Shave of the day 18th January 2021

Razor: Parker 22R

Blade: KAI stainless

Brush: Omega #10048

Lather: GzD Shavestick

Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara

Additional Care: Alum Block

Shave of the day 29th July

Razor: GEM Heavy Flat Top
Blade: GEM Single Edge Stainless
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Lather: GzD Shavestick (mushed into a tub)
Aftershave:  Sample
Additional Care: Alum Block

Shave of the day 24th April

Razor: Parker 22R
Blade: Wilkinson Sword
Brush: Vie-Long #13051M
Lather: GzD Shavestick
Aftershave: Krampert’s Finest 80 Below
Additional Care: Alum Block & BullDog Original Beard Balm

Shave of the day 25th March


Razor: Merkur (?) NOS Bakelite Slant
Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
Lather: GzD Shavestick
Aftershave: BullDog Sensitive Aftershave Balm
Additional Care: Alum Block

Shave of the day 21st December

Razor: Asylum Shave Works Evolution
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Omega #10048
Lather: GzD Shavestick
Aftershave: BullDog Sensitive Aftershave Balm

Shave of the day 22nd November

Razor: Gillette 1958 TV Special
Blade: Astra Green
Brush: Brush Experimental Alpha
Lather: GzD Shavestick
Aftershave: Body Shop Macau Root Energetic Face Protection
Additional Care: Alum Block, BullDog Original Beard Oil, & Pereira Shavery Boomerang Beard Comb

Shave of the day 18th October

Razor: Shick G4
Blade: Proraso Injector
Brush: Vie-Long #14033
Lather: GzD Shavestick
Aftershave: Body Shop Macau Root Energetic Face Protection
Additional Care: Alum Block, BullDog Original Beard Oil, & Pereira Shavery Boomerang Beard Comb

Stick to puck

Not exactly breaking new ground here, but I’ve turned two shavesticks I’ve had “forever” into pucks of shaving soap… in part with a hope I’ll use them more often and use them up. I put both sticks in old deodorant tubes about six years ago after the wrapping paper disintegrated, but now they are just too hard to use comfortable as shaving sticks any longer. Luckily I had a couple of empty plastic tubs (they previously held BodyShop Peppermint Foot Cream; a product I can recommend by the way) that was just the right size for rehoming the shaving soaps.

Time taken all told; about five minutes including taking photos. New labels will be made once I got new tape for the label maker.

Quick review – GzD shave stick

Some time ago I picked up a GzD shaving stick, partly to bulk out an order from Turkey and partly because I suffer from various Acquisition Disorders… like many shavers do.

It is natural to compare and contrast the GzD against the one Turkish stick ‘everyone’ knows; the Arko stick – it don’t matter if you love it or loathe it, it seems everyone has an opinion on it.

The GzD is just as good at making lather as the Arko is, it’s a bit softer so it might be easier to bash into a bowl if you’re not a face latherer. The scent is not nearly as strong as a freshly unwrapped Arko, and reminds me more of an Arko stick that have been left unwrapped for a month or two.

The GzD gives decent glide and cushion, and can be recommended if you just can’t handle the scent of the Arko. It seems to in general be more expensive than the Arko though, and it comes without a wrapper in a card board box – the box don’t stand up to much abuse, and I had to wrap mine in some parchment paper so I could handle it better.