Thread: Stuggi's private shave Journal

Okay, since I'm trying to improve, I found it helpful to collect my daily shaving experiences in a thread to see how I progress. So here goes nothing;

First ever straight shave;

Dovo 5/8 Silver Steel Ebony
EJ Best Badger Brush (the one that's all the rave over at B&B)
Dr. Harris Arlington Soap

10 cuts, mainly due to;
No prep, I was an idiot and lathered directly on my dry face (dunno why I did it, was in a hurry to try the straight)
Semi-dull razor, it tugged at the whiskers quite a lot.
Haphazard shave, didn't really do it in any specific order or nothing, which isn't normal for me either.

The only new thing was the bloody razor, and it messed up my whole routine that I had down with the Mach3. Tomorrow I'll get up damned early and I think I'm gonna limit myself to the cheeks, and I'm gonna do it post shower, with 2 hot towels, in 3 different passes! I'm also gonna do it in half-centimeter strokes.

I also have a bottle of T&H Pre-Shave oil, since I liked the effect of the AoE oil I tried earlier, and a styptic pencil on order as of today, I'm probably getting it by friday!

Dovo 5/8 Silver Steel Ebony
EJ Best Badger Brush (the one that's all the rave over at B&B)
TAoS Unscented Cream

Better prep today, and freshly honed razor; less tugging, only 2 cuts today, mostly because I was less of an idiot.

Dovo 5/8" Silver Steel Ebony
EJ 19mm Best Badger Brush (the one that's all the rave over at B&B)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Tuscany
Dr. Harris Arlington Soap
Boss XY aftershave

Better still today, felt like I was shaving instead of just cutting up my face...

Routine;
Hot water wash
Olive Oil Rub
Lather on face
Strop razor
Shave N to S on cheeks and neck
Relather and restrop
S to N on cheeks, N to S on neck
Relather
S to N on cheeks and neck, paying attention to the jawline
Relather
Finish up the hard spots with the Mach3
Cold Water Rince
Alcohol AS splash

Think you got the wrong thread mate?

I have re-named this to your Private shave journal so there is no more confusion to the regular SOTD thread... this should actually go in the newbies corner so I will move it there and leave you a re-direct

Any questions please feel free to PM me

Yeah, I thought about it and it is more appropriate, thanks Glenn!

You are most welcome !!!

I like the idea of posting your progress throughout your shaves! It`s great for people starting out and seeing how the new straight shaver progresses.

Keep it up and you`ll be having great shaves for the rest of your life!

Dave

Yeah, I started calculating the costs for the gillette systems and saw that I could spend 400€ per year on shaving gear and still not spend more money than on cartridges. I think I should post the spreadsheet here so people really can calculate for themselves how much money it costs...