Razor A: Ever-Ready 1914 WW1 SE Razor B: Merkur 34 C Blade A: Gem Blue Star SE (1) Blade B: Feather (6) Brush: Fendrihen Silver Tip Badger Black Faux Handle 22/49 Soap: TSD Iced Bay Rum A/S: TSD Iced Bay Rum Day 20 An amazing shave this afternoon with this above combination. The Shave Den Bay Rum soap builds an outstanding lather. I left the container open while I soaked my brush and when I returned to the bathroom the whole room smelled of Bay Rum. The A/S was the same distinct fragrance but more lasting than the Captain's Choice Bay Rum. The same applies to the TSD Bay Rum Shave Soap. IMHO I don't believe you can compare the two as (Captain' Choice) TSD product is by far a better soap and A/S. IMO. I had to change the blade in the Ever-Ready this afternoon.
I am the worlds worst at stopping to take pics but I did take 2. One from the highest point on the Blue Ridge Parkway. And one sitting of the bikes while I was sitting in a rocking chair looking at the mountains with an adult beverage.
Great pictures @clint64. Nice bikes. I went through the Blue Ridge Mountains driving a transport through a storm when they had just re paved the Hwy and there where no white lines on the road. Scary. Thanks for your pictures.
It's a beautiful area that's sorta lost on me since I live here all the time. I'm nearly under the shadow of Mt Mitchell in Yancey county.
For September 21st Razor - Schick E Brush - Reins Dachs Handle w/Mühle Ver. 1 STF Knot 23/53 mm Blade - 1960s Vintage Personna Vydax Coated Stainless Soap - Mentolated Vintage Willams Bob Hope and Shirley Ross - Thanks For The Memory 1938 For September 22nd Razor - Schick E Brush - Reins Dachs Handle w/Mühle Ver. 1 STF Knot 23/53 mm Blade - 1960s Vintage Personna Vydax Coated Stainless Soap - Mentolated Vintage Willams The Convict And The Rose – Bob Wills 1938 For September 23rd Razor - Schick F Brush - Ever Ready C40 w/TGN 3 Band Synthetic 24/53 mm Brush Blade - 1960s Vintage Personna Vydax Coated Stainless Soap - The Soap Exchange Barber Shoppe Perry Como - Deep in The Heart of Texas 1941 For September 24th Razor - Schick G Brush - Rubberset 200-3 w/H.I.S. Knot 26 / 57 mm Blade - 1960s Vintage Personna Vydax Coated Stainless Soap - Figaro Sapone Da Barba Crying In The Chapel – Orioles 1953 For September 25th: Razor - Schick L – “The Grip” Brush - Ever Ready C40 w/TGN 3 Band Synthetic 24/53 mm Brush Blade - 1960s Vintage Personna Vydax Coated Stainless Soap - Figaro Sapone Da Barba Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton 1975
Love the mount Mitchell area of the parkway! Definitely few things better than sitting in a rocker with an adult beverage looking out on the mountains! Sounds like it has been a good time!
That helped me out too. Thanks! Since I already have the soap I think I'll just order the TSD A/S to go with it.
Day 20 - SEptember 2015 30 Days with a Schick G Broke out the balm for Shave Den Sunday (thread by @Douglas Carey ), and it set the tone for a great smooth shave. These injectors practically do it all themselves in about two passes. A real joy! Last weekend of summer was beautiful on the prairie. Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado. Have a sterling Monday!
Menthol Monday SEptember 21, 2015 B-3 Mongoose with UFO Titan Fine XL Feather Pro Super #2 Rubberset 400 # 4 TGN High Mountain White @clint64 Sterling Soap Co. Glacial Obsidian Alum, Sterling Black Ice Witch Hazel, Cucumber Melon Whipped Shea Butter Krampert’s Frostbite Aftershave My second shave with a Feather Pro Super was another extremely close shave, perhaps closer than necessary for weekday shaves. The Mongoose is more aggressive with the Pro Super blade. I’ll switch to the Feather Pro for Wednesday’s shave and save the Pro Super for weekend shaves. Mr. Frost was here today. Sterling’s Glacial Osidian was a face freezing, eye watering experience. This is not a Girly Man’s shave soap, according to Freeze. The latest, number 8, @clint64 400 Restore with a TGN HMW churned the Black Ice Soap into a dark cold lather. I really love the added chill of the Black Ice Witch Hazel. Finished today’s shave with a generous spritz of Krampert’s Frostbite Aftershave. May the chill be with you!
one caveat here... (I am not a doctor, just a redneck who has seen some stuff) Increasing pain threshold before exertion can inadvertently lead to over-exertion and further injury due to the inability to feel the injury as it happens, as well as a delayed/retarded swelling effect due from the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen. Just my $.02
SEPTEMBER FOCUS - SE Razors RAZOR: Star SE BLADE: GEM PTFE BRUSH: Omega 10049 SOAP: TSD Iced Signature Scent AS: Pinaud Clubman Finally got myself back on track for my September Focus. This morning I used my Star SE razor and, frankly I was a bit apprehensive. I had used this razor with both carbon blades and with the CVS store blades and in both cases I had less-than-desirable shaves. I found those blades tugged, scratched and pulled uncomfortably. Today was different. I used a GEM PTFE blade. I carefully watched the angle and took slow, deliberate strokes. What a difference! This blade just mowed down my 2-day stubble with ease, with no tugging or pulling or scratching! I could hear a tremendous amount of feedback initially (common with this type of razor, I hear), but after a stroke or 2 in a spot, the feedback stopped....because the whiskers were gone! I did a standard 3-pass shave (XTG, XTG, ATG) and finished up with what I'm calling a nice DFS. I am pleasantly surprised and the result and am looking forward to tomorrow morning.
After spending the last year doing nothing but technique drills, I have reached a similar conclusion as you today. Angle of attack above all else. This is what we should focus on with new guys. The common thread in every poor shave experience I've had so far this year was using an incorrect angle of attack. With proper angle and pressure, almost any razor in the world can yield DFS/BBS on 2-3 passes. Textbook!
If you have tried the older production, do you find this new stuff lathers easier? I've only tried the older stuff.
