SOTD 11-17 August 2019

Enders blade was tuggy which required the cleanup batter for pass 2 and 3. You guys with Enders razors.......What blades do you use and if Enders, how do you get them SHARP ?

PS - Answered my own question. A little research, grinding/filing and I have an Enders to hold injector blades. 

Wednesday August 14, 2019
2019 Shave # 228 ( 281 Consecutive Shaves )
Razor 1: Enders Speed Razor
Razor 2: Gillette Raised Flat Bottom
Blade 1: Enders (Dull and tuggy so brought in the clean up set RFB Razor)
Blade 2: Kai SS (8)
Brush: TSC Legacy Brush
Soap: CBL Iron Throne
Aftershave 1: Nivea 2 in 1 Aftershave
Aftershave 2 : Brut

Rex Ambassador / Gillette Minora
Shavemac / Silvertip
River Valley Trading - Green Fields
Prep



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Date:- 14 August 2019

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Edwin Jagger Synth. v2.0 Silvertip Fibre Faux Horn 25/58mm knot
Soap/Cream:- The Club ~ Signature
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- Karve CB SS 'D' / Vintage NOS Gillette Super Stainless (spoiler) #6
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20), Tea Tree Antiseptic (10), Lavender (15) & Peppermint (10 drops)
Fragrance:- Dolce&Gabbana The One for Men

SBS Bulldog Handle
Astra Superior Platinum
Proraso Menthol Shave Cream
Cremo Horsehair (Vie Long)
Harry's Post Shave Balm
Cold River Citrus Maximus AS

Wednesday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: WSP Rustic Mahogany
Razor: Vintage Gillette Fat Boy
Blade: Vintage Gillette Spoiler Super Stainless (2)
Brush: oscar11/TGN High Mountain White-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: YSL M7 Oud Absolu EdT
 
WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)
 
WSP Rustic Mahogany today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11/TGN High Mountain White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless blade in the Gillette Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with YSL M7 Oud Absolu EdT.
 
Bob 
 

Miércoles 

Pre Shave oil 
Taylors of Old Bond Street Avocado 
Plisson Evolution brush 
Tatara Masamune with Astra 
Weleda balm 



Plisson Evolution ? No thanks , much better synthetic brushes on the market like Noberu , Simpson , Muhle , Edwin Jagger , shavemac , Thater etc 

I'll try it again but very disappointed.

SOTD August 14th


Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap
EDRIO#105 Merkur 15C
Shark Platinum (7)
Paladin Winston (26mm, Frigate Class)
Oleo Soapworks Fiera soap and AS

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Gibbs Normal/BIC (2). I'm very much biased against adjustable razors. My philosophy is that a razor is designed to perform at its best at a particular angle and level of pressure and any skilled shaver should be able to sort that out. An adjustable --- including the Gibbs -- is inherently a compromised beast for the lazy who prefer the razor adjust to their technique rather than vice versa. For that reason I tend to set all my adjustables at a mid setting as best representing the engineer's intent in optimizing a balance between efficiency and comfort. Like the design of an integrated amplifier which will play just dandy at any volume setting but whose distortion is or should be minimized at the setting most likely to be employed (as my studio monitors are designed). If I can't get to BBS that way I'm gonna blame technique or impatience not the tool.

All of which is to say that I vastly prefer the metal handle fixed head Gibbs Normal to its vastly more popular adjustable brother. Handling is a million times better and the +/- settings are sufficient to adapt to my needs. I used the mild side for the WTG pass on my beaed, the + for the second pass and for my head shave.

I know there aren't many who share this opinion of the Gibbs Normal, finding it too mild, but it sure works for me.



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Wednesday AM 2019-08-14

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle with tepid water
Rooney Stubby 3XXL Ivory Finest (33/52)
Tcheon Fung Sing Bergamotto Neroli shaving soap
Wolfman WR1-OC Brass/WRH2
Wilkinson 'Light Brigade' (16)
Acqua di Genova 1853 aftershave