I am planning out my shaves for March. I decided that my SE razors have been a little lonely lately, so I am giving them love during March SE Maddness. Here is my line up in my newly christened "Fortnight Razor Stand." Front row (left to right): Schick C, Schick E3, Eversharp-Schick G3, Eversharo-Schick I Hydro-Magic, Schick L, Gillette Injector, Pal Injectomatic Back row (left to right): Gem 1912, Every-Ready 1914, Every-Ready 1924, MMOC, MMCP, MMBT, Gem Pushbutton Bottom: Bunny V3 I am planning to use the injectors first followed my the Bunny, and then I will do the Gems. That will make 15 days of shaves. I will repeat. I will also be using my straight on the weekends. If needed, I will use one of the SEs as a back up. I will rotate soaps daily, too.
Jim, I will join the party if that's okay. I'll be rotating through my injectors and SEs. Schick G1, G8, I1, J1, L1, M Adjustable Personna Injector PAL Adjustable injector RazoRock Black Hawk SE GEM Pushbutton and Featherweight SE I may not rotate through a soap daily but there will be a good many soaps used throughout the month.
I had planned on starting with the Schicks, but when I started taking my pictures I had a senior moment and took pictures with the Gems first. That is ok. I'll get to the Schicks next. So, tomorrow, I will shave with the Gem 1912. I will also be using my newest brush, the Jayaruh #144 with an Ace finest badger. Here is a sneak peek. Wednesday's March SE Maddness Dove Men Face Wash TSD Lime Jayaruh #144 Gem 1912 CVS SE CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayer's Lemon WH Pinaud Vegetal AS The TSD Lime Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #144 finest badger brush. I did two passes the Gem 1912 and CVS SE blade, I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
SOTD March 1, 2017 Blade: GEM Stainless Razor: GEM Featherweight Brush: Two band badger with Surrey handle Lather: Route 66 Perfect Storm Post: Witch hazel splash, TSD Iced Barber Shoppe WTG, touch-up I'm beginning March with the GEM Featherweight. It was smooth and comfortable this morning. Nice shave in the end. The soap of course contributed to a nice shave and Route 66 is top-notch. Have a great day!
It seems like every day is an SE day for me now. Between my SEs, injectors and SRs, I haven't used my DEs much anymore.
Thursday's March SE Maddness Dove Men Face Wash Cella Jayaruh #144 Ever-Ready 1914 CVS SE CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayer's Lemon WH Pinaud Vegetal AS The Cella Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #144 finest badger brush. I did two passes the Ever-Ready 1914 and CVS SE blade, I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
SOTD March 2, 2017 Blade: GEM Stainless Razor: GEM Featherweight Brush: Two band badger with Surrey handle Lather: Route 66 Perfect Storm Post: Witch hazel splash, TSD Iced Barber Shoppe WTG, touch-up Featherweight again today. In fact this is the same exact setup as yesterday. Really nice shave. Smooth and comfortable. Have a great day!
SOTD March 3, 2017 Blade: Chinese Schick Razor: Schick G8 injector Brush: Omega 10049 boar Lather: Mitchell's Wool Fat Post: Witch hazel splash, Fine American Blend WTG, touch-up Switched to the Schick G8 injector today. Nice, smooth, comfortable shave. This is my traditional Fat Friday setup. Mitchell's is terrific soap and the lather was swiped away easily with the G8. No complaints! Have a great day!
Friday's March SE Maddness Dove Men Face Wash Speick Shave Cream Jayaruh #144 Every-Ready 1924 CVS SE CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayer's Lemon WH Pinaud Vegetal AS The Speick Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #144 finest badger brush. I did two passes the Every-Ready 1924 and CVS SE blade, I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Jim, if it is ok I will join you in March SE Madness. I will be using my artist club razors, Mongoose, AlumiGoose and Cobra for the month. March 3, 2017 AlumiGoose V1 with Triad SS Feather Pro (6) Rudy Vey Rover with TGN Finest Reef Point Dragon’s Blood Wonderful smooth irritation free 3 pass shave this morning. The Reef Point soap was easy to lather and slick. The AlumiGoose took care of business. Really couldn't ask for much better.
March 4, 2017AlumiGoose V1 with Triad SSFeather Pro (7)Rudy Vey Rover with TGN FinestReef Point Dragon’s BloodFloid Blue A wonderful this morning. The Rover easily whipped up the Dragon's Blood into a rich slick lather. Sticking with a traditional 3 pass shave, I paid particular attention to my trouble spots as I went. This resulted less touch ups needed to achieve a near perfect BBS with one small weeper. I hope everyone has a great Saturday.
SOTD March 4, 2017 Blade: Kai Captain Mild Razor: RazoRock Black Hawk Brush: JR #60 synthetic Lather: Stirling Sandpiper Post: Witch hazel splash, Stirling Mountain Man WTG, touch-up Black Hawk today. Decent shave - not my best. The new blade felt a little rough. Maybe it needs to break in a little bit. I still enjoy the Black Hawk a lot. The Stirling products were terrific as usual. Have a great day!
Very nice setup, Clint. Really enjoy the brush handle's color and love the contrast of the razor handle and razor head. Enjoy your Saturday!
Saturday's March SE Maddness TABAC Dove Men Face Wash C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream Jayaruh #144 Gold Dollar str8 H. Böker 5/8 CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayer's Lemon WH Pinaud Vegetal AS The TABAC Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #144 finest badger brush. I did two passes: the first with my new Gold Dollar razor, and the second with the H. Böker 5/8 and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
March 5, 2017Mongoose B2 with Triad TiFeather Pro Super (1)Simpsons Chubby 2 SyntheticRoute 66 LumberjackFine Platinum A smooth near BBS 2 pass shave, XTG & ATG, followed by minor touch ups provided a great start to the Day. I finished off the shave with a splash of Fine Platinum. I hope everyone has a blessed Sunday.
Sunday's March SE Maddness Dove Men Face Wash C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream Jayaruh #144 Micromatic Open Comb CVS SE CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayer's Lemon WH Pinaud Vegetal AS The C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #144 finest badger brush. I did two passes the Micromatic Open Comb and CVS SE blade, I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with T.N. Dickinson's WH and then Pinaud Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...