This morning:
40s Gillette SuperSpeed w. Gillete 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (1)
Semogue Boar
Tabac SS
Unscented Thayer's Witch Hazel
Proraso AS
Regards.
Jakob
This morning:
Merkur Progress w. Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp (3)
Laminated bone handle silvertip
White Proraso SS
Unscented Thayer's Witch Hazel
William's Ice Blue AS (Euro. Aqua Velva clone)
Regards.
Jakob
This evening - second shave, before going out to share a bottle of vintage port with a good old friend:
GEM 1912, ornate handle w. GEM Personna (3)
Restored butterscotch super badger
Indian Palmolive Refreshing Lemon
Unscented Thayer's Witch Hazel
William's Ice Blue (Euro. Aqua Velva...
It is good fun, you should do that.
This morning:
Chinese Flying Eagle Brand Tech clone w. Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp (2)
Restored butterscotch super badger
Tabac SS
Unscented Thayer's Witch Hazel
Italian Floïd Genuine AS
Regards.
Jakob
Yep. I removed the old knots and drilled out the handles with a dremel, polished the butterscotch handle and glued in the new knots with two-component industrial grade epoxy.
This morning:
Swedish Matador De-Luxe w. Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp
Laminated bone handle silvertip...
I got my package from Golden Nib yesterday. Here are the results:
This laminated bone handle came with a lousy knot, now it has been replaced with a 19 mm. Chinese silvertip.
A vintage butterscotch handeled brush that I picked up at a fleamarket, the handle has been polished...
This morning:
Gillette NEW w. Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp (3)
Bob's Razorworks Bolivian rosewood finest badger
Indian Old Spice SC
Unscented Thayer's Witch Hazel
Ivy Club (Old) Spice
Regards.
Jakob
This morning:
Merkur HD 34C w. Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp (2)
Blindes Arbejde bubinga handle pure badger
Tabac SS
Unscented Thayer's Witch Hazel
Proraso AS
Regards.
Jakob
During the summertime there is a car-trunk sale the two first weekends of each month here in Horsens. This year my girlfriend and I have been going there almost every time, first time I found an alu handle Brit. Tech, for D.Kr. 30m not a great deal, but I bought it - today our persistence paid...
This morning:
Bull Mastiff (NEW head) w. Gillette 7 O'Clock Sharp (that is one smooth and forgiving blade!)
Omega 10098 prof. boar
Norpro dip chiller scuttle
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Unscented Thayer's Witch Hazel
William's Ice Blue (Euro. Aqua Velva clone)
Regards.
Jakob
This morning:
Gillette Parat w. Derby Extra (2)
Kent BK4 silvertip
Indian Palmolive Refreshing Lemon SC
Anthony Razor Burn Repair
William's Ice Blue - an European Aqua Velva clone, nice scent, but no real soothing effect, I would really like to try the real deal
Unscented Thayer's Witch Hazel...
Today I got another British made Gillette Parat in the mail, this time in box and in much better condition than the one I already had (which will now go in my PIF pool):
Regards.
Jakob
This evening:
Bull Mastiff (NEW head) w. Derby Extra (1)
"Shogun" onyx handle super badger
Superlather w. Mitchell's Wool Fat SS and Indian Old Spice SC
Unscented Thayer's Witch Hazel
Ivy Club (Old) Spice AS (needed an old-school break from testing the Anthony Razor Burn Repair)
Regards.
Jakob
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