Shave of the Day - 2/2

Friday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Palmolive Shaving Cream

Jayaruh #41 2-band Badger

Parker Variant

Gillette Silver Blue Blade

CWR

Aqua Velva 5 in 1 ASB

The Palmolive Shaving Cream lathered well with the Jayaruh #41 2-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Parker Variant Razor and a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva 5 in 1 ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 2/1

Thursday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Palmolive Shaving Cream

Jayaruh #41 2-band Badger

Parker Variant

Gillette Silver Blue Blade

CWR

Aqua Velva 5 in 1 ASB

The Palmolive Shaving Cream lathered well with the Jayaruh #41 2-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Parker Variant Razor and a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva 5 in 1 ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 1/31

Williams Wednesday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Williams Mug Shaving Soap

Jayaruh #41 2-band Badger

Parker Variant

Gillette Silver Blue Blade

CWR

Aqua Velva 5 in 1 ASB

The Williams Mug Shaving Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #41 2-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Parker Variant Razor and a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Aqua Velva 5 in 1 ASB. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 1/30

Tabac Tuesday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Tabac Shave Soap

Jayaruh #41 2-band Badger

Parker Variant

Gillette Silver Blue Blade

CWR

Tabac After Shave

The Tabac Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #41 2-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Parker Variant Razor and a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Tabac After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 1/29

Menthol Monday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse

Fine Snake Bite Shave Soap

Jayaruh #41 2-band Badger

Parker Variant

Gillette Silver Blue Blade

CWR

Osage Rub

The Fine Snake Bite Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #41 2-band Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Parker Variant Razor and a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me 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 - 8/18

Cold Water Rinse
Proraso Sandalwood
Jayaruh #444 Synthetic
Parker Variant
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC


The Proraso Sandalwood Shave Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #444 Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Parker Variant Razor and a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Dickinson's Witch Hazel and then Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 8/17

Cold Water Rinse
Proraso Sandalwood
Jayaruh #444 Synthetic
Parker Variant
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC


The Proraso Sandalwood Shave Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #444 Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Parker Variant Razor and a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Dickinson's Witch Hazel and then Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 8/16

Cold Water Rinse
Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #444 Synthetic
Parker Variant
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC


The Williams Mug Shaving Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #444 Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Parker Variant Razor and a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Dickinson's Witch Hazel and then Pinaud Citrus Musk EDC. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 8/15

Cold Water Rinse

Tabac Shave Soap

Jayaruh #444 Synthetic

Parker Variant

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR

Dickinson's Witch Hazel

Tabac AS

The Tabac Shave Soap lathered well with Jayaruh #444 Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Parker Variant Razor and a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Dickinson's Witch Hazel and then Tabac AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 8/14

Cold Water Rinse

Old Spice Original Shave Cream

Tom's B400 Two-band Badger 

Wade & Butcher 5/8

CWR

Dickinson's Witch Hazel

Lilac Vegetal

The Old Spice Original Shave Cream lathered well with Tom's B400 Two-band Badger. Two passes and touch ups with the Wade & Butcher 5/8 straight gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Dickinson's Witch Hazel and then Lilac Vegetal. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/30

Cold Water Rinse

Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap

Jayaruh #426 Synthetic

Parker Variant 

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR

Lucky Tiger After Shave

The Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #426 Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Parker Variant Razor and a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lucky Tiger After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/29

Cold Water Rinse

Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap

Jayaruh #426 Synthetic

Parker Variant 

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR

Lucky Tiger After Shave

The Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #426 Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Parker Variant Razor and a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lucky Tiger After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/28

Cold Water Rinse

Williams Mug Shaving Soap

Jayaruh #426 Synthetic

Parker Variant 

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR

Lucky Tiger After Shave

The Williams Mug Shaving Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #426 Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Parker Variant Razor and a Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Lucky Tiger After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 6/27

Cold Water Rinse

Tabac Shave Soap

Jayaruh #426 Synthetic

Parker Variant 

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR

Tabac ASB

The Tabac Shave Soap lathered well with the Jayaruh #426 Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Parker Variant Razor and a Gillette Silver 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 - 6/26

Cold Water Rinse
C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream
Jayaruh #426 Synthetic
SXDGS 5/8 Straight
Parker Variant
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Osage Rub

The C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream lathered well with the Jayaruh #426 Synthetic brush. I did the first pass with my new SXDGS 5/8 Straight and a second pass with touch ups with the Parker Variant Razor and a Gillette Silver Blue Blade. They gave me a close, comfortable shave. It was my first shave with the SXDGS 5/8 Straight. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Osage Rub. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 12/5

Proraso Pre Shave

Tabac

Oscar11 synthetic

Parker Variant

Gillette Silver Blue

CWR

Thayer's Lemon WH

Aqua Velva Musk

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Tabac Shave Soap face-lathered well with the Oscar11 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Parker Variant Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade on 5 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...

Shave of the Day - 11/22

Proraso Pre Shave
Williams
Jayaruh #18
Parker Variant
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Williams Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #18 silvertip badger brush. I did two passes with the Parker Variant Razor with a Gillette Silver Blue blade set on 5 and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Pharaoh's Dreamsicle AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

Shave of the Day - 11/9

Proraso Pre Shave
Musgo Real
Jayaruh #220
Parker Variant (4.5)
Gillette Silver Blue
CWR
Thayer's Lemon WH
Aqua Velva

I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Musgo Real Shaving Soap face-lathered well with the Jayaruh #220 synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Parker Variant Adjustable razor and Gillette Silver Blue blade set on 4.5 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 AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

November Adjustables Month

OK, here is the line up for November, excluding weekends. I am going to have an adjustables theme. I will still do my straights on Saturdays and my Gem Jr. Lather Catcher on Sundays, but the rest of the week I will be using one of these razors. I have chosen to take them in chronological order.

Gillette 195, Gillette Slim, Gillette Super 84, Gillette 190 Black Beauty, Schick M2 Adjustable, Bunny V3, Parker Variant, Rockwell 6C, Ming Shi.

Got My Own Parker Variant

I received this Parker Variant razor today from a fellow TSDer. The top cap was marked wrong, so the vendor replaced the whole razor and let him keep this one. He offered to pass it on to me, and I accepted. It was a very generous offer. This razor is patterned after the Merkur Progress.