SoS: January 9, 2017 - January 15, 2017

Thank you! And, thanks for donating it to the raffle!

 

Oh man, is that a nice brush!

 

SHAVE OF THE DAY


Prep: Occams crushed lime
Razor: Gillette ball end tech
Blade: Rapira SS
Brush: RazoRock BC
Soap: Perfectly Natural Hop 2 It Pachouli Grapefruit
Post: MLSW Italian Stallion milk


Had a smooth shave this evening. Bit of trouble making a lather, and prefer their newer formula, but tons of slickness made for a nice shave. Finished off with Mickey Lee aftershave Milk which is loaded with good ingredients and moisturizing. Hope everyone had a great shave!

 

1.11.17
used the paa prismatic, great razor and lots of fun. very audible.

 

wow, thanks to those who "liked" my plan for tomorrow. I'm doing a slight change-my aftershave will be TSD Subzero(it's going to be a little too warm for anything resembling "leather". But it'll be good to break out this nice TSD after shave again.)

 

Thursday's


Dove Men Face Wash
Jeeves of Hudson Street Cranberry Pomegranate
Jayaruh #92
PAA Bakelite Slant (first shave)
Personna Super (34)
CWR, Asma Alum Block
T.N. Dickinson's WH
Florida Water

The Jeeves of Hudson Street Cranberry Pomegranate face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #92 synthetic brush. This was my first shave with the PAA Bakeliet Slant, and it went surprisingly well. No problems at all. It was also the 34th shave with this Personna Super blade. Two passes and touch ups with the PAA Bakelite Slant with a Personna Super blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with T.N. Dickinson's WH and then Florida Water Cologne. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Had a epic SOTD. First shave with The General Razor.. WOW what an amazing razor

 

01/12/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Cellar Door Bath Supply Co Haunted Woods Soap
Lush Five O'Clock Whistle Shaving Smoothie
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Grackle DOC Razor with 1 Shim
Personna Blue Comfort Coated Blade - 5th Shave
Lucky Tiger After Shave and Face Tonic​

 

Thanks. I like it. It is a fun razor that encourages buffering.
Steve.

 

@Smooth Steve do you flip your DE blade for each shave count or you don't flip at all ????

 

I usually just leave it in the razor for the life of the blade. I rarely take it apart unless it got really messy, I will use a different razor, or the blade is dead. They typically last me 5 to 6 shaves. This one is a goner after this shave.
Steve

 

Happy Anniversary January!!

January 11

Mostly Shavettes

Razor - Magic Shavette
Blade - (2)
Soap - Arko
Brush - BoS Omega 10066
Post - Alum

Second day with the Magic and Racer blade. Again a great lather, of course given that it's Arko, and the first pass was uneventful. In fact, it was very smooth and comfortable. When I changed to my left hand I slowed down, watched angle, thought about every stroke and managed to finish the pass with no blood today. Used the same technique on the second pass working some XTG in and even a bit of ATG on the face. Finished with a nice DFS and I am actually quite pleased with how this little shaver handled.

The feel of the blade is similar to the DE feel in a Fatip with one minor difference. It seems like it's a bit less "dangerous feeling", even though it's just a blade without a guard. Something about being able to instantly adjust angle across an infinite arc makes finding the sweet spot very easy and comfortable. I expect as I try other blades this same way I'll find the same thing. A fun little experiment to kill a few days in January.

They're saying a major ice storm is on its way, though they've shifted the track slightly south so maybe we won't get the worst of it. It has been in the mid to high 60's the past two days but no more. I think I need to emphasize to @Bama Samurai that this kind of storm needs to either stay on the Colorado prairie, or he needs to route it further North to Iowa. Just name the bribe needed.

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I'm a day late posting this. Still on the road and day 6 of consecutive shaves with my C3. Once again, superb in every way.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Haslinger Honig Shave Soap
Simpson Case Best Badger
Schick C3
Schick (6)
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm


Happy shaving everyone - Karl

 

Thu. 1/12/17







A wonderful shave with the Schick N1 injector razor this morning loaded with a twin blade. Marvelous lather from the Stirling Electric Sheep shave soap. Excellent, slick, bountiful lather. Beautiful citronella and citrus scent. Three passes for a dolphin smooth refreshing finish. Have a great day friends.

 

Hello everyone, here's today's SOTD;

1921 Gillette Old Type.
Israeli Crystal blade.
Simpsons Duke 2 pure badger brush.
Caties Bubbles Spanish Holiday soap.
Nivea post shave balm.
Pinaud Clubman special reserve splash.
4711 Cologne.



Man, are those Crystal blades sharp! And this razor head, I think when it was prepped for plating it was buffed too much. Thus changing the blade gap. This is one extremely aggressive razor and blade combo. This Pocket Edition is the first complete restoration I did about two years ago. A local company plated it. The rest of the work was mine and my spouses. You should have seen it before I started. But anyway, about this shave, I tried to hurry because I took my oxygen cannula off to prevent me from nicking the hose with the razor. Unfortunately I was in too much of s hurry, and drew blood in three different places. But I did finish the shave with an SAS. Have a great day everyone!


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Good Morning Everyone!! SOTD 01/12/17

'66 Gillette Super Speed
Asco (3)
VDH Boar
TCD White Birch & Tobacco Shave Butter
Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block
Old Spice A/S

A Delightful BBS Shave!!

Have Good Day Everyone!!

 

Pre: Proraso red crem
Razor: Parker 92R
Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless
Brush: 10083 Omega Pure bristle - hog bristle
Cream: D'amaris original shave cream
Post-Shave: Alum block, Proraso green aftershave

 

January 12, 2017
Timeless OC .95 Gap
Rudy Vey with Shavemac Finest
Route 66 Twisted Tweed
Floid Amber Sample

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