GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Definitely a nice setup today! I’m on the fence about Sharp Dressed Man. Some days it was nice (I had an AS sample), others it was just too sharp and powdery.
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Yeah I would say the soap was a lighter scent and the AS I can see where you are coming from. Make sure you give any AS splash a good shake though before you use it. Gets all the good stuff mixed up.
Well today I decided to break out a special razor from a special set and I believe one of Gillette’s finest...the Executive. I got this awhile back and though it isn’t perfect it is a fantastic set. I just imagine what it would have been like to throw this set in a bag and head out on a business trip. Being one who travels often myself it would have been pretty perfect. This beautiful TTO was loaded up with a Gillette Platinum today.
Soap of the day you ask?...Stirling Executive Man of course! One of my favourites and tops on the list with the newly acquired Stirling Sharp Dressed Man. So good.
Lathered up with the Yaki SF and thoroughly enjoyed a wonderful three pass BBS shave. Topped it off with two spritz (I know, rebel!) of English Laundry London which is a perfect compliment to the Executive Man AS. Truly a shave fit for an Executive! Happy shaves all!
Rating: 5 / 5
Razor: Gillette Executive - 1948-51
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Brush: Yaqi 24mm Tuxedo - Sagrada Familia
Lather: Stirling Executive Man
Aftershave: Stirling Executive Man
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
English Laundry London
Soap of the day you ask?...Stirling Executive Man of course! One of my favourites and tops on the list with the newly acquired Stirling Sharp Dressed Man. So good.
Lathered up with the Yaki SF and thoroughly enjoyed a wonderful three pass BBS shave. Topped it off with two spritz (I know, rebel!) of English Laundry London which is a perfect compliment to the Executive Man AS. Truly a shave fit for an Executive! Happy shaves all!
Rating: 5 / 5
Razor: Gillette Executive - 1948-51
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Brush: Yaqi 24mm Tuxedo - Sagrada Familia
Lather: Stirling Executive Man
Aftershave: Stirling Executive Man
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
English Laundry London
A truly executive shave, Ed. Phenomenal.
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
Winner winner, dinner of chicken! Nice shave man!
...”like that was perfect huh?...ok, let’s not push our luck...I am done...back to bed!”
You have some excellent razors, sir! Never used an Executive, but I have an Aristocrat of similar vintage which I love. Closest, smoothest DE shaves I've ever enjoyed.
Thank you Sir! I have several A’crats both US and Brit and I love my No. 58 and 66 set razors but this Executive is gorgeous and a really good shaver. It is truly a one-of-kind in the Gillette US line up. Fortunate to have it really.
Reached for an Adjustable today and realized besides my Progress and Mergress I have’t had any in rotation for a while so the 1960 Gillette Adjustable forever the Fatboy! I own two besides this lovely 60 sent up from Texas by a friend the other being a mint cased 1959. Lots of discussions on which Adjustable shaves supreme - Fatboy, Slim, Super...I have all three and I love them all. I travel with this 60 on trips longer than a couple of days. Just nice to have a solid Adjustable on vacay to tailor your shave. Crystal Stainless fell into it today. Great blade of the Personna family.
RazoRock Black Bay is a favourite of mine and I have sang its praises before and often. For those of you that love Bay Rum scents like I do enough can’t be said about how good this smells! Soap and AS are great. Chubby 1 got the ball rolling and I loaded enough to do four or more passes. Hate wasting lather but it loads quickly and well so be careful not to load too much.
Leisurely and thoroughly enjoyable three pass DFS/BBS shave. Wasn’t chasing BBS today and no need really for the weekend is upon us! May you enjoy the last moments of Summer because the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) opens today and that is the “curtain call” for Summer in these parts...enjoy and happy shaves all!
Rating: 5 / 5
Razor: Gillette Adjustable - Fatboy 1960
Blade: Crystal Stainless
Brush: Simpson Chubby 1
Lather: RazoRock Black Bay
Aftershave: RazoRock Black Bay
Additional Care:
Bvlgari Man
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
RazoRock Black Bay is a favourite of mine and I have sang its praises before and often. For those of you that love Bay Rum scents like I do enough can’t be said about how good this smells! Soap and AS are great. Chubby 1 got the ball rolling and I loaded enough to do four or more passes. Hate wasting lather but it loads quickly and well so be careful not to load too much.
Leisurely and thoroughly enjoyable three pass DFS/BBS shave. Wasn’t chasing BBS today and no need really for the weekend is upon us! May you enjoy the last moments of Summer because the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) opens today and that is the “curtain call” for Summer in these parts...enjoy and happy shaves all!
Rating: 5 / 5
Razor: Gillette Adjustable - Fatboy 1960
Blade: Crystal Stainless
Brush: Simpson Chubby 1
Lather: RazoRock Black Bay
Aftershave: RazoRock Black Bay
Additional Care:
Bvlgari Man
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Nice stuff Ed
Why, the FatBoy is the best, of course! 
GearNoir
“The Disney Princess’s Apprentice”
I’ll bet if summer asked nicely, the CNE would give it a few more days before calling an end.
Nope...she is a cold lady that one...see the child hunched over crying? Well in two weeks she "drops the mic" on Summer!!! She stands a top Princess Gate at the CNE...I’ll bet if summer asked nicely, the CNE would give it a few more days before calling an end.
The FB has the heft, classic Gillette style and compactness, perfectly elegant engineering. It is shaving perfection.
@Graybeard57 I will give you that!
On the road this week and far from home. Had a great shave this morning. All good.
Rating: 5 / 5
Razor: Gillette Adjustable - Slim 1964
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: Yaqi 24mm Tuxedo - Sagrada Familia
Lather: Barrister & Mann Tuesday
Aftershave: Barrister & Mann Tuesday
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Rating: 5 / 5
Razor: Gillette Adjustable - Slim 1964
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: Yaqi 24mm Tuxedo - Sagrada Familia
Lather: Barrister & Mann Tuesday
Aftershave: Barrister & Mann Tuesday
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
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