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Thank you, Gary!

 

Thursday OCtober 24

So I decided to go "big" today. Pulled out my 1923 Big Fellow, used my largest brush, a 31mm M&F, and Stirling Deep Blue Sea A/S.

Bowl/Scuttle - GP12
Soap - La Savonniere du Moulin (A+ in my book)
Brush - M&F Arley Butterscotch
Blade - Gillette Platinum (8)
Razor - Gillette New Big Fellow 1923
Post Shave - OSMA Pierre alum, Stirling Deep Blue Sea A/S

Shave rating 5 of 5

The Big Fellow provided an excellent, 2 pass shave. The first pass WTG was smooth with a little blade feel, and fairly efficient - DFS. The second pass, XTG and again was a very smooth pass with no blade feel and and finished BBS. I haven't used this soap since the beginning of the month; it is my favorite, just ahead of MWF. With an almond sized chunk, this soap generated enough high lubricating lather for 6 passes if if I wanted them. I got a 2 pass, nick and weeper free shave. The alum was a little vocal on my neck area and on my upper lip. I finished off with the Stirling Deep Blue Sea A/S.

Overall, an excellent shave. Have a few more vintage OC razors to use before I break out my current OC razors for this last week of OCtober.

Happy OCtober and great shaves everyone.



- Ken

 

Friday 10.25.19 SOTD
RazoRock Pre Barba Pre Shave Gel
RazoRock Game Changer OC .84-P.HD Handle / Gillette Nacet (1)
Yaqi R1730 Sagarda Familia Tuxedo
RazoRock "What the Puck?!" Orange Sunrise
Italian Barber Amici After Shaving Splash

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October 25, 2019
Gillette New SC with Triad Aristocrat Ti
Gillette 7 O’clock Yellow
Rudy Vey Rover with TGN Finest
Savonniere du Moulin
Fine Fresh Vetiver Aftershave
Guerlain Vetiver EdT

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awesome..shave and pic Mark..

 

very cool Clint..

 

fantastic shave and pics Jim..

 

#44?brit new rfb..

 

Looks like my #44. 3 piece?

 

Went back to my trusty 2 piece #77 RFB. Used it today for my birthday shave.

RFB
GSB
Shavemac 24mm 3 band silvertip
Pannacrema Nuavia Blu
Thayers Witch HAzel
TSD Bourbon & Vanilla

 

Happy Birthday!

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yes sir.3 piece..fine shavers..

 

Today's shave was with a very long-toothed lather catcher -- the Le Coq. I used a wedge-simulator/adapter on a GEM SS PTFE blade...I still need to hone the wedge blades it came with. The soap was Haslinger's Schafmilch lathered with RR 24mm Plissoft. This beauty definitely requires technique -- which I still need to perfect with it -- but I got a relatively close, moderately comfortable shave after 2-passes.
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very cool..

 

Thank you, sir.

 

Thank you Gary.

 

OCtober 25th
Razor: Blackland Blackbird OC
Blade: Kai Super Stainless (2)
Brush: Grizzly Bay Constitution
Pre-shave: Stirling Mentholated
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
PAA Galactic witch hazel
PAA unscented Star Jelly
AS: Fine American Blend

MWF on MWF OCtober

Good morning!

 

Thank you gentlemen.

 

1st gen British Aristocrat w/ Bic Chrome Platinum blade. Most likely a 1938 or 1939 model, Has pat no 400621 on the base plate and pat no 430030 on the handle.


First go round with this razor and I have to say this or the 2nd gen British Aristocrat are the 2 most aggressive British Gillette razors I've used and also the 2 best shavers so far with BBS finishes with each.

Tomorrow I am going to use this razor again with a Schick Twin DE blade and see how the shave differs.

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Happy Birthday...............