It honestly took very little effort. I just used MAAS, a Q-Tip, and a flannel cloth. I finished with a polishing cloth that I pulled from my silver-plated Bach Stradivarius trumpet case.
Pre: Cold water face wash Brush: LeeDa Keyhole with Maggards 24mm Finest Cream: Castle Forbes Lime EO Razor: ATT Calypso (on loan) Blade: Feather Pro Super Post: Cold water rinse, Castle Forbes Lime EO ASB Wow! The Pro Super blade works really well for me in the Calypso, very efficient and smooth. I prefer the heft of the General but the shave is pretty similar. An excellent midweek fillip. Happy Shaving one and all.
Barrister's Reserve | Classic Rubberset 200-4 | Omega Boar The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Schick Plus Platinum PTFE Gillette Sun Up
Thur 26th July Omega 10005 MWF Alu.General & S/S Handle Schick Proline [ 3 ] Jaguar Prestige A/S Lotion A very smooth and comfortable Shave, the Razor is working well with a Proline blade, but not getting the same results around the neck that I get with heavier Razors.
SOTD 20180726. J&T® apple / Cashmere. Stirling "Wintergreen" (sample). Colonial Razors "The General". Kai Captain Titan Mild (11). Alcolado Glacial.
Thursday's Shave Keep It Simple Shave Week Williams Mug Shave Soap Jayaruh #302 Mongoose Alumigoose Feather Professional SS SE CWR Family Dollar Spice AS My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #302 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Mongoose Alumigoose Razor on loan from @Redfisher with a Feather Professional SS blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Family Dollar Spice AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Pre: Cold water face wash, Brush: S_J Zebrano 24mm ST Soap: Lea Classic Razor: DeHaven Model 3 Blade: Schick Proline P Post: Cold water rinse, Lea Classic ASL An excellent and refreshing shave. Too hot to type....
Friday SOTD July 27, 2018 OneBlade Genesis V1 Feather FS-10 Paladin Shaving Round Table LE Honey Noire Stirling Soap Co. Iced Pinapple Soap & AS Stirling Soap Co. MITA Which Hazel Creed Aventus
Friday's Shave Keep It Simple Shave Week Williams Mug Shave Soap Jayaruh #302 Mongoose Alumigoose Feather Professional SS SE CWR Family Dollar Spice AS My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #302 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Mongoose Alumigoose Razor on loan from @Redfisher with a Feather Professional SS blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Family Dollar Spice AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Fri 27th July RazoRock Syn. 22mm Speick Active soap Supply SE -V2, No3 plate Schick Proline [ 1 ] Pitralon Original A/S Lotion Though I love the feel of the Supply SE, I am afraid to say that in all honesty I get quicker and better Shaves with quite a few of my Vintage Injectors.
Pre: Cold water face wash, Brush: SOC Boar Soap: B&M Rosemary & Peppermint Razor: ATT Calypso (on loan) Blade: Feather Pro Super Post: Cold water rinse, Pitralon Classic ASL A very nice shave but the blade is on the wane, don't think I'll risk it again. Happy Shaving one and all.
July 27, 2018 Razor: Schick B1 Repeating Razor Blade: Personna Brush: Semogue 620 Soap: Der Vergulde Hand Post: Alum, Listerine, WH Finally! My first shave with the B1 Repeater. For those of you following along at home, I was able to score a great BIN on eBay for a B1 Repeater. The joy was dampened slightly last Friday when I received the wrong razor (a Durham Duplex). The seller made good, though, and I received the B1 on Wednesday and, after cleaning and a bit of polishing, today was its trial run. According to the normal sources, the B series was made from 1927-1932 and it is a testament to its quality that it continued to be made after the crash and subsequent depression. It's an ingenious device as I realized during cleaning. Mine did not come with any vintage blades, but did come with an empty blade holder. Throwing conventional wisdom to the wind, I loaded some sacrificial blades into the carrier and was able to cycle them through the mechanism two or three times with no issues. (This was the main reason I chose a Personna blade for today's shave.) Shaving with a Repeater is definitely an experience. It's a solid piece of engineering with the heft of something like a mini-Maglite as opposed to a later Injector. I had no issues with finding the right angle, except for part of my ATG pass which requires holding the razor upside down. Parts of the shave are not as close as I might like, but it's still a DFS with no issues or irritation. I can see why some of you like these so much.
Mickey Lee Soapworks | Pantie Dropper Wolf Whiskers | Raptor | Black Wolf The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Schick Plus Platinum PTFE Drakkar Noir by Guy Laroche Paris
Sat 28th July Omega 11126 Lea Classic cream Schick " O " Clone Schick Twin - Japan [ 14 ] Lea Classic A/S Lotion A rather lazy indulgent Shave today. I chose to use a cream rather than a solid soap, that combined with the"O" Clone was resultant in an ultra close finish. Shaving with the Clone is so easy and you can guarantee a good shave by not rushing. If I was attending a special occasion this Razor would probably be the one to use, it may not suit the purists, but it does Shave well.
Pre: Cold water face wash, Brush: S_J Panga Panga 26mm ST Soap: MWF Razor: Cobra Classic Blade: Schick Proline P Post: Cold water rinse, Myrsol F./Extra ASL A great beginning to the weekend and there must've been a storm overnight because, it's a lovely cool morning with a lovely fresh breeze. Have a great weekend everyone.
SOTD 20180728. J&T® wengé / Maggard synth. Proraso. Colonial Razors "The General". Kai Captain Titan Mild (12). Proraso ASL.
