A Journey Down Route 66 11 January 2017 Route 66, Magic, Voskhod and Plisson all excellent per usual. Face-lathered two passes for the DFS with the standard heroic finish. Alum was cool, and the skinfeel was excellent! Calm mild day on the prairie, another on tap tomorrow! Other than that...all is quiet in Colorado. Have a nice evening!
Thank you, it is. Nikos from TSN and TSR sold it to me for a very fair price. I was quite lucky to find it.
Next brush in the brush focus is a brush I have struggled with... well just a little. It has a short handle so it gets soap on the handle and it is a lather hog. The next brush up is a Simpsons Chubby 2 in super. This knot is super dense and super soft, my problem is that doesn't like to release the lather. I spotted the tub of Los Angeles Shaving Soap and it called to me. I forgot I really like the lather and smell of this croap. I was running late so I passed on the straight razor and loaded my Rocnel adjustable with a Rapira Swedish Steel blade and cranked it all the way open. I loaded the soap like it owed me money and was two months late on the payment. That seem to be the trick and I had lots of great lather throughout the 4 passes. I really like this razor, heavy and aggressive when opened pasts it max setting. For the 4th pass I turned it down a couple of notches. Long lasting BBS but one tiny weeper and a tickle from the alum denied me the epic shave, still an awesome shave. Irritation A Closeness A+
Thanks, Jared. It is a '66 SS, so it predates me a few years. I would like to find a '75 at some point, but only if I stumble upon one now.
January 11 I've shaved twice with my R41 loaded with a Polsilver Super Iridium. It's early, but I would place it slightly ahead of the Astra SP or the Perma-Sharp Super for smoothness right out of the wrapper. This is definitely a great addition to my blade rotation, and I can see why so many wet shavers favor these blades. I've shaved three times with Barrister and Mann Bay Rum soap. Performance is OK, but I dislike the scent. Best I can tell, I detect either a hint of pepper or burnt plastic. I'm not a bay rum expert by any stretch, but it's not what I would expect in a bay rum scent. If anyone here likes B&M Bay Rum or just wants to give it a try, send me a PM. I'll gladly send it your way. I hope you all are having a great week!
At least you don't need to find a new aftershave. Even my lightest scented ones still have quite a bit of scent. I've never tried the Every Man Jack balm. I have some of the deoderant and enjoy the mint or the Amber scents.
I suspect I will regret not getting some Polsilver blades at some point, as the couple I tried worked well for me. But, I have more blades than I need for a few years! Glad you are enjoying them. Too bad about the B&M Bay Rum. I have heard good things about it, and this is possibly the first time I have a mixed review of a B&M soap, at least other than the original Latha.
Thanks Jim. I'm fairly well set on blades too, but the Polsilvers were a nice addition. If you decide to get some, check out www.polsilver-blades.com It could just be my impression of the B&M soap. I'm sure some folks would like it.
Your eloquently written post reminds me of another guy that must have suffered the same fate. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair." —Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (1859)
Thank you. I have a Thompson Center .50 that has a similar laminate on the stock, minus the blue. I was thinking it would maybe make a cool SOTD one day.
Got a picture of the type of irritation I get with shaving multiple days in a row. Any suggestions? I know I am going to have more weeks where I have to do this. Also, check out the scar from my most memorable shave. http://theshaveden.com/forums/threa...c-discussion-thread.47778/page-84#post-937546
I get that irritation too. When I have to shave daily, I don't worry so much about getting as close a shave as I do about having a presentable shave. That helps. I always splash with Witch Hazel, which also seems to help. And Palmer's cocoa butter. Love the stuff. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk