Single Edge SEptember 2021

[cryhavoc]

I'll play guys!

Schick Injector Type I2 Hydro-Magic
Schick Injector (17)
Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Omega 10290 boar
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

[nelsonic21]

SEptember 1

Schick adjustable at 7 w/Schick blade
Rudy Vey Shavemac
Razorock soap
Gillette ASB

 

[gdawg55]

I started today, September 1 with my Supply injector that hasn't been used in a long time. Pretty good shave...sorry I didn't have time to take a picture. Will do better tomorrow when I bring out my Colonial General.

 

[Saxonbowman]

Almost forgot to post! I’m starting my SE rotation with my open comb Micromatic. My blade is a generic carbon steel blade from CVS. Shave was about as expected for a new blade. Let’s see how this one fares compared with identical blades in other razors.

 

[Clouds]

Young Any Angle Personna Gem - De-spined and modded Alpha SHD Manchurian La Toja My first SEptember entry and its doubles as a Slantember as well. Normally SE's don't really work comfortably in slant mode, but this has a spring that allows you to flick the head over to the opposite side with your thumb. Its a vintage dating back to 1910. Other than cleaning it with soap and water, I've left the patina as I received it. Its a mild shaver and I suspect that some blade/shim experimentation is needed.​

 

[cryhavoc]

Schick Injector Type I2 Hydro-Magic
Schick Injector (18)
Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Omega 10290 boar
La Toja splash

 

[Dog Whiskerer]

Gem Micromatic, closed comb Bullet Tip
Gem PTFE (1)
Vie Long horse
La Toja, face lathered
Stetson Cooling Moisture After Shave

One tiny nick, which I often get first shave with a different razor. And the Micromatic is quite different from my usual DE razor rotation. Really like them. Construction is great. That's why there are so many still around, what? 70, 80 years later?

And La Toja...what can I say. Every time I use it, which isn't that often, I ask myself, "Why am I not using this every day?" Definitely a desert island soap.

 

[Dog Whiskerer]

Young Any Angle

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Interesting. I don't think I've every seen that razor before.

 

[thombrogan]

Last night’s shave
Micromatic Open Comb
Personna GEM PTFE (4)
Maggards 30mm synthetic brush
Damp washcloth aka “shave binky”
Pre-shave: face wash with PdP Milk bath soap
Lather: ARKO!
Aftershave: Ulm Nom
Post-shave: hot shower

First SEptember shave in the books

 

[GNR]

SEptember 2, 2021
Two pass with XTG goatee touch up for a great shave. EVER READY 1914 Little Lather Catcher is very efficient and a nice shaver. I do not have much experience with it, just a couple of shaves so I have to fix that.
I chose CRS Sublime Citrus for it’s scent and it’s the first cream I’ve used for a while m; excellent choice.

Fulfilling lathering duties was my Simpsons Chubby 3 LE Sovereign Fibre brush. I hated this brush the first two or three times I used it! It was tight and didn’t splay well, there was way more scritch/face presence than any of my other synthetic brushes, I thought I had made a big mistake. But, it just needed to relax a little and open up. Patience Grasshopper! It pays off and now I adore this brush, it makes incredible lather and feels fantastic.

 

[gdawg55]

Sept 2 Shave:

Razor: Colonial The General V2
Soap: Cella Bio
AS: Cella Bio
Brush: Semogue Mistrua Taj

Really good shave today with The General and Cella Bio....smooth, close and comfortable. I normally use DE razors so this is going to be fun shaving with SE's for Sept. I have a few older Schick injectors, a Supply injector and The General....will rotate between what I have for the month. Haven't used Cella Bio but a couple of shaves and I find it a pretty good performer...super slick with a pleasant scent. Not quite as good as some of my artisan soaps, but close.

 

[Ted A]

Razor: Schick G8
Blade: Schick
Brush: Ever Ready 100
Lather: Stirling Hipster
Balm: Gillette
Aftershave: Bootleggers Green Freeze

 

[MaineYooper]

September 2
Sabre
Personna GEM (2)
Zingari Man unscented
Copper handle with Big Timberwolf knot
A wonderful shave!

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: PAL Adjustable
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Simpson Commodore X2 Best Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Fine American Blend
Aftershave: Seaforth! Heather Aftershave Toner
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

 

[sarir97]

SEptember 2, 2021

Three-pass shave with a Schick I1 razor and Schick injector blade. Significantly smoother shave than with the Vector at a shallow angle, but only because I didn’t have the angle dialed in just right. I seem to have not mowed much stubble, resulting in an irritation-free but CCS/DFS- below the jaw, but BBS along the cheeks. I can live with that!

Happy SE shaving everyone!

 

[srqshaver]

Razor: PAL Adjustable
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Simpson Commodore X2 Best Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Fine American Blend
Aftershave: Seaforth! Heather Aftershave Toner
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder
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Nice! The PAL might be my next acquisition. It amazes me how expensive everything is on eBay and then all of a sudden there’s a massive bargain that nobody jumps on. I’ve picked up several great razors this way. I need to look into BST also.

 

[thombrogan]

Tonight’s shave
Herold 142Ri2 calfhide strop
My grandpa’s straight razor (Tuckmar World Known)
Schick E3 Injector
Schick (1)
Maggards 30mm synthetic brush
Damp washcloth aka “shave binky”
Pre-shave: face wash with PdP Milk bath soap
Lather: Col Conk Unscented
Post-shave: face wash with shave binky
Aftershave; Ulm Nom

I can’t sharpen razors as good as I can sharpen kitchen knives, but that Injector… Ooh-wee mama! It had no idea how inept I am and gave me a ridiculously close shave.

 

[MaineYooper]

Tonight’s shave
Herold 142Ri2 calfhide strop
My grandpa’s straight razor (Tuckmar World Known)
Schick E3 Injector
Schick (1)
Maggards 30mm synthetic brush
Damp washcloth aka “shave binky”
Pre-shave: face wash with PdP Milk bath soap
Lather: Col Conk Unscented
Post-shave: face wash with shave binky
Aftershave; Ulm Nom

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I can’t sharpen razors as good as I can sharpen kitchen knives, but that Injector… Ooh-wee mama! It had no idea how inept I am and gave me a ridiculously close shave.

Great read, and now I have a new name for my wash cloths!

 

[Saxonbowman]

SEptember, shave 2
Gem Featherweight
CVS carbon-steel blade (1)
Semogue boar brush
Soap Commander Integrity

 

[cryhavoc]

Schick Injector Type I2 Hydro-Magic
Schick Injector (19)
Mike's Bay Rum
Omega 10290 boar
Pinaud Clubman VIBR