Thursday Pre: Proraso Preshave Cream: Proraso Green Brush: Omega 49 Razor: G8 injector Blade: Schick (4) and 3 passes Post: Cold Water Rinse Aftershave: Proraso Green Cologne: Old Spice A great shave
2013 Muhle R41 - Voskhod Omega 42 - Klar Kabinett Alum - Superior 70 - Nord Ost ASB The new R41 has much less blade exposure than the 2011 version, but still provided a nice close shave.
Thursday: NXT Facial Wash #6 Horsehair Super Speed/Rapira day 4 Aquabarba SC 444 AS Balsam Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS Grey Flannel EDT This shaving journey took me to Tunisia where this nice Aquabarba cream is from - great lather with a minty scent, and plenty of menthol. After that, a lay-over in Portugal for the wonderful 444 balsam which really gave me a strong menthol kick, and finally back home where Aqua Velva is found, and we all know how cooling and soothing that stuff is. What a fantastic shave!
J. Rogers & Sons D. R. Harris Eucalyptus SC 23mm WSP HMW Crazy busy week so far. Nice shave this morning. Have a good one. tinypics
Happy Thursday From Florida! The dusting off of neglected gear continues: Hot shower Marvy mug Vintage Williams Rubberset aluminium / TGN synthetic re-knot Sir Grapfellow Injector G EMS blade (1) Cold water rag Aqua Velva 3-passes = DFS+! Have a great day Ya'll!
AHHHH Sir Grapefellow's long awaited reappearance..... Thursday's Shave Arko SS/Omega 10029 Gem OC Micromatic/Gem SS d1 Arko-Nem moisturizer/Old Spice AS Man this Micromatic has been taking 'no-prisoners'....everyday it knocks them out of the park and in such an effortless irritation-free fashion. Yesterday was shave 8 on that blade and I was a little cautious at the start of today's shave, as it was my first with a Day1 blade in this razor...After 2 strokes I realized no need to worry...In fact...it was even faster and more effortless and such a pleasure... I am now officially a raving fanatic in the Micromatic Camp....This OCMM is the real deal...one of the hippest razor designs of all-times... Great Shaves Everyone
OK, first outing with the Fat Boy. Tried to keep everything 'normal' so only change was the razor and blade. Warm shower, RSC face scrub, chamomile&glycerine soap Home made pre-shave oil (loving this stuff) Palmolive stick whipped up with a Vuvfix 404 Fat Boy and Gillette Super Thin (1) The plan was to do three passes: 5;3;3 However, due to not wearing glasses in the bathroom, I actually had: 5;7;3 (doh!!) Cold splash followed by alum block Armani Aqua de Geo ASB Result: not quite the shave I was expecting due to turning the dial the wrong way. Setting 3 is very mild and 5 was fine too. Tomorrow I try: 7;5;3 and will have my glasses with me!
Thursday - another day closer Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil Coffee: Maxwell House French Roast, BLACK CD: Glenn Kaiser ~ Blues Heaven, Vol. II Soap: TSD SOTQ B1, Winter Pagoda + 4 drops TSD M Bomb Brush: Omega 11574 DE: Fat Handle Tech Blade: Astra SP, day 4, 3 passes Post: Cold water rinse, Dickenson's WH, B&BW Noir, hand strop blade 'Stache Wax: Steve's Own Darn near BBS. Great shave.
Thursday Kent BK*8/Ayars Bowl hot shower Proraso PrePost Cream (Green) Ach Brito Lavanda SC Joris 1912T/Perma-Sharp Super (2) warm water rinse Monster Block Alum cool water rinse Thayer's Lavander WH Ach Brito Lavanda I added some RazoRock King Louis Aftershave Wax while my face was still moist and it worked out great.I should add I only used a tiny amount.
Wednesday: First day with my Gillette Slim Adjustable. It was strange... with it only set to "1" I felt a lot more blade than I think I'm used to. With my Merkur I hardly notice the blade is there. Stranger still, after I finished my full regimen I felt NO irritation. Not a BBS but I knew not to push it. Still feels good, as it is. Pre: Shower, normal mild scrub with Shea Moisture Facial Cleanser, Anthony Logistics Preshave Oil Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable Blade: Wilkonson Sword Classic Cream: Arko Moist Post: Warm rinse, Styptic pencil, cooler rinse, Oil of Olay Toner, Anthony Logistics A/S Balm, Captain's Choice Lime A/S (this stuff is GREAT!)
Thursday morning, April 18, 2013 Schick E2 Injector with Personna blade (7) Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush, Arko shaving soap with hot water lather, finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!
and what a fantastic global tour....I love getting my world tours vicariously through C-S's shav-a-log's....I can feel the minty Tunisian breezes and the cool Portugesian Freezes...lol.....You got style, my friend...
Man...it sure is great seeing you back.........you keep healing and we'll keep sending the prayers....deal? Man...I never would have believed it...but you did it...you survived your RAD and settled down with that sweet little R41....How long has it been now? We should have an anniversary celebration....any excuse to celebrate anyway....
IMHO, I think it's more blade exposure than the handle weight. When you look down at the top plate, there is a lot of blade exposed. (Slightly more than the Grande.) I think this extra blade exposure in combination with the short, skinny but heavy handle works to increase the aggressiveness of the Piccolo. I think it feels rather head heavy as well. Although the handle is solid and heavy, the weight seems to be forward causing the "heavy head" feel due to the short handle grip area. BTW, that's interesting about the new (2013) R41. Is there a noticable difference in the blade exposure between the 2011 and the 2013? Does the new geometry change the head angle relative to the (2011) R41? (Which for me was almost a perpendicular rake head angle for the 2011.)
SOTD Thursday 4-18, 2013 Gillette Fat Handled Tech w/Feather Proraso PSC Al's SC - Boheme GT G4 Scuttle Semogue 1460 Boar Thayer's Witch Hazel Nivea Replenishing ASB Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve ASL A 30's Tech with a Feather is a smooth operator! The Al's Boheme SC and the Pinaud SR really go great together! Excellent shave this morning.
Thursday: Cetaphil Face Bar Shave Secret Oil Williams Mug Soap Aqua Velva Ice Blue Afta Fresh Old Spice Omega Boar Shumate 5/8
Interesting. I didn't think there would be different Fatip heads. I think I will have to pick up a Piccolo to compliment my Grande. There is definitely a difference in blade exposure between the 2011 and 2013. I was surprised to see how little blade poked out from under the cap. IIRC, the width of the top cap was increased from 18mm to 22mm. There is more curvature on the blade which requires a different angle. It's not nearly as perpendicular as the '11 version and has less aural feedback as well. I only have one shave with the new version, but it seems to be slightly tamed from the last version which was too much for me to handle on a daily basis. In my opinion, it will be just as effective, but easier to use. These are only my initial impressions as the razor was delivered last night after work.
That's good news about the new version of the R41. The 2011 version was way too aggressive for most folks so, the newer version will be easier to use on a regular basis and have a larger following. I agree; I can't use the (2011) R41 on a multi-day basis either. I use it every now and only when I want a very very close shave but, when I do use it, I have to use extreme caution. (Not a comfortable feeling!) BTW, the FaTip Grande head and the FaTip Piccolo head are definately different not only in blade exposure but the threads to the handle are different as well. I haven't found a larger (Bulldog type) handle to use with the Piccolo due to the thread differences. (The Grande and the Piccolo handles cannot be switch between the two because of this thread difference.) If I knew what handle would accept the threads of the Piccolo top plate, I would switch to a larger handle on the Piccolo for a more secure handle gripping area. This may tame the Piccolo's aggressiveness a little bit. (?)
