Shave of the Week Starting 7 February 2022 Weber DLC razor Tatra Platinum blade Plisson/L'Occitane Synthetic brush Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Assorted A/S First go with the Tatra blade. Smooth and comfortable but didn't feel like the sharpest in the Weber. May try a different razor later in the week to see if there is a difference. Love all the other parts for sure and my face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks
I'm curious to see what you think of the blade in another razor. I either got incredibly lucky or these are very good blades in my brief experience.
The Weber/Tatra combo just didn't work for me so today I put a new Tatra in my Gillette Slim Adjustable. Set it on 5 and had a go with that combo. Worked ok but still not impressed with the Tatra blade. It's a YMMV thing just like everything else in shaving.
Shave of the Week Starting 14 February 2022 Pearl Blaze razor Astra SP blade Shave Revolution Synthetic brush Lea Menthol SC Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Assorted A/S Mighty fine shave for a Valetines Day; smooth, close and comfortable. I used the Blaze a couple of weeks ago with a GSB blade and that combo worked great. This combo is better for me. Gonna use the Blaze this week and then 1 more week before doing a review. But so far, it's a fine shaving tool. And, yes, I've been using Lea Menthol SC quite a bit but it just works so well for me that it's hard to use something else. My face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.
Shave of the Week Starting 21 February 2022 Parker Variant razor Sharp Star blade WD Synthetic brush Proraso Green SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Assorted A/S Another week with an Indian made razor and it was a mighty fine shave to start the week with, smooth/close/comfortable. All the parts liked each and my face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.
Shave of the Week Starting 2/28/2022 Razor - Pearl Blaze Blade - The Gentleman Brush - Fine Classic Synthetic Cream - Williams Menthol Post - Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe A/S - Assorted This will be my 3td week with the Pearl Blaze razor (stay tuned for review) and all went well. The Gentleman blades came with the razor, upon purchase, and they're nice. Not top tier to me but a decent, easily usable blade. The Williams SC works very well but I'm not a big fan of the scent. All in all, this was a nice DFS shave and my face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.
Shave of the Week Starting 7 March 2022 Razor - Gillette Flair Tip/TV Special Blade - Astra SP Brush - JR #85 Soap - Seaforth! Spiced Post - Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe A/S - Assorted but mostly Seaforth! Spiced My earlier bout of covid messed up my smeller and my favorite soaps from Seaforth most definitely did not do well with my sense of smell. Decided to try again today and, lo and behold, everything was fine. I'm very happy about that too. Using the listed items, I proceeded to have a wonderful shave. The TV Special, for whatever reason, seemed a bit more efficient than my other Flair Tips. Still wonderfully comfortably though. IDK why but am happy with it. My face is happy and so is my smeller. Now go enjoy your day folks.
Shave of the Week Starting 14 March 2022 RepliTech razor Bic Astor blade RazorRock Plissoft brush Viking "Citron" SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Assorted A/S I got the RepliTech razor and a boatload of blades from the TSD Raffle courtesy of AztecMike. Thought I should try it out but wasn't really thinking that this would work out to well. Surprise!! The darn thing shaved like....well.... A Tech. The Bic Astor blade was a surprise also, it was smooth, comfortable and effective. Why have I not heard much about these blades? In the RepliTech, it worked very well indeed. So, it was a revelation and a good one at that, my face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.
Shave of the Week Starting 21 March 2022 Yintal razor Astor (Bic) blade Maggard Purple Swirl Synthetic brush Seafort! Sea Spice Lime SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime A/S Tonic Nice way to start the week with the listed items. All worked well together and an easy DFS shave was the result. My face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.
Shave of the Week Starting 28 March 2022 Pal razor (British & Aluminum) GSB blade Stirling Synthetic brush More For You SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Assorted A/S Long time since I used this very lightweight (30 gr) razor but I should use it more. It gives me a great shave every time. I like it. The Turkish More For You SS is some pretty good stuff too, easy to lather and great protection. Now go enjoy your day folks
Shave of the Week Starting 4 April 2022 Pearl Blaze razor Personna blade Vie-Long Silver Tip brush Seaforth! Heather SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Assorted A/S These blades are what I used a few years ago when I returned to DE shaving, like them and took awhile to find some that didn't cost an arm and a leg. All the other parts worked well together and my face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.
Shave of the Week Starting 11 April 2022 SCS-Model A razor GSB blade RazoRock Plissoft brush Williams SC Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Assorted A/S Saw this razor on another SoD by SRQShaver and thought that it was/is a cool looking razor so I got one. Glad I did cuz it's a really good but mild shaver. Very comfortable, smooth, close shave and my face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.
Shave of the Week Starting 18 April 2022 Gillette Black Beauty razor Bic Astor blade Shave Revolution Synthetic brush Lea Menthol SC Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Assorted A/S The Gillette/Astor combo is a winner for me. No nicks, no cuts, no errors. Love the Lea Menthol SC, it's really great stuff for me. My face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.
I am a big fan of using a kit for a full week. It give me an opportunity to learn the properties of my hardware and software and still offer some variety. I usually change my kit every Sunday. Here is my kit for this week:
Here is my shave kit for the coming week starting tomorrow ( Sunday) Razor: Gillette Slim Brush: Assorted badgers Soap: Mike's Barbershop ASB: Nivea Sensitive Hope you have a great week of shaves!
Shave of the Week Starting 25 April 2022 Gillette Red Tip razor Gillette 7 O'Clock blade (green) Plisson/L'Occitane brush Ingram SC (Egypt) Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Assorted A/S Mighty fine shave to start the week with. 1st time with the Ingram from Egypt but it worked just fine. Not much of a menthol sensation but enough to enjoy. Like I said, mighty fine shave and my face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.
Shave of the Week Starting 2 May 2022 Henson Medium razor Silver Star blade WD Synthetic brush Proraso Green SS Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Assorted A/S 1st time using the Henson and it worked out well. Seems to have a narrow window for best results but when you find it, it's all good. A sharper blade might help a bit more so I may try a different blade in a couple days. But I like Silver Star's so I'm happy and so is my face. Now go enjoy your day folks
Shave of the Week Starting 9 May 2022 Henson Medium razor Astra SP blade JR #85 brush Lord SC Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Assorted A/S but mostly Skin Bracer Love the Lord SC; pleasant scent, lathers so easily, gives good skin care and has a slight but nice menthol feeling. Kinda hard to find sometimes but worth it to me. The Henson razor is a gem, easy to use and gives me great comfortable shaves. So, my face is very happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.
Shave of the Week Starting 16 May 2022 Henson Medium razor Gillette 365 blade Maggard Synthetic brush Tamara SC Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe Assorted A/S Another week, another Egyptian SC though this is the last of the Egyptians I have. This week features Tamara SC which, to me, smells a lot like Barbus SC. The cream works well, easily lathering and giving very good skincare. I like it. All the other parts worked well and a fine shave was had. My face is happy. Now go enjoy your day folks.