January 31, 2019 Supply SE V2 - 2 dot plate Schick Proline Simpson CH2 Jade Synthetic C&S Oxford and Cambridge Fine Lavender Aftershave
Hybrid Maggard Razor V2 OC on Barbaros Levend Handle P / Gillette Super Thin Platinum Thai / Turn-N-Shave Chi-Town Custom / Oleo SW Rush Street
January 30 SOTD: Razor: Gillette '41 Ranger Tech Blade: Polsilver Brush: PAA Starcraft Lather: Crown King Pareidolia Aftershave: Crown King Pareidolia Additional Care: Stirling Unscented PSB
Thursday January 31, 2019 Blackland Sabre L2 UFO Titan Fine GEM PTFE Chubby 2 Synthetic MDC Fougere CRSW Lavish AS
Have a good shave boys Gingers Garden z14 soap +cream uber lather Paladin Chief 26mm badger Merkur 1904 mongrel Voshkod ⚁ 3 pass POST Alum Gingers Garden AFS + ASB Halston Z-14 EDT Sent from my SM-G955U using Tapatalk
Hard to believe looking at it but it is not floppy at all. Compared to the Kent BK8 which is also 25mm there is no comparison. BK8 super floppy and I can only use it with crops or creams but the Leonhardy handles hard soaps with ease. I was trying to recall a 3band that you have used recently to compare it too and only one that comes to mind is the Rooney Emillion which I also have but the Emillion has a fan knot so less dense in nature than bulbs but would say the Leonhardy with the higher loft and spread at 77mm is actually denser than the Emillion. Would say at least 35-40% denser than the BK8 as seen below. You can even face lather without issue if you desired. VP Leonhardy and DaVinci brushes, both handmade in Germany are not truly appreciated. More info on VP Leonhardy
THURSDAY'S SHAVE Scuttle - Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Moonscape Scuttle Razor - Gillette Superspeed circa 1947-1952 (Re-plated in Nickel Finish by Razor Emporium) Blade - BiC Chrome-Platinum - *Fresh Blade Shave Brush - 20mm GBS Synthetic 3rd generation Suds - Ogallala Bay Rum Deodorant - Ogallala Bay Rum Aftershave/Fragrance - Gabels Bay Rum
January - Shavettes and Jeeves! January 30 - Blade Trial Razor - Soviet Consul (9) Blade - (1) Soap - Arko Brush - Jayaruh #46 Post - Alum, The Mighty Veg Well I decided not to wait and come back to the Lamix to see if it was the blade wearing out or the more aggressive setting that gave me a less than great shave last night. Let's get the fresh one out and get it in an aggressively set adjustable and see what it does. And....if we're testing aggression on a new blade let's stop with the wimpy Gillette settings and grab a real razor. A Russian razor. The Consul, which was their clone of the Slim. The difference? A 9 on a Consul is much more of a gap than a 9 on a Gillette. The only way to make it even more of a gap would be to go to a Qshave (Futur) at anything over about a 3. I used the first Jayaruh brush I ever got - the JR46 and got enough lather going with the Arko to float a battleship. Opened the Consul up to full bore and went after it. With this razor watching angle is a bit more of a challenge and necessity. I focused on staying with the cap and got a very smooth first pass. That tells me something already. On the second and third passes I just continued to hold angle and pressure and let the razor work. Where the blade was a bit rough and draggy last night it was smooth tonight. I could definitely feel the edge as it worked but that's because of all of the open air under it with that wide gap. I finished, though, with no blood and the alum was quieter than last night, but not silent. It rarely is when I use this razor. I think we can safely conclude that the Lamix can handle an aggressive razor and produce a smooth shave. However, it also appears that three shaves on the blade is perhaps half a shave too many. Not terribly surprising from a German blade destined for Brazil, but it shows its only real weakness that I can find. If I was going to use Lamix on a regular basis I would probably go 2 and out with each blade. The problem there - the higher cost to them we discussed yesterday. Not the most economical, nor the best bargain, but they can get the job done in any razor, apparently. One more day in January! I'm going to finish on some sort of shavette tomorrow. Not sure which one but I'll decide that by the time the day is over. Hope you all stayed warm today and have a great Thursday!
‘11 Muhle R41 & Gillette Silver Blue Semogue #1305 Boar WSP Gaelic Tweed Shave Cream Humphreys Alcoholado Maravilla Nivea Sensitive Cooling a/s lotion WSP Gaelic Tweed a/s tonic Great evening and shaves to all...
Razor: W.H. Morley & Sons Brush: Simpson KH3 w/TGN 25mm best badger Soap: Chiseled Face Trade Winds A/S: Shulton Old Spice Enjoy your shave. Tom
Good Morning Everyone SOTD 01/31/19 '62 Gillette Slim (set on 6) Personna (4) Synthetic Manners Spruce & Bergamot SS Cold Water Rinse, Alum Block Pinaud Reserve Whisky Woods A/S Have A Great Day!
SOTD January 31, 2019 Alphabetical journey through soaps and creams Letter S Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: vintage Personna twin Razor: Schick L1 Brush: Artisan badger Soap: Soapy Science Unscented Post: Witch hazel, Country Club for Men Sweet Water aftershave Enjoy your day!
Phoenix Shaving Starling SE standard bar Gem PTFE Stainless Blade (7th use) Simpson Commodore X2 Best Ogallala Bay Rum Peppercorns Limes Shave Soap Cremo Post Shave Balm Fine Italian Citrus After Shave
Thursday Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Baker Street Soap: RazoRock Tuscan Oud Razor: Gillette Fat Boy Blade: Vintage Schick Plus Platinum (9) Brush: Elite Razor/WSP Silvertip-24mmx50mm Aftershave: RazoRock Tuscan Oud WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard) RazoRock Tuscan Oud today. 20 seconds to load the Elite Razor/WSP Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Vintage Schick Plus Platinum still in the Gillette Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with RazoRock Tuscan Oud aftershave. Bob
Tabac Thursday's Shave Cold Water Wash Tabac Shaving Soap Jayaruh #313 Open Faced Damaskeene ShaVeZee SE CWR Tabac AS My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tabac Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #313 badger brush. I did two passes with the Open Faced Damaskeene razor with a ShaVeZee 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...
January 31st SOTD Canadian Tech w PermaSharp (5) Omega Pro/ Poculi Handle Jeeves Apothecary SS Thayers TFS Mastro Miche AS Have a great day all!
Travel SOTD Stirling Black Ice Soap Portland Razor Company Brush Portland Razor Company Siren Craftsman Citrus and Spruce After Shave Have fun!
The Brandy-Spice is the only one of Pinaud's booze inspired splashes that I've tried......so far. Nice post shave feel and decent scent longevity. I splash it on my face yet I see you prefer it neat in an old fashioned glass.
