Late Wednesday shave due to plumbing issues. Blargh Razor: '49 SS Blade Schick Plus Platinum day 5 Brush: VDH green handle Soap: Williams A/S: AV Good shave. Better than I expected after the struggles to get the sink repaired first.
Wednesday 3/4 . . . [*]Prep: Rite Aid Skin Cleansing Cream & Hot Towel [*]Brush: The "Ever Roddy", an Ever Ready 300 refurbished with silvertip badger by The Knotty Badger [*]Cream: SCS Very V [*]Razor: '41 Gillette Ranger Tech [*]Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge (shave 14) [*]Oil Pass: Leisureguy's Last-Pass Shave Oil [*]A/S: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel Toner & Clubman Club Complete ASB [*]EDT: SCS Very V EDT [*]Result: This shave, #14 for this blade was as good as the second one. BBS with no nicks, cuts or weepers. Very V carries a great scent through the entire shave and after with the EDT. Also made for a smooth slick shave.
Rick, Only a true blooded Steeler fan would shave using a video camera and monitor for a mirror. But then there is the instant replay you can use to see how your technique is coming along. And if you get a nick or weeper you can see if it was your technique or the razor that caused the damage. :happy097 As an self-annointed replay official I need to penalize you for your flagrant use of Nivea canned goo instead of real shave cream or soap and also the cartridge razor instead of a DE, SE or Straight. :happy097
3/4 1921 valet auto strop valet blade (10!!) williams soap ever roddy badger brush, black/green marble bakelite handle dickinsons witch hazel murray & lanman florida water 10 shaves! truthfully though last night i had to do about 1 minute of honing and mild stropping, but today it felt like new. if anyone says "thats a lot of work" youre full of it. you sometimes have to do more to maintain a straight razor.
Wednesday Slim adjust w/ feather Kent BK4 Musgo Real SC L occitane Cade AS splash w/ TGR ASB Musgo gave a 3rd pass irritation which isnt normal but day 4 of the feather might have been to blame. These feather just dont last that long
Have you seen Squire's review and blow-up pic of the Feather edge over at SMF? He said the way they're honed doesn't allow for more than a couple of shaves before the blade is done.
Wednesday Razor: 5/8 Sta-Sharp Brush: Simpson Tulip #2 Cream: Coates Sandalwood A/S: English Leather Edt: Penhaligon's Opus 1870
an afternoon shave today Didn't have a chance to shave until late afternoon, but it was a nice shave. Speick Shaving Soap Stick / Semogue 750-I LUX / Red Pack Personna Laboratoires OSMA Pierre D'Alun Geo. F. Trumper Spanish Leather Aftershave
Forgot to post. My Shave for this week. Gillette Slim/Sharp's Blade Crabtree and Evelyn BBB The Shave Den Subzero Soap The Shave Den Subzero ASM
Tomorrow's shave happened this evening: T&H preshave oil Tech / Feather (1) Moos Soap Dovo Mikarta Silvertip Acqua Di Parma ASB BBS and very satisfying experience.
Thursday Cream: Connought Sweet Orange Brush: GN-ER Razor: R89 Blade: 7 O'clock Sharp AS: SCS Paroma Valley Milk
Thursday: Omega Silvertip Parker 22R V1/new 7 AM Tryphon Clorofilla shaving stick Arko Aqua A/S gel Lubriderm unscented moisturizer Acqua di Selva cologne The 7 AM's are fantastic blades because they're very smooth and sharp, but they're also more forgiving than I first thought.
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep: Shavemac 22mm silvertip fatboy/feather J Peterman 1903 SC Lucky Tiger AS i Profumi di Firenze 'Ambra del Nepal' EdP Very nice shaving experience! Martin
Good Thursday all... '66 Gillette Slim w/Dorco 301(4) C&E BBB Tryphon Mentolo ss Thayers Original WH Wesley & Scott Orange ASB GHT Eau de Portugal Nathan
THURSDAY Merkur 11C DG Blade Day 2 PC Woodcraft Silvertip 24mm TSD Sweetgrass Soap Fruit Of Earth Aloe Gel Jett Homme Cologne
Thursday Omega boar (10075) Arko soap Red tip Super Speed Crystal blade Aqua Velva aftershave I'm not a big fan of the fragrance of Arko soap, but I like how well it lathers. With this cold I've had for a week, I can't smell a thing. So I think I'll use Arko until my sense of smell returns.
Weds Late night shave: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap TOBS Avocado Simpsons Duke 3 '56 Flair Tip SS Derby (3) TSD ASB
