SoS: July 2021

Great, Gary!

 

2021-07-19, Monday

A nice shave, despite the blade not being one of my favorites: a bit raspy, but efficient.
The rest is history...





Sapone PS: Sapone di Aleppo, 60%
Sapone: Castle Forbes, Lavender
Pennello: Lab. Villefranche, Il Tee, Padouk/Fan Manchurian Finest 24
Rasoio: Gillette, Rocket HD
Lametta: Gillette, 7 O’Clock, Super Platinum
AS 1: MilMil, Figaro Gel
AS 2: Lab Series, Razor Burn Relief Ultra
EdT: Farmacia Vaticana, Acqua di Lavanda
ST: Buddha Bar VIII, 2006, New York

 

Monday, July 19

XPEC~~Emperor 3~~Dovo 91~~Oudh 36 Nuit
Have a great day!​

 

Shave of the Week Starting 19 July 2021

Gillette Super Adjustable razor
Astra SP blade
Plisson/L'Occitane brush
Gillette Pure SC
Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe
Assorted A/S

First outing with the new to me Super Adjustable and a right fine outing it was. A 2 pass BBS shave! This one seems more aggressive than my Slim on the same settings, maybe it's just me. Anyway, my face is very happy. Now go enjoy your day folks

 

SOD Monday July 19, 2021
Ever wonder how many shaves in each tub of Proraso? See below in the Lather report!
Brush: Parker Synth Brush
Bowl: Shave Nation
Lather: Proraso Green (19)
Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
Head WTG:5-XTG:4-ATG:3
Blade: Feather (1)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Balm: Proraso Green

Have a great day!!

 

MMMonday, July 20th 2021

Razor: GEM Micromatic Clog Pruf (Peerless model)- Mfg 1945, excellent mid range, I usually get great shaves with this gentler than my MMOC razor but that is how they were designed, 3 different Micromatics for fellows with different beard & skin types.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE(2) excellent blade, Very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely + predictable.
Soap: Razorock Lavender, nice masculine scent with excellent lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi High 24mm Mountain Silver tip, Wow excellent lather generator, soft pillow like tips, nice scrubber+ great lather painter.
Pre shave: brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave: Razorock King Louis Lavender with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers = excellent shave with my Gem MMCP + a coated Gem blade.


Have some great shaves!

 

Stahly x2. One of my Stahly razors (have 6) has a funky cap which sits noticeably higher off the plate than others yielding a lot more gap. Treating this as a feature rather than a problem I used it with working stock handle. Head vibrates effectively for about 2.5 minutes which is fine for a pass. Remarkably fine results. I did clean up on my head with a normal mild head Stahly on the stock handle which was perfectly capable in this job with some pressure and attention to angle. BBS baby.

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You are the Daring type Jeff, you have some the neatest vintage razors around.

 

Daring is one word...my daughter could probably offer up some others .

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thank you Sergio..

 

fabulous way to start the week gents..

 

monday -old school
1945 ish canadian service tech
k-c-g
canadian rubberset
erasmic
clubman whisky woods
32 ford business coupe




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Awesome old school shave and pix Gary. And very nice "Little Deuce Coupe.

 

Wonderful, wonderful shave with the Bunny V2. I like this version better. It’s a little heavier and I find the handle easier to grip. Same fabulous shaving head as it’s successor. I replaced the blade as it had been some years since it’s last use and remembered this time to switch to the MILD comb after the first two passes. However, the shave was sooooo close that the razor wasn’t picking up anything. So, I put in the NOTSO comb for a little further reduction and I am currently enjoying that smoothest of faces

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Badger
Castle Forbes 1445 Shaving Cream
Bunny V2 by Tom WILD/WILD/NOTSO
Schick (1)
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm



Happy shaving - Karl

Oh, and a little bit of whimsy. Here’s the infamous “Bunny Ears” first documented, I believe, by @Jayaruh

 

thank you Jim..

 

Gillette Blue Tip / Gillette Stainless
Reef Point Soaps / Fougere Santal
Yaqi Synthetic

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Amazing presentation Gary! That 32 deuce looks awesome!

Paul D

 

my favorite handle also.

 

Thank you Gary.


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