SoS: May 15, 2017 - May 21, 2017

Nanjie TTO Razor
Personna Lab Blue Blade
Frank Shaving 24mm Synthetic/Restored Brush (?)
Love My Skin Violet Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Lucky Tiger Aspen After Shave

So, after a few of us were discussing on the "Merkur Futur Clone....My thoughts." thread about getting another razor than what we ordered, I actually decided to try it out, even with a Lab Blue for the blade. After I loaded the razor with the blade, I gave it a visual once through before using it and noticed that one side had a slightly larger blade gap, no big deal. Also, the blade guard on one side was touching the blade on one end. I "fixed" it by using my needle nose pliers and tweaking it a bit. I actually had a thought that this might cause the razor to fall apart, but it didn't. The first pass, WTG, actually went pretty good without any weepers and felt ok. My second pass, ATG, actually mirrored the first one, also felt ok. On the third pass, ATG, is where I felt some tugging on some areas, but when I turned the razor around and used the other side, it went away. I did not feel any irritation while shaving and what surprised me the most, I actually had a BBS shave, but I did have to apply slight pressure while using the razor because of it being so lightweight. Also when applying the witch hazel, there was slight stinging, which I rarely get and was noticeable when putting on the after shave. So I guess overall, this razor actually works, don't know for how long though, and could probably be used for a travel razor, especially if you're not worried about losing it. One more thing, if you don't want to use it, the case, with some slight fitting on the insert, could be used for a Gillette Superspeed or comparable razor, for travelling.

 

Gillette old type is mild? O.o
It's always been aggressive to me.

 

Yep, seen it at either Dollar General or Family Dollar, forgot where. Maybe both.

 

My sotd


Razor - Muhle R41 2013
Brush - omega 48
Blade - voskhod (1)
Soap - DR Harris Marlboro
Post - peach witch hazel
A/S - lilac veg

Great shave today. The few times I've shaved with this razor were kind of rough. It's really aggressive. I was at a point where I even put it up for sale, but I thought " let me keep at it ". I'm glad I did. I did 3 passes with minor touch ups and 0 blood. The aftershave found a couple of small spots that I overshaved at. But man bbs smooth with little effort!

 

05/21/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Crabtree & Evelyn Indian Sandalwood Triple Milled Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sandalwood Shampoo/Conditioning Puck
Detroit Grooming Ludington Glycerin Bar Soap
Crabtree & Evelyn Indian Sandalwood Shave Soap
Wolf Whiskers Blue Train Custom 24mm Silvertip Badger Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Ever Ready 1912
Personna GEM SE Super Stainless Steel Blade - 7th Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Homemade Mandarin Generic Distilled Witch Hazel
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Classic Sandalwood Aftershave Cologne with Alum
Crabtree & Evelyn Indian Sandalwood Shave Balm
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Sandalwood Natural Deodorant​

 

Cool. Thanks!

 

May 20 SOTD:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
Italian Barber Amici
Schick Adjustable
Stirling Unscented PSB
Florida Water AS

 

Arko Shave Stick
AoS Pure Badger Brush
Tuckmar Razor
Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave
Have a great weekend!

 

Nice shot today Robert!

 

Excellent setup Mark!

 

Little mail call and shave today. New to me Rubberset restored by Reyes_Restores. Love it. Likely my new favorite. Great shave today with great gear. I'm a happy shaver today.

 

+1 with the Cosmo. My tub aroma I would rate around 6 out of ten in strength but hard to beat the slickness and post shave smoothness of SV soaps.

 

BULLY!!!!

 

Like all the BSG soaps I have tried super slick and great post shave feel. Aroma on this is hard to describe as I don't have any other scents like this one. Closest I can describe it with just one use is something like Aventus but milder aroma, more citrus and sweeter to the nose. I can really pick up the citrus notes when I first splash on the aftershave then mellows out more like the soap.

 

Razor: Gillette Milord
Blade: Voskhod (7)
Brush: Amigos Desert Ironwood Beehive w/Sunrise Synthetic
Soap: Reef Point Soap Admiralty
Aftershave: F&C Capri

 

Sorry? Lol

 

It's done. It will be tomorrows shave. I might touch up with a safety.

 

I saw a Boker at the Jewett Flea Market last Saturday...black scales, and no tree, but it had that same "King Cutter" blade. It had a $300 price tag on it. Sure was purdy, though.