SE SEptember 2017

Excellent picture of fine gear Jim.

 

Love the way you use collect at the end of each month Clint.

 

Thank you Doug.

 

SEptember 30, 2017

PAV Brushworks With Envy White Two Band
CRSW Juniper
Colonial Razors The General with Triad Ti
CRSW Juniper ASB
ADP Blu Mediterraneo Ginepro


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Final SEptember shave today and it was a good one.



Abbate Y La Mantia Crumiro soap
Semogue 2013 Special Edition Selected Silvertip brush
Schick Type J injector razor
Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary AS Balm
Osma Pre-Shave Oil

I just had to choose a SV 70th anniversary product in order to celebrate Lewis Hamilton's 70th career pole position for tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix.

I've really enjoyed shaving with SE's for most of this month and it has really enabled me to get to grips with using injectors, especially my Supply Provision which is fast becoming one of my favourite razors.

 

SOTD SEptember 30, 2017
Final shave of a Stirling SEptember

Blade: Feather Pro
Razor: RazoRock Black Hawk
Brush: Vulfix badger
Lather: Stirling Sandpiper
Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Sandpiper aftershave
WTG, XTG, touch up

The Black Hawk provided a great shave today. New Feather blade, light pressure, slick lather - it all came together for a fine experience.

What a great month of shaves with injectors and SEs and Stirling. It went by quickly but I enjoyed all of the shaves throughout.

Enjoy your day!

 

Razor: Mongoose B2 w/ Hempel Handle
Blade: Feather Professional (9)
Brush: El Druida Red Heart Chakte Kok/African Blackwood 2 Band Badger
Soap: Oleo Montrose Beach
A/S: Old Spice Skin Conditioner
Decanter: Scrimshaw Whale Tooth (Sound Fast) Cologne 1974-1975
Old Spice Cuff Links

This is my favorite decanter along with my favorite and most treasured Old Spice product Cuff Links. It's been a great focus with many of your great shave photos of excellent SE gear.

 

SEptember 30, 2017
Jamie's Night Shave
PERSONNA FLOATING HEAD INJECTOR - Modern Schick II Blade {2nd shave) - Twin blade is made and sold in Japan, they are the last twin Injector blade to be manufactured. I find them to be just as good as the Vintage twin blades as far as smoothness - not as sharp as the Schick II' twin blades I have from the 1970's..

 

30 SEptember
Last Shave of SEptember


Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Brush: 24mm Silvertip Frank Shaving (FS)
Soap: Tobacco, Dirty Deeds
Razor: 1912, GEM
Blade: Treet (16) w/ shim
Post-Shave: Cold Water rinse, OSMA Alum block and Oland After Shave, Avon, Pheasant Decanter
Photo:


Well it's the last shave of SEptember and the last shave with this blade. I have learned a lot this month from my shaves. First, I learned that I can get about 16 shaves from the treet blade. Now I know that 16 shaves is not a great number. Heck I have seen some say that they can get 20 shaves from a blade. For me though it is a bench mark, something to shot for. Second, I learned the proper angle on the early GEM Brooklyn 1912. That I can get a DFS-BBS shave out of it. Third, the shave angle for the early Brooklyn and the 1912 I used today are very different. Both are capable of DFS with out to much trouble.

This was the set up I wanted to do yesterday but grabbed the wrong tub of soap. The Dirty Deeds Tobacco paired well with the Avon Oland. I ordered my Wife some soap from Stirling bath soap. When I did I also picked my self up a block of Alum. I have never tried Alum and across the street some people use them all the time. So I figured I would give it a try. All in all it was a good shave.

Tomorrow starts OC October. I only have two OC razors, a GEM OCMM and a Valet Autostrop. I'm planning on using the Valet mostly to see if using the strop will extend the useful life of a modern carbon blade.

 

Fine looking photography.

 

Great looking picture and setup.

 

Thank you Doug.