptoms of skin irritation (razor rash, etc).

Maybe the De Pews has simply found its ‘niche’ or maybe just a few days for the edge to mellow and a strop made the edge more agreeable?

The Blue Stratus AS (at 6 bucks) is due to a limit on card payment thingies at a local chemist being ten bucks and no cash in one’s pocket; and hence the need to find something cheap (yet useable) to bump up the purchase price to an acceptable level. The scent is certainly not complex.

Proraso|G5|Mtn.Badger|Pre de Provence|Brummel 18|ProrasoAS|PdP Balm

The Pre de Provence soap is a top performer. I have yet to get a bad shave from ths soap, and my skin feels great even though this isn't a tallow soap. It does have shea butter though, so that must be it. Anyhow, a CBS shave in 3!

Have a Great Thursday Gents!

The Fonatana never disappoints

Prep: Hot shower -- followed by Vitos pre-post-shave cream
SS/SC: Mama Bear’s “Lime Ice” + Gibbs “Marine Fresh”
Brush: Simpson – Polo 8 “Super Badger”
Strop: SRD Premium IV Bridle Leather - 50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 5/8” F. W. Engels “Special”
Toner: Thayers “Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Mama Bear’s “Lime Ice”
AS: Floid “The Genuine”

13/6/2013



Pre : L'Oreal face wash, Proraso pre-post cream
Soap : TOBS grapefruit
Brush : Turkish "No.6"
Razor : Gillette Superspeed flare tip
Blade : Personna
Post : Cold water, alum block, Nivea post shave balm

Finish : BBS

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Prep: Speick Natural Soap/PC Oil
Razor: Feather Popular/Polsilver Blade
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush: Vulfix 404 Grosvenor
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Post: Krampert's Bay Rum/PC ASB

Lukewarm Shower, Merkur 37C, VDH Boar, Mitchell's Wool Fat, Lilac Vegetal, Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Excellent 3 pass shave. Have a great day!

13 June 2013

* The Cobra
* Feather Pros
* WSP 2-band + Elite Razor Desert Ironwood
* Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
* Unrefined Shea Butter

Castle Forbes Cedar and Sandalwood Cream
Papa's Brush and Hart 6/8 Razor
Thayer's Astringent
Castle Forbes Cedar and Sandalwood ASB



Cedar and Sandalwood, nice for an early morning shave. I am getting better at three pass shaves. Yesterday's shave left me little stubble to remove today. Face feels nice and toned too. I hope all is well in world for the SOTD folks. Wow, I am feeling emotional and sentimental today. I guess that is how I will feel when I use my grandad's brush. I hope to find his straight one day. My grandmother spoke of him using the razor to shave his father. He suffered from a stroke and could not do it anymore. My grandfather was a a take no shit kind of guy and leave no shit kind of guy, not known for being sentimental or really that nice. I have the image of him shaving my great grandfather. That's all I need.