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Gartbnx....
 
Wednesday 23rd August

Bath / Nivea Men Active Wash
Wickham 1912 Citrus Musk
Yaqi 24mm Tuxedo
Merkur 39c
Astra SP (4)
Lavender witch hazel mixture
Cacharel EdT

I lost track of how many shaves I'd had with this Astra blade. It's done well I think but it's seen its last use.
A very good shave but for one weeper on my Adams apple, due to user error.
A few sprays of smelly stuff to finish
 
Today a Black Ship Shave Off. Left side of the face with the products on the left part of the picture, right side with the products on the right side of the picture. Henckels vs Henckels, Scurvy vs Bob. It's a draw!

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  • Straight Razor: J.A. Henckels - 72 1/2 Bastet
  • Straight Razor: J.A. Henckels - Friodur 742
  • Shaving Brush: Black Ship Grooming Co. - 28mm Whaler Two Band - Schooner Color (Silvertip Badger)
  • Shaving Brush: Black Ship Grooming Co. - 28mm Whaler Two Band - Cutter Color (Synthetic)
  • Shaving Soap: Black Ship Grooming Co. - Captain Scurvy
  • Shaving Soap: Black Ship Grooming Co. - Barnacle Bob
  • After-Shave: Black Ship Grooming Co. - Captain Scurvy
  • After-Shave: Black Ship Grooming Co. - Barnacle Bob
 
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SOTD: 24th August 2017.
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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Nivea Men ~ Active Clean Shower Gel .

Pre:

warm wet flannel to my face.

Wilkinsons Fruits ~ Coconut & Vanilla Body Butter.

Brush:Chinese Horsehair.

Bowl Lather.

Soap : Cella.

Blade: Personna Lab Blue.(2)

Razor: Muhle R89.

Warm wet flannel/ cold wet flannel to rinse my face.

Post:

Alum Block./ Lemon+Peppermint Oil & Witch Hazel Mixture./ English Leather A/S.

Nivea Men ~ Cooling post shave Balm.

Greetings,

My shaves over the past week have been some of the best i've had since i started traditional wet shaving,
today's shave was no exception,the Muhle R89/Lab Blue duo performance was superb, resulting in another wonderful DFS with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave of in old school style with a generous splash of English Leather A/S.;)

Tally Ho!,ladies & gentlemen.:cool:
 
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Pre: Lots of cold water
Brush: EJ Medium BB
Soap: PAA Solstice
Razor: Gem Damaskeene
Blade: Gem Blue Star
Post: More cold water, Vitamin E oil, Pinaud Clubman

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What a difference a blade makes, now I see why our American cousins rate this amazing little razor so highly.
When you have the British 1912 and this gem of a razor do we really need a modern Gem bladed razor.
No.
But I'd welcome a good one with open arms (depending on price) :D
 
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Greetings

Thursday 24th August 2017
Prep: Shower
Razor: Ever Ready Natural Angle
Blade: ER Corrux NOS (17)
Brush: Plisson Synthetic
Soap: DR Harris Windsor
Aftershave: Astral Cream (soft)
EDP: Miller Harris Le Cedre

The Corrux blade just goes on and on, this morning I stropped it on Hemp and then Nylon webbing with no Feox, the result a super velvety comfortable edge but it could have been sharper, I am fairly satisfied now that the best treatment for these blades is a just a few very light daily laps on Feox followed by a few on plain leather. I am off in the morning until Tuesday and will probably shave each day with the OCMM, it's a shame you cannot use this blade in that razor.

Regards
Dick.

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