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๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘Ž๐Ÿ˜ฑโค๏ธ SOTD "GIVE IT ANOTHER CHANCE WEEK" September 30th - October 6th, 2024 ๐Ÿ’ฉ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿซถ

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1) China: Brush Jack the Barber Synthetic brush.
2) Germany: Shaving Soap Tallow Tabac.
3) England: Razor 1950โ€™s Gillette Ball End Tech.
4) Russia: Razor Blade Gillette Silver Blue.
5) France: Alum Block Osma.
6) Poland: Aftershave Balm Nivea Men Sensitive Skin and Stubble Balm.
7) USA: EDT Vera Wang For Men.
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This is all I need - no hot water - no mirror - no brush - no pre-shave - no towel or aftershave required.
Wilkinson Sword Classic and olive oil soap.
The palm fibre tawashi is just a razor stand - nothing more.
Thanks guys I`m a caveman - I`m too basic for this site haha !
However my Mother brought me up as a gentleman and I have two degrees and still feel stupid - oh well - nevermind !
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Living in Egypt and in a tent in the West Bank and in an isolated cottage in Foula - Shetlands and also in the Llyn Peninsula, Wales in a 18th Century Miller`s cottage with 2 floors and no stairs - just climbing holes in the wall and a rope ladder with no electric or running water amongst other crazy locales made me adapt and survive and even flourish at times.
So I got used to shaving with cold water or when no water was to be had - booze sufficed.
How did people manage centuries ago ? - they didn`t all have beards, moustaches and long hair hehe !
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Sunday, October 6, 2024.

Floรฏd oil pre shave. Acca Kappa, 1869: Shaving soap, balm aftershave & EdC. Hotoffthelate, Day of the dead, silver tip badger, deep colored African padauk wood, base with sugar skull. Forgia Pizzi, Spanish point, K720 steel, Spanish point, 10/8, Indian wood scales.
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Pre-Shave
Face wash with Cera Ve Face Soap
Soap/Cream
Cella
Brush
Truefitt & Hill Silvertip
Bowl
Captains Choice Copper & Old Spice Shave Mug
Razor
Henson AL 13+++
Blade
Polsilver Super Iridium
Aftershave
Thayers WH & Proraso ASB
Fragrance
Mont Blanc
Rating
10/10
Comments
This is my second consecutive day using the Henson razor and PolSilver Super Iridium blade. This combination is perfect. I am glad I kept this razor and did not sell it. Usually, I prefer a heavier razor. However, by keeping a light touch the combination works. I couldnโ€™t ask for a better shave. The brush today is the first brush I bought after joining B&B: a Truefitt & Hill Silvertip. The brush works nicely โ€“ I wish the knot were larger. It was a perfect BBS shave with no touch-ups. Have a great day and week folks.
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I find olive oil soap great for smoothness because it is much less drying than modern soaps and moisturises more.
I used Nablus olive oil soap in the Middle East which is fabulous, also love French savon-de-Marseille ( I used it all over France ) and traditional Greek and Italian high (over 70%) olive oil content soaps.
If no good quality olive oil soap is to hand locally I look for traditional Castile soap or traditionally made simple tallow soaps.
Depending on the hardness of the water, most of the above soaps do not lather as much as modern mass produced - made in labs or chemical factories.
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Sunday 6th of October

Razor: Fatip Piccolo
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum
Foam: Woolworths homebrand
A/S: Tabac

Quick brushless two pass shave today. Adding additional water to the canned foam. One of the things I like about the open comb Fatip is I feel the teeth help hold a little extra water to help re-hydrate the lather right ahead of the blade.
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Razor: Gem Micromatic Open Comb
Blade: Gem SS PTFE (3)
Bowl: Captainโ€™s Choice
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia 24mm synthetic
Pre-shave: Stirling Unscented soap - Mama Bearโ€™s Cedarwood
Soap: Tabac tallow
Aftershave: Witch hazel - Bootleggers Vanilla Bay Rum
Balm: Nivea Sensitive

I normally would give a Gem blade one or two more shaves with a milder razor than the MMOC. But since itโ€™s OCtober I went ahead. I needed the balm on my chin it was a bit irritated.

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Gave two items in the drawer new chances this week. One made it and the other did not!

No: Schick Type J

Yes: G4 Black Handle Super Speed

6 October 2024

2 Day dwell

Jack Black Beard Lube + Arko Stick
Hand-Applied
G4 Super Speed
MedPrep - 2
Duke Cannon

9/10 2-pass shave. Very comfortable and close. Need to use this razor more often!
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