SOTD s327 || St.James of London - Lavender & Geranium | Alpha “Shave Dad” vs Karve Overlander

**Featured Soap** St.James of London - Lavender & Geranium shaving cream made in UK. Scent:soft notes of Lavender and Geranium.

**Soap Ingredients** Water, stearic acid, myristic acid, potassium hydroxide, coconut acid, natural glycerin (vegetable oil), triethanolamine, limnathes alba (meadowfoam) seed oil, vaccinium macrocarpon (cranberry) seed oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, sodium hydroxide, 1,4-terpineol, geranium maculatum oil, geraniol, citronellol, linalool.

**Razors** Shave-off between the ALU Overlander and the new ALU Alpha “Shave Dad” Evolution.

**Shave Result** The lather produced was rich, creamy, stable, medium density lather from about 2.9gm scoop of product and added 16ml of water. Lather performance was excellent better than TOBS cream IMO. From the lather my nose it smells of Geranium forward Floral and some light Green notes, scent strength 6/10. Both razors gave me great Mildish Efficient result but my nod goes to the Overlander by a small margin.
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**The Gear**
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• Pre Shave: Imperial Glycerine Soap for Shave/Face
• Brush: Hushua “Cloud And Green Fields” with 24/53 APShave 2BED knot
• Soap: St.James of London - Lavender & Geranium shaving cream
• Bowl: Yaqi Green Plastic “Duke”
• Razor 1: Alpha Limited Edition “Shave Dad” Evolution, Aluminium (47gm; Blade Gap - 0.7 mm; Blade Exposure - Neutral?; Handle - 90mm/14mm)
• Razor 2: Karve Aluminium Overlander (Weight - 38gm with blade; Blade Gap - 0.73mm; Blade Exposure - 0.07mm; Handle - 90mm/12.5mm)
• Blades: Wizamet Super Iridium Razor (3)
• Astringent: TN Dickinsons Witch Hazel with T.Tree oil & Menthol Crystals
• Balm: Nivea Men Sensitive Pro Anti Skin Stress Facial Balm
• After Shave: Clubman Pinaud AS Lotion
• Moisturiser (Later): Nivea Men - Anti-Irritation AS Lotion
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**NOTE** All products used within my videos are purchased with my own money, I have no sponsors nor affiliations. If something is given or lent to me I will state it in my video & description.
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**Other Traditional Wet Shaver Channel's you may enjoy**
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• The Rusty Razor:    / @therustyrazor9431  
• CDinVT (Chris or CD):    / @cdinvt  
• Soap Thing (Ben):    / @soapthing  
• Shaving with Peg Leg (Scott):    / @shavingwithpegleg3813  
• DoubleAshaves (Aaron):    / @doubleashaves1885  
• The Luxury Shaving Hobbyist (Glenn):    / @theluxuryshavinghobbyist  
• Chuck’s Shaving channel:    / Канал  
• Randy Shaves:    / @randyshaves7956  
• Shaving The Day (Matt):    / @shavingtheday  
• Shootin The Shave (Josh):    / @shootintheshave  
• Dapper Shaves (Jacques):    / @dappershaves  
• Okie Shaver (Patrick):
   / @okieshaver997  
• HopperRox Shaves (Gary):    / @garys_shave  
• A Texan Shaves (Barry):    / @atexanshaves  
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**Chapters**
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00:00 – Intro
00:21 - Soap
00:56 - Soap Ingredients & Scent
01:16 - Brush
01:58 - Razors & Blades
03:05 - Pre-Shave
05:01 - Overhead Cam
05:45 - Lather Build
08:00 - Re-Wet the Face
08:55 – First Pass
13:10 - Second Pass
17:29 - Third Pass
21:11 - Touch-up Pass
24:48 - Rinse & Alum Feedback Test
25:05 - Rinse & Lather Wash
27:24 - Razor Winner
27:54 - Post Shave
30:26 – Farmhouse Window Garden
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**Backgound Music**
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Background Music Licenced from Thematic Audio Library:
https://app.hellothematic.com/
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Music Licences
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1 Music by Damien Sebe - horizons - https://thmatc.co/?l=73F71A01
2 Music by Damien Sebe - lonely nights - https://thmatc.co/?l=BBB50D1B
3 Music by Damien Sebe & MacToast - testing waters - https://thmatc.co/?l=B95DB68D
4 Music by Davide Perico - An Orcward - Summer Theme - https://thmatc.co/?l=D01B1B09
5 Music by DJ GONZ - Falling For you - https://thmatc.co/?l=CA6BC3A4
6 Music by Drew Richmond - Jessie's Waltz - https://thmatc.co/?l=A09AE33A
7 Music by DRUBEATZ - Chromatic Cruise - https://thmatc.co/?l=30EEF139
8 Music by DRUBEATZ - Midnight Groove - https://thmatc.co/?l=5252DADE
9 Music by DRUBEATZ - You Know This - https://thmatc.co/?l=9960BC6F
10 Music by Dylan Sherry - Healing - https://thmatc.co/?l=964D0AA8
11 Music by Electron Odyssey - Sunrise One - https://thmatc.co/?l=697452D5
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