Thanks Joe. I will hang out with anyone that offers free hotdogs, hamburgers, chips and sides. I am a cheap date Lol!
Getting back to your inquisitive statement. Anytime I use a fresh blade, I get stinging on my neck no matter how soft my touch or small angle of attack on my skin. It just is.

cool midweek stirling shave Joe.fine razor.

thank you Joe.

Thank you Joe

Thank you Gary.

Thank you, Joe. @jgreenepa is "Smooth and velveteen"

5th September 2024.



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Shaving Recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Bulldog Peppermint & Eucalyptus Shower Gel.

Pre:
Cien PURE Fragrance Free Sensitive Bar Soap.
Brush: Omega 11047 'Mixed Midget' Badger/Boar.
Bowl Lather.
Bowl: Tesco's Ceramic 'Cosmo' Side Bowl.
Lather: HWF Lanolin Shaving Soap. (no.3)
Blade: Treet Black Carbon. (D1)
Razor: Parker 55SL Semi-Slant.

Post:
Cold Water Face Rinse./Cold water face wash with brush squeezing's, /Alum Rub./Cold Water Rinse./Homemade (~Spring/Summer mix~) Lemon, Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Essential Oils.5 Menthol Crystals Mixed Together With Care+Witch Hazel./Cien Men Aqua ASL./Creightons Sensitive PSB.

Greetings,

Early morning shave,

Another wonderful shave to finish my shaving week off on a high...The Treet Black Carbon paired together well with the Parker 55SL making a smooth efficient duo.

A comfortable 2 pass + pick ups silky smooth shave with no errors to report.

Finishing the shave off with a few small dollops of Creightons Sensitive PSB.

My face is feeling cool smooth & smelling divine.

Keep safe, and enjoy your day ladies & gentlemen.

Super (semi) slant shave Barry

I don't have any carbon blades to the best of my knowledge, but good to know they work for you

05 Sep 2024

Scruffy face after 2 days, this was deliberate though, to test the Schick type E again

Day 7 of the Schick Blade, same setup as the 3rd September with respect to hardware and software

Definitely starting to tug a bit, blade hopping around and not slicing as is should

3 passes were needed hence there was a bit of a weeper top lip left, but cleared with cold water

100% DFS, almost BBS most places

Imperial Leather ASL and Santal Spirit Sandalwood are both mild scents with little longevity so can be used liberally

The timeless bowl is still a favourite, light, easy to grip, no chance of slipping, and if it does it will bounce

The Semogue OC finest badger is a really good face painter, holds on to the lather a bit, but is easy to load up liberally beforehand to compensate. Strange though that it is very easy to rinse clean and dries faster than my bristle/boar brushes

Bonus: big donut hole in the Satsuma sample soap

Have a Great Thursday!

Thank you, Chris. The Treet Black Carbon work really well with my slant razors. As always though, YMMV. DE blades have to be the most subjective issue with traditional wet shaving.

Cool, do you get as many shaves with the Carbon blades?

While my shave products were different this morning, the shave result turned out to be just about the same as yesterday. Nice job at the loading dock for the "American Barber" soap, which included loading a bit more soap for the second pass. 2 Razorocks at work there-the soap and the brush(Plissoft "400"). Clean and clear everywhere, but for some slight damage at Central Cactus Nation again. Once again, no pain but I guess I went a little too hard there, luckily not hard enough for blood. The Clubman A.S. removed the ugliness. Upon application, I sure felt the "tingle" of it(Clubman). Good sign. Pretty Outstanding is the overall grade.

I normally get 2-3 shaves max from the black carbon, I suppose I could put some mineral oil on the edges to extend the longevity of them but I'm not a one to push DE blades to the extreme.
Recently because I have such a vast amount of them to use up, I use them twice then change them, with the exception of my injector/ SE Persona/GEM blades,& a few DE blades.
P.S. I have read that some people can use the same blade for months with good results!..my beard type is like iron fillings in places, so it dulls the blade edges down extremely quick. thats why i only use a blade for 2-3 shaves max.

fine schick shave Chris.been a while since i used my "E"..hmmn..

-Thursday-
new tech hybrid
wcs
1805



good morning gents
another fine luxury shave
fabulous 1805 lather built with thwcs silvertip
smooth 2 passer with the brit new tech hybrid
thayers and 1805 cologne to finish
awesome
have a fine day everyone.

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Great pic, setup and shave Barry.

Nice shave Chris. Schick SE Injector blades last about 10 shaves for me.

Super setup and shave Gary.

thank you Joe.

Another fine shave Barry.

Classy shave Gary.