Single Edge Shave of the Day 3/1-3/7

[Possum]

Post your SE shaves for the week. Have fun with your SE razors.

[specialk]

Monday 3/1

Semogue SOC LE #23
Morisons SC
J.A. Henckels Rapide
Feather SE (1)
Anherb After Shave Conditioner

BBS today!
The Rapide/Feather combo mowed down 3 days of growth in stellar fashion. A little disappointed in the Morisons. It is a nice cream but nothing special IMHO. I am really falling in love with the Anherb conditioner.

[etoyoc]

Tuesday

• Soap: Prairie creations EO Blend
• Brush: Semogue LE 2009 #56
• Razor: 1912 open comb GEM / Pella GEM(3rd day)
• A/S: Witch Hazel followed by C.O. Bigelow Elixir Green

[wchnu]

Day late on this one but Monday shave....Fast prep but still a great shave.


1912 Dameskeene OC
Gem Blue star D-3
Generic Boar
Colgate barbershop
WH
Barbasol Pacific Rush


Love the Menthol punch of the Barbasol. WOOHOO DFS

Fuzzy

[cmur12]

Tuesday Night:

GEM G-Bar Single Edge razor (much appreciated gift from Fuzzy)
Treet Super Single Edge blade (carbon steel)

Semogue 1305 boar brush
Cella soft shaving soap

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

There's a spot at a dip just to the right of the Adam's apple that I miss every time with a DE and that I get every time with an SE. This is picked up on the ATG stroke, which is where the stiffer blade of an SE or Injector really shines.

- Murray

[batmang]

Wednesday 3/3/10

Gem 1912 Damaskene w/Gem Personna
Semogue 1305
Prairie Creations Old Spice ss
Thayers Original WH w/ aloe
Trumpers Coral Skin Food
Dirty English Edt

A BBS shave this morning with the Gem...I'm becoming convinced that I can get a closer shave more consistently with a single edge razor than I can with a DE...

[specialk]

Tuesday 3/2

Semogue SOC LE #23
Prairie Creations "Old Spice" SS
J.A. Henckels Rapide
Feather SE (2) switched out mid shave for a Pella Gem (1)
Old Spice AS
Prairie Creations "Old Spice" Golden ASB
C&E's Cuba EdT

Great Old Spice Day! The feather blade was very rough and did not want to glide so it got tossed.
Not sure if it was a blade or just not a good razor/blade combo.



Tuesday 3/3

TGN Silvertip
Old Spice Fresh Lime SC
J.A. Henckels Rapide
Pella Gem (2)
Anherb AS Conditioner

Great shave!!!
Old Spice Fresh Lime is IMHO the best lime scent cream or soap out there.

[Possum]

• Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  
• Brush: The Ever Roddy Badger
  
• Cream: T&H 1805
  
• Razor: '73 Stick Schick Injector
  
• Blade: Ted Pella PTFE coated Injector (shave 1)
  
• Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  
• A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner & Nivea Extra Sensitive ASB
  
• EDT: TSD Bourbon Vanilla EDT
  
  
• Result: A marvelous BBS shave with the Pella blade in the Stick Schick. The razor is a very mild shaver. Kinda reminds me of the Gillette Tech. The blade and razor combo did such a great job in the first three passes that I almost got a BBS without the oil pass. But I did need a few extra swipes on the neck to get BBS.
  

[etoyoc]

Thursday

• Soap: Prairie creations EO Blend
• Brush: Fubar Boar
• Razor: 1912 open comb GEM / Pella GEM(4th day)
• A/S: Witch Hazel followed by C.O. Bigelow Elixir Green

I had a bit of a fubar last night in putting a new boar knot in a handle. I didn't give enough space for the glue to expand and it ended up expanding into the boar hair. When I realized what was happening, I yanked the knot out and tried to do damage control on the knot and the handle. So much of the knot base ended up with glue, that it would be useless to put it in a normal handle. Oh well, I wanted an even smaller travel brush anyway.... right?



All in all, this was an excellent shave and the fubar boar did a wonderful job!

[wchnu]

Thursday




Pal Injecto-matic
CSV blade D-1
VDH Boar
Williams Mug Shave Soap
WH
Pinaud Special Reserve



This is the first shave with this razor. It is a NOS that I have had put up for awhile. All the recent talk about injectors got me to break it out. Good shave.. will be using this one more in the future.

Fuzzy

[cmur12]

Good news on the PAL injector and blades, Fuzzy!


Thursday Night:

GEM G-Bar Single Edge razor (gift from Fuzzy)
Treet Super Single Edge blade (carbon steel)

Semogue 1305 boar brush
Cella soft shaving soap

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

- Murray

[jcmyers]

Friday:

Razor - 1912 Gem Damaskeene
Blade - Gem Super Stainless
Brush - Simpson Duke 2
Cream - J.M. Fraser's
A/S - Booster Oriental Spice
Balm - TGR Unscented

[Possum]

• Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel
  
• Brush: No Name Boar
  
• Soap: TSD Lavender
  
• Razor: '10 GEM Bar Lather Catcher
  
• Blade: Ted Pella PTFE coated SE (shave 3)
  
• Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil
  
• A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner & AOS Lavender ASB
  
  
• Result: Really nice BBS shave. Face lathered with the TSD soap and got great lather, enough for three passes.
  

[wchnu]

Friday Afternoon



Pal Injecto-matic
CVS blade D-2
VDH Boar
Omega SS
WH
British Sterling AS
British Sterling Cologne.


Another DFS from the PAL...good stuff I say

Fuzzy

[etoyoc]

Saturday

• Soap: Prairie creations EO Blend
• Brush: Fuboar
• Razor: Valet Autostrop VC2 / Valet(1st day)
• A/S: Witch Hazel followed by C.O. Bigelow Elixir Green

Received a probably never been used VC2 Valet yesterday with a sealed blade.. Blade was dull and wouldn't cut arm hairs... So.... After a bit of honing, it tested out to be OK today. Needs a bit more honing, but if I was just doing a one pass shave, it would have been great.