What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Discussion in 'Straight Razors' started by lindyhopper66, Nov 30, 2013.

  1. b1hart

    b1hart Speed Racer

    Thanks Jeff!

    Enabled long ago by several here on TSD. Wifey likes, so I likes ;) .
     
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  2. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

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    SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 2022

    RAZOR: Puma 88 5/8 (Mug), British Gillette Rocket (Dome)
    BLADE: Feather DE (Dome)
    PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
    BRUSH: JR #378 Rosewood Handled Silvertip Badger
    SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
    POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Cremo Cooling Post Shave Balm and Canoe Original Splash.
     
  3. lottenhem

    lottenhem Well-Known Member

    Saturday morning shave, 555,, Respect Solingen Germany. Really nice razor.
    Soap Edwin Jagger Sandalwood.
    Brush Gents Badger Silver Tip
    Splash Floris Turnbull and Asser.
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  4. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

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    SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 8, 2022

    RAZOR: Saito SK3 (Mug), Gibbs #17 Adjustable (Dome)
    BLADE: Modified Polsilver DE (Dome)
    PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
    BRUSH: Blue Resin Handled 22mm Two Band Badger made by my son
    SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
    POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Osage Rub and Canoe Original EdT.
     
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  5. b1hart

    b1hart Speed Racer

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    January 8th

    Saponificio Varesino - Shave Soap & After Shave Lotion - Desert Vetiver
    Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Switchback 400 w/Omega EVO
    Drew Dick Damascus
    Terre d’Hermès

    Background is a gift from wifey (yeah, she's a fan too).
     
  6. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Here’s something that you don’t see too often. No, not the nice old W&B, a new pristine tub of AdP Colonia. The old one is done. Brush was a M&F Blonde Badger and a little AdP Colonia Intensa finished up a great shave.

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  7. Karl G

    Karl G Well-Known Member

    …and just in time to provide a little shaving synchronicity my new jar of Baume.be arrived today just before my shave. Thanks @b1hart - it’s everything you said it would be - and maybe more. I’d like it even better if they offered a lavender scent and made the tub just a bit wider but the shave it enabled was nothing short of superb. This razor has given me more shaves than any in my collection (I learned on it) and today was undoubtedly the best ever. Was it the shaving cream? I don’t know but it sure felt great. :happy036:

    Hot water preparation
    Argan Oil PSO
    Savile Row 3824
    Baume.be shaving cream
    Otto Busch Weltmeister Sonderklasse 265 11/16
    NOS Old Spice After Shave

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    Happy shaving - Karl
     
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  8. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    John Pritzlaff HDWE
    Brush: Yaqi
    Suds: Wickham Soap 1912 Classic 24
    A/S: Fine Platinum
    Fragrance: Abercrombie & Fitch Authentic
    Some great Aventus smells in the bathroom today… love this soap.
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    Enjoy your shave.
    Tom
     
  9. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Love the looks of that smiling Drew Dick! Gorgeous scales, Blair!
     
  10. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Very nice looking razor, Tom! I read your honing post regarding it! Glad it shaves as well as it looks!
     
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  11. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Baume.be is good stuff, Karl! Glad your shave went well!
     
  12. Karl G

    Karl G Well-Known Member

    Better than good! It really was a stand-out, exceptional shave. I was able to shave over the small divot from the last shave without opening it up. I don’t think I could have ended up with a smoother shave :happy093:
     
  13. TestDepth

    TestDepth Well-Known Member

    Thank you Jeff! It is nice to see a little stone gamble pay off. :)

    Always great to see the smiling razors make an appearance… love your SK3
     
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  14. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Thanks, Tom! I got it from my son. It was a display queen in his huge Japanese razor collection. Since it was one of two, I was able to get him to part with it! Love the way it shaves!
     
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  15. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

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    SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 9, 2022

    RAZOR: CV Heljestrand Mk29 (Mug), Gillette Ball End Handled Old Type (Dome)
    BLADE: Feather DE (Dome)
    PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
    BRUSH: JT Sapele/Resin Handled Omega Pro48 Boar Knot
    SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
    POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Old Spice Original Splash (Indian Version)
     
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  16. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Filarmonica 14 user (and a favorite shaver), Cream and balm were I Coloniali Rhubarb and an Omega 49 did the lathering. Since New Years, I’ve polished off the last of a tub of AdP and this cream has about 1 shave left in it, maybe 2 if I work at it. Not too bad for January 9th.

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  17. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    MWF?? I like Baume, but the Fat is it for me! Which is why this is such a great hobby!
     
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  18. jgreenepa

    jgreenepa Nasal Barbarian

    Steve, do you have many razors that are just for display? My son, Ben has a dedicated room for his.
     
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  19. b1hart

    b1hart Speed Racer

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    January 9th

    Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - Shave Soap and Star Jelly - Future Fiction
    Zenith synthetic
    Feather AC DX (kamisori style)
    Schick Proline
    Perfumer's Choice #9 - Mojo (homage to Tom Ford - Oud Wood)

    A favorite razor shaped object.....always fun to use, great shaves, dolphin smooth nearly every time.

    First 2022 acquisition, enabled by @Primotenore. Perfumer's Choice (Milton Lloyd) is a 'copy cat' perfumer based in the UK. The #10 'Mojo' fragrance....just incredible. Some of the fragrantica.com reviews say it's an equal, if not better than the original it copies. Their description much better than anything I can put together: No 10 by Mojo by Milton Lloyd is a Woody Aromatic fragrance for men. Number 10 'Mojo' was launched in 2021. Top notes are Aromatic Spices and Brazilian Rosewood; middle notes are Cardamom and Agarwood (Oud); base notes are Sandalwood, Vetiver, Amber and Tonka Bean.

    Wifey Super approved. :sexe:
     
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  20. Steve56

    Steve56 Hone Hoarder

    Not really Jeff, I have only one pair that I’ve never honed or used. Other than those, I don’t have any that are really rare or unusual, or have a provenance to a famous person.

    I have a couple of NOS/mint Fillys that I don’t use much because I have others like the Novodur above, But I have honed them with tape and have used them. Usually the ones that I don’t use much are ones that are not easily replaceable.
     
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