Thanks John. In all fairness, I can get by on a 2 pass straight razor shave with my day old stubble. Lately, I have been doing 3 passes because of pure enjoyment and not of necessity. Today, the 4th pass served to see if my skin can handle it as well as not wasting the lather.
thank you Joe.in reality no one asks my opinion about gillette shaves these days,they are 90% the same,they have served millions of shavers for generations.i am but a cog in the machine.but... if i can help one realise the crookery in cart shaving i have succeeded.. .i love my choices with my shave gear..
Glad the players appreciate you despite today's questionable shave... I think the alum bar was one of the best additions I ever made to my shave gear. It points up exactly where I have pressed too hard or overshaved, shortstops any small bleeding, and also helps dry up oily skin.
Thanks John. It is good soap. I have several samples and ended up ordering a tub of Smokeberry. Lakewood Soap will not disappoint.
Yes, I am a lefty. Btw, I also cheat -- if you look at my photo, that thicker section on the handle of the razor is a slip-on silicone grip. The razor now has a rubber grip rather than a metal one, so it doesn't really matter how wet or soapy my hand is, it's not going to slip.
Thanks for the info. I can now add Lakewood Soap to my list of good shave soap makers to replace my old favourites that have fallen by the wayside.
Thanks, Gary. I appreciate you saying nice things about my uninspired and often slightly out of focus photos. Especially since yours are now so crisp and beautifully composed! And I don't think we can ever have too many people singing the praises of the old Gillette Techs (or the new Gillette DE razor) in contrast to the over-bladed and overly expensive (and environmentally unfriendly overplasticked) cartridge garbage... So Sing It, Brother!!!
5 years ago, I was still using carts and came late to the traditional wetshaving party. I wish that I would have come to shaving this way much earlier in life. I feel sorry for those people who are still using carts.
I recently used my sample of Lakewood Lard Lass soap that was given to me by Joe Carbone. @JACarbone Thanks again Joe. I highly recommend this brand. It is easy to lather and quite slick.
14th September 2023. Shaving Recipe for today. Prep: Warm shower:/Nivea Men Power 24H Fresh Effect Shower Gel. Pre: Cold wet flannel to my face. Wrights Coal Tar Bar Soap. Brush: Semogue 1470. Face Lather. Frankensoap: Erasmic Shaving Soap+Cussons Imperial Leather Bar Soap+Van Der Hagen Scented Luxury Shaving Soap. Blade: Voskhod Teflon Coated. (D2) Razor: Parker 55SL Semi-Slant. Post: Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's, Cold Water Face Rinse./Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.3 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With 200ml of Care+Witch Hazel./Blue Stratos ASL./ Aloe Vera Cooling Gel. Greetings, Early morning shave. An enjoyable close smooth shave to finish my shaving week off wonderfully. A comfortable 2 pass + pick ups silky smooth shave with no errors to report. finishing the shave off with a few small drops of Aloe Vera Gel. My face is feeling cool smooth & smelling divine. Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.
9/14/23 Prep: shower Lather: Bigelow Brush: Synthetic Razor: SV OC Blade: Personna Post: Alum block and TSD Lime First time using alum block. No surprise having a little sting in the neck but otherwise no sensation at all. Also first time in years with Personna blade. It was smooth but not quite on par with Astra for my face. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Yaqi Romulus razor. Feather Professional blade. Shore Shave Cool Water Mint Ribbon synthetic brush. Tabac shave soap. Timeless Razor shave bowl. Awesome shave this morning. I'm really enjoying the Romulus.....handles amazing. Happy Thursday everyone!
