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Trigger · May 26, 2022

May 24 SOTD

Good afternoon!

Straight Shave #369
15/16 Wostenholm Near Wedge
MrEE LE #10 Cashmere Brush
Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender SS and AS
Maggard's Alum Block
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 47.5 hrs

With just under two days growth, it was time for a shave.
What better way then to bring out one of my favorite setups. Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender produces a rich, creamy and slick lather. The scent off the puck is really a nice Lavender. It lightens a bit while lathering my face, but it is still noticeable. However, it doesn't stay through the pass. It still enjoyable to me.
I brought out my near wedge in deference to Jeff's recently near wedge shave.
Did a two and a half pass shave that gave me a near BBS shave without errors. I videod the half pass for Hogie on how to get the jawline smooth. The video is just 2 minutes long. The alum feedback was negligible. Finished it with the application of the witch hazel and the matching aftershave. Smelling clean and refreshed. Enjoy your day!

Trigger · May 24, 2022

JACarbone said: ↑

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SRS # 693 - PAA Week

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Thiers-Issard Super Gnome Extra
Brush: Jayaruh 381 Badger/Boar
Lather: PAA Malbolge
Aftershave: PAA Malbolge
Additional Care:
Stirling Alum Block
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm
Thayer’s Witch Hazel - Original

Fantastic Ti shave this morning. My first straight to arrive in the den in 2002 continues to perform exceptionally well. I admit that when I received this razor I was a bit intimidated to use it on a consistent basis. Initially, it did not deliver very close shaves. At the time I did not realize that it need to be honed as the factory edge did not provide excellent shaves. It was not until 2017, when I began to use it in earnest, following a proper hone, that I started to receive real good shaves.

I did my usual three pass shave with a wonderful lather with a nice tobacco scent. The PAA scent description is as follows: “Malbolge is a dark spicy blend including notes of tobacco, citrus, anise, musk, patchouli, sugar and black pepper.”

This morning’s alum report was not existent to the point that I thought my face was l”laughing at the alum” saying “That’s all you got”. Periodically throughout the day I am reminded of the scent with subtle unexpected whiffs.

I hope all have a great day gentlemen.
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Great shave with a nice setup Joe!

brit · May 24, 2022

Trigger said: ↑

May 25 SOTD

Good afternoon!

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Straight Shave #369
15/16 Wostenholm Near Wedge
MrEE LE #10 Cashmere Brush
Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender SS and AS
Maggard's Alum Block
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 47.5 hrs

With just under two days growth, it was time for a shave.
What better way then to bring out one of my favorite setups. Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender produces a rich, creamy and slick lather. The scent off the puck is really a nice Lavender. It lightens a bit while lathering my face, but it is still noticeable. However, it doesn't stay through the pass. It still enjoyable to me.
I brought out my near wedge in deference to Jeff's recently near wedge shave.
Did a two and a half pass shave that gave me a near BBS shave without errors. I videod the half pass for Hogie on how to get the jawline smooth. The video is just 2 minutes long. The alum feedback was negligible. Finished it the application of the witch hazel and the matching aftershave. Smelling clean and refreshed. Enjoy your day!
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fine shave and pic Joe.

Trigger · May 24, 2022

brit said: ↑

fine shave and pic Joe.
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Thanks Gary!

brit · May 24, 2022

deep sixed another few soaps and passed along another 20 razors.down to my favorite brits and my new sc, deluxe and the slim. back to basics.
up for tomorrow.

JACarbone · May 24, 2022

palmolive fox said: ↑

24th May 2022.

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Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Lynx Africa Body Wash.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face.
Chantry Lavender Goat's Milk Bar Soap.
Brush: Yaqi 24mm Sagrada Familia Synthetic.
Face Lather.
Lather: Proraso Blue Shaving Cream.
Blade : Schick Japanese Twin.(D3)
Razor: Schick Injector I1. 1955-58

Post:
Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Face Rinse. /Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.3 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./Brut Sport Style ASL./Nivea Men Fresh Kick ASB.

Greetings,

Early morning shave.

The Schick Injector I1& Japanese Twin blade continued to perform with smooth mild efficiency.

The Proraso Blue shaving cream created a nice creamy slick protective lather with only a small amount in a short space of time The residual slickness is excellent leaving a superb post-shave from the addition of the aloe vera and vitamin E making my mature skin feel soft & moisturized after the shave.

A enjoyable 2 pass + pick ups close comfortable shave with no errors to report...Finishing the shave off with a few small dollop's of Nivea Men Fresh Kick ASB.

My face is feeling cool smooth, & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.
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Wonderful shave Barry.

kjbarth · May 24, 2022

Have missed posting a bunch of shaves. They’ve all been similar to this.

JACarbone · May 24, 2022

Terry said: ↑

Hi all!!
Ever felt ornery just waking up.
Well, some days....

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A great barbershop scent made for just those mornings.
It lathers great too.

Enjoy

tp
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Wonderful Mudder shave Terry.

JACarbone · May 24, 2022

kjbarth said: ↑

Have missed posting a bunch of shaves. They’ve all been similar to this.
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Perfect

JACarbone · May 24, 2022

Paul Turner said: ↑

Today's shave was simple: Barbasol cream(Pacific Rush) and Vetiver de Guerlain A.S. A little bit more Barbasol came out than I expected, but when that happens, you just say "Ahhh, I'll work with it". I was just thinking, while I like the Barbasol Pacific Rush, it's a shame that the original Gillette Menthol is gone. Original Rise had a menthol, too. But this was a fine shave. One pass. No Cuts, Knicks, or Polka -dots. The excess Barbasol allowed me to be sure I wasn't missing anything at the face and neck.The Vetiver A.S. was nice for a "cool" day like today. Finished with Pierre Cardin fragrance. Outta This World Excellent.
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Excellent Paul.

JACarbone · May 24, 2022

Hogie said: ↑

Today was another nice shave with the Feather DX and 2nd use of the Feather ProGuard blade. Washed face with soap and hot water and then applied hot washcloth to the face.

Proraso Blue pre-shave cream. Soap today was the Captain's Choice "Bay Rum" whipped in my bowl with my small Simpson badger hair brush. It was nice building even more lather right on my face with this brush.
The entire shave was done using the DX shavette WTG and ATG. I did have to grab my Fatip with the Bic blade to clean up my right jawline. I just couldn't get that area close today with the DX.

Alum bar gave a little feedback with only one little nick on my chin. I tried really hard not to go to heavy on my lip and didn't cut myself there. I must have gotten a little careless on my chin. Chin and lip are hard areas with the DX.

Pinaud "Clubman" finished it off. I also used a dab of Proraso balm.

I may go back to one of my DE razors tomorrow. That Razorine "Flatboy" keeps tempting me.

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Fabulous shave Hogie

JACarbone · May 24, 2022

MrDaniel's said: ↑

Awesome, gents!
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Thank you Daniel.

JACarbone · May 24, 2022

MrDaniel's said: ↑

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I didn't shave yesterday and I got a bit bored of the R89, so today was R41's turn. The R89 will be a fine travel razor and that's why I bought it, but R41 is the better and more interesting razor of the two, imo. That's why it is going to see plenty of use.

Todays shave was good. I decided to try a new blade for me, Treet 7 days. I'm not sure yet what I think about it, but it did the job well enough. No nicks or irritation.

Proraso green is always nice, and so is Skin Bracer.

Have a great day, gentlemen!
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One fine shave Daniel

JACarbone · May 24, 2022

brit said: ↑

tech tuesday
brit early fb tech/alpha handle
nacet
rr chrome silvertip synthetic
hssc kootenay blue
versace eau fraiche

good morning gents.
lovely 2 passer in the usual manner
awesome scent.
fabulous.
have a great day everyone.

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Excellent looking shave Gary.

JACarbone · May 24, 2022

jgreenepa said: ↑

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SOTD TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 24, 2022

Sort of a nostalgic walk down memory lane with my noggin shave this morning. I spent 50 years shaving with the same Schick Krona until it broke in 2018. Bought it at the MCX in ‘68, and shaved with it through college, graduate school, four kids and two marriages. Shaving for me, except for maybe the last five years with it, was just a quick WTG pass using Barbasol right out of the can. Just part of the morning ritual that I had to get through.

I varied my AS between Old Spice, Aqua Velva, and Mennen Skin Bracer over those years. My son made me aware of the various online shave forums around 2010 where I lurked, and learned about whisker grain and multi-pass shaves. But I didn’t settle down at TSD until almost a decade later. I liked the membership there, the knowledge base, the lack of pretension, and the outright friendliness.

For whatever reason I collected as many versions of that Schick DE as I could fron the Eversharp to the Krona. One of the gems of that collection is the 1976 Gold plated Bicentennial edition which I shaved with this morning. All versions pretty much have the same feel and deliver a decent shave. My new Simpson Chubby 3 whipped up a prodigious amount of MWF lather that the Krona easily glided through in the usual two ATG passes leaving me nicely smooth.

The highlight of this morning’s shave was the NOS Bartmann 86 11/16. I really enjoy shaving with this razor. It’s sharp and butter smooth. The brand wasnin business fo exactly 50 years, from 1948 to 1998 in Solingen, Germany. After a brief touch up on the Chosera 12k followed by a final polish on the Suehiro Gokumyo 20k last night, the quality of my mug shave was a foregone conclusion. Three passes was all she wrote leaving me velveteen smooth from neck to noggin.

RAZOR: Bartmann 86 11/16 (Mug), Schick Krona Bicentennial Edition (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE (Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Simpson LE Chubby 3 Sovereign Fibre
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood AS Splash.
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Fantastic shave Jeff

brit · May 24, 2022

JACarbone said: ↑

Excellent looking shave Gary.
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thank you Joe.quite fragrant..

JACarbone · May 24, 2022

Hogie said: ↑

Now there are 3 Techs. Brass open comb. I cleaned it up and had to straighten one of the teeth. It must have been dropped. The big tooth on one end. I slowly tweaked it without cracking it. All better now. I may try it out tomorrow. It came with 3 tucks of Astra Green blades. I think it cleaned up nice. The handle does have small cracks at the tube ends tho...

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Very nice Hogie

JACarbone · May 24, 2022

Hogie said: ↑

Very nice, Joe! I too love it when the alum bar raises no burn at all. I have had it happen but, now going back and forth between DE and shavette has me back and forth! LOL Nice setup!
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Thank you Hogie.

JACarbone · May 24, 2022

Trigger said: ↑

May 25 SOTD

Good afternoon!

View attachment 269052

Straight Shave #369
15/16 Wostenholm Near Wedge
MrEE LE #10 Cashmere Brush
Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender SS and AS
Maggard's Alum Block
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 47.5 hrs

With just under two days growth, it was time for a shave.
What better way then to bring out one of my favorite setups. Angora Soaps Midnight Lavender produces a rich, creamy and slick lather. The scent off the puck is really a nice Lavender. It lightens a bit while lathering my face, but it is still noticeable. However, it doesn't stay through the pass. It still enjoyable to me.
I brought out my near wedge in deference to Jeff's recently near wedge shave.
Did a two and a half pass shave that gave me a near BBS shave without errors. I videod the half pass for Hogie on how to get the jawline smooth. The video is just 2 minutes long. The alum feedback was negligible. Finished it the application of the witch hazel and the matching aftershave. Smelling clean and refreshed. Enjoy your day!
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Excellent Lavender shave

JACarbone · May 24, 2022

Trigger said: ↑

Great shave with a nice setup Joe!
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Thank you Joe.

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