There is definitely a direct relation between the amount of hydration and lather slickness.

7th January 2025.


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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/L’Oréal Paris Men Expert Hydra Energy Taurine Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cold wet flannel to my face & head.
Pears Transparent bar Soap.
Brush: Yaqi 24mm Naples Tuxedo Synthetic.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: Proraso Blue Shaving Cream.
Blade: Amazon Solimo. (D1)
Razor: Yintal 9306-I TTO.
Razor: Gillette Guard. (Head) (D3)

Post:
Cold Water Face & Head Rinse./Cold water face & head 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./Superdrug Sierran Breeze ASL./Nivea soft moisturiser.

Greetings,

Early Morning Shave,

The the Proraso Blue cream which 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 rhino type skin feeling soft & moisturized.

Finishing the shave off a with a few small dollops of Nivea soft moisturiser.

My face & precious swede are feeling smooth & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

fine tuesday shave and pic Barry.

Thanks Joe, must have a close shave to get those weepers. No, I have not yet had the distinction of delayed weepers! These appeared during the shave, mea culpa

Thanks Joe

Thanks Gary

Great summary of what is needed Joe, good to be reminded from time to time

That's a fantastic sounding tobacco shave Gary, cool pic

Hmm that scent description sounds inviting. great combination, sounds like an all year round type of scent

Lovely shave and description Neal.

or should I say, a Fine write up Lol!

No snow here, just 30C for the moment

Great shave Danny, I love your close ups

One super nice looking Aristocrat, the case is in excellent condition.
Talk about getting snowed in, that bad was it?

07 Jan 2025

2 Days growth, yesterday was a scruffy day

Usual Prep and Preshave = T&H No 10
Cream/Soap = Wilkinson shave stick again, this works a real treat. I got 2nd hand from a guy near me getting rid of some of his stuff and he certainly talked it up, to i took another two. Have to say he knew what he was talking about!
Brush = Semogue OC cherry Finest Badger. I like the way this holds on the lather for the later passes. Somehow I don't think a smaller boar brush would do the same.
Bowl = face lathering
Razor = Gillette Popular,1939 No46, op shop AUD 6.00 find, still one of my favourites even though it looks a bit rough
Blade = Astra Superior Platinum (1) never had a problem with these
Passes = 2 +
Post = Usual CWR, Alum, rinse, pat dry, Thayers rose petal
ASL = fine latigo
Scent = English Leather Cologne splash
Score = 9+ / 10
Damage = none today

Nice OC shave with this Popular and a fresh Astra blade. Superb smoothness. Initial lather was a bit thick but I like it that way to start off with when using an OC. It kind of fills the slots between the comb and keeps more lather on the face. Wetter and thinner for the 2nd and buffing passes, of course these are done more gently

Superb start to my Tuesday, hoping your shaves are as good or better

Thank you Gary.

We ended up with nearly a foot of snow here. Now, having lived in North Dakota, I dealt with it ok. But watching my neighbors trying to clear driveways etc. was a bit entertaining.

Terrific Tuesday shave Barry.

Very nice shave session Chris.

Fine shave this morning. One nick(down at Cactus Nation)cost me a top-rated grade. Shux. A minute at the Loading Dock helped produce a nice amount of the Ike shave soap onto the Maggard brush. Great shave all around except for the issue at Cactus. 2 passes. I found a way to shake more of the Ike A.S. out. A lady reviewing Ike said she didn't understand why it wasn't credited to JFK, given the Eight and Bob feature. Thus she sgrees with me!! (Course she may have made that comment long before I knew anything about Strike Gold Shave Co., but I won't mention that). Also I saw where Strike Gold shave was listed as he best shave peoduct for men's skin. The source for that listed from 10-1 and not only was it NOT listed as the best shave soap for men's skin, but it wasn't listed AT ALL. Internet, what can I say? But I'd like to follow the source of why they said it was #1. Anyway, Super Duper Outstanding for the shave.

Thank you Joe.

fabulous popular shave and pic Chris.

-Tech-Tuesday-
tech hybrid
soc
maca root
clarins



good morning gents
fine maca root lather,
smooth 2 passer,minor pick ups
clarins a/s to finish
awesome
have a great day everyone
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January 7 SOTM

Good afternoon.

Shavette Shave #599
Parker SRB
Suneko Amorphous Diamond 1/2 DE Blade (fresh)
MrEE LE #10 Cashmere Brush
Captain's Choice North SS and AS
Stirling Alum Block
Personal Care Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 49.5 hrs



I only needed 2 passes plus a slight right neck pickup because a fresh Suneko blade is ultra sharp. Did get a tiny weep on my right cheek and a small nick on my left side of my nick. The cold water took care of it without any alum assistance.
Face-lathered the soap to a nice creamy consistency that gave me an awesome slick lather. I did get some nice alum feedback. Finished with the witch hazel and aftershave treatment. Take care.

Thank you Joe

Thank you Gary.

Nice Shave Neil. Beautiful brush. Who is the artisan that made it?

SRS # 1215

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: Thistle 5/8”
Brush: Jayaruh 337 with Omega #49 Boar
Lather: Wholly Kaw King of Oud
Aftershave: Wholly Kaw King of Oud
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Dickenson’s Original Witch Hazel
Stirling Unscented Glacial Balm

Fabulous shave on another chilly morning here on LI. Joe, @Trigger, is loving it so much that he still does not leave the house with a hat for his Uncle Festerism.

The Wholly Kaw King of Oud has now received the JAC designation for the next to have a meet up with the Edmund Fitzgerald. I am just contemplating how I might proceed.

1. I thought of just using it as a”One Soap Tuesday-Friday”
2. Another option would be to pick another soap that has less than 100 grams left in a tub to alternate with the K o O on the aforementioned weekdays. Once the K o O meets it demise, designated another soap to put in the rotation. I may be tempted to see how long I can go I. This fashion. The challenge will be that I will limit my experience with some quality product in the den.
3. Final option, just proceed as usual.