Tuesday's "Anything But Gillette" DE Shave Dove Men Face Wash TABAC Bunny B-400 Cashmere Dorco PL 602 Dorco CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayer's Lemon WH Barbasol AS The TABAC Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Bunny B-400 Cashmere synthetic brush. I did two passes the TABAC razor and Dorco blade, and 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 Barbasol AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
April 18th Shave #7 Clear blue, and very crisp Tuesday morning in the Garden State, and continuing with the modern and classic vintage theme.........A seamless melding imo. Fine day and fine shave. 2 pass + touch-ups and BBS attained.... Hope all have a great day and a wonderful shave Gents.... Razor: Parker Variant Black (set @ 4) Blade: Kai (my #1 de blade) Brush: Omega Boar #11126 Ovangkol (awesome bowl lather brush) Soap: La Toja (no words needed) W/H: Thayers Medicated A/S Balm: Nivea A/S Splash: Vintage O/S Burly (made between 1966-69, awesomely Bold!) Cologne: Vintage O/S Burly (think of Original O/S Shulton, with more Leather & Musk. Manliness!)
Yes. I actually prefer the long blade in the Dovo Shavette. It simulates an actual straight razor. Not exactly, but close enough. I cork the long blades when they are new, one quick pass. Takes the edge off and the imperfections of the steel and makes it a little smoother and comfortable shave. Plus, I get 8-10 good shaves from it....
April 19th Shave #8 A nice, crisp Wednesday morning. Still continuing the modern theme with a classic and vintage twist. It was a very, very good shave with a combination of scents that brought back memories from the men of yesteryear...... Have a great day and great shaves Gents.... Razor: Merkur Vision Blade: Kai Brush: Omega #81052 Boar Soap: Tabac W/H: Thayers Medicated A/S Balm: Nivea A/S Splash: Vintage English Leather Cologne: Vintage English Leather
April 19, 2017 Wolfman WR1 OC Feather (1) “Amigos” Simpson CH2 Jade Synthetic Route 66 Lumberjack Fine L’Orange Noir
Wednesday's "Anything But Gillette" DE Shave Dove Men Face Wash Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap Bunny B-400 Cashmere German OT Travel Wilkinson Sword CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayer's Lemon WH Barbasol AS The Col. Conk Amber Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Bunny B-400 Cashmere synthetic brush. I did two passes the German OT Travel razor and Wilkinson Sword blade, and 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 Barbasol AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Hm. Seems like I was doing the Anything But Gillette theme without knowing it. Until a couple days ago, at least. I was using a LORD tech clone I picked up a few years ago. It's a very reliable all-metal modern production razor you can pick up for about $12 on Amazon. I was using it with Personna Lab Blue blades and Barbasol canned cream. And then I went back to my Gillette 50s-era TTO. I used to know the make and model, but it really doesn't matter. It, too, is a good shaver. Anyway, if anyone's looking for cost-efficient modern production razor, check out LORD.
SOTD April 19th Ming Shi 2000s Sputnik(4) Italian Barber Amici Satin Tip The Purest Another quick two pass morning shave. This razor pulls it off without issue, well worth the $15 investment, and it has indeed earned a spot in the dream team
Thanks for the info..i think the roughness was the problem. I will get a holder and blades and try that.
April 20, 2017 Wolfman WR1 OC Feather (2) “Amigos” Simpson CH2 Jade Synthetic Route 66 Lumberjack Fine Fresh Vetiver
April 20th Shave #9 Sorry, no DE shave today. Day is kind of gloomy and wet. Running a little late, but still wanted an acceptable shave. Brought out the OB V1, and it was better than acceptable. Exceptional really, right about 5 minutes. The only razor made that can literally give you the smooth, chiseled look without much thought to the shave process at all.... Good shaving tool.... Have a great day and great shaves Gents.... Razor: OB V1 Blade: Feather FHS-10 Brush: Vie Long Horse Cachurro Soap: Blades Grimm Smolder W/H: Thayers Medicated A/S Balm: Nivea A/S Splash: Vintage O/S Original Shulton Cologne: Vintage O/S Original Shulton
Thursday's "Anything But Gillette" DE Shave Dove Men Face Wash Col. Conk Lime Bunny B-400 Cashmere EJ89 Chrome Wilkinson Sword CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayer's Lemon WH Barbasol AS The Col. Conk Lime Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Bunny B-400 Cashmere synthetic brush. I did two passes the EJ89 Chrome razor and Wilkinson Sword blade, and 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 Barbasol AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
I don't see a lot of love for Blades Grim, I have both Smolder and Cinder and love them! SWMBO is also a big fan of Smolder so it will always have a place in my den.
Thursday afternoon shave Feather DE Dollar Store shave Vie-long Horse brush Ogalalla Bay run soap Pinaud virgin island bay rum as Very nice close shave. The Feather has a longer handle then most of the razors I use. That has never been a problem though.
April 21, 2017 Wolfman WR1 OC Feather (3) “Amigos” Simpson CH2 Jade Synthetic Route 66 Lumberjack Fine Platinum
April 18 to 20 (Tuesday to Thursday) Rockwell 6s on plate #3 / Topaz Platinum blades Alluminati Envy White brush Supply Provision tallow shave creams Alum and Supply Provision matching postshave balms Since Tuesday, I have been back in the Non-Gillette DE fold, using my Rockwell 6s DE razor. I expect to use it to the end of the month. I have been continuing to try all the shave creams in my inventory, lately three from Supply Provision. When I am done the creams, I will move on to soaps. To assist in evaluating the creams, I have used the same brand of blade throughout and at least kept the razor consistent for a week at a time. I started using a Schick Krona, went off the rails with a Gillette Tech, but am now back in non-Gillette territory with the Rockwell. Here is my most recent shave kit:
Friday's "Anything But Gillette" DE Shave Dove Men Face Wash Arko Bunny B-400 Cashmere EJ89 Ebony Wilkinson Sword CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayer's Lemon WH Barbasol AS The Arko Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Bunny B-400 Cashmere synthetic brush. I did two passes the EJ89 Ebony razor and Wilkinson Sword blade, and 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 Barbasol AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
SOTN April 20th Ikon X3 Slant W/ RazoRock Barberpole handle Treet New Steel The Blades Grim "Cinder" Stirling 24MM Synthetic Barbasol Pacific Rush ASB I know there are a lot of people out there that say a slant razor is a gimmick. Sure you can achieve the same slicing effect by using a sliding or scything stroke but with a slant head you don't ever have to even think about it, the razor does the work for you. That being said the Ikon X3 head is an amazing piece of machined aluminum, the tolerances are tight, and there is no overhang of the blade tab. The small blade gap and exposure makes for a very mild feeling shave, but the torqued blade really ups the game in efficiency. The Treet New Steel and the X3 were a perfect pairing last night. I could not feel the blade on my skin nor could I feel any sensation that the whiskers were being cut. I was simply wiping away lather and the whiskers went with it. Three passes brought home the baby and I finished up with some Barbasol Pacific Rush ASB, not that I needed a balm but the scent pairs up pretty well with Cinder, and SWMBO likes it too! Have a great day my friends!
April 21st Shave #10 No early shave this morning. The shave with the OB yesterday was fabulous with barely any stubble feel this morning. So I skipped it, but by punch out time it felt a little more raspier. It was a nice shower and very nice early evening shave....... Have a great evening and shaves Gents. Razor: Parker Variant Blade: Personna Platinum Brush: Semogue #1305 Boar Soap: Asylum Shave Works Neroli & Black Pepper W/H: Thayers Medicated A/S Balm: Nivea Cologne: Vintage O/S Musk