Injector & SE Party !!!

You da man!!!

 

Tomorrow will my 4th day with the shovel head. Don't know why I waited so long!

A featherweight is always a GEM of a shave!

 

Thats one of the beauties of this hobby...how it allows all of us to find our shaving nirvannas in our own personal ways...one man's 1924 is another man's 1912...}8^))

I seem to have a preference for all things Ever-Ready...ha ha. 1909....1913ish LC...1914...1924...1912....All of these consistantly knock me out!

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Tue 5th Feb.

Vulfix 404 mixed
Vitos Super Red
PAA Starling SE
Gem S /S [2 ]
Tuff Green A/S Lotion

My Fourth Shave with a Starling and by far away the best so far.I think that the Shaving process is helped along by the rich creamy lather that the Vitos produces so easily. The Razor has quite a bit of blade feel and I suspect if not handled carefully can bite a bit. In a way It reminds of the MMOC with its blade feel, though a Shave takes a little longer and the quality of the finished Shave is more like one with a HFT.

 

SOTD February 5, 2019
Alphabetical journey through soaps and creams
Letter S

Prep: Cold water and Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: vintage Gillette Platinum Plus
Razor: Personna injector
Brush: Ever Ready 100T restored badger
Soap: Stirling Dunshire
Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Dunshire aftershave

Easy shave with the Personna injector. It's certainly mild and I went over a spot on my neck either too much or with a little too much pressure and got a weeper. But that's how it goes sometimes. Smooth and comfortable otherwise. Have a great day!

 

Tabac Tuesday's Shave


Cold Water Wash
Proraso Pre-Shave
Tabac Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #326
Micromatic Open Comb
Gem Blue Star CS SE
CWR
Tabac AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. After the CWR, I applied the Proraso. The Tabac Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #326 synthetic horse brush. I did two passes with the Micromatic Open Comb razor with a Gem Blue Star CS SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

The shovelheads a getting a lot of love this week!

 

Matter of fact I am uploading the video of today's shave for the TOST YouTube channel right now.

 

Seriously folks, those crazy DE guys don't know what they are missing!

 

SOTD February 5th


Blackland Sabre
Gem SS PTFE (2)
Simpson's CH2 Synthetic (27mm, Destroyer Class)
Van der Hudson
Stirling Noir PSB

 

Tuesday’s Shave

Prep: Cold Water Rinse
Razor: GEM MMOC
Blade: GEM Stainless Steel
Brush: Lowborn Supply
Lather: The Blades Grim Smolder
Post: Thayer’s Witch Hazel; PAA Agharta

 

there a few shaves left with that soap!

 

Hopefully it will be gone this week!

 

I have a Schick Type I1 and I2, both gorgeous with near perfect finishes. Agree, I get some of my best shaves with this razor. The Schick I rocks! My DE equivalent would be my Weber PH and KARVE B-F plates, E and F being efficient without losing smoothness. After 6 years in wet shaving, I only wish I would have discovered the Schick system sooner, only on 4 months.

 

Pre: Warm water splash
Brush: Semogue 2000 Boar
Soap: Cyril R. Salter
Razor: Schick E3
Blade: Schick Proline B
Post: Warm then cold water rinse, Pinaud Clubman ASL

Unexpected Granddad duties this evening so no photo.
The end result, a late and very enjoyable shave.
Happy Shaving one and all.

 

The Paradigm Titanium SE is the best razor I have ever used. My rex and my OneBlade V2 are right up there with it but the Paradigm is my favorite. The Duke 3 best badger brush from Simpsons provides the most luxurious experience when lathering my face. I rotate it with a vintage Ever-Ready #750 with TGN Premium Silver Tip, a vintage Ralph Lauren Pewter brush with TGN Finest (2 Band), and a Yaqi Moka Express 26 mm 2 Band Badger.

 

Maybe it's just me.... I bought the SUPPLY injector razor a few weeks ago. Sold it immediately. Plate dot 1: too mild. Dot 2: rough and inefficient. Dot 3: wicked blood bath. I like all my Schicks: M, I, and J being my favorites, L too mild. I couldn't get the SUPPLY to shave properly for my life. The worst razor burn and weepers of my past 6 years of wet shaving. Dot 3 was as aggressive as my Asylum Rx but ate my face. Good company, though. I really wanted it to work. Oh, the handle on the SUPPLY was weird and uncomfortable. I'm sticking with my Schick Type I... Love It

 

I know what you mean. I have all the Schick letters you mentioned and gave the Supply a hearty try. The angle is quite different. The razor handle is almost directly perpendicular to your face. There is a small sweet spot and if you get it then the shaving is very close, but if you miss it then you leave lots of stubble behind. I couldn't get comfortable shaves with the Supply, but I didn't buy one thankfully. Was allowed to borrow one and use it for a week or two.

 

February 6, 2019
Supply SE V2 - 2 dot plate
Schick Proline
Thäter 4125/3
Asylum Colonia

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Wednesday
February 6, 2019

Colonial General UFO Colibri
Schick Proline P
Varlet
Savonierre du Moulin
Fine Lavender

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