What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Newly found and restored Black Beauty. Smallish blade at 9/16 but can’t complain for $7.50. Nice and straight with no hone wear and took a really nice edge.

 

Soap: Arko Velva
Brush: WCS Tortoise Silvertip Badger
Strop: Vintage Red Imp Shell(50 pre, 20/50 post)
Razor: Genco Easy Aces
Alum: RazoRock
Aftershave: Lucido by Mandom
Balm: Nivea Cooling ASB


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To those partaking in the Rigarazor Regalia...

And a little tip of the cap and thank you to Keith @Spyder for introducing me to Flic Cutlery. My model is not quite at the level of his examples, but this was a high quality shave.

Razor: Flic Cutlery 803 “Favorite”
13/16” somewhat shoulderless, thumbnotched workhorse from Solingen... I like!

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

A cool razor with an even cooler name.

 

Is that your old Genco, Keith?

 

Maiden shave for this eBay 'special', a pre-1950 Filly 14 Especial. BDBS shave, but I doubt that it was any different from my late 14 DT with the same edge on it. Glad to have it though, it's a nice original razor in great condition with the factory finish and intact gold/etch. The dark areas on the blade are reflections. Soap was I Coloniali Mango Oil lathered with a Tulip 2 and topped off with D. R. Harris Pink. And I keep wanting to feel my face!

Cheers, Steve

 

Tuesday Shave
Its been over a Month since I have used a French Razor .
5/8 Vintage Grelot
Had a wonderful shave with this blade .Very keen edge .It a Quarter Hollow.Razor had great balance and handle very well.Near BBS in no time .

 

F. W. Engels Perfection 9/8

 

Faultless

 

Faultless Perfection! Love it.

 

Tonight's shave was a surprise. I grabbed one, blindly, out of the "Mug Full of Razors", and this one popped up. I had a super smooth 2 pass shave, like a hot knife through butter, that left me BBS. Great razor, and well worth their reputation.

Razor- Otto Deutsche's Hans
Brush- JR #262 Birdseye Maple/Ebony, with WD Silvertip Badger.
Soap- Arko/Sandalwood scented
Aftershave- Shulton Old Spice. The Admiral Decanter

 

3 pass BBS with a gold dollar razor
Barbasol shaving cream
Synthetic brush
VIBR aftershave
Also used Barbasol body wash in the shower. I really like it a lot.


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Thanks. It was my first straight and I’m still a fan. It never fails to perform.

 

The Hans is a great blade.

 

Thank you sir, it’s one of my very favorite razors!


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I liked it so much, I bought another one tonight, for $13. Hopefully it cleans up well.

 

That’s a steal if it cleans up.

 

Landers, Frary & Clark
Yeah, I know I lean towards the bigger is cooler, and cooler is better camp... but... this... razor... is... awesome!
The 5/8” Lotus Elise of the shaving world - powered by only a naturally aspirated 4 cylinder engine, but having the genius of Colin Chapman “adding lightness” to make it AMAZING. In this case, it comes in the form of a cool razor from a conglomerate out of New Britain, Connecticut.
Am I selling my 14’s??? Heck no. But this razor has earned some high praise in my book!

Enjoy your shave!
Tom

 

Faultless

 

Gottlieb Hammesfahr 6/8 half hollow
Arko stick
30mm synthetic
Dickinson witch hazel
Pinaud clubman