Another fine shave this morning. Another minute at the Loading Dock. The Razorock brush really did me well, setting me up for the shave. At the first of my 2 passes, it felt like I had a Knick, but it was washed away by the cold-water rinse and A.S. No other negative issues. I should have done better at the jawline just above Central Cactus Nation...will look into improving on that tomorrow. Pleased overall. Most Outstanding.

Thanks Chris. Glad your dental visit went well.

Ok, now I get it

All the best for Friday Joe

BY the way, while I was away, I snuck in a Bill Neumann shave(two days)...kind of a precursor to "Neumann November".

Thanks Chris. This upcoming appointment is to do a more intense examination of my mouth. The real work will begin after this appointment.

-The-Midweek-Shave-
brit gold new rfb
omega
noble otter
burberry weekend



good afternoon gents
fine midweek shave today
fantastic otter lather built with the simple,affordable but elegant omega boar
the local second hand shop supplied the newly acquired 4 inch brass bowl..

smooth 2 passer with the gold new rfb,who's latter life was most likely ladies' armpits


now in it's new home..


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minor pick ups..
thayers and burberry weekend to finish
awesome have a fine afternnon everyone


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October 23 SOTA Head and Face Shave

Good afternoon.

GEM MMOC
GEM SE Blade (3,4)
MrEE Tuxedo Brush
PAA/King R Emporium SS
Pinaud-Clubman Classic AS
Stirling Alum Block
Personal Care Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 24 hrs
Dome Turf: 4 days



I definitely needed a headshave so I decided to go with the MMOC to shave the dome and face. Did 3 passes on the face and 2 on the dome with minor touchups for a BBS result all around. However, did get a weep on the crease on the back of my neck. The cold water and alum took care of it.
I went with the PAA/King R Emporium soap. Here's my lather:



I had some significant alum feedback on my neck. Splashed on the witch hazel and the Pinaud-Clubman Classic aftershave to finish this session. Take care.

Great shave Gary. The bowl looks awesome!

fabulous mid week gem shaves and pics Joe.

thank you Joe.

Nice score with both the bowl and the "lady's armpit" razor, Gary!

thank you Johnthe razor was an older acquisition

Wednesday October 23 (evening) - Odds and Ends / Open Comb October

Prep: Hot shower with Aleppo olive oil soap w/ 20% bay laurel oil (traditional anti-acne)

Razor: Supply 2.0 matte black stainless steel injector w/ SE open comb "nick-proof" plate / Supply Black Label (1)

Soap: Crown Shaving Co. Shave Cream

Brush: APShaveCo Elegant Emerald with 24mm AP Luxury bulb (badger/boar mix)

Lather Bowl: None

Post: rinse, alum, rinse, Crown Shaving Co Soothing After Shave Lotion

Last shave: Thursday noon - 6 days

The setup:



I went back to my trusty Supply 2.0 injector with the SE comb plate loaded with a fresh Japanese-made Black Label blade. And I enjoyed a superb shave!

I used the Crown Shaving Co. shaving cream. It's vegan but gives excellent glide and protection and has a pleasant spearminty scent. I dipped the brush into the soft shave cream expecting it to be like the croaps I have used lately and ended up with far too much cream on the brush. Nothing a little (or a lot of) judicious scraping of the brush against the rim of the tub couldn't fix. After face lathering, I still ended up with enough lather in my brush for about six passes though.

I was back to socially acceptable cleanshaven after just one pass WTG, but did a second pass XTG to get to DFS. Not BBS but I rarely try for that - close to it is good enough.

Alum was mildly warm but without any real hotspots. I didn't really need any aftercare but used the matching balm for completeness.

Hope October is treating everyone well so far.

I had a pleasant birthday visit with my brother. He flew in on Thursday and out again on Sunday. Spent most of Friday at his conference but otherwise spent the time with me and with our older sister and her college-age daughter who both also live in Saskatoon.

awesome crown shape and pic John .glad you had a nice vist..happy birthday

Thanks Gary.

Wonderful shave and setup John. Glad you were able to spend time with your family.

"I was back to socially acceptable cleanshaven after just one pass WTG, but did a second pass XTG to get to DFS. Not BBS but I rarely try for that - close to it is good enough"...Great shaving philosophy John, I also never aim for BBS, I find it pointless & unnecessary. Excellent post.- Regards. Barry.

24th October 2024.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cien Moisture Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Synthetic.
Face Lather.
Lather: Scottish Fine Shaving Soap.
Blade: Shark Super Stainless. (D2)
Razor: FaTip Grande.

Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's,/Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Autumn/Winter mix~) peppermint lavender, eucalyptus, + Tea Tree essential Oils Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel./P&G Old Spice Swagger ASL./L'0REAL Soothing Birch Sap PSB.

Greetings,

Early morning shave,

Another successful close comfortable shave with the FaTip Grande to finish my shaving week off wonderfully.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of L'0REAL Soothing Birch Sap PSB.

My face is feeling smooth & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

Great shave and pic, Barry!

The Fatip Grande is one of those solid, well-made razors that just feel good in the hand and are a pleasure to use. I find it a bit agressive so you have to pay attention to what you are doing but I never felt mine was just waiting for a chance to slice me to ribbons.

Thanks, Barry.

I gave up on BBS years ago. I found the absolute smoothness vanished after a few hours but the razorburn from achieving it lasted a lot longer than that.