Thanks Douglas. I would say it's in pretty good shape. Some minor pitting on the bottom; no plate loss anywhere; TTO doors open nicely. Not my best SS, but I've seen a lot worse.
Friday 9/8/17 Homemade preshave oil RazoRock BC brush TOBS Lavender cream Italian Funken Milan razor Astra SP blade Vitos Lavanda aftershave Aveeno balm Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Friday shave muhle silvertip badger 23mm brush feather de razor and perma sharp blade bignoli sandalwood shaving cream alum block Thayer witch hazel stetson aftershave have a nice weekend guys
SEptember 8th SOTD Schick '66' w Chick TGN Boar Stirling Bay Rum SS Thayers Chatillon Lux Gratiot League Square AS
Friday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep Soap: Reef Point Peerless Razor: Gillette “Black Beauty” Super Adjustable Blade: Vintage Gillette Platinum-Plus (Shave #6) Brush: Honey Farm Designs/TGN Premium Silvertip-24mmx50mm Aftershave: Reef Point Submariner WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Reef Point Peerless today. 20 seconds to load the Honey Farm/TGN Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Gillette Platinum-Plus still in the Gillette Black Beauty. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Reef Point Submariner aftershave. Bob
There's no perfect match for the Ikon Tech head (I'd like to strangle the designer) but the titanium Halo works best for me despite the cosmetic mismatch. Balance point is a bit south of where it should be but the long handle makes up for that in usability In terms of efficiency the Tech is from another planet, best one pass razor I've used (including AC blade stuff). It cuts me on the left upper lip in exactly the same spot my E2 does, just its way of showing who's boss. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk
Gem Feather Weight razor Gem Stainless blade Plisson/L'Occitane brush Williams SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Pinaud Citrus Musk cologne Not particularly comfortable shave although the results are fine. Just couldn't get the lather I wanted out of the Williams. Did I lose my Williams mojo? Hope not. Anyway, I'm ok. Now go enjoy your day folks.
Saturday's fun: Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster Super Speed+Astra day 6 Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic SS Gold Bond Moisturizer Reef Point Fougere Santal AS Splash Nice and chilly!
I actually threw a curveball this morning and changed up the soap and aftershave. Opened the DFS LE soap and this morning, ad for whatever reason did not agree with me, smelled extremely floral but I believe this is citrus, rosemary, lavender based so I reached for Grooming Dept Voyage instead which was more of a deep lemon, musky, light spice sweet aroma. Cant describe this scent correctly but I like it. Overall a fantastic shave. Thick, slick lather and slippery as ice post shave feel. For my aftershave I used Black Ship Grooming White Whale which has musk, amber and citrus which is also in Voyage but not a deep aroma as Voyage.
SOTD 9.8.2017 Pre-shave: Hot shower Soap cream: Nivea Sensitive Shaving Gel Razor: Schick Type I Blade: Chinese Schick (2nd use) Post Shave: Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Balm, Pinaud Musk The Nivea gel is one of my "I'm-in-a-hurry-but-I-wanna-shave" options. I find the Nivea gel slick, easy to lather and comfortable. I did both a face and head shave, 2 passes on each with quick, short follow-ups on trouble spots. Very satisfying and comfortable shave. Have a great day and a great weekend, my friends! Prayers and best wishes to all of you have to endure Hurricane Irma.
The Saturday Shave Plan: prep-Dove Men + Care Bodywash(Deep Clean) shave-Rise Super Foam razor-Pivot Nation DisposeABLE by Gillette Sensor Deuce A.S.-Avon 4 Men (Maxwell 23 "Tribute")
