SoS: May 18, 2015 - May 24, 2015

Ich glaube dass Du eine fabelhafte Rasur hattest!

 

I love FB, nice. I use 5 on my face and 3 on my neck, for a smooth shave with a Feather blade.

 

MDC with TOBS Rose
Rapira Platinum Lux
Slim Adjustable

3 passes and a darn fine shave

 

MAYhem & Mercy
May 19, 2015
Prep - Hot shower and towel
Brush - Omega Pro 48
Soap - Tabac
Razor - RazoRock TTO
Blade - (2)
Post - Alum, Nivea Balm

Mercy continues with day two on the 7 a.m. I switched from the EJ DE89l to the RazoRock TTO. After yesterday's result I wanted to try a more aggressive razor. Results were nearly the same though it wasn't quite as comfortable as in the EJ. The duller blade in the more aggressive razor produced a bit of drag instead of improving as it sometimes will. Took three full passes and some extra touch up work to get to DFS and there was quite a bit of irritation. I'm a bit unsure whether it's the fault of the blade, the difference in the razor or a combination of the two. Either way I achieved a passable shave, even a bit better than with the EJ and the Nivea cooled everything back down.

The Tabac with the Pro 48 was awesome, by the way. Great lather with the boar and I really like the Tabac. I definitely plan to keep it in the den from here on out. SAD continues unabated.

As for the 7 a.m.? Well, it passed both MAYhem and Mercy in spite of some serious flaws in the MAYhem round. I think it's safe to say that quality control is a challenge for the people at Samah and that reason itself is enough to keep me from keeping any in stock. Given the clear difference in blades I think using these could be a bit like Russian roulette. You may only get one bad blade out of 100, or 1000 but waiting for that next one could take a lot of the fun out of shaving. I also don't like the irritation factor but.....it is a platinum blade too and I don't get along with many platinum blades.

Tomorrow...back to the EJ and the wonderfully awful Baili Blue. A slow boat to a Chinese blade that last time failed only slightly less than the Dying Buzzard.....er...Flying Eagle.

 

2.5 on the futur was a little too much. Not a bad shave though. Fantastic soap.[/URL][/IMG]

 

Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic
Parker Best Badger
Muhle R41 ('11) Personna blue
Coldwater/Alum
Captains Choice Lime

Today was the end of the Captain's Lime. I'll eventually get more, it's a superb aftershave. Another terrific smooth and irritation free shave courtesy of Sir Muhle and Stirling. Happy Tuesday everyone!

 

Tuesday Morning Shave-a-thon

Pre: Shower
Razor: Merkur 23c
Blade: Big Ben
Soap: Tabac
Post: GameDay

A nice shave

 

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Gillette X-2 Black Tip Super Speed
Viking's Sword #1
SCS Red Rudy Vey Great Chief 2 Band Fan 26X55mm
Proraso Green Shave Soap
Organic Shea Butter
Proraso Aftershave Lotion + Menthol

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5/19/2015 Tobacco Tuesday!

Prep: Hot shower with Neutrogena Face Wash with menthol, home made PSO
Razor: Gillette New OC, H. Boker straight razor
Blade: Pol Silver (3)
Brush: Turkish #6
Soap: RazoRock - Tobacco #2
After: Home made ASB, Nivea ASB
Cologne: Midnight in Paris

A Darn Fine Shave + on Tobacco Tuesday. The Tobbacco #2 whipped into a nice, thick and slick lather. The New and Boker did their jobs with ease. The Nivea ASB brought the needed moisture and the Midnight in Paris will have me smelling good all day.

Have a blessed day!

 

Danke mein Freund. Ich bin immer noch lernen, wie man diese nutzen Rasur, aber Ich mag es so weit.
Grüße

 

I think I'm going to use that plan tomorrow.

 

Yesterday's shave went so well I used the same gear again. Except for the Aftershave, I thought I'd spice it up a bit.



Pre Shave - Gillette Pre Shave Wash
& Proraso Green
Razor - Tech
Lather - Proraso Green
Blade - Gillette silver blur
Brush - Pilsson synthetic
Aftershave - Old Spice

 

SOTD - "Newbie Tuesday"

Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: Gillette Tech 3-piece “Fat Handle” (my best guess, based on internet research)
Blade: Astra Stainless
Brush: Omega Pro 48
Soap: Arko Stick
Aftershave: Proraso Post Cream (White)

After 40+ years of electric razors, cans of goo and carts I experienced my first wet / DE shave!

All the gear came from the Vintage Razor Starter Package ($40.) from Garry’s Sample Shop.
Succinctly put, I believe this provided a great start down this new path.

Overall today was an excellent first shave! Performed the 3-pass shave. (Disclosure: I sport a mustache and goatee, so I'm spared most of the tough shaving angles while I learn technique.) My only nicks came when my mind wandered from my technique (bad cart habits over many years).

Razor / blade: combo worked well for me as I used my hearing as much as anything else to determine best blade angle.

Brush/Soap: I really like this brush, feels good in the hand, like the length. I can’t assess the soap all that well because I think my lathering technique requires almost as much work as my shaving technique. I also need to work on soap v. water proportions...though I think it was mostly my impatience in wanting to get to the shave. (again, another cart/goo bad habit.)

Aftershave: I have an aversion to heavy, strong smells, so I substituted a sample of Proraso white cream aftershave for the Pinaud Musk / Special Reserve that was supplied with the kit. Four hours after my shave and my skin (and nose) is still thanking me.

Technique will obviously be my focus for the coming months. I’ll start by trying out various sample blades over the next few weeks and potentially various soaps / creams and stick with the same razor. From that I will choose one blade and one shaving soap/cream to start a 30-day rule process. I’m choosing this method from all the info I’ve gathered on this site (thanks to all contributors!) in order to accomplish my top goal - establishing solid technique and shaving habits. (Carts and electric razors made me soooo lazy!)

Thanks again to the great support from this group - from tutorials, videos and personal comments and even to some PIF offers of blades and soaps. You’re an amazing group.
- RT


My Vintage Shave Kit from Garry's Sample Shop

 

Congrats on the first of many successful shaves. Come on over and join us in the 30 day Focus Thread as well. Lot's of helpful advise and hints provided if you need them. Here is the link. http://theshaveden.com/forums/threads/new-may-2015-30-day-rule-focus-pic-discussion-thread.44806/

 

May 19

Stirling Sheep facial soap
Weber PH
Feather blade (day 3)
Kent BK4 silvertip
Le Père Lucien shave soap
Two passes plus touch-ups
Thayer's Lavender witch hazel, unrefined shea butter, and Nivea Sensitive Post-Shave Balm

I had a late afternoon shave, as my Bride and I will have dinner at a historic inn in the Great Smoky Mountains this evening.

I hope you all had a great day.

 

Mark, you have excellent taste in brushes. One of the joys of the SOTD photos is seeing which one you have up in the rotation.

 

Thanks for your kind words my friend.

 

SOTD - Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Shower
Prep: Homemade PSO
Brush: Refurb Ever-Ready 115, 2 band
Soap: MdC Fougere
Razor: Merkur 38C
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Aftershave: Fine Fresh Vetiver

 

Welcome to the SOTD!