23/06/19
Pre shave Prep: 1912 Classic 24
Brush: Razorock 400
Soap: 1912 Classic 24
Razor: GEM MicroMatic OC
Blade: Personna Gem PTFE S/S (5)
Post shave: Alum Block, cold water splash, homemade Bay Rum #2
Balm: Barts Balm Bergamot and Vanilla balm & lotion
Aftershave: Copycat Oud Wood
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Super Sunday morning Shave
No shave Saturday to give the GEM something to go at.
Today was my much anticipated maiden shave with the near perfect / Mint condition GEM MMOC (to me it is perfect in every way), courtesy of
@Blademonkey who I really cannot thank enough for letting me be the next owner/user of such a thing of beauty. We are talking super model category here, not the new Botox injected, jelly chested so called models
, we are talking natural beauties of an age before all that, your Ursula Andress Dr No beach walk beauty
, Raquel Welsh 1960's style gorgeous
, i digress, but you get the picture.
So with a fantastic Lather and a massive smile on my face, today i had one of my best experiences since getting back into "real" shaving.
This is my only true OC and what a razor it is.
3 Gorgeous passes without incident WTG/XTG & ATG, the final ATG pass really amplifying the toast scraping audio soundtrack. i had to be careful not to cut my lip as i could not stop breaking out into wide smiles. No Buffing required.
So, better than a DFS, a Beautiful BBS finish helped along by a great post shave routine, some minor indications from the block, they dissapeared as quickly as they came, a splash of Homemade Bay Rum #2, the Barts Balm and CC Oud Wood just topping everything off.
Now, i do not have a beach to lie on and wait for a beauty to emerge from the sea but today i would be happy to wait as i know Sean Connery would be left lying asleep on the sand
.
I will have to settle for a better beauty, as i am off to visit the Mothership.
Have a beautiful Sunday All.