6/8 Friodur Sapone Di Paolo soap and balm homemade boar I received this soap and balm as a gift from a friend. Performance during the the shave and post was excellent. Have a good one.
15/16 ESE Solingen - very large long blade with a French point nice shave today Caties Rose du mechant - awesome soap Floid black label splash
I'm using only four razors this month (one per week, 30-day), so to start it off, I started with the one upon which I learned to SR shave — a mid-1930s H. Böker & Co. 5/8 full-hollow. Sweet, smooth razor with excellent audible feedback.
Thanks. I like the look of this one two, and decided not to get it polished or rescaled. Right now it is the only straight I am shaving with. I have one other W&B that is pre-1890, that is also shave ready. I am keeping it to have a comparison of what the edge is supposed to feel like. I have three other straights, but they are not even close to shave ready. That's the next set of skills I want to develop.
With me when I learned to hone my straights it just added another layer of enjoyment I get from straights.
Shaver) Celtic cross Brush) VDH Boar PSO) DIY Eucalyptus Soap) Bigalow Green tube Witch hazel DIY) turkey trot bay rum DIY) sweet orange ASB. This is my 3rd shave with celtic cross...DFS very little clean up with the DE on my neck and under jaw. No nicks or cuts and no irritation this has to be one of my better shaves using C.O.Bigalow with face lathering. Keen blades and smooth shaves Gentalmen!
Otto Steinen Los Angeles, made in Germany - a real nice shaver that has a wicked point Razorock San Valentino Soap Commander Passion balm
6/8 Torrey Cade The Body Shop synthetic I abused this synthetic brush for a few hand lathers and took it to a puck of Cade. I ended up with a fine shave. This brush is obviously capable of doing its job well, it's not a Muhle but I enjoyed using it. This is the first time I've used the new Cade and prefer it to the old but it's been awhile. Have a good one.
A near-identical repeat of yesterday's fine shave—with the addition of the coolness of TSD pre shave balm!
