SOS: January 2019

Thank you Doug. Happy Friday.

 

January 5, 2019
OREN 2 Dot Plate
Feather Professional
Thäter Boar
SDM
Dominica Grandy Bay Rum

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Thanks Brit- that soap is special!

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Brit - 63

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Congrats. Impressive

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Dr Wood - I am a fan of first canadian. What dose the gomez smell like? Worthy?

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5 January 2019

* Muhle R41 + Stork Aristocrt 1 Titanium
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* Shavemac D01 2-Band Marble Blue
* Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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Congrats amigo.....

 

Hybrid RazoRock Game Changer .84 P on Barbaros Levend Handle P / Rapira Platinum Lux / Turn-N-Shave Chi-Town Custom / Wickham Soap Co. English Rose (thx Number six for putting this one on my radar)

 

Thank you.


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Sotd:
Bowl: Castle Shave Lather bowl
Brush: Langley City Shave Shop w/ Elite 30mm Manchurian
Soap: THB Lavender Creeper
Razor: FCSS 9/8 W&B Celebrated FBU
A/S: THB Lavender Creeper

I got butchered this shave but loved every minute of it. It’s long but I hope you guys enjoy!



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It is one of my favourites, regardless of brand- It is a tobacco/citrus scent and it is just fantastic.

 

The Art of Shaving | Kingsman
Leo Frilot Tru-Stone Copper Matrix | AP Shave Co. SynBad 30mm
The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Personna 74
The Art of Shaving | Bourbon Amber

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January - Shavettes and Jeeves!

January 4

Razor - Feather SS Artist Club (pain stick)
Blade - (1)
Soap - Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum
Brush - 30 DC LE
Post - Alum

After two shaves on the DX it's time to switch to the SS and see if I can tell what, if any, differences there are. My plan is to go two shaves with the SS to give it time for me to detect any subtleties. I'm using the same soap and just rotating my synthetic brushes to keep the lather consistent. Fresh Feather Pro blade for the SS. Should be a fair comparison of the difference in the actual razor head design.

So, when it comes to detecting subtleties, let me just cut through the fog and say it straight. It isn't a subtle difference after two days with the DX. The difference between these two is, well, not quite night and day but certainly early morning and late afternoon. The SS, which I have used now for at least 3 years, is a rough customer compared to the DX. I felt like the razor was actually dragging - once I finally got the angle right to get beard reduction. I tried to determine the cause of the drag. It wasn't the blade, as I'll explain in a second. It's coming from two possible sources. Either it's caused by the extra lip on the razor (supposedly put there for safety) as it creates friction following the blade, or it's caused by the slightly steeper angle needed to keep the blade cutting without coming off of the face due to the lip being there. Perhaps a combination of the two. Whatever it is, it's real. Also, starting each pass was a process of setting down then rolling into place to get it cutting. With the DX I could set down at an angle flush with the head and it was ready to go. You have to slightly roll over the lip on the SS to get the angle. Any slight deviation to shallow it up causes it to stop shaving and any deviation to steepen it causes drag and puts you in a more likely position to cut yourself.

After the first pass I decided to test my theory a bit and get a head start on the CJB comparison. I did half of the second pass with the SS. Same issues as the first pass. I then loaded the CJB with its DX clone head and did the other half. Smooth as silk, no feeling of being "off the angle" and a much better finish. Clearly the design of the SS, while usable with a lot of practice, has some built in flaws that create drag, make angles more difficult and not only reduces effectiveness (potentially) but also increases risk of bloody messes.

Figuring out the exact differences has made my discomfort with the SS over the past few years more understandable. I have often picked it up then switched to the Kai or CJB telling myself I shouldn't ignore them. In the back of my mind, though, I was struggling with less than perfect shaves with the SS and memories of some nasty cuts as well. It's all starting to become clear!

Tomorrow I'm going to do a full shave with the CJB just to give it a full run. It is a clone of the DX but is not the same build quality. In fact, when drying it tonight I accidentally knocked the sliding door off sending the blade flying across the room. Not a great thing to happen. It's much harder to do that with the Kai or either Feather as the doors fit flush and more tightly. But, I'm interested in the shave result. Build quality is just a hazard you sometimes deal with.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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SATURDAY'S SHAVE​

Bath Soap - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements "Doppelganger Sauvage"

Razor - Edwin Jagger "Kelvin"
Blade - Personna Med Prep *8th shave
Razor/Brush Stand by Royal Shave
Suds - Van Yulay "The Gentle Sauvage"
Pre-shave Oil - Lather & Wood "unscented"
Shave Brush - Beauty7 Professional Premium Synthetic Nylon
Deodorant - Dior Sauvage
Aftershave - Stirling Soap Co. "Black Ice"
Fragrance - Dior Sauvage EDT

 

Timeless Razor, Wolf whiskers brush, Phoenix and Beau soap, Gillette-Wilkinson blade, Forx aftershave cream

 

lovely sir..

 

awesome set up and pic ..soap is grand..