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

Discussion in 'Shower or Shave of the Day' started by GDCarrington, Sep 29, 2014.

  1. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

    Supporting Vendor
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    Williams Wednesday's Shave
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    Proraso Pre Shave
    Williams Mug Shave Soap
    Jayaruh #227
    AutoStrop VB1
    Feather SE
    CWR
    Thayer's Peach WH
    Pinaud Vanilla

    I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Mug Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #227 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the AutoStrop VB1 razor and Feather SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then Pinaud Vanilla AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
     
  2. Norcalnewb

    Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

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    OCtober 18 SOTD:

    Razorock Plissoft Brush
    Palmolive Classic SC
    Gillette Sheraton
    Stirling Unscented PSB
    Clubman AS
     
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  3. RetLEO-07

    RetLEO-07 likes his penguin deep fried, with pink sparkles

    Williams and a NEW SC! A classic shave!...
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  4. jar

    jar Well-Known Member

    Today I end one cycle as we move forward in another. This is the final brush of the experience brushes on the shelf, the last brush on the right, bottom row.

    It's a really nice butterscotch Made Rite pure badger #95:
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    I'm on the second pairing of Phase 2, this time a no serial number, no date code Gillette Old style likely from around 1922 from near the end of the Old run and after the New Improved had been introduced. The blade is a "Made in England" Wilkinson Sword blade. The Gillette Old will be paired against one of my GEM MMOCs that was from somewhat later, probably end of the twenties and into the 1940s at least.

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    The shave today was simply as expected, smooth, effortless, comfortable, enjoyable and over too soon. The soap was from Above The Tie and while it lathers well, lubricates well, feels great I'm just not sure about the smell. I'll keep trying it and see if things change.

    The after shave was Ogallala Bay Rum and while I love the smell I do have an allergic reaction when I use it, even getting itchies and redness between my fingers. It goes away quickly but once this is gone I doubt I will reorder it.

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  5. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    OCtober 19, 2017
    Wolfman Ti OC (0.74 blade gap)
    Personna 74 (4)
    WDC-8 with Druida Manchurian
    C&S Oxford and Cambridge Shaving Soap
    Fine Lavender

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  6. Jan Zoethout

    Jan Zoethout Well-Known Member

    OCtober 2017 - day 19.

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    iKon 103 "Short Comb" / custom handle.
    Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (7).

    Semogue 1250.
    Barbiere di Figaro "Esclusivo".
    PeReJa Lavender EdC.
     
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  7. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

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    Thursday's Shave
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    Proraso Pre Shave
    Jeff's Soap Shaving Soap
    Jayaruh #227
    Gillette Double Ring
    Gillette Silver Blue
    CWR
    Thayer's Peach WH
    Pinaud Vanilla

    I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Jeff's Soap Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #227 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gillette Double Ring razor and Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then Pinaud Vanilla AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
     
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  8. Norcalnewb

    Norcalnewb Magnanimous Moos

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    OCtober 19 SOTD:

    Stirling Synthetic Brush
    PAA Deja Fougere
    Gillette Sheraton
    Stirling Unscented PSB
    Brut Classic AS
     
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  9. RetLEO-07

    RetLEO-07 likes his penguin deep fried, with pink sparkles

    Sure Happy It's Thursday shave...
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  10. jar

    jar Well-Known Member

    We're in the second pairing of the second Phase now so beginning comparisons between blade types as well as razors. Today it is one of my GEM MMOC with a GEM Stainless (likely coated) blade that will be the first shave on that blade. I did palm strop it before starting.

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    As usual, the MMOC was less efficient on the first pass than my DEs but more efficient on the second against the grain and diagonals strokes pass. The result as expected was a PDG near perfect two pass and touchup shave but maybe slightly less pleasant than with the Gillette late model Old. It was not really a matter of either being unpleasant but rather with the Gillette late model Old I really hated not being able to find one more spot to touchup or one patch I missed.

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    Today I returned to the Old Spice soap and the brush is what seems to be a miss labeled Vie-Long, sold as the lessor grade but actually only pure blonde horse hair. It's another brush I really enjoy but I have to admit I've never noticed the funky smell some folk claim. Maybe it's just that I got to spend a lot of time around horses (she loved to ride and so I rode too) and remember one great jumper, a strawberry roan. Well actually she stopped right before the jump and it was I who cleared all three rails without even brushing a bar. I walked the roan back to the barn even though the roan was more than capable of leading me all the way and the vision of heaven rode beside me and hardly even laughed. (but she sounded so cute when she laughed, the vision not the roan though she laughed too, I had to laugh and that really really hurt).

    I ended with some Clubman.

    The two shaves were equally good and there was nothing wrong at all with either but the late model Gillette Old was just plain more fun to use, but only slightly.
     
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  11. Boojum1

    Boojum1 Valet Parking Available Here

    October 19, 2017

    Paladin Sumo
    MDC Original “Le Bol En Bois”
    Titanium Wolfman WR1-OC with Darwin
    Polsilver Super Iridium
    Barrister and Mann Reserve Cool
    Brooks Brothers Blue

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  12. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    SOTN OCtober 18th
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    Gillette Single Ring
    Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless (6)
    TFS Mastro Miche
    Ever-Ready 200T
    Canoe AS
     
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  13. jmudrick

    jmudrick Type A Man

    Very fine condition Probak with Super Max BD (2), delivers and excellent mild shave. Two pass head shave yields results not quite as close as the Famex yesterday but a very pleasant shaver, an easier go than the Old Type it resembles.[​IMG]
     
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  14. Jan Zoethout

    Jan Zoethout Well-Known Member

    OCtober 2017 - day 20.

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    Vintage Gillette Goodwill NEW (LC, #175, made in Canada) / Rocnel handle.
    Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (8).

    Semogue 1250.
    Jabones by Luna "Fauno".
    Hawkins & Brimble ASB.

    Interesting razor, a little bit less comfortable than the "normal" NEW.
     
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  15. clint64

    clint64 Blind Squirrel

    OCtober 20, 2017
    Wolfman OC Ti (0.74mm)
    Personna 74 (5)
    Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic
    Reef Point Test Depth
    Myrsol Agua Balsamica

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  16. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    Planned SOTD OCtober ??
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    Gillette New Standard
    Gillette Super Stainless "The Spoiler" (11)
    Cella
    Jayaruh #134
     
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  17. RetLEO-07

    RetLEO-07 likes his penguin deep fried, with pink sparkles

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  18. jar

    jar Well-Known Member

    Today was a bad day for Gillette.

    The razor pair now on the course are the Gillette New LC that very narrowly beat out the Merkur 25C because while both shaves were fantastic, the Gillette New LC still has most of its original gold plating and was prettier than the Merkur, and the razor for tomorrow is a Durham Duplex with a modern compatible blade.

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    Today though it stumbled out of the gate and never recovered. The first pass was so uncomfortable that I stopped and simply set the Gillette aside, tossed the blade in the can and finished up with the Above The Tie M1 that I had handy.

    I know the Gillette New LC can do better but today it was simply off its feed.

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    The final shave though was another near PDG two pass and slight touchup success but a couple scrapes where the Gillette stumbled on the track marred the day.

    The razor today is another old one I found recently, a Simms from Canada and most likely boar. It appears never used and did lose three hairs in the first shave. It sold for $5.00 Canadian most likely during the 1950s so was not an inexpensive shaving brush for its day.

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  19. Boojum1

    Boojum1 Valet Parking Available Here

    OCtober 20, 2017

    Paladin Sumo
    MDC Original “Le Bol En Bois”
    Titanium Wolfman WR1-OC with Darwin
    Polsilver Super Iridium
    Fine Fresh Vetiver
    Tom Ford for Men

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  20. Linuxguile

    Linuxguile dating an unusual aristocrat

    Great photo, Mark. And cool spinner!
     
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