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  1. Bama Samurai
    I am still doing it. Works great on a Utopia... Way less scrape sensation.
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  2. ObiDon
    Another beauty!
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  3. theunnamed
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  4. Boojum1
    Beautiful brush!
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  5. ObiDon
    Thanks! I'm very happy with the way it turned out, and spending the extra time to sand out the opening to get the knot deeper. It's in my top 2 along with my WD 30/45 Silvertip.
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  6. maltedmilk
    PSO: Shave Secret
    Soap: homemade IdC
    Brush: Omega 10019
    Razor: FaTip Grande
    Blade: Treet black (carbon)
    After Shave: Nivea Cool Kick "Arctic Freeze" (<— p-shaw! barely cool, I say)

    After some painful startup lessons and several days off, I returned to my FaTip Grande to see if I had truly learned how to "tame The Beast." Because of my late start on a NovemBEARD, I was shaving only the neck area with 5 days growth. The Treet black already had 2 shaves on it (most folks say that these carbon blades give fewer shaves). I "rode the cap" with the FaTip Grande and was almost** BBS in a single pass! Holy cow!
    (**I year ago I would have called it BBS and been done. I keep raising the bar on my expectations. That's kaizen, right? ;))

    I lathered for a second pass, but it was only a couple of very small touchups. It has been almost two decades since I had a beard, so touching up right to the beardline threw me a little, but otherwise... WOW! That is possibly the smoothest my neck has ever been. The shave was also very free from irritation or burn.
    I can already get a single pass BBS with my Ultra (I have to start ATG). However, I can't wait to try riding the cap with the Ultra! I'm just waiting for DEC before I whack this hair off of my face!
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  7. maltedmilk
    What brush is that? I like it!
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  8. Bama Samurai
    It is changing the way I think about 3piece technique.
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  9. JR Reyes
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    I really enjoyed taking off two days worth of growth this afternoon. The past couple of days have been busy, and we just had new carpet put in which forced me to skip a day. Feeling much better now. It's funny how I still look forward to shaving, even being off from work. Tomorrow's Friday gents....have a good one.

    P.S. -- Don't forget to sign up for Secret Santa!
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  10. LifesShort
    Steve, that brush looks nearly identical to the one you made for me. It is easily my favorite brush. I wish I had your skill. I'd be overflowing with superior quality brushes!

    Here's mine:
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  11. JR Reyes
    Hello Lather Bowl...whats your name?? Nice piece.
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  12. LifesShort
    Thanks! That was handmade by a friend of mine and was given to me for Christmas many years ago; long before I got into traditional shaving. It fits the hand perfectly.
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  13. theFAT98
    I love the scent of lavender. so today is my lavender shave of the day.

    Hot shower with LAVENDER Shea butter soap.

    Razor. Gillette ball end tech
    Blade. Voskhod
    brush. PURPLE b&b essential boar
    soap. razorock king Louis LAVENDER

    aftershave. Thayers LAVENDER witch hazel.
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  14. david of central florida
    Yardley has an English lavender bath soap, available at publix supermarket. it's nicely scented.
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  15. Bama Samurai
    Used it myself. +1
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  16. GDCarrington
    14 November Shave

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  17. theFAT98

    Yea I've used it. I like it.
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  18. Jayaruh
    Glad to see that NEW being put to use. I don't like those CVS blades either.
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  19. figment714
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    SOTD - Thursday, November 13, 2014

    Shower
    Prep: Lime PSO
    Brush: WD silvertip 24/47
    Soap: uber lather - Classic Shaving Citrus Basil with a squirt of Cremo Cream
    Razor: Gillette NEW LC
    Blade: Astra SP (1)
    Post: Thayer's Cucumber WH
    Aftershave: Floid Vigoroso

    - Don
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  20. Tdmsu
    Maybe you are sensitive to almond oil? I know I am, so I don't try soaps with that oil.
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