Agreed

Lovely shave and setup Gary. Jim R. really makes awesome brushes.

thank you Joe..pleasantly surprised with mc duffs nice stuff.

thank you Joe..yes he does.proud caretaker here.

Sept 24 SOTA

Good afternoon.

Straight Razor Shave #487
6/8 Ralf Aust Cocobolo Scales
Hembree-Maggard Timberwolf Synthetic Brush
Stirling Spice SS and AS
Old Spice (Shulton) Cologne
Stirling Alum Block
Modessa Witch Hazel
Beard Growth: 21.5 hrs



Ok, I picked out my other Ralf Aust with cocobolo scales. This one is for Barry @palmolive fox since he likes cocobolo wood. This blade I honed on my films a few years ago and it's still sharp. It should be because it is only the 15th shave since I sharpened it. Lol! I am going to services in an hour so I wanted to smell nice and Stirling Spice fits the bill. Sorry, I didn't download a lather pic. Sometimes, I can't download a pic unless I delete pics. It's a screwed up program.

Anyway, did 3 passes for a nice, comfortable and bloodless shave. I had very little feedback from the alum. Splashed on the witch hazel and the matching aftershave. Lightly put on the Old Spice Cologne. Take care.


P. S. Finally got to delete photos so that I can download this shave's lather. Here it is:

SE Shave # 350 - Sample Soap Sunday Shave - ECWS Birthday Cake

Rating: 5 / 5

Razor: PAA Injector - Type L
Blade: Persona Injector
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster 26mm
Lather: Ginger’s Garden ECWS Birthday Cake
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Additional Care:
Omega Alum
Thayer’s Witch Hazel - Original
Nivea Sensitive Balm

Superb m afternoon dual shave, mug and dome. One pass for the dome and two for the mug. Yes, Joe, @Trigger, a rarity but I did not have my buzzer with me in the Southern Den. The missus has not noticed yet.

Both shave were completed without incident. The AV Ice Blue adds a nice finishing touch. Now, we shall head off to dinner with the cousins before settling in for some Sunday Night Football.

Hope you all had an enjoyable day.

and the Joe's win it in 2 ..

2 shaves today. One for the face and later one for the scalp. I had a frisbee golf event in the early afternoon so shaved the face to be presentable this morning and then the scalp to get ready for the week this evening.

Both were uneventful. The Stick Schick did an admirable job of taking down 2 days growth on my face and later took off 4 days of scalp stubble very well. Both were 2 pass shaves with minor touch ups.

Prep: wash and wet and shower
Lather: Bigelow
Brush: Synthetic
Razor: Stick Schick
Blade: Chick (2 and 3)
Post: Alum and TSD Lime - man that bottle just goes on and on!


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Very nice on both counts Joe. Hopefully, your dome turf grows fast.

Thanks Gary.

Wonderful shaves Troy.

Wonderful Spice shave Joe.

Thank you Joe.

Outstanding Troy.

Thank you Gary.

Thanks Joe.

Thanks for the shout joe.

Great shave and pic, Gary. That Aristocrat is a gorgeous razor.

I noticed the Jayaruh brush too - the zebrawood is striking. I agree with Joe - he does make awesome brushes. I am a proud adoptee of some myself!

And I almost shudder to ask Mr. Enabler this, but I have noticed the MacDuffs Soap Company products at Top of the Chain -- and had about five sets of them saved in my Wishlist there for years now.... What are they like?

Great Sunday shaves, gents! Like your photos too!p

Joe, the cocobolo scales on that straight are stunning!

25 Sep 2023 got to get back to SEptember

(Sterling, Synthetic, Sample, Single Edge)

26 hours



Prep = Cold Water Prep and shave, Proraso Pre shave
Soap / Cream = Sample Sterling Barber Shop
Brush = Razorock Plissoft
Bowl = Timeless
Razor = Schick (E I think) Canadian, first time use of...latest acquisition
Blade = Personna Injector PTFE (day 6)
Passes = 3 +
Post = Usual CWR, alum, CWR, Thayers, Rinfrescante
Scent = Proraso Cypress and Vetyver Cologne
Damage = none

Score = 9 / 10
Comments = Minimal left over lower right neck. Super smooth elsewhere. This Schick somehow seems smoother than the Everlast Hydromagic, maybe because the blade is now day 6
I could get fond of it, could easily be a daily shaver