Adjustable (Arko) Anything Goes and whatever else we decide AUGUST!!!! August 16 Razor - 1972 (S2) Gillette Super Adjustable - Long Handled Black Beauty (9) Blade - (15) Soap - Tabac Brush - Wolf Whiskers Custom Silvertip Post - Alum Onward and forward. Third shave with the Black Beauty and I can say I enjoy shaving with it. I will definitely try a direct comparison to the Slim in the near future to compare/contrast, but I have no complaints at all. Very cool and effective razor. As for the blade - shave FIFTEEN on the same blade and that includes last nights shave on a two day growth. I grabbed the Wolf and Tabac to whip up a classic lather and went to work. Let's talk about the finish first. Definitely a high DFS. No baby, but that's perfectly fine. It appears that BBS is now out of reach of this blade, at least in two passes and touch ups. So the finish I can't complain about. Let's talk about feel of the shave. The blade is starting to feel "ordinary", if that makes sense. A little rough at places but certainly not anything to throw it out about yet. It's just not the same incredibly almost not there feeling smooth it has had in the past. Let's talk about the feel of my face right now. Alum was quiet, so I thought irritation was still not in the picture. However, in the 30 minutes or so since shaving, I am definitely sensing a bit of burn that indicates there is some irritation present. Nothing major but it's starting to creep in. To sum up the state of the Personna 74 blade on shave 15 - it's still delivering high DFS results. It isn't roughing things up enough to set Alum off. It isn't cutting, nicking or otherwise being a bad boy. It seems to be showing its age but it still performed. It will get shave 16 tomorrow.
Razor : Gillette Super Speed flare tip Z-1 Blade : Derby Extra (3) Shaving brush : Shea moisture black badger Shaving soap : Proraso green Aftershave : Barbon
Good Morning Everyone SOTD 08/17/18 '59 Gillette Fatboy (set on 6) Dorco Prime Platinum (8) Synthetic Col. Conk Bay Rum Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block Stephan Bay Run A/S Have A Great Day!
August 17 SOTD: Razor: Gillette Slim Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless Brush: Razorock Plissoft Lather: Palmolive Classic Shave Stick Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue/Musk mix Additional Care: Osage Rub Stirling Unscented PSB
Date: 17 August 2018 Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap Brush:- Platypus P&C LE 2017 24mm Manchurian White Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Eventide Razor/Blade:- Karve 'D' / Vintage NOS Gillette Super Stainless (spoiler) #5 Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic / Lucky Tiger Face Moisturizer Fragrance:- Proraso Wood & Spice
Friday's Shave Cold Water Wash Williams Mug Shave Soap Jayaruh #270 RazoRock Black Hawk Feather Professional CWR Tabac AS My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #270 brush. I did two passes with the RazoRock Black Hawk Razor with a Feather Professional SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
SOTD 20180817. J&T® bamboo / Tuxedo. Jabones by Luna “Azahar”. Colonial Razors "The General". Feather Artist Club Pro Super (3). Loris "E-108" EdP.
SOTD August 17, 2018 Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: Schick Razor: Schick G4 '66' injector Brush: Omega 10049 boar Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat Post: Witch hazel, Fine American Blend aftershave Have a great day!
Dart Voskhod Teflon Blade (4th) Fine L'Orange Noir Triple Milled Shave Soap PAA Green Ray Synthetic Brush Nivea Balm Paul Sebastian After Shave
Here I go with Friday's planned setup: C. W. Beggs Facial Wash Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster Super Speed/Astra day 6 Reitzer SS Prep ASB Quorum EdT It's been a few days since I used this terrific soap and balm - what a shave it was!
Friday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Sandpiper Soap: Reef Point Submariner Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed Blade: Schick Plus Platinum (12) Brush: Wild West Brushworks/Elite Manchurian White-24mmx54mm Aftershave: Reef Point Submariner WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) Reef Point Submariner today. 20 seconds to load the Wild West Brushworks/Elite Manchurian White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Schick Plus Platinum still in the Gillette Red Tip Super Speed. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Stirling Reef Point Submariner aftershave. Bob
"O" clone injector razor Personna blade Maison Lambert Silver Tip brush Taconic Eucalyptus Mint SC Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Taconic Eucalyptus Mint A/S Nice setup, ok shave. The "O" clone is a really really mild shaver, might work better with the Twin blades but I won't spend the $$ for them. At any rate, I'm ready to go. Now go enjoy your day folks.
8/17/2018 Friday Razor : Gillette Guard Blade: Generic Trac II Cart (7) Lather: Neutrogena Shave cream AS: Mennen `afta`/ Old Spice Dog: ??? One of the better shaves I`ve had in awhile. Two passes, WTG/ATG with some touch ups. A smooth, clean performance all the way through. Happy Camper here. God Bless and many more great shaves to all. Bill
