Post your shave of the day for Tuesday!
SOTD Jun 13, 2023
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts “Dune” 28mm DG B8
- Razor: Blackland Sabre
- Blade: GEM (37)
- Lather: Ariana & Evans - Cha Cha Matcha - Shaving Soap
- Post Shave: Ariana & Evans - Cha Cha Matcha - Aftershave
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Dammusi
- Passes: WTG, XTG
- Coffee: Colombia/Indonesia Blend
- Music: James - Be Opened by the Wonderful
I think it’s time to change this blade. No horrible tugging, but there’s also a minute roughness that I’m attributing to a dull blade.
I think it’s time to change this blade.
In the name of @[email protected], don’t!
!!! :-)
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SOTD Tuesday 13 June, 2023
- Prep: WDCB.org Chicago’s Home for Jazz
- Prep: Warm Shower
- Brush: Van der Hagen Boar
- Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag 1st of 10 samples
- Razor: 1940s Gillette Gold Ball-End Tech
- Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series (9)
- Post: Nivea Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
- Post: Brut Classic After Shave
First time with the gold ball-end tech. First of all, the tomato skin comes off when I rub it with my dry thumb. This razor is really starting to glisten. The shave was better than I expected - as long as I rode the cap. Otherwise it passed over the hair without much cutting. Minor stinging with my balm and some irritation, especially on my neck. Small portions of my neck are still tender, but this is typical since my neck hair lays flat - sometimes I gotta press a little. Not BBS, but DFS which is nice. I supposed the shaves will get better with experience. Have a great day, everybody!
I just noticed Catbus in your profile pic.
Travel Tubac Tubesday
Tubes of Tabac creme and aftershave balm standing next to an E-bar leaning on the handle of an ESC Medium Jock handle in front of a decorated bathroom wall.- Razor: Ever-Ready Natural Angle (E-Bar)
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
- Brush: Executive Shaving Medium Jock
- Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original Cream
- Post shave: Mäurer & Wirtz Tabac Original aftershave balm
First of a few travel shaves in merry old England, and I brought my made in England E-bar for the occasion. I’m not sure the brush is made here, but at least its branding is from Scotland.
Happy Tabac Tuesday, everyone!
What do you think of the E bar? For me it’s the worst of the GEMs I’ve tried. Way too mild and pretty inefficient
Oh, really? Mine’s definitely not inefficient. I prefer Micromatics because they have the coolest mechanism in shaving technology, but I don’t see any fault in how the E-bar shaves.
I think my Flying Wings might be milder, and I like those, too.
I can’t get excited about the E-bar because it’s a bit boring, though.
I’ve the sexy gold version. Still not my favourite. I liked my 1912 best
Gold version of the E-Bar, or the Flying Wing?
I’m not sure I ever tried the e-bar.
Would you like to?
At some point. I should probably just buy one for my collection…
Fair warning: it is remarkably unremarkable. That being said, I bought one for the exact same reason :D
I’m happy to lend you mine if you want to try, just don’t expect anything mindblowing.
Thanks! I’d take you up on it if it wasn’t for the fact that for a bit more than the price of transatlantic shipping I can buy myself one. I don’t feel too compelled to buy a new razor right now, but when the urge strikes it’s good to know what I can look at.
