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Post by Possum on Jan 11, 2010 4:46:18 GMT -5
Tell us all about your SE shaving adventures for the week.
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Post by etoyoc on Jan 11, 2010 5:51:05 GMT -5
Monday- Soap: Tabac
- Brush: Semogue LE #56
- Razor: Valet / Feather SE (day 1)
- A/S: WH followed by C.O. Bigelow Elixir Blue
First time with a Valet and the Feather SE blade. I just don't get it... the one I modified to fit GEM blades is just plain vicious. But with the Feather blade, they are tame.
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Post by specialk on Jan 11, 2010 14:41:23 GMT -5
Monday 1/11 - Semogue SOC LE #23
- Prairie Creations Dragons Blood SS
- 1907 Gem Junior Bar
- TP Gem (1)
- 444 AS Balm
- T&H Spanish Leather EdT
Great shave to start the work week! HOOAH!!! |
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Post by specialk on Jan 11, 2010 14:44:56 GMT -5
First time with a Valet and the Feather SE blade. I just don't get it... the one I modified to fit GEM blades is just plain vicious. But with the Feather blade, they are tame. Tame as in a good shave or too mild? |
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Post by etoyoc on Jan 11, 2010 17:22:42 GMT -5
First time with a Valet and the Feather SE blade. I just don't get it... the one I modified to fit GEM blades is just plain vicious. But with the Feather blade, they are tame. Tame as in a good shave or too mild? A bit mild. Not a bad shave; however, not the closest either. Guess I will have to keep trying it to see how long the blades last with stropping - although I don't know that stropping will do anything on these blades. |
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Post by wchnu on Jan 11, 2010 23:45:30 GMT -5
Valet Auto Strop
Feather SE D-1 ( Justin I guess great minds think alike)
lather monster boar
Burma Shave Soap
WH
Pinaud Classic Vanilla
Great shave. I put the Burma Shave in my new Victorian style scuttle. Worked great I might add.
Fuzzy
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Post by mbwhoosh on Jan 12, 2010 1:33:08 GMT -5
1/11 [/color] Hot shower [/li][li] Brush:[/color] Tweezerman [/li][li] Cream:[/color] TOBS Mr. Taylor [/li][li] Razor:[/color] 1910 Gem Jr. LC [/li][li] Blade:[/color] TP (shave #3) [/li][li] A/S:[/color] Thayer's Superhazel Witch Hazel Toner & TSD Subzero x2 menthol + lanolin milk splash [/li][li] Result:[/color] BBS, tried TOBS "Mr. Taylor" for the first time today. The lather was great as always with TOBS but I must admit I do not like the scent Mr. Taylor it reminds me of cheap cologne  luckily the smell was light and dissappeared after I added my witch hazel and after shave splash. A good shave just not the most pleasant one. [/li][/ul] |
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Post by etoyoc on Jan 12, 2010 5:53:33 GMT -5
Tuesday - Soap: Colgate Barber
- Brush: Semogue LE #56
- Razor: Rolls Razor
- A/S: WH followed by Royall Bay Rhum
Will return to the Valet tomorrow, I have been working on restoring this Rolls blade off and on for months and it is finally to the point of being a good shave. I ended up soaking the brush with the Colgate Barber cake this morning - the puck was so hard and dry and wasn't lathering the best. Boom.... great lather, great shave!
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Post by wchnu on Jan 12, 2010 6:15:52 GMT -5
Tuesday - Soap: Colgate Barber
- Brush: Semogue LE #56
- Razor: Rolls Razor
- A/S: WH followed by Royall Bay Rhum
Will return to the Valet tomorrow, I have been working on restoring this Rolls blade off and on for months and it is finally to the point of being a good shave. I ended up soaking the brush with the Colgate Barber cake this morning - the puck was so hard and dry and wasn't lathering the best. Boom.... great lather, great shave! Glad to hear it was a good shave. Got to love the old stuff Fuzzy |
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Post by wchnu on Jan 12, 2010 19:05:57 GMT -5
Got my treet razor in woohoo!!!! Treet SE with baton handle Treet Super D-1 Lather Monster Boar (Boar does more) Williams Mug Shave Soap WH Pinaud Clubman Great shave from this thing. Maybe a bit more aggressive then the 1912 Gem's. Might just be cause it is the first use and a new blade. Will report back on that in the following days, Fuzzy Attachments:
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Post by etoyoc on Jan 13, 2010 6:05:30 GMT -5
Wednesday - Soap: Colgate Barber
- Brush: Semogue LE #56
- Razor: Valet / Feather SE (day 2)
- A/S: WH followed by Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Another meh shave with the Valet. This time it isn't as close as the last. Do I have a dud blade? Hmmmmmm...
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Post by mbwhoosh on Jan 13, 2010 8:02:53 GMT -5
1/12 [/color] Hot shower [/li][li] Brush:[/color] Tweezerman [/li][li] Cream:[/color] Tabac + C.O.Bigelow [/li][li] Razor:[/color] 1910 Gem Jr. LC [/li][li] Blade:[/color] TP (shave #4) [/li][li] A/S:[/color] Thayer's Superhazel Witch Hazel Toner & TSD Subzero x2 menthol + lanolin milk splash [/li][li] Result:[/color] BBS, [/li][/ul] bleh not even a great shave can prepare you for college registration lines it is like the DMV except with opinionated idiots who believe they have all the answers  |
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Post by Possum on Jan 13, 2010 8:17:24 GMT -5
- Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
- Brush: Ever Ready 200 Boar
- Soap: Williams Mug Soap
- Razor: '50 Eversharp-Schick G1 Injector
- Blade: CVS Brand Injector (shave 1)
- Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
- A/S: Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel Toner & SCS Savory Rose ASM
- EDT: Nine Flags Patcham from Hong Kong
- Result: Another bloodless BBS shave with the G1. The CVS blades seem to work well too. Did have major trouble getting the blade in the razor. Seemed to only want to go in half-way. Finally just took the injector out and shoved the blade in the rest of the way by hand. Did reinsert the injector to fine tune the blade placement. Wasted two blades trying to get the thing loaded. The Williams is not a good shave soap for me. Lousy lather. Too thin, but that can be adjusted I believe. What I don't like is the scent. Oh so much like unscented bath soap. So it is going into the cabinet and next time I need a new cake of bath soap out the Mug Soap comes.
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Post by etoyoc on Jan 14, 2010 6:00:46 GMT -5
Thursday- Soap: Godrej shaving round
- Brush: Semogue LE #56
- Razor: Rolls Razor
- A/S: WH followed by Iced Subzero
I am starting to think that this is as sharp as this particular Rolls blade is going to get.. close enough for DFS but not close enough for full neck BBS. Oh well... still a good shave. Ooh.. I forgot to strop it.. better go do that!
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Post by Possum on Jan 14, 2010 8:52:34 GMT -5
- Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Clean & Hot Towel
- Brush: Ever Roddy 300
- Cream: C&E Nomad
- Razor: 1910 GEM Jr Lather Catcher
- Blade: Ted Pella PTFE Coated GEM SE (shave 3)
- Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
- A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner & T&H Unknown Scent ASB
- EDT: Nine Flags Aromatic Tabac from Brazil
- Result: Been awhile since I used on of the "true" SE razors and especially a lather catcher. What a joy it was to get back to using one. BBS shave, no blood, no irritation. Nomad made a great slick lather with plenty of cushion. Off the injectors now for a week or so. Back to SE and DE alternating daily.
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