Daishi 800 | Paladin Cleo | Mitchell's Wool Fat | Santa Maria Novella Tabacco Toscano
SOTD "FREE WEEK" June 28th - July 4th, 2021
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Daishi 800 | Paladin Cleo | Mitchell's Wool Fat | Santa Maria Novella Tabacco Toscano
Razor: Ever-Ready - Lather Catcher (1906) Ebony Handle
Blade: Vintage Wedge Blade (1)
Brush: FS - 28mm G4 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Innisfree - Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam
Lather: Squadron - Red Lead
Aftershave: Fine - American Blend
Hey! I gave myself a big wedgie…and I kinda like it.
I seem to to be heading off in one of my tangents. I have my toe testing the wedge blade waters lately.
This was my first Ever-Ready wedgie. The shave was much like @RumpleBearskin had stated with his wedge shave. A pretty typical ASR shave with lots of audible feedback. These razors may be ornate, but they are still just light sheet metal, so a lot of vibration gets passed through. I had a nice close shave with the ER wedge, but my last two shaves with the Wilkinson Empire razor and wedge blade was a lot smoother in my opinion. I think part of it may be how solid the construction of it is, with no light sheet metal parts. Perhaps the solidness damps out all vibration which contributes to a smoother more efficient shave.
To be fair, I noticed the spring holding the blade against the stops in the ER was a little weak and allowed one side to push away. I shimmed the back of the blade with a piece of tooth-pic, but still not great. I also noticed some soldering on the spring tab. It looks like it was professionally done, perhaps a jeweller, but I’m not going to try to adjust it.
I have a Kampfe on the way, but it doesn’t have a blade, so I’ll try this one in it. I’m always doing comparisons.
Blade: Vintage Wedge Blade (1)
Brush: FS - 28mm G4 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Innisfree - Jeju Volcanic Pore Cleansing Foam
Lather: Squadron - Red Lead
Aftershave: Fine - American Blend
Hey! I gave myself a big wedgie…and I kinda like it.
I seem to to be heading off in one of my tangents. I have my toe testing the wedge blade waters lately.
This was my first Ever-Ready wedgie. The shave was much like @RumpleBearskin had stated with his wedge shave. A pretty typical ASR shave with lots of audible feedback. These razors may be ornate, but they are still just light sheet metal, so a lot of vibration gets passed through. I had a nice close shave with the ER wedge, but my last two shaves with the Wilkinson Empire razor and wedge blade was a lot smoother in my opinion. I think part of it may be how solid the construction of it is, with no light sheet metal parts. Perhaps the solidness damps out all vibration which contributes to a smoother more efficient shave.
To be fair, I noticed the spring holding the blade against the stops in the ER was a little weak and allowed one side to push away. I shimmed the back of the blade with a piece of tooth-pic, but still not great. I also noticed some soldering on the spring tab. It looks like it was professionally done, perhaps a jeweller, but I’m not going to try to adjust it.
I have a Kampfe on the way, but it doesn’t have a blade, so I’ll try this one in it. I’m always doing comparisons.
The Varlet - 27mm Ranger XD
Carbon - CX-Atlas
Nacet (1)
Australian Private Reserve - Ozymandias
Noble Otter - Bare
Razor: RazoRock ECO SE
Blade: Crown SS Half Blade (2)
Brush: Omega 10018 Boar, 23mm
Bowl: RazoRock Ceramic
Lather: Proraso Wood and Spice Shaving Cream
Post: Equate Witch Hazel,
PAA OUD SPICE Aftershave & Cologne
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Blade: Crown SS Half Blade (2)
Brush: Omega 10018 Boar, 23mm
Bowl: RazoRock Ceramic
Lather: Proraso Wood and Spice Shaving Cream
Post: Equate Witch Hazel,
PAA OUD SPICE Aftershave & Cologne
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SOTD-6/29/21
Pre-shave: Truefit & Hill
Shave cream: Barrister & Mann, Seville
Brush: Maison Lambert 100% Silvertip Badger, Faux Horn
Razor: Timeless SS 0.68SB, Polished
Blade: Feather
Post shave: Jack Black
Result: DFS+, one of the best
Comments: An old favorite combination of razor and blade. Remains a winner for me. I am still working on getting a good lather with the Seville. I am getting there…slowly.
Pre-shave: Truefit & Hill
Shave cream: Barrister & Mann, Seville
Brush: Maison Lambert 100% Silvertip Badger, Faux Horn
Razor: Timeless SS 0.68SB, Polished
Blade: Feather
Post shave: Jack Black
Result: DFS+, one of the best
Comments: An old favorite combination of razor and blade. Remains a winner for me. I am still working on getting a good lather with the Seville. I am getting there…slowly.
Tom White Slant + Spiral Curve, Kai (2).
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SOTD-29.6.21 Tabac Tuesday
Pre-shave: Cube mentholated soap
Brush: Baxter of California badger hair
Razor: Muhle R41
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword (Indian) S1
Soap: Tabac
Pre-shave: Thayer's unscented witch hazel, Tabac A/S splash and lotion.
Result: DFS, Tabac never fails to deliver
Pre-shave: Cube mentholated soap
Brush: Baxter of California badger hair
Razor: Muhle R41
Blade: Gillette Wilkinson Sword (Indian) S1
Soap: Tabac
Pre-shave: Thayer's unscented witch hazel, Tabac A/S splash and lotion.
Result: DFS, Tabac never fails to deliver
2021-06-29
Ikea Bowl ¤ Vie-Long 2-band ¤ Mühle R101 + Proshave Platinum
Lea Soap ¤ Lea Aftershave Lotion ¤ Ach. Brito Lavanda Cologne
Ikea Bowl ¤ Vie-Long 2-band ¤ Mühle R101 + Proshave Platinum
Lea Soap ¤ Lea Aftershave Lotion ¤ Ach. Brito Lavanda Cologne
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SOD Tuesday June 29, 2021
Ever wonder how many shaves in each tub of Proraso? See below in the Lather report!
Brush: Parker Synth Brush
Bowl: Shave Nation
Lather: Proraso Green Soap (11)
Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
Head WTG:7-XTG:6-ATG:5
Blade: Gillette Rubie (1)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Balm: Proraso Green
First time using the Gillette Rubie Blade. I'm very happy with the results.
Have a great day!!
Ever wonder how many shaves in each tub of Proraso? See below in the Lather report!
Brush: Parker Synth Brush
Bowl: Shave Nation
Lather: Proraso Green Soap (11)
Razor: Gillette 1959 E4 Settings:
Face WTG:3-XTG:2-ATG:1
Head WTG:7-XTG:6-ATG:5
Blade: Gillette Rubie (1)
Razor: Gillette Styler
Post: Omega Alum Block
Post: Thayers Witch Hazel
Balm: Proraso Green
First time using the Gillette Rubie Blade. I'm very happy with the results.
Have a great day!!
Tuesday
Paladin Cleo/ B&M Seville Soap, ASB and EDT/ Blackland Blackbird with Gillette platinum
Have a great day everyone!
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Paladin Cleo/ B&M Seville Soap, ASB and EDT/ Blackland Blackbird with Gillette platinum
Have a great day everyone!
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Razor: Timeless Bronze OC .78
Blade: Astra Superior Stainless
Brush: Simpson Emperor 3 Super Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Long Rifle Bay Rhum
Aftershave: Long Rifle Bay Rhum Shave Tonic
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder
Unbelievably great shave today
2 passes, wtg & xtg no touch up needed
PTFE blade with one shave on it resulted
In DFS+
2 passes, wtg & xtg no touch up needed
PTFE blade with one shave on it resulted
In DFS+
June 29th shave
The tools
Razor: Lupo .95
Blade: Gillette Rubie (1)
Brush: Shavemac Beagle
Soap: The Goodfellas Smile Sea Citrus
Pre: Cube 2.0
Post: Hey Joe Acid Lemon mixed with some Snake Bite
Rating: 3.5/5
Last shave: 3 days-ish ago
New blade and I think I had a bit of a technique failure today. The blade felt really smooth, so I got cocky. Lesson learned!
Pre: Proraso Cypress and Vetyver
Soap: A&E Peach and Cognac
Splash: A&E Peach and Cognac
Brush: AP Shave Co. Handcrafted Disco, 26mm Synbad knot
Razor: Rex Ambassador
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Razor: Pomco Slant
Blade: Adtra SP
Brush: Made Rite #44, TGN 24mm silvertip
Cream: Proraso white
Blade: Adtra SP
Brush: Made Rite #44, TGN 24mm silvertip
Cream: Proraso white
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