Injector & SE Party !!!

09/29/2017
Jamie's Night Shave...
1. PRE = PAA CAD lather booster. SOAP = Lather Brothers - El barbero - 1st shave with this artisan - very nice tallow soap, also there take on barbershop scent is different, more like Drakkar cologne for my nose - I Like it.
2. Semogue 830 - as always this brush is a lather beast.
3. PERSONNA FLOATING HEAD Injector - this already one of my best injectors - today I used a Twin Blade (JAP Schick II - New) for the 1st time and WOW!! With a twin this may be better than a Schick Type O.
4. Thayers Extra Cool Witch hazel / MASTER Topaz After Shave
5. Lather Bros El barber A.S. Balm - very nice balm! it was Thick and also had some menthol cooling going on.

 

Sat 30th Sept
Brass General & Feather Pro [ 2 ]
After a few trials have finally settled on a handle that works for me with the General. I have noticed that a lot of folk are no longer using the original handle. Though I never found it slippy, I always felt uncomfortable using it whereas I find I can wield the knurled handle with confidence and precision.

 

Excellent pictures and line up Jamie.

 

SEptember 30, 2017
OneBlade Genesis V2
Feather FHS
Rudy Vey RV7 with Shavemac Finest
Reef Point Test Depth
Witch Hazel with Menthol
Cool Water EDT

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Excellent picture and setup Clint. Your brush really pops in this photo.

 

Thank you Doug.

 

SEptember 30, 2017

PAV Brushworks With Envy White Two Band
CRSW Juniper
Colonial Razors The General with Triad Ti
CRSW Juniper ASB
ADP Blu Mediterraneo Ginepro

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Final SEptember shave today and it was a good one.



Abbate Y La Mantia Crumiro soap
Semogue 2013 Special Edition Selected Silvertip brush
Schick Type J injector razor
Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary AS Balm
Osma Pre-Shave Oil

I just had to choose a SV 70th anniversary product in order to celebrate Lewis Hamilton's 70th career pole position for tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix.

I've really enjoyed shaving with SE's for most of this month and it has really enabled me to get to grips with using injectors, especially my Supply Provision which is fast becoming one of my favourite razors.

 

Sat. 9/30/17



Marvelous shave with the PAL Injecto-Matic this morning. Three easy passes and I'm dolphin smooth. Have a great day friends. ☺️

 

SOTD SEptember 30, 2017
Final shave of a Stirling SEptember

Blade: Feather Pro
Razor: RazoRock Black Hawk
Brush: Vulfix badger
Lather: Stirling Sandpiper
Post: Witch hazel, Stirling Sandpiper aftershave
WTG, XTG, touch up

The Black Hawk provided a great shave today. New Feather blade, light pressure, slick lather - it all came together for a fine experience.

Enjoy your day!

 

Roby, nice picture of a great razor!

 

Thanks Jim. It was a great shave

 

Razor: Mongoose B2 w/ Hempel Handle
Blade: Feather Professional (9)
Brush: El Druida Red Heart Chakte Kok/African Blackwood 2 Band Badger
Soap: Oleo Montrose Beach
A/S: Old Spice Skin Conditioner
Decanter: Scrimshaw Whale Tooth (Sound Fast) Cologne 1974-1975
Old Spice Cuff Links

This is my favorite decanter along with my favorite and most treasured Old Spice product Cuff Links. It's been a great focus with many of your great shave photos of excellent SE gear.

 

SEptember 30, 2017
Jamie's Night Shave
PERSONNA FLOATING HEAD INJECTOR - Modern Schick II Blade {2nd shave) - Twin blade is made and sold in Japan, they are the last twin Injector blade to be manufactured. I find them to be just as good as the Vintage twin blades as far as smoothness - not as sharp as the Schick II' twin blades I have from the 1970's..

 

I love your OS stuff...absolutely love it...
And everytime I see that Old Spice Lime, my heart flip flops! Is that the new Shulton AS from India? Detailed discription Please! The Original OS Lime was a favorite of my Pops and me growing up...If it's half as good I'll order some today!

 

Today I got an incredible shave with the C.O. Bigelow, and Schick New and Improved....
The oils in this COB tube cream really do a fantastic job of softening my skin..
Got a 3 pass DFS and the skin was SO SOFT!

But I heard the baby crying...So I did a clean up pass with the Artic Chill Barbasol...and Found The Baby!

 

Last day of SEptember and I reserved it for my Nordic Beauty - the Heljestrand lather catcher. This wedge razor is tops. Smooth with great lines and it gives a wonderful shave with a flatter angle and light touch. When I bought this razor the threads were stripped. @twhite rescued it with some fine machining and it was good as new. A perfect way to close out a month of fantastic shaves.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike’s Natural Soaps Barber Shop
T&H Wellington Super Badger
C.V. Heljestrand
C.V. Heljestrand wedge blade
AOS Lavender After Shave Balm

Happy shaving - Karl

 

Glad you tried it with the twin blade. Just fantastic.

 

30 SEptember
Last Shave of SEptember


Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Brush: 24mm Silvertip Frank Shaving (FS)
Soap: Tobacco, Dirty Deeds
Razor: 1912, GEM
Blade: Treet (16) w/ shim
Post-Shave: Cold Water rinse, OSMA Alum block and Oland After Shave, Avon, Pheasant Decanter
Photo:


Well it's the last shave of SEptember and the last shave with this blade. I have learned a lot this month from my shaves. First, I learned that I can get about 16 shaves from the treet blade. Now I know that 16 shaves is not a great number. Heck I have seen some say that they can get 20 shaves from a blade. For me though it is a bench mark, something to shot for. Second, I learned the proper angle on the early GEM Brooklyn 1912. That I can get a DFS-BBS shave out of it. Third, the shave angle for the early Brooklyn and the 1912 I used today are very different. Both are capable of DFS with out to much trouble.

This was the set up I wanted to do yesterday but grabbed the wrong tub of soap. The Dirty Deeds Tobacco paired well with the Avon Oland. I ordered my Wife some soap from Stirling bath soap. When I did I also picked my self up a block of Alum. I have never tried Alum and across the street some people use them all the time. So I figured I would give it a try. All in all it was a good shave.

Tomorrow starts OC October. I only have two OC razors, a GEM OCMM and a Valet Autostrop. I'm planning on using the Valet mostly to see if using the strop will extend the useful life of a modern carbon blade.