Broke out the Schick type E injector now that I have some blades for it. Some hold up with the blade injection but eventually succeeded in loading a new blade.

Proraso pre
Omega 37 Boar
Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Schick Type E Injector
Thayer's Peach
Acqua Di Parma ASB

Nice result. The injector - very easy to use. Another razor to add to the rotation!

Simpson - Cella - Schick - British Sterling

If you got the Personna blades in the plastic injector magazine, they are a pain to load. The Schick injector blades in the metal magazine load much easier.

Friday 19th April - Birthday Shave!​

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Vintage Gillette English New​

Vintage Wilkinson Sword Super Sword Edge​

Hand-carved New Century pure bristle brush in Ash​

Trumper's coconut shaving soap​

Mr Taylor's AS​

Astral cream​

Mr Taylor's Cologne​

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Happy birthday friend!

Happy birthday!

Lovely set up, many happy returns! Happy birthday!

Thank you for the update brother!

Arko does indeed need some water, just like William's, although vintage William's needs much less water and work as the current version. Get the Arko dialed in where it needs to be and there is a very good chance you will abandon all other soaps or creams.

At one point, I hated Arko, Williams, and MWF... Now, however, these are my faves,but only because I figured out how to make them work for me.

I remember that and received a gratis puck of mwf. I've grown tired of Arko and started using it as shower soap. I think I still have 10 sticks or so.

Shave on a run...
Merkur 23C/???
Vie-Long horsehair brush
Viking SC
L'Oreal AS splash
Too fast to be good. No prep = no shave... SAS achieved.

Aces!

SOTN 4/19/13

Hot Wet Wash Cloth
Arko Stick
WD Silver Tip
GEM OCMM
GEM Blade (Walgreens(4))
Warm Rinse
Cold Rinse
WH
Aqua Velva Blue
Axe Chilled

First shave with the OCMM. Aggressive? You betcha! Smooth? Yep! Blood? No! So I give it a \m/.

I'm starting to like the Axe Chilled/Aqua Velva combo. Face always feels awesome afterward.

SOTD Friday:

Late night shave.

Prep: Hot water splash
Razor: 1946 Aristocrat
Blade: Super-Max Titanium (6th shave)
Cream: TOBS Sandalwood & Jack Black Luxurious Shave Cream
Brush: AOS pure badger
Shave: 4 passes and buffing on jawline
Post: hot water, Thayer's Rose Witch hazel, cold water splash, Clubman Splash, iced Nivea Sensitive balm
Pomade: Murray's Super Light
Cologne: Burberry London

Couple things: Jack Black shave cream doesn't lather. Tried a sample from Sephora. Should've done better prep. A little bit hot on the neck, no irritation just hot. I love the Burberry London, great scent. New pomade, Murray's Super Light, is awesome and smells like coconut due to the coconut oil in it.

Night everyone.

Friday!

• Prep: hot washing cloth
• Music: Racoon, Live at Chassé Breda
• Brush: Omega Travel boar
• Soap: Tabac stick
• Razor: silver Shake Sharp
• Blade: Gillette carbon super blue
• Shave: 3-pass + touch-up
• Post: hot water rinse, cold water rinse, dry blade and reload in bakelite Shake sharp

Another great Shake shave! Close to BBS.

Have a great weekend ya'll!

Saturday
Pre: Hot shower
Soap: TOBS Lemon & Lime sample
Brush: Simpson Special Best Badger
Lather: Face
Razor: Gillette Black Tip SS
Blade: Persona Blue (3) and 3 passes
Post: Cold Water Rinse
Aftershave: Masters Bay Rum
Cologne: Cuba

Great shave. The TOBS lathered well and had a mild lemon-line scent, the scent isn't one of my favorites though.

Warm shower with chamomile and glycerine soap
Proraso White pre applied with the brush
Kent Infinity Silvertex
Proraso Green - a small teaspoon in the Suribachi. More lather than I could possibly use.
Fat Boy on 6, then 4
Polsilver SI (1)
Alum
Proraso Sensitive ASB

Result: Oh yes! Oh Yes, yes, yes.
So, quite pleased really.

Saturday: Dedicated to my dear friend Dmitry in Russia!

#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Rapira day 6
The great Tet-a-tet SC
The great Tet-a-tet AS Balsam
Azzaro Pour Homme EDT

Our damn weather turned chilly again so I backed off the menthol a little, but the Tet-a-tet cream is still cooling enough for it to be felt and enjoyed. Its matching balsam is even colder and it gives wonderful protection against dryness and irritation. This terrific shave was made possible by a very special friend! Спасибо мой брат!

Here's a great tip on injector blade loading from the SE & Injector Partymaestro:

5/8 Hackett Diamond
Nuemann Bay Rum SS
28mm WSP HMW
Superior Bay Rum

Great have this morning. Very good skin care from the Nuemann's. I have a few new products that I'm looking forward to trying, a few soaps and creams. Have a good one.

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