Tonight's shave was with a Big Old razor, that is a joy to use. I had a silky smooth 2 pass shave, that left me BDBS. No Nicks, Cuts, Or Weepers. One of my favorites. Razor- Wade & Butcher. Brush- B400 By Tom Soap- Stirling Spice Aftershave- Osage Rug. (My eyes are still watering).
Schick Type M Injector Schick blade Whipped Dog synthetic brush Proraso Blue shaving cream Pinaud Clubman aftershave
Earlier I told you the 1911 was my favorite of the Bill Neumann aftershave samples I ordered...I now recall Heartwood being a close 2nd.
June 8, 2017 SOTD Third day on the road in Mannheim Germany Cremo Astonishingly Superior Lathering Sandalwood Shave Cream Cremo Vie-Long Spanish Horsehair Shave Brush Better Homes & Garden Bazar Bowl Merkur 34C HD Razor Derby Extra Blade - 3rd Shave RazoRock Alum Stick Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue Cooling After Shave Body Lotion Lalit Corporel KenetMD
June 7, 2017 Jamie's Night Shave 1. Hot shower 2. PURR Beard Oil (Etsy seller - used as pre shave) 3. Crown King - DIRT shave soap 4. Semogue 1250 w/FINE lather bowl 5. Ever-Ready 1924 with New PAL carbon SE blade 6. Thayers After Shave Extra Coool. 7. Old Spice Musk after shave (from INDIA, new bottle)
SOTD June 7, 2017 Blade: Chinese Schick Razor: Schick G8 injector Brush: Omega Hi synthetic Lather: Route 66 Lavender Woods Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Executive Man aftershave WTG, touch-up Smooth and comfortable shave this evening. The lather from Route 66 was terrific as always. Great post shave feel as well. Smooth shaving from the Schick G8 injector and all is well. Finished with the terrific Executive Man splash from Stirling. Great scent! Have a great night!
Date: 08 June 2017 Brush: - Platypus P&C LE 2017 24mm Fan Manchurian White Cream/Soap: - Tabac Razor: - Colonial Razors "The General Alum. Head" with iKon Bulldog Handle Blade: - Schick Proline P-30 #2 Post: - T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent / Tabac Aftershave Splash & Balm
The Schick G8 is truly amazing, I was lucky enough to score a virgin G8 still in its container with the blank blade, i find it to be my best type g , best handle for using. yes the Bakelite is pretty but the G8 has a better feel for using.
Jun 7 SOTD: Razorock Plissoft Brush La Toja Shave Stick Gillette Diplomat Voskhod (4) Stirling Unscented PSB Aqua Velva Ice Blue/Musk mix
June 2017!!! Trials and Tribulations June 7 Razor - A plastic pink shavette kinda thingy Blade - The one in the plastic pink shavette kinda thingy. It's 1 3/8 inches long and sharp. Soap - Route 66 Sweeney Todd Brush - Jayaruh #46 Post - Alum, Cold compress, Styptic. Repeat. And absolutely no sympathy from my wife. Well here comes the first of the Tribulations for the month. These will be "catch ups" of things I had planned for MAYhem that got "mayhemified" out of the picture last month. Tonight's shave features a really cheapo plastic pink shavette kind of of a thing sent to me by, if memory serves, @mrchick . If I'm blaming the wrong person please let me know. It was sent to be a part of MAYhem with the other el-cheapo Japanese thingy some of you apparently hated. I chose the Sweeney Todd because I need it slick and the JR46 usually provides that with the R66 soap. And, it did. Can't complain there. The first few strokes were actually pretty nice. Easy to get the angle as the plastic head tapers to the blade, and the only problem was the grip. It's hard slick plastic so I had to dry both my hands and the "razor". I thought about using alum on my fingers but decided that would be cheating. This is, after all, a stunt shave of sorts. Right side of the face and neck were a great first pass, actually, and I turned to the left side. Rinsed the razor and rinsed it again because it seemed like it wasn't getting quite clear of the first side. I had rinsed it a couple of times on that side, but it seemed to need some extra help. Started on the left and all was well after I again dried my hands and the handle. Worked down to my jawline and as I was coming down on the second stroke I felt a twang. Checked for blood, saw none, and went to continue. Set the razor down, it wasn't cutting right, rolled the angle steeper and...........the blade is 1 3/8" long and that's exactly how long the cut is. It was a perfect line cut that bled instantly and profusely. A couple of choice words later and I rinsed my face and checked it. Not deep, just the full blade length. Cold water seemed to clear it, I re-lathered and picked up my emergency backup - 1959 Super Speed with Sharp Star - and completed the shave with blood running down my left cheek and dripping into the sink. I haven't had a cut like this since I was learning pain sticks. Got cleaned up, alum slowed it down, styptic slowed it more so I checked the razor. There is a slight gap between the blade and plastic where it's held. And, the soap and debris had slowly packed into that gap and down onto the blade. After several efforts to clean it completely I gave up. Apparently as the debris built up it caused the razor to stop shaving ever so slowly until I felt the difference on the restart and over-angled the blade to try and get it cutting again. Design error and operator over-confidence contributed to that bloody mess. The good news - it stopped completely but it's stinging - and that's after rinsing again with cold water. This one will be with me a few days. My recommendation? If this gets sent to you it would make a good letter opener. Beyond that, I can't say I'd recommend it! But hey - it's a pretty pink!
hello fellow shavers,wednesday night shave.2 day growth. usual prep,proraso white preshave,warm towel. #1 rocket,astra sp,semogue 830. stirling lemon chill,thayers lemon,razorock italian citrus. lemon chill= cold shave in a can!!!!!,awesome....no more said,brrrr..awesome,on a hot day. 2 pass combo shave ,no drama.dfs+ have a great day,gary
That's how I feel about the Schick I and Hydro-Magic razors. The handle shape makes for a good comfortable grip. I need to get a G8.
June 7 Head & Face Shave-bbs Prep-shower, cold water, Thayers, face lather Shark blade The shark blade was more forgiving than the Astras I've been using. I tried a new angle on the side pass and it was a great success!
SOTD Tuesday & Wednesday Night's Weber 3pc. S/S Polished Head 85 mm Classic Handle Wilkinson Sword Classic DE Blades White Container Whipped Dog 30/65mm Silver Tip Badger Black & White Marbled Resin Handle Route 66 Bay Rum Shaving Soap Arletta's Mug II {Daughter's Cobalt-Blue Mug} Stirling Bay Rum Pre-Shave Oil Stirling Soap Co. Bay Laurel WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) What worked on Monday night was just as good to use again for Tuesday & Wednesday Night.
Good Morning Everyone! SOTD 07/08/17 '66 Gillette Super Speed Personna (4) VDH Boar VDH Luxury Soap Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block Stetson Original A/S A Very Nice And Uneventful Shave Have A great Day Everyone!
