Today starts Phase 2 of OCtober. Those of you who have been following along might remember that in Phase 1 the first pairing was a 1918 Gillette Old and a RazoRock Old Type and it wasn't even close; the RazoRock Old Type was simply hands above the Gillette Old. Ordered from right to left. That was a major surprise and so for this time I am trying another 1918 Gillette Old against the RR Old Type. First up is the 1918 Gillette and the blade is a no-date-code US made Gillette Platinum Plus blade from 1970 give or take a year or so. The brush is an EverReady two-tone pure badger 300PBT from sometime before 1957 and the soap is Old Spice in an Old Spice shaving mug. The end product was an almost PDG shave, got all the hairs but simply not as comfortable as usual. This may be the blade and I'll use the same blade tomorrow to see if the RR Old Type is as nice as it was in Phase 1.
OCtober 2017 - day 17. Fatip / custom handle. Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (5). Yaqi model R151016-S2. Ach Brito "Lavanda". Epsilon shaving bowl. PeReJa Lavender EdC.
OCtober 17, 2017 Wolfman Ti OC (0.74 blade gap) Personna 74 (2) WDC-8 with Druida Manchurian Fine Italian Citrus Shaving Soap and Aftershave
OCtober 17 SOTD: Stirling Synthetic Brush MWF Gillette Sheraton Stirling Unscented PSB Fine L'Orange Noir
Tuesday's Shave Proraso Pre Shave Jeff's Soap Shaving Soap Jayaruh #227 Acevivi Dual Comb Gillette Silver Blue CWR Thayer's Peach WH Pinaud Vanilla I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Jeff's Soap Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #227 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Acevivi Dual Comb razor and Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then Pinaud Vanilla AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Today was the same old Gillette Platinum Plus blade from around 1970 plus or minus a year or so that was frankly unpleasant in the Gillette 1918 Old. In the RazoRock Old Type though it felt like the best blades made today, slicing not dicing and smooth as silk. Totally different experience. The end result was a PDG bordering on perfect shave that was just plain easy peezy and fun. As much as I dislike the fact I have to admit the RazoRock Old Type is far nicer than my 1918 Gillette Old Style examples. Today's brush is another nice old Rubberset no number but about the size of the later 200-2 boar. Like all my Rubberset brushes it is a lather maker par excellence. It doesn't seem to matter if they are boar or badger they just work well. Tomorrow begins the mix and match series with a later made Gillette Old compared to an MMOC.
Anniversary SOTD OCtober 17th Leresche #34 Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Stainless (4) Anchorset IB Amici soap and AS
OCtober 17, 2017 B&B Essential Boar MDC Original “Le Bol En Bois” Wolfman Custom Titanium WR1-OC with Darwin Polsilver Super Iridium Barrister and Mann Reserve Cool
Razor: Gillette 1930's OC Ball End Blade: Personna Tungsten 74 (8) Brush: Elite Razor Gold Laced Black Onyx w/Tuxedo Soap: B&M Latha Oceana A/S: Myrsol Aqua Balsamic All these products work together to provide an outstanding shave.
OCtober 2017 - day 18. Vintage Gillette NEW (LC, standard, made in USA) / custom handle. Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum (6). Cadman / finest. Jabones by Luna "Geranio romero y clavo". PeReJa Lavender EdC.
OCtober 18, 2017 Wolfman OC Ti (0.74mm) Personna 74 (3) Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic Reef Point Test Depth Folsom & Co Capri
Thank you Doug. They called and moved the procedure back to later in the morning so we all get a little more time before leaving the house.
Williams Wednesday's Shave Proraso Pre Shave Williams Mug Shave Soap Jayaruh #227 AutoStrop VB1 Feather SE CWR Thayer's Peach WH Pinaud Vanilla I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Mug Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #227 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the AutoStrop VB1 razor and Feather SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then Pinaud Vanilla AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
