SoS: July 6-12 2009 - "Non-Vintage Razor Week"

Tuesday

• Soap:Susie Bubbles Tranquil Mist
• Brush:The Body Shop
• Razor:Feather Portable
• Blade:7 O'Clock Sharp (Shave #1)
• A/S: Thayers with peppermint EO followed by TSD: Iced Subzero

 

Tuesday 7/6 . . .

• [*]Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  [*]Brush: C&E BBB
  [*]Cream: TSD Coconut Lime Verbena
  [*]Razor: '11 GEM Jr Lather Catcher with two piece handle
  [*]Blade: Ted Pella PTFE coated SE (shave 5)
  [*]Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  [*]A/S: Thayer's Savory Rose Witch Hazel Toner & Aqua Velva After Shave Cream
  [*]EDT: Nine Flags Manzanilla from Spain Cologne
  
  [*]Result: Ooooo! Such a wonderful shave today. BBS not blood and what a bunch of great fragrances with the different cream, A/S and EDT. And of course the old GEM Jr did a lot to help make it such a great shave. I love it when I have so much fun shaving. And today was one of those days.

 

Martes/Tuesday
Vie Long boar brush(Thanks Carlos/Mandrake)
Kent/MWF shavestick
Merkur HD with Gillette Swede(discovered that its the 3rd shave with it)
La Toja ASB

The soap is performing great.I really like it.I understand now all the hype about this soap.The brush is not as big as the Semogues but I like it.Soft tips and great backbone.

 

C-MON razor
Rooney 1/1 Pure
P160 soap
Proraso after shave

 

Tuesday

Muhle R89/ 7a.m.
Omega Boar
TGQ Lime Margarita SS
Nature's Gift Sandalwood Splash

 

Tuesday July 7th

Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
Godrej Shaving Round
Fat Handle Tech
NOS Schick Super Chromium (D2)
Thayers Rose WH
Anherb AS Gel

Results: Same razor, blade and soap setup and had the same outstanding results. The 1305 was a lather machine today and I am starting to see what the hype is all about as it gets nice and broken in.

 

Tuesday

Razor: RW 7/8 Damascus
Brush: Vintage Rooney
Soap: DR Harris's Marlborough
A/S: Lucky Tiger Tonic
Edt: Diptyque Tam Dao

 

Pre Shave
Olive Soap
Real Shaving Co Daily Facial Scrub
Cariad Shaving Oil

Shave
Personna M5 Magnum
TOBS Pure Badger
Rilanja Rasiercreme

Post Shave
Tabac Man After Shave Lotion
Cariad Post Shave Moisturiser

I know what your'e thinking but ... :angry019, I was sent the Personna from the USA and had to try it:ashamed001

 

Merkur Slant
Gillette Platinum
Shavemac 177 Silvertip
Geo F. Trumper's Coconut Oil Shave Cream
Proraso Aftershave Balm

 

How did it shave, Sabre?better than a fusion?

 

Day 2 of "Non-Vintage Razor Week"

• Hot Shower
• Burma Shave Boar
• Vintage Soap
• Merkur 23C
• Astra Platinum Day 2
• Thayers Witch Hazel with Aloe
• Masters Bay Rum

 

Just as good as, I may add to the Magnum review thread, but if I had a choice I would go for a Dorco Pace 6 over a Magnum or Fusion. I do feel a drag when using a Personna Magnum or Matrix 3, or even Triflexx - but this does not affect performance.

I am not sure I have ever used a Fusion or Pace 6 with real shaving cream, rather than upmarket gel than I thought was an improvement on Foam :ashamed001


:signs080

 

Bic Comfort 3 Pivot razor (green handle – for sensitive skin)
Omega 49 boar brush
Godrej Menthol Mist shaving cream
Dirty Bird Mug
LaToja aftershave Locion

Today was my first time to use LaToja aftershave Locion and I’m impressed.

 

SOTD July 7, 2009

Nancy Boy "Signature" SC | C&E BBB | John Engström 6/8 Frameback | Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel

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Tuesday 7th

Merkur 34c
Derby Extra
Muehle Best Badger
Dalli Shaving Stick

Skin Bracer Cool Blue
Mama Bear Cadebury Moss Cologne

 

At least someone's playing along.

Using an in-production DE is cheating.:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

 

7 JULY MMIX.
TUESDAY. NON-VINTAGE.

Start: Imperial Leather
Razor: Black Titanium
Soap: Arko Shave Stick
Brush: C&E Best Badger
Splash: Pinaud Clubman
Finish: Tabac Toilet H20.

...

Fine shave at a high price. I've never subscribed to the belief that any more than 1 blade contributes to a closer shave, and a 2-pass shave with the Quattro left me with my customary results.

I often use 1- and 2-blade disposables and will say this: Spring-loaded razors with pivoting heads obstruct hair removal in certain areas.

When shaving my chest, the Titanium, with and its flexing and contouring and this and that, made it difficult to hit spots, for example on my collarbone, without repeated strokes.

...

I collapsed fifteen times during my shave today on account of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgtWIx2zLtk

 

C&E BBB
Merkur Slantbar with Derby
Fraser's SC
Skin Bracer by Mennen
Avon Black Suede EDC

:happy005

 

How is using an in-production DE cheating? The fact that it's in production is a completely legit non-vintage razor.

 

Ya, ya, but they're modeled after vintage.

The whole purpose, IMO, should be to use razors the masses use, multi-bladed, spring-loaded head-pivoters - to get a good taste of that nasty sh*t!

On a side note, near my GF's apt. - Boston/Brookline line - is a Star Market where I found a disposable I've never seen before:

Schick's Twin. Not Slim Twin, or ST2, but just Twin. Straight-up two-blade fixed-head throwaway razors. Never seen them before. Very crude packaging. What's more, the front of the pack said Schick and the back Wilkinson Sword. I wonder if these are popular abroad?