SoS: June 3, 2013 - June 9, 2013

6/8 Ern
D.R. Harris Eucalyptus SC
22mm TGN Finest fan
Getting a set of scales made for this blade turned into a regular Bozo's Circus adventure. They're still not 100% complete but close enough for a morning shave. I dulled the blade and rehoned it last night, very nice edge and good shave. The scales are made of G10 and it's tough stuff but easy to work with. If a person want to make a set of scales that will last a lifetime, this is probably it. Have a good one.

 

Saturday

Hydro-magic with Schick blade (6)
Preshave - Coral Skin Food
Soap - MWF
Brush - Omega Mighty Midget (Badger and Boar)
Face Lather
3 pass shave
Cold Water Rinse
Lab Series Aftershave Spray

A little burning on my cheeks after the shave, but no red. Might be due to 6 shaves with the same blade in the Hydro-magic. I guess I'll see tomorrow since I plan on using the Hydro-magic to finish Injector Week.

 

R41 Weber Bulldog
RP Personna
24mm TGN Finest Oscar11 handle (Thanks Steve)
Klar Kabinett
Alum
Superior 70

A very nice shave today.

 

Saturday morning at the gym:

Merkur slant
Personna lab
FKD&G travel brush
RS Co menthol
Aqua Velva ice sport

I really have to get a case for my razor, it sliced through the side of my kit bag this morning. Otherwise, great shave!

 

7.6.2013

• Prep: shower, RazoRock glycerine pre-shave soap
• Razor: Vintage Bakelite Slant / Sabi
• Blade: Sputnik
• Brush: WSP Monarch HMW
• Soap: Institut Karité (5)
• Post: alum, T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel
• Aftershave: Musgo Real Classic sample

 

Razor: Schick Krona
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Dubl Duck M4
Cream: Lider Active
Post: Cold Water, Alum, and Thayer's original
AS: Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum

I haven't shaved with the Krona in awhile, I forget how nice the shave can be with Krona.

 

SUPER Saturday

• Prep: the usual piping-hot cloth for a few minutes
• Pre-Shave: Homemade PSO - highly recommended!
• Brush: Omega Pro 48 boar - big and a bit moppy at times, but does the job!
• Soap: Mike's Natural Coconut Shaving Soap - great scent!
• Razor: Merkur 38c HD Barber Pole - a big, handful of a DE razor. Love the size!
• Blade: Astra SP
• Shave: 3-pass, with touch-up on 'trouble' spots
• Post: Cold water rinse, towel dry, slap on some 4771 aftershave & then sooth with the Pre de Provence balm.
• Post-Post: Wife loves the feel of my face and the subtle scent (sage) of the balm. Good start of the day!

A nice, smooth shave with no nicks nor irritation. I've some Feather blades on hand that I'm tempted to try, but I think I'll wait for when I have several day's growth to mow through. I'd like to see how they compare to the Astras I've been using.

 

Saturday - it's the weekend! Time for the SEs.

Prep: Hone and strop str8, hot shower, TSD ISZ PSB
Coffee: Home roasted Burundi, BLACK
CD: Andrae Crouch and the Disciples ~ The Best of Andrae
Hone: Duro Electric
Strop: VB 2" black latigo/linen
Soap: VDH Deluxe
Brush: Ever Ready 250PB with original knot
Str8: Boker S.S. St. Louis, 3 passes
Injector: Schick E, touch up
Post: Cold water rinse, RazoRock rub down, ice water splash, B&BW Noir
'Stache Wax: Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Not bad. Not bad at all.

 

A few weepers, I kinda want to try the '13 R41 since I now find this a tad too in your face for me...

 

Gillette slim adjustable
Voskod
Semogue 830
Mdc
Floid blue

My first shave in my new apartment. A dfs at that!

 

Razor: Merkur HD
Blade: PolSilver Super Iridium
Brush: Parker Finest 25mm
Pre: Musgo Real Lime Oil Soap
Soap: Prairie Creations Ddc Alpine Snowdrift
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Prairie Creations Spiced Rum Balm

 

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Saturday morning, June 8, 2013

Schick I2 Hydro-magic with Personna Blade (4)
Omega 20102 boar bristle brush,
C O Bigelow shave cream and hot lather,
Finish with cold water rinse and Captain's Choice Lime for a DFS!

Aces!

 

Saturday's shave, June 8, 2013

Schick I2 Hydro-magic with Schick blade (7)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

My shave the other day was with my type A-injector, cade soap and Aluminium rubberset with boar knot.

Todays shave was my first shave with the 1955 super speed, Ive had this razor for the best part of a year now and only just shaved with it lol, (with moving house 10 months ago, decorating etc etc.... and its so clean looking with case, its in my display cabinet so it kinda gets fogoten about.


Hot shower
Gillette Super speed flair tip 1955
Old spice mug with vintage old spice soap
Aluminium rubberset brush with boar knot
Astra SP Blade (D-3)

BBS was really impressed with the super speed even with a day 3 blade. fantastic shave. I have tried SS before but they never seemed this good.

 

I have never seen a Schick like that before. Can you tell us anything about it?

 

It is a late version of the Krona with more plastic in the body and even the base plate. These were heavily copied in the U.S.S.R. under the name ISKRA.
These were made in the early 1970s when Schick was trying to reduce costs on razors due to the market switching to the Trac II and other two blade cartridge systems.
It is more aggressive in my opinion than the earlier Krona model.

 

Had a pretty awful shave last night. A lot of weepers and irritation. Maybe its my medication I'm on, I'm kinda inflamed skin wise anyhow. Usually I get terrific shave from Williams and vdh. Or maybe my face didn't like the supermax platinum blade in the tech, I dunno.

 

PRE: Hot Towel + MR GLO Soap + AM Crew PSO
BRUSH: Omega 636
CREAM: TOBS Grapefruit
RAZOR: Merkur 38C
BLADE: Astra SP
POST: Alum + Lucky Tiger AS Lotion





And...SWMBO tried out the brush and real lather for the first time. She liked it! I gave her a choice of all my soaps creams including the KMF grapefruit pomegranate I bought for her...Yeah, she went with the D.R. Harris Lavender + AOS Lavender superlather (go figure). Have a great weekend all!