Friday's Shave Proraso Pre Shave PSC Caffeinated Shave Cream Jayaruh #30 Schick Adjustable Personna CWR Thayer's Lemon WH Pinaud Clubman AS I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The PSC Caffeinated Shave Cream face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #30 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes with the Schick Adjustable Razor with a Personna blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
December 2, 2017 OneBlade Genesis Modified Gem PTFE (6) Rudy Vey R7 with Shavemac Finest MdC Fougère Myrsol Agua Balsamica
Sat 2nd December Omega 11137 boar Lea Classic soap Sabre V1 Gem S/S [ 1 ] Alum Rub/Rinse off Lea Classic A/S Lotion After the best part of a week on Vintage SEs, I have the opportunity to try a Sabre V1 lent to me by a friend on a UK Forum. It is supposed to be mild, well it certainly is smooth and yet efficient. I found it to very pleasant to use, as it seems to suit my beard and shaving style, enough weight to allow the weight to do the work with no use of pressure. I was rather sceptical about this razor, but have to admit that maybe it might not get quite as close some Vintage SEs, but this first Shave was extremely comfortable with a more than acceptable all round finish. I shall have no hesitation in reaching for this Tomorrow.
SOTD December 2, 2017 Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: Schick Razor: Schick G4 '66' injector Brush: Vulfix badger Lather: Arko Post: Witch hazel, Speick aftershave, Stirling Glacial Unscented balm WTG, touch up Nice shave with the 66 injector again today. Smooth and nimble. Enjoy your day!
December 3, 2017 OneBlade Genesis Feather FHS (1) Rudy Vey R7 with Shavemac Finest MdC Fougère Myrsol Agua Balsamica
December 3, 2017 Omega 10098 Pro Boar Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum OneBlade Genesis V1 Feather FHS-10 Small Batch Shave Tonic
2nd & 3rd December Weekend Setup Pre-Shave: Hot Shower Brush: 24mm Silvertip Frank Shaving (FS) Soap: Edwin Jagger Aloe Vera Razor: Ever Ready 1914 Blade: Red Devil(scrapper blade) (12-13) Strop: Amish made Stropping Machine: Ever Ready Post-Shave: Cold Water rinse, OSMA Alum block and Lilac Vegetal Aftershave Photo: This was the setup for the weekend. It was the first shave using the 1914 and my first 1914. The razor is in good user shape with some plate on top of the cap and the comb. I will have to keep an eye out for one in better shape. I have also used the boar brush for the past month so today I also used the FS 24mm Silvertip. It was so soft and a very big bloom. Though it is some size knot as the boar. Saturdays shave I did a two passes with a scrapper blade that had 11 shaves on it after stropping the blade twenty times. It has another smooth shave that left me with a DFS. Finish off the shave with some Veg. I haven't shaved yet at the time of this writing but the set up will be the same.
Sunday's SE Shave Proraso Pre Shave PSC Caffeinated Shave Cream Jayaruh #30 Gem 1911 Lather Catcher Original Gem Cutlery SE CWR Thayer's Lemon WH Pinaud Clubman AS I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The PSC Caffeinated Shave Cream face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #30 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes with the Gem 1911 Lather Catcher Razor with an Original Gem Cutlery SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Army/Navy week kickoff shave... West Point did break a 14 year domination by the Naval Academy last year with a 21-17 win. My maternal grandfather served in the Army during WWII, so I will pay respect to our brothers-in-arms with this shave. Razor: Col. Jacob Schick’s Repeating Razor C-2 Brush: EverReady 100a Soap: Vintage Williams infused with Lime & Frankincense (Mug, soap, and brush were my grandfathers) A/S: Razorock Essential Oil of Lime Sometimes even us Navy guys can shoot Go Navy! Beat Army! Tom
Sun 3rd Dec. RazoRock Syn 222mm Tabac Sabre V1 Gem S/S [ 2 ] Alum Rub/Rinse off Tabac A/S Lotion My second Shave with the Sabre, mild it may be, but it deals effectively wth my beard growth, and allows me to buff up to a great all round finish. Shame it costs so much to import to UK.
December 4, 2017 OneBlade Genesis Feather FHS (2) Tres Amigos Elite Ironwood with Envy White Jeeves of Hudson St. Bay Rum Captain’s Choice Bay Rum
December 4, 2017 PAA Atomic Rocket with Envy White Two Band Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum @Drygulch Colonial Razors The General with UFO Colibri SS Feather Pro Super CRSW Juniper ADP Blu Mediterraneo Ginepro
SOTD December 4, 2017 Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: GEM stainless Razor: GEM G-bar Brush: JR #41 badger Lather: Stirling Scots Pine Sheep Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Scots Pine aftershave WTG, touch up GEM G-Bar this morning for the first time. Loved it! Great razor. Good overall weight that helps the razor glide smoothly. Overall terrific. Have a great day!
last 2 night's of shaves. GEM CLOG PRUF GEM OCMM - I like the OCMM the best, just a little more aggression and that made the shave more efficient and faster.
Mon 4th Dec. Omega 10005 boar Vitos Super Red Sabre V1 GemS/S [ 3 ] Alum Rub/Rinse off Pitralon Original A/S Lotion Three shaves in with the Sabre V1. As this Razor is so smooth and forgiving, it is very easy with a Vitos lather to indulge oneself in buffing up to get a great finish, which I did today. I have no idea how long it took but it has to be one of my closest all round Shaves. I am not sure about getting another Razor as I already have a few in my rotation,and perhaps could not justify the expense.
SOTN DECember 3rd Schick FSM Prototype Injector Chick (2) Anchorset The Blades Grim "Smolder" Soap and AS
Test shave today with Tom’s Igor adjustable single edge razor. I think I had a problem with how I loaded the blade but the end result was super close, super smooth - right up there with the Bunny, PAL Injecto-Matic, and Hussy. AOS Lavender PSO Mike’s Natural Soaps Barber Shop Savile Row 3824 Igor Adjustable Razor by Tom GEM PTFE (1) T&H Classic After Shave Balm Happy shaving - Karl
Tonights shave. Damaskeene. Razor: Damaskeene with the curved top. Blade: Damaskeene Soap: Jeeves Bay Rum AS: Layrite#9 This week I will be using my Damaskeene’s. They are some smooth shaving razors. I much prefer them with the old blades. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Tues 5th December RazoRock Syn. 24mm Stirling Baker Street ER 1924/EJ89 Handle Gem S/S [ 1 ] with 1/2 Spine Shim Alum Rub/Rinse off Tuff Green A/S Lotion After 3 Shaves with a Sabre V1 decided to go Vintage. I have for some time experimented with the use of shims in Vintage SE Razors, as I do not have the expertise to prepare NOS blades. Personally I have found it to work in certain Razors, some 1912s benefit others do not. The Biggest difference I find is in the ER1924, which I use both with and without a Shim. Today, I used a 1/2 spine shim placed directly under the spine of the cutting blade. The 1924 is IMHO calmed down a lot, and I had an extremely smooth and comfortable Shave, and was even able to utilise it to do the polishing up strokes needed to get a Top Notch close all round Shave. The Shave was much quicker and more efficient than my recent shaves with the Sabre V1.
