SoS: May 2021

May 29th
Razor: RR Lupo
Blade: Bolzano Superinox (2)
Brush: Grizzly Bay BlackStar
Pre-shave: PAA Cube
Soap: A&E Asian Pear
PAA Galactic Witch Hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: A&E Asian Pear

Good morning!



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DE SOTD, Sat, May 29th 2021

Razor: Gillette Golden Tech- Mfg 1940's, mild razor, nice handling, always liked the Gillette fat handle, like to use a extra wide Kai SS blade to give it a boost with a little extra blade feel.
Blade: Kai SS (5) excellent blade, extra wide compared to a Gillette standard blade by .009" thousands of a inch, or .0045 per side.
Sharp & smooth with great longevity. A bit pricy but having a tuck in the den for those mild razors is nice.
Soap: Razorock Lavender, nice scent + excellent lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi Moka express 26mm 2band badger- excellent lather generator, pillow like soft tips, nice scrub, great lather painter.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave: Razorock King Louis Lavender with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= excellent shave with my Gillette golden tech with a wide Kai SS Blade.


Have some great shaves!

 

A very intriguing picture, Jim...

 

Stirling Saturday Shave.
This Haverford is a keeper I have to say.
The G4 knot on this Alpha brush loads forever loads. And the old nacet just keeps cutting.

 

05/29/21 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Crabtree & Evelyn Indian Sandalwood Triple Milled Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Agharta Conditioning Shampoo Puck
Phoenix Shaving The Original Chill Mill - Menthol Grinder
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Copalli Artisan Shaving Soap - Ultra Premium CK-6 Formula
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements The Starcraft - 24mm Roswell (grey) Hybrid Synth Brush
LOHS Art Student Handmade Pottery Bowl
Mag T ‘Delta’ Double Edge Safety Razor - 1st Use
Personna Blue Comfort Coated Blade - 1st Shave
Lancaster Razor Works Lavender Black Sheep Shaving Towel
Phoenix Shaving Alum Block
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Alum Block Dry Dock System
Thayers Alcohol Free Lavender Witch Hazel Toner with Aloe Vera
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Copalli Resinous, Ambrosial & Balsamic Artisan Aftershave & Cologne
NIVEA Men Sensitive Cooling Post Shave Balm
Schmidt’s Charcoal + Magnesium Mineral Enriched Natural Deodorant​

 

Thanks, Sergio!

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Fine shave with the Herder, always a reliable stand-by in the den

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender Shave Soap
Friedr Herder 77 11/16
Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender Skin Food Splash



Happy shaving - Karl

 

SOD Saturday May 29, 2021

A nice refreshing cold water shave! I could get used to this!

Brush: Parker Synth Brush
Bowl: Shave Nation
Lather: Proraso White Soap
Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings: ATG:7-WTG:5-XTG:3
Blade: Feather (1)
Post: Shavex Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Balm: Proraso White

 

Razor: Penn Adjustable
Blade: Penn
Brush: Jayaruh synthetic
Soap: Arko
Post: Medicated witch hazel
A/S: Snake bite

So let me get the simple stuff out of the way. Brush is great, if you haven’t bought, adopted or commissioned [mention]Jayaruh [/mention] for one of his brushes , you should. The soap is arko, hate the scent, love the scent either way it performs like a champ. Snake bite, is just simply awesome and im glad i finally grabbed me some. Now on to the razor

For @Dave in KY and @jmudrick
The Penn razor is a pretty razor. It may look simple and plain by todays standards, but think about the time period. 1920s, this was slim, sleek and elegant. When I look at it from that stand point it’s a damn nice looking razor. The adjustment works in a simple fashion, slide the nub back and the screw pushes the blade and head up opening the gap and it works. The nos blade was clean and free of rust and is plenty sharp. I cleaned it a little and off i went.

The mild setting is pretty mild, but the blades are slightly tuggy. If you go slow, you will notice it more but if you shave confidently you will notice it less. Pushing up the aggression as i went, i can feel the tugging a little more but its not bad ( i felt more tugging from a modern Treet carbon de blade ) It sort of feels to me like the first time i tried a gem or progress / futur where the gap and blade seems to catch you. The slower I went the more i felt the hair lift right before the cut. With the second and third pass i moved around the face easier and faster with the razor and blade performing well. For me the aggressive setting felt better near the end of the shave. In my mind the reason is because the hair is shorter and stiffer so less tugging. So for the clean up i used the aggressive setting and it was really good. So is it super smooth ? Not by todays blades... BUUUT compared to the old Gillette 3 hole blades? HELL YES. I can and will accept the slight tugging because it is what it is i think. I may try to strop it to see if i can smooth out the edge some, but even if i cant i think its fine. The razor and blade provided me with a BBS smooth shave which is free of blood, irritation and in the end that is what im after. There are modern blades and razors that cant do that for me.


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thank you sir..a rare find most places i suspect..

 

fabulous saturday line ups and pics gentlemen..

 

Lol i havent seen someone use that razor on a looong while. I forgot it existed.


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Wow 52 shaves from a blade. I feel like alot of blades may behave like this.


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SATURDAY'S SHAVE​

Perfumed by:
Pierre Bourdon


Bath Soap - Halló Sápa - Angelica Herb

Razor - Merkur Futur
Blade - *Fresh Blade
Shave Brush - Omega Hi-Brush 20mm Synthetic (Model# 46745 – 0146745)
Brush Stand by Desire Metal Works
Razor Stand by RV Shaving
Scuttle by QShave
Shave Soap - Ginger's Garden "Wood Storm"
Aftershave - Stirling Soaps "Icelandic Herb" (I put scented oil in the "Unscented" mentholated splash)
Deodorant - HeartJCreations "Bois d'Orage"
Fragrance - Frédéric Malle "Bois d'Orage"

 

Great shave and fantastic news about your 2nd shot.


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Gary

 

awesome gillette shave..

 

old schoolish saturday
new sc "Cambridge"
platinum
rubberset 200-3
erasmic-rexall/stag bakelite shave bowl
clubman reserve whisky woods/woodbury bottle



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