PIF - 5th ever "Shave like a man for an entire year" ~ Veteran's Day edition

[Demaskee]

Gents, (Ladies can play too)!

So you've been tossing around the idea of wet shaving, but keep finding excuses? "I don't know what to buy, don't have the money, not sure where to start, what blades should I get?"

Maybe you're a seasoned veteran that just likes good shaving gear at the best price, and can't find a vendor willing to give you them for free.

Well your excuses have no place here! To honor Veteran's Day, I'm giving away everything you need to begin shaving like a man for AN ENTIRE YEAR!!! (If you can fight off the ADs)

If you're already shaving like a man, you can at least beef up your den with some quality gear!

So what's in it for you?

Like the last two years, I'll be revealing contents of the PIF each day or so, until they're all listed. If you guess an item(s) correctly before it is announced, your name will be added again to the drawing for each correct guess. You can rest assured, the stuff going in here is quality shave gear that any man would be stoked to have (or maybe not). Regardless, you'll have to wait and see. Happy guessing!

Note: If I miss a day, or announce early: TOO BAD!!!

1) Razor (Release Date -13 Oct)

2) Brush (Release Date - 16 Oct)

3) Soap/Cream/Croap #1 (Release Date - 20 Oct)

4) Soap/Cream/Croap #2 (Release Date - 23 Oct)

5) Soap/Cream/Croap #3 (Release Date - 27 Oct)

6) Soap/Cream/Croap #4 (Release Date - 30 Oct)

7) Blades - (Release Date 3 Nov)

8) A/S 1 - (Release Date 6 Nov)

9) A/S 2 - (Release Date 10 Nov)

Note - Some additional odds and ends may find their way in this box....

Everything in this PIF is unused.

What are the rules?

Just say "I want to shave like (Insert your favorite badass here)" It can be Clint Eastwood, James Bond, or even your Korean War vet grandpa, just someone (Real or Fictional) who would be proud of your decision to put a DE blade to your skin. Feel free to tell us a little about your selection. Also, pick someone who hasn't already been chosen, nobody wants to see 100 Lee Marvins. (In fact I'm pretty sure 100 Lee Marvins are illegal in 48 states). Also, feel free to guess the unknown contents of the PIF in order for a chance to get your name added more than once.

Note: Your choice CAN NOT BE JOHN WAYNE, JOHNY HENDRICKS, TONY LEVIN or HANNAH'S DAD. They were the badasses named by winners at the end of the last four PIFs with this theme and have been retired to the hall of fame.

Selection will be done using random draw on 11 November (PIF is available Worldwide if you're willing to pay shipping after the first $15. (Please understand, I can't send the aftershave either)

If there is anything in here you know you won't use, tell me before I send it out to you. I'll PIF it to another guy (trust me, you won't hurt my feelings doing this....especially since I don't have any left after shaving like a man this long)

So what are you waiting for? Jump on this!

 

[Your Majesty]

I wanna shave like D ick Winters in band of brothers. Remember the scene where he shaved in freezing weather in Bastogne? Yeah...

For the razor you're giving away, I'm guessing a vintage Gillette tech?

As for the brush, I'm guessing a yaqi synthetic. Everyone's into yaqi nowadays.

 

[ShavingPanda]

Great PIF! I am respectfully not in, I think someone else would benefit from this PIF of pure awesomeness more than I would. That said I would like to participate. I would like to shave like Sherlock Holmes.
Here are my guesses for the PIF:
1) Razor (Release Date -13 Oct) - Rockwell 6C
2) Brush (Release Date - 16 Oct) - Plissoft Synthetic
3) Soap/Cream/Croap #1 (Release Date - 20 Oct) - Proraso Green
4) Soap/Cream/Croap #2 (Release Date - 23 Oct) - Mitchell’s Wool Fat
5) Soap/Cream/Croap #3 (Release Date - 27 Oct) - Stirling Executive Man
6) Soap/Cream/Croap #4 (Release Date - 30 Oct) - Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood
7) Blades - (Release Date 3 Nov) - Gillette Silver Blues
8) A/S 1 - (Release Date 6 Nov) - Pinaud Clubman
9) A/S 2 - (Release Date 10 Nov) - Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

[All4NicksNGiggles]

I want to shave like Popeye. The most 'bad ***' shaver that ever was.

 

[Seminolefan]

Outstanding PIF, not in but the winner is in for a wonderful gift.

Very generous!


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[BigJ]

Wonderful PIF!!

I shave like my Avitar!! (Respectfully not in.)

 

[Yoteboy]

I’m in! I wanna shave like Patton.

 

[Heckle]

I want to shave like Audie Murphy. Why Audie Murphy? Because Audie Murphy was one BAD ****! Even Chuck Norris wishes he could be like Audie Murphy!

And for some background on him.... Audie Murphy - Wikipedia

 

[GearNoir]

This was quite a bit of fun last year! Thanks @Demaskee!

I want to shave like Count Dracula...because he can do it “vith out any blahd”!

1) Razor (Release Date -13 Oct): Rockwell 6c Gunmetal

2) Brush (Release Date - 16 Oct): RR Bruce

3) Soap/Cream/Croap #1 (Release Date - 20 Oct): Fine AB

4) Soap/Cream/Croap #2 (Release Date - 23 Oct): Mystic Water Coconut Sandalwood

5) Soap/Cream/Croap #3 (Release Date - 27 Oct): Vintage Williams

6) Soap/Cream/Croap #4 (Release Date - 30 Oct): Sudsy Soapery Twice Mint

7) Blades - (Release Date 3 Nov): Gillette Silver Blue

8) A/S 1 - (Release Date 6 Nov): Fine AB

9) A/S 2 - (Release Date 10 Nov): Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum

 

[Toulouse]

I would like to shave like my grandfather. He lived to be 99 and shaved twice a day (before going to work and before dinner) everyday until the day he died. When a stroke made it impossible to shave with his right hand, he learned to shave with his left.

 

[DannyZ]

I want to shave like Walter White.

Razor - Gillette Old Type
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip 24mm

 

[Heron]

These PIFs looked fun in the past; I'm in this time.
I want to shave like Ernest Shackleton because he was a great explorer and leader. I've always been amazed at how he led his men back home after the Endurance was destroyed by the ice.

My guesses:
1) Razor - RazoRock Hawk

2) Brush - Whipped Dog High Mountain

3) Soap/Cream/Croap #1 - La Toja soap stick

4) Soap/Cream/Croap #2 - Truefitt & Hill 1805 cream

5) Soap/Cream/Croap #3 - B&M Seville soap

6) Soap/Cream/Croap #4 - Captain's Choice 45th Parallel cream

7) Blades - Feather Pro

8) A/S 1 - Speick

9) A/S 2 - Proraso Red

Thank you, Demaskee!

 

[Hannah's Dad]

I won this incredibly generous PIF last year. I am still using much of what I won, and good on you, @Demaskee for being generous once again. Good luck to all who enter!!

 

[MilkCrate]

I would like to shave like Bill the Cat.

1) Razor (Release Date -13 Oct): RR Tech

2) Brush (Release Date - 16 Oct): Omega boar

3) Soap/Cream/Croap #1 (Release Date - 20 Oct): Proraso Red

4) Soap/Cream/Croap #2 (Release Date - 23 Oct): Mystic Water Unscented

5) Soap/Cream/Croap #3 (Release Date - 27 Oct): Cella

6) Soap/Cream/Croap #4 (Release Date - 30 Oct): St Charles Patchouli

7) Blades - (Release Date 3 Nov): Astra SP

8) A/S 1 - (Release Date 6 Nov): The Veg

9) A/S 2 - (Release Date 10 Nov): Fine

 

[Avenafatua]

I would like to shave like José Sansano Isla, my grandfather that fought the Spanish Civil War against the fascist, he was just 17 and was given a 4 piece military Santa Barbara razor which he used until he died of cancer. I still have the Santa Barbara razor in his original box and guess he'd be proud of me.

1) Razor (Release Date -13 Oct): Muhle r41

2) Brush (Release Date - 16 Oct): Simpson badger

3) Soap/Cream/Croap #1 (Release Date - 20 Oct): Tabac

4) Soap/Cream/Croap #2 (Release Date - 23 Oct): Lea shaving stick

5) Soap/Cream/Croap #3 (Release Date - 27 Oct): Proraso white

6) Soap/Cream/Croap #4 (Release Date - 30 Oct): Taylor of old bond street sandalwood

7) Blades - (Release Date 3 Nov): Gillette 7 o clock

8) A/S 1 - (Release Date 6 Nov): Myrsol

9) A/S 2 - (Release Date 10 Nov): Fine Snake Bite

 

[jackgoldman123]

Outstanding PIF, not in but the winner is in for a wonderful gift.

Very generous!


+1

 

[JamesBlades]

I would like to shave like my grandfather. He lived to be 99 and shaved twice a day (before going to work and before dinner) everyday until the day he died. When a stroke made it impossible to shave with his right hand, he learned to shave with his left.

Awesome. I’m guessing he shaved with a DE, soap, and brush?

 

[JamesBlades]

Awesome PIF. Respectfully not in. I think this should go to a newer wetshaver.

But I would like to participate! I want to shave like Shamgar. He killed 600 men in battle with an oxgoad!

1) Razor (Release Date -13 Oct): Gillette Ball End Tech

2) Brush (Release Date - 16 Oct): RR Synthetic

3) Soap/Cream/Croap #1 (Release Date - 20 Oct): MWF

4) Soap/Cream/Croap #2 (Release Date - 23 Oct): TOBS Sandalwood Cream

5) Soap/Cream/Croap #3 (Release Date - 27 Oct): WKDM Fougere Bouquet

6) Soap/Cream/Croap #4 (Release Date - 30 Oct): Speick Stick

7) Blades - (Release Date 3 Nov): Israeli Personna

8) A/S 1 - (Release Date 6 Nov): Proraso Green

9) A/S 2 - (Release Date 10 Nov): Fine American Blend

 

[Toulouse]

Awesome. I’m guessing he shaved with a DE, soap, and brush?

I can remember being a boy, sitting on the edge of the tub watching him prep his brush, make his lather and because he had lived through the Great Depression honing his de blade inside a shot glass to stretch the number of shaves he could get from every blade. I’ve been wet shaving since 1963 and still think of him every morning as I shave.

Great pif. I won’t take part but will enjoy reading the replies.

 

[dmshaver]

What a fun & generous pif, thank you!

I want to shave like Edward G. Robinson.

And I'll take a guess at what's being rolled out:
Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Brush: Stirling badger
Cream: TOBS Sandlewood
Soap: Haslinger Schafmilch
Soap: Cella
Cream: Proraso Green
Blades: GSB
AS: Proraso Green
AS: Pinaud Clubman