Good morning TSD My shave today ... similar setup as yesterday except for the brush: - RazoRock Mudder Focker - SOC badger - Merkur Futur on 2.5 - Feather blade (#2) - Speick After shave lotion Dialed down from 6 to 2.5 this was a much better shave than yesterday's. Slicker lather, better overall "flow", no irritation. I still haven't made up my mind which of my two 2-band badgers is the better one. The SOC seems to produce and hold a little more lather than the Whipped Dog, but at the same time "clings to it" more, as if it doesn't want to spread the lather on my face but rather keep it for itself Love both their handle shapes, even though they look very different. Well, I guess I'll just enjoy them in turns. Again the usual two passes today, WTG and A/XTG. A little touchup at the usual spots, though I might have overshaved a little under my chin ... the Aftershave burned there quite a bit today. Other than that the face felt great after the shave. Pretty much BBS, so a very good shave overall. Anyways, I still think the Feather might not be the optimal blade choice for the Futur. I've had better shaves with the Polsilver and especially the Sputnik. The last few days of this week I will use a GSB and transfer that blade to the Progress on monday to have a fair comparison. Have a great day
Straights Focus January 21: Homemade PS Oil Stirling Synthetic Brush Stirling Port-au-Prince SS Frederick's Celebrated Razor Stirling Unscented PSB Fine Fresh Vetiver I had a nice shave this morning. It was a single pass CCS. Much like @Bama Samurai, I set the razor down wrong and ended up with a little red line. I didn't realize it until I was rinse off. The alum was nice and quite, and I am off to work. Have a great Thursday.
01/21/2016 Razor – Cobra Classic Blade – Kai Mild (6) Brush – Brothers Bristles with Sunrise Synthetic Lather – Tiki Cabernet Neroli Post - Witch Hazel followed by Folsom & Company Shambala Another great 3 pass work morning shaving. With very minor touch ups, I ended up with my usual near BBS. The Brothers Bristles brush whipped up the Tiki Cabernet Neroli into a rich slick lather. Thanks again Paul, @Tdmsu for making me such a nice handle. Finished up with a splash of F&C Shambala. I hope everyone has a great Thursday.
Thank you Doug. I always liked this brush handle. I just changed the knot to the Sunrise synthetic knot. The brush is now rapidly becoming one of my favorites.
Thursday, January 21, 2016 Pre: Hot Shower, Cold Rinse, Proraso Pre-Shave Soap: MDC Barrister and Mann Seville Brush: The Varlet Orion Razor: One Blade Blade: FHS-10 #2 Post: Alum, Witch Hazel +Menthol, Whipped Shea Butter, Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber Today's shave was two passes +clean up. The Feather FHS-10 started tugging halfway through the first pass. I changed to a despined GEM blade for the second pass. It was very smooth. Closeness A- and irritation A+. Orion is a lather monster. Seville is a top performer with a great scent. Finished with a splash of Ghost Town barber. Have a terrific Thursday all!
17th consecutive shave with my Blackbird. It's not gotten any better because it would be hard to. Every shave has been 2 simple passes and the results are near BBS. I may have found my One Razor.
Focus - Soaps Today's soap was Dr.John's Gold Label. I am liking Dr. John soaps. They lather easily and provide a nice cushion. They don't surpass the Route 66 soap, but will definitely stay in the rotation. SOTD Dr. John's Gold Label Omega Boar Stahly head on a Weber Bulldog handle. GSB (1) Alum Pinaud Lime Sec Great two pass BBS. Love this razor. Have a great day!
Haven't posted here in a short while but have been getting great shaves I recently got a sample pack from Mason Boutique and wanted to give one a shot. Keeping everything else the same, just different soap.
SOTD January 21, 2016 Prep: Hot Shower. Axe Energizing Face Wash Boost Razor: Mongoose B3 Dr. Bomber Handle Blade: Feather Professional Lather: Stirling Executive Man Brush: Semogue 830 Post: Thayers Cucumber WH. Gold Bond Ultimate Aftershave: Stirling Executive Man Fantastic shave. Everything came together in this shave perfect. Stirling soaps are some of the slickest I've ever used. The Semogue 830 is starting to really come along nicely. Happy Happy!! Never let the things you WANT Make you forget the things you HAVE!
