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Modern May 2024
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Brush: Varlet “Gaslamp Somerset” 29mm XD
Blade: Feather (1) perfection
Soap: GD “Ketoret” Kairos SE
Razor: Tiback, incredible razor very smooth and efficient with a Feather blade
Doug
Blade: Feather (1) perfection
Soap: GD “Ketoret” Kairos SE
Razor: Tiback, incredible razor very smooth and efficient with a Feather blade
Doug
Sotd 5.8.24
Yaqi Slope
Willys blade
ApShaveCo scratch and dent w G5c
LaToja shave stick
Yaqi Slope
Willys blade
ApShaveCo scratch and dent w G5c
LaToja shave stick
Timeless Ti .95 OC / Wizamet / Oumo Warhammer ST-1 / Brito lime glyce / Stirling glacial peach / Aqua Velva - Fantastic! I think the ST-1 is at least 99% as good as the STF knot.
Wednesday 20240508
Modern May 2024
Razor: Above The Tie X1 Slant (Timeless Crown TRH8 Ti Handle)
Blade: Schick Proline P (8 shaves, 16 passes)
Brush: Rudy Vey 2022 B&B Contributors Brush (Mühle 25mm STF)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Taconic Shave Bay Rum Cream
Aftershave: Clubman Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum
Superb shave!
Additional notes are in My Journal.
Modern May 2024
Razor: Above The Tie X1 Slant (Timeless Crown TRH8 Ti Handle)
Blade: Schick Proline P (8 shaves, 16 passes)
Brush: Rudy Vey 2022 B&B Contributors Brush (Mühle 25mm STF)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Taconic Shave Bay Rum Cream
Aftershave: Clubman Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum
Superb shave!
Additional notes are in My Journal.
| Date | 09.05.2024 |
| 366 daily shaves | 130/366 |
| Razor | Blade | Brush |
| Greencult 2.0II | Gillette Rubie (3) | Abe’s Brush Works Saturn Synbad |
| Preshave | Soap | Postshave |
| Cold splash KCG Face Wash | TGS Savage (14) | Cold splash Proraso Green Balm |
| Passes | WTG XTG ATG and touch up |
| Process Quality | Blade Sharpness |
| 8/10 (Few weepers) | 6/10 (Razor sharp) |
| Effectiveness | Shave Comfort |
| 8.25/10 (DFS++) | 8/10 (Smooth) |
| Notes: |
Summary. Splendid razor for a heavenly shave this Ascension Day. Could have been closer and smoother. Tomorrow is another day and another shave.
For extended shave notes click here.
Enjoy your shave!
Modern May
Edwin Jagger DE89
Gillette Wilkinson Sword (India) (8)
Shavemac 2-Band Fan 24mm
Palmolive Stick
A&E L'Orange Verte
Edwin Jagger DE89
Gillette Wilkinson Sword (India) (8)
Shavemac 2-Band Fan 24mm
Palmolive Stick
A&E L'Orange Verte
Paradigm SE
Modern May
Overlander Evening
Last night’s pleasant shave
Karve brass Overlander on PAA el Fantasma Naranja Handle
Shark Platinum (1)
Damp facecloth aka “shave binky
No brush, not even a bedazzled one
Pre-shave: face wash with bar soap, drop of non-slick dimethicone, drop of hyaluronic acid
Lather: Van der Hagen Shave Butter
Aftershave: Ulm Nom
Post-shave: warm shower
and a drop of hyaluronic acid
Post-shave: Equate moisturizer
New blade. Thought my whiskers were hydrated enough by the time I got done rinsing the soap off my face and neck. Applied a dollop of dimethicone to use as a shave gel. It was not as slick as my last bottle from another seller. So I put a drop of hyaluronic acid over that. Current bott of that is hella slick, but not on top of my current dimethicone. VDH Shave Butter to the rescue.
Shave was comfortable enough, but not as good as a post-shower shave. Will use a fresh blade and more thoroughly soak my stubble next time.
Overlander Evening
Last night’s pleasant shave
Karve brass Overlander on PAA el Fantasma Naranja Handle
Shark Platinum (1)
Damp facecloth aka “shave binky
No brush, not even a bedazzled one
Pre-shave: face wash with bar soap, drop of non-slick dimethicone, drop of hyaluronic acid
Lather: Van der Hagen Shave Butter
Aftershave: Ulm Nom
Post-shave: warm shower
and a drop of hyaluronic acidPost-shave: Equate moisturizer
New blade. Thought my whiskers were hydrated enough by the time I got done rinsing the soap off my face and neck. Applied a dollop of dimethicone to use as a shave gel. It was not as slick as my last bottle from another seller. So I put a drop of hyaluronic acid over that. Current bott of that is hella slick, but not on top of my current dimethicone. VDH Shave Butter to the rescue.
Shave was comfortable enough, but not as good as a post-shower shave. Will use a fresh blade and more thoroughly soak my stubble next time.
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HSOTD 5.8.24
Supply SE Pro
Noble Otter brush
Speick
Supply SE Pro
Noble Otter brush
Speick
Sotd 5.9.24
Frankenstein shave
Merkur 33c Italian barber bulldog
DS Cosmetic handle Boti tuxedo knot
Frankenstein shave
Merkur 33c Italian barber bulldog
DS Cosmetic handle Boti tuxedo knot
Modern May
Overlander Evening
Tonight’s nifty shave
Karve brass Overlander on PAA el Fantasma Naranja Handle
Shark Platinum (1)
Damp facecloth aka “shave binky
AP ShaveCo Dinosaur G5C 28mm synthetic brush
Pre-shave: warm shower and a drop of hyaluronic acid
Lather: VDH Luxury Scented; face-lathered
Aftershave: Ulm Nom
Post-shave: face wash with shave binky and a drop of hyaluronic acid
Post-shave: Equate moisturizer
Fresh blade in me Overlander and a fresh shower and drop of hyaluronic acid before lathering.
A puck of VDH confirms to this claim. And my AP ShaveCo Dinosaur‘s plush G5C bristles were all up in that making a lather so splendidly slick that my razor glided happily across my neck and face wiping whiskers away with high levels of the smoov. Lots of j-hooks and scything movements caromed the blade’s edges through would-be stragglers.
The aftershave found a few places where my overzealousness wasn’t reined in by my reigning DE.
Overlander Evening
Tonight’s nifty shave
Karve brass Overlander on PAA el Fantasma Naranja Handle
Shark Platinum (1)
Damp facecloth aka “shave binky
AP ShaveCo Dinosaur G5C 28mm synthetic brush
Pre-shave: warm shower
and a drop of hyaluronic acidLather: VDH Luxury Scented; face-lathered
Aftershave: Ulm Nom
Post-shave: face wash with shave binky and a drop of hyaluronic acid
Post-shave: Equate moisturizer
Fresh blade in me Overlander and a fresh shower and drop of hyaluronic acid before lathering.
A puck of VDH confirms to this claim. And my AP ShaveCo Dinosaur‘s plush G5C bristles were all up in that making a lather so splendidly slick that my razor glided happily across my neck and face wiping whiskers away with high levels of the smoov. Lots of j-hooks and scything movements caromed the blade’s edges through would-be stragglers.
The aftershave found a few places where my overzealousness wasn’t reined in by my reigning DE.
RR Hawk V3-A & titanium destroyer handle / Feather Pro / RR 400 SE / Brito lime glyce / Faena Esperia / Aqua Velva
| Date | 10.05.2024 |
| 366 daily shaves | 131/366 |
| Razor | Blade | Brush |
| Fatip Fathena | Gillette Rubie (4) | Semogue SOC Cherry Finest |
| Preshave | Soap | Postshave |
| Cold splash KCG Face Wash | TGS Savage (15) | Cold splash Proraso Green Balm |
| Passes | WTG XTG ATG and touch up |
| Process Quality | Blade Sharpness |
| 9/10 (One red spot) | 6/10 (Razor sharp) |
| Effectiveness | Shave Comfort |
| 6.5/10 (CCS+++) | 8/10 (Smooth) |
| Notes: |
Summary. Fun to mix up the Athena and Fatip razors, but on their own they are both much more effective.
For extended shave notes click here.
Enjoy your shave!
Fatip Open Comb Slant razor/Australian Gillette Spoilers blade
Lea aftershave/Lea Classic Soap Puck
Omega 10108 boar brush
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