Single Edge Shave of the Day 2/1-2/7 . . .

[Possum]

Okay guys, I'm back and waitin' to read about your SE shaves for the week. So post away.

[etoyoc]

Monday

• Soap: Williams
  
• Brush: Semogue LE #56
  
• Razor: 1912 Gem Baton Handle/Ted Pella Gem (day #1)
  
• A/S: WH followed by Aqua Velva Ice Blue
  

[specialk]

Monday 2/1

Semogue SOC LE #23
Williams SS
Gem Jr Bar with Gem (1)
La Toja AS & 444 Mix

Wonderful shave!

[wchnu]

Late post for Sunday



1910 Gem junior
Pella D-4
Vintage ER Badger
TSD Wheat Patchouli
WH
Pinaud Classic Vanilla

Veddy nice shave

Fuzzy

[Possum]

• Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream and Hot Towel
  
• Brush: The Ever Roddy 300
  
• Cream: SCS Smoke and Beads
  
• Razor: 1950 Eversharp-Shick G1 Injector
  
• Blade: CVS Schick Injector (shave 1)
  
• A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner and Clubman Club Complete ASB
  
• EDT: SCS Smoke and Beads EDT
  
  
• Result: Great shave. Not BBS but a DFS of three passes. Injector is a great shaver and may become my travel razor of choice. The wife loves the scent of the Smoke and Beads and so do I. Looking forward to tomorrow's shave, with a 1912 GEM Jr.
  

[ianm]

Tuesday

Schick Injector Type L
Personna Injector Blade
Vulfix VS/3
Proraso Cream (green)
D.R. Harris Pink a/s
Penhaligon's Hammam Bouquet edt

A comfortable shave from this Injector, but not a very close one.

Ian

[batmang]

Tuesday 2/2/10

Gem Featherweight w/ Gem/Personna
Edwin Jagger Best Badger Brush
Connaught Indian Sandalwood sc
Dickinson's WH
Three Crowns Indian Sandalwood a/s milk
C&E Sandalwood Edt

A Sandalwood morning with wonderful lather produced by the Connaught cream and the C&E brush. I am becoming a fan of the SE, as the Featherweight has given me another BBS shave. It does take a cautious approach but I like the result...it will be interesting to use a Pella blade to see if I can discern any difference. A great start for the day.

[specialk]

Tuesday 2/2

TGN Silvertip
TOBS Sandalwood SC
Valet Autostrop, Model B (Canadian)
Feather SE (1)
Alt Innsbruck AS Balm
Alt Innsbruck EdC

One of those perfect shaves which deserved the perfect finish...sweet, gummy, natural tobaccy!

[wchnu]

monday


Baton Handel 1912 Gem
Gem Blue Star D-1
VDH BOAR
Williams Mug Soap
WH
Aqua Velva



Tuesday


Baton Handle Treet
Gem Blue Star D-2
VDH Boar
Colgate Barbershop soap
WH
Old Spice AS
Old Spice Cologene


Two great shaves...

Fuzzy

[cmur12]

Tuesday Night:

GEM Featherweight razor
GEM/Personna Stainless blade

Semogue 750 brush (best badger, short acrylic handle)
Art of Shaving, Unscented, shaving soap

Thayer's Peach Witch Hazel (Astringent: 10% alcohol, no -parabens, no burn)


I have my doubts about this blade being coated, as it doesn't dry like a coated blade.

I leave a tiny bit of lather residue on my skin. Then I apply Thayer's Witch Hazel, which blends with the previously invisible lather residue to form a nice balm, and I massage it into the skin. It soothes and it moisturizes.

- Murray

[etoyoc]

Wednesday

• Soap: Williams
  
• Brush: Semogue LE #56
  
• Razor: 1914 Ever Ready / Ted Pella Gem (day 2)
  
• A/S: WH followed by TSD Iced Signature
  

[batmang]

2/3/10

Gem 1912 Damaskene w/ Pella(1)
Semogue 1305
Arko shave stick
Dickinson's WH
444 a/s balm
GFT Spanish Leather Edt

First shave with the new Gem 1912 and Pella blade and a DFS result. I'll have to use it a few more times to see how it develops. I palm stropped the blade prior to use and had to figure the right angle to use. It's certainly a little more work to use a single edge razor as compared with the DE's that I have been using but it's all fun and interesting. The Spanish Leather is a fine finish.

[specialk]

Wednesday 2/3

Semogue SOC LE #23
PC Dragons Blood SS
Autostrop Valet, Model B (English VB2 Variation)
Feather SE (2)
Generic WH
Old Spice AS

Great shave!

[specialk]

Thursday 2/4

Semogue SOC LE #23
Arko SS
Gem Jr Bar with Gem (2)
Generic WH
AVIB + 444 Mix

DFS!

[cmur12]

Thursday Night:

GEM Featherweight razor
GEM/Personna Stainless blade

Semogue 740 brush (pure badger, short acrylic handle)
Cella Crema Sapone da Barba

Thayer's Peach Witch Hazel (Astringent: 10% alcohol, no -parabens, no burn)


At this point, I really don't like the GEM stainless blades. Though they are "smoother," they are enough duller than their carbon steel counterparts (Treet and GEM Blue Star) that I have to apply a bit more pressure to achieve the same cut, and this results in added irritation.

- Murray