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- Tuesday September 3, 2013
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
fancontroller said:Prep: Hot shower
Pre: Murdock Avalon pre-shave oil
Soap: Grandstaff Illipe & Cocoa Butter
Bowl: Woodhead Pedestal
Brush: Omega 10005 boar
Razor: Ever Ready SE Shovel Head + Cadet handle
Blade: Gem SC (1)
After: Speick Active AS, Nivea ASB
First outing with the Shovel Head. I ditched the original handle as I don't like the hexagonal ones and fitted a Cadet handle instead via a 10mm M5 grub screw. The razor looks in good nick, and once the blade's inserted it did look a tad fierce as the edge seems to lie slightly higher on the comb.
The shave was aggressive, I mean R41 style! I can't blame the lather as it was excellent today so either the blade's a dodgy one or the razor is. I've read that Shovel Heads are supposedly on the mild side. I gave myself a few nicks and suffered a bit of irritation on my neck, so not a pleasant shave really.
I'll try this blade in another SE razor to confirm if the blade's dodgy otherwise this razor may not be my friend anymore
Result almost BBS but pain in the making.
Shave on, folks.
FrankieG said:D.R. Harris Sandalwood shaving soap (sample)
Shavemac 177 Silvertip
ATT M2 Kronos
Gillette 7 O'Clock Black (4)
Speick ASB
Speick EDT
Used the DR Harris Sandalwood sample again today. Had trouble getting a nice lather from it, perhaps due to the size of the sample?
mattyb240 said:FrankieG said:D.R. Harris Sandalwood shaving soap (sample)
Shavemac 177 Silvertip
ATT M2 Kronos
Gillette 7 O'Clock Black (4)
Speick ASB
Speick EDT
Used the DR Harris Sandalwood sample again today. Had trouble getting a nice lather from it, perhaps due to the size of the sample?
I'm trying mine tomorrow, and that is a concern for me. Any tips?
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