Nice Paul, despite the small oops! Too much aftershave!?!.....nevah....that's what social distancing is for!

Thanks Clint! I just gave Chris my specs and they are really simple. I am just waiting for his reply to see if it is doable, price, time frame, etc

I didn't INTEND for it to be too much, but that is one issue I have with Aqua Velva. Will focus on this problem better.

Thanks Gary...will repeat tomorrow(different brush though).

”May 7--In the Mix-it-Up-of-Mystery May”
(Yeah, you read that right!)
Shavette Shave #61

Gear

• Razor: Max Headroom Focus R21 Shavette
• Blade: Gillette Super Thin (1)--it’s got a picture of what I’m assuming is Gillette on the front. Frankly, the picture looks (and the blade shaves) like Stalin.

• Brush: Stirling Finest Badger--again, this brush will not share.
• Soap: Pleistocene Texas on Fire (6 Frost Drops and whipped and chilled with ice water)
• Menthol: Stirling Frost Drops
• AS: Avon Wild Country & Pinaud Citrus Musk--my Mix-It-Up choice was the two most potent AS I own. How’d it go down? It beds down surprisingly well!
• Balm: Stirling Glacial Unscented

The Shave
The badger whipped up a good amount of smokey, chilly lather, but hangs on to it all! I squeezed a lot out after my shave, and all I could think was, “Why was it so hard to get any of this onto my face?” It’s definitely got a one-for-you-and-two-for-me attitude. I don’t know what to do about that other than double the amount of soap I’m using. I’ll try that tomorrow.

This was a 3 pass shave… at least until i started shaving. Just a tuggy, horrible experience. I don’t have a lot of blade experience, but all the Gillette blades I’ve ever used have been wonderful. The Super Thin was not. I put the shavette down after the 1st pass (WTG), unloaded it, and then reloaded it just in case I screwed up the process somehow--it is not beyond the scope of possibility. Then I started pass #2

It didn’t go much better.

I got halfway through the 3rd pass before I hung it all up. When something doesn’t cut like it’s supposed to (no matter what it is), I apply pressure until it does--I was getting to that point, and it never turns out well in shaving. DFS/CCS at best, and a bit of irritation to go with it. Still, better results than the shave felt; for that I am thankful

Hope your Thursday is the perfect precursor for Friday!

61 down, 39 to go!

Thank you, Clint.

Thanks, Blair. If you can't lather vintage Williams, you can't lather anything.

CCS/DFS is pretty darn good with a bum blade. Not sure if I've ever used a Super Thin but I'm pretty sure I have a tuck. Maybe it was just a dud.

Could have been a bad blade. That's King Gillette on the wrapper. He and Giacomo Puccini look alike.

Awesome shave Tim! It may be just a bad blade. I would suggest to try another one and if it feels the same then switch to a blade that has given you good results.

Sorry about the poor results with the blade Tim. Wise choice hanging it up and not pushing things.

Yes indeed . The misses had a fender bender this morning and I just noticed water in basement again . Yaaaah ! Will report in later .

Hahaha. My lips are sealed . I will try to disguise it as something less suspicious.

Sorry to hear, Patrick. I take it the missus is ok?

Sorry your blade didn’t work out, Tim, but you were smart to stop before applying pressure! GSB, Yellow 7 O’Clock, Wilkinson Sword if you want Sharp smooth Gillette Blades.

Gillette looks to be getting seriously back into the DE RAZOR business. They’re now selling these in Walgreens nationally!

Thanks, Clint!

Thanks, Blair!