SOS: May 2019

MAYhem 5 SOTD:

Razor: Gillette Red Tip
Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless
Brush: Razorock 400
Lather: Stirling Varen
Aftershave: Stirling Varen
Additional Care:
Stirling Unscented PSB

 

Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Schick proline
Soap: OatCake Mahogany

The Razor and Blade:
Vector feels like reaching the end of my personal journey seeking for the best razor. It really provides me all I can possibly want from my razor.
I finds it medium aggressive, as I can feel the blade on my skin and hear the sound of cutting, however it is so smooth that I can barely believe it actually cutting.
But my oh my, the SE Schick proline results are nothing to compare with DE... it is like a wide laser beam goes on your face with phenomenal accuracy, results with 50mm width line of extreme close shave at a single pass!
I'm in love with the Vector and Schick combination and cannot think of going back to DE.
Though, My SE experience is actually not that wide, I can only compare the Vector to RazoRock Hawk v2. and I'll put it simple:
Vector is less aggressive to the feel.
Vector is far superior when it comes to smoothness.
Vector has nothing less than amazing maneuvering, balance and hand feel.
Considering to the price point.. it is not necessarily that big of a jump, so you do need to do the shave budget hands for this.

The Soap:
It is my first use so I prefer to have more quality time with it first.
However, I can definitely noticed its nursing quality.
I do want to talk about the scent-
When I first open the tin, i blown away with an incredible delicious desert like scent.
I almost got confused and wanted to get a bite of it.
It reminds me the smell of chocolate chips cake with hints of danish swirl.
definitely something I cannot resist.

 

Awesome picture!

 

thanks


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Today's shave: Not the best, and not the worst. Something about my Everready razor that I just can't put into words. I suspect it may be messed up, any case, I'll look for another to use and compare.

 

Thanks Jim. Have a great day buddy.

 

Shake Sharp/twin Wilkinsons, Razor Emporium Barber Shop

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I won this lovely Pipe in a TSD raffle a few years back and some time ago the scales broke. I tried fixing it up today with some super glue but it came apart again mid first-pass. I’ll try a home fix again with a little more glue. If it doesn’t work it’s off to get new scales - too good of a razor to keep on the bench.

Hot water preparation
T&H Ultimate Comfort PSO
Jeff’s Mystic Water Brown Windsor (really pleasing aroma)
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
Geo Wostenholm Pipe 5/8
Thayers Witch Hazel Rose Petal



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Yes. For me, my favorite day of shaving is using the 63 set of products. Soap, crwam, bakm, afs - splendid

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Gary. There is an afs and an edt. But better yet - it is almost identical to viktor and rolf spice bomb

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That razor is awesome. The condition of the case is impeccable.

 

sunday shave
blue #27 flat bottom tech set
gillette silver blue
west coast shaving synthetic brush, stone field shaving bowl
nivea blue shave cream and aftershave

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very nice shave sir..

 

Blackland Blackbird
Gillette Platinum (3)
Murphy and McNeil Crann Bethadh
Stirling Unscented Witch Hazel (Menthol)
Wet Shaving Products Gaelic Tweed

 

Hybrid Karve Shaving Co Christopher Bradley C OC on Charcoal Goods Stinger 2 Antq Brass / Voskhod PTFE / Grizzly Bay Crucible / CBL Rosa Bourbon

 

Fairlane 500?
Year?

 

Moon Soaps | Amaretto Speciale
DrivenLegend Red & Black | APShaveCo Tuxedo 30mm
Durham-Enders | Enders Speed Shaver | Schick Proline B-20
Phoenix Shaving | Chella Cool

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Thank you, Gary!

 

Monday's Planned Shave(5-6):

prep-Dial 4 Men Bodywash(Recharge)in shower
shave-Razorock Aqua "Shaving Cream Soap"
brush-Jayaruh #59
razor-Gillette Sensor Deuce Pivot + DisposeABLE
A.S.-Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue

 

I thought a lady owned Mystic Water Soap.