I finished off my week with the Schick L, the same model I began shaving with in the mid 60s. Tomorrow, I will be switching back to my Sunday shaver, the Gillette President. Then for the last week of SEptember I will be using my Schick M2 Adjustable.
SEptember 19 - Every Saturday is Schick Saturday. Schick Grip / Schick (2) Panna Crema San Francesco Vulfix 660 Super Badger Every Man Jack Lotion Proraso Green AS
still shaving at work. The G type is great. Automatic 2 pass somewhere very close and sometimes at BBS. No kids today (grandma's) so I'm hoping to try the bullet tip again.
For September 18th Razor - Schick J3 – “Golden 500” Soap - Figaro Sapone Da Barba Blade - 1960s Vintage Personna Vydax Coated Stainless Brush - Ever Ready C40 w/TGN 3 Band Synthetic 24/53 mm Brush If I Had a Hammer - Peter, Paul & Mary 1962 For September 19th Razor - Schick G Brush - Modified Made Rite w/21 mm Mystery Badger Knot Blade - 1960s Vintage Personna Vydax Coated Stainless Soap - Figaro Sapone Da Barba Goodnight Irene - Weavers & Gordon Jenkins 1950 For September 20th Razor - Schick F Brush - Ever Ready C40 w/TGN 3 Band Synthetic 24/53 mm Brush Blade - 1960s Vintage Personna Vydax Coated Stainless Soap - Figaro Sapone Da Barba "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)" Duke Ellington 1941
I switched to the Gem Push Button today. All I have to say about this razor is that it shaves like the last razor. I think I have the SE Gem blades figured out. I am getting very nice two pass shaves. It took the first week of this focus to figure out angles and pressure. I haven't had any irritation or weepers since. I can say that these will stay in the rotation. I have one more razor in the lineup for later in the week (Gem 1924). If I can keep my focus SOTD Gem push button Gem Stainless (1) Arko AOS Badger Glacial AS Splash Have a great weekend!
SEptember 19 SOTD: Homemade PS Oil Stirling Synthetic Brush St. James Black Pepper and Lime SC Gem G Bar Stirling Unscented PSB The Veg
SEptember 20 Burham 1909 / Gem Stainless Coated (3) West Indies Bay Rum Durance en Provence Badger Retinol Men ASB Pinaud Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum
I decided to participate this week. I started today with (and will continue with) my GEM 190?... the one with the pretty chain link handle. Pella SE blades and SRD Opus X soap. Possibly worth repeating here, tips and tricks: http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/se-gem-shaving-tips-tricks.31529/
For September 21st Razor - Schick E Brush - Reins Dachs Handle w/Mühle Ver. 1 STF Knot 23/53 mm Blade - 1960s Vintage Personna Vydax Coated Stainless Soap - Mentolated Vintage Willams Bob Hope and Shirley Ross - Thanks For The Memory 1938 For September 22nd Razor - Schick E Brush - Reins Dachs Handle w/Mühle Ver. 1 STF Knot 23/53 mm Blade - 1960s Vintage Personna Vydax Coated Stainless Soap - Mentolated Vintage Willams The Convict And The Rose – Bob Wills 1938 For September 23rd Razor - Schick F Brush - Ever Ready C40 w/TGN 3 Band Synthetic 24/53 mm Brush Blade - 1960s Vintage Personna Vydax Coated Stainless Soap - The Soap Exchange Barber Shoppe Perry Como - Deep in The Heart of Texas 1941 For September 24th Razor - Schick G Brush - Rubberset 200-3 w/H.I.S. Knot 26 / 57 mm Blade - 1960s Vintage Personna Vydax Coated Stainless Soap - Figaro Sapone Da Barba Crying In The Chapel – Orioles 1953 For September 25th: Razor - Schick L – “The Grip” Brush - Ever Ready C40 w/TGN 3 Band Synthetic 24/53 mm Brush Blade - 1960s Vintage Personna Vydax Coated Stainless Soap - Figaro Sapone Da Barba Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton 1975
This morning I decided to use my Star SE razor (courtesy of @Omaney) and I was a bit apprehensive. I had used this razor with carbon blades and with CVS store blades and I had OK, but lacking shaves. Those blades tugged, scratched and pulled uncomfortably. Today I used a GEM PTFE blade. I carefully watched the angle and took slow, considered strokes. To my surprise, the blade just mowed down my 2-day stubble with ease, with no tugging or pulling or scratching! I did a 3-pass shave (XTG, XTG, ATG) and finished up with what I'm calling a nice DFS. I am very happy with the result and am looking forward to tomorrow morning.
Nice one Sir...Those Gem Stainless blades are excellent blades once you get over the thing that they look like a window scraper blade... Billy
09/21/2015 Razor – Mongoose B2 with Triad SS Helix Blade – Feather Super Pro (6) Brush – Rubberset 400 # 3 with WSP HMW Lather – B&M Latha Post - Witch Hazel and Myrsol F/Extra
