Great shave this GEMonday, when you have great gear and reasonable hand technique to knock off a great shave it is not hard and in fact a joy to shave. Razor: GEM Junior bar 1909 Blade: GEM Personna SS PTFE (3) Soap: Taylor of old Bond St Sandal wood Brush: Razorock Plissoft Pre shave : Wet the face + Aloe vera gel Post shave: Alum + cold water rinse Post shave: Nivea refreshing splash + Nivea balm Results: CCS,DFS,BbS Have some great shaves!
SOTD July 15th Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap EDRIO#93 Schick Type D DE Prototype Sharp Star (5) WWB Jungle Ebonite (26mm SHD Bulb, Frigate Class) Stirling Iced Pineapple soap and AS Stirling EMP EdT Sent from my Galaxy using Tapatalk
Schick Hydro Magic I 2 with (S)chick blade, shave 9. After make a few observations using the E2 I made some adjustments on the technique. First I tried to maintain an angle which gave the same type of brushing your teeth crunching sounding feedback which for the most part I was successful doing on all the passes. This also happens to be the least shallow angle I'ved used on this razor. Next I changed up my grip holding the razor towards the back of the handle, enough that I had control of the razor but not over holding it and trying to let it do the majority of the work and also in a way that I didn't inadvertently push on it with the palm of my hand. End result best shave I've had with any injector thus far. With more practice this injector and the E2 will probably over take my other SE razors for best performing shavers. I only have about 14 shaves in on injectors thus far but these are really quite intuitive and easy razors to dial in once you get used to them.
July 16, 2019 Supply Co V2 with 2 dot plate Schick Proline Alpha 400 with Maggard SHD Oleo Shiloh Shave Soap & Aftershave
Tue 16th July RazoRock Plissoft 22mm Arran Aromatics-Bay Citrus Alu. General/ Claymore handle Schick Proline [ 4 ] Jaguar Prestige A/S Lotion A really nice start to a new Razor rotation, probably one of the best ever Shaves I have had with the General since matching it up with the Claymore handle. Now really feels good in the hand and is extremely manoeuvrable and a lovely positive blade feel.
SOTD July 16, 2019 Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: vintage Personna Ultra Chrome Razor: Schick L5 'Revere' Brush: Surrey restored badger Soap: Soap Commander 13A▲ Post: Witch hazel, Jeeves of Hudson Street Tobacco Bay Leaf aftershave
Tabac Tuesday's Shave Cold Water Rinse Tabac Shaving Soap Tom's 3D Printed Brush Valet VC4 Valet AutoStrop (27) Enders Speed Shaver Personna Injector CWR Tabac AS My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tabac Shaving Soap face lathered well with Tom's 3D Printed Brush. I did one pass with the Valet VC4 razor with a Valet AutoStrop SE blade with poor results. I switched over to my Enders Speed Shaver with a Personna blade and ended with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed... The AutoStrop Challenge has ended for me with 27 shaves; the last two of which needed an assist. I will be continuing with the Enders for the next three shaves. The AutoStrop Challenge was fun and interesting, but it was beginning to get old. I am glad to finish the challenge. Moving on...
July 17, 2019 Supply Co V2 with 2 dot plate Schick Proline Alpha 400 with Maggard SHD B&M Bay Rum Captain’s Choice Bay Rum
Wed 17th July The Grosvenor [ 404 ] mixed Williams Mug Soap King Cobra Schick Proline [ 4 ] Tuff Green A/S Lotion. I think that finally I have got to grips with the King Cobra, which I find be quite aggressive. The only area where I felt quite vulnerable was when working around the tip of my chin. This was probably the best Shave to date with the KC, as the quality of the finished Shave in all areas was Top Notch.
SOTD July 17, 2019 Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: Schick Razor: Schick H1 Brush: JR #41 badger Soap: Soap Commander 13A▲ Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Deep Blue Sea aftershave
Williams Wednesday's Shave Cold Water Rinse Williams Mug Shaving Soap Tom's 3D Printed Brush Enders Speed Shaver Schick Proline CWR Aqua Velva Blue Ice AS My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face lathered well with Tom's 3D Printed Brush. I did two passes with the Enders Speed Shaver razor with a Schick Proline SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Aqua Velva Blue Ice AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed... I must say, this may be my new favorite razor/blade combo. This was a most excellent shaving experience.
SOTD July 17th Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap EDRIO#94 Schick Type C Prototype 1 Schick Proline B20 Simpson's CH2 Synthetic (27mm, Destroyer Class) Stirling Sharp Dressed Man Soap, AS, and EdT Sent from my Galaxy using Tapatalk
DeHaven Model 3 Feather Pro The Figaro croap isn't bad but considering how strongly it smells of almonds (synthetic?), the post shave isn't great. Happy Shaving one and all.
July 18, 2019 Supply Co V2 with 2 dot plate Personna Alpha 400 with Maggard SHD Mike’s Orange, Cedar & Black Pepper Myrsol Agua de Limon
