SOS: August 2025

Sunday Afternoon 24/08/2025

• Razor : Gillette Model 100 (Single Ring) Silver Plated Brass 1904. (USA)
• Blade : Gillette Vintage New Blade (1) / Wizamet Iridium Stainless(1) (USA-Russia).
• Brush : PAA Amber Aerolite 24mm Stygian Hybrid Synthetic. (USA)
• Soap : TGS Shibusa. (Italy)
• Aftershave : CK Eternity Splash. (USA)
• Weight : 50 grams. (razor)

Hi all,
I had an interesting shave tonight with a Gillette model 100 the serial number on the base plate dates 1904 (pictured).
It’s quite clear by the quality of the shave Gillette still had a way to go to perfect the shave that would make them famous.
I started the shave with a Gillette vintage blade from the same era which I tried to hone with a vintage DE hone design for this job (pictured) adding a bit of water to it and following the instructions.

I gave up on the blade after the third downward stoke when it nicked my cheek causing a good bleeder and quickly change to a Wizamet blade.
It was tugging way to much to give a safe reasonably comfortable shave.
(Either I made the blade worse by attempting to hone it or men were clearly tougher 100 years ago.)
That’s one of the amazing things about using these old razors.
It’s 121 years old ! older than just about any person who has ever lived.
After the blade change the shave was decent enough even though by the second pass I had a bright red trial going down to my jaw line.

Give one a try if you haven’t already they’re still reasonably easy to pick up and not too expensive even if you just pick up the head and base plate and put it into a later handle.

TGS soap worked really well providing good cushioning and aftershave feel as expected from these fine soaps.

Nicely finished off with CK Eternity splash.
And a bit work with the Alum block to seal the nick.

One pass WTG one pass ATG with some touch ups Done.

One nick No worries.

Cheers.

 

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Stirling Soap Barbershop
Brush: Omega 11137 boar
Razor: 1960 Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (3)
Post shave: Clubman Pinaud

 

Excellent shave - then leathery AS nicely compliments the tobacco shop scent of the soap.
Prep: cold water
Soap: HoM Tobacconist
Brush: Lutin Chubby Lightning
Razor: Rockwell 6S 6
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
AS: Declaration Grooming Cuir et Epices

 

No sir, no heat on this razor. I have read there is one that heats up but I think they are pricey and gimmicky by all accounts

 

The Sunday Shave.

 

Thank you.

 

Gillette Gold Aristocrat / Astra blade
TurnNShave Synthetic
Stirling Sandalwood

Sent from my SM-T387V using Tapatalk

 

-The-Sunday-Shave-
aristocrat jr
ever-ready
oxford blue
st.james

​

 

Menthol Monday Shave


Gillette ‘50s British Rocket
NOS British Wilkinson Sword
AP Shave Co. 26mm Golden Emerald Green Synbad
Valobra Menthol Soft Shave Cream Soap
Barbasol Brisk Aftershave Splash
​

 

24 August 2025
​

* Blackbird Black Oxide
* Super Iridium
* Epsilon 2-Band + Faux Briarwood
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Thayer's Witch Hazel Unscented
* Unrefined Shea Butter


​

 

Menthol Monday SOTD


Razor: OneBlade GENESIS
Blade: Feather FHS (1)
Brush: Saponificio Varesino LE Manchurian HMW 26mm
Bowl: Junichi Tanaka 5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Iced Cube 2.0
Pre-Shave Oil: Saponificio Varesino
Shave Soap: Saponificio Varesino Tundra Artica (HOM Permafrost)
Butter: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Saponificio Varesino Tundra Artica

​

 

Aug 25, 2025

Prep: Hot water
Razor: Weber ARC
Blade: Gillette Platinum (Laser etched/Russian)
Brush: Rooney Heritage 2XL Jade
Soap: First Line Shave - Sutton Distilled (FLS3)
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Dua Formula 001 by The Dua Brand

 

RazoRock BBS Razor
Personna Comfort Coated Blade (3)
Whipped Dog Silvertip Badger Brush 24/57

Wholly Kaw Sandhurst Shaving Soap

Floid Mentolado Vigoroso After Shave

Sent from my SM-A526U using Tapatalk

 

25 August 2025
​

* Weber DLC + Stork Ex Brass
* Super Iridium
* Oscar11 Aquamarine
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO




​

 

Menthol Monday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Eskimo Tuxedo Shave Soap
Alpha T-400 Silvertip Badger
Burham Safety Razor
Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade
CWR
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Mennen Skin Bracer AS

The Eskimo Tuxedo Shave Soap was face-lathered well with the Alpha T-400 Silvertip Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Burham Safety Razor and the Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Proraso Red
Brush: Maggard 24mm
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89
Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp (2)
Post shave: Gillette Gel

 

Menthol Monday - not a Grand Freeze but nice and cooling:

Long shower
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/7 AM day 2
Noxzema Lather SC
Prep ASB
Booster Polar Ice AS Splash

It was impossible for me to resist the Noxzema cream this morning and I think soon I’ll have to start rationing it because I don’t want to go through this tube and the two backups that I still have in record time - there’s no way to get this beautiful stuff again. What a delightful three pass BBS shave this was and I smell like I just stepped out of a 1960s barbershop!

Wishing you all a great week ahead - be well and stay safe!


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

I have never really liked this frameback and it was a long time since I used it. Turned out it provided a pleasant surprise. Who knows, maybe I’ll grow to like it

Hot water preparation
Baume.be Shave Cream
Romera Wenge Chubby Manchurian Badger
AD Arbenz Le Champion Frameback
Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

-Monday-
rocket HD
semogue
vito's
legend spirit

​

 

The Monday lineup: