July 2017 - Time to straighten up! July 10 Razor - Edwin Jagger DE89L Blade - (1) Soap - Truefitt & Hill 1805 Brush - 30DC LE Post - Alum I was off today and felt better when I woke up and seemed to be back to normal. Finally threw caution to the wind and mowed the lawn in the late afternoon. Since I had worked 12 days straight it was past time. It was hot, muggy and not really all that nice but I got it done and called it a day. I can tell I'm not quite 100% yet but close. I decided on an easy shave to get the month going again so picked my EJDE89 and a Voskhod. Throw the T&H soap and LE brush in for a great lather and the oft-ignored, quite mild yet very effective EJ razor did a fine job with the Voskhod. Near-BBS in two passes and touch ups. And that was on a three day beard. Not complaining at all. I'll be starting in with the Rabbit tomorrow for a few days of TSR shaves. Looking forward to being fully back in the saddle! Almost forgot - even though it's late evening I decided to class things up a bit with a truly magnificent and classic finish!
Am I late or early shave? Coates Superior Lime Cream SP➵2 Pure Black badger Osaka Suribachi bowl Schick G-8, Chick blade Alum, Pinaud Lime Sec I didn't know this manufacture had shut down. There's still some Coates around but the supply is shrinking. Recalling the tube from The Soap Pass-around plus a second sample from The Shavey Awards I checked both samples - must be drying out as the consistency is near waxy & thick. I smeared a chunk in the bowl and when it wouldn't take to a softer badger knot it got scraped up and smeared on my beard. Light on candy lime scent but building an acceptable lather it's a decent product. Easy intuitive WTG pass with the Schick and I liked the residual slickness. Relathered thrice for ATG, XTG, and plenty of all over clean up told me this SE needs a fresh blade. Not tuggy but less that efficient. Alum reported lightly, but I could feel a bit of usually reduced stubble on my lower neck. Splash of Lime Sec to carry the candy flavor of the cream for a 80% CCS. Good Shaves Y'all!
July 11, 2017 OneBlade Core V1 Feather FHS-10 30 DC LE with Omega Boar Route 66 Bay Lime Twist Folsom & Co Shambala Another great shave this morning. The 30 DC boar loaded and lathered the Bay Lime Twist. I made sure to add a little extra water as the Core works better with a thinner slicker lather. Three pass and minimal touch ups provided one of the closest shaves this month. My neck was excellent but I overlooked on small area on my jawline. I finished with a splash of F&C Shambala. I hope everyone has a fantastic Tuesday.
Jul 11 SOTD: Razorock Plissoft Brush Stirling Bay Rum SS Gillette Red Tip Rapira PL (13) Stirling Unscented PSB Stirling Bay Rum AS Lucky 13 for this blade, and it was just like the prior 12: nice and smooth. Two passes for DFS. I hope everyone has a great day!
Thank you Jim. We finally had some sun this weekend so I cheated and took several photos for the upcoming SOTD posts.
on this morning's shave, there's no doubt that the Dial 4 Men "warmed" things up. I'll have to try this combo again(Barbasol Mountain&L&L Grooming Marshlands)either on a less humid day, or with a cooler bodywash). Course an Ice Bucket Challenge would have set the mood right, too .
Razor: Delta Echo (private label) Cubano Blade: Astra SP (4) Brush: Elite Razor Manchurian in custom Amboyna handle Soap: TSE for Men Espresso (sorry, no pic today) For the fourth day in a row, the Delta Echo has provided unprecedented results. It almost saddens me a bit as I love the history and romance of all my vintage Gillettes, but it's gonna be hard not to come back to this one at the end of powering through all my RAD purchases. This was my first time with TSE soap from the pass around, and I did enjoy the scent and performance of the soap. However, the lather did seem to dissipate, requiring me to whip up a bit more between each pass. Lathering from a sample can be tricky, so I'll give this soap the benefit of the doubt and try again at some point, but this would keep me from purchasing this soap unless I could figure out the problem, and there are too many great soaps that lather up perfectly and provide great performance for me to spend too much time and effort on it. Having said that, I'm secretly hoping for a win down the road as this soap retails for $10 a tub. Shave on, gentlemen!
I can't believe I'm still getting very nice shaves off of the factory edge on this razor. It's a consistently nice shaver. Four passes for BBS SOTD Route 66 Bay Lime Twist Soap Jayaruh #44 Brush Portland Razor Company Siren Lucky Tiger PAA Déjà Fougère After Shave Have fun!
11 July 2017 OLD Blade Focus Shave Pre: The usual. Razor: Gillette 1911 OLD Blade: Gillette Silver Blue Brush: JR#161 NY Mets Special Edition Soap: Catie's Bubbles "Tonsorial Parlour" Post: See yesterday's shave After Shave: The Clubman Stayed with Catie's Bubbles this shave. Up today, "Tonsorial Parlour". Very pleasant slick, cushiony lather whipped up by my Jayaruh brush. The container has a small mouth and the knot is the perfect size to get into it. 2.5 passes and I had a BBS. Wasn't even thinking about one, but the OLD/GSB combo had other ideas. Some J hooking on my lower neck is what sealed the deal. Splashed on Ed Pinaud's best and it was off to work. Where by the way it's hot and muggy as all get out. Stay cool my friends!
I feel you Randy. I had several vintage Gillette razors that have left the den after being beaten by modern offerings. I am down to 2 vintage Gillette razors from my birth year, a Slim and a Super Speed. These made the cut simply because they are birth year razors. After trying the Core I am wrestling with which razors will be leaving the den to support the upgrade to the stainless version. The shaves have been that good and easy.
1/3 of the way into the month, the survey shows DE razor with a commanding lead. Were it not for its SE counterpart, DE might be blowing away the field 11 days in, so we'll have to see if SE can make a surprise move.
