Injector and SE Shaves

Friday 20th August
Yaqi Moka Express - Wickham 1912 Club Cola - 3D Raptor SE - Gem Stainless Coated #3 - Cien X-Bolt A/S - Aloe Vera Gel

Roger Quintero's 3D design inspired by the JA Henkels 'Rapide'.

 

Friday August 20, 2021
Razor: STAR Cru-Steel
Blade: Gem SS (7)
Brush: STAR 704 Bone/TGN Badger
Soap: Honeybee Cucumber Melon
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Ethos Fresh Lime SFS
Fragrance: CK ONE
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1017

 

That brush. Each time I see it, I drool. That was a great score Dave.

 

1912 Mark Cross/Schick Proline, Charcoal soap+Trader Joe's cream. Mild exposure setting on the MC yields a marvelous, relaxing shave.

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Thanks Jody

 

SE SOTD, Aug20th, 2021

Razor: Yaqi 50mm Excalibur, MFG 2021> tame mid range, good daily driver, good entry point for AC blade razor. Head design is so small so care is needed in handling blades IMO. Enjoyable razor to use and it is carefree to wield around the face with a 50mm Kai Protouch blade.
Blade: Kai Protouch(5) excellent blade, Sharp & smooth with reasonable longevity. Hard to cut yourself for best protection.
Soap: Lavanda cream, nice very mild scent with great lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi 24mm 2band badger, mountain lake, excellent lather generator, pillow 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 the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Ach Brito Lavanda AS(lavender + woody nice scent) with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers = excellent shave with my Yaqi Excalibur with a Kai Protouch blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

I had a great shave this morning with Tom's 3D printed WABBIT. This is one efficient razor.

 

Friday TARMAX IN Shave

Here is my Friday shave.
One word for this.

SUBLIME


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Sat 21st August

Stirling Syn. 26mm
MWF
Occams Oren - 3dot plate
Feather Proguard [ 4 ]
Pitralon Classic A/S Lotion.

I just don't comprehend why folks experience problems whipping up a lather with MWF. I just wet a brush and squeeze it out so it is in a dampened condition, seems to work with all soaps that I use. I do not think that I have had a bad Shave recently with MWF, and today was very pleasant and rewarding experience.

 

Saturday August 21, 2021
Razor: STAR Bar Lather Catcher
Blade: Gem SS (8)
Brush: STAR 704 Bone/TGN Badger
Soap: Stirling Deton-8
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Stirling Deton-8
Fragrance: Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1018

I love all the Star razors I have but I have to say the Star Super Six and this one give the most amazing shaves. My 2 favorites for sure ! The restored brush shed 2 hairs 1st shave and a single the 2nd shave so it's a winner as well. Spicebomb scent from soap to aftershave to EDT and I'm ready for what the day brings me.........................as long as it's gentle Have a Stupid Fun Day and Weekend Everyone !

 

Wow, gents...these single edge and injector razors are just the coolest things.

Don't get me wrong-I shave with a straight and just looking at them is impressive.

But, the SE's and especially the injectors have a different "gestalt" about them: futuristic, optimistic, clever, etc. and maybe a little bit nerdy whether or not they are new or vintage. I would expect that a NASA engineer from the 60's would shave with an injector. Also, the photography is great.

 

Sunday August 22, 2021
Razor: Gem Junior
Blade: Gem SS (9)
Brush: Knothead Zebrawood
Soap: Honeybee Cucumber Melon
AS 1: Humphrey's Alcoholado Maravilla 70
AS 2: Proraso Green Splash
Fragrance: n/a
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1019

Great shave. Blade at 9 shaves is needing more strokes I think but still giving smooth, close and irritation free shaves. The soap I'm calling done as it is not doing it for me quality wise and is near gone anyway. I wish I had this scent in a quality soap. Moving on to CFG Sherlock that survived the recent soap reduction sale as a complete set with splash and EDT to match. Enjoy your Sunday, it's back to the grind tomorrow !

 

Sun 22nd August

The Grosvenor / 404-boar
Vitos Super Red
Occams Oren - 3dot plate
Feather Proguard [ 5 ]
Tuff Green A/S Lotion

Rather spoilt myself today by continuing to use The Oren, as it delivers so effortlessly really Top Notch Shaves. Rather glad I got hold of one of these which along with the rest of the Occams appears to have disappeared from the market.

 

Lather Catcher Sunday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Palmolive Shave Cream
Jayaruh #424 Synthetic
Superior Lather Catcher
Personna GEM SS PTFE
CWR
Lustray Spice After Shave

I had an interesting shave today. At about 2:30 this morning I was aroused from sleep by an incredibly loud noise from the toilet when SWMBO flushed it. On investigation, the water coming from the toilet, faucets and all was mud brown. I called the water department and they confirmed that we were on a Water Advisory/Boil Water Alert since 9:30 the previous evening. We just did not get the notification. So this morning, I did my shave with 16.9 fl. oz. of bottled drinking water.

The Palmolive Shave Cream lathered well with Jayaruh #424 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Superior Lather Catcher Razor with a Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lustray Spice After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Fantastic! A beautiful razor! And did it all with only 16.9 fl. oz. of bottled water! You win the SoD!

 

Sunday Schick shave, Aug 22nd 2021

Razor: Schick adjustable Model2,Mfg 1979-72, great adjustable injector, good range, well built IMO.
Blade: Personna SS PTFE injector(10), very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely, predictable.
Soap: Speick , very nice spicy scented with lavender, triple milled, great lather qualities. Very popular sometimes on B&B.
Brush: Yaqi 24mm boar brush, excellent lather generator, soft tips, nice scrubber, great lather painter. Very happy with it!
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Razorock King Louis lavender with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm with HA.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + 1 blemish weeper=excellent shave with my Schick adjustable injector with a Personna coated blade.


Have some great shaves!

 

Sunday 22nd August
Zenith 507 - OSP Sicilian Lemon Grove Cream - 3D GEM SE - Gem Stainless Coated #4 - Osmanli Lemon Cologne - Aloe Vera Gel

 

Today was a quick shave before church

razor: Valet Auto Strop Model"C"
blade: Feather carbon steel single edge (stropped and now on 12th shave)
brush: Semogue 1305
soap : Fine Accouterments Italian Citrus
aftershave:Fine Accouterments Italian Citrus (decanted into old Seaforth! bottle)
talc: NOS Seaforth! Men's Talc



I have been using the carbon steel blade and using the auto strop feature. It is working surprisingly well. It has settled down to something that feels like the Feather SS blade by about the second or third shave.


(cross posted from August SOS of the month)

 

I had almost forgotten somehow you were in NC.. How did you weather the storms.. No pun intended....

 

Mon 23rd August

Jayaruh Syn. No67
Ach Brito Mogno
Yaqi Raster V2 - Ikon handle
Kai CT Protouch MG [ 6 ]
Alcolado Glacial A/S Splash

Now have 29 shaves under my belt with this Razor , but used it with Kai Pink / Guarded blades only. I use it with a conventional Razor handle, and find it to be very manoeuvrable and so far have had good Shaves with it. Today was good but I think that I should perhaps try it out with other blades, before establishing it in my AC/SE Razor hierarchy.