Striking shot, Gary!

thank you Matt.the pics appear better when taken in the afternoon with my back drop situation..

Tuesday SOTD



Razor: Gillette Toggle (S5)
Blade: Tomac Super Stainless Steel (D2)
Brush: Savile Row 3226
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGO Lime
Pre-Shave Balm: Grooming Dept Unscented
Shave Soap: Boellis Panama 1924
Post: Handmade Soap Co. Soothing AS Cream
Aftershave: Floid Blue
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cool toggle shave and pic Guy..

Thank you Gus.

Today
I used a very nice set of gear.
Hot water wash
Parker silvertip
Soap Commander Endurance
Mercury 34chd
Persona lab (1)
Old Spice in a lighthouse
Another thread asked about how many passes the old guys made years ago. While my shave today no way answers his question. I was inspired to use the HD, old spice and my Parker badger. I made a three pass shave leaving me sticky smooth and smelling like my gramps. Very nice endeavor.
Hope y’all did as well, or better.

fine set up and pic David..

Monday, July 27, 2020:
Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Personna
Brush: WCS Beacon Silvertip Badger
Pre-shave: Proraso Green Tea and Oat
Soap/Cream: TOBS Tobacco Leaf
AS: Nivea Cooling Post Shave Balm

First shave with Tobacco Leaf. Great scent and lather.

I was testing out two finishes on an an edge. Ryan from Shave Armory honed both of these razors. One finishing on the Naniwa 12k he has always done for me. The other was a jnat finish. I wanted to see if after a year of shaving I still liked the 12k finish more than others. The rules I gave Ryan. 1. 12k on on Jnat on the other. 2. Dont tell me which is which. I wanted to compair blindly. Now before you start in I know its 2 different razors and there can be variances in the edge. What I am able to do is judge just how smooth the edge is and discard every other variance.


What I found was very interesting to me. The 2 places that I get razor burn the easiest is jaw line and neck going ATG. Well the Star was smoother on my neck but the TSC was smoother on my jaw line. The other thing I found interesting is I have gotten a memory for the 12k Naniwa. I was able to tell the difference between the two edges.


Razors - Star Reito 6/8" and TSC 6/8"


Strop - 3" latigo w/ flax linen


Brush - @Bad Badger w/ Maggards 26mm 2band


Soap - Stirling Haverford


Balm - Crowne & Crane Tobacco Amber

Tuesday‌ ‌07.28.20 ‌SOTD‌
Gillette ‘51 W2 Gold Aristocrat Set
Personna‌ ‌Platinum‌ ‌Chrome‌ ‌Israeli‌ ‌Red‌
APShaveCo. 24MM APLuxury Bulb w/ Summer Handle
Taylor of Old Bond Street Peppermint Shaving Cream
Taylor of Old Bond Street Aftershave Balm

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Famex, Bic Chrome Platinum, shave 3


Razor was adjusted to it's least aggressive setting. Mild but super efficient. This is one of my favorite DE razors for the design and performance. Like most French made vintage razors it is in a class all by itself.

Interesting how the design was modified over time. The 7 fat tooth head like yours shows up in the later '37 patent which flips the bottom plate a la the Caged Head.

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Today's Turkish Tuesday Shave;

SOTD : 28th July 2020.



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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower / Sanex Men ~ Sensitive Soap Free Shower Body & Face Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Pears ~ Transparent Soap Bar / Nuage Menthol Shaving Oil.
Brush : Semogue 1470.
Bowl Lather.
Earthenware soap bowl.
Lather : Omega ~ Eucalyptus Shaving Cream.
Blade: Gillette ~ 'NOS 94' Super Silver Platinum. (3)
Razor: Muhle R89.

Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Homemade lavender eucalyptus, +Tea Tree essential Oils Witch Hazel Mixture./ Floid ~ Mentolado Vigoroso ASL.
Creightons ~ Sensitive PSB.
My face is feeling Cool & super smooth.
Stay safe, and enjoy your Day ladies & gentlemen.

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I went back to the beginning. Back to what got me to jump into my first rabbit hole. The Prewar Fat Handle Tech. Still a great shaving machine!

Prewar Fat Handle Tech
Lab Blue
Dragonsbeard
Paladin 28mm Lotus
Thayers
TSD Bourbon & Vanilla

SOTD 20200728 Impero
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Liojuny Shaving "Tampa"
Finest Badger 3-band, 23x54x114mm
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Abbate Y La Mantia “Laureato”
Sapone da Barba | Lozione Dopobarba
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Colonial Razors "The General V1"
Aluminium 6061, Black Anodized B1, 44g, 50x96mm
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Sapphoo Red #24
Kai Captain Titan Mild MG ProTouch Replica
Sample by klopp@ilRasoio
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan

Full size:
https://i.imgur.com/O1x2HCj.jpg
Soundtrack:
School of Rock - Zach's song
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awesome gents..

A colorful gear in a colorful nature...