Gem OCMM Gem Stainless PTFE Semogue 2000 Stirling Gentleman Superior 70 A nice comfortable shave after skipping the last few days.
OCtober 30 SOTD: Razorock Plissoft Brush CO Bigelow SC Ever-Ready 1924 Stirling Unscented PSB Proraso Green AS After taking yesterday off due to feeling a bit under the weather, it was nice to get a good shave in. The 1924, courtesy of @Bama Samurai, definitely did the job. Two passes, no clean up, and no problem for DFS. A great start to my Monday. I hope everyone has a great day!
30 OCtober Back to the OC Focus Menthol Monday +2 Shave Pre-Shave: Hot Shower Brush: 28mm Faux Finest Badger, Frank Shaving(FS) Soap: C.O. Bigelow Razor: Valet VC2, Autostrop Blade: Feather FAS-10 Carbon Steel(CS), Feather Seikan (10) Strop: Amish made Post-Shave: Cold Water rinse and Oland After Shave, Avon, Pheasant Decanter Photo: Menthol Monday was another great shave from the Valet. Stropped the blade fifteen then did a three pass shave that left me with a DFS. Finished of with some Veg and stropping the blade another fifteen times for tomorrows shave. With this little test/exercise I have found that stropping a modern CS blade does indeed make an impact on the blade, at least the FAS-10 CS blades when used in a Valet Autostrop Razor. It makes the shave much smoother. It has also prolonged the usefulness life of the blade.
SOTD October 30, 2017 Prep: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap Blade: Kai Captain Mild Razor: RazoRock Black Hawk SE Brush: Semogue boar Lather: Palmolive shave stick Post: Witch hazel, Barbasol Pacific Rush aftershave WTG, touch up Great lather from the Palmolive stick set an easy backdrop for a nice shave. The Black Hawk worked really well and was smooth and comfortable. Nice results all around. I'm impressed with this Palmolive stick and will finish out the month tomorrow with the Wilkinson stick. It's been a good month of shaves. Have a great day!
OCtober 30, 2017 Wolfman OC Ti (0.74mm) with Triad Ti Aristocrat Personna 74 (15) Wild West Brushworks 30mm Tuxedo Fine Platinum Shave Stick Fine Platinum Aftershave [ Maya and her sister Asha decided to paint pumpkins over the weekend. Given their hard work I wanted to include them in my SOTD. Today's SOTD Pic showcases Asha's work. The hardware and software worked well together for a near BBS three pass shave. A splash of Fine Platinum and I think I am ready for the day. I hope everyone has a great Monday.
Thank you Doug. I am moving really slow this morning since I have been up most of the night with a diverticulitis flare up.
OCtober 30th Gillette Old Type w Astra (3) Sudsy Soapery Jack Frost TGN Finest Fan Thayers Proraso Blue Balm 3rd day with the OT frankenrazor and Astra. Face-lathered an excellent lather with the Sudsy Soapery. The scent is growing on me a bit. I also got much more of the menthol feel this morning, for whatever reason. 3 1/2 passes later I am much nearer to BBS than I've been the past few days with this razor. It did take the extra 1/2 pass on jawline and neck, though. Finished with the Proraso Blue, which seems to match well enough. One more day with this razor/blade combo and then I'll have to figure out what I'm going to do for NOvember. Have a great day all!
Great Figurine and photo Charlie. Great looking razor and photo. Can you tell us about your setup for stropping the blades? Do you have some kind of blade holder? Great photo Perry.
I wiped off two days growth like it was nothing with this beauty . Mitchell’s Wool Fat Soap B-400 Brush by Tom Frederick Reynolds Razor Lucky Tiger Pinaud Clubman After Shave Have a great week!
