Shave Of The Day ~ August 12th

• Hot Shower
• Vie Long Sardinero Horsehair Brush
• TSD L/R Soap ~ Iced Sweet Tea ~
• Lord L6 Razor
• Gillette Permasharp Blade - Day 4
• Thayer's Witch Hazel/Osage Rub Blend
• Aqua Velva Original Sport ~

Wie immer, ein tolles Bild!

Happy Saturday From Florida!

Hot Shower
RAB Scuttle
Chubbz I - Thanks Dale!
Trumpers Lavendar SC- Thanks Dougr!
Muhle R-41 - Thanks Dale!
Astra Keramik (1) - Thanks Danny!
Cold Water Rag
Anherb Gel

Three Passes = 5 Blade, Off The Hook, Bang A Gong, Inter-Galactic BBS!

BBS In Three? Really? Yalp, This Razor And Blade Combo IS That Good!

Off With BG To Explore Lochloosa! Have A Great Weekend Ya'll!

Thank you, Jeff - you are too kind!

Today:
Rotbart Mond Vintage Razor
with Superschliff Vintage Blade (1)
Hans Baier 21er Silvertip
French Chicman Vintage Shaving Stick
Uralt Lavendel Vintage EdT

Have a nice day!

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Saturday and I'm home!

Hot Shower
Green Marvy Mug
Green Ever Ready Re-Knot
TSD Yukihana Soap
Lady Eversharp
EMS (1)
Cool Water Rinse
Anherb AS Gel
Pe-Re-Ja Cologne

Excellent shave with some of my favorite products!

Now, off to roam the state with Jeff! Have a great day!

Saturday:

Omega Wooden Handle
Super Speed/Personna day 2
Bozzano Sensitive SC
Vifrex AS Gel

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, did that feel delicious this morning - the Bozzano Sensitive cream and Vifrex gel are both icy-cold. I enjoyed a super-nice 3 pass shave, and I ended up smooth and silky. Even my wife could not believe how close it turned out. :biggrin:

Good Morning! I feel great. Up at 5:00AM, what a sunrise.

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers

After a good face wash, it was time to shave


Razor: EJ DE89L
Blade: Gillette 7
Cream: Proraso Green in the tube
Brush: DR Harris Silvertip Badger

Cold water rinse followed by some good old Speick After Shave Lotion

Looks like we might get some rain. Hope all have a GREAT Saturday.

Saturday - it's the weekend! Time for the SEs.

Prep: 40 minute marinade with TSD ISZ PSB, hot shower, hand strop blade
Coffee: BJ's Kenya AA, BLACK
Soap: TSD Cedarwood + 2 drops M Bomb
Brush: Vulfix 406, The Burlington
Razor: Rhodes Kriss Kross on loan from Derrell
Blade: ??? brand Injector blade, day 2, 3+ passes
Post: Cold water rinse, ice water splash, Dickenson's WH, Curve, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Shave Rating: 5 Blades

A unique razor, indeed. The head can pivot 180 degrees. Picture this - start with the handle in the 6 o'clock position, like a standard DE. Hold the head still and the handle can swing over to the 3:00 position, then all the way over to the 9:00 position.

The head has a curved piece that comes up from the back of the razor's head and over the top to clamp and hold the blade in place. Pressing down on the curved part of this piece lifts the front of the piece enough to slide in an injector blade. There are no stops as on an SE, so positioning the blade is up to the user to make sure it's being clamped down even.

I made my first pass using the razor in the traditional manor - handle at 6:00. Very nice.
For pass number two and three, I pivoted the head to either 3 or 9, depending on the direction of the stroke I was making. This resulted in being similar to using a Japanese-style fixed handle straight This was a little inconvenient since I had to stop, pivot, then resume the shave. Nothing too bad, just a minor inconvenience, as I said. Didn't have to worry about slicing myself as much as I do with a str8, either.

During all of this I discovered something that would appeal to some, maybe others not so much - in essence this razor could be considered an adjustable razor. I found that moving the blade forward or back made the razor more aggressive or milder, respectively. All in all, the results were a very good shave worthy of the 5 blade rating.

Many thanks to DC for allowing me to use his Kriss Kross. I'll use it again tomorrow, clean it up, then ship it off to Jeff in FL.

Thank you, its good to be back home.
I am having a nice cup of black coffee and watching kermit with my daughter.

Its good to be back isn't it.

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Pre-shave soap: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: Vie-Long Gonzalo Horse/Boar
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum & Sweet Orange
A/S: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Provence Sante Verlaine Splash

I was in a citrus mood this morning, and decided to pull out the Ogallala soap. I was rewarded with a fine, fragrant shave--smooth and close. When shaving with a glycerine soap, I always pay special attention to my technique because the soap has excellent glide but, in my opinion, less cushion than the typical hard soap. Therefore, there is a greater chance for nicks if one is not careful. No nicks today--great way to start a Saturday!

Emillion
Musgo Real SC
C.T. Bingham, Late Fenney--"Tally Ho"
Hand American--Chicago Special
Humphreys Witch Hazel
1902 Vetiver EDT
Have a Great Day!

Friday, August 12, 2011

• Prep: Hot shower, California Baby face wash, cork & hand strop blade
• Lather: Real Shaving Co. Sensitive
• Brush: Frank Shaving Fine Badger
• Razor: Ever Ready 1924
• Blade: Walgreen's Gem (1), 2 passes
• Post: WH + alum splash, Aqua-Velva Ice Blue, hand strop blade
• Cold water shave

My 2nd shave with the '24 and I must say this razor devours facial hair. I may have to reserve this razor for when I have at least 2 days worth of growth as the amount of blade showing here really makes for a close shave. I definitely could not use this as my daily razor, but when there's a jungle that needs de-foresting then the '24 will be battling with the OCMM for that honor and privilege. I'm not sure if it's the shorter handle or not, but I feel like I can control the OCMM better. So maybe just some more practice with the '24 will allow me to wield it more frequently. Due to user error I did get a pretty good nick on the very bottom of my nose, but the rest of the shave was just super close and amazingly comfortable.

Saturday, August 13, 2011

• Prep: Hot shower, California Baby face wash, hand strop blade
• Lather: Real Shaving Co. Sensitive
• Brush: Frank Shaving Fine Badger
• Razor: Gem MM Clog Pruf
• Blade: Walgreen's Gem (2), 2 passes
• Post: WH + alum splash, Aqua-Velva Ice Blue, hand strop blade
• Cold water shave

My first shave with the CP in a long time and I have to thank Jeff for inspiring me to get back to it sooner rather than later. What a comfortable and close shave. I had a very close shave yesterday with my Ever Ready 1924, so much so that I thought about not shaving today. But then I saw the CP and I went to work on an easy 1 pass + touch-up for another DFS with zero irritation.

Saturday:

Bump Fighter (11)
Thater Stout 2
DRH Marlborough stick
Bump Patrol
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Polo Original edt

Thanks Steve! You hit it right on the head about the position of the blade determines the aggressiveness. Matter of fact everything you mentioned is exactly what the instruction sheet says. It's very old but readible. It is no doubt a nice shaving razor with the injector blade inserted inside. Glad you did a wonderful job with your critique and assessment of the razor Steve!

DC

Saturday

Merkur 45 Bakelite
Gillette Super Thin Blade
FS Silvertip Badger
MEM Shave Cream
Nivea Double Action Balm
Old Spice Classic After Shave

Saturday Shave Aug 13, 2011

• Hot Shower: Green Tea & Aloe hard bar
• Lather: Proraso Green Tea & Aloe Sentsive Skin
• Brush: Kent BK12
• Scuttle: Yes, R.Becker
• Razor: 62' Gillette Slim Adjustable
• Blade: Voskhod Teflon Coated (1)
• Aftershave: Green Tea & Aloe Menthol Gel/ Unscented Moisturizing Balm
• Cologne: Green Tea

First time using these Voskhod blades. More smoother than the other russian blades. no tugging or pulling. Great shave, maybe just a wee bit irritation. Will open the adjustable up more next shave. Overall wonderful blades. BBS smooth. 2 passes, although could have gotten away with 1 pass. Enjoy the Weekend!
DC

The pleasure was all mine.

Jack Black Beard Lube
Filarmonica 8/8
Proraso SC
Chubby 2
Master Lilac Vegetol Splash
Proraso AS Balm

Gillette Old Type Bull Mastiff
Voskhod (1 day too many)
Omega 11047
Speick Stick
Alum
4711 Original After Shave

Not a bad shave, but not a great one. Probably should have binned the blade before the shave and went at it with a fresh one.