Mayhem SOTD 5/2/17
Razor: Vending Machine DE modified into DEvette
Blade: Ladas Super Stainless
Brush: Troth Handle w/ 24mm Envy White Badger
Soap: The Shave Den Lanolin Barber Shoppe
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Alum, Swear Words, Thayer’s Rose Witch Hazel
Aftershave Myrsol F/Extra
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With most DE razors, you can only go so far with riding the cap to get the ideal angle of the blade to your face. The design of the razor uses safety bars or combs to limit the angle the blade can reach the face, creating a “safety” razor with a mild design. Being as this is Mayhem, what do we say to things that keep us safe?
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This razor has a hexagon aluminum handle, and two stamped pieces that are brass plated on the head. I read online that these razors were originally sold in vending machines as a semi-disposable razor. I have seen enough of them online that I didn’t feel bad about cutting off the comb on one side of it to make my DEvette. I left the other side so I can rest the razor on the counter without having it rest directly on the blade, and treat it like a single edge.
@Shave Fu, is this razor ugly because of an open blade, or beautiful because it is half way mild?
The TSD Lanolin Barber Shoppe is an amazing soap.
@Queen of Blades has, IMO, the best interpretation of the classic barber shop scent out there, and the performance is outstanding. Plenty of slick, cushiony goodness to do even stupid shaves. I lathered it with my badger brush, dialed in the water to a little on the runny side, and away I went. This morning I learned something, I use the sound of the razor a lot more than I thought I did. My wife was showering while I was shaving, and I couldn’t hear the razor. As a result, I got a three pass DFS plus for smoothness, but I got a lot of irritation from having the angle too high. Once I feel the razor cutting hair, I normally use the sound to get the angle as low as possible. I also got two weepers, and reopened one of the cuts from Saturday’s Tape-a-razor-blade-to-my-finger shave. Once again, the Alum was freaking hot! Thayer’s Rose Toner and Myrsol F/Extra helped calm things down. Second Mayhem shave in the books for me. I am still wondering who is going off this bridge with me.
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