strange, I will try to correct that.

Fabulous shave to start the weekend Danny.

Reply two: Corrected! Thanks

You are right on the money Joe....it WAS before. And thanks...for the compliment, and for giving me the chance to correct myself.

Joe..By the way it Barry, not Danny...Not to worry though, I've been called a lot worse...Take care, and enjoy your weekend.

March 12 SOTD

Good morning.



Shavette Shave #349
Parker SRB
Rockwell 1/2 DE Blade (1)
MrEE Tuxedo Brush
Shannon's The Warrior SS
Stirling Blood on Steel LE 2019 30DC (Tsuka)
Maggard's Alum Block
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 37 hrs

It's a dreary Long Island day so I wanted to have a nice setup to lift my spirits.
I know that most of my shaves last month and this month have been shavette shaves, but I needed to get to the same totals as my straight razor shaves when I hit a milestone. This is my 698th open blade shave and need 2 more (1 straight and 1 shavette) shaves for 700.

Let's get on with the show. Evan's Tuxedo Brush has a nice backbone to really help with loading a pasty sample of Shannon's The Warrior Soap. It is a thirsty soap, but the result is a creamy, low volume, and slick lather.

The shave went well. The Rockwell blade is smooth and sharp, but obviously it isn't Feather sharp. I like these blades, but I have about 7 left and probably won't repurchase them because they are 15 dollars for 100 and there are blades that are equivalent for less.
Two and a half passes gave me a BBS shave without any drama.
Finished the post shave in the usual manner and ending with the glorious aftershave. Have a nice day!

Well that's fine that you do that Joe(Aisle 12), but I just hope they SAY that they like what I'm wearing....not just look and smile(or worse-STARE)Course that lady from a year or so ago didn't have to say anything-she just dove right in.

Joe...The Dorco Prime Platinum are wonderfully smooth forgiving blades, and i assume would pair together with your Shavettes excellently...Take care Joe, and enjoy your day.

Upstate NY. It's my Mickey Mouse spoon! I found it in my silverware drawer after the ex left. She collected Disney crap! So, I put Mickey to work measuring the shaving cream. He needs to earn his keep!

I believe he is referring to an artisan that no longer makes soaps.

Thanks for the tip Barry. I may check into it, but I have about 100 blades from approximately 10 different brands gifted to me from a former Canadian 30DC member. He is a great guy, but his significant other likes him with a beard so he bowed out of here.

Yes, you even called Barry, Danny. Me thinks you need a double dose of strong coffee. Lol!

I was wrong. Lol!

Boy, I hope that never happens to me.....I get a siggy other who says I should grow a beard or she'll never see me again.

Saturday Morning Luxury Shave
Cold Water & SR Edition

Although the composition of the photo is terrible, this morning's shave was a happy milestone. I feel mentally prepared enough to commit to straight edge shaving, starting with the Feather.

My first experiences with the Feather weeks ago were terrible. Even with a very light touch, there was no glide; the blade skipped horribly as if bouncing over a gravel road. I believe my sensitive skin reacts badly to hot water. As I have been doing all month, I used only cold water for glycerine soap face prewash, then applied Proraso red. The blade slid easily as I removed the lather, and there was even stubble coming along with it! I succeeded with a single pass over cheeks and neck with no nicks. Finished things up on the face and then the dome with the ever-stylish Schick J.

Have a great Saturday y'all.

Very nice shave this morning. My Tallow&&Steel soap(PIFed to me by Joseph-among other products)did a great job for me. I hereby proclaim it to be the Most Underrated Soap I Have Ever Owned. Looking at it before I began the shave, it just looked SAD to me. But there it was, and I figured I'd go ahead with it. It really teamed up well with the Clubman-Pinaud brush. Cheeks&sideburns, no problem. I missed the right side of North Porcupine Alley, so after the shave I just went at it with warm water and it felt better. South was good DURING the shave, no need for a re-do. Better at Cactus Nation than the previous two shaves. A little too much aftershave came out so I had to just work with it all. Will have to be more careful tomorrow. But as for today-Outta This World Excellent.

Excellent shave Eric. You are a brave man using a Feather in a shavette with very little straight shaving experience. Way to go by jumping into the far end of the pool. I would have gone with a lesser aggressive blade. Looking forward to your straight razor journey. Have a great day!

Magnificent Mass. Shave Paul!

Thank you Joe....and with an underrated soap to boot. Actually, it isn't on their soap line anymore, so I'm grandfathering the thing.

That's the problem with having to much of a variety, you don't have enough time to appreciate or use them up....Especially in your case, if you where use them with your shavettes, that'll be 200 Shaves! wow.