SoS June 2020.

Brushmate?

 

June 11th SOTD
Schick G4 '66' w Personna
Zenith boar/BRM
Soap Commander Endurance
Thayers
Barrister's Reserve Spice

Have a great day all!​

 

Final shave with the TARs. Today was a return to the “lightweight” aluminum TAR. I say “lightweight” because it’s really relative to the behemoth brass TAR. In fact, I weighed the aluminum choice and compared it to a standard Schick E type injector. The aluminum is an absolute heavyweight by that comparison, weighing in at 1.98 oz vs. 1.13 oz.

Anyhow, I went back to the Schick Platinum Plus Teflon Coated blade and used a 4, 3, 2 combination on the setting. It was a lovely shave. Super close and next to no touch ups needed for a full-on-can’t-stop-face-rubbing result.

Here’s my feedback summary:
No functional changes I can think of
Nice to haves:
Make the twist knob stop at 1 instead of continuing beyond that
Have a pop-in mechanism for the plate to be inserted and held rather than having to twist all the way to bring it in.
Offer the aluminum in plain aluminum. Oh, and a midnight blue would be sweet. (No shortage of other color options that I’m sure others can recommend.)
The finish on the aluminum seems to be showing some wear in a few places along the ribs of the handle.

Favorite? I’m surprised but I’d go with the aluminum. I had a little weeper issue on the ATG pass along the lip and chin area with the brass TAR. I suspect the aluminum is just a little easier to control for me. If I had another shave with the brass TAR I’d try choking up and holding the handle close to the blade for the ATG pass to see if that rectified the weeper issue. The aluminum also offers the advantage of less maintenance as polishing the brass one with the deep ribs is a bit of work. However, hands down the brass beast is the clear winner in the looks department and the heft is a great feeling in the hand.

Both razors got a light toothpaste and toothbrush clean up and alcohol bath and will head off to @Redfisher as soon as I get his address. The bunnies will miss them. (...and no, they are not interested in a road trip...)

Tom - you have done it again - fantastic work and result. I’m in awe.

Today’s shave:
Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
T&H Wellington Super Badger
AOS Lemon Shaving Cream
Aluminum TAR 4, 3, 2
NOS Schick Platinum Plus Teflon (3)
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

thank you Sergio..

 

fine shave and pic Sergio ..

 

Thank you... what!
Send the brush!

 

Thank you, Gary!
(Waiting for the brush....)

 

Thursday, June 11

3P Almond Shaving Soap~~Simpson T2~~RR Game Changer/Gillette Silver Blue~~Fahrenheit
Have a great day!​

 

I have and continue to covet those strawberry amber resin handles. Very difficult to find and purchase!

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friday shave
1930s nickel new sc somerset
platinum
wcs synthetic
barrister's reserve waves

 

The Friday Way Of Shave Life:

prep-Nivea 4 Men Bodywash(Energy)in shower
shave-Razorock Acqua Shaving Cream Soap
brush-Stoylin 26 mm Pro-Handle
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S.-Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue

 

fine friday set up Paul..

 

Last nights shave was interesting to say the least. I haven't used a DE in a long time since I have been working on getting comfortable shaves with straights. Well I picked up a DE razor on the BST section that i have wanted since before it was released. I had to use it. All in all the shave went better than i expected until i sprayed the Whiskey Woods on. It was at that point I knew I f***ed up. I wanted to RIP my face off to stop the burn. Interesting enough though absolutely no cuts. I though I had a great shave till the AS.

Razor - Blades Grimm Adjustable. It is a nice heavy razor. I just wish the spent a little more time with the adjustment selector. I'm not too thrilled about that.

Blade - Sharp Star

Brush - Elite hybrid with 26mm Syn-bad

Bowl - Captains Choice Lather Bowl

Soap - TOBS Sandalwood Cream

Aftershave - Crabtree & Evelyn West Indian Lime and Whiskey Woods

 

Friday‌ ‌06.12.20 ‌SOTD‌
Gillette Red and Black New LC Set
Gillette‌ 7 O'clock SharpEdge Yellow
Simpsons‌ ‌Commodore‌ ‌X3‌ ‌Best‌ ‌Badger‌
RazoRock‌ ‌XXX‌ ‌Italian‌ ‌Shaving‌ ‌Soap‌ ‌
RazoRock‌ ‌XXX‌ ‌After‌ ‌Shaving‌ ‌Splash‌

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fabulous set ups and pics gents..

 

Thanks Gary....it's a nice soap.

 

Thanks Gary

 

How did you like that soap?

 

i like this soap very much.i have the reserve classic as well.good soap base imo.haven't tried their previous offerings.i do have soft water here so i haven't experienced any lather issues so far.scent is very nice.generic aqua ..pairs well with my nautica voyage,eternity aqua,boss dark blue,etc..