thank you Joe,nice change of pace.i wouldn't use it for a work shave but it shows courage for those that did back in the day this was commonly used.nice shaver.it is a "ride the cap"sort of razor and the sides protrude a little,so one can feel the gears a little in some spots.a little annoying.gem razors woul;dn't have this issue being fully flat on top.
June 8 SOTA Good afternoon. 1955 Gillette Redtip 7'o'clock Perma-Sharp DE Blade (3?) JR #386 Silvertip Badger Brush Gentlemen's Nod Zaharoff's Signature Series SS and AS Maggard's Alum Block Dickinson's Witch Hazel Beard Growth: 30.5 hrs I shaved my dome earlier with a different setup so that's why I did this shave. This soap is next to be Edmund Fitzgerald and I am glad because this was an example of a higher priced soap that was such a dud to me. Sometimes the hype doesn't coincide with one's expectations. The soap fragrance was very mild to my nose and I had to use plenty of water to get a low structure, slick lather. I had to use so much water that the soap seemed to dissolve that I am lucky to get 30 shaves from it. I had a similar situation with my first try with Cryogen, but I figured it out with my second puck. However, that technique wouldn't work with this soap. I will never buy Gentlemen's Nod soap again. Unfortunately, I still have plenty of the matching aftershave that is also a disaster. Ok, enough of my rant. The shave went well and that's what matters. There wasn't any reportable errors. Did have some alum feedback. Finished with my usual postshave routine. Unfortunately, I was going to video this shave because I promised @brit Gary that I would this month. Everything was set up and I forgot to hit the start button. Lol! I am talking and didn't realize the video wasn't live. Oh well, I will do a video with the Redtip before the end of this month. Have a great afternoon.
awesome "ze hair off " shave Joe.never tried the brand and won't attempt to..all good on the video...will drive the brit red tip tomorrow.
Thanks Gary! I am glad that I will be rid of this soap pretty soon. When it happens, than I only will have 11 pucks left, excluding my samples, Tabac shave stick and 3 tubes of cream. The remaining 11 pucks don't have much variety. I have 3 lavender soaps, 2 Christmas soaps, Cryogen, Arko, Cella, Shannon's The Warrior, Razorock XX and Fine Accoutrements Platinum. It really is not much in the way of diverse scents, but I need to get to under 6 pucks before I order soaps. I know everyone has plenty of soap, but I don't need a whole wall of them. Lol!
very cool.i recently deep 6d a few soaps with lackluster scents and performance.a couple being old razo-rock offerings.their jarred stuff is so much better.won't be chasing vintage soaps either.stirling,a&e,and various british tubbed creams/croaps will be my mainstay in future.
Yes it is Paul. GN costs between 22 to 25 dollars per a 5 oz puck so that is $4.50 to $5.00 per oz. Their Zaharoff Signature Series Collaboration is $29.00 per 4 oz of soap so that is a whopping $7.25 per oz. The Zaharoff splashes are 27 dollars per bottle.
Hey guys! I want to encourage you that it's never to late to get fit. Today, I did my full body workout with weight machines and dumbells. This evening, I came back for a rare light cardio session on the bike. This is me after my bike session. I will be 67 next week so if this non-athlete can do it, then you can too.
Great shave with style Eric! The Vector is considered one of the best SE razors using Artist Club blades.
