SOTD Saturday 2nd December 2017 - Friday 8th December 2017

[Shaverrific666]

Thank you very much. Yes indeed it is the same razor that was used in prisons. The picture obscures the razor a little but if you look to the right of the razor handle then you will see its original key.

Very cool..I bet that razor has a few stories to tell..

 

[2hot 2trot]

Very cool..I bet that razor has a few stories to tell..

Here is a better picture of it before the added "Haunting effect". It gives better clarity.

Both of my parents worked at this Asylum. I remember going there in my youth to meet my parents after school and I can assure you it was not a place I would want to visit in the dark.
I did actually work there for one week on work placement when I was in my last year of school. I worked as a porter.
There were many locked wards with long straight domed and dark tiled corridors.

Some patients were extremely dangerous characters shall we say.

 

[Str8_Shaver]

Prep: Hot towel
Pre shave: Proraso
Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium
Brush: 'El Monstruo' (Romera Manchurian 30/50 Fan)
Soap: Shaving Time Co: Broadside
Post: Cold water rinse / Witch Hazel / Wholly Kaw: Cuero Oscuro Aftershave Toner

what an absolutely majestic shave... the Merkur 34C HD/Polsilver combo is quite simply sublime, and the Shaving Time Co: Broadside, being made by Lather Bros, is quite simply a stellar soap, as you'd expect.... yeah, what a fantastic start to my weekend.

 

[Shaverrific666]

Here is a better picture of it before the added "Haunting effect". It gives better clarity.
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Both of my parents worked at this Asylum. I remember going there in my youth to meet my parents after school and I can assure you it was not a place I would want to visit in the dark.
There were many locked wards with long straight domed and dark tiled corridors.

Some patients were extremely dangerous characters shall we say.

Wow ! Fascinating stuff.. thanks for posting.

 

[Salv]

SOTD 2 November 2017

Shavemac Silvertip 2-Band Brush
Phoenix CaD Shaving Soap
Giles Shaving scuttle
Ikon 103 Open Comb
Gillette Silver Blue Blade
Sterling Aftershave Balm
Gucci Guilty Aftershave Cologne

 

[churchilllafemme]

Saturday AM 2017-12-02

Georgetown Pottery G20 Scuttle (Jet Black)/Floris towel
Rooney 3/1 Ivory Finest (22mm/44mm)
Floris No. 89 shaving soap (tallow)/No. 89 shaving cream
CG Brass L1/Triad Brass Helix Round Bar
Wilkinson Light Brigade (2)
Floris No. 89 aftershave (vintage)

 

[Mrchick]

Mystery Soap K
Jayaruh #235 Brush
Portland Razor Company Siren
Thayers WH
St. John’s Bay Rum After Shave
Have a great weekend!

 

[celestino]

Muito Obrigado, Senhor! Sadly the performance of the soap doesn’t match the quality of the scent, but I got much closer today, loading like there was no tomorrow.

Halvor, I had no idea you spoke Portuguese.

Romera Manchourian/El Druida handle
Gibbs + Voskhod
Jabonbyluna

Beautiful colour on that brush handle.

 

[celestino]

2 December 2017

* Weber DLC + Stork Ex Brass
* Iridium Super
* Shavemac Americana XL 35mm Unique 2-Band
* Wholly Kaw Merchant of Tobacco Tallow
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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[halvor]

Halvor, I had no idea you spoke Portuguese.

I pretty much exhausted my vocabulary with those three words, I’m afraid

 

[flashashton27]

I'm Back!! Did you miss me?!

 

[halvor]

Here is a better picture of it before the added "Haunting effect". It gives better clarity.
View attachment 21448

Both of my parents worked at this Asylum. I remember going there in my youth to meet my parents after school and I can assure you it was not a place I would want to visit in the dark.
There were many locked wards with long straight domed and dark tiled corridors.

Some patients were extremely dangerous characters shall we say.

Cool! Reminds me of when I went paintball shooting in an old asylum (until the police threw us out...) — eerie and adrenaline inducing!

So what’s the deal with the key, then? Surely the blade needs to be exposed to some extent for a razor to work, so it can’t be a locking mechanism?

 

[halvor]

I'm Back!! Did you miss me?!

Yes! Thought about you recently in fact! Been busy?

 

[halvor]

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5th use of a rather large sample of Grooming Dept Mallard, kindly sent by @halvor (thank you!) and very impressed. There's something about @groomingdept soaps, both vegan and duck fat + tallow, that leaves my face feeling so clean and fresh - I love it. However, I like both the vegan and tallow equally and will be sticking to using up my Basique before ordering anymore.

My pleasure! Mallard doesn’t contain (beef) tallow, though, AFAIK, only duck fat.

 

[Rowlers]

Natural Ireland Shaving Soap
B400 Finest
Polished SS General
Proline [3]
Quorum AS
Quorum EdT
Bulldog Moisturiser

Whilst the photo shows the Stout and Seaweed scented soap, I simply could not use it, the scent is absolutely VILE
I then tried the seaweed scented version, but that too, whilst not quite as disgusting as the Stout and seaweed version, it is still pretty damn rank. So onto the Natural version it was.
And it is a pretty decent shave soap indeed! Nice cushion and plenty slick enough. Decent post shave skin too. BUT i much prefer a scented soap so this natural version is not something I would buy.
The final results are that I am nicely clean shaven, but I am now noticing a little bit of post shave skin tightness. I'll need another application of moisturiser to sort things out.