Gillette Valet Auto/Strop Gold VC3 Set Feather Fhs-10 Hi-Stainless Simpsons Commodore X3 Best Badger Fine Fresh Vetiver in a vintage mug Fine Fresh Vetiver aftershave
Thursday's Shave Cold Water Rinse Proraso Sandalwood Jayaruh #340 Badger AutoStrop VB1 GEM Blue Star SE CWR Cella ASB The Proraso Sandalwood Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #340 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the AutoStrop VB1 with a GEM Blue Star SE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Cella ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
SE SOTD, Thur June 4th 2020 Razor: Everready streamline 2nd Generation model-Mfg 1949-53- Nice eye candy, but it needs good technique to enjoy even more IMO. Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE(3) Great blade in all respects that checks most of the boxes,sharp,longevity & smoothness as the blade wears in. Soap: Barrister & Mann Seville- nice scent with good lather qualities IMO. Brush: Razorock Plissoft 24mm- great brush that I enjoy still after 3 1/2 years. Pre-shave: Brush wash 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 + pick ups. Post shave: Razorock blue barber with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm. Results: CCS,DFS,BBs + minor irritation + 2 tiny weepers= very close shave with my ER Streamline razor. Have some great shaves!
Thur 4th June Stirling Syn. 26mm P & B Citra Royale Occams-Oren / No3 plate Feather Proguard [ 5 ] Massimo Dutti A/S Lotion Another nice trouble free quality Shave with the Oren. Trouble with the Shaving Lark is that you get used to a change of Razors daily, so using the same one can pall.
Thursday's Shave GEM Featherweight GEM Stainless PTFE (3) CSB silvertip badger brush from Amazon Palmolive Shaving Soap Stick Skin Bracer by......Mennen
Friday's Shave Cold Water Rinse Proraso Sandalwood Jayaruh #340 Badger AutoStrop VB1 GEM Blue Star SE CWR Cella ASB The Proraso Sandalwood Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #340 Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the AutoStrop VB1 with a GEM Blue Star SE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Cella ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Fri 5th June Omega 10005 Faena Sandalwood Occams-Oren / Plate 3 Feather Proguard [ 5] GB Grey Flannel A/S Lotion Still daily Shaving with the Oren, was so good with an excellent Lather this agile Razor zipped around all areas to great effect- an a superb finish was attained.
Liberty razor, Gem stainless ptfe blade, shave 3 This razor makes a micromatic open comb seem like a Featherweight in comparison. Very managable shave though if you are mindful of what you are doing, keep light pressure and maintain an almost flat angle. Result is one of closest BBS shaves I get out of any single edge razor I can think of that I've used.
SE SOTD, Fri, June 5 2020 Razor : Valet Auto Strop C1 Canadian Variant - Mfg 1920's, Gap has been altered to .007 thousands of a inch to smooth out the shaves. It is a lot more enjoyable for me to use with the smaller gap that was approx .011 before. Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE (7) Great blade. Soap: Razorock What the Puck Lime- great soap with strong lime scent, good summer time soap IMO, triple milled. Brush: Razorock Noir 400 Plissoft 24 mm - great brush and reminds me of a well broke in Boar brush. Preshave: Brush wash my whole face with CeraVe hand bar Cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area. Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 3 + Pickups. Post shave: Nivea refreshing aftershave+ a small dollop of Nivea balm. Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers = great shave with my Valet auto strop C1 model. Have some great shaves!
I tested 2 new to me razors today. A Gem 1912 and a Gem Junior. I didn't expect much difference in the shaves but the 1912 was more efficient/aggressive than the Junior. Both razors shave quite comfortably but there was a noticeable difference. The Sterling Almost Heaven with frost drops lathered very well with the synthetic brush. And the shave was very enjoyable all around.
Crown King | Pinaud Deadman DrivenLegend Red & Black | APShaveCo Tuxedo 30mm Durham-Enders | Enders Speed Shaver | Schick Proline B-20
June 6, 2020 Gem Damaskeene Gem PTFE Simpson CH2 Synthetic Mike’s Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper Fine L’Orange Noir
Sat 6th June RazoRock 400. Se- Plissoft noir Vitos Super Red RazoRock S/S Hawk V3- A guard, Super Knurl handle Schick Proline [ 1 ] Pitralon Classic A/S Lotion This was a Maiden Shave with this version of The Hawk v3, and I found it much less fierce than the OC version -however still very effective. The Shave was smooth and comfortable and quite relaxed, for an initial outing the finish was quite remarkable, and I shall probably use it over the next few days to test it as a Daily Shaver.
Saturday's Shave Eversharp Hydro-magic Personna Injector blade Grizzly Bay custom brush Razorock XXX shaving soap and aftershave
