S.O.T.D. Saturday 12th April to Friday 18th April 2014
- Thread starter Norfolkdick
- Start Date
- Messages
- 1,909
- Location
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Monday 14th April
Hot shower
Hot flannel
T&H Grafton cream scuttle lathered
Finest badger brush made by myself
Gillette Executive adjustable D3 (1958) set on 5
Sputnik (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Myrsol Antesol aftershave
A grand shave. The Executive was caked up with limescale/soap scum when it arrived to me. Cillit bang limescale remover and an old tooth brush removed it with some warm soapy water. The seller must have had a go before and removed a good deal of gold from the top of the doors :dodgy: My face nicely cooled from the Antesol.
Hot shower
Hot flannel
T&H Grafton cream scuttle lathered
Finest badger brush made by myself
Gillette Executive adjustable D3 (1958) set on 5
Sputnik (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Myrsol Antesol aftershave
A grand shave. The Executive was caked up with limescale/soap scum when it arrived to me. Cillit bang limescale remover and an old tooth brush removed it with some warm soapy water. The seller must have had a go before and removed a good deal of gold from the top of the doors :dodgy: My face nicely cooled from the Antesol.
- Messages
- 1,756
- Location
- Cheshire, England
The Work's
Head shave with Headblade products and razor
Face shave- Cella,Men-U Brush, Muhle R89, PolSilver SI [3]
Post- Thayers unscented, GFT Coral Skin Food
Result a gleaming bounce and smooth cheeks!
Head shave with Headblade products and razor
Face shave- Cella,Men-U Brush, Muhle R89, PolSilver SI [3]
Post- Thayers unscented, GFT Coral Skin Food
Result a gleaming bounce and smooth cheeks!
- Messages
- 3,268
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Pre: Village Barber oil
Soap: vintage Old Spice
Brush: M&F L7 Coral 2-band
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Kai "Captain Titan" Mild (2)
Post: vintage Old Spice, followed by Village Barber balm
Soap: vintage Old Spice
Brush: M&F L7 Coral 2-band
Razor: Cobra Classic
Blade: Kai "Captain Titan" Mild (2)
Post: vintage Old Spice, followed by Village Barber balm
- Messages
- 15,935
- Location
- Halifax, Republic of Yorkshire
Good evening, gents. What a glorious Monday evening!
Hot Towel
NSS Ice & Slice - Pure Badger
Star Safety Razor - Gillette Thai Super Thin [1]
Hot Rinse & Cold Rinse
Brut Aftershave
Face Lathered
One Pass ... all I needed
Many thanks to flip-68 for rekindling my interest in double edge shaving after a good stint of single edge and experimentation with straight edge. Phil dropped one of these into a Tech and loved the shave. I commented that I thought that would be the case, more through instinct than anything, so he sent me some to try out for myself.
Well, I am happy to report likewise - I absolutely loved the shave and the blade gave a peculiar lease of life to an otherwise seriously mild razor. I'm using a Star safety razor tonight.
History lesson - GEM ceased the name somewhere along their timeline, switching to Star for the 1912 until its final withdrawal after a brief stint also as Treet. Well, Star wound up their razor production with a double edge safety razor using a Gillette Tech style design. It's mild, perhaps milder than the later, lighter Techs.
With a Gillette Thai Super Thin strapped in, one pass was quite sufficient. Yes, I used the "Gillette Slide" on a couple of areas that I know can be problematic, but that one pass was quite sufficient for one day of growth. I got the kind of shave I get from a single pass with a slant. In fact, I'll use a slant tomorrow just to confirm.
Simple rinse down, no alum, no witch hazel, just water, splash of cold and a good splash of Brut to finish off.
Simple and effective shaving! It's so sharp, the sink was unusually full of stubble soup after that one pass, yet so gentle I could probably have pushed against my face with the razor in both hands and not drawn blood.
Thank you to flip-68 - all my Techs now have a reason other than completing a collection gathering nothing more than dust or a few and far between simple polish at the end of a problematic experimental shave with something peculiar from the early part of the twentieth century. Cheers!
Hot Towel
NSS Ice & Slice - Pure Badger
Star Safety Razor - Gillette Thai Super Thin [1]
Hot Rinse & Cold Rinse
Brut Aftershave
Face Lathered
One Pass ... all I needed
Many thanks to flip-68 for rekindling my interest in double edge shaving after a good stint of single edge and experimentation with straight edge. Phil dropped one of these into a Tech and loved the shave. I commented that I thought that would be the case, more through instinct than anything, so he sent me some to try out for myself.
Well, I am happy to report likewise - I absolutely loved the shave and the blade gave a peculiar lease of life to an otherwise seriously mild razor. I'm using a Star safety razor tonight.
History lesson - GEM ceased the name somewhere along their timeline, switching to Star for the 1912 until its final withdrawal after a brief stint also as Treet. Well, Star wound up their razor production with a double edge safety razor using a Gillette Tech style design. It's mild, perhaps milder than the later, lighter Techs.
With a Gillette Thai Super Thin strapped in, one pass was quite sufficient. Yes, I used the "Gillette Slide" on a couple of areas that I know can be problematic, but that one pass was quite sufficient for one day of growth. I got the kind of shave I get from a single pass with a slant. In fact, I'll use a slant tomorrow just to confirm.
Simple rinse down, no alum, no witch hazel, just water, splash of cold and a good splash of Brut to finish off.
Simple and effective shaving! It's so sharp, the sink was unusually full of stubble soup after that one pass, yet so gentle I could probably have pushed against my face with the razor in both hands and not drawn blood.
Thank you to flip-68 - all my Techs now have a reason other than completing a collection gathering nothing more than dust or a few and far between simple polish at the end of a problematic experimental shave with something peculiar from the early part of the twentieth century. Cheers!
- Messages
- 217
- Location
- Barkingside
Cream: T&H 1805
Brush: Omega 10098
Razor: 1960 (F3) Gillette Flare Tip Superspeed
Blade: Feather (3)
Post: Cold rinse, Alum & Witch Hazel
A/S: Williams Aqua Velva
All done with cold water. Been getting some ingrown hairs and tiny patches of irritation of late so thought I'd revert back for a few days. Very comfortable shave indeed.
Brush: Omega 10098
Razor: 1960 (F3) Gillette Flare Tip Superspeed
Blade: Feather (3)
Post: Cold rinse, Alum & Witch Hazel
A/S: Williams Aqua Velva
All done with cold water. Been getting some ingrown hairs and tiny patches of irritation of late so thought I'd revert back for a few days. Very comfortable shave indeed.
- Messages
- 5,133
- Location
- british west hartlepool
muhle r41/ templ8 ball end handle
perma sharp
omega 10018
valobra almond shaving soap
aqua velva AS
perma sharp
omega 10018
valobra almond shaving soap
aqua velva AS
- Messages
- 7,603
- Location
- Taured
7:00 'black' Super Platinum
Long comb New Berkshire
Professor Blighty grapeWood shaving soap
M and S Woodspice a/s
Edwin Jagger boar
Excellent. Really close yet barely any sting.
Long comb New Berkshire
Professor Blighty grapeWood shaving soap
M and S Woodspice a/s
Edwin Jagger boar
Excellent. Really close yet barely any sting.
- Messages
- 2,255
- Location
- 15 Miles SW of Denton, TX
15 April Plan
- Messages
- 3,268
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
"Fat" Tuesday!
Pre: Village Barber oil
Soap: MWF
Brush: M&F L7 Coral 2-band
Razor: Schick injector G-type
Blade: Personna platinum (3)
Post: Myrsol agua balsamica, followed by Proraso balm
Been a while since I used the "fat". This blade has seen the end of its usefulness.
Pre: Village Barber oil
Soap: MWF
Brush: M&F L7 Coral 2-band
Razor: Schick injector G-type
Blade: Personna platinum (3)
Post: Myrsol agua balsamica, followed by Proraso balm
Been a while since I used the "fat". This blade has seen the end of its usefulness.
- Messages
- 2,427
- Location
- Woburn Sands, Bucks
Tuesday xv April, 2014
Prep: Hot shower, Dove Men+Care Sensitive Face Wash
Pre: Tepid Water Splash
Brush: Morris & Forndran Blonde Badger Beehive
Soap: Tabac Stick grated into a bowl
Razor: Gem Micromatic OC
Blade: Gem Blue Star #2
Post: Alum, Floïd "The Genuine" ASL, Kiehl's Ultimate ASB
Fragrance: Floris Elite
Result: Very nice indeed, once again. The M&F has shot straight to the top of the league of my brushes. It really is excellent.
All the best
Jon
Prep: Hot shower, Dove Men+Care Sensitive Face Wash
Pre: Tepid Water Splash
Brush: Morris & Forndran Blonde Badger Beehive
Soap: Tabac Stick grated into a bowl
Razor: Gem Micromatic OC
Blade: Gem Blue Star #2
Post: Alum, Floïd "The Genuine" ASL, Kiehl's Ultimate ASB
Fragrance: Floris Elite
Result: Very nice indeed, once again. The M&F has shot straight to the top of the league of my brushes. It really is excellent.
All the best
Jon