SoS: December 2020

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DEcember 1st SOTD
Canadian New Deluxe w Astra SS
APShave Flattop/Sapele
First Canadian Maximo Gomez
Thayers
Jeeves Tobacco Bay AS

Have a great day all!

 

Great shave, mein Freund. Alles Gute.

 

Tuesday, December 1

Baume.be~~Ali Baba 2~~dubl duck Goldedge
Have a great day!​

 

SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 1, 2020

RAZOR: Feather Wood Handled DX (Mug), Karve Safety Razor D-OC Plate
BLADE: Feather Super AC (Mug), Feather DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JR Custom Rosewood Silvertip Badger #378
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Krampert’s Frostbite AS Splash and Pre de Provence Bergamot & Thyme Balm.

 

Schick N1, Vintage Schick twin blade, shave 2


I used this blade in an 80s l1 variant prior for the feel test now onto the n1 to ascertain if they are the same razor in finish. The answer is an astounding no. This shave was smooth but sharp, sharp enough I gave myself a few weepers. This blade is as sharp if not sharper than the modern Japanese Schick II twin blades and in this razor gave an even closer shave than I normally get with modern twin blades. I need to try this blade next in a Schick adjustable. End result BBS finish; level light, tight and hair is out of sight.

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thank you Jim..

 

fine superspeed shave and pic Sergio..

 

fabulous pics gents..

 

very cool.do you find these more efficient than your past thoughts on the E types?

 

fine set ups ,pics and shaves gents..

 

Thank You Gary!

 

wednesday shave
1935 brit belmont new deluxe 2 piece
platinum
simpson commodore
tobs eton college

 

With a twin blade yes, single edge no. My take is this razor is designed for twin blades not single edge ones is the reason why. The only drawback to this blade is they don't work well on a couple of days growth. The twin blades clog easily and don't cut well in that case and require you use something else to remove excess hair first.

 

very cool.thank you for your thoughts..

 

I know of another injector that is supposed to work well with twin blades you might have unless you moved it onto a new home. A Gillette twinjector which was designed specifically for twin blades. The modern twin blades are pricey right now but you can find vintage Schick or even Gillette Trac II twin injector blades every now and then in unopened packs at much more reasonable prices.

The twin injector blades in the right razor are the most cart like shave without cart problems like ingrown hairs, irritation and short blade lifespan.

 

TUESDAY'S SHAVE​

Perfumed by:
Jean-Claude Ellena


Razor - Merkur Futur
Blade - *3rd Shave
Razor Stand by RV Shaving
Shave Brush by Doug Korn's Workshop
Brush Stand by Desire Metal Works
Preshave Oil - Lather & Wood's "Unscented"
Shave Soap - Razorock "Son of Zeus" Vegan Formula
Soap Bowl - Vintage Mikasa Mediterrania Sugar Bowl circa 1970's
Aftershave - Fine "L'Orange Noir"
Post-Shave Balm - Advanced Clinicals Anti-aging Hyaluronic Acid Cream
Deodorant - My Pit Butter "Orange"
Fragrance - Terre d’Hermès EDT

Fantastic shave. 10/10 rating. 3-passes. No need for clean up. Super-smooth. I didn't put on any balm. Just splashed on the Fine Aftershave and allowed the oils from the pre-shave and shaving soap residues to stay in place. If every shave went this well there would be nothing interesting about shaving, nor anything to rave about. Just another great shave from the Futur. I forgot to post this either last night or this morning. So, I just posted it up now.

 

Very nice, very British shave Gary.

 

i believe you sent me a late 60s gillette injector loaded with a twin.but it could be the single edge blade version razor..