The D gave way to the E1 and today I continued the progression with the F. Perhaps my all time favorite looking razor. The end result is a practically flawless dolphin smooth shave. It felt slightly harsh compared to the D and the E1. At first I thought it might be the blade but as far as I can tell it was only shave number three on it. Still a top notch shave.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
T&H Wellington Super Badger
Schick F
NOS Dutch Schick Super Stainless (3)
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm

Happy shaving - Karl

Gotcha. Thanks for clearing that up for me!

Good picture and a great looking mug.

Thanks. Grandpa Lowe's mug.

What the F!!!! Gorgeous razor, Karl!

Schick I (55) Injector Razor
Personna Injector Blade
Frank Badger Brush
Dirty Deeds Vanilla Sandalwood Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum After Shave

Andrew is right that is a beautiful razor Karl.

Great setup and picture Jim.

Thanks Douglas.......

SEptember SOTD:



Pre de Provence soap
I Coloniali AS Balm
Sweyn Forkbeard Pre-Shave Oil
Shavemac TSR 2106 LE brush with D01 3-band knot
ATT SE1

Beautiful brush and picture.

Thanks Doug.

What's Igor's optimum angle? Hump (what hump?) on the face?

Razor: Blackbird Sabre w/ Hempel Ti
Blade: Personna GEM (6)
Brush: El Druida Red Heart Chakte Kok/African Blackwood 2 Band Badger
Soap: Oleo Montrose Beach
A/S: Fine L'Orange Noir
Decanter: Old Spice Coin Bank Lime After Shave & Cologne 1969-1970 ID #3638

Andrew @Linuxguile asked if I have any vintage Old Spice Lime. Here you go Andrew.

September 20 2017
Razor Gem MMOC
Blade Schick Injector (1)
This is the second shave with this razor and last.
The first shave was with a Gem carbon blade.
The razor is just too aggressive for me.
I stopped at 2 passes with clean up for a DFS.
I did not want to push it for a BBS.
I got two weepers with some razor burn.
The witch hazel blend stung.
Then I patted on a little Nivea Post Shave Balm.
Over three hours later The Freedberg after shave splash still stings 30 minutes after putting it all.
Next shave will be with a Gem Bullet Tip with the same blade.
Ron

SOTD 9.20.2017

Pre-shave: Hot shower
Shaving Cream: Barbasol Pacific Rush applied by hand
Razor: vintage bullet tip Micromatic
Blade: Gem Stainless (4)
Post-Shave: Dickinson's Witch Hazel, Nivea balm, Jovan AS / Cologne

I was in a big hurry today, still wanted to shave so opted for a quick application of lather and re-application by hand. Surprisingly, this Gem Stainless blade is still working for me... normally I get two shaves and I'm done. I plan to push this blade for another shave and see how it does.

Hope everyone had a great day! Enjoy tomorrow!

picture.

Thursday's SE Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Arko Extra Performance
Jayaruh #216
Gem Featherweight
CVS SE
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Vegetal

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Arko Extra Performance Shaving Cream face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #216 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem Featherweight razor and a CVS SE blade. I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Clubman Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

SEptember 21, 2017
OneBlade Genesis V2
Feather FHS
Shavemac Silvertip D01 3 Band
Reef Point Test Depth
Witch Hazel with Menthol
Cool Water EDT

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