DesertIguana
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August 16, 2026 • Shaved everyday in 2026
Razor: Vintage Gillette - 1947 Super Speed No Notch DE Safety Razor - Made in U.S.A.
Blade: Personna - Gem Platinum Diamond Glide Double Edge Blades.
Bowl: Lathered in AliExpress - Chinese Made - Navy Ceramic Lathering Bowl.
Soap/Cream: Strike Gold Shaving Soap - Old Ironsides - Made in U.S.A.
Brush/Instrument: Omega Connaught - 011911 - Ivory Boar.
Extra Stuff: Witch Hazel.
Shave Rating: DAM FINE SHAVE, VERY Close to BBS as you could want.
Comments: Using my Vintage Gillette - 1947 Super Speed No Notch DE Safety Razor, with a Personna - Gem Platinum Diamond Glide Double Edge Blades. I really really really like this Razor & Blade combo, efficient, sharp, blade is super Sharpe. Almost prefect, but noting is perfect.
Today was normal routine, Three Pass Shave, better than NORMAL DFS results, close as could be to a BBS but not BBS. TECHNIQUE IS KEY TO GOOD SHAVES, Razor, Blade, Great Brush, Strike Gold Shaving Soap - Old Ironsides, THREE DIRECTIONS, yields a DFS, almost BBS.
My Soap was Strike Gold Shaving - Old Ironsides, it was a Sample I got at Arizona Wet Shave Meetup this past February at Razor Emporium Shop the Meetup venue. Love it because you use so little, it is easy to Lather, and it leaves my Face in wonderful condition post Shave. Honestly I use a Baskin Robbins - 31 Flavors, FREE TASTE Spoon. Use like a Level Spoon of this Soap scooped into my Shave Bowl, Damp Brush, and about a Full Teaspoon H2O applied by atomizer. THICK CREAM LATHER is end results. Product is super easy to work with even a Caveman could do it. This Soap does the three things well, Soaps need to do, Wet & Soften Beard, Provide Slick Shave Surface, and last leave Skin nice post Shave.
Think the trick to making monster Lather is adding water a little at time, and work your Brush to build THICK WET Lather. The Brush is an Omega Connaught - 011911 - Ivory Boar, that works well, makes Lather fast, has some backbone for scrubbing, cleans up easy as 1, 2, 3, and dries very fast.
Still using New AliExpress - Chinese Made - Navy Ceramic Lathering Bowl works some much better then the Plastic AliExpress Lathering Bowl with Flower Pattern, this New Lather Bowl was under $7.00, snd I would call it a Best Buy. It sort of poor mans copy of a Captain’s Choice - Ceramic Lather Bowl.
This Razor, Blade combo works better than great, for a 79 Year Old Vintage. Correct me if you disagree BUT IMHO IT ALL ABOUT Technique, Technique, Technique, is way more important than SHAVING TOOLS. Never ever will chase BBS, Skin problems, why do I need too? DFS is good enough for me, this Non Tallow Based Soap provided some extra slick to my shave, over all results were DFS.+++.
Razor: Vintage Gillette - 1947 Super Speed No Notch DE Safety Razor - Made in U.S.A.
Blade: Personna - Gem Platinum Diamond Glide Double Edge Blades.
Bowl: Lathered in AliExpress - Chinese Made - Navy Ceramic Lathering Bowl.
Soap/Cream: Strike Gold Shaving Soap - Old Ironsides - Made in U.S.A.
Brush/Instrument: Omega Connaught - 011911 - Ivory Boar.
Extra Stuff: Witch Hazel.
Shave Rating: DAM FINE SHAVE, VERY Close to BBS as you could want.
Comments: Using my Vintage Gillette - 1947 Super Speed No Notch DE Safety Razor, with a Personna - Gem Platinum Diamond Glide Double Edge Blades. I really really really like this Razor & Blade combo, efficient, sharp, blade is super Sharpe. Almost prefect, but noting is perfect.
Today was normal routine, Three Pass Shave, better than NORMAL DFS results, close as could be to a BBS but not BBS. TECHNIQUE IS KEY TO GOOD SHAVES, Razor, Blade, Great Brush, Strike Gold Shaving Soap - Old Ironsides, THREE DIRECTIONS, yields a DFS, almost BBS.
My Soap was Strike Gold Shaving - Old Ironsides, it was a Sample I got at Arizona Wet Shave Meetup this past February at Razor Emporium Shop the Meetup venue. Love it because you use so little, it is easy to Lather, and it leaves my Face in wonderful condition post Shave. Honestly I use a Baskin Robbins - 31 Flavors, FREE TASTE Spoon. Use like a Level Spoon of this Soap scooped into my Shave Bowl, Damp Brush, and about a Full Teaspoon H2O applied by atomizer. THICK CREAM LATHER is end results. Product is super easy to work with even a Caveman could do it. This Soap does the three things well, Soaps need to do, Wet & Soften Beard, Provide Slick Shave Surface, and last leave Skin nice post Shave.
Think the trick to making monster Lather is adding water a little at time, and work your Brush to build THICK WET Lather. The Brush is an Omega Connaught - 011911 - Ivory Boar, that works well, makes Lather fast, has some backbone for scrubbing, cleans up easy as 1, 2, 3, and dries very fast.
Still using New AliExpress - Chinese Made - Navy Ceramic Lathering Bowl works some much better then the Plastic AliExpress Lathering Bowl with Flower Pattern, this New Lather Bowl was under $7.00, snd I would call it a Best Buy. It sort of poor mans copy of a Captain’s Choice - Ceramic Lather Bowl.
This Razor, Blade combo works better than great, for a 79 Year Old Vintage. Correct me if you disagree BUT IMHO IT ALL ABOUT Technique, Technique, Technique, is way more important than SHAVING TOOLS. Never ever will chase BBS, Skin problems, why do I need too? DFS is good enough for me, this Non Tallow Based Soap provided some extra slick to my shave, over all results were DFS.+++.
