S.O.T.D. Saturday 7th January to Friday 13th January 2017

[Pat-W]

Razor// Gillette slim adjustable 1963
Blade// Sputnik (2)
Brush// Semogue o c
Soap// Essence of Scotland,, Highland bothy
Post// Thayers WH,, Dove balm
A/S// L'occitane vetyver EDT

HAVE A GOOD SATURDAY CHAPS

 

[Shave Monkey]

Saturday 1/7/17

Jojoba and Grapeseed oil preshave
Plisson Synthetic brush
AOS Ocean Kelp cream
B & R Adjustable razor
Personna Red blade
Floid Blue aftershave
Floid Blue edt

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[Shaverrific666]

 

[Scotshave]

Razor// Gillette slim adjustable 1963
Blade// Sputnik (2)
Brush// Semogue o c
Soap// Essence of Scotland,, Highland bothy
Post// Thayers WH,, Dove balm
A/S// L'occitane vetyver EDT
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HAVE A GOOD SATURDAY CHAPS

We seem to have spookily similar 'barberisms', Pat. L'Occitane's Vetyver is in my rotation too

 

[Scotshave]

Saturday...
A bit of a disappointment today; but hopefully rectified.

Soap - The Fat
Brush - RazoRock Plissoft 24mm synth
Face lather
Razor - Ever Ready 1914
Blade - Gem Personna SE #1
Post - Thayer's and Floïd MV

An uneven first pass; due to the blade moving in the razor. Definetely designed for the older wedgey blades as we know, so I opted for a half-spine shim. This improved a bit; but the blade was still shifting. So...I don't if this resembles a 'traditional' shave; but I went for a full shim - using an entire spine from a previously discarded Gem SE. All I know is I can't move the blade, gently pressing with my thumbnail. The acid test will be the next shave. I tentatively touched up one of the unven patches (suitably lathered) and it seemed better. Jury's out...

 

[1morepasswill]

Starting the day off right[emoji137]

Saponificio Varesino Cosmo Soap
Darwin Deluxe
Vintage Perma-Sharp (5)
Custom Aluminium Rubberset 400 with 26mm Manchurian fan
Saponficio Varesino Cosmo Aftershave

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[Nick1867]

First shave with my Gillette tech. Got it a while ago and kept forgetting to clean it up. Pleasantly surprised with its performance


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[Scotshave]

First shave with my Gillette tech. Got it a while ago and kept forgetting to clean it up. Pleasantly surprised with its performance


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It's a great little razor, Nick.

 

[Pat-W]

We seem to have spookily similar 'barberisms', Pat. L'Occitane's Vetyver is in my rotation too

This vetyver has been on my ever growing list for a long time , had a sniff of it when i was in the L'occitane shop in Glasgow and liked the scent.
Great minds Stephen great minds !

 

[Nick1867]

It's a great little razor, Nick.

It really is and get the impression that it's quite forgiving too


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[Scotshave]

It really is and get the impression that it's quite forgiving too


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Yup...like the rest of the Techs, it's a smooth chap. Pair it with an assertive blade and you won't look back.

 

[barbiere]

Joseph Elliot razor, badger brush, Mike's Bay Rum soap, home made bay Rum AS

 

[Scotshave]

This vetyver has been on my ever growing list for a long time , had a sniff of it when i was in the L'occitane shop in Glasgow and liked the scent.
Great minds Stephen great minds !

Indeedly, Matey. Their Eau des Baux is good too. So much so, that our youngest daughter (ahem) appropriated it. The Vetyver is the nearest to essential vetiver I've smelt. Really earthy. Good stuff.

 

[Palmolive fox]

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First shave with my Gillette tech. Got it a while ago and kept forgetting to clean it up. Pleasantly surprised with its performance


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+ 1 on your Gillette tech...Great minds...

 

[Nick1867]

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+ 1 on your Gillette tech...Great minds...

Ha ha it was your post that reminded me I had it tbh. Think it's a razor everyone should own at some point


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[Bizzyberry]

Saturday 7th January 2017
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Pre Shave: Hot Shower, Bulldog Face Wash and Proraso Red
Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable 1965 (4)
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (#1)
Brush: Hans Baier Silvertip Badger
Soap: Tabac
Post: Alum Block, Cold water and Thayers unscented
AS: Old Spice Original and Nivea replenishing balm

Fantastic shave today!

First shave with the Gillette Slim, set to 4 as recommend by it's previous owner ( @BigBoar, thanks again!), I am really impressed with this razor, no fuss shave, just a simple 3 pass shave with a fantastically smooth result. The hardest part of this shave was trying to decide what soap, blade and aftershave to use, totally happy with the result.