Seeing as I love Open Comb razors, and it is OCtober; I thought I'd post in here as well....probably will the whole month (and beyond). This 1905 Double Ring really, REALLY gave me a great shave today. 2-passes (a little jawline touch-up) and I was blood-free, irritation-free and stubble-free for DFS+/BBS- shave! The razor is in great shape (no cracks, straight teeth), but the case is little beat-up -- of course I'm 60 years younger and so am I.
OCtober 1st, I had to blow the dust off my Razorock old type razor, its a mild but important razor when I travel. I do not want nicks or weepers when in foreign countries that could expose myself to unknowns. This razor is a easy going, carefree & inexpensive so if lost nothing to cry about & have used it a lot over the yrs but has been replaced recently with my Razorock SLOC. Razor: Razorock old type Blade: Derby Premium (3) Soap: The Dead Sea by Razorock Pre shave: Brush wash face with CeraVe soap Post shave: Alum block + cold water rinse Post shave : Razorock "The Dead Sea" A.S with witch hazel + Nivea balm Results: CCS,DFS,bBS + Alum indicated no irritation + no weepers = Have some great shaves!
October 2, 2019 Wolfman WR1 OC Ti (O.73mm) with Hempel Ti Gillette 7 O’clock Yellow Heritage Collection C-MON L’Occitane Cade Shave Soap Fine Fresh Vetiver Guerlain Vetiver EdT
Tuesday OCtober 1 First OC shave of the month. Hitting leadoff, a 113 year old, 1906 Gillette single ring model 100. Bowl/Scuttle - GP12 Soap - La Savonniere du Moulin (A+ in my book) Brush - Rubberset 400-3 Blade - Feather HI SS (3) Razor - 1906 Gillette model 100 Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Stirling Ramblin' Man A/S Splash Shave rating 5 of 5 What a nice shave this razor gave. No wonder these razors were popular. This soap might be my favorite soap as well. I know it's not MWF, I'll do that tomorrow on a "W" day. 2 pass shave with NO need for partial cleanup passes. 1st pass was WTG and DFS+ and I could have stopped there but I got greedy. Did the 2nd pass XTG on my face and ATG on my neck area. Greedy part came with the ATG on my neck area and I pressed a bit too hard to try to get everything in the 2nd pass and caused myself some irritation that I felt when applying the alum and A/S. Other than that misstep on my part, a GREAT shave from this old-timer. Tomorrow, considering another old-timer, a 1918 Gillette Bulldog. Happy OCtober and great shaves everyone. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
OCtober 2nd Razor: Blackland Blackbird OC Blade: Lord Super Stainless (3) Brush: Montalvo/TnS Tip knot Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat PAA Galactic witch hazel PAA unscented Star Jelly AS: Brut MWF on MWF OCtober Good morning!
This is one of those razors that I had to get to see if it's glowing reputation was deserved (at least for me)....good news, it absolutely is. Had a great DFS 2-pass shave and I threw in a half-pass/clean-up-pass for a DFS+. No blood, no irritation and no remaining stubble. Made in England for the French, Gillette #88 (based on the case it came with) RFB New with a used Feather (?) Tabac lathered with a 26mm Yaqi Brown knot Finished with Thayer's Rose Witch Hazel and Krampert's Finest Bay Rum after shave
Gillette Senator Razor Astra SP Blade Certifyd #5 (modified) Boar Brush Klar Shave Soap Dickinson's Witch Hazel w/Orange Aqua Velva Musk After Shave
Wednesday shave Brush: Maggard Razors faux granite handle 26mm synthetic Razor: Leresche no61 Blade: Shark Platinum Soap and aftershave: PAA Pineapple Bay Rum CK6 formula
SOTD OCtober 2nd Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap RazoRock Game Changer OC .84 Gillette Winner (5) 30DCLE(26mm, Frigate Class) MWF Stirling For Him AS Sent from my Galaxy using Tapatalk
October 3, 2019 Wolfman WR1 OC Ti (O.73mm) with Hempel Ti Gillette 7 O’clock Yellow Heritage Collection C-MON Eleven DFS 2019 LE Shave Soap & Aftershave
Thursday 10.03.19 SOTD RazoRock Pre Barba Pre Shave Gel RazoRock SLOC / Astra SP (3) Mr. PB24BA-04 Pure Badger Barrister and Mann Barrister's Reserve Spice Shaving Soap Barrister's Reserve Spice Aftershave Splash
OCtober 3rd Razor: Cooper Monobilt Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (1) Brush: 30DC LE V2 Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated Soap: B&M Lavanille PAA Galactic witch hazel PAA unscented Star Jelly AS: B&M Lavanille Good morning!
Tuesday OCtober 2 Hitting 2nd, a 101 year old, 1918 Gillette Bulldog. Bowl/Scuttle - GP12 Soap - Le Pere Lucien Savon du Barbier (A+in my book) Brush - M&F Blade - Feather HI SS (4) Razor - 1918 Gillette Bulldog Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Baum.BE A/S balm, Floid SE Mentolado Vigoroso A/S Shave rating 3.5 of 5 First shave with this razor, was kind of show only before. I really like barber pole handles. This razor has a problem with alignment of the blade plus I noticed a very slight hairline crack in the handle. I will need to look for a replacement. I was in a bit of a rush so I didn’t want to play with the blade alignment - one side was mild, the other aggressive - so I did a careful one pass, DFS shave. This soap is great, lather and lubricity are superior. Looking through my stash to see what other century old Gillette razors I can pull out and use for the remainder of the week. Happy OCtober and great shaves everyone. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Thursday 10.03.19 SOTD
