Those little fellas to the right of your post are trying to rub it in, aren't they?(not the LT cream lol)
SHAVE OF THE DAY Prep: Musgo Real orange amber Razor: Maggard MR18C Blade: Lord Platinum (2nd shave) Brush: Fine Angel Hair Synthetc Soap: Stirling Nag Champagne Post: WSP Tobacco 2 pass shave today. Had to spend a bit more time loading than usual, but ended up with a decent lather. I love the scent of Nag Champa, and I like Stirling's version as well. The Lord Blade was smooth. The Platinums are not my favorite of the Lord blades, but still smoother than the last few blades I used. Finished off with WSP Tobacco aftershave. Hope everyone had a great shave!
Thursday Planned SOTD Razor: ONEBLADE Blade: Feather FHS (D5) Brush: RR Chubby 28mm Silvertip Badger Bowl: Turkish Porcelain Bowl 4 ¾ Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO Pre Shave Balm: Proraso Sensitive Shave Soap: Santa Maria Del Fiore Post: Monster Alum Block Aftershave: Extro Italiana
March into Artist Club Blades March 9 Razor - Feather SS Blade - (2) Brush - BoS Omega 10066 Soap - Tabac Post - Cold Rinse, Alum, Nivea Original Balm, The Veg Day two with the Captain Original. Confidence is high given the first day's result. Just have to remember to keep the pressure off this thing now with the sharper blade in it. Pressure with a pain stick usually causes bad things to happen but the sharper the blade the more dangerous it becomes. First pass was solid and again, smoooooooooth. Love the feel of this blade. Working down the neck I noticed a bit of harshness but reduced the angle slightly and got the smooth back. With any straight having that ability to rotate all those degrees really keeps you alert, or leads to disaster. Second pass was XTG and again effective. I can feel a bit of irritation on the neck. Checked and had a DFS. Not a great one but decided to call it a shave. Give it a break to work into the rest of the week. Can't argue with the result and the alum was again hot on the neck but not as bad as yesterday. Some improvement for sure. Again, with the mild blade I could have gone the extra pass and with less irritation. But, two passes, no blood, some irritation but improving.....I'll call that a success any day.
Thanks everyone! I blame this purchase on the great enabler @Darkbulb That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. I did thank him for finding it. Sometimes Darkbulb is more like the Darkside. Just saying! Must resist......
Shave Secret / Arko / Cremo VDH boar & suribachi bowl Germania PATHFINDER 6/8 Alum block & Clubman S.E. Superlathered up a batch of CremArko for slick cushiony long lasting lather. Worked my WTG & ATG pattern. Getting away from a DE clean up is helping me to develop a better straight shave. Still drew a drop of blood near my mustache. It happens. Swipe of the alum and an Indiana Jones handful of Pinaud's Special Edition for an exciting shave!
Razor: Schick Krona Blade: Perma-sharp (3) Soap: Proraso Sandalwood & Shea butter Brush: Vie-long AS: Barbasol Brisk
Day 70 - 90 Day Intro to SR 9 March 2016 Ralf Aust 5/8 L'Occitane Plisson Synthetic Route 66 - Lumberjack Alum TSD ISZ AS Splash Pinaud Citrus Musk Have a terrific Thursday!
03/10/2016 Wolfman OC with Triad Ti Feather (3) Rudy Vey with Shavemac Finest Jabonman Citircos Witch Hazel Fine L’Orange Whipped Shea Butter
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!! SOTD 03/10/16 '66 Gillette Super Speed Personna(6) E-Shave Badger Body Prescriptions Cream Cold Water Rinse,Alum Block Body Prescriptions ASB Old Spice A/S Today's shave was very pleasant and smooth,This shave cream is very slick when applied according to the directions,but of course YMMV.! The Super Speed Personna combo provided a BBS shave, This is day six on this blade still performing like day one!!! Topped off with the Old Spice A/S,Let's get on with the day! HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERYONE!!
Wednesday: hot shower w/Plain Jane & Company Masculine Musk bar soap Action Solutions PSO Gillette Knack 2+ passes SuperMax SP Tiger (5) StrongSet boar TSD Leather soap in a warm mug Thayers unscented w/aloe Old Spice Leather A/S Yesterday's very excellent shave but no time to be online until today.
ThuRhapsoday Very easy and smooth shave with der Futur today. I noticed that the OCMM does get closer than the Futur set on five, just not as comfortably. Tomorrow I will use the Futur on six with a Voskhod to compare closeness and comfort again. The soap lathered like a champ, and the aftershave is a favorite, so I'm happy. Prep: Shea Moisture Shave Creme Soap: B&M Rhapsody Brush: HIS Razor: Der Futur 5-5-5 Blade: Voskhod (1) AS: B&M Lavanille
March 10 SOTD: Stirling Synthetic Brush PAA Deja Fougere W&B Stirling Unscented PSB Wholly Kaw Fougere Bouquet AS
Hello TSD YAY! I did it! My first "real" straight shave. 2 passes with the knife, no DE touchups - and I live to tell the tale This is what I used today for my 4th straight shave ever: - Stirling Glastonbury - Whipped Dog HM Badger - Gold Dollar 208 - Tüff sensitiv Rasierwasser The guy I bought this razor from obviously knows what he's doing. Very sharp and a pleasure to use - this cheap chinese blade is definitely worth the 20 € I paid for it! From the first stroke I realized: This thing is sharper than the "Gaelic" I used before. No pulling and tugging, just clean, pleasant cutting. The first pass WTG went so well that I decided to go XTG with the knife as well. I still have to figure out the best way to hold the razor for neck shaving though. And it seems that for going XTG it might be best to use the right hand on the left side of the face and vice versa. It definitely took me a while though - could have finished 2 DE shaves in the same amount of time But I guess I'll have plenty of time to practice. After these two passes my face is by no means BBS, I wouldn't even call it a DFS, but it definitely is socially acceptable. No cuts, virtually no irritation. The AS did not burn at all on my cheeks, just a little bit on my neck. I think now I have to have find someone who sharpens my other razor properly, so I can use that as well. Oh - and I already have a third straight incoming - a 5/8 wedge, because I wanted to try something different than full hollow. Have a great day
