SoS: April 15, 2013 - April 21, 2013

Thursday
Pre: Proraso Preshave
Cream: Proraso Green
Brush: Omega 49
Razor: G8 injector
Blade: Schick (4) and 3 passes
Post: Cold Water Rinse
Aftershave: Proraso Green
Cologne: Old Spice

A great shave

 

2013 Muhle R41 - Voskhod
Omega 42 - Klar Kabinett
Alum - Superior 70 - Nord Ost ASB

The new R41 has much less blade exposure than the 2011 version, but still provided a nice close shave.

 

Thursday:

NXT Facial Wash
#6 Horsehair
Super Speed/Rapira day 4
Aquabarba SC
444 AS Balsam
Aqua Velva Ice Blue AS
Grey Flannel EDT

This shaving journey took me to Tunisia where this nice Aquabarba cream is from - great lather with a minty scent, and plenty of menthol. After that, a lay-over in Portugal for the wonderful 444 balsam which really gave me a strong menthol kick, and finally back home where Aqua Velva is found, and we all know how cooling and soothing that stuff is. What a fantastic shave!

 

J. Rogers & Sons
D. R. Harris Eucalyptus SC
23mm WSP HMW

Crazy busy week so far. Nice shave this morning. Have a good one.

tinypics

 

i love skin bracer, its so manly. have a nice day!

 

Happy Thursday From Florida!

The dusting off of neglected gear continues:

Hot shower
Marvy mug
Vintage Williams
Rubberset aluminium / TGN synthetic re-knot
Sir Grapfellow Injector G
EMS blade (1)
Cold water rag
Aqua Velva

3-passes = DFS+!

Have a great day Ya'll!

 

Is it just the weight of the handle that makes the difference?

 

AHHHH Sir Grapefellow's long awaited reappearance.....

Thursday's Shave
Arko SS/Omega 10029
Gem OC Micromatic/Gem SS d1
Arko-Nem moisturizer/Old Spice AS

Man this Micromatic has been taking 'no-prisoners'....everyday it knocks them out of the park and in such an effortless irritation-free fashion.
Yesterday was shave 8 on that blade and I was a little cautious at the start of today's shave, as it was my first with a Day1 blade in this razor...After 2 strokes I realized no need to worry...In fact...it was even faster and more effortless and such a pleasure...

I am now officially a raving fanatic in the Micromatic Camp....This OCMM is the real deal...one of the hippest razor designs of all-times...

Great Shaves Everyone

 

OK, first outing with the Fat Boy. Tried to keep everything 'normal' so only change was the razor and blade.
Warm shower, RSC face scrub, chamomile&glycerine soap
Home made pre-shave oil (loving this stuff)
Palmolive stick whipped up with a Vuvfix 404
Fat Boy and Gillette Super Thin (1)
The plan was to do three passes: 5;3;3
However, due to not wearing glasses in the bathroom, I actually had: 5;7;3 (doh!!)
Cold splash followed by alum block
Armani Aqua de Geo ASB

Result: not quite the shave I was expecting due to turning the dial the wrong way. Setting 3 is very mild and 5 was fine too.
Tomorrow I try: 7;5;3 and will have my glasses with me!

 

Thursday - another day closer

Prep: Hot shower, AoS pre-shave oil
Coffee: Maxwell House French Roast, BLACK
CD: Glenn Kaiser ~ Blues Heaven, Vol. II
Soap: TSD SOTQ B1, Winter Pagoda + 4 drops TSD M Bomb
Brush: Omega 11574
DE: Fat Handle Tech
Blade: Astra SP, day 4, 3 passes
Post: Cold water rinse, Dickenson's WH, B&BW Noir, hand strop blade
'Stache Wax: Steve's Own

Darn near BBS. Great shave.

 

Thursday
Kent BK*8/Ayars Bowl
hot shower
Proraso PrePost Cream (Green)
Ach Brito Lavanda SC
Joris 1912T/Perma-Sharp Super (2)
warm water rinse
Monster Block Alum
cool water rinse
Thayer's Lavander WH
Ach Brito Lavanda I added some RazoRock King Louis Aftershave Wax while my face was still moist and it worked out great.I should add I only used a tiny amount.

 

Wednesday:

First day with my Gillette Slim Adjustable. It was strange... with it only set to "1" I felt a lot more blade than I think I'm used to. With my Merkur I hardly notice the blade is there. Stranger still, after I finished my full regimen I felt NO irritation. Not a BBS but I knew not to push it. Still feels good, as it is.

Pre: Shower, normal mild scrub with Shea Moisture Facial Cleanser, Anthony Logistics Preshave Oil
Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable
Blade: Wilkonson Sword Classic
Cream: Arko Moist
Post: Warm rinse, Styptic pencil, cooler rinse, Oil of Olay Toner, Anthony Logistics A/S Balm, Captain's Choice Lime A/S (this stuff is GREAT!)

 

Thursday morning, April 18, 2013

Schick E2 Injector with Personna blade (7)
Semogue 1250 boar bristle brush,
Arko shaving soap with hot water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

 

and what a fantastic global tour....I love getting my world tours vicariously through C-S's shav-a-log's....I can feel the minty Tunisian breezes and the cool Portugesian Freezes...lol.....You got style, my friend...

 

Man...it sure is great seeing you back.........you keep healing and we'll keep sending the prayers....deal?

Man...I never would have believed it...but you did it...you survived your RAD and settled down with that sweet little R41....How long has it been now? We should have an anniversary celebration....any excuse to celebrate anyway....

 

IMHO, I think it's more blade exposure than the handle weight. When you look down at the top plate, there is a lot of blade exposed. (Slightly more than the Grande.) I think this extra blade exposure in combination with the short, skinny but heavy handle works to increase the aggressiveness of the Piccolo. I think it feels rather head heavy as well. Although the handle is solid and heavy, the weight seems to be forward causing the "heavy head" feel due to the short handle grip area.
BTW, that's interesting about the new (2013) R41. Is there a noticable difference in the blade exposure between the 2011 and the 2013? Does the new geometry change the head angle relative to the (2011) R41? (Which for me was almost a perpendicular rake head angle for the 2011.)

 

SOTD Thursday 4-18, 2013

Gillette Fat Handled Tech w/Feather
Proraso PSC
Al's SC - Boheme
GT G4 Scuttle
Semogue 1460 Boar
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Replenishing ASB
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve ASL

A 30's Tech with a Feather is a smooth operator! The Al's Boheme SC and the Pinaud SR really go great together! Excellent shave this morning.

 

Thursday:

Cetaphil Face Bar
Shave Secret Oil
Williams Mug Soap
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Afta Fresh
Old Spice
Omega Boar
Shumate 5/8

 

Interesting. I didn't think there would be different Fatip heads. I think I will have to pick up a Piccolo to compliment my Grande.

There is definitely a difference in blade exposure between the 2011 and 2013. I was surprised to see how little blade poked out from under the cap. IIRC, the width of the top cap was increased from 18mm to 22mm. There is more curvature on the blade which requires a different angle. It's not nearly as perpendicular as the '11 version and has less aural feedback as well. I only have one shave with the new version, but it seems to be slightly tamed from the last version which was too much for me to handle on a daily basis. In my opinion, it will be just as effective, but easier to use. These are only my initial impressions as the razor was delivered last night after work.

 

That's good news about the new version of the R41. The 2011 version was way too aggressive for most folks so, the newer version will be easier to use on a regular basis and have a larger following. I agree; I can't use the (2011) R41 on a multi-day basis either. I use it every now and only when I want a very very close shave but, when I do use it, I have to use extreme caution. (Not a comfortable feeling!)

BTW, the FaTip Grande head and the FaTip Piccolo head are definately different not only in blade exposure but the threads to the handle are different as well. I haven't found a larger (Bulldog type) handle to use with the Piccolo due to the thread differences. (The Grande and the Piccolo handles cannot be switch between the two because of this thread difference.) If I knew what handle would accept the threads of the Piccolo top plate, I would switch to a larger handle on the Piccolo for a more secure handle gripping area. This may tame the Piccolo's aggressiveness a little bit. (?)