Friday's Shave Cold Water Wash Col. Conk Bay Rum Jayaruh #339 Boar Damaskeene OC Gem Glue Star SE CWR Lucky Tiger My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Col. Conk Bay Rum Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #339 Boar brush. I did two passes with the Damaskeene OC razor with a Gem Glue Star SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
DeHaven Model 3 Feather Pro A lovely way to end the working week. The DeHaven has been steadily moving up the pecking order.
February 23, 2019 Gem Damaskeene OC Gem PTFE Alpha T-400 Mystic Water Vetiver & Oakmoss Fine Fresh Vetiver
Beautiful set up. Never had anything fall out like that. The rattle is no big deal I bet. I rattle when I walk too.
Saturday 23rd February Ever-Ready 1912 (English) with a GEM Personna SS Blade (including a shim) I love the Proraso Sandalwood Scent. The soap can be a little drying.....but that is easily sorted with the other lotions and potions! I could have stopped with 2 passes but went for a third to have a really close and comfortable shave. Enjoy your weekend everyone!
Sat 23rd Feb. Jayaruh No67 / Syn. Tabac Soap King Cobra Kai Captain Mild Pink [ 4 ] Tabac A/S Lotion I am still on getting to know relationship with the King Cobra. After the ATT SE1 Shave of yesterday the difference in weight was noticeable. I think I am getting there as I felt more confident moving it about, and was quite happy with the quality of the finished Shave. I did push it a bit going AGT and was rewarded with a weeper. A few more Shaves on and I will be dispensing with the Kai blade in favour of a Proline.
SOTD February 23, 2019 Alphabetical journey through soaps and creams Letter W (last alphabetical shave) Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: vintage Gillette Platinum Plus Razor: Schick G5 Brush: Ever Ready 100T restored badger Soap: Wilkinson Sword stick Post: Witch hazel, RazoRock Blue Barbershop aftershave Enjoyable shave with the G5. Not much to report. Smooth and comfortable!
Put a PTFE blade in MMOC last night . Looks like I got in fight with a cat. My first few shaves went well with carbon blade. (I have very limited experience with Gem’s) What the hell happened?
They're very sharp. I tend to break them in with a milder razor, like a Pushbutton or Featherweight and then move them on to a more assertive razor. I've read that some people hand strop them before use but I haven't tried that.
February 23rd Razor: Blackland Vector Blade: Feather AC Pro (5) Brush: WWB/Envy Supreme White badger Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated Soap: PAA Keepsake Fruitcake CK6 Stirling unscented witch hazel PAA Star Jelly unscented AS: PAA Keepsake Fruitcake Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk
February 24, 2019 Gem Damaskeene OC Gem PTFE Elite Razor Desert Ironwood with Envy White SV Manna di Sicilia Soap And Aftershave
very cool sir..i think its designed to be just soap..then the balm or aftershave gets purchased as well..i think moisturizing shave soap is an artisan thing mainly..lovely shave..
