SOTD 3-9 April 2016

Razor - GEM Micromatic Bullet
Blade - GEM Blue Star Stainless. Fourth shave.
Soap - First Canadian Shave Soap Co, 'Esther's Peppermint Grapefruit'
Brush - My home made with Frank Shaves Finest Badger Knot and two medicine bottles.
Lather Bowl - Electric Mickey Bowl by Michal Yoresh and me.

Three passes and slight touch up. BBS.

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Mickey

-Gillette Fatboy
-7 O'Clock Blue
-Shave Rev. Stubby Synth
-Beaver Woodwright Ghost Ship
-Thayer's

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Razor: Gillette Tech 1939-45
Blade: Dorco ST 301 Platinum SK (2)
Brush: WDC-8 Finest
Soap: Razo Rock Don Donato
A/S: Razo Rock Don Donato
Bowl: Knockout Shave

Proraso Green Pre/Post
Plisson Synthetic Pearly Grey handle
Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary
Above the Tie Atlas S2 Slant
Personna Red (Shave 3)
Thayers Superhazel with Proraso Pre/Post followed with Proraso Green Splash

I was in the mood for a quick one pass evening shave

Razor - GEM Micromatic Bullet
Blade - GEM Blue Star Stainless.  Fourth shave.
Soap - First Canadian Shave Soap Co, 'Esther's Peppermint Grapefruit'
Brush - My home made with Frank Shaves Finest Badger Knot and two medicine bottles.
Lather Bowl - Electric Mickey Bowl by Michal Yoresh and me.

Three passes and slight touch up. BBS.

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Mickey

Mr. Oberman, that's a very nice setup!

• GEM PTFE (18)

18 shaves on the GEM and still going strong eh? Impressive! I have 10 on my current one. I'm going to see how far I can take it.

Tuesday Planned SOTD
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Razor: iKon Standard\Jurgen Hempel Ti
Blade: Gillette Spoiler (D5)
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Best Badger
Bowl: Buffalo Horn 5”
re Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Bay Rum w Lime
Shave Soap: Holy Black Bay, Whisky & Lime
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum W lime & peppercorn

Tomorrow shave will include two first for me, The Holy Black Bay Whisky & Lime which smells mighty fine and Simpson's Duke 3 in Best Badger. Have to say disappointed in the Duke and hasn't even been used once. Noticed right out of the box that there was two loose hairs so plucked them out then proceeded to run under cold water to get some of the initial funk out of the knot. Right away around a dozen or more hairs flushed out of the brush. I then gave the knot around 10 swirls on Master Brush Cleaner as I always clean a new brush I get in and noticed another dozen or so hairs popping their ugly little head up and washed out when I rinsed the brush under cold water. Right now soaking in cold water and no I do not soak the whole knot as I leave about 1/4" from the handle exposed. Will wait and see what happens after the soak and tomorrows shave but thankfully my friends back in St. Louis who bought me this brush for my birthday purchased via Amazon so I shouldn't have any problems if I need to have it replaced.

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Whipped Dog "Butterscotch" High Mountain
C&E Moroccan Myrrh
Merkur Progress (Setting 3)
Wilkinson Sword Master (6)
Boot Legger's Bay Rum
Cartier Declaration d'Un Soir EdT

• GEM PTFE (18)

18 shaves on the GEM and still going strong eh? Impressive! I have 10 on my current one. I'm going to see how far I can take it.

I've gone over 30 with a GEM PTFE blade in my 1914 & Clog Pruf. I'm not sure I'll get that far on this blade, but then I think my technique can still be improved.