What Single Edge Did You Use Today

Thursday November 7, 2024
Razor: Alpha Spirit
Blade: Feather Pro
Brush: Stuart/Timberwolf
Soap: Barrister and Mann MÛIR(E) WOOD
AS : Witch Hazel + B&M MÛIR(E) WOOD Splash
Fragrance: B&M MÛIR(E) WOOD EdT
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,192

  
Brush .... Wald A1 (29mm)
Soap ..... ETHOS Dragonsbeard V5 (F Base)
Razor .... Alpha Spirit
Blade .... Proline P-30
Post ..... ETHOS Dragonsbeard V5 SFS (blended w Derma Boost)
Finish ... Dior Homme Parfum (2014)

Supply SE razor/Schick B20 blade/Proraso Green cream/Edwin Jagger 23mm SilverFibre 2 brush

Eric

Vestige ++

  
Pre ......  Shower
Soap .....  Floid Citrus Spectre Shaving Gel
Razor ....  Blackland Sabre Ti, Plate 3
Blade ....  GEM SS PTFE
Post .....  Witch Hazel (w/alcohol)
Post .....  Floid The Genuine Aftershave Splash
Post .....  Seven Minerals Aloe Vera Gel
Finish ...  Acqua di Parma Colonia Essenza EDC (2010)

I  just love Floid.  It is getting hard to find.

I am most likely to reach for the Floid Gel (Citrus or Vetyver) when I'm in a rush.  Its brushless simplicity makes it a good candidate for travel too, although I wish they would offer it in a smaller size for travel purposes.  In either case, the fact that it is brushless saves a lot of time - no brush soaking, loading, or cleanup - and its slickness and protection are excellent.  Those are its strengths IMO.  OTOH the scents, while pleasant, and the post, while acceptable, do not measure up to the best brush-built lathers IMO.    

Finally, I don't know if this helps, @Tedolf,  but here in the USA, you can find the Floid Gels at Maggard Razors and sometime on Amazon Prime.

Friday November 8, 2024
Razor: Star Super Six Razor
Blade: Gem SS
Brush: Knothead Brush Works/Badger
Soap: Ethos Russian Tea
AS : Witch Hazel + Ethos Russian Tea
Fragrance:
Consecutive Daily Shaves - # 2,193
https://youtu.be/xTQH3yjSg2k

  
Pre ......  Shower
Soap .....  Floid Citrus Spectre Shaving Gel
Razor ....  Blackland Sabre Ti, Plate 3
Blade ....  GEM SS PTFE
Post .....  Witch Hazel (w/alcohol)
Post .....  Floid The Genuine Aftershave Splash
Post .....  Seven Minerals Aloe Vera Gel
Finish ...  Acqua di Parma Colonia Essenza EDC (2010)

I  just love Floid.  It is getting hard to find.

I am most likely to reach for the Floid Gel (Citrus or Vetyver) when I'm in a rush.  Its brushless simplicity makes it a good candidate for travel too, although I wish they would offer it in a smaller size for travel purposes.  In either case, the fact that it is brushless saves a lot of time - no brush soaking, loading, or cleanup - and its slickness and protection are excellent.  Those are its strengths IMO.  OTOH the scents, while pleasant, and the post, while acceptable, do not measure up to the best brush-built lathers IMO.    

Finally, I don't know if this helps, @Tedolf,  but here in the USA, you can find the Floid Gels at Maggard Razors and sometime on Amazon Prime.

Thanks for the information HighSpeed . I was primarily referring to the Floid aftershave, which as I stated, is getting hard to find especially in the smaller bottle. As for the shave gels, I have had very bad experiences with brushless shave creams and shave oils which I have experimented with for travel. Cremo being the biggest dissapointment. It has the largest gap between hype/ favorable reviews and horrible performance. I am trying hard to get rid of what I have now. So, it may be that Floid shave gel is OK. I certainly trust your judgement. If it came in a travel size I would probably give it a try.

Razor:  Above the Tie G1 V1.5
Blade:  Personna GEM PTFE
Lather: Shannon's Soaps Balkan Blend
Brush:  Simpson Commodore X2 best
Post:    Thayers Facial Tonic, Tabac

Razor: Yankee/Daisy  Lather Catcher 1903? 
Blade: Gem Personna Stainless Coated
Brush: Ever-Ready Boar
Pre: Cremo Bourbon & Vanilla
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum & Vanilla
Post: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
After: Ogallala Bay Rum &Vanilla

Notes: Awesome first first shave with this Yankee/Daisy lather catcher. 2 passes very close 9.5 on the closeness scale. I found it to be less aggressive than my later Ever ready.  

Parker adjustable injector/ Schick Proline (5)


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