SOTD 17-23 January 2016

Proraso Green Pre/Post
22mm Plissoft Synthetic knot in an E Shave handle
Castle Forbes Cedarwood and Sandlewood
Treet (1912 Closed Comb) Maroon Bakelite Fat Handle / Gem stainless steel PTFE (5)
Thayers Superhazel followed by Barrister & Mann KYOVU Original

Prep: Hot shower
Pre: Proraso sensitive
Soap: Nanny's Silly Soap - Vanilla
Bowl: Woodhead Pedestal
Brush: Vie-Long Horse Hair 13061M
Razor: ATT S1 + Wave handle
Blade: Rapira SS (1)
After: WH, Aqua Velva - Sport AS, Zirh Protect

NSS soap week for me and looks like I'll be finishing off the tub this week.
The ATT razor feels clunky with this Wave handle; it's just too heavy. I'm going back to standard Kronos handle tomorrow.

Shave on.

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back in knoxville after a fun weekend in nashville. i can't wait to move back...



soap: barrister + mann cologne russe
brush: simpson chubby 2 SiLVERTiP in black marble
razor: above the tie r2 on kronos handle
blade: gillette silver blue
aftershave: barrister + mann cologne russe

SharpSpine, you know you have a great blade in the GEM PTFEs so why put yourself through this? Do those Feather blades do a really good job in any of your other razors? If so, why not just relegate the Feathers to them instead of putting up with the weepers and irritation?

By the way, even though the OneBlade doesn't really intrigue me, your writeups about your journey with it have been absolutely fascinating. Thanks for taking us along.

I'm an analytical and I'm still trying to wrap my brain around why I don't like these and why others are willing to get only a couple shaves from them.

I'm glad that my write up is interesting. I was fortunate enough to pick this up and I know it's a stretch for many other enthusiasts simply because it's hefty price tag. Hopefully this will give people more information from which they can make a better educated decision on where to spend their hard earned money.

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Menthol Monday SOTD

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Razor: Gem MMOC
Blade Gem PTFE SS (D7)
Brush: Rod Neep 28mm Extra Dense Silvertip
Bowl: ShaveWorks 4.25"
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Frosted Woodlands
Shave Soap: Tiki Frosted Woodlands
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Chiseled Face Cryogen

18.i.2016

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18.i.2016

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How do you like the new Crown King soap?

18.i.2016

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How do you like the new Crown King soap?

I liked very much. A slick and thick lather and great post shave. The scent is powdery like old barber shops.

[Image: 69445946335d42af4274342a46c98628.jpg]Apparently it's officially Blue Monday so I thought I'd play along. Shave number 24 with this blade and the drop off in sharpness I felt on its last outing was not evident with my recent antique find, Gillette "Fat" Tech.

Barrister & Mann DFS Soap
Gillette "Fat" Tech
Personna 74 (24)
Shavemac 26mm Silvertip
Floid Splash

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