SOTD "British Brushes" Theme Week 21-27 July 2014

Gentlemen,

I'm back from vacation and ready for a week featuring your favorite British brushes. I decided to go with the brush that performs far better than expected for its small size, the Wee Scot.

Monday:

Semogue OC 2-B
Institut Karité soap
Gillette Goodwill 162
Timor
Santa Maria Novella Patchouli ***
Santa Maria Novella Patchouli EdT

Enjoy your shave.

D.R. Harris Lavender SS
Simpson Chubby 1 Super 2 Band
Muehle Jet
Gillette Platinum
Myrsol Emulsion

Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Coate’s Lime
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Green SS (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Proraso Green

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

I pulled out the Coate’s Lime today….great choice! I loaded up my FH Tech with a 7 O’Clock Green SS and went to town. Very nice smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished up with Proraso Green for a little menthol kick.

Bob

Monday

Brush: Rooney Stubby 1
Cream: Taylor - Sandalwood
Razor: Merkur HD
Blade: Astra
A/S: Trumper's Lime Skin Food
Cologne: Penhaligons L.P. #9

Mike

Monday evening:

Razor: Superspeed
Blade: Gillette 7 O’clock Yellows (3)
Soap: Valobra
Brush: Vulfix
A/S: Old Spice Limes
ASB: Gaia Organic ASB

SOTD 07/21/2014:
'79 Super Adjustable set on 5, loaded with Derby Extra (1)
Arko Maximum Comfort Cream
Parker Black Badger Brush
Old Spice Classic After Shave & Cologne.

* Great photos, gentlemen! Have a wonderful day!

mdevine said:

Gentlemen,

I'm back from vacation and ready for a week featuring your favorite British brushes. I decided to go with the brush that performs far better than expected for its small size, the Wee Scot.

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Wee Scot
Arko
Rocket HD/ Super Iridium
Speick ASL
Montale Patchouli Leaves
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Tallapoc said:

21-7-2014


Water and soap :: Myrsol, emulsión :: Liojuny, silvertip 24mm :: Czech & Speake 88 :: Above The Tie, Titan R1, astra(#8) :: Kinesia artic


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Bobcat said:

Monday

Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Bath Soap
Soap: Coate’s Lime
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Green SS (1)
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Proraso Green

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

I pulled out the Coate’s Lime today….great choice! I loaded up my FH Tech with a 7 O’Clock Green SS and went to town. Very nice smooth, close, nick free shave. I finished up with Proraso Green for a little menthol kick.

Bob

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larry35967 said:

SOTD 07/21/2014:
'79 Super Adjustable set on 5, loaded with Derby Extra (1)
Arko Maximum Comfort Cream
Parker Black Badger Brush
Old Spice Classic After Shave & Cologne.
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ram57 said:

Razor: Standard Black
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (D1)
Brush: Rubberset 49-4 W 28mm HMB
Bowl: Georgetown G12
Pre Shave Soap: MRGLO Lime
Pre Shave Balm: TSD Iced SubZero
Shave Cream: QCS Iced Key Lime
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: TSD X2 Iced Mojito

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Wow, beautiful SOTD picture, Celestino!

Kirk

SOTD July 21, 2014

Pre: Clinique Face Bar
Brush: Omega Boar
Cream: La Toja
Razor/Blade: RazoRock Jaws/Wilkinson Sword (S#4)
Post: Malaspina Tweedish Gent

Picked up some La Toja cream as part of a purchase on the B/S/T and really happy I did. Haven't used a cream in a long time, but this stuff is fantastic! Smells a bit different than the stick.

Monday

Pre-shave: Kiehl's Ultra Facial Oil Free Cleanser
Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable
Blade: Derby
Brush: Rudy Vey Custom w/TGN 2-band
Soap: Kyoku for Men Sake-infused Shave Cream
Aftershave: Alum/Kiehl's Blue Astringent Herbal Lotion/Ice Blue Aqua Velva
Balm: Nivea for Men Sensitive Post Shave Balm

Merkur 34C
Shark Super Chrome
Semogue 1305
RazoRock pre barba
Nivea Sensitive Shaving Cream
Fine L'Orange Noir AS

2014-07-21 "Looking at my veggies"



Night Prep Glenova Rosa Mosqueta
Pears/Shave Oil SS
C&E Nomad/FS Finest 26 mm
Mühle Rosegold/Personna Viking Sword
Hot washcloth/LGA AS Lotion/Cool washcloth+Orange Water Ice/Perlier Sandalwood

Pre: RazoRock/HTGAM mentholated lime pre-shave soap
Soap: Acca Kappa 1869 (Almond)
Brush: California Redwood Burl handle, 24mm TGN Finest 2-band
Razor: Merkur Digress
Blade: Ladas (2)
Post: Thayer's witch hazel, followed by Myrsol Antesol


First shave with the Digress today. I initially used setting '3' and thought "Whoa!" and backed it down to 2 which was a lot more comfortable for me.
It is a very audible razor and gives great feedback. I got a 3-pass BBS with a single weeper which disappeared during the cold water rinse.