Open Comb Central - The Place With Real Teeth (No R41, Hybrid or Closed Combs)

14 OCtober

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OCtober 14 - Shave 14
Fat Tuesday
Today I put my Razo Rock handle on the Old Type. It had a different feel but it made no difference with the shave. The vintage Wilkinson Sword blade removed whiskers like a hot knife through butter. BBS & AGAIG.
Old Type / Wilkinson sword vintage (2)
Da Fat
Simms 200B vintage
Northwoods ASB
English Leather AS

 

Oct 14 2014
SC NEW bar handle
Wilkinson classic blade, 13th use
Vie Long Peleón horse hair brush
Elvado west indies bay rum soap
Barbasol Pacific Rush AS

Got a real nice DFS, if not for two small spots by my adams apple, it would have been BBS. In the jar I wasn't that interested in this soap, just not a great smell to me. After lathering with the soap, the smell wasn't overpowering, but still probably not for me. Maybe it's just my technique, but it took more effort to get a decent lather than some of the others I have, I was given the soap to try so no big deal.

 

15 OCtober - Almost half way through with Open Comb October

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OCtober 15
Another great shave with the Old Type and the Jaws handle.
Gillette Old Type / Vintage Wilkinson (3)
Proraso Blue Cream
NGT Pure Badger
Kenneth Cole Mankind ASB
Brut Classic

 

10/15/2014 Open Comb October

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Valet Autostrop OC, Ace straight razor
Blade: modified GEM PTFE coated SE (6)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: Arko
After: Home made ASB, Aqua Velva Ice Blue after shave
Cologne: Aqua H2O

A comfortable Darn Fine Shave was had this morning. The #6 face lathered the Arko well. The AV brought the chill. The Aqua Velva brought the chill and the Aqua H2O will have me smelling great all day.

Have a blessed day!

 

SOTD

October 15, 2014
Prep: Hot shower. Noxzema
Razor: iKon DLC OC
Blade: Ladas
Lather: Speick Active
Brush: hjm Badger
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: Speick . Axe Shield Sensitive
I've had this Speick Active for some time, haven't used it much, today's shave was fantastic! Here's what I'm noticing with croaps. As they start to lose moisture they get much better! Latherabilty, slickness, even the scent is staying strong. I don't leave the lid off, I just haven't used this product in 6 months, the same holds true with my Cella, Tiki, and a RazorRock.
Go out and get it!

 

Oct 15 2014, shave 14
SC NEW bar handle
Wilkinson classic blade, 14th use
Cold River Soap Works, Fall Limited Edition
Vie Long Peleón horse hair brush
HTGAM alcohol free Scentsless AS

Got a BBS today, nice when it happens. My nose isn't all that sophisticated, so I don't really smell all the subtle fragrances in a soap or aftershave. Having said that, from this soap I get what seems to me a "wood" type scent mostly. I get a slightly similar wood scent, but slightly different at the same time from Catie's Bubbles LPV. It is a very pleasant scent, so I think I'm going to enjoy using this one in rotation until it's gone.
The Catie's Bubbles LPV is my favorite of the 7 soaps and 1 creme that I have right now.

 

For 16 October 2014

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Beautiful photo

 

Back to the single ring today.

 

Thanks!

 

SOTD

October 16, 2014

Prep: Hot shower. Axe Shield Face Wash
Razor: iKon DLC OC
Blade: Blue Bird
Lather: MdC
Brush: WD Silvertip
Post: Alum. Dickerson WH
Aftershave: Canoe. Axe Shield Sensitive
Beautiful shave! MdC is in a class of it's own. This OC plate is a whisker slayer.
Go out and get it!

 

10/16
Hot shower/Equate Apricot Scrub
Gillette Single Ring
New Bolzano Superinox Blade
Williams Mug Soap (first time user, and don't understand the negative reviews on it) worked up with the Semogue 1305
Fine Orange Noir

 

10/16/2014 Open Comb October

Prep: Hot shower with Nivea Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Kamphe Bros New Model OC, Barber's Favorite straight razor
Blade: GEM PTFE coated SE (5)
Brush: Vie Long Horse Hair 23mm knot
Soap: Speick
After: Home made ASB, Speick after shave
Cologne: Aqua H2O

A hurried Darn Fine Shave this morning. The Speick face lathered up thick and slick. The Barber's Favorite and Kamphe Bros. razors had no problem mowing down the stubble. The Speick after shave is protecting my skin and the Aqua H2O will keep me smelling good for the rest of the day.

Have a blessed day!

 

For Friday... Gillette 20s Old Type

 

That Kamphe Bros. razor looks like a torture device. Love the brush. Awesome straight.

 

Thank you, Thank you very much. The Kamphe Bros. New Model is a slight pain to load the SE blade, but the pain is worth the gain. I get very good shaves from it every time that I use it. The handle is hollow and the whole razor very light, so I need to be very careful to use light pressure.