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King Gillette Weekend

Saturday Luxury Shave
Razor: Gillette Slim
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: Omega 49
Soap: Arko
AS: Chatillon Lux Bon Vivant

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Back from a summer of traveling about and settling into a routine once again, which includes King Gillette Weekend.

Razor: Gilllette E1 Fatboy
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Soap: Barrister & Mann Lavanille
Brush: Simpson Sapphire Duke 3 Manchurian
Aftershave: Stirling Island Man
Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery Custom​

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Gillette kcg loaded with a kcg mowing through a fresh layer of stirling bay rum topped of with some bay rum as
 

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Razor: Gillette The New Short Comb, Common Bar
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Simpson Butterscotch Chubby 2 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Noble Otter Noir et Vanille
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder
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It is the weekend, right?!

Razor: Gillette New SC/TiBam NY
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Soap: Ach Brito Mogno
Brush: Rudy Vey Dark Knight Keyhole/Shavemac D01-2 Band
Aftershave: Stirling Port Au Prince
The Little Hula Girl
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Fat Handle Tech
Personna Platinum (7)
No Brush
Gillette Foamy

Traveling light as we took food and supplies to a cabin near Rocky Mountain National Park. We are celebrating my Wife and Grandson’s birthdays. 🎉
Gorgeous up here.
Beautiful morning. Not much smoke from the wildfires.
We’ve seen deer, elk, and wild turkeys.
 

Ron R

I survived a lathey foreman
DE SOTD, Sat, Aug14th 2021

Razor: Gillette Fatboy E4, MFG 1959 4th qtr, Excellent adjustable, I enjoy using this razor. Birth year razor also.
Blade: Gillette Astra Superior Stainless(6), Sharp & smooth with great longevity. Great results mostly with this blade.
Soap: Cyril R Salters Indian Sandalwood, love this scent, excellent lather qualities, good economics also.
Brush: Yaqi Chianti's 24mm synthetic, excellent lather creator, heavenly like soft tips, gentle scrub + excellent lather painter.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Proraso Red sandalwood with witch hazel + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Results: CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= :a17:excellent shave with my Fatboy with a Astra SS blade.

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Have some great shaves!
 
Razor: Gillette 1934 Aristocrat De Luxe
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Simpson Butterscotch Chubby 2 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Noble Otter Noir et Vanille
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder
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Nostalgic Sunday
What I used in the eighties...

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Razor: Gillette Slim Twist
Blade: Schick Ultra Platinium (NOS) 1st use
Brush: "Reine Borste" Boar
Soap: Palmolive Shavestick
Aftershave: Lagerfeld
 
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A very English morning. My first go with this stunning 1948 British Aristocrat from a set #15.

The venerable gen 2 was easy to use, and I had zero difficulty obtaining my usual close and comfortable daily shave.

From the 5 varieties of British Aristocrats, I can’t say that it’s my favorite shaver. The blade vibration was pretty apparent, and it’s just not quite as smooth as the others. As with the early open combs, the knurling is shallow, and I use a little alum on my fingers to improve grip.

Nevertheless, it has a solid blade gap and exposure, and it’s a rhodium plated mirror finish Aristocrat—they make any day just a little bit better!
 
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