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Happy Sunday to all! Grey and crappy out but no matter it’s Sunday so it’s all good. Wanted an OC today but nothing too aggressive. Had my rhodium New SC ready but decided to grab the Karve CB instead. A plate OC loaded up with a Gillette Nacet.

Soap of the day Artisan Soaps Leather which besides CBL Cigar Shop Cowboy is my favourite Leather forward scent. Really good soap this is and always a pleasure to lather and use.

Three lovely passes of leather infused goodness and a super smooth finished achieved! Grabbed some recently acquired vintage English Leather AS and a healthy spritz of Guerlain Derby for some more leather goodness!

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Karve Christopher Bradley
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: Paragon Shaving BLS-1 - 25mm Boss Knot
Lather: Artisan Soaps Leather
Aftershave: English Leather - Vintage MEM
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Guerlain Derby

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@BarberDave

Vintage or modern? It is a question that gets asked quite a lot in this lovely hobby. There a proponents on both sides of the discussion and I sit on the fence between the two. However, I must say that it is pretty cool when you get a chance to experience a shave with vintage stuff and enjoy it as it would have been 60+ years ago. Well today was such a shave with a little modern thrown in.

Razor of the day the 1956 Gillette Red Tip Super Speed loaded with a fresh Gillette Platinum. No vintage blades today though I have many “Blue” blades on hand. I love the Red Tip and hands down it is one of my fav DE’s. It just works and though I have the “Trio” made up with the matching 56 Blue Tip and Flare Tip, the Red is just nicer in the hand.

Soap today modern Williams in a vintage Williams mug. The soap is easily acquired but the mug not so much. I was lucky enough to source one for a buddy in Chicago and fired it off to him to add to his collection for his lad. A week later I got another in a lot of shaving stuff I picked up and put it away until today. Soaked the brush in the mug with the soap, used the soapy water as a pre-shave and lathered up a very nice clean smelling lather that was slick!

Three beautiful passes and BBS. Now to finish it all off I got some vintage Williams Aqua Velva (50s era) and slapped that on. Well if you have never tried the vintage juice...forget about it. There is no Aqua Velva made that compares to this goodness. Period. Oh yeah “there is something about an Aqua Velva man”....yup, he smelled AWESOME back in the day! The final bit of goodness some vintage Brylcreem Men’s Cologne. Never heard of it? Well neither did I until I got it in a lot with a bunch of Old Spice, English Leather and this Aqua Velva. It is also quite a masculine fragrance and a match to the Aqua Velva.

So there you have it some vintage goodness with a modern blade and soap mixed in. If this is the way the boys did it back in the day I can see why my Dad still gets all nostalgic. What an incredible shave. Enjoy the shaves, this hobby and the friendships you make here.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed 1956
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Brush: Simpson 59
Lather: Williams - Modern
Aftershave: Williams Aqua Velva - Vintage 50s
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Williams Shaving Mug
Brylcreem Men’s Cologne - Vintage
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Somnos said:
@BarberDave

Vintage or modern? It is a question that gets asked quite a lot in this lovely hobby. There a proponents on both sides of the discussion and I sit on the fence between the two. However, I must say that it is pretty cool when you get a chance to experience a shave with vintage stuff and enjoy it as it would have been 60+ years ago. Well today was such a shave with a little modern thrown in.

Razor of the day the 1956 Gillette Red Tip Super Speed loaded with a fresh Gillette Platinum. No vintage blades today though I have many “Blue” blades on hand. I love the Red Tip and hands down it is one of my fav DE’s. It just works and though I have the “Trio” made up with the matching 56 Blue Tip and Flare Tip, the Red is just nicer in the hand.

Soap today modern Williams in a vintage Williams mug. The soap is easily acquired but the mug not so much. I was lucky enough to source one for a buddy in Chicago and fired it off to him to add to his collection for his lad. A week later I got another in a lot of shaving stuff I picked up and put it away until today. Soaked the brush in the mug with the soap, used the soapy water as a pre-shave and lathered up a very nice clean smelling lather that was slick!

Three beautiful passes and BBS. Now to finish it all off I got some vintage Williams Aqua Velva (50s era) and slapped that on. Well if you have never tried the vintage juice...forget about it. There is no Aqua Velva made that compares to this goodness. Period. Oh yeah “there is something about an Aqua Velva man”....yup, he smelled AWESOME back in the day! The final bit of goodness some vintage Brylcreem Men’s Cologne. Never heard of it? Well neither did I until I got it in a lot with a bunch of Old Spice, English Leather and this Aqua Velva. It is also quite a masculine fragrance and a match to the Aqua Velva.

So there you have it some vintage goodness with a modern blade and soap mixed in. If this is the way the boys did it back in the day I can see why my Dad still gets all nostalgic. What an incredible shave. Enjoy the shaves, this hobby and the friendships you make here.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed 1956
Blade: Gillette Platinum
Brush: Simpson 59
Lather: Williams - Modern
Aftershave: Williams Aqua Velva - Vintage 50s
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Williams Shaving Mug
Brylcreem Men’s Cologne - Vintage
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Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Merkur Mergress 500
Blade: Personna Platinum
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2
Lather: Tcheon Fung Sing Linea Intenso - Ginestra di Taormina
Aftershave: Tcheon Fung Sing Linea Intenso - Ginestra di Taormina
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Bvlgari Man
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Saturday! The weekend is well underway and it’s going to be a long one because in Canada it’s Thanksgiving Day long weekend! So happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

Stirling Sharp Dressed Man was the soap of choice today with the matching AS. With the fragrance coming from Issey Miyake. Nice and crisp all around.

Lovely three pass BBS shave and ready for the continuation of this lovely long weekend. Stay safe folks and if you are celebrating please be careful because the numbers don’t lie.

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Merkur Progress 500
Blade: Personna Platinum
Brush: RazoRock Chubby Extra - Silvertip Badger 27.5mm knot
Lather: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Aftershave: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Additional Care:
B.I.G. Co. Alum Block
Issey Miyake - L’Eau D’Issey Pour Homme
 
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