Injector & SE Party !!!

SOTD December 9, 2020

Brush: JR #377 badger
Razor: Schick H1 'Hussy'
Blade: Schick
Lather: Stirling Ozark Mountain
Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Ozark Mountain aftershave

 

Williams Wednesday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Williams Mug Soap
Semogue 1305 Boar
Wabbit V3
Personna Injector
CWR
Lustray Spice After Shave

The Williams Mug Soap face-lathered well with the Semogue 1305 Boar. Two passes and touch ups with the Wabbit V3 razor with a Personna Injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lustray Spice After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Filomatic F2 injector, vintage Schick Twin blade, shave 7


Filomatic shave products were a Spanish brand originally distributed by Basset. Sometime in the 70s they either sold to Filomatic brand to or were bought by Gillette. This injector most likely was produced after Gillette acquired the Filomatic brand being an copy of the Gillette Twinjector razor. This razor was designed for twin injector blades like the twinjector hence the name F2. Razor also shaves far as I can tell like a Gillette Twinjector and is milder than the standard Schick injectors from this time period (mid to late 70s) using the same twin blade. End result close but no BBS cigar finish.

 

Ever-Ready 1912 Razor
Gem Stainless Blade
Warranteed #15/Two Band Badger Brush
Love My Skin Beau Brummel Soap
Dickinson's Witch Hazel w/Lavender
Shulton Old Spice After Shave

 

SE SOTD, Wed, Dec 09th 2020

Razor: Gem Micromatic open comb- MFG 1930 -41, Excellent mid range, if you can not get a close shave technique needs improvement.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE (10) Excellent blade, very sharp, great longevity and smooths out nicely & predictable.
Soap: Colonel Conk Bayrum, mild scent with excellent lather qualities. Great soap & a Bargain IMO.
Brush: Yaqi tuxedo knot 24 mm with black marble handle, excellent lather creator with cloud like soft tips with some backbone.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave: Witch hazel + Ogallala bayrum & Sandal wood + a dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: CCS,DFS,BbS + no irritation + no weepers = excellent shave with my MMOC and coated Gem blade.


Have some great shaves! Stay & think safe in these times!

 

SOTD December 10, 2020

Brush: Stirling Kong synthetic
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Lather: Stirling Ozark Mountain
Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Ozark Mountain aftershave

 

Thursday 10th December
GEM 3D SE by Roger Quintero
GEM SSC #3

 

Thursday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap
Semogue 1305 Boar
Wabbit V3
Personna Injector
CWR
Lustray Spice After Shave

The Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Semogue 1305 Boar. Two passes and touch ups with the Wabbit V3 razor with a Personna Injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lustray Spice After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Friday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap
Semogue 1305 Boar
Wabbit V3
Personna Injector
CWR
Lustray Spice After Shave

The Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Semogue 1305 Boar. Two passes and touch ups with the Wabbit V3 razor with a Personna Injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lustray Spice After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

cool set up and pic Greg..

 

SE SOTD Fri, Dec 11th 2020

Razor: Gem Junior Bar- Mfg 1907-11, Excellent mid range< and just a joy to use with a new Gem Coated blade. Good Daily driver.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE (1) excellent blade, very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely & predictable.
Soap: Tabac , triple milled, mild scent with excellent lather qualities.
Brush: Razorock Noir 400 Plissoft,great brush, soft tips and good back bone. Reminds me of my Omega boar brush.Nice change up.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe cleanser bar + a Dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave: Italian barber Amici with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm on beard area mostly.
Results : CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= Excellent shave with my GEM Jr Bar with a Gem Coated blade.


Have some great shaves! Stay & think safe in these times!

 

Saturday 12th December
Ever Ready 1924
(early model w/pillar base)
GEM SSC #4

 

Belated Fri- 11 th December

Jayaruh Syn.No67
Vitos Super Red
RR S/S Hawk V3 -A plate
Schick Proline [ 3 ]
Pitralon Classic A/S Lotion

Picked up the wrong Razor today , so used the Hawk V3 rather than the Abu V1. Worked out rather well as I had a really pleasant Shave, before an early Shop. Managed finally to get my laptop back from Repair, hopefully good for a couple of years. May have to
resort to Windows as Mac are quite expensive in UK.

 

Saturday Straights' Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap
Semogue 1305 Boar
J.R. Torrey
Triceratops
Personna GEM SS PTFE
CWR
Lustray Spice After Shave

The Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Semogue 1305 Boar. First pass with the J.R. Torrey and second pass with Triceratops gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lustray Spice After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

SOTD December 12, 2020

Brush: JR #142 badger
Razor: Superior Lather Catcher
Blade: GEM PTFE
Lather: Stirling Ozark Mountain
Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Ozark Mountain aftershave

 

Parker adjustable injector, vintage Schick Twin blade, shave 8


Razor was set to 5 and I went right to the twin blade to see if it will work with this razor. Twin blade works fine with this razor. no issues with loading the blade or cutting issues. Shave is mild and comparable to a 70s style Schick L1 using the same blade with the nod going to the L1 being the more aggressive of the 2. Razor only has one workable angle which is cap to the face. As long as you feel and hear the blade it is working, second you don't it isn't. Another quirk is you need to clean the blade as soon as you stop feeling or hearing the blade else it is isn't cutting. It is a serviceable razor though and will hold it's own against a Gillette Tech which is comparable in the DE realm or similar.

End result BBS was not achieved. Next shave I'll try this with a single edge injector blade.

 

Barrister and Mann | Soft Heart Series | Brew Ha-Ha
Ever-Ready 100T | Elite Razor Manchurian
The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Personna 74

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Lather Catcher Sunday's Shave


Cold Water Rinse
Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap
Semogue 1305 Boar
J.A. Henckels Rapide
J.A. Henckels Wedge
CWR
Lustray Spice After Shave

The Col. Conk Amber Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Semogue 1305 Boar. Two passes and touch ups with the J.A. Henckels Rapide razor with a J.A. Henckels Wedge blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lustray Spice After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

All brass Type E and Empire with injector insert.