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Post by sharpspine on Sept 6, 2011 15:56:56 GMT -5
Share your shaving experience with us for the week!
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Post by sharpspine on Sept 6, 2011 15:57:39 GMT -5
Tuesday, September 6, 2011- Prep: Hot shower, California Baby face wash, hand strop blade
- Lather: C.O. Bigelow
- Brush: Frank Shaving Finest
- Razor: Gem OCMM
- Blade: Walgreen's Gem (1), 2 passes
- Post: WH, Aqua-Velva Ice Blue, hand strop blade
Wonderful shave today. With the holiday I had almost a full 3 days worth of growth and the OCMM mowed it down effortlessly. DFS+ without even trying. What an enjoyable shave today. I hope all your shaves today were as good as mine!
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Post by wchnu on Sept 6, 2011 23:54:36 GMT -5
Tuesday
1912 Gem Jr.
CVS blade
AOS Badger
TOBS Rose Scent
Wh
Black Suede Balm
Nothing better then a good warm later and 1912 Gem.
Fuzzy
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Post by stljeff on Sept 7, 2011 6:41:52 GMT -5
Tuesday, 6 September
Gem FW
Gem SS/PFTE Blade (4)
Made-Rite 500 PB Brush
C.O. Bigelow Cream
Barbasol Brisk
Wednesday, 7 September
Gem FW
Gem SS/PFTE Blade (5)
Made-Rite 500 PB Brush
Euro Palmolive Cream
Barbasol Brisk
Really comfortable shaves both days! The mild FW is a nice change every once in a while.
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Jeff
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Post by sharpspine on Sept 7, 2011 13:11:50 GMT -5
Wednesday, September 7, 2011- Prep: Hot shower, California Baby face wash, hand strop blade
- Lather: C.O. Bigelow
- Brush: Frank Shaving Finest
- Razor: Gem MM Clog Pruf
- Blade: Walgreen's Gem (2), 2 passes
- Post: WH, Aqua-Velva Ice Blue, hand strop blade
My skilled use of the OCMM led to a cocky shave with the Clog Pruf today. While the CP is definitely milder than the OCMM, it can still bite you. I thought about not shaving today since I was still pretty smooth from yesterday's shave, but decided the CP should be mild enough. Perhaps I should have gone with the Featherweight. Some slight irritation but nothing that the Velva liquid medicine couldn't comfort!
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Post by wchnu on Sept 7, 2011 22:34:03 GMT -5
Wednesday shave
Gem Pushbutton
CVS Blade
Gulliver (Omega)boar
Gulliver Shave Stick
WH
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Great shave. Nuff said.
Fuzzy
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Post by stljeff on Sept 8, 2011 6:32:50 GMT -5
Thursday, 8 September
Gem FW
Gem SS/PFTE Blade (6)
Made-Rite 500 PB Brush
C.O. Bigelow Cream
Barbasol Pacific Rush
The FW gave me another great, mild shave.
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Jeff
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Post by stljeff on Sept 9, 2011 6:37:51 GMT -5
Friday, 9 September
Gem MM Clog Pruf
Gem SS/PFTE Blade (7)
Made-Rite 500 PB Brush
Palmolive Shave Stick
Barbasol Pacific Rush
Went back to the CP today and had a wonderful close shave. The Palmolive Stick performed well also.
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Jeff
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Post by stljeff on Sept 10, 2011 19:41:54 GMT -5
Saturday, 10 September
Gem MM Clog Pruf
Gem SS/PFTE Blade (8)
Made-Rite 500 PB Brush
C.O. Bigelow Cream
Vi-Jon Ivy Club Spice
This was quite possibly my closest shave of the week...and this on a blade with 7 previous shaves under its belt. Simply amazing!
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Jeff
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Post by sharpspine on Sept 10, 2011 21:51:31 GMT -5
Friday, September 9, 2011- Prep: Hot shower, California Baby face wash, hand strop blade
- Lather: Arko
- Brush: Semogue 1250
- Razor: Gem OCMM
- Blade: Walgreen's Gem (3), 2 passes
- Post: WH, Aqua-Velva Ice Blue, hand strop blade
Excellent shave with the Arko. I'm still learning the Semogue brush but it does feel great on the face. Boars definitely hold the water differently than a badger. My first attempt at a face lather was very soupy. I rinsed the brush out, squeezed a lot of water out and then reloaded on the arko. Then I got a really good face lather and had a great shave!
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Alan
Cake Eater
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Post by Alan on Sept 10, 2011 22:03:16 GMT -5
Evening Shave 9/10/11
Pre Shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime
1912 Gem
Treet Carbon Blade
GFT Shave Cream
Vulfix # 5 Boar Brush
TOBS # 74 AS
Alan
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Post by wchnu on Sept 11, 2011 5:30:47 GMT -5
Saturday
OCMM
CVS blade
Williams Mug Soap
Generic Boar
Wh
English Leather AS
Woo great close DFS.
Fuzzy
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Post by stljeff on Sept 11, 2011 15:33:23 GMT -5
Sunday, 11 September
Gem MM Clog Pruf
Gem SS/PFTE Blade (9)
Made-Rite 500 PB Brush
Euro Palmolive Cream
Swan Arctic Blue
I got a little more irritation today than yesterday but overall it was still a very decent shave.
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Jeff
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Post by sharpspine on Sept 11, 2011 22:19:29 GMT -5
Sunday, September 11, 2011- Prep: Hot shower, California Baby face wash, hand strop blade
- Lather: Real Shaving Co. Sensitive
- Brush: Semogue 1250
- Razor: Gem OCMM
- Blade: Walgreen's Gem (4), 3 passes
- Post: WH, Aqua-Velva Ice Blue, hand strop blade
First time using the RSC cream in a week or two. Even though this is a sensitive formula cream, I'm starting to think that it irritates my skin. Maybe it's the tea tree oil, I'm not sure. My neck was really starting to look great and then after todays shave, which didn't feel bad at all, I have the red bumps again. Looks like this cream will head to the back of the drawer for a bit. I'll revisit it later when my neck clears back up to see if I get the same reaction.
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