hello sir..have a great day..

thank you Perry..have a fine sunday..

Single Edge - Stirling September 9/1

Some of my fav stuff.

Stirling Blood on Steel 2019, also known as Stirling Tsuka, a Hanae Mori dupe. Great opening, wood like mid, and long lasting gentle and pleasant floral/lite powdery is how I describe it. Even though the authorities at the Stoylin - Toynah awards have disqualified it in their awards this year, I just don't have anything I like more.

The highly esteemed Spirit of St Louis Deluxe Limited Edition TSD BBQ Meetup Flat Top Brush went into action. This is a very soft and floppy knot, but is capable of generating a finely aerated lather like no other. It does a lousy job picking up even a soft soap like Stirling until......... 'The Blue Ming' shows up to further soften and hydrate the consumable of choice. Folks, fuggettabout any face lathering here. If you want that smooth shiny slick Stirling lather slightly sloshy, go for the bowl. And I really don't care whether you used it earlier for soup or cereal,you will not be disappointed.

Now the much maligned Focus Dynamic R48 1/2 DE Single Edge Razor. For me, this is the Wedding Razor. With a properly loaded Feather and a huge variance on normal shaving techniques it'll deliver me an irritation free closeness only topped by a shavette. And it easily gets that spot on the upper side of the neck that I just can't quite hit with the edge forward device. I always chase the baby with this tool..... easy catch too. After getting my first one of these I used it almost exclusively for 3 months. It taught me what I wanted to have in all of my shaves. It also taught me a huge thing about the growth pattern of my beard, because the finishing touch needs to be ATG for perfection. I don't use it much after taking up straights, but I will this month.

Finishing up with the #1 slot on the Max Headroom List of Most Glorious Stanks....... Stirling Blood on Steel 2019 / Tsuka.



Happy September Shaving

And....... Try not to be so controversial this month..... I hear Charlie @wristwatchb has got a new wing going under roof in the detention block.

lovely set up Bill.very cool..have a great sunday sir..

Great report and some nice gear David.
To touch on a few subjects you mentioned, SE blades perform really well in different razors. Some claim the Featherweight to be mild but with a new SS blade it can perform well and bite you in not careful.
On dealing with the larger head it just takes getting used to what you got in your hand and proper technique. Same goes for injectors , I prefer to ride the cap on all styles of razors .
Blade cost and availability here in Canada is disappointing as they dont carry them in drugstores, cornerstores, etc.
I'll never try to tame the OCMM cause I like it the way they built it . Agressive and like a tank.
As for blooming soap......well thats taboo in my neck of the woods .

Great read there Bill. I've had great success face lathering the BOS 2019 soap, being mainly a face latherer and all. I find it to be a bit thirsty and could see where you would prefer to hydrate it to achieve the lather you desire .

Good to meet you Johnus!

Re-honed both of my Boker straights, starting with my Norton 4K and progressed to the Norton 8K, Naniwa 12K and finally my Shapton 16K. Smooth, even, slow strokes. Some straight, some in a modified "x". The edges have a very shiny and mirror-like appearance. Cut my arm hair like butter. We'll see how they do on the face in the next two days.

Thank you, Perry! We are getting ready to show the house, so our bathroom has been prettied up.

Thank you, Clint!

Thank you, Danny! It is definitely a nice soap.

I am pretty certain my soap collection will outlast me at this point.

Nice shave, Terry!

Excellent picture, Joseph! Honing seems like a tricky skill to develop. I applaud your efforts.

Thanks Jim
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Beautiful black and white pic, Clint!

Terrific shave, Gary!

SOTD O9/01/19
Great shave, 3 passes W,X, and A the grain. BBS. Repeated software from August. Awaiting arrival of a new VECTOR SE from Blackland next week. Looking forward to focusing on its use this month! Really like the AC format. Before you guys I had no idea what an artisan blade razor was!

Thank you, Gary!

Thank you, Patrick!