The Asco blades worked better in my Slim than the Big Ben blades and the Lord Platinum blades worked even better than the Asco blades. Using all three I found that the Lord blades are honed and stropped differently for each brand. Squire's blade examinations under the microscope on SMF also shows the difference physically as well.

Day 11 - Thirty Days with Merkur 34c (Jan 1-Feb 4 [No shave on Saturdays]) BSG 1-13-2015

Hot Shower and Prep - Nivea Men Sensitive Skin Face Wash, & Wm. Neumann & Co. Peppermint Leaf Bar Soap
Razor Merkur 34c
Blade Astra SP (5)
Brush - Plisson Synthetic
Lather - Poraso Green
Post - Warm & cool water rinse, WH, RazoRock Problem Solver Lime AS, Gold Bond Ultimate Men's Essential Lotion

Two passes N-S & S-N then just a few touches and experimented for with the angles on my neck - Disappointing shave. Face was OK the neck was not. Will do two passes tomorrow but with WTG and ATG.

Due to another thread from today, I played around with the Photo Lab app

Good work on the photo!

You are being way to generous with the compliment - but I will take it.

We're gonna have to change the name of the site to "The Shave Den & Darkroom"

I, for one, appreciate the effort many put forth by TSD members in their SOTD shots.
It's not required to be 'creative' or 'innovative' to participate in this thread, but as wet-shaver fan, I find a good number of the images in this thread deserving of plaudits!

SOTD Wed. 1/14/15

Razor: 1958 Fat Boy "Custom"
Blade: Astra Super Platinum
Brush: Whipped Dog Silvertip
Soap: Proraso Green
AS: Barbasol Pacific Rush

For my personal edification, I'm putting an Astra SP blade into the Fatty tomorrow and then I'll compare to the SuperMax blade I've been using. Although I'm happy with the Astra's I've been interested in exploring other blades. Maybe a Rapira (sp?) next? Feather?

Planned Shave for January 14, 2015

This will be the 13th day of my 30-day adventure to improve my shaving skills using the Mongoose. Preshave will consist of a warm shower and face wash using Cetaphil Daily Skin Cleanser. I will use my Kent BK4 brush and face lather using Mike's Natural Soap and a few drops of glycerin.

This will be the third shave on the Feather Pro blade on a two-pass plus touch-up shave. I expect the blade to perform at its best - plenty sharp and comfortable at the same time. My goal is to achieve a close shave with no nicks or irritation! As usual, I plan to finish with Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel and unrefined shea butter.

I can't wait for Wednesday morning! How about you?

Hot shower with chamomile and orange soap.

Razor... Gillette ball end tech
Blade... Gillette silver blue
Soap... tiki land locked
Brush.. restored rubber set with tgn 2 band finest 24 mm

Adding exfoliants to your shave?

The Plan for 14 January 2015

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Who's Giorgio?!

Tuesday Night

Pre: Shower
Razor: Fat handle Tech
Blade: Feather
Brush: VDH
Cream: TOBS St. James
Post: Game Day

An enjoyable shave.

Awesome composition in that photo!

Evening Shave for Tomorrow
A lovely close shave with luxurious MdC lather. Sometimes a shave can be so enjoyable I consider a fourth or fifth pass.
Have a great HumpDay, all!

Ball End Tech
Feather Hi-Stainless(2)
Peerless brush restore, 20mm Pure Badger
Stirling Lavender Sage
Old Spice

Planned SOTD 01/14/2015
Razor: Feather AS-D1
Blade: Feather New Hi-Stainless (1)
Brush: Vie Long J. L. Petree horse hair
Bowl: Doug Smith 5" Shaving Mug
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Oil: Homemade Jasmine Orange Vanilla
Shave Soap: Tiki Seven Seas
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Florida Waters


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Didn't know there was a J.L. Petree brush. Sweet!

My Favorite part of this forum is the SOTD photo's. My previous comment was an attempt at humour, nothing more.

Absolutely! I am no photographer, I just try to get a shot that represents the stuff I'm using. But some of you gentlemen are artists with a camera. It's a pleasure to behold.