Which Shavette did you use Today?

Okay you ask for it, stick your tongue out

 

All week....

SRX/Voskhod

 

Plan this weekend

 

All week again....

 

After years of being scared to death of trying a shavette, I picked one up! I got the $10 cheap Magic shavette from Sally Beauty Supply.

I snapped a Voskhod in half, loaded the shavette up, flicked a snurdle of TOBS Sandalwood SC into my lather bowl and furiously whipped up an amazing lather, applied said luxury with a 24mm synthetic on a refinished Rubberset handle and then got to shaving.

Man.....I've been missing out. Now, I've used a straight off and on for almost 8 years so maybe it was already being able to straight shave without much effort that made it such a great experience, but I felt as if I'd cheated myself all this time. I feel a bit foolish for fearing the shavette I have to admit.

I finished it off with a nice refreshing cold water rinse and pat dry with a generous application of Lucky Tiger Vanishing Cream and some Osage Rub.

Overall, I got about 90% BBS with very little irritation on my first attempt. I'm diggin' this method already!

 

@MR41 that is a seriously beautiful brush man. That handle is mighty fine!

 

Thanks man! I’ve been using it exclusively because it works so well. I wondered if the longer handle was gonna be weird when I got it, but it’s actually much easier to hang on to especially for head shaving.

 

Very cool

 

Same setup today. I chased the baby a little and had a few weepers more than yesterday but the shave is far better. I'm really liking this. May have to pick up a Parker because the Magic is a bit cheap feeling.

 

The SRX is very nice. However, I've got over 200 days on my Magic and it's no worse off than the day I bought it. It's a pro tool.

 

Feather SS with Schick Proline blade
Baume.be
Pinaud clubman

 

1 June

 

My first day of detox in Thailand and this is my set up, Feather DX, Kai Capitan blades and what remains of my travelling Arko stick. I will be using this for a week. Hopeful the Arko stick will be finished this trip.

 

Nice setup. I love traveling, and being limited to a reduced shaving kit. There's a kind of purity to it.

 

I thought it would fit the detox theme, simplicity and purity. Even with this basic it delivered a great and enjoyable shave today.

 

Feather SS armed with Schick proline blade
Wholly Kaw unscented
30 mm synthetic
Dickinson witch hazel
Pinaud clubman

 

My Williams Wednesday Shave. A Equinox that @ordinaryshaver gifted me and Gillette Slim half blade. Nice shave. Very light razor that is easy to load.

 

It looks like a Magic Shavette clone or vice versa. Magic is the only shavette I have and I'm loving it. Inexpensive, convenient, as efficient as a straight. Nothing to dislike except it feels a little cheap.