23rd July 2022.



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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Asda Tingly Mint & Tea Tree Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears Transparent Bar Soap.
Brush: Anbbas 24mm Tuxedo synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl : Home Bargains Stainless Steel Side Bowl.
Lather :Geo F. Trumper Violet Shaving Cream.
Blade: Personna PTFE SS. (D4.)
Razor: Ever-Ready 1912. (US)

Post:
Cold water face & head wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./ Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.3 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./Blue Stratos ASL./Nivea Men Fresh Moisturising Gel./ blue Stratos EdT.


(Face & Head Shave.)

Greetings,

A new shave set up to start the weekend.....Whilst i was picking out items for my SOTD set ups for this week on yesterday i decided to have an annual ruthless den clean discarding various near-used/gone off no longer have any use for shaving assortments, which made me feel better and jogged my scatter-brained memory to start using stuff i haven't gave much attention for a considerable amount of time.

It's been a while since i last used the GFT Violet shaving cream which was kindly gifted to me by a fellow member of TSR forum along with a tub of Edwin Jagger Lime &Pomegranate shaving cream, and some Van Der Hagen Glycerine Mango Luxury Shaving Soap, of which I'll add to my soap rotation in future shaves.

The Ever-Ready 1912. (US) was my introduction to vintage SE razors kindly gifted to me by another member of TSR forum, of which I' am forever grateful for...'The kindness of strangers is a wonderful thing!'

The solid design of these razors & the thickness of the Gem PTFE blade give them great rigidity keeping blade chatter under control which is wonderful. Adding to that, it's so easy to insert & remove a blade.

Finishing to the shave off with a few small squirts of blue Stratos EdT to the pulse points.

My face & precious swede are feeling silky smooth & smelling divine.

Stay safe, and enjoy the start of the weekend ladies & gentlemen.

Vintage razors are always a thing of beauty. Great shave, pic and post Barry. Have a super afternoon.

Weekends are for the Hawk! Nice Saturday shave!

Razor - Razorock Hawk v3 standard base plate with Professional blade (2)
Soap - Mudder Focker cream
Pre-shave - TOBS Herbal Gel
Brush - Simpson T2 Trafalgar
Post-shave - Thayers Toner with Witch Hazel & Aloe
Geo F Trumper Sandalwood Skin Food
A/S Pinaud Clubman

Very pleasant 3 pass shave with no cleanups. WTG, ATG, XTG. I did manage to nick my chin! Alum bar stopped leak and gave minimal feedback. The shave with the Hawk is always pleasant. Nice heft to this razor.

I am sore today but, off to a Music Jam BBQ with friends. Geetar time!
I hope all you guys stay cool!

Excellent shave Hogie. Have a great time at the hootenanny bbq

saturday
new sc/platinum
omega
mls colonia
fine



godd morning gents
continuing with the citrus theme.
awesome 2 passer in the usual manner
fine mls lather built with the upscale omega boar.
over trimmed the goatee so off it came.
haven't been bare faced for a while.
awesome.
have a great weekend everyone.
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Good shave this morning from the Wet The Face soap-but should have been better. To begin with, I should have allowed more water on the Clubman brush. Tomorrow, I will let more water onto the brush(course it won't be the Clubman, as I never use the same brush on back-to-back days). Nice work along the cheeks&sideburns, doing a little extra on the latter. The two Porcupines required extra work too, but I succeeded in what I missed yesterday. One cut down at South Cactus(around the Adams Apple). No Knicks, no polkadots. The Skin Bracer is a nice compliment to a "frozen" soap like Wet The Face's offering. Very Excellent.

I expect there to be some serious fiddle music at that bbq.

If another guy named Gary comes, there will be fiddle. Also a few bluegrassers

awesome start to the weekend gents..

SE Shave # 269 - JustOneJulySoap -Weekdays - Edmund Fitzgerald Edition

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: PAA Injector - Type L
Blade: Persona Injector
Brush: CRD Sky - O- Earth 26 mm Synthetic
Lather: Blackship Grooming Company La Concorde
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Additional Care:
Maggards Alum
Nivea Sensitive Balm
Thayer’s Witch Hazel - Original

Final shave with the La Concorde soap. Another tub bites the dust. Fabulous injector shave this morning. Easy three passes that resulted in very nice smoothness.

Travel day - Leaving the Southern Den for my wife’s happy place. I have to come back Monday for yet another delivery, a ceramic bbq.

Hope you all manage to stay cool.

Very nice GEM shave Barry. I enjoy the shave I receive with my ER 1912 as well.

Wonderful Hawk shave Hogie. Enjoy you time at the bbq.

Thank you, Gary...Have a great weekend.

Thank you, Joe...Have a great weekend.

awesome Joe.

Another great shave with the Hawk v3...Enjoy your Geetar Time & your Music Jam BBQ with friends.

Thank you, Joe...Your right, Vintage razors are a thing of beauty, and wonderful efficient shaving tools as well...Enjoy you day.

July 23 SOTD

Straight Razor Shave #383
10/8 Max Sprecher (66)
Catie's Bubbles Tuxedo Brush
Cella SS
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS



It's been awhile since Max came out to play. In fact, it was May 31 and that has been the longest stretch without using this razor. It was my first custom razor and it's been in my collection just over 2 years.
Anyway, Cella never disappoints other the quality of its lather and its slickness. It's one of the easiest soaps to make a lather regardless of the method. Here is my bowl lather:

I had enough lather for 3 passes which I did and another 3 passes for my headshave using my Fatboy (not shown) on setting 9 with a Gillette Winner blade.

Yes, I did a rare 3 passes with a straight. Lol!
After 2 passes, Max gave me a near BBS shave, but he was feeling a little tuggy so I refreshed the blade on my pasted strop, then hit it on the linen and leather.
The third pass was with the grain and it went smoothly as I ended the shave with a error free BBS result. I also got a cueball smooth headshave as well.

I didn't get any alum feedback anywhere so I was quite pleased. Witch hazel was splashed on my face, neck and dome and it was followed with the cooling Aqua Velvet Ice Blue aftershave. Have a great day guys!

Very nice shave Gary. Too bad about the goat, but you can grow it back. Enjoy your day!