Injector & SE Party !!!

SOTD October 28, 2017

Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Schick
Razor: Schick G1 injector
Brush: Omega synthetic
Lather: Arko shave stick
Post: Witch hazel, Barbasol Brisk aftershave
WTG, touch up

Doesn't get better than the G1 for me. Smooth, reliable, nimble, and always comfortable. My home base razor. Have a great day!

 

Lady Eversharp - type k2

First shave ever - I ejected the blank dummy blade and loaded a Late 70's (maybe early 80s?) schick super chromium - what a awesome shave - this razors hande and the way the head is angled - its a little longer than a Golden 500 and the k1 lady razors - really has great balance with the metal end - I have a pink and blue version of this razor - and they were both new razors when acquired - what a great shave - its not really used or spoken about - so I say get one!!!!! lady eversharp!!! with metal and - they rule!

 

Today's Shave 10.28.2017

Pre-shave: Hot water
Shave cream: Barbasol Sensitive Skin travel can http://theshaveden.com/forums/threa...m-travel-can-experiment-sensitive-skin.57755/
Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Schick (3)
Post-shave: Dickinson WH, Nivea Sensitive PS Balm, Skin Bracer AS

Very late shave today. My wife hosted a baby shower for a niece today. Being the dutiful husband I am, I helped her get the house ready then I disappeared for the day. That is... I left. I did go on a hunt and found somethings but I'll post that in the next day or two.
As far as this shave went it was great! I can declare I achieved BBS this time around. Usually, I have trouble with the neck stubble but I got it this time!

 

Stunning photograph.

 

Sunday's SE Shave


Proraso Pre Shave
Colgate Mug Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #229
Gem 1911 Lather Catcher
Original Gem Cutlery SE
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Pinaud Clubman

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Colgate Mug Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #229 synthetic brush. I did the two passes with the Gem 1911 Lather Catcher and vintage Gem Jr. blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

Do you sharpen your vintage SE blades? If so, how?


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There were seven vintage Gem Junior Cutlery blades that came with my Gem Jr. Lather Catcher. Tom, @twhite, offered to hone them for me. He did a fine job. I just strop them before and after my shave.

 

Great pics!!


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Sorry no pics but had an amazing Sunday SE shave:

Newly acquired Star
Gem SS (3)
Stirling Autumn Glory
Omega Boar
Alum
Thayers Cucumber
Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn balm

Wow!!! Not a single weeper. BBS. Fantastic!


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28 OCtober
+1 Shave


Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Brush: 28mm Faux Finest Badger, Frank Shaving(FS)
Soap: La Toja Stick Soap
Razor: Valet VC2, Autostrop
Blade: Feather FAS-10 Carbon Steel(CS), Feather Seikan (9)
Strop: Amish made
Post-Shave: Cold Water rinse and Oland After Shave, Avon, Pheasant Decanter
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I went back to the Valet razor on Saturday and will continue to use it for the remainder of the month. Luckily for me the month only has a couple more days. I got the La Toja soap from a recommendation from a gentlemen across the street at TOST and picked it up about a week ago when I ordered some artist blades for my General Razor. It is a harder soap than Arko but produces a very thick lather just like Arko. Stropped the blades 15 more times before the shave than did 3 passes with the razor. Finished off a DFS shave with some Oland AS. The blade still shows no signs of decline with +1 shaves than the non-stropped blade. Stropped the blade another 10 more times than hung it up for the next shave.

 

10/29/17 - Lady EverSharp with the Vintage Super Chromium on 2nd shave- ZERO irritation - Great shaver - the blades from the 70s are so great - really love them and happy to have stock pile of various blades - I still need some Dutch Schicks

 

SOTD 10.29.2017

Pre-shave: hot shower
Shave Cream: Barbasol Sensitive Skin Travel Size Can http://theshaveden.com/forums/threa...m-travel-can-experiment-sensitive-skin.57755/
Razor: Gem Micromatic OC
Blade: Gem Blue Star (3rd or 4th use)
Post-shave: Dickinson WH, Nivea Sensitive PS Balm, Family Dollar Spice AS

I have no idea how much longer this travel size can of Barbasol is going to last. This is shave #15 and it still hasn't showed signs it is about to give up. I watched the Minnesota / Cleveland game this morning then took a quick shower and then shaved. It was a DFS too. Hope everyone had a great weekend!

 

Sun 29th October
Nice dependable Shave:- ATT Se1/ Windrose handle & Schick Proline [ 6 ] + Tabac.

 

Mon 30th October
Alu. General / ES Handle & Feather Pro [ 3]
Have been constantly changing handles on the Alu General, todays choice seemed to achieve good balance. Am convinced that a Feather Pro suits the Razor especially when using the luxuriant lather provided by the L`Occitane cream. A really good shave with a very good close finish, though perhaps not as good as I can attain with some heavier Razors.

 

30 OCtober
Menthol Monday
+2 Shave


Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Brush: 28mm Faux Finest Badger, Frank Shaving(FS)
Soap: C.O. Bigelow
Razor: Valet VC2, Autostrop
Blade: Feather FAS-10 Carbon Steel(CS), Feather Seikan (10)
Strop: Amish made
Post-Shave: Cold Water rinse and Oland After Shave, Avon, Pheasant Decanter
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Menthol Monday was another great shave from the Valet. Stropped the blade fifteen then did a three pass shave that left me with a DFS. Finished of with some Veg and stropping the blade another fifteen times for tomorrows shave.

 

OCtober 30 SOTD:

Razorock Plissoft Brush
CO Bigelow SC
Ever-Ready 1924
Stirling Unscented PSB
Proraso Green AS

 

SOTD October 30, 2017

Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap
Blade: Kai Captain Mild
Razor: RazoRock Black Hawk SE
Brush: Semogue boar
Lather: Palmolive shave stick
Post: Witch hazel, Barbasol Pacific Rush aftershave
WTG, touch up

Great shave with the Black Hawk. Smooth and comfortable. Have a great day!

 

Saturday travel shave
RR black hawk/Feather pro (3)
Stirling 24mm finest
haslinger schafmilch
Victoria and Margaret AS toner
Speick AS

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10.30.17
used the PAL injecto-matic with new NOS schick plus plat.....the schic buster never disappoints..

 

Tues 31st October
After Shaves with Injectors and Modern SE [ AC blades] it was interesting to return to a Vintage SE. I chose one of
my Favourites a "Streamline". I find it hard to believe that folk find it unwieldy and overly aggressive, they must
have got the angle wrong. I had a most satisfying Shave, easy and smooth with a quite Stirling overall finish. To be honest as good if not better than many of the Shaves I have had recently. Though I have not tried a Modern Gem /SE I have my doubts that they Shave any better than this Razor.