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Rocnel SE-P SS Half-Blade Safety Razor * PERMA-SHARP
Vtg. Lucite Erskine w/new 18mm Silver Tip Badger Knot
Taylor Of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Shaving Soap & Aftershave Lotion
Razor: FaTip Grande OC G
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Soap: Caola Derby shaving cream
Pre-Shave: Prep
Brush: AP Shave CO 24mm Sinbad Butterscotch handle
Aftershave: De Vergulde Hand Alum
Aftershave: Old Spice Swagger
Aftershave: De Vergulde Hand Aftershave Balsem
Got these River Lakes early on for honing experience..the Black one just clicked for me and the stainless was a stubborn piece of something one may find in the grass at a dog park...
Anyway, after being cast aside for some time, I went back through the stainless one today and finished on a Pierre La Lune VS the black one, which has a Black Ark edge with a few shaves on it.
The stainless one was a little keener and smoother, but it has a fresh edge..so I'm considering it a successful endeavor.
Monday Shave 08.28.23
RAZOR: Charcoal Goods Everyday Brass
BLADE: Perma-Sharp Super
BRUSH: Oumo 11 Pandora Green Resin 28mm SHD Badger
LATHER: Barrister and Mann Lavender Shaving Soap, Omnibus Base
POST: Barrister and Mann Lavender Aftershave Splash
Asylum Rx -V2 Single Edge AC Razor * Schick Proline * AP Shave Co. 26mm G5C Synthetic
Penhaligon's English Fern Tallow Shaving Soap (vintage) * Fine Lavender Pour Homme Aftershave
Cold Water Rinse
C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream
SlimGem Synthetic
Open Face Damaskeene
Personna GEM SS PTFE
CWR
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Osage Rub
The C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream lathered well with SlimGem Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Open Face Damaskeene Razor and a Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Dickinson's Witch Hazel and then Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Red Imp 133 11/16 Full Hollow
Grooming Dept Unscented Preshave
Martin De Candre Rose Shave Soap
Thayer’s Rose Petal Witch Hazel
Hazelet’s Apothecary SoCo Rose Splash
Wickham 1912 English Rose Balm
Elite Razor 24mm Silvertip Brush Amboyna Burl Handle
Razor: FaTip Grande OC G
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Soap: Caola Derby shaving cream
Pre-Shave: Prep
Brush: AP Shave CO 24mm Sinbad Butterscotch handle
Aftershave: De Vergulde Hand Alum
Aftershave: Old Spice Swagger
Aftershave: De Vergulde Hand Aftershave Balsem
Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shave Soap
SlimGem Synthetic
Open Face Damaskeene
Personna GEM SS PTFE
CWR
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Tabac AS
The Tabac Shave Soap lathered well with SlimGem Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Open Face Damaskeene Razor and a Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Dickinson's Witch Hazel and then Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Razor: FaTip Grande OC G
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Soap: Caola Derby shaving cream
Pre-Shave: Prep
Brush: AP Shave CO 24mm Sinbad Butterscotch handle
Aftershave: De Vergulde Hand Alum
Aftershave: Old Spice Swagger
Aftershave: De Vergulde Hand Aftershave Balsem