Vintage April, 2024

[Tanuki]

I am 100% vintage in April, but since Fool's Day have enjoyed few shaves and put up fewer posts on B&B.

I had a couple fast pre-ski shaves with this Schick I Hydro-magic. Ski days start fast and last late for me.

I might have gotten an AutoStrop shave in a day ago, but I spent my shave time slot looking for the particular Type C that I have loaded with a vintage blade.

So today I finally got with the program and visited old New York.

>Gem Damaskeene SE (marked with a 1902 patent date and 'New York')
>modern Gem PTFE blade on shave 8
>Thistle Cutlery Co 5/8 SR, New York USA
>Wester Bros., New York, "Booster" strop of imported Russian shell (horse butt)
>Ever-Ready 55 horsehair brush
>Williams Mug soap, found in a vintage store resting in an old pewter shave soap cup. The outline of the Mug was still visible, so this puck had seen minimal use. Now that the caked dirt and grit is washed away, it displays a lovely tallow color but no Williams scent remains.
>Burma Shave mug for loading
>Osage Rub splash

A much needed shave. Man, that felt (and feels) good.

My tip to vintage fans: the Waits Compendium is available as a PDF at a very reasonable price.

 

[SmokedStanley]

I kept looking at a Goodwill head with no handle and a lonely common bar handle sitting in my draw. Today the convinced me to just put them together and they didn't disappoint. 3 pass BBS without a single weeper. Supporting characters were an Astra sp, Opal Boar and Captains Choice soap.

 

[Guido75]

I kept looking at a Goodwill head with no handle and a lonely common bar handle sitting in my draw. Today the convinced me to just put them together and they didn't disappoint. 3 pass BBS without a single weeper. Supporting characters were an Astra sp, Opal Boar and Captains Choice soap.

Cool lathering bowl too Stanley!

 

[Guido75]

Date	09.04.2024
366 daily shaves	100/366

Razor	Blade	Brush
Gillette New Improved	Lord Cool (2)	Abe’s Brush Works Blutt STF
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash	Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (82)	Cold splash Proraso Green Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG and touch up
Process Quality (details here)	Blade Sharpness
10/10 (Clean)	6/10 (Razor Sharp)
Effectiveness	Shave Comfort
7/10 (DFS)	6.5/10 (Harshishly comfortable)

Notes:

Summary. Good and close shave with a fantastic razor and brush.

For extended shave notes click here.

Enjoy your shave!

 

[barn_iom]

9 April

British Gillette Goodwill • GSB
BBS Soaps 221B • RazoRock Plissoft brush

If I'm ever trapped on a desert island with an unlimited supply of blades (I have scenarios in my head where this might happen) this is the one razor I hope to have with me.

Better by a distance than any other Gillette I've used (not that I pretend to have tried them all!), this always produces something approaching shaving nirvana. How can it produce results so much closer, smoother and more satisfying than other similar razors? I've no idea. Sheer alchemy!

 

[ajkel64]

Vintage April 09th of April 2024.​

Gillette NDC Gold Ball End Tech.

 

[Heavy_Metal_Hound]

English Flat Bottom Tech

 

[Shaun asleep]

Gillette New Improved from a Tuckaway set paired with a Lord Super Chrome.

 

[JAHE]

Today's razor needs no further introduction. What a great piece of functional art the Toggle is.

Two passes on setting 6 wtg and 4 atg returned my skin into polished marble condition. This thing loaded with a BIC Chrome Platinum shaves really excellent. I'd use it more often but I always fear to drop it in my early morning shaves. There's no life before coffee - but gravitation, however, is
So basically that’s more of a razor dedicated for a Sunday shave - or if I have a day off from work, just like today.

Enjoy your vintage April shaves, Gents

 

[ChrisPL68]

 

[preidy]

1950's Brit Gold Flair Tip (aka Rocket)

 

[Lee Van Cleft]

Vintage April the 9th
My favourite non adjustable TTO, the Gillette, made in England, silver flare tip.
Bit more blade feel with this one compared to some of the Techs I’ve been using but always delivers a fantastic shave. Loaded with a Nacet on shave #3 this just scythed through the stubble.
Slight post shave irritation but nothing serious. Gone after 30 minutes and a splash of Thayer’s witch hazel.
A superb result from this absolute classic.

 

[SmokedStanley]

Cool lathering bowl too Stanley!

Thank you. It's aluminum so I let it float in the hot water before whipping up a warm lather. The pattern also adds a nice texture inside the bowl.

 

[Guido75]

Thank you. It's aluminum so I let it float in the hot water before whipping up a warm lather. The pattern also adds a nice texture inside the bowl.

That is even cooler (well with got water it’s actually not…) - good longevity and less chance of breaking!

Thanks!

Guido

 

[Texchappy]

 

[never-stop-learning]

Monday 20240408
Vintage April 2024

Razor: Swing DE (TiBam Antique Ti Handle)
Blade: Feather (2 shaves, 4 passes)
Brush: Rudy Vey Zebra Stripe (Shavemac 24mm D01 3-Band Silvertip Fan)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Canada Shave Soap
Aftershave: Clubman Pinaud Lilac Vegetal

Superb 2-Pass shave!

My Journal

 

[gpjoe]

I kept looking at a Goodwill head with no handle and a lonely common bar handle sitting in my draw. Today the convinced me to just put them together and they didn't disappoint. 3 pass BBS without a single weeper. Supporting characters were an Astra sp, Opal Boar and Captains Choice soap.
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I found a Goodwill locally, and used it for the first time last week and posted here.

I was very surprised by the efficiency of the razor...great, close shave with little effort.

 

[Spartan76]

Razor - Schick Type I
Blade - Schick Super Stainless (3)
Brush - Semogue Pegasus C7 Boar
Soap - Ariana & Evans Asian Plum
After Shave - B&M Passiflora
After Shave Balm - Hada Labo Gokujun Premium
Fragrance - Polo Green

 

[cryhavoc]

Razor: GEM Micromatic Clog Pruf
Blade: GEM SS PTFE (14)
Soap: Mike's Orange, Cedarwood, Black Pepper
Brush: Omega 10065 Boar
AS: Pinaud Clubman

 

[cajunrph]

Vintage April 8/30
1940’s Fat Handle Tech• GSB(2)• Vloid• Zenith 507-IF• Details.​