Muddy's Meanderings

[Clay S]

2019/05/09
Prep - Noxzema, Hot towel*, Lather, Hot towel*
Razor - Gillette New LC / Gillette 7 O'clock Black(24)
Brush - Omega Pro 10098
Post - Alum, Thayer's Medicated Witch Hazel, DIY Pre-shave oil, Hot Towel*, Sea Breeze, Avon Leather
Passes - XTG, ATG
Result - BBS

Have a happy shave!

* Scented with Eucalyptus, Lemon, Cedarwood, Patchouli, and Cinnamon EO and Sandalwood FO

 

[MilkCrate]

Rocking the NEW! I’ve done that a few days this week.

 

[Clay S]

 

[Clay S]

2019/05/10
Prep - Noxzema, Hot towel*, Lather, Hot towel*, DIY Shave oil
Razor - Gem 1912 / Gem SS (2)
Soap - Pinaud Clubman
Brush - Old Spice boar
Post - Hot Towel*, Alum, Thayer's Medicated Witch Hazel, Sea Breeze, Pinaud Clubman
Passes - XTG, ATG
Result - BBS

Got a weeper on my cheek and some nicks on my throat.

Have a happy shave!

* Scented with Eucalyptus, Lemon, Cedarwood, Patchouli, and Cinnamon EO and Sandalwood FO

 

[Clay S]

Straight Razor Shave #64
2019/05/12
Prep - Shower, Noxzema, Hot towel*, DIY Pre-shave oil
Razor - S. R. Droescher / Blue Diamond #106, Gillette Fat Boy(5) / Personna (5)
Soap - Jetpilot Homemade
Brush - Graydog 10098
Post - Alum, Thayer's Medicated Witch Hazel, Hot Towel*, Sea Breeze, Hot Towel*, Nivea Sensitive
Passes - WTG, ATG
Result - DFS

Have a happy shave!

* Scented with Oxidane

 

[Clay S]

2019/05/15
Prep - Shower, Noxzema, Hot towel*, Lather, Hot towel*, DIY Pre-shave oil
Razor - Gillette New LC / Gillette 7 O'clock Black(25)
Brush - Graydog Stirling Boar
Post - Alum, Thayer's Cucumber Witch Hazel, Hot Towel*, Sea Breeze, Pinaud Clubman Musk
Passes - XTG, ATG
Result - BBS

Have a happy shave!

* Scented with Cedarwood, Eucalyptus, Patchouli, and Cinnamon EO

 

[Esox]

Wakey wakey lol.

 

[Clay S]

2020/08/12
Prep - Noxzema, Hot towel, Lather, Hot towel
Razor - Gem 1912 / Gem SS (July 30)
Soap - VDH Scented Luxury
Brush - Rubberset 200N
Post - Lather, Rinse, Sea Breeze, Alum, Hot Towel, Thayer's Medicated Witch Hazel, Grey Flannel
Passes - XTG/ATG
Result - DFS

Have a happy shave!

 

[Esox]

A GEM!

 

[Clay S]

2020/08/13
Prep - Noxzema, Hot towel, Lather, Hot towel, DIY pre-shave oil
Razor - Gem 1912 / Gem SS (July 30)
Soap - Pre de Provence
Brush - Zenith B25
Post - Lather, Rinse, Sea Breeze, Alum, Thayer's Medicated Witch Hazel, Hot Towel, Pinaud Clubman Musk
Passes - XTG/ATG
Result - DFS

Have a happy shave!

A GEM!

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A diamond in the rough, at least 'til after the shave.

 

[Esox]

2020/08/13
Prep - Noxzema, Hot towel, Lather, Hot towel, DIY pre-shave oil
Razor - Gem 1912 / Gem SS (July 30)
Soap - Pre de Provence
Brush - Zenith B25
Post - Lather, Rinse, Sea Breeze, Alum, Thayer's Medicated Witch Hazel, Hot Towel, Pinaud Clubman Musk
Passes - XTG/ATG
Result - DFS

Have a happy shave!



A diamond in the rough, at least 'til after the shave.

Arent they all...

 

[Clay S]

2020/08/14
Prep - Noxzema, Hot towel, Lather, Hot towel, DIY pre-shave oil
Razor - Gem 1912 / Gem SS (July 30)
Soap - Pre de Provence No. 63
Brush - Old Spice Boar
Post - Lather, Rinse, Sea Breeze, Alum, Thayer's Medicated Witch Hazel, Hot Towel, Pinaud Clubman Whiskey Woods
Passes - XTG/ATG
Result - DFS

Have a happy shave!

 

[Clay S]

2020/08/15
Prep - Noxzema, Hot towel, Lather, Hot towel, DIY pre-shave oil
Razor - Gem 1912 / Gem SS (July 30)
Soap - Pre de Provence No. 63
Brush - Omega Mixed Midget
Post - Lather, Rinse, Sea Breeze, Alum, Thayer's Medicated Witch Hazel, Hot Towel, Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve
Passes - XTG/ATG
Result - DFS

Have a happy shave!

My shaves now change very little. I rotate randomly through my brushes while targeting one soap. I plan on weeding out my brushes once I finished going through my soaps. And I'll pick an aftershave at whim.

 

[Esox]

2020/08/15
Prep - Noxzema, Hot towel, Lather, Hot towel, DIY pre-shave oil
Razor - Gem 1912 / Gem SS (July 30)
Soap - Pre de Provence No. 63
Brush - Omega Mixed Midget
Post - Lather, Rinse, Sea Breeze, Alum, Thayer's Medicated Witch Hazel, Hot Towel, Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve
Passes - XTG/ATG
Result - DFS

Have a happy shave!

My shaves now change very little. I rotate randomly through my brushes while targeting one soap. I plan on weeding out my brushes once I finished going through my soaps. And I'll pick an aftershave at whim.

Try a Fatip Slant. Mine is trying to kick my MMOC off the shelf.

 

[Clay S]

Try a Fatip Slant. Mine is trying to kick my MMOC off the shelf.

I probably will in the future. I've tried slants in the past, and while I liked them, they didn't survive my paring of razors. They weren't OC though; which is something my SE and DE that survived had in common. Do they make an OC injector?

 

[thombrogan]

Do they make an OC injector?

Three almosts:

1. RazoRock Hawk V3OC (AC is almost an Injector. Schick P Proline instead of Schick B Proline)
2. Blackland Vector OC plate expected soon (same as above)
3. The OC in built in every Injector’s baseplate. You just need a good file to ’free’ it.

 

[Esox]

I probably will in the future. I've tried slants in the past, and while I liked them, they didn't survive my paring of razors. They weren't OC though; which is something my SE and DE that survived had in common. Do they make an OC injector?

I've not used any slants before the Fatip and I gotta say, its damn good.

 

[Clay S]

Three almosts:

1. RazoRock Hawk V3OC (AC is almost an Injector. Schick P Proline instead of Schick B Proline)
2. Blackland Vector OC plate expected soon (same as above)
3. The OC in built in every Injector’s baseplate. You just need a good file to ’free’ it.

Mine has a slot behind the closed comb. The "teeth" would fall out if I filed it down to the edge of the blade.

 

[thombrogan]

File it down just enough to not break through the bar. Like the “open comb” on a Mühle R41.

 

[Clay S]

File it down just enough to not break through the bar. Like the “open comb” on a Mühle R41.

There is no metal past the edge of the blade of my injector. There is a slot there. The comb extends past the edge of the blade on a Mühle R41.

I could make it look like an OC if glanced at, but the teeth wouldn't extend past the edge of the blade. If the bar was channeled (U profile), I might be able to create something like a Gem 1912's OC.