Shave of the Day - 9/23

Cold Water Rinse

Williams Mug Soap

Jayaruh #415

Gem Gold Feather Weight

Personna GEM SS PTFE

CWR

Pinaud Clubman Vanilla

Today is Day 23 of SEptember. Up for the challenge today is my Gem Gold Featherweight.

The Williams Mug Soap face-lathered well with Jayaruh #415 Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gem Gold Feather Weight razor with a Personna injector blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Clubman Vanilla. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/12

Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shave Soap
Jayaruh #313
Gold Gem Feather Weight
CVS CS SE
CWR
Tabac AS Balm

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tabac Shave Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #313 Badger Brush. I did two passes and a cleanup with the Gold Gem Feather Weight razor with a CVS CS SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Tabac AS Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 4/10

Cold Water Rinse

Williams Mug Shave Soap

Jayaruh #224 Synthetic

Gem Gold Feather Weight

Gem Stainless

CWR

PSC Caffeinated AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shave Soap face lathered well with Jayaruh #224 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem Gold Feather Weight razor with a vintage Gem Stainless SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with PSC Caffeinated AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 4/9

Cold Water Rinse

Amalfi Basil Lemon Shave Soap

Jayaruh #224 Synthetic

Gem Feather Weight

Gem Stainless

CWR

PSC Caffeinated AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Amalfi Basil Lemon Shave Soap face lathered well with Jayaruh #224 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem Feather Weight razor with a vintage Gem Stainless SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with PSC Caffeinated AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 3/6

Cold Water Wash
Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #220
Gem Feather Weight
Gem Blue Star SE
CWR
PSC Caffeinated AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #220 brush. I did two passes with the Gem Feather Weight razor with a Gem Blue Star SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with PSC Caffeinated AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 3/5

Cold Water Wash
Tabac Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #220
Gem Feather Weight
Gem Blue Star SE
CWR
Tabac AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tabac Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #220 brush. I did two passes with the Gem Feather Weight razor with a Gem Blue Star SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 3/4

Cold Water Wash
C.O. Bigelow
Jayaruh #220
Gem Feather Weight
Gem Blue Star SE
CWR
Osage Rub

This week I am using my Jayaruh #220 brush which commemorates my one year in Vietnam from March 8, 1968, to March 5, 1969. It has been 51 years since I first landed in Vietnam.

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The C.O. Bigelow Shaving Cream face lathered well with the Jayaruh #220 brush. I did two passes with the Gem Feather Weight razor with a Gem Blue Star SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/14

Proraso Pre Shave

Stirling Lime

Jayaruh #291

Gem Featherweight

CVS Carbon Steel SE

CWR

Thayer's Peach WH

Lucky Tiger

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Stirling Lime Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #291 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem Featherweight Razor with a CVS Carbon Steel SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/13

Proraso Pre Shave

Williams Mug

Jayaruh #291

Gem Featherweight

CVS Carbon Steel SE

CWR

Thayer's Peach WH

Lucky Tiger

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #291 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem Featherweight Razor with a CVS Carbon Steel SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/12

Proraso Pre Shave

Tabac

Jayaruh #291

Gem Featherweight

CVS Carbon Steel SE

CWR

Thayer's Peach WH

Tabac AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Tabac Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #291 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gem Featherweight Razor with a CVS Carbon Steel SE blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Peach WH and then Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

I had been reading reviews of the featherweight, and many were saying how mild they were and they could not get a good shave with them. Well, I don't think most of them know how to shave with GEMs. I had no problem with my FW. I just put the head flat against my face and went to town on my beard. I got a great shave. Now, I can continue through Thursday with it. It is a looker, and it is also a great shaver.