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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**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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[@petekadenz9465]

Very interesting razor comparison, thanks.

[@unclelshaves]

Thanks for watching Buddy💕 Love both razors but the Overlander just has the edge, love the fat grippy handle on the Alpha though. Take care and shave smoothly👌🤠👌

[@RobertsClassicShave]

Hi Lawrie great shave and great lather show ❤ Have a great Sunday 😊

[@unclelshaves]

Thank you Robert👌 Really enjoy both of these razors and there's not much in it between them for me, both in that optimal aggression vs efficiency range for me. Have a great week brother👌😎👌

[@shavingwithpegleg3813]

Great comparison shave Lawrie. The Shave Dad razor surprised me with it's efficiency.

[@unclelshaves]

Thank you Scott👌 Shave Dad razor is a very nice razor to shave with for me with specs/aggression/efficiency and shave feel right in my optimal wheel house. Take care brother👌😎👌

[@SIGSOLO]

Great shave, Mate! Nice comparison. I prefer the Shave Dad razor of the two... Have a great Sunday! 🤜💥🤛

[@unclelshaves]

Thank you SIG👌 There's not much in it for me, both great shavers. Have a great week brother and WAD👌😎👍

[@paulogama5782]

Again Uncle! Another top of the chain performer. St.James of London is simply great. A fantastic cream and also good aftershaves gel type but nice on skin. I have 3 of them. Also, the price at least in uk is acceptable attending the quality. Wish you a great week uncle😊.

[@unclelshaves]

St.James is an excellent cream, on this first use of the cream it appears to perform better than the 3T's and this one had good scent strength. Unfortunately unlike the 3Ts, St.James is not readily available locally (Australia) and was lucky to picked this one up on sale. Have a great week Paulo👌😎👌

[@MarkDavis558]

Nice comparison shave Lawrie.😎

[@unclelshaves]

Thank you Mark👌 The razors are closely matched for me and shave in very similar manner as I expected from the similar specs and head geometry. Take care brother👌😎👌

[@garys_shave]

Have a great week Lawrie!

[@unclelshaves]

Thank you Gary👌 Have a great week brother👌😎👌

[@shavingfox7914]

Nice shave buddy. I have just put my name down for basically the same razor but with two base plates cc and oc it’s in aluminium but blue head with the logo UKWSS Stamped on its uk wet shaving society. They are only making 100 and that’s, so looking forward to receiving that. Thanks for the video Lawrie and have a great week Atb Paul

[@unclelshaves]

Thank you brother Paul👌 Yes I saw that offering on UKWSS great value for two plates, although the more aggressive oc is not something I would normally use but I expect you will though. The CC plate is the same as the Shave Dad razor from what I heard. Have a great week Fox made in Sheffield👌😎👌

[@MarkTWilliams1969]

Great shave Lorri, st James soaps are good as you said good slickness and lather, cool razor you have there, and I noticed you have lost weight looking good mate, my self I don't take sugar well no coffee or tea no chocolate or crap like that being 55 got to look after my own wellbeing, take care and have a great week ahead 😃👍

[@unclelshaves]

Thank you Mark for your kind words👌 I'm really into Aluminium razors these days and these two are awesome shavers, right in my wheelhouse of mildness and efficiency. Yes, I'll be 72 this year and I've lost quite a bit of weight, 21.5kg in the last 6months, during Dec last year I was looking for a way to loose weight that was sustainable and came across some UTube videos by Dr.Jason Fung describing how to reversing obesity & type 2 diabetes (T2D), so I made my lifestyle changes based on his recommendations: no snacks, no added sugar, big reduction of carbs intake, intermittent fasting (16 to 18 hour a day) with two meals a day (basically Breakfast & Dinner) and increased my walking. So not only is my weight down but I've dropped my T2D meds down from 3 to 1 med, stopped my statin med (for cholesterol) and looking to cut back my blood pressure one as well. I still have a lot more weight to loose (another 20 would be ideal) but I'm happy with my sustainable progress (my Doctor is too). Take care brother👌😎👌

[@petekadenz9465]

@@unclelshavesCongratulations Laurie, that’s a great achievement and by no means an easy one.

[@unclelshaves]

@@petekadenz9465 Thank you for that, yes it's not easy when I've been working on getting weight down for years, that's why I mentioned how I was able to achieve this change. 💕