This is my AutoStrop VB1 single edge razor. It has VALET AutoStrop Razor etched on the blade holder. I have a modified Gem Blue Star blade loaded in it. I will be using it to shave the first five days of June.
Sunday, May 31, 2020
Shave of the Day - 5/31
Cold Water Rinse
Palmolive Shaving Cream
Ever-Ready C-40
J.A. Henckels Rapide
J.A. Henckels Wedge
CWR
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS
The Palmolive Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Ever-Ready C-40 Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the J.A. Henckels Rapide Lather Catcher with a J.A. Henckels Wedge blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Vintage James Kent Shaving Scuttle
This is an antique original shaving mug marked "Old Foley" by James Kent ltd of Staffordshire England. I found it on ebay, and it will be my first (and maybe only) shaving scuttle. I just wanted one like this to represent old style shaving. These would have been used before indoor plumbing. The bottom would hold water (hot or cold) while the cup on top would hold the soap. You would wet your brush in the water and then load it on top. However, my method would be to wet the brush and use it to wet my face. Then, I would take the soap and rub it on my face followed by building lather with the wet brush adding water if necessary. I am looking forward to getting this in my den and making a video with it..
June 8, 2020
The scuttle arrived today, but unfortunately it was broken in two placed.
June 9 update
The seller has refunded my money and allowed me to keep the scuttle. Too bad it had the breaks, but I am happy to have the scuttle. The glued pieces are secure.
June 8, 2020
The scuttle arrived today, but unfortunately it was broken in two placed.
I glued the two pieces back, but there were micro pieces that were lost. It is still useable, but I am sorry for the breaks.
June 9 update
The seller has refunded my money and allowed me to keep the scuttle. Too bad it had the breaks, but I am happy to have the scuttle. The glued pieces are secure.
Shave of the Day - 5/30
Cold Water Rinse
Palmolive Shaving Cream
Ever-Ready C-40
Fredrick Reynolds 5/8
CWR
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS
The Palmolive Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Ever-Ready C-40 Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Fredrick Reynolds 5/8 gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Friday, May 29, 2020
Shave of the Day - 5/29
Cold Water Rinse
Palmolive Shaving Cream
Ever-Ready C-40
Ever-Ready 1914
GEM Blue Star SE
CWR
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS
The Palmolive Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Ever-Ready C-40 Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Ever-Ready 1914 Razor with a GEM Blue Star SE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Thursday, May 28, 2020
Shave of the Day - 5/28
Cold Water Rinse
Palmolive Shaving Cream
Ever-Ready C-40
Ever-Ready 1914
GEM Blue Star SE
CWR
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS
The Palmolive Shaving Cream face-lathered well with my Ever-Ready C-40 Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Ever-Ready 1914 Razor with a GEM Blue Star SE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Shave of the Day - 5/27
Cold Water Rinse
Williams Mug Soap
Ever-Ready C-40
Ever-Ready 1914
GEM Blue Star SE
CWR
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS
The Williams Mug Soap face-lathered well with my Ever-Ready C-40 Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Ever-Ready 1914 Razor with a GEM Blue Star SE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Shave of the Day - 5/26
Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shave Soap
Ever-Ready C-40
Ever-Ready 1914
GEM Blue Star SE
CWR
Tabac ASB
The Tabac Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Ever-Ready C-40 Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Ever-Ready 1914 Razor with a GEM Blue Star SE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pinaud Lilac Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Monday, May 25, 2020
Shave of the Day - 5/25
Cold Water Rinse
Fine Snake Bite Shaving Soap
Ever-Ready C-40
Ever-Ready 1914
GEM Blue Star SE
CWR
Osage Rub
The Fine Snake Bite Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Ever-Ready C-40 Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Ever-Ready 1914 Razor with a GEM Blue Star SE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Sunday, May 24, 2020
Shave of the Day - 5/24
Cold Water Rinse
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
Jayaruh #408 2-band Badger
1907 Gem Jr. Lather Catcher
Vintage Gem Cutlery SE
CWR
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS
The Pharaoh's Dreamsicle Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #408 Two-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the 1907 Gem Jr. Lather Catcher with a Vintage Gem Cutlery SE blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Saturday, May 23, 2020
Ever-Ready Army Kit
I got this ER Army Kit back in January. I will be shaving with it next week starting on Memorial Day in honor of those who gave their lives for our country in war. Here is a reveal video I made of the ER Army Kit. The razor is the ER 1914 Patent Pending.
This is Memorial Day's planned Shave.
Shave of the Day - 5/23
Cold Water Rinse
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
Jayaruh #408 2-band Badger
Wade & Butcher 5/8
CWR
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS
The Pharaoh's Dreamsicle Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #408 Two-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Wade & Butcher 5/8 gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Friday, May 22, 2020
Shave of the Day - 5/22
Cold Water Rinse
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
Jayaruh #408 2-band Badger
Schick G4
Personna
CWR
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS
The Pharaoh's Dreamsicle Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #408 Two-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Schick G4 with a Personna blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Thursday, May 21, 2020
Shave of the Day - 5/21
Cold Water Rinse
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle
Jayaruh #408 2-band Badger
Schick G4
Personna
CWR
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS
The Pharaoh's Dreamsicle Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #408 Two-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Schick G4 with a Personna blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Shave of the Day - 5/20
Cold Water Rinse
Williams Mug Soap
Jayaruh #408 2-band Badger
Schick G4
Personna
CWR
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS
The Williams Mug Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #408 Two-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Schick G4 with a Personna blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Face Lathering with Four Soaps
I use four different soaps to demonstrate my "rub it on" technique of face lathering.
Shave of the Day - 5/19
Cold Water Rinse
Tabac Shave Soap
Jayaruh #408 2-band Badger
Schick G4
Personna
CWR
Tabac ASB
The Tabac Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #408 Two-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Schick G4 with a Personna blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Tabac ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Monday, May 18, 2020
Rub It Straight On The Face
I have been just rubbing my shave pucks straight onto my face and then building the lather. This has been working great for me. I am over half way through my Tabac puck so it has a big hole in the middle. It has almost gone all the way through. So, I decided to take charge and try to flatten out the puck so I can just rub it on my face.
I popped it out of the container and began pushing over the edges to flatten it out.
I would load my brush for about 20 to 30 seconds and then face lather. See how dished out the puck was?
I popped it out of the container and began pushing over the edges to flatten it out.
So, here it is after I went all the way around breaking over the edge.
Now it is ready to just rub on my face before building the lather thus skipping the need to load the brush.
Here I am building a lather with Mitchell's Wool Fat after I just rubbed it on my face. I have decided from now on, I will be just rubbing my soap puck/cake straight on my face before lathering.
Shave of the Day - 5/18
Cold Water Rinse
Virgilio Valobra Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #408 2-band Badger
Schick G4
Personna
CWR
Osage Rub
The Virgilio Valobra Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #408 Two-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Schick G4 with a Personna blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Sunday, May 17, 2020
Shave of the Day - 5/17
Cold Water Rinse
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap
Tom's B400 Two-band Badger
Superior Lather Catcher
Gem Blue Star
CWR
Aqua Velva Musk
The Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap face-lathered well with my Tom's B400 Two-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Superior Lather Catcher with a Gem Blue Star blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
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