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
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.
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. What a great month of shaves with injectors and SEs and Stirling. It went by quickly but I enjoyed all of the shaves throughout. Enjoy your day!
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..
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.