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  1. 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.
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  2. 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

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    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
  4. 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
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  5. The Sunday Shave.

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  6. Thank you.
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  7. Gillette Gold Aristocrat / Astra blade
    TurnNShave Synthetic
    Stirling Sandalwood [​IMG]

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

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  9. Menthol Monday Shave

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    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
  10. 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


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  11. Menthol Monday SOTD
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    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

  12. 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

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  13. 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 [​IMG]

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  14. 25 August 2025
    * Weber DLC + Stork Ex Brass
    * Super Iridium
    * Oscar11 Aquamarine
    * Mystic Water Bay Rum
    * Unrefined Shea Butter
    * Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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

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  17. 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![​IMG]


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  18. 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 :happy088:

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

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    Happy shaving - Karl
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  19. -Monday-
    rocket HD
    semogue
    vito's
    legend spirit

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  20. The Monday lineup:

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