May 8, 2020 Supply Co SE V2 Personna Semogue Mistura TOBS Mr. Taylors Shave Cream Thayer’s Witch Hazel with Menthol
Friday's Shave Cold Water Rinse Morning TOST Burma Shave Boar Schick L1 Injector Personna CWR Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS The Morning TOST Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Burma Shave Boar Brush. Just one pass and touch ups with the Schick L1 Injector with a Personna blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
SOTD, Fri May 9th 2020. Razor: Everready 1912 British variant- Mfg 1936-53 for the commonwealth market. Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE (3) Soap: Razorock Lavender- I really enjoy this one. Brush: Yaqi tuxedo knot 24mm with black marble handle. Pre shave: brush my face with CeraVe hand bar Cleanser + a dollop of Aloe Vera gel on beard area. Prep: cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + clean up. Post shave: Razorock King Louis Lavender with witch Hazel + a small dollop of Nivea sensitive balm. Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + 1 weeper= great shave with this new Everready British 1912. Have some great shaves!
Ever Ready 1909, gem stainless ptfe blade, shave 5 Yesterday I used another 1909 on loan from @twhite . Today I used mine to compare. As you can see the difference between the 2 is the push buttons on the back. End result the only difference is the buttons, other than that they shave identical.
The PAL Adjustable has a reputation for being hit or miss for a lot of folks. Technique triumphs with the PAL and today it was on the money. Unbelievably smooth and minimal touch ups for a super close BDBS shave Hot water preparation T&H Ultimate Comfort PSO Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger Frankensoap mixture of odds and ends PAL Adjustable Stainless Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel Happy shaving - Karl
Sat 9th May. RazoRock 400. SE-Plissoft noir Arran Aromatics Bay Citrus Occams- Hiram Commander / Plate 3 Feather Proguard [ 8 ] Grey Flannel A/S Lotion Over the last few days I have had good quality Shaves with an Enoch. Today the Shave was faster paced and the finish superb except around the jawline where I rushed. As the blade is still feeling good, I will do a repeat and correct todays shortcomings.
Ever Ready 1924, gem stainless ptfe blade, shave 6 After using the 1909 razors it was time to pull out the 24 shovelhead to compare. The razors are similar the 24 being milder than the 09. End result the shave closeness for the 1909 is better, not a lot better but noticable.
Sun 10th May. RazoRock 400. SE-Plissoft noir P & B Pall Mall Occams - Hiram Commander/ Plate 3 Feather Proguard [ 9 ] Floid Vigoroso A/S Lotion I made up for my inattention of yesterday, when I did not really spend sufficient time shaving around the neck with the Hiram. As I thought still life in the blade, so with a good lather the Shave was smooth and comfortable, with a finish that is matched by few other Razors. I do like the un razor like "Oren", but I am finding that the Heavy Weight "Hiram" is a quite outstanding Razor and probably one my best AC/SEs.
Sunday morning, 24 hours worth disappeared using my Valet Autostrop and a modified Personna PTFE blade. What a remarkably smooth, comfortable and effective combo, perhaps one of SE's "best kept secrets".
Sunday's Shave Schick Injector Razor (E3) Personna Injector Blade Jayaruh #314 Brush D.R. Harris Arlington Shaving Soap 4711 Aftershave
May 10th Razor: Blackland Sabre L2 Blade: Personna Gem PTFE (2) Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 synthetic Pre-shave: PAA The Cube Soap: A&E Barbiere Sofisticato PAA Galactic witch hazel PAA unscented Star Jelly AS: A&E Barbiere Sofisticato Good morning!
Sunday Schick Shave, May 10th 2020 Razor: Schick injector J1 model- Mfg 1957-64 Blade : Personna injectorSS PTFE (1) very nice blade for sharpness and longevity and smooths out after a few shaves. Soap: Razorock "The Dead Sea" I like the scent with good lather qualities. Brush: Yaqi Rainbow 26mm with brown whiskers- a great big brush to use with soft tips that I enjoy to use. Pre-shave: Brush wash the face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area. Prep: cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + clean up. Post shave: Razorock "The Dead Sea" aftershave with witch Hazel + a small dollop of Nivea men sensitive balm. Results : CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritaton + no weepers= great shave with my Schick injector J1. Have some great shaves!
Damaskeene OC. I have to admit not a favorite, simply not as efficient as the SEs I prefer and smoothness just adequate. Sent from my LG-US998 using Tapatalk
Thank you. I was pleasantly surprised how smooth this was. The last time I used an Autostrop was a later model that requires a Feather FHS-10. I find the modified Gem blade to be much more comfortable. Besides de-spining the Gem blade you also have to nibble off a small amount of metal from the sides at the rear of the blade to clear the bumps on either side of the holder. If you have an FHS-10 blade you can align them and see what needs to be removed, or you can use trial and error until the blade fits properly (so it will align evenly to the blade stops). I purchased an inexpensive nibbler from Amazon to do this. There are many thread on this procedure and once you've done one it becomes a very simple procedure to prepare a new blade.
Very nice shave today. I really like the Baton handles and am glad I found this Treet with the red baton. It killed to birds with one stone when I acquired it. And this new synthetic knot performs much better than my previous 2 synthetics.
