Which Shavette did you use Today?

Discussion in 'Straight Razors' started by Bama Samurai, Feb 6, 2018.

  1. Edison Carter

    Edison Carter Well-Known Member

    Shavettism

    Great shave.

    Won't get Black Cherry in Glacial again. A little too much like a cough drop. Lather = easy, awesome.

    The Stirling Tuxedo is my most used brush. Great value, easy care.

    Stirling Noir is a nice dupe to the Drakkar. I love Stirling AS splash ingredients, I consider them perfect. Alcohol, Witch Hazel, Aloe, Glycerin, Hydrovance.

    I love this shavette and this blade.

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  2. Edison Carter

    Edison Carter Well-Known Member

    Changed over to the luxury Chevette yesterday.

    Feather DX folder
    Kai Captain Original on (3)
    WCS tall 2tone
    Symmetrical Pottery Shave Bowl
    Stirling Tuscany

    I do like this razor. On my last shave with this blade from my sampler I though 3 would end it..... nah. Tryablade.com offers a wonderful service to those just wanting limited test items.

    From the Max Headroom List of Most Glorious Stanks comes the soon to be discontinued Tuscany. The scent profile says; "Start with Tuscan Cypress fragrance oil, add in some Bergamot and Violet, and sprinkle with an array of spices. A fantastic scent for both men and women." The Lovely Mrs Headroom commented "gee you smell good today". Get this one while you can. As long as you keep the Man Card punched up, the possibility that a woman might wear this won't bother you.

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  3. gssixgun

    gssixgun At this point in time...

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    SOTD Custom Scaled Feather SS Deep Blue Kirinite Scales with a Surprise inside :) Al's Shaving Ultimate Menthol Bomb Shave Cream Re-Knotted 22mm Pure Badger Feather Pro Blade Single Multi-Direction pass A/S Pinaud Clubman

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  4. MR41

    MR41 Well-Known Member

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    Keithmax Breeds Pet Rocks

  6. rs_776

    rs_776 Well-Known Member

    Not that is matters, but I believe you have a Parker SR1. There are subtle differences between the SR1 and SRX. I have an SR1 myself as well. Great little razor.

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  7. Deeter

    Deeter Well-Known Member

    Feather DX foldable
    Kairos lather
    Home turned synthetic brush
    Schick Proline blade
    Becker scuttle
    Witch hazel
     
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  8. Jayaruh

    Jayaruh The Cackalacky House Pet

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    Cold Water Rinse
    Speick Shaving Cream
    Jayaruh #400
    Classic Samurai
    CWR
    Speick AS

    The Speick Shaving Cream face-lathered well with Jayaruh #400 brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Classic Samurai with a Personna half blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Speick AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
     
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  9. steve207

    steve207 Well-Known Member

  10. DentonMajik

    DentonMajik Well-Known Member

    Sorry no picture. Samurai shavette with a Derby professional blade. Not the best shave today. I used this razor a few times a couple years ago and am now coming back to it in hopes of going into using straights. Not sure if my angle was off, or just not enough skin pull but man did i get some razor burn. I always find that no matter what soap or cream I use it always dries out. Of course I go back to the puck and also add more water, but it dries out so fast. Anyone else have this same problem? We have very hard water, so I wonder of that plays a role? Do scuttles work to combat this?

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  11. steve207

    steve207 Well-Known Member

    Yes i have problems with soaps and cream drying out i go back to the puck or cream it doesn't matter what water I have some times i think it's because I'm really slow at shaving
     
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  12. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    May 17
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  13. rs_776

    rs_776 Well-Known Member

    SOTD 5/18/20
    Pre
    : hot shower
    Lather: Razorock Stallion
    Razor: Vincent VT-1321
    Blade: Kai Protouch MG
    Post: Razorock Stallion Splash

    These blades have been great for a quick, worry free shave. I was able to get a 2-pass BBS (with light touch-up), since the guarded blade allows me to use a bit more pressure than I would normally.

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  14. esvh

    esvh Well-Known Member

    Universal shavette full blade + Treet black beauty

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  15. feeltheburn

    feeltheburn Well-Known Member

    I used my Feather SS with a Personna injector blade today. I've used those blades a couple times before too and they work surprisingly well. Since they're not as long as the Feather AC blades you do have to sort of pay attention to that but it's not hard. Got a really good 2-pass shave. Close and comfortable.
     
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  16. Mike-R41

    Mike-R41 Well-Known Member

    First item I bought when I got into traditional what shaving was the classic samurai Shavette. That was a year and a half ago .. since then I only done about 30 Full-Face Shaves. I mostly use it when I have a beard to trim my cheeks And neck but want to start using it more. I really want to get the CJB Kamasori style Shavette. It’s basically a clone of the Feather I’ve but $20-$25 ! Hey if it’s cheaper and looks the same I’m going with the more affordable one!
     
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  17. Mike-R41

    Mike-R41 Well-Known Member

  18. feeltheburn

    feeltheburn Well-Known Member

    Shaved with my Feather SS and a Personna injector blade again today. I only use straights and shavettes occasionally but I'm starting to think the Feather SS is the ideal beginners shavette (and also pretty good for me who doesn't use them all the time). The bump makes me use a slightly higher angle than I'd use without the bump but it definitely helps keep me from digging the blade edge into my skin. Had another pretty great shave with it today.
     
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  19. Trigger

    Trigger Double Jedi Knight

    May 29 2020

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  20. feeltheburn

    feeltheburn Well-Known Member

    I got a Sedef a few days ago along with some PermaSharp half DE blades. Just got around to using them this morning. The Sedef is a bit hard to load but I finally got it done after ruining a couple blades trying. I think it's loosened up just a bit now so it's easier to get the blade in. The PermaSharp blades weren't exactly what I expected. It's been a while since I used the DE version but I remember them being a lot like 7 o'clock Yellows. These half blades though were not nearly as sharp as I remember those being. They were very smooth though. I had to do a lot of slicing and scything cuts. Still didn't end up with a super close shave but it was a comfortable one at least. I was surprised that I got no alum feedback at all after going over some places like my chin many times.

    My initial impression of the Sedef is that it's a pretty good shavette. Maybe a little rough around the edges and you need to be careful loading the blades. But it works pretty well and it's cheaper than just about anything else out there.
     
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