SATURDAY Rare Morning Shave Slightly methol-tinged shave, but mostly fougéred. Extremely close yet comfy shave with the Big Imp this morn. Past experience with this razor's treacherous tip has me well-trained to keep the blade close at all times to avoid painful cheek punctures. I'm learning….. Overall, a DFS! Have a great Saturday, all!
SOTD Saturday 2-7-2015 Cadet OC TP26 w/Crystal Noxema Tiki Seven Seas SC GP Scuttle Omega Barbershop Boar Dickinson's WH GB Body Lotion Pinaud Draggon Noir ASL
SOTD. Best shave of my life. Gillette SuperSpeed 1974 Dorco ST300 Blade Semogue 1520 Arko Soap Arko Classic Krem Tommy Bahama 'very cool' Cologne
Saturday morning shave Pre de Provence shave soap WSP Stubby badger brush Captains Choice lather bowl 1931 Gillette Goodwill razor Personna Lab blade Alum Block Vintage Veg Saturday is my day for the Veg. First time with PdP soap. Got a decent enough lather, plenty of cushion, but still think that TSD glycerin shave soap is slicker. This is my set up until the blade needs changing. Dave
Saturday Morning "It's Been Three Days" Shave Pre: Shower Brush: VDH Badger Razor: Gillette Fat Handle Tech Blade: Personna Lab Cream: CO Bigelow Post: Clubman AS A great first shave in 3 days shave. Face lathered the CO Bigelow. Great shave all around, a very sold DFS.
How does that coated old type feel on your face? Did you coat it or have it done? It looks goo paired with the T2 and nice brush!
Very nice shot. What camera, lens, settings, etc. did you use? In the last few months I've been playing with my Canon Rebel T3i with macro and zoom lenses. Still very much an amateur.
First time using the Ikon. Not sure its going to be my favorite razor. First time using a shave stick and I must say the face lather was awesome. After being outside in -10 deg weather this morning the burn from the Captain was much welcomed.
Thanks! We had a member who was experimenitng with this in 2011 and did some for us. He is no longer doing this. As to the Moly Resin™ coating, it is slick and very hard. 9 on the hardness scale with 10 on the scale being diamond. It also releases water quickly. Proper preparation of the metals is key to getting the Moly Resin™ to properly adhere to the surface. The shave is like any OLD type without any changes. The coating does not change the thickness or cause and issues in use. http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/got-poor-tired-razors-i-need-help-with-project.23134/
Today’s Shave: DFS/BBS three pass shave with some irritation and lather issues. Growth: 2 days Prep: Shower; Corn Huskers Lotion Lather: Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes, and Peppercorns – This was my first time trying this brand of soap out. I attempted to use it exactly as I use an Arko stick to face lather. It did not perform anywhere close to Arko. If Arko is an unheralded, but All-Pro, NFL interior lineman then Ogallala is a JV backup kicker. I had to end up putting Arko on top of the Ogallala to get something good enough to shave with. Scent is fantastic. @Hodge and anyone else with experience using Ogallala: Do you have any pointers you can share? Brush: SOC Boar – The tips are beginning to soften up. This combined with a stiff backbone is making it a great brush. Razor: Birth year Super Speed – The goal this week is to get a closer shave on the chin and upper lip. This razor is definitely more aggressive than the Weishi. My tough areas are much closer to BBS than any shave with the Weishi. However, it left irritation on my neck. Going forward this week I need to ease up on the pressure more. Blade: Voskhod (1) – The first pass was a bit rough which surprised me. I will put some of the blame on the lather issues and some on thick two day growth (I am becoming a bit of a Wookie). But, it seemed like it wasn't sharp enough. Passes two and three were back to nice smooth Voshkod. Post: Alum; Pinaud Clubman I called an audible here and went with Dove Sensitive Balm. There was too much drama in this shave to risk adding fuel to the fire. Have a great weekend everyone. Weather is perfect out here in the desert! 77° and mostly sunny.
Sunday's Nivea Men's Face Wash ARKO Stick Jayaruh WC3 Pure Badger J.M. Schmid & Son Str8 Gillette Fat Handle Tech Personna Stainless CWR, Asma Alum Block Thayers Lemon WH FD Old Spice AS The ARKO Stick face-lathered well with my Jayaruh WC3 Pure Badger Brush. This was the first shave with this brush. It did a good job though a little scritchy. I used my J.M. Schmid & Son Str8 on my cheeks and neck, and used my Gillette Fat Handle Tech and a Personna Stainless Blade to finish up a close, comfortable shave in two passes. After a cold water rinse, alum block, and a final cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayers Lemon WH and then FD Old Spice after shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed... I was going to just shave my cheeks with the str8, but I got adventurous and went for the neck and upper lip as well. I decided to forego the chin; just too round. Anyhow, I suffered no nicks or cuts. The FHT did a great job of finishing up.
Bay Rum, Limes, and Peppercorns is my favorite scent from Ogallala but unfortunately cant help with face lathering as I bowl lather and no issues with whipping up a lather from a bowl. Hopefully someone will chime in with pointers on face lathering Ogallala soaps.
Focused February SOTD 7 February 2015 Dad's Schick Revere Handle Injector Chinese Schick L'occitane Plisson Synthetic Proraso Eucalyptus Tub Today's Great Cheap AS™ Is Stetson Cool Moisture! I love this setup. Great shaves every time! Had I tried this razor first...I might not have ever bought any more. That good. Happy Saturday! More fun with a focus! Come check out the fun: FEB 2015 30 Day Rule/30 Day Focus Pic and Discussion Thread
Here is what I did (first time using the shave stick) : Dampened face with warm water Rubbed the stick over entire shave area of my face (no indication this stuff will lather at this point) Took brush from that was soaking in hot water, let it drip excess water and went to town face lathering. Resulted into very thick paste like lather almost immediately Brush retained enough for a couple more passes easily
SOTD - Saturday, February 7, 2015 Hot shower Prep: Homemade PSO Brush: WD Silvertip Soap: WSP Rustic Mahogany Razor: Weber PH bulldog Blade: Polsilver SI (5) Aftershave: Clubman Special Reserve
