Some serious PAA love right there, the handful of their products I have I truly enjoy, especially the Sin Splash, a near daily with me.
Used an old Japanese Straight today. I had a not perfect, 1/2 pass, then did 10 laps on a CroX pasted strop, then leather stropped it for 30. I then did a 2 pass shave, that felt like it didn't have an edge on it at all, like a butter knife. But no, the blade so sharp, it just wiped the 3 days of whiskers off, like nothing. I'm happy now. End result was BDBS(Baby Dolphin Butt Smooth). This was one of the first razors I acquired, so, my restoration skills weren't like I liked. So, when it come time to rehone this blade, or I am tired of the water spots, I will polish them out, then rehone the blade. Excellent feeling razor. Razor- Japanese "Coral". "For professional Barbers Use" Brush- RazoRock 400. WD High Mountain Badger Soap- TOBS Eton College Aftershave- Arctic Blue. ..
February Favorites February 26 Razor - 1955 (A4) Gillette Super Speed Red Tip Blade - (1) Soap - Stirling Sheep Brush - Jayaruh #230 Post - Alum We're down to the final three shaves of February. I couldn't let the month end without giving the Red Tip SS a few tries. This is a razor formerly owned by @Primotenore and it's a stunning beauty. It's all original. Nothing replated or repainted at all. Pretty amazing to be in this condition. I'll pair it with the Voskhod and for tonight's shave pair up the Stirling sheep with the JR230 for a rich mutton filled lather. Mmmmm....mmmmm.....good! The Red Tip is considered the most aggressive of the Super Speeds. It is the heaviest of the SS models at 70 grams, which compares to only 45 grams for the Blue Tip. The Flare Tip weighs 58 and the 40's models are slightly less at 54 grams. The blade gap on the Red is .029" as compared to .025" for the 40's models and .023" for the Flare Tip and Blue Tip. Interesting to see how they made the Blue milder just by shaving 13 grams off of the weight. By adding weight and gap to the Red, they definitely added some aggression, though it's still an easily mastered razor. I've never shaved with one before tonight so I was eager to see how it did. I actually overthought it just a tad at the start and missed the angle. Even at .029" it's still a milder razor and I had to adjust my angle to find the best shave. Once settled in on the angle, however, it became as easy as just allowing the weight of the razor to do the work. An easy three pass for a BBS, or close enough to call it one. Effortless, really, especially with the Sheep lather. A very enjoyable shave and what a fine specimen this razor is. I'm happy it's in my den and available anytime! With three days left in February it's past time to start thinking about March Madness!! Remember, this isn't about anything as crazy as MAYhem - but think in terms of tournaments of razors, comparisons, or doing something totally unlike what you normally do. I'm actually calling mine "Mild March Madness", and if you can't figure out where I'm heading you're over thinking it! I have some other things planned to make it a truly different month for me that may seem quite Mad! Have a great Wednesday!
Wednesday February 27, 2019 Colonial General UFO Colibri Schick Proline P Simpson Captain LE Manchu Barrister and Mann Cheshire Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Sandalwood focus: day 11 Getting close to the end of the run. PRE Proraso red pre-shave cream TFS Crazy Sandalwood soap Timeless 68 OC c Personna Red ⚁ Brush Guy tuxedo 3 pass POST Alum Proraso red AFS SC ASB Sandalwood TF Santal Blush Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
WEDNESDAY'S SHAVE Razor - Edwin Jagger "Kelvin" Blade - *3rd Shave Shave Brush - Beauty7 Professional Premium Synthetic Nylon Shave Soap - Gold Dachs Sandelholz Aftershave - The Shave Den "Sensitive" (Unscented) Witch Hazel in an Infinity Jars Ultraviolet Bottle Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented" Post-Shave Balm - Advanced Clinicals Anti-aging Hyaluronic Acid Cream Deodorant - Herban Cowboy "Unscented" Fragrance - Yves Saint Laurent - 6 Place Saint Sulpice
Proraso shaving soap, Timeless Razor, Gillette platinum blade, Simpson shaving brash, Humphreys with hazel
Tabac Tuesday SOTN I'm back to trying to spend more time with SE razors - so I pulled out the bullet tip tonight. Historically, the bullet tip and G-bar seem a little too mild for my beard growth... I'm determined to spend more time to change that. The tabac did its job as usual = awesome scent and sickness. I achieved a pretty DFS shave tonight - it just took a little extra time around my chin and jaw line. Maybe I'll give it a go again tomorrow? Enjoy your night. Josh Sent from my LYA-L29 using Tapatalk
Sandalwood focus: day 12, 2/27 A bright sandalwood today PRE Micky Lee's preshave Sandalwood St James Sandalwood & Bergamot Shavemac 26mm badger Att S1 head Personna ⚂ 3 pass POST Alum Proraso red AFS St Charles Sandalwood ASB Chanel Egoiste EDT Enjoy the ritual Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
Had a great BBS shave after 3 passes, the fatip piccolo and aristocrat are definitely my two favourite razors. That 7 o clock stays sharp for way longer than a derby which i already get a few weeks use out of. Razor: fatip piccolo Blade: gillette 7 oclock sharp edge Soap: the gentlemans groom room malt n Myrtle. Aftershave: Revlon pub Sent from my Redmi S2 using Tapatalk
Hi folks. Today’s SOTD- This razor is a special one. The handle on this old E type Schick was made by TSD’s very own Jayaruh. I may have misspelled his monicker but I’m sure everyone knows who I mean. The man is a genius in a wood working shop. I thank you Jim. I am still using it all this time later. The blade is an old Ted Pella of which I have a key cartridge with a few blades left in it. When I restarted wet shaving again back in 2011, a friend of mine on another forum gave me a tub of some fine english lime scented shaving soap. It sat unused in my procurement drawer for the last 7 years. I had an aversion to limes. I never really liked the lime scent of any lime scented soaps. But today I saw it there, and thought, what the heck?,and so I dug it out. I had to bloom it quite awhile, but this stuff turned out to be an excellent scent, and a great latherer. It’s attributes of slickness, and glide, and its moisturizing capabilities are outstanding. I wish I knew what brand it was. But I may never find out. So anyway folks, that’s my SOTD for today. Good night all, and God Bless. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
tuesday night shave.. gillette #77 ,gsb blade, canadian rubberset.. erasmic soap in stag bakelite container, rr puros a/s
Razor: Aug. Jorges & Co “Jorcie” 6 Brush: Semogue Owners Club Badger Soap: Proraso Red A/S: Cella Enjoy your shave. Tom
Wednesday 27th February Birch Tar Soap Clubman Shave Butter (preshave) Lea Professional Shaving Cream Vie-Long with a 24mm AP Shave Cashmere Knot GEM Junior with a GEM SS Blade Simple Facial Toner Aloe Vera Gel Epsilon Blue Mediterranean AS This was my 7th consecutive shave with Vintage SE razors and I have managed to have 7 good shaves with the same blade. It's still as smooth as it was at the beginning.......just getting a little tired. 3 passes with a little extra work on the neck area to get the desired result.
Good Morning Everyone SOTD 02/27/19 Schick Adjustable (set on 6) Schick Twin (1) ( Thanks To @AGHisBBS ) Erskine 3103 Boar Williams Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve Have A Great Day!
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