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Honolulu, Hawaii
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Razor: Schick G1 4th variant 1953-54
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Rajon Cajon Tuscan Sun
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Truefitt & Hill Apsley
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
  Imperial Leather Talcum Powder

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Just Here for the Shaves
Williamsburg, KY
Monday June 26, 2023
Razor: Polished Vector Ti
Blade: Schick Proline (3)
Brush: Sorrentino "Clown Puke"/Synthetic
Soap: Shannon's Pineapple Banana
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Ethos Fresh Lime SFS
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,694
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Doctor Strange of Wetshaving
Forio d'Ischia, Naples, Italy
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#2,114

Member
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Razor: Gem Feather Weight, Onyx
Blade: Pal Carbon Steel Gem-type blade
Brush: Simpson Butterscotch Chubby 2 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Seaforth! Sea Spiced Lime
Aftershave: Shannon's 25th Street Lime splash
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented

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(This post was last modified: 06-27-2023, 01:14 AM by inspirado.)
Had a fantastic first shave with my new OC plate for my Ti vector. Also loving Muir Woods for these hot Texas days - B&M complexity without the dark notes I may like more in the winter (although honestly I don’t care much about that - give me lavanille or Vespers any day of the year).

3 pass BBS on 2-3 days of growth. The 3rd ATG was almost a formality. I did not find this plate any more aggressive than the SB but will continue to feel it out.

A couple notes:
The OC plate is SS while my vector is otherwise Ti. I don’t like the additional weight - I could probably adjust, but I had been learning to use the light weight to my advantage and this feels like backtracking on a razor which is designed to be minimalist. Such is life - no Ti base exists. I would have sprung for it if available. If I still worked in a machine shop I would probably drill some weight reduction holes in the SS base to get me back to that scalpel feel.

I made the OC base purchase ultimately because I have recently been switching to high angle of attack (riding the base) and finding good success with how gentle this method with the vector is on my skin. I thought the OC might prevent some scraping/snowplowing of the soap ahead of the blade. After the first day I’m optimistic - I’ll keep using it.

Is it a permanent replacement for the SB? Remains to be seen. To me the question is: am I happy with shave improvements (if any) when weighed (hah) against the additional weight.


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#2,116

Member
Tucson, AZ
Occam's SE Oren v2 razor/KAI Pink Mild AC blade/Klar Kabinette soap/Omega 73643 boar brush

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#2,117
Cobra Classic

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#2,118

Just Here for the Shaves
Williamsburg, KY
(This post was last modified: 06-27-2023, 12:35 PM by Dave in KY.)
Tuesday June 27, 2023
Razor: Polished Vector Ti
Blade: Schick Proline (4)
Brush: Graydog Cocobolo/Synbad
Soap: LJdJ Gredos on my Mind
AS 1: Witch Hazel
AS 2: Speick
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 1,695


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Member
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Razor: Wolfman WR3 Bronze, Rod George handle
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Brush: Paladin PK-47 Disco
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Zingari Man The Gent
Aftershave: Seaforth! Heather Aftershave Toner
Additional Care:
  Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented

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