The Double Edge Adventures of Somnos...

[Somnos]

If you buy a Game Changer, they come in a leather travel pouch!

YOU are not helping!!!

 

[Dave in KY]

If you buy a Game Changer, they come in a leather travel pouch!

Says the guy stalling on getting the .84..............

 

[DocHoliday0831]

It’s a really really nice well made leather travel pouch as well I can take a pic of mine tomorrow and show it to you if you need more of a push. Plus where else can you get a really really good razor and a really really good zippered leather travel pouch for less than 60$.

 

[Somnos]

It’s a really really nice well made leather travel pouch as well I can take a pic of mine tomorrow and show it to you if you need more of a push. Plus where else can you get a really really good razor and a really really good zippered leather travel pouch for less than 60$.

I checked out the Timeless cases and they are 40 bones each...I know they will fit!

 

[GearNoir]

Says the guy stalling on getting the .84..............

Hey now...let’s not forget who was the very first person here to get one period.

 

[Dave in KY]

Hey now...let’s not forget who was the very first person here to get one period.

Ummmmm, I had a .68 at the other neighborhood and got rid of it because it wasn't efficient enough so probably before you

 

[Cvargo]

Children Children! @GearNoir and @Dave in KY

remember where you are when squabbling. This is the thread from the GREAT NORTH!

 

[Dave in KY]

Children Children! @GearNoir and @Dave in KY

remember where you are when squabbling. This is the thread from the GREAT NORTH!

And that means...............

 

[DocHoliday0831]

And that means...............

It’s way to cold in here for this Deep South not to stay very long between September and February!

 

[Somnos]

Children Children! @GearNoir and @Dave in KY

remember where you are when squabbling. This is the thread from the GREAT NORTH!

Thank you...

 

[Somnos]

A bunch of days worth of growth and it was a toss up between whether it would fall to the Muhle R41, Merkur 37C or 39C...short and swift was the decision. Love the 37C and I mentioned previously it just balances better than the 39C for me. Voskhod in this razor is smooth as can be.

Soap of the day was Barrister & Mann Seville which is slick and a wonderful performer. The Chubby 1 makes quick work of this soap and is quickly becoming my favourite brush. However, the Paladin Sumo will be giving it a run for its money me thinks.

Lathered up and got through an easy two pass DFS! No third pass needed! Hope your weekend was good, good luck with the week and Happy Shaves All!


Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Merkur 37C
Blade: Voskhod
Brush: Simpson Chubby 1
Pre-Shave: The Real Shave Co. - Oil
Lather: Barrister & Mann Seville
Aftershave: Barrister & Mann Seville
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block

 

[Somnos]

This was the thrift shop miracle that Mrs S found for us. Completely unprompted by me and for a whopping $14.99! A cased 48-51 Gillette Aristocrat and the cleanest I own! First shave with it today and the blade of choice was the Gillette Silver Blue...of course.

Soap of choice was B&M Tuesday with the matching AS splash. The Chubby 2 was superb!

Three pass BBS glory achieved. What an incredible piece of history, looker and shaver! Thanks Mrs S!!!

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Gillette Aristocrat 1948-50
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2
Pre-Shave: The Real Shave Co. - Oil
Lather: Barrister & Mann Tuesday
Aftershave: Barrister & Mann Tuesday
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block

 

[Dave in KY]

You're a day late fr the soap but great shave and deal on the razor.

 

[Somnos]

You're a day late fr the soap but great shave and deal on the razor.

Just can’t use “Tuesday”....on errr Tuesday. Predictable...LOL

 

[MilkCrate]

Very nice score!

 

[Lbkindy]

I enjoy B&M Tuesday very much. Nice choice.

 

[Somnos]

So I am admittedly a vintage Gillette guy but I do have several modern razors including Timeless, Karve, Rockwell and of course Blackland. Now many a review has been written about the Dart and how aggressive it is. So on its maiden voyage I gave it plenty of work to do. I figured with four days of growth and a fresh Personna Lab blue loaded that we’d be off to the races. Yes indeed we were. Now I love my Muhle R41 and it was the second ever DE I purchased so when I heard about the aggression I figured the Dart couldn’t be more aggressive than that. It isn’t, it is however more controlled. There is no blade chatter with the Dart...none! It is tight and right all the way through the shave. I like shallow angle shaves like the ones from my Merkur 45, Progress and Mergress. The Dart just felt right at home in my hand!

So the soap of the day fell to the wonderful Santa Maria del Fiore...what a phenomenal scent! Masculine flower mixed with some sweet cigar! Slick and so good! Grabbed the lather bowl and the Simpson 59 and whipped up a ton of lather. More than enough for a three pass shave to be honest!

I must say what an exceptional three pass shave it was...is there such a thing as BBS+? Because this shave got it just for the ease the Blackland Dart had at destroying my stubble. Now I will tell you that you MUST have a light touch with this razor and you must give it something to do but the result are an exceptionally close shave. Happy Sunday and happy shaves all!

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Blackland Dart
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: Simpson 59
Pre-Shave: Proraso White Lotion
Lather: Santa Maria del Fiore Sapone da Barba
Aftershave: Santa Maria del Fiore Lozione Dopo-barba
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Fine Accoutrements - Lather Bowl

 

[Dave in KY]

Nice shave and appreciate the thoughts on the Dart

 

[uacowboy]

sounds like a great shave. Don't think i have heard of the Dart till now.

 

[GearNoir]

Glad the Dart worked for you! Certainly looks good!