SoS: February 27, 2017 - March 5, 2017

March 4 SOTD:

Franklin Shaving Pur-Tech Brush
TSD Lanolin Egyptian Spice
Gem Featherweight
Stirling Unscented PSB
Vintage Old Spice AS

 

A very blustery day over here in Northampton, Massachusetts. Can't wait for the Spring to arrive.

 

3/4/17
sotn
1. hot shower
2. PAA cad pre shave soap
3. Barbasol Yellow Can
4. Schick injector type E2
5. personna advanced electro-coated blade (1)
6. alum / barbasol aftershave / nivea men.

 

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Doug Korn D-7 XXL with Shavemac Finest
MDC Vetyver
Asylum Evolution
Gillette Silver Blue #1
Fine Fresh Vetiver
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver

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SHAVE OF THE DAY


Prep: Occams crushed lime
Razor: Maggard Slant
Blade: Gillette Green (1st shave)
Brush: RazoRock BC Plissoft
Soap: CRSW Jardin D'Orange
Post: Thayers Peach WH, Reef Point Admiralty Balm


2 pass shave this afternoon. Got a luxurious lather from CRSW, but ended up with a couple deep nicks and redness. I think I was too agressive with this razor, it's not as forgiving as the Icon X3 slant. I did get a very smooth shave but paid the price for it. Hope everyone had better luck shaving.

 

Tonight's shave was with a razor that came in the mail today, was cleaned up, repaired, and honed.
In all the hurry, I guess I wasn't paying attention, because, when I went to shave, the first stroke made very little sound. It was a dull sound. All I thought was, "Oh Cr@p" , this is what I get for jumping the gun, and thinking this was going to be a great shave. When I honed it, it was a hair popper, and extremely sharp, down the entire edge. Now the sound told me something wasn't normal. I checked to see if hair was being removed, because there wasn't any tugging. Sure enough, smooth as a babies bottom. I looked at the blade, head on, and "Viola" it was almost a Full Wedge. In all my hurry, I never looked, or didn't notice.
Two pass, silky smooth shave, almost quiet. BBS result, without any issues. The aftershave went on without any tingling. Great shave after all.

Razor- Union Cutlery "Gold Spike". N.Y.
Brush- B400 By Tom
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Vintage Avon Spicy.

 

Sunday's March SE Maddness


Dove Men Face Wash
C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream
Jayaruh #144
Micromatic Open Comb
CVS SE
CWR, Asma Alum Block
Thayer's Lemon WH
Pinaud Vegetal AS

The C.O. Bigelow Shave Cream face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #144 finest badger brush. I did two passes the Micromatic Open Comb and CVS SE blade, I ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with T.N. Dickinson's WH and then Pinaud Vegetal AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

03/05/17 Shave of the Day
Face Wash with Cellar Door Bath Supply Co Haunted Woods Soap
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Dirty Glow Soap
Local Gents Clown Fruit Artisan Shave Soap
Wolf Whiskers Blue Train Custom 24mm Silvertip Badger Brush
Creative Flame Pottery Stoneware Shaving Scuttle
Blackland Blackbird Open Comb Polished Razor with 85mm Handle
Astra Green Superior Platinum Blade - 1st Shave
RazoRock Alum Stick
Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel Toner
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Clown Fruit Artisan Aftershave & Cologne
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Clown Fruit Artisan Post Shave Balm​

 

Happy belated birthday to your wife Doug - I hope you both had a fantastic time with your family, friends and loved ones!!!

 

The Club - The Mobster
Ever-Ready 100T | Elite Razor Manchurian
Ever-Ready SE | Gem PTFE (1)

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Prep: Razorock peppermint prep shave
Brush: Semouge 2012 owners club SE
Soap: Wet Shaving Products Lavender
Razor: Merkur 42c
Blade: Astra SP
Post: Dickinson's witch hazel with menthol crystals added.
Aftershave: Speick
Lotion: Caries bubbles lavender whipped shea butter
Cologne: Ach Brito Lavanda

Got a really great shave with this combo this morning. The WSP soap lathered like a champ in my new crown king scuttle.

 

BBS-1/Stork :: Romera :: Wickhams 1912 "Le Bleu"​

 

-Kai Captain
-Nathan Clark Envy White
-Stirling Almond Cream
-Stirling Curveball

 

Thanks @Smooth Steve my non-dominant left hand is driving me nuts need to keep trying and I'm asking to all wet shavers who used either a straight razor or shavette, how long does it take you to master your non-dominant hand while using either a straight razor or a shavette be honest with me while I'm learning to used a IBC shavette.

 

I use my off hand for a few spots on my neck where the angle seems to work better. The rest of my shave is done with my strong hand. For now just do what you are comfortable with, and let it come. Or don't. No rule says you have to use both.

I am sixty five shaves in and I still don't have that hand "mastered". I am comfortable with using it, but I need to pay more attention to my angles.

 

March Madness & Spring Cleaning!!

March 4

Razor - CJB Greager
Blade - (2)
Soap - Soap Commander Courage
Brush - Semogue 620
Post - Cold compress, Alum

Well, another night of blood on the steel. This razor is not performing the way I would like and I don't think it's me. But, before I can decide that I'll need to take it through some Rule shaves to figure it out. I switched to the Soap Commander tonight as I am still working on comparing soaps and, while the damage was lighter than last night, I still managed to get a couple of nice bloody spots. This time around the goatee line on my right jaw and under the chin. The soap was very slick and nice so I can't really believe that's the problem. I'm thinking it's caused by the finish on the blade creating some drag and stick.

On the plus side I did complete two full passes before stopping and grabbing the Fatip to touch it up to a DFS. It was close but had a few spots on the neck. Part of that was me going lightly around last night's cuts. I think I'll back off to a New LC for the next few shaves to let my face heal up a bit then come back with a Rule setup for a few days with the Greager to try and figure out what the actual issue is. I didn't see this kind of activity for March but hey.....it's driving me mad figuring it out so that counts, right?

Hope you all are having a great weekend!

 

March 4
Razor - Ever Ready Featherweight
Blade - Gem
Lather - Martin De Candre Fougere
Aftershave - Locitone Cade aftershave balm
Brush - Fine Accoutrements Angel hair

A nice shave and a great way to start the weekend.

 

Sun. 3 /5/17








Marvelous shave with the Schick Xtreme3 this morning. Love Shave Secret so much. Three passes for a dolphin smooth and refreshing finish. Enjoy your day friends.

 

Great way to start a Sunday Roby.

 

Good photo with a beautiful brush Mark.