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Post by linuxguile on Feb 12, 2019 10:14:05 GMT -6
SOTD February 12th EDRIO#20 Schick E2 Personna Yaqi Red Marble Tuxedo (28mm, Destroyer Class) Cella of Hagen Street :sick013: Stirling Noir PSB
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Post by mpf9ret on Feb 13, 2019 0:57:57 GMT -6
Tue 12th Feb. Simpson Chubby 1 / Maggards 2 Band Speick Active PAL Injecto-Matic de Luxe Schick S/S - Japan [ 4 ] Pitralon Original A/S Lotion After a splendid Shave with a Canadian E2 yesterday,I just had to use The "Schick Buster"- PAL Injecto- Matic. I am using both Razors with a Japanese Injector Blade, and find that they both provide smooth and comfortable Shaves. Today I felt that the PAL was a lot easier when working AGT, so the quality of the finished Shave was marginally better. Not too sure if it is fair to compare the two, as I have tried a few PAL Razors and they Shave the same. Whereas a shave with an E2 can vary a lot as more were produced and so manufacturing standards could drop as presses wore out.
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Post by jayaruh on Feb 13, 2019 5:52:26 GMT -6
Williams Wednesday's ShaveCold Water Wash Williams Mug Shaving Soap Jayaruh #353 Damaskeene 1912 Gem Damaskeene SE CWR Dove Men+Care Post Shave Balm My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #353 Badger/Boar brush. I did two passes with the Damaskeene 1912 razor with a Gem Damaskeene SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Dove Men+Care Post Shave Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
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Post by jayaruh on Feb 13, 2019 5:53:41 GMT -6
SOTD February 12th EDRIO#20 Schick E2 Personna Yaqi Red Marble Tuxedo (28mm, Destroyer Class) Cella of Hagen Street :sick013: Stirling Noir PSB That is a beautiful Schick.
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Post by 120inna55 on Feb 13, 2019 6:40:31 GMT -6
Phoenix Shaving | Dixie Leo Frilot Tru-Stone Copper Matrix | AP Shave Co. SynBad 30mm The New Improved Schick Injector Razor | Personna 74 Well, I was born in Texas City and raised in Bois d'Arc, Texas, and have been told more than once that I'm as "country as a turnip green", so a shave set called "Dixie" should probably be in my arsenal. Phoenix Shaving's revival of Dixie in the superb CK-6 soap base came at a great time as we're experiencing the huge temperature swings typical of February in Texas. My inaugural use of Dixie happened on a warm-ish sunny day, and it was a true delight. Dixie is one of the lightest fragrances I've experienced from Phoenix Shaving. I'm certain this is by-design to convey some of the scents of the region in a gentlemanly fashion. For starters, I love magnolia, but it's not typically something I would wear. In the case of Dixie, the magnolia note was surprisingly muted if not supplanted by a prominent herbal note, thereby making the opening far less floral than I'd anticipated. While I'm a night shaver by default, I often sling a little splash in the mornings before work, especially when evaluating a fragrance for the first time. In the truck on the way to work this morning I caught a peculiar but fleeting grape Nehi fragrance. I didn't note this in the soap this evening, but the splash again this evening provided the same fleeting fake grape note. After a little investigation, I discovered this must be the Kudzu among the documented notes. I admit I'm not familiar with Kudzu (or at least I don't know it by name). When I brought it up to my wife, she immediately knew what I was referring to. She's a biologist and worked for Texas Parks and Wildlife for a number of years including the role as curator of a popular local fish hatchery. She explained that Kudzu is an infiltrative non-native nuisance plant that was brought here to the South as a ground cover. Often called "The Vine That Ate The South", it resulted in an old timers' colloquialism, "it took off like cut-zoo" when describing something that spreads rapidly. But I digress, and you didn't come here for the long-winded musings of one Matt Hilton---or did you? Once the herbal floral abates, Dixie acquires a more earthy green accord with very faint uncured tobacco. Overall, this is a fresh and airy fragrance that will likely work best in the warmer months. The art, as expected from Phoenix Shaving, is on point. However, I seem to have gotten one of the labels that I thought were a trial. While they have a matte finish, the dark colors scuff very easily. While not evident in my outdoors photo, mine arrived in less-than-presentable condition (at least by my standards). It's an easy remedy, though. While Douglas is seemingly omnipresent, when it comes to the rare order issue, using the site's contact form opens a direct portal to Fran, and she fixes everything. Within minutes, she assures me a new label is en route. Now, that's customer service!
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Flintstone
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Post by Flintstone on Feb 13, 2019 8:36:03 GMT -6
SOTD February 12th EDRIO#20 Schick E2 Personna Yaqi Red Marble Tuxedo (28mm, Destroyer Class) Cella of Hagen Street :sick013: Stirling Noir PSB That is a beautiful Schick. I couldn't agree more!!! Andrew ( linuxguile): did you polish that handle, and if so, with what?
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Post by jayaruh on Feb 13, 2019 9:09:00 GMT -6
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Post by linuxguile on Feb 13, 2019 9:57:58 GMT -6
SOTD February 12th EDRIO#20 Schick E2 Personna Yaqi Red Marble Tuxedo (28mm, Destroyer Class) Cella of Hagen Street :sick013: Stirling Noir PSB That is a beautiful Schick. Thank you Jim!
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Post by linuxguile on Feb 13, 2019 9:59:34 GMT -6
That is a beautiful Schick. I couldn't agree more!!! Andrew ( linuxguile ): did you polish that handle, and if so, with what? I didn't polish it. That is the condition that I got it in. Nearly NOS
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Post by linuxguile on Feb 13, 2019 9:59:48 GMT -6
SOTD February 13th Stirling Mentholated Pre-Shave Soap EDRIO #21 PAL Adjustable A Blade of unknown properties Paladin Winston (26mm, Frigate Class) Stirling Hipster soap and AS Stirling Glacial Unscented PSB I don't know any hipsters that smell this good! The scent of hipster is a clean citrus forward (grapefruit and bergamot) accord, with light florals, and a light, slightly woody base. The soap performed in typical Stirling awesomeness whipped up by the stiffer-then-it-looks Paladin Winston. The PAL Adjustable had a blade in it already and so I went with it, probably should have changed it out. By the third pass the blade gave up on cutting and so my shave finished somewhere above SAS and below DFS. Finished with some Stirling Glacial Unscented PSB followed by the Hipster AS. If you like grapefruit scents you really should check this one out, highly recommended! Have a great day my friends!!
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Flintstone
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Post by Flintstone on Feb 13, 2019 10:08:02 GMT -6
Jim, I do admire your craftsmanship and ingenuity with wood -- I'm bookmarking that link for when the right Schick arrives at my door!
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Post by mlb549 on Feb 13, 2019 10:50:26 GMT -6
Gem Micromatic with Gem SS blade, Williams Mug Soap, Vie Long 12750, Clubman Classic Vanilla!!
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Post by poppi on Feb 13, 2019 11:30:05 GMT -6
It's Williams Wednesday!!!
Schick G4/Route 66 razor Personna 74 blade (day 6) Williams Mug Soap (modern) FS/WD Boar brush Osage Rub/Witch Hazel w/aloe M&L Florida Water cologne w/added menthol
Couldn't pass up a Williams Wednesday, I'll get back to the Shave of the Week tomorrow. The FS/WD boar brush whipped up a terrific Williams lather which, paired with the G4/74 combo, gave a great shave. My face is very happy. Now go enjoy your day folks
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Post by rayr on Feb 13, 2019 11:40:42 GMT -6
Razor: GEM Heavy Flat Top (A.K.A. G-BAR) Blade: Treet (4) Soap: Proraso Blue Brush: Vintage Erskine w/ Badger Knot A/S: Alum Block, Witch Hazel, Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
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Post by Flintstone on Feb 13, 2019 13:39:05 GMT -6
Feb 13th -- Williams Wednesday!!! My shave today was supposed to be the 4th use of my 1924 Ever-Ready ("Shovel Head"); but something happened to change the schedule....I realized that today I reached the TOST status of "Gem Jr." To celebrate, I am breaking out a relatively new (and thoroughly appropriate) acquisition, a Gem Junior Bar Lather Catcher. I think it's a 1908 (based on the case and my understanding of Waits' Compendium). I'm going to try to keep this short, and just say the shave was amazing!!! I did a standard 2 passes with a light witch hazel touch-up for a nicely close and extraordinarily comfortable shave. Rest assured, I'll have more raving to do about this beauty after I spend more time with it! 1908(?) Gem Junior Bar Lather Catcher | GEM SS PTFE #8 | Modern Williams | Maggard's 28mm Plissoft Beehive | Krampert's Finest Acadian Spice Bay Rum
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