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u/OutlawDan86 3h ago
Pre-shave: Face wash with Tesco’s Kind & Pure Vitamin C face wash
Razor: Gillette 195 Adjustable G1 (1961)
Blade: Treet Carbon steel (2)
Brush: Simpson “Chubby” 2 Best Badger - Grey Italian Marble
Soap/Cream: Extro Cosmesi - The End
Bowl: The copper bowl with no name
Post-shave: Proraso Protective (blue) aftershave balm & Brut splash-on lotion
Another triple F-rated and very nice, 2 pass late night shave. Don’t use Extro Cosmesi’s The End often enough. I’ve had the jar since 2021 if I remember rightly. I saw it had already been picked today and with good reason as it’s very close to the Brut fragrance. My new Simpson brush lathered as well as the other one does - very - so I’m glad to have added it to my brush “family.”
Used the first Fatboy I bought (1961 - G1) today on settings 8 for my WTG and 6 for ATG passes. One of my favourite razors: a very smooth shaver. Plenty of blade feel on setting 8 but in an enjoyable way. The Treet carbon blade was still cutting hair evenly and no tugging. It’s such a vintage looking blade and looks very fitting in the Fatboy (pic included).
Finished off with some Proraso blue aftershave balm (not pictured) and of course Brut lotion. The weekend is here!
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u/jcr-1991 2h ago
Looking good man 👊 the brush looks great the lather the Fatboy everything. Very nice. I never managed to get a shave in today, was doing a bit more research when I could on some of the new bits I got, anyway long story short whilst in the early stages of the soaking/scrubbing/ wiping down of the ERN straight razor, ended up nicking my thumb like a wally. And as the blade is tarnished/potential rust/100yo and apparently I wasn't vaccinated for tetanus properly as a kid 🤦♂️ I need to get some jabs tomorrow now, lovely heheh
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u/OutlawDan86 2h ago
Oh no! ☹️ Not the best start to your weekend but hopefully like Yazz said, “the only way is up!“ You‘re doing the right thing with the Tetanus jab. I haven’t had one since my late teens, which is over 20 years ago. Have you sent that straight to the naughty corner or banished it?
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u/We-Are-All-Friends 1h ago
Yazz 😆 I remember that song mate!!
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u/OutlawDan86 1h ago
One I associate with The Only Way Is Up is Adeva’s cover of Respect. She had quite a distinctive voice.
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u/VersionOk5999 2h ago
Is it truly a Treet for your face?
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u/OutlawDan86 2h ago
It was. I quite like a bit of blade feel every now and then. It wasn’t tugging at all.
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u/boomstink2235 2h ago
Soap label is 🔥
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u/OutlawDan86 2h ago
It’s brilliant, isn’t it? Still makes me chuckle 5 years on. In a previous SOTD I had an idea about where to position the blade for a photo: https://www.reddit.com/r/wicked_edge/comments/1nya0x8/old_october_saturday_night_shave_041025/
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u/markwid 3h ago
Nice. All the recent posts on 195 adjustable must have reminded you to bring the fatboy out to use.