Open Comb Central - The Place With Real Teeth (No R41, Hybrid or Closed Combs)

This is one of those razors that I had to get to see if it's glowing reputation was deserved (at least for me)....good news, it absolutely is. Had a great DFS 2-pass shave and I threw in a half-pass/clean-up-pass for a DFS+. No blood, no irritation and no remaining stubble.

Made in England for the French, Gillette #88 (based on the case it came with) RFB New with a used Feather (?)
Tabac lathered with a 26mm Yaqi Brown knot
Finished with Thayer's Rose Witch Hazel and Krampert's Finest Bay Rum after shave

 

1917 Gillette Aristocrat


Lot of blade feel but an overall mild shave.

 

Gillette Senator Razor
Astra SP Blade
Certifyd #5 (modified) Boar Brush
Klar Shave Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel w/Orange
Aqua Velva Musk After Shave

 

For OCtober... the OC Dammy...

Herm

 

Wednesday shave
Brush: Maggard Razors faux granite handle 26mm synthetic
Razor: Leresche no61
Blade: Shark Platinum
Soap and aftershave: PAA Pineapple Bay Rum CK6 formula

 

SOTD OCtober 2nd


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
RazoRock Game Changer OC .84
Gillette Winner (5)
30DCLE(26mm, Frigate Class)
MWF
Stirling For Him AS

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October 3, 2019
Wolfman WR1 OC Ti (O.73mm) with Hempel Ti
Gillette 7 O’clock Yellow
Heritage Collection C-MON
Eleven DFS 2019 LE
Shave Soap & Aftershave

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#77 rfb/platinum/wcs synth/MWF/razorock blue..

 

Thursday 10.03.19 SOTD
RazoRock Pre Barba Pre Shave Gel
RazoRock SLOC / Astra SP (3)
Mr. PB24BA-04 Pure Badger
Barrister and Mann Barrister's Reserve Spice Shaving Soap
Barrister's Reserve Spice Aftershave Splash


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OCtober 3rd
Razor: Cooper Monobilt
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (1)
Brush: 30DC LE V2
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: B&M Lavanille
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: B&M Lavanille

Good morning!

 

Tuesday OCtober 2

Hitting 2nd, a 101 year old, 1918 Gillette Bulldog.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - Le Pere Lucien Savon du Barbier (A+in my book)
Brush - M&F
Blade - Feather HI SS (4)
Razor - 1918 Gillette Bulldog
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Baum.BE A/S balm, Floid SE Mentolado Vigoroso A/S

Shave rating 3.5 of 5

First shave with this razor, was kind of show only before. I really like barber pole handles. This razor has a problem with alignment of the blade plus I noticed a very slight hairline crack in the handle. I will need to look for a replacement. I was in a bit of a rush so I didn’t want to play with the blade alignment - one side was mild, the other aggressive - so I did a careful one pass, DFS shave. This soap is great, lather and lubricity are superior.

Looking through my stash to see what other century old Gillette razors I can pull out and use for the remainder of the week.

Happy OCtober and great shaves everyone.




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lovely set up and pics Jim..

 

awesome shave sir..

 

fantastic shaves and pics gents..

 

Friday 10.04.19 SOTD
RazoRock Pre Barba Pre Shave Gel
Schone OC gold / Astra SP (1)
Yaqi R1730 Sagarda Familia Tuxedo synth
Barrister and Mann Cheshire Shaving Soap
Barrister And Mann Barrister's Cheshire Aftershave

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1934 new deluxe with karve handle..

 

SOTD 20191004.
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Proraso pre-shave cream (green).
OUMO Brush / OUMO Brush mixed goat/horse.
Luna Cosmetics "Tabaco" shaving soap.
RazoRock Game Changer GC-OC84 / Stork Ti "Paladin" handle.
Gillette 7 O'Clock Permasharp Stainless (5).
G Bellini "Nº1" EdT.
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The brush is no good - much too floppy.
I did not manage to whip up a decent lather - result was a very thin lather.
As a check whipped up a new lather using a synthetic brush - now a great lather.

 

OCtober 4th
Razor: Cooper Monobilt
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (2)
Brush: Heritage Collection Ever-Ready
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: Pinaud Lilac Vegetal

Good morning!

OCtober/MWF on MWF

 

awesome..