NOVember 2019

November 9

Razor - 1962 (H1) Gillette Slim (9)
Blade -
Soap - Stirling 2018 Fair Debonaire St. Louis LE
Brush - 30DC LE
Post - Alum

A fine day in the Lou if you like things about 58 degrees and sunny. Made it an easy day to work outside and left me in a good mood as the nightly shave approached. Moving on with the No-Repeat to grab the 1962 Gillette Slim adjustable, set on 9 naturally. I reached into my desk drawer and found the Rise Platinum blade. Another Indian blade originally made by Vidyut Metallics. I was trying to remember how these blades performed in the blade trials but couldn't place them. Realized after the shave when I tried to find the saved image for the report that I never saved the images of any Rise blades, meaning that I never trialed them. I thought I got everything that was out there! This blade has been in my stash for a few years I'm sure. Well, that's ok. Something new to add to the list. I went for the Stirling LE I picked up in 2018 here in the Lou and which eventually became Haverford. Great soap and the 30DC LE brush had no issus turning it into a fantastic lather.

Three full passes and my impression of the Rise Platinum is favorable. It's along the same line as most blades from Vidyut. Mid-range sharpness and it's smooth enough. I'm thinking a newbie might find it a bit rough or hard to figure out but it's not one I'd avoid, especially with the technique to make it work well. I won't be doing a full trial on it this month as I'm moving on day to day, but I will probably revisit this blade and its brethren in the future to make them official.

Three passes and the baby showed up, everything is still in one piece including my face and all is right with the world. Have a fantastic Sunday!

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sunday shave
canadian service tech
gsb
canadian rubberset boar
erasmic soap in stag bakelite bowl
pinaud special reserve

Gary!

Thanks Gary!

10 November 2019

* Blackbird Brass SB 101
* Wizamet Iridium Super
* WSP 2-Band + Oscar11 Aquamarine C7
* Mystic Water Egyptian Dragon
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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fantastic pic sir..

SOTD 20191110.
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Noxzema "Protective Shave".
OUMO Brush / OUMO Brush imitation finest 2-band synth.
TDS "Cream: lavender wood-resinous" shaving soap.
Homelikeshaving "START" 0.90 OC / custom handle.
Racer Super Stainless (3).
Rebul "Lavanda" EdC.

Sunday 10th November Remembrance Day Shave.






Vitos Pre Shave Cream
P&B Spitfire Shaving Soap
New Forest Tubby 1 Badger Brush
MR-SE with a Feather Super Pro
Thayers Witch Hazel with Cucumber
MWF Moisturiser
Clubman Special Reserve

2 passes for a perfect shave.
Out to the local Cenotaph this morning to meet up with some good friends and former colleagues.


Lest we forget.

Sunday 11.10.19 SOTD


Pre de Provence Verbena face lather and rinse
Pal InjectoMatic Injector Razor Made in England
Pal Hollow Ground Injector Razor Blade (1)
Mr. PB24BA-04 Pure Badger
Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber Shaving Soap
Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber Aftershave Splash

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Thank you... mentor!

SE Sunday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap
Jayaruh #292
1907 Gem Jr. Lather Catcher
CVS CS SE
CWR
Granddad's Blend AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Van Der Hagen Luxury Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #292 Badger Brush. I did two passes and a cleanup with the 1907 Gem Jr. Lather Catcher razor with a CVS CS SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Granddad's Blend AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Superb Sunday Vespers
Just an outstanding shave and scent.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Rockwell 6s R6
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: Lutin Chubby Lightning
Pre-Shave: PAA Cube 2.0 Menthol
Lather: B&M Vespers
Aftershave: B&M Vespers

CG L2(on loan)/Gillette Platinum/Yaqi 30mm Tux/Barrister&Mann Seville Reserve
Barrister&Mann Seville Reserve splash/Nuit D’Issey Noir Argent by Issey Miyake Eau de Parfum


A great shave, great scents, is there anything else a man needs to start off the day right? Yes, breakfast with the Queen of the Castle. Outs we go. Great day and shaves to all....​

Great shave my friend!

I hope you enjoyed it more than I enjoyed mine!


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Sunday morning:

Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/new 7 AM
Synergy Frost_byte SS
Prep ASB
Aqua Velva Sport AS Splash

Did I enjoy this shave? No, not at all - in fact I hated every second of it. The only thing that’s stopping me from throwing this Frost_byte soap in the garbage is because it’s so easy to lather and it’s got enough menthol in it to give a polar bear pneumonia. Everything else about it is awful. The scent is a cheap, artificial blend of peppermint and eucalyptus with another note which I can’t describe. The postshave feeling is so drying and irritating that I had to use twice as much Prep to get the soothing and moisturizing I needed. The Aqua Velva felt so cooling and now I really like the scent of this Sport version. My shave turned out BBS thanks to the new 7 AM.

Have a great Sunday!


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Sunday, November 10

MWF~~Rubberset~~Dovo 91~~Small Batch Shave Tonic
Have a great day!​

2019-11-10, Sunday

A beautiful foggy and cold day, celebrated with adequate fragrances...





Sapone PS: Valobra Glicerolanolina
Sapone: Knize Ten
Pennello: Lab. Villefranche, Senna, Silvertip 24
Rasoio: Mühle, R89, Rosegold
Lametta: Feather
AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel
AS 2: Lab. Lirici, Biancamenta
EdT: Vicious, Ira
ST: Django Reinhardt

November 10th
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Feather AC Professional (1)
Brush: Jayaruh 285 synthetic
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: B&M Lavanille
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: B&M Lavanille

No Repeat November

Good morning!

Normally, if a product tries too hard to position itself as edgy, or victorian or, God forbid, "Gentlemanly" then its usually crap.

Form/function=rubbish

Great little brush you have there. You dont see the early NF label often....