What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Bartmann 504

 

Achieved a BBS with this beauty. Its a hefty razor too. I was surprised, but I actually liked the heft. Allowed me to rely on the razor more and my lack of skill less.

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This is a wonderful shaver. One of my best performers.
Tuckmar

 

Nice shave with the Fili this morning. It was calling to me and it was the right choice.

Hot water preparation
AOS Lavender PSO
Mike's Natural Soaps Barber Shop
Savile Row 3824
Filarmonica 13 Novodur 6/8
Osma Bloc d'Alun
T&H Classic After Shave Balm


Happy shaving - Karl

 

Three smooth passes with W&B for a bbs finish

 

Tonight's shave was with a newly acquired, newly restored, and freshly honed razor. I had a very smooth 2 pass shave, without touch-ups, that left me with a DFS. Zero issues. Very nice, sharp, and well built razor.

Razor- Union Cutlery Razor Co.. Union City GA. 13/16th inch, full hollow.
Brush- Omega 10098 Boar. First shave with it. Nice brush.
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Pinaud Clubman

 

Brian Brown

 

That is a substantial looking blade!

 

It is, I like heavy blades. With light blades I tend to use too much pressure, with this blade I just let gravity take over.

 

Thiers-Issard 7/8

 

Three days in a row of wonderful shaves. This Tuckmar is a fantastic razor

 

Nivea Men Face Wash
De Vergulde Hand Shaving Soap
Jayaruh #2
Frederick Reynolds 5/8 (first shave)
CWR/Alum Bloc
Thayer's Lemon WH
Lucky Tiger

This was my first shave with the Frederick Reynolds 5/8 Rattler. The De Vergulde Hand Shaving Soap face-lathered well with my Jayaruh #2 badger brush. I did the two passes with the Frederick Reynolds 5/8 straight and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse and alum block, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Lucky Tiger AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...

 

GOLD DOLLAR #208 - Been using this one for a few days
Rite Aid RENEWAL Skin Cleansing Cream (Noxzema Cold Cream clone) - preshave
Col. Conk AMBER / VDH Luxury hybrid - shave soap
MARVY Shave Brush - my cheapie boar brush
Aqua Velva Musk AS

Very smooth 2 pass BBS/DFS shave (BBS cheeks & neck- but no time for touchups under the chin.
I stropped the razor last night because I knew I would be in a hurry this morning.
I am very comfortable with this razor - no nicks, cuts, or razor burn. No styptic, just rinse, dry, AS splash and go!
NICE.

 

It's Japanese Razor time again. I had a nice sharp and smooth 2 pass shave, that left me with a DFS. No Nicks, Cuts, or Weepers. These Japanese razors are well built, and take on a very sharp edge.

Razor- Japanese "Polger Klupp 1200" German Steel
Brush- Omega Boar 10098
Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy
Aftershave- Osage Rub

 

c 1832 George Washington Straight Razor,W. GREAVES & SONS
Provided a smooth and comfortable shave .I just touched her up on a Belgian Couticle and than an Escher .Shave was just about BBS .

 

2nd Straight Razor shave...

Prep: Stirling Bergamot Lavender Pre-Shave Oil
Shaving Soap: B & M Leviathan
Shaving Bowl: Fine Lather Bowl
Brush: RazorRock Chubby #506 Handle Extra Silvertip Badger (27.5 mm x 51 mm)
Razor: Tanifuji 'FAVORIT' 750 6/8"
Direction: WTG - WTG
Splash: Stirling Bergamot Lavender (+Menthol) and Sandalwood (+Menthol)
Balm: Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm

 

Japanese time here as well. Nice slick lather with Stirling Noir, applied wit Jayaruh 189. Two passes and a touch up, wh, finished with Stirling Noir balm.

 

Japanese it is Today's shave:



- Phoenix & Beau "Spitfire"
- Maggard Synthetic
- 6/8'' Shūsui
- Thayers Original Astringent

Fantastic shave with one of my favorite Straight Razors.

Have a great Sunday

 

Congratulations on SR shave number 2! How did it go? If it wasn't perfect, hang in there. It took me close to 30 shaves before I really knew what I was doing (slow learner) and 100 before it just came naturally.

 

Portland Razor Company Siren