SoS: September 7, 2015 - September 13, 2015

Thanks for letting me know. Funny that, it was visible in the preview and also when I posted.. Will try to fix now.

 

For September 7th:

http://theshaveden.com/forums/threa...ss-se-safety-razors.46760/page-12#post-890528

 

I'm a big fan of DR Harris Windsor. I also like the Marlborough scent. Have you tried any other DR Harris soaps?

 

Menthol Monday shave.

Being that it's SE September I reached for my lather catcher. I've never had a good shave with it. I really only keep it because I love the look of it. I'm glad I did as I had a wonderful shave with it today.
Usually I'm a bit worried when I use it as it doesn't look the safest razor in the world.

I just wish I could get the second part of the handle it would be even easier to use. Looking forward to using it again tomorrow.



Razor - Lather Catcher
Blade - Gem
Pre shave - Proraso Green
Lather - Proraso Green
Brush - Plisson synthetic
Aftershave - Nivea Cooling Balm

 

No, this is the only D.R. Harris I have tried.

 

Monday

Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: La Toja Stick
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Gillette 7 O’Clock Blue Super Platinum (6)
Brush: oscar11 Boar-26mmx60mm
Aftershave: Chiseled Face-Sherlock

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

La Toja Stick today. Easy, thick, lather. 7 O’Clock Blue SP still in the Fatboy. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Sherlock.

Bob

 

7 September 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft 102 + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber Barbeiro
* Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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7sep15
Today's shave was not laborsom at all.

My first use of the Black Beauty(5). Gillette 7o'clock SS(1).
Just a couple nicks(no blood) on my throat/neck, but overall another nice smooth pleasurable shave.

 

Sweet photo!

 

Menthol Monday September 7:

Homemade PS Oil
Stirling Synthetic Brush
Stirling Frozen Tundra
Injector Type G
Osage Rub
Stirling Unscented PSB
Aqua Velva AS

 

MONDAY
Labor Day shave
Late morning shave (for me!). Smooth results from the Big Wosty; 3-passes and near BBS!
Have a blessed Monday, all!

 

T&H PSO
T&H Lavender Cream
Savile Row 3184
OCMM/GEM SS (5)
AOS After Shave Balm

Working on learning the ways of the OCMM. Second consecutive shave with it - fourth overall. No nicks, a few reopened small cuts from yesterday and no irritation. When I can feel the top of the contoured head gliding against my skin and hear it cutting my stubble at the same time I know I have the angle right. Now, if I can just do that consistently and then automatically...

 

Beautiful razor!

 

Razor: Gillette Ball End Tech NDC (nickel plated triangle slots 1938-45)
Brush: Erskine Badger 1947 Birth Year
Mug: Old Spice 1985 Cobalt Blue
Cream: TOBS Grapefruit cream
Blade: Feather (1)
Post shave: Thayers Cucumber WH, Jack Black Balm, 4711 cologne
The TOBS whipped up nicely with the Badger. The Gillette Tech is a nice mild razor for me even with a Feather blade. Very nice two pass shave with some touchup. Warm water rinse and pat dry. Some WH and after cleanup some JB Balm and then some 4711 cologne. Nice shave with this Tech. It's a little more aggressive than my post war Tech razors, but still mild. Y'all have a good one!

 

Ive got the D.R Harris Arlington in the wooden bowl and agree its a really great soap.

 

Thank you, Gary!

 

For September 8th:

http://theshaveden.com/forums/threa...ss-se-safety-razors.46760/page-13#post-890780

 

Menthol Monday:

Prep: Hot shower, Healthy Accents Daily Renewal Cleanser, TSD Jasmine Sambac preshave balm
Brush: Simpson 56 Best Badger
Lather: Ginger's Garden Grass Stain Menthol Snow soap
Razor: RazoRock Bamboozled RAKE OC
Blade: Bolzano Superinox (1)
Passes: WTG (1)
Post: Cold water splash, Bloc Osma alum, Dickinson's witch hazel, Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS splash
Cologne: Xeryus

Late shave today, relatively, with only a single pass owing to the hour plus a new blade. The Bolzano feels about as good on my face on day 1 as the Bic, though the audio feedback is a little bit lessened. CCS results considering one pass.

 

September 7, 2015 - Labor Day - SOTD

60 yo newbie’s intro to traditional shaving. (Week 17 AC*)

Single-Edge SEptember
Injectors and perhaps a GEM

This month marks my first shaves with injectors. In the first week of SEptember I had 6 great shaves with Schick injectors: a J3 "Golden 500"; an I2 - another hydro-magic Schick; and a G series. All gave excellent shaves and cause me to want to assess them again during a longer time period someday soon.

Next up is a Canadian-made Schick believed to be an E series (E2) and on the more aggressive side than my first three.

Mid-morning shave, with two-day growth.
Hot Shower
Soap: Proraso Green
Brush: Omega Pro 48
Razor: Schick Type E - Canada
Blade: Schick Injector (China) (1)
TSD Witch Hazel
Aftershave Cream: Proraso
After Shave: Proraso Green

I was a bit apprehensive stepping up to the plate for this one as I was warned that I'm about to move towards the higher aggressiveness scale for Schick injectors.

Evidently, the week I just spent with some of the milder versions prepared me well for today. The first pass did a decent (not stellar) job of whisker reduction, but the second (ATG) pass and a minor touch-up, left me smooth with a great shave, similar or better than all the injectors I've done this month.

This is such a beautiful, handsome razor (thanks @Omaney )that I'm going to spend a full week with it and get to see how I can improve the experience. I know, I said I just got a great shave, but I'm gonna experiment to try and realize it's full potential.

Hope you're all having a great Labor Day weekend - brought to you by the folks who established weekends!

Cheers!
RT

*AC = After Carts

 

Monday 07.09.2015

I have bad news, bad news for me at least.
Last time I used the cream from TSD my shave suffered from a bad razor and blade combination.
The shave was less than stellar and the result thereafter.

Today I wanted to give it another go and picked the same gear as yesterday's shave. The only exception was the cream and my own homemade "brush" the Sithspawn.

It did not take too long to discover that something was rotten north of Denmark. First, my brush has apparently started suffering from male pattern baldness. It lost a lot of hair during this shave and I am sure that I can see the hairline receding. But the biggest sign and the real bad news was that the cream does not thrive in the Norseland.

Maybe it's me, maybe it's my water or maybe it's Maybelline. I don't know what it is, but the cream proved to be difficult to lather. To counter this effect I had to use twice or thrice the amount of cream that I usually would and the lather looked thin and not that great.

Luckily, as the "wife" can attest to, looks can be deceiving. The lather proved to be more than capable to shave with. Not the slickest I've used, but slick enough to give me a satisfactory shave

The Shave Den Wheat Shaving Cream is a well lauded cream that receives nothing but praise every time I read about it. That it does not work that well for me is a classic case of YMMV or just lack of technique on my part.
But it still makes me sad.

Razor: Edwin Jagger de89
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: The Sithspawn
Cream: The Shave Den Wheat Shaving Cream
Aftershave: Fitjarsoap Kjakesmurning