Shave of the Day 2014

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stillshunter said:
So @Drubbing have you found the Fatboy the only suitable Gillette or the only suitable Gillette adjustable? Just wonder if you'd have found something like a SuperSpeed or Tech to be smooth?
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I have a Slim. Tends to slide over lather too much. I've SS and it irritates. Tried tech, Aristocrats and all sorts from Mark and found the same from all of them. Besides, I much prefer loading pu a razor I know the result of, rather than punting on a combo
 
Drubbing said:
I have a Slim. Tends to slide over lather too much. I've SS and it irritates. Tried tech, Aristocrats and all sorts from Mark and found the same from all of them. Besides, I much prefer loading pu a razor I know the result of, rather than punting on a combo
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Very interesting @Drubbing . Most I've read finds folks finding the Tech too mild and the SS a little improved but still a little light-on. The Fatboy a little bulky and the Slim right on. That's why it's different strokes for different folks I suspect. So you passing on that Slim now that the Fatboy hath been found? Some of us might be keen to try one for ourselves
 
Drubbing said:
The slim is a birth year, I'm keeping it for my boys. They'll probably be using a razor that plays mp3 by then...
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Nah. They'll have lazer surgery and won't need to shave. Only the old men like us in the nursing home will still be shaving...
 
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson
Soap/Cream: Mike's Natural Soaps - Hungarian Lavender
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Personna Blue, shave ? + 2
After-shave: Old Spice - current stock

Oh it is good to be home and using nice stuff. Have I told you that Mike's are great soaps?
 
stillshunter said:
No you haven't. What's so good about them. Pray do tell?
(just checked Mike's site and the ingredients look good).
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Great lather, moisturising, great cushion, really lives up to the hype
 
Mark1966 said:
Great lather, moisturising, great cushion, really lives up to the hype
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Yep, I now want , nay 'need', some. As said over at the Aug Acquisition thread (w/- @Nick the Knife ) Barber Shop looks the pick of the bunch but all the soaps are out of stock over at Mike's site….

Oops to keep this on topic, lest I suffer the wrath of the Gmods, no SOTD today. Saving the shaving for the school-day morn…no scrubbing with any Mikes obviously but...:(
 
Travelling Box 2 SOTD. A review in the Travelling Box thread later.



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Same old thing from me, although back on the Simpsons Lavender & Vetiver for a while since I finished my tub of Jermyn.

About 5 shaves down on a Spoiler in the Fatboy at the moment. Been using the Muhle Pure Badger for a bit to give the Smoggie 730HD a rest.

Going to crack open the Proraso Red for the next blade change. Looking forward to it, must be 12 months since I shaved with it.
 
Brush: Simpsons Duke 2
Soap/Cream: Razorock XXX
Razor: Weber PH w/- Bulldog handle
Blade: Gillette Black
After-shave: Tabac (after a little Alum)
Scent: Azzaro PH (that's Pour Homme, not Polished Head - as above)

I think I felt @Mark1966 shaving while I did, it was just a manly g-boy spirit in the air. Weber will need some getting used to (not as close as the NEW)…and the XXX lather was a little thin. Not feeling the love this morning, but more a Zen like bamboo cane across the back spurring me on to do better next time.
 
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson Duke
Soap/Cream: Mike's Natural Soaps - Hungarian Lavender
Razor: Weber PH w/- Bulldog handle
Blade: Personna Blue 'Labs' - shave 1
After-shave: SIM lotion

WOW, how about that @stillshunter - even the same brush type! So synchronised :)

Great lather as usual from the Mike's. The Weber certainly feels heavy and solid - very different to the Merkur 38C I've been using lately. I must weigh the Weber and see how it compares to others.

Not a razor that I thought needed a lot of care - just threw it around the face. Good result though - closer than a EJ89 or the 38C I would suggest. Time will tell but this could become a favourite
 
PSA for all vintage blade afficionados.

If you go back to a modern blade, remember to change it after 3-4 shaves.

Voskhods on shave 5 or 6 do not give as good a shave as a Spoiler or Schick on the same.
 
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Culmak with a TGN finest knot
Soap/Cream: Occams Original Shaving Cream
Razor: Weber PH w/- Bulldog handle
Blade: Personna Blue 'Labs' - shave 2
After-shave: Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve

4:30 am shave before the first flight out of CBR - still managed a mighty fine result though!

Had to finish with the Special Reserve after all the discussion. Reminded me of why I like it. Still going strong scent wise now but in a subtle inoffensive way. I'm keen on getting more!
 
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