DE Shave # 381. - ECWS Birthday Shave

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Merkur 37c Slant
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T2 Sovereign Synthetic
Lather: Ginger’s Garden ECWS Birthday Cake
Aftershave: Derby City Chop Shop Small Batch Tonic- Winter Reserve
Additional Care:
Stirling Alum Block
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm
Thayer’s Witch Hazel - Original
Milton-Lloyd Perfumers Choice Mojo No. 10

Wonderful shave with the Ginger’s Garden soap. It smells like a chocolate birthday cake. I am usually not a big fan of gourmand type soaps but this one is quite good. The Simpson brush whipped up a nice lather that provided an excellent cushion for the Merkur 37c to mow down 24 hours growth.

The Small Batch aftershave complimented the soap well.

Hope you all have a great day.

Nice shave Joe!

Thanks much, Joe. Razorock soaps are quite good-no, quite EXCELLENT. It's been a challenge to work around the cut, but I've been able to control it for the most part, thanks especially to the cold-water rinse.

@ewk @SRQShaver @MaineYooper and everyone else. I finally got the Jan 14 2022 Friodur Henckel shave uploaded on You Tube. Yes, it's the one with the weep.

This morning's shave was a near "rubber-stamp" of yesterday. I should have eased up going over the cut area on North Porcupine. Because I didn't, more red stuff happened. The sight of it threw off my concentration for the rest of the shave-especially along the ingrown hair area. Cheeks & sideburn areas c ame out fine again. Another cut happened at the jawline right side(bordering Porcupine and Cactus). I don't think it will be as serious as is the N. Porcupine cut. I made sure to use a lot of cold water to rinse off the shave and prepare it for the Agadir aftershave. I think that helped ease the cuts some. I have a Stoylin soap on deck, and let's hope the witch hazel in it also helps. One more day of the Agadir/Razorock Oud combo though. Fairly Excellent for this one (yeah, I know...I'm being pretty modest here, but I certainly could have done better).

Watch the angles, and go easy on it?? No wonder you advised me not to try that razor.

Straight razor shaving is a whole different skill that takes a steady hand and practice. You cutting yourself with carts on a somewhat steady basis is why I recommended that you never touch a straight razor Paul. Carts work best for you. Most shavers use carts. However, I hope one day you will graduate to a double edge razor to prevent in grown hairs.

You will do better tomorrow Paul.

Thanks Joe....I look forward to tomorrow's shave, for that reason.

What would happen if I shaved my current ingrown hair area with a double?

Paul, we've been trying to tell you that carts cause ingrown hairs and that's why some shavers go to single edge and double edge safety razors. The multi blade carts will hit the hair many times on one stroke because the hair doesn't snap back to its original position until the last blade passes. This is the root cause of ingrown hairs. If you use a DE safety razor, eventually the ingrown hairs will be healed and you won't have that problem anymore.

SOTD FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 21, 2022

Well, today I finished my Japanese straight razor riff with the Tanifuji Airi 1000 11/16, the razor that hooked me on Japanese straights. I remember asking my son about the unusual blade shape. My son, Ben, of the huge Japanese Straight Razor collection explained the Kamisori design connection, and urged me to snap this one up. I’m glad I did.

Ben originally put a jnat edge on it. It was ok, but it has since been through a Naniwa progression, a Shapton progression, a coticule, and finally my Jasper and 9 Ball Slate. This is the razor I learned to hone on. It’s always shaved well, as it did this morning. Two and a half passes and my mug was “smooth as a peach” to quote my Swedish friend with the German name, Hans.

Like many of you, I’ve modified many of my safety razors. The dome shave today featured my 2011 Muhle R41. I never liked the handle it came with, so I swapped it for a Weber Bulldog style handle that’s meatier, and feels much better in hand. I’ve been hoarding my Sharp Star blades since 2012. I used to use them in my 52 yr old Schick Krona.

I always liked these blades, both nicely sharp and smooth. Not as sharp as my regular Feather or Kai blades, but they more than make up for it in smoothness. As smooth as a Voskhod, but definitely sharper. They pair nicely with the 2011 R41. I think I prefer them in this razor over my regular Feather blades. Anyway, two ATG passes and I was velveteen smooth from noggin to neck!

RAZOR: Tanifuji Airi 1000 11/16 (Mug), 2011 Muhle R41 (Dome)
BLADE: Sharp Star DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: MrEE LE #007 Knurled Aluminum Hybrid Knot
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 EdT.

Great setup and over-the-shoulder shave Jeff! Stay warm my friend!

Great shave, Eric! I feel the same way about the Parker! Too mild for me, even cranked up all the way! I would have sold or PIF’d mine, except it was a present from my oldest grandson!

Great shave, Joe! Medicare eligible yet? Enjoy your shaves!

Good shave, Joe!

Thanks, Joe! You do the same!

Thanks for the video Joe. Great to see you in action. That is quite a cabbage cutter you used!

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good day gents
fabulous old school shave this morning in the usual fashion,
smooth 2 passer,no issues.
fine fat lather built with the rubberset boar,
whisky woods caps it off.
great way to kick back and relax.
back to work shaves again on monday.
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Thanks. Wait until you see me shave with my Uber straights. Next month, I will do a video shavette shave.