Razor: 1961 Aristocrat
Blade: NOS Gillette Platinum Plus
Cream: Edwin Jagger Sandalwood
Blade: NOS Gillette Platinum Plus
Cream: Edwin Jagger Sandalwood
You're going for the shave of a lifetime - what do you choose?
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Very nice indeed. Some would call this a melt & pour but it's a great performing and true sandalwood scent soap.
Razor: Muhle R41 (2011)
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: 2012 B&B LE (TGN)
Prep: Shower/MRGLO
Soap: Tabac stick
Aftershave: Floid Blue
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: 2012 B&B LE (TGN)
Prep: Shower/MRGLO
Soap: Tabac stick
Aftershave: Floid Blue
I am actually getting married in a couple weeks, so I have kinda been thinking about this already.....here is what I am thinking so far, but the soap is really the only one I am on the fence about. Guess I will see what mood I am in that morning.
Muhle R89
Astra SP
Semogue 620
Mystic Water Lavender or MdC
Proraso splash (old forumla)
Muhle R89
Astra SP
Semogue 620
Mystic Water Lavender or MdC
Proraso splash (old forumla)
Here goes nothing (psssst....the cream is the surprise!)
Gillette Toggle on 3
Feather Blade after one shave (can get away with palm stropping one right out of the package if need be)
Shiseido Men cream (it's brushless and it's the best cream I can use)
Thayer's Alcohol Free Witch Hazel Toner
That is the best shave I can get.
Gillette Toggle on 3
Feather Blade after one shave (can get away with palm stropping one right out of the package if need be)
Shiseido Men cream (it's brushless and it's the best cream I can use)
Thayer's Alcohol Free Witch Hazel Toner
That is the best shave I can get.
40's gold ball Tech
Red IP
Arko
Boar
Red IP
Arko
Boar
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Nice. Like 'em all. How many passes can you load on the 620? I get 3 and am pushing a 4th.
As of today, my "shave of a lifetime" shave would be as follows:
Razor: SC NEW
Blade: Astra SP
Preshave oil: Em's Place(I just found this in the back of the drawer from WAY back)
Soap/cream: MWF/Bigelow uberlather
Brush: Whippeddog silvertip
Aftershave: generic witch hazel, followed by Pinaud Clubman
That was this morning's shave. It was the best I have turned in thus far. This journey is a LOT of fun!!
Razor: SC NEW
Blade: Astra SP
Preshave oil: Em's Place(I just found this in the back of the drawer from WAY back)
Soap/cream: MWF/Bigelow uberlather
Brush: Whippeddog silvertip
Aftershave: generic witch hazel, followed by Pinaud Clubman
That was this morning's shave. It was the best I have turned in thus far. This journey is a LOT of fun!!
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Are you saying #2 shave on the Feather? I find #2-4 is a good shave, but #1 too harsh and a profound degradation after 3....
I usually only go 2 passes with touch up. When I first got it, I found myself going back to the puck a lot. Now that it is broken in and I have gotten used to it, I usually don't have to reload any more. Probably going to pick up an 830 next time I place an order though. Would be curious to see if it is any different really.
R41
Super Iridium
Chubby 3
MdC
Clubman Vanilla or Floid Amber
Super Iridium
Chubby 3
MdC
Clubman Vanilla or Floid Amber
Hot shower and hot towel preshave
MWF
Merkur 43cHD
Feather blade
ER 100 with a TGN Silver knot
RazoRock Alum pass
Osage rub AS
MWF
Merkur 43cHD
Feather blade
ER 100 with a TGN Silver knot
RazoRock Alum pass
Osage rub AS
Fatboy Crystal Blue Vie-Long Horse QCS Monaco Myrsol Formula C
Tradere OC
Personna Med
Arko
Personna Med
Arko
I'd probably just use the setup I used this morning-it always works well:
- Hoffritz Slant
- Derby (or Astra) Blade
- TGN Finest Badger
- Cella Soap w/cold tap water
Razor- Schick Injector E3
Blade- Chinese Schick
Soap- Mike's Lime
Blade- Chinese Schick
Soap- Mike's Lime
Oh wait... I thought this was the EDC pocket knife thread....
I'm gonna get banned...but here goes. ....
Gillette...Fusion Pro Glide Power
I don't care what anybody else says, you gots to bow to YMMV, to each his own and devil take the hindmost. I just admire your sand for boldly flying your colors!
As for me, getting back to the elegant simplicity of retiredguns in his original post, for BBS effect:
Razor: Barbasol two piece
Blade: Shark Super Stainless or Super Chrome, new or on second shave
Soap: Vintage Williams
For the Shave of a Lifetime:
Razor: My father's Slim, set to "8"
Blade: Gillette Super Stainless
Soap: Vintage Old Spice
Oh, and for the Shave of a Lifetime, I'm not the one using them. I'm an eight year old kid again, watching my dad shave on Saturday morning. Those were the best shaves I'm ever going to have.
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NAILED! Semper Fi!
