-Monday-
w-2 canadian tech
soc
maca root
nautica



good morning gents
quick work shave
still awesome
have a fine day everyone
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Possibly, as it was a long time ago when I ordered it.

Fine shave this Menthol Monday morning. The Kent Shaving Cream works with any aftershave, which is great. Cooling menthol feel. Clean, clear all over. One pass. No damage. For the aftershave I pulled out I should probably use with any scent-free cream/soap: Gabels Original. I can still smell it, 3 hours later. Kinda smells along the line of Mennen Skin-Bracer, but not quite. It's nice. I find it to be manageable here in the hot hunid weather. As Outstanding As It Gets.

Sorry, , I blew it on the puncsheeation...I had the left parenthesee to early.

My shave today was an 10/10. I know it is almost time for a new blade. For me, it has been July 3rd or 6th since a new blade so come early in August on the 3rd--6th sometime in there I will get a new blade in as I feel this one blade is wearing out quicker. No cuts including the one on the face I reopened yesterday getting open. I went on dial 1 the first parts except the front of chin then went over all the parts again on dial 3 and chin on dial 3.

I used like almost always now, my no case Gillette Adjustable slim handle.

For the shave I used only water on my face then water on the shaver head/blade keeping the blade/shaver head good, so I did not get any cuts.

I did go back to redo one side on dial 1 just to get the cheeks even and this bumped my shave from 8 to a 10 out of 10. This is why I am going to be getting a new shaving blade soon in August, as soon as my $9.00 exact total on my new used shaving book off Amazon, King C. Gillette, the man and his wonderful shaving device comes in as that is August 1st--6th from Chicago. I will probably not be using a Gillette blade (I have King C Gillette blades made in China) when the book comes in but no worries, I am for the future using an actual vintage Gillette Safe-T-Shaver same one in this comment and if my current model dies, I am using my nicer case model.

fine shave Paul.

29th July 2025.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Men Kenya Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears Transparent Bar Soap.
Brush: Fine 24mm Synthetic.
Face & Head Lather.
Lather: Erasmic Shaving Soap Bowl.
Blade: Lord Silver Star Super Stainless. (D1)
Razor: 1970's Gillette Tech (ENG) Head w/ Lord L125 Handle.
Razor: Gillette Guard. (Head/Dome) (D5)

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & Head wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./ Cold Water Rinse./ Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.5 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel./Aloe Vera Gel./ P&G Old Spice Original ASL.

Greetings,

A relaxing early morning face & head shave.

Everything in my very eclectic shave set up this morning worked together superbly.

A wonderful shave from my 1970's Gillette Tech. Gillette got it so right with their vintage DE razors.

The Erasmic Soap Bowl & Fine synthetic brush both gave an admirably lathering performance this morning providing me with slick protective lather in a short space of time. Leaving a wonderful post shave feel.

Another close comfortable acceptable face & head shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a generous splash of P&G Old Spice Original ASL.

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

Stay safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

Thanks mate it's real is a fine razor.
And quiet efficient I would put it as my pick of British Gillette's that I have tried.
Cheers mate
Paul.

Nice clean-up John after a decent pause from shaving

Maca Magic

Great performance Barry

29 Jul 2025

2 Days growth again

Same setup again, staying focused at the moment with Aristocrat and Wizamet, I think it helps
Blade = Iridium Super extra Stainless (3) still doing the business

Thoroughly enjoyable shave all round, no damage, as good as it gets really

Have a great Thursday everyone

Thanks again Chris.

yes sir great stuff.

-Tuesday-
k-1 brit flare tip/n-3 super silver
parker
palmolive menthol
burberry weekend



goood morning gents
good scrub,good scrape,good scent
good day
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awesome shaves,set ups and pics gentlemen

Thanks Gary...

Happy with my shave today(Tues). The only thing that concerns me is that the Aqua Velva clone soap from The Wet Shaving Store should be colder than it is. However, it works fine with the Aqua Velva A.S., and prepares me well for the shave. Face and neck feel nice and clean. No damage.(course that is important). 2 healthy passes. A Niagra Falls of Super Bowl persuasion(THAT wasn't good), but AV is a nice aftershave. I'lll stick it out. My grandfathers probably used AV(course if they hadn't, I might not be sitting here typing lol). Very Outstanding.

Thank you Gary.

My shave today was a 9.5/10 I had only the small micro moustache cut reopened. I went on dial 1 for my cheeks then did most of it on Dial 3--4 then bumped up the dial to 5 for all including moustache because I was not getting the close shave. This was very close and smooth though not true BBS because to get there I would need to get sharper blades that could lead to more cuts.

I used like always my Gillette Adjustable Shaver slim handle my no case H 2, the one I can date.

I used only water on face going over moustache when time to shave that the first time.

I know I need a new shaver blade seeing if I can go past 3--4 on my Moustache area but I am hoping to keep using until the New Book comes in King C. Gillette, the man and his wonderful shaving device https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316009377/?tag=thshde-20 and until that book does on August 1st--6th, I am using up my current blade, a 2017 Personna made in USA 100 pack blade.

With solid technique and proper lubrication, a sharp blade should rarely cut your skin. In fact, you should feel very little to no tugging. I really think you are missing out on getting some terrific shaves by overusing your blades and skipping the shave lather. Your call, though.

I love my Gillette adjstables, but I have better success keeping them on one setting for the entire shave. It really doesn’t matter what setting you use. Just pick one and develop your technique around it. I go with a setting of 9. If you think about it, every time you change the setting, it changes the blade exposure and requires a corresponding change in technique. It’s helpful to minimize variables as you learn.

One other thing that helped me tremendously was developing a habit of using my off-hand to stretch my skin with every stroke of the blade. That helps me shave much closer and more comfortably with fewer passes.

I hope this all helps. The book will be a fun read.