Monday, December 17, 2007

2007.12.15 Shave of the Day

Shave of the Day
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Shave

Razor: Gillette 1930s Brass 3 Piece Tech Knob End Double Edged Safety Razor [Link]
Razor Blades: Treet Double Edge Razor Blades (Blue Steel) [Link}
Brush: Shavemac 23mm Handmade Nickel Ivory Pure Badger Shave Brush
Bowl: Mitsuwa 5" Blue swirl hand thrown Japanese Rice Bowl
Shave Cream/Soap: Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil Shave Cream [Link]
Technique:
WTG/45XTG/45XTG/Cleanup

Post Shave

Aftershave: Thayer's Witch Hazel Aftershave [Link]





Result: 4.0/5.0 Lousy shave. I don't mean blood or irritation lousy. I mean the blade made the shave very very tough to pull off and what made it worse was I was short on time so I had to limit it to two passes. Reminded me of a bad cartridge shave.

Posted to: The Shave Den

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