Shave of the Day - 5/11

  

Cold Water Rinse

Williams Mug Shaving Soap

Jayaruh #432

Gillette Slim 

Gillette Silver Blue

Lilac Vegetal AS

The Williams Mug Shaving Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #432 Synthetic Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Slim Adjustable Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lilac Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 3/2

A Week of Adjustables

Cold Water Rinse

Tabac Shave Soap

SlimGem Silvertip Badger 

Gillette Slim L3

Gillette Super Blue X3

CWR 

Tabac ASB

The Tabac Shave Soap lathered well with the SlimGem Silvertip Badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Slim L3 with a Gillette Super Blue blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Tabac ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 12/14

Cold Water Wash

Eureka Shaving Soap 

Jayaruh #18

Gillette Slim

Gillette Super Blue Blade X3

CWR

Aqua Velva 5 in 1 AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Eureka Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 brush. I did two passes with the Gillette Slim Razor with a Gillette Super Blue Blade X3 blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Aqua Velva 5 in 1 AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 12/13

Cold Water Wash

Tabac Shaving Soap 

Jayaruh #18

Gillette Slim

Gillette Super Blue Blade X3

CWR

Tabac AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tabac Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 brush. I did two passes with the Gillette Slim Razor with a Gillette Super Blue Blade X3 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 - 12/12

Cold Water Wash

Williams Mug Shaving Soap

Jayaruh #18

Gillette Slim

Gillette Super Blue Blade X3

CWR

Aqua Velva 5 in 1 AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 brush. I did two passes with the Gillette Slim Razor with a Gillette Super Blue Blade X3 blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Aqua Velva 5 in 1 AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 12/11

Cold Water Wash

Tabac Shaving Soap 

Jayaruh #18

Gillette Slim

Gillette Super Blue Blade X3

CWR

Tabac  AS

My prep was just a cold water rinse. The Tabac Shaving Soap face lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 brush. I did two passes with the Gillette Slim Razor with a Gillette Super Blue Blade X3 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 - 12/10

Cold Water Wash

TSD Cool Lime

Jayaruh #18

Gillette Slim (First Shave)

Gillette Super Blue Blade X3

CWR

Osage Rub

Two months ago, I found this Slim at a yard sale along with the Super Blue Blades. I am just now getting around to using it. My prep was just a cold water rinse. The TSD Cool Lime Shave Stick face lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 brush. I did two passes with the Gillette Slim Razor on 7 with a Gillette Super Blue Blade X3 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...

Gillette Slim L3

New to the stable today is a Gillette Slim L3 that I picked up at a yard sale. It had a dispenser of Gillette Super Blue Blades dated X3 (1977). One of those blades was still in the razor.

The razor itself was a little gunky, but looked like it would clean up nicely. I had to scrape a little scum off the bottom to uncover the L3, 1966.

Super Blue Blades, X3, 1977

 I sprayed the razor with Kaboom and let it set for about five minutes, rinsed it in hot water, and then soaked it in some hot Dawn water for a spell.

Hot Dawn Soak

 I scrubbed it with a tooth brush and rinsed it off. That is all the cleaning it got. It turned out real shiny.

Shave of the Day - 6/15

Proraso Pre Shave

Arko Extra Performance

Jayaruh #291

Gillette Slim

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR

Thayer's Peach WH

Lucky Tiger

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Arko Extra Performance Shaving Cream face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #291 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gillette Slim Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue 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 - 12/11

Proraso Pre Shave

Proraso

Jayaruh #240

САЙВЕР Razor

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR

Thayer's Lemon WH

Speick

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Proraso Shave Cream face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #240 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the САЙВЕР Razor with two Gillette Silver Blue blades and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Speick AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/28

Proraso Pre Shave

Colgate Shaving Mug Soap 

Jayaruh #30

Gillette Slim

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR

Thayer's Lemon WH

Pinaud Clubman AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Colgate Shaving Mug Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #30 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes with the Gillette Slim Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pinaud Clubman AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/15

Proraso Pre Shave
Williams
Jayaruh #241
Gillette Slim
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Barbasol AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Mug Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #241 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gillette Slim adjustable razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Barbasol AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/2

Proraso Pre Shave
Musgo Real
Jayaruh #235
Gillette Slim
Gillette Silver Blue
CWRThayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva Musk

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Musgo Real Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #235 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Gillette Slim razor and Gillette Silver Blue blade and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Aqua Velva Musk AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Gillette Adjustables Compared

I now own four of the Gillette Adjustable razor types, so I thought I would redo my comparison graphic. I made measurements with my new digital calipers. The weights were gleaned from the Internet. Gillette also made a bottom dial and a toggle. The bottom dial and toggle are very hard to come by and when you do, they are very expensive.

The Fatboy or 195 is the shortest and heftiest of the four razors. Its handle is the "fattest" of the three. The Slim's handle is about the thickness of  a standard pencil. The Super 84 is just a tad longer than the Slim. The Super 109 has the longest handle at about 4 inches and is about mid-way thickness between the Fatboy and Slim. The Super-84 and Super-109 are also referred to as Black Beauties.

Shave of the Day - 12/19

Dove Men Face Wash

Arko Shaving Stick

Jayaruh #139

Gillette Slim H2

Personna Super

CWR, Asma Alum Block

T.N. Dickinson's WH

Barbasol Brisk AS

The Arko Shaving Stick face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #139 silvertip badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Slim H2 with a Personna Super blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with T.N. Dickinson's WH and then Barbasol Brisk After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 12/18

Dove Men Face Wash

Arko Shaving Stick

Jayaruh #139

Gillette Slim H1

Personna Super

CWR, Asma Alum Block

T.N. Dickinson's WH

Barbasol Brisk AS

The Arko Shaving Stick face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #139 silvertip badger brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Slim H1 with a Personna Super blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with T.N. Dickinson's WH and then Barbasol Brisk After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/28

Dove Men Face Wash

TSD Killer Queen

Jayaruh #133

Gillette Slim

Wilkinson Sword Super Sword-Edge

CWR, Asma Alum Block

T.N. Dickinson's WH

Aqua Velva Musk AS

The TSD Killer Queen Shaving Cream (well named by the way) face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #133 silvertip badger brush. With tears flowing and face freezing, two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Slim with a Wilkinson Sword Super Sword-Edge blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with T.N. Dickinson's WH and then Aqua Velva Musk After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/25

Dove Men Face Wash

TSD Killer Queen

Jayaruh #133

Gillette Fatboy

Wilkinson Sword Super Sword-Edge

CWR, Asma Alum Block

T.N. Dickinson's WH

Aqua Velva Musk AS

The TSD Killer Queen Shaving Cream (well named by the way) face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #133 silvertip badger brush. With tears flowing and face freezing, two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Slim with a Wilkinson Sword Super Sword-Edge blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with T.N. Dickinson's WH and then Aqua Velva Musk After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/22

Dove Men Face Wash

TSD Killer Queen

Jayaruh #133

Gillette Slim

Wilkinson Sword Super Sword-Edge

CWR, Asma Alum Block

T.N. Dickinson's WH

Aqua Velva Musk AS

The TSD Killer Queen Shaving Cream (well named by the way) face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #133 silvertip badger brush. With tears flowing and face freezing, two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Slim with a Wilkinson Sword Super Sword-Edge blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with T.N. Dickinson's WH and then Aqua Velva Musk After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/19

Dove Men Face Wash

VDH Luxury

Jayaruh #124

Gillette Slim

Wilkinson Sword Super Sword-Edge 

CWR, Asma Alum Block

T.N. Dickinson's WH

Pinaud Lilac Vegetal

The VDH Luxury Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #124 Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Slim with a Wilkinson Sword Super Sword-Edge blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with T.N. Dickinson's WH and then Pinaud Lilac Vegetal After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...