SEptember 2019

[Ron R]

Monday Shave

Don’t remember the name of this STAR razor but I always get a great shave with it. Seems to be a version of a 1912 head?

BBS to start my week!

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I believe its a Star 1943 Parade according to Time line chart by @mata_66 .

Have some great shaves!

 

[jmturley]

Sunday's Shave:

Razor: Schick Type-H
Blade: Schick Krona
Brush: Unbranded Butterscotch with Maggard Silvertip
Pre: GD Eucalyptis and Spearmint
Soap: Tabac
Post: Alum, Thayers, Stirling Hot Apple Cider, Stirling Glacial

Another good shave with the Type-H. The Krona is a great match-up for this razor.

Monday:

Razor: Gem MMOC
Blade: Gem Carbon Steel
Brush: Simpson 106 Pure Badger (one of my favorites)
Pre: GD Unscented+Cooling
Soap: GD Mallard Fougere
Post: Alum, Thayer's, Osage Rub, Stirling Glacial

Got a really good shave with this today. Realized the other day that I had been riding to high on the cap of my Gems. Lowered the handle a bit towards my neck, and not I'm getting nice irritation free shaves.

 

[Dog Whiskerer]

• Gem Micromatic Clog-pruf
• Gem SS (6)
• Monsavon + Real Shaving Company cream
  
• Casswell Massey Badger, bowl lathered

Second shave with the clog pruf and it went smoother than the first. Still feeling like I am walking the tightrope of "Will I cut myself?" Just took it slow and careful and I was fine.

 

[Sdm84]

I believe its a Star 1943 Parade according to Time line chart by @mata_66 .

Have some great shaves!

This is some GREAT information thank you!


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[cyberdog]

Sunday Shave was my Schick Adjustable (M1) with the current Schick Twin Bonded Blade.

Today, reached for the OneBlade Hybrid, loaded with a Modified GEM (2nd)

 

[jmudrick]

MMOC never fails.

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[Saxonbowman]

SEptember Shave 20

Gem open comb MicroMatic razor
Carbon-steel SE blade (1)
Omega Bigger Bambino Boar Brush
Razorock P.160 Italian Soft Soap
Dickinson's witch hazel for AS

 

[cryhavoc]

GEM Contour II
GEM PTFE (19)
Speick stick
Vie-Long BGS2012 Butterscotch Beehive Natural Horse
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

[Dog Whiskerer]

• Valet
• Feather (3)
• Long Rifle Hawkeye + Derby Lavender cream superlather
• Proraso boar, bowl lathered
• Master Well Comb Blue after shave

I used to think the Valet was a novelty razor and would spend it's days as a bathroom decoration, but I'm wringing okay shaves out of it. Decent shave today. The Valet takes a little more concentration and effort for a good shave. Not as efficient as some of my other SE razors, but I think that's the blade. The only blade I've used with a shorter lifespan than these Feathers was a tuck of old Pal carbon SE blades.

 

[Ron R]

SEptemper 24 and it will be a Schick injector adjustable, this razor is amazing with the adjustable gap. I turned this one down to 3.5 and it shaves like a 7-8 on my Gillette Fatboy but smoother IMO and I'm thinking the previous owner could of tinkered with the settings possibly?

Razor : Schick M3 adjustable injector MFG 1970-72
Blade : Personna injector SS PTFE (3)
Soap: Tabac
Brush: Yaki Tuxedo 24 mm
Pre shave: Wet the face + Aloe Vera gel
Post shave: Alum + cold water rinse
Post shave: Nivea refreshing AS + Nivea Balm
Results: CCS,DFS BBs + Alum indicated minor irritation =

Have some great shaves!

 

[cyberdog]

Another OneBlade Hybrid shave with the modified GEM blade (#3)

 

[jmturley]

An aluminum chill kinda day for me:

Razor: Schick Type-A
Blade: Schick Carbon War Package
Brush: Rubberset 400-3 with Omega Boar knot
Pre: GD Eucalyptus and Speermint
Soap: Fine SnakeBite
Post: Alum, Thayer's, Skin Bracer, Stirling Glacial

Another lovely SEptember shave. I'm really enjoying these carbon blades, not really sure why people don't like them.

 

[Saxonbowman]

SEptember Shave 21

Gem open comb MicroMatic razor
Carbon-steel SE blade (2)
Omega Bigger Bambino Boar Brush
Razorock P.160 Italian Soft Soap
Dickinson's witch hazel for AS

 

[gvw755]

 

[koolkankat]

Razor: ATT SE1 AC/Captai Kai Titan Mild Pink
Brush: APShaveCo Gelousy 28mm 2-band badger
Soap: Murphy&McNeil Infiniti Water Iris
Aftershave: Murphy&McNeil Mandate of Heaven Aftershave Balm

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[cryhavoc]

GEM Contour II
GEM PTFE (20)
Speick stick
Vie-Long BGS2012 Butterscotch Beehive Natural Horse
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

[Dog Whiskerer]

• Gem 1912, shimmed
  
• Gem Super Stainless (7)
• Vintage William + Pecksniff's shave cream superlather
• Balea boar, face lathered
• Benjamins Mentholated Bay Rum splash

Excellent shave. I've shimmed the 1912 before (last SEptember) and didn't really notice a difference in the shave. But this time...wow! Close, irritation and nick free. Shimming had to have made a difference. Instead of a half of a Gem blade spine, I use a blade blank from one of the injectors razors I have. Provided a more stable base than the blade spine.

 

[Ron R]

SEptemper 25 - Took out my Everready 1914 razor that will give a person one of best shaves you can expect. The engineer who designed this razor did a great job for performance for the time. No computers when electricity was only had in the big city's- oh we take a lot of things for granted when design of products for that Circa period were done on paper only.

Razor: Everready 1914 MFG 1914-17 older model with 1st generation blade stops.
Blade: GEM Personna SS PTFE (6)
Soap: Tabac
Brush: Yaki tuxedo 24mm
Pre shave:Shave Brush face wash with glycerin soap+ wet warm face cloth for 40 seconds X 2 + Aloe Vera gel
Post shave: Alum + cold water wash
Post shave : Razorock Acqua AS + witch hazel + Nivea balm
Results: CCS,DFS,BBs + Alum Block indicated minor irritation =

Have some great shaves!

 

[jmturley]

Today's shave:

Razor: Kampfe 14A(?) LC
Blade: Gem PTFE
Brush: Simpson KH2 Pure
Pre: GD Unscented + Cooling
Soap: MdC Fougere
Post: Alum, Thayer's, Clubman SR, Stirling Glacial

Wasn't a very gentle shave today. I think the combination of a newer PTFE blade and the aggressive Kampfe caused some irritation. Guess I'll choose a less aggressive combination tomorrow.

 

[Saxonbowman]

SEptember Shave 22

Weck Wednesday!

Weck Hair Shaper, green scales, no guard
Fromm Edge Ahead blade (2)
Omega Bigger Bambino boar brush
RazoRock Orange Sunrise soap
Dickinson's witch hazel for AS