Husband, father of two grown girls, teacher, vintage Gillette wet shaver.

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Cake day: June 11th, 2023
  • Glass_Procedure7497@sub.wetshaving.socialtoWetShaving@sub.wetshaving.social•Sunday SOTD Thread - July 2, 2023
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    1 year ago

    #SOTD Friday 2 July, 2023

    • Prep: JazzRadio.com
    • Brush: Van der Hagen Boar
    • Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag
    • Razor: Razorock Mission w/ Bulldog Handle
    • Blade: Derby Extra
    • Post: Old Spice Classic Aftershave
    • Post: Nivea Men Post Shave Balm

    I shaved normally - one pass ATG, followed by more lather and touch-ups. I’ll add my voice to the chorus of positives on all four of the videos that reviewed this razor/head: This is a nice razor. It’s more aggressive/efficient with more blade feel than my Gillettes, but that efficiency gave me a BBS with far less effort than I need with my Gillettes. I could feel hints of irritation when I got lazy and stopped riding the cap, but with a thoughtful hand this razor offers very satisfying results. That said, I’ve never used Derby blades before, and since I had two variables in this shave, I have no idea how much of the aggression/efficiency can be attributed to the razor, and how much to the blade. I’ll use this blade in one of my Gillettes tomorrow, so then I’ll know. I want to try this Razorock with one of my Wilkinson blades and see how that changes this razor’s personality.

  • Glass_Procedure7497@sub.wetshaving.socialtoWetShaving@sub.wetshaving.social•Friday SOTD Thread - June 30, 2023
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    1 year ago

    #SOTD Friday 30 June, 2023

    • Prep: WDCB.org Chicago’s Home for Jazz
    • Brush: Omega HI-Brush 25mm Synthetic
    • Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag
    • Razor: Razorock Mentor w/ Bulldog Handle
    • Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series
    • Post: Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve Cologne
    • Post: Nivea Men Post Shave Balm

    I decided to join the 21st century, and bought a new razor from Razorock. The Yin & Yang model comes with two heads, the more aggressive Mentor, and the more mild Mission. I used the Mentor head and with a lot of lather and a light touch, it did a great job of cutting through two day’s growth. Have a great day, everybody!

  • Glass_Procedure7497@sub.wetshaving.socialtoWetShaving@sub.wetshaving.social•Tuesday SOTD Thread - June 20, 2023
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    1 year ago

    #SOTD Tuesday 20 June, 2023

    • Prep: JazzRadio.com Station Cool Jazz
    • Prep: Warm Shower
    • Brush: Van der Hagen Badger
    • Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag
    • Bowl: LinkIdea Shaving Bowl
    • Razor: 1961 Gillette 195 Adjustable Fat Boy
    • Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series
    • Post: Nivea Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
    • Post: Pinaud Clubman After Shave lotion

    I’m also posting a link to a photo of my two-brush Lego stand. We are not a Lego family, so this was built from pieces I found at my school. Had I found different pieces, it would look different. Either way, it works as a stand. Here

    Edit: Oops, wrong date.