Wow! I'm liking this!

My two new "Lynn Sharpened" Shave Ready Dovo's and my TM Heirloom Horsehide & Linen Hanging Strop arrived within a day of each other. Tony does beautiful work. I hung the strop on the door jamb outside the bathroom door in my bedroom. It looks great there and it is handy to use. Now I know how a sharp blade is supposed to feel. Even though I was completely satisfied with my usual puck of William's, I treated myself to a tub of SRD's essential oil shaving soap in patchouli. I am really liking this. Shaving used to be a chore. Now it is a joy! It's been about 5 days now and this morning I got my first BBS shave. Only one small nick. The patchouli soap has already paid for itself. My GF walked in on my as I was finishing my shave. She nuzzled my neck then dragged me to the bed. Sigh, life is good.:tu

Ahhh, here's to happy endings. :)

Big difference between the Williams and a high-quality shave soap, eh? Glad you're liking it, it can only get better from here.

Happy shaving!

Congratulations!

You certainly sound like you're set up: a couple of shave-ready Dovos, a TM strop, nice shaving soap. Glad you're enjoying it so much, it's supposed to be enjoyable!

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Sigh, life is good.:tu

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I know it's rough, but someone has to do the hard work... :roflmao

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... My GF walked in on my as I was finishing my shave. She nuzzled my neck then dragged me to the bed. Sigh, life is good.:tu

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And everybody else thinks we're just a bunch of shaving nerds. :D

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My GF walked in on my as I was finishing my shave. She nuzzled my neck then dragged me to the bed. Sigh, life is good.:tu

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This post is useless without pics... :rofl2::rofl2::rofl2:


Great to see you're having fun shaving. In the end that's what it's all about!

Enjoy it just keeps getting better!

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This post is useless without pics... :rofl2::rofl2::rofl2:

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Max, in internet parlance that would be either "Pics or STFU" or "Pics or it didn't happen". ;)

And yes, I agree. :roflmao

welcome - great that you're enjoying it

I'm curious, do the SRD essential oil soaps come as pucks only? Noticed the other soaps that came with wooden bowls were higher priced and wanted to know before I bought.

The SRD patchouli soap I bought came in a plastic tub with a screw lid. Not at all what I expected, but it actually works out quite nicely. It never occurred to me that I could have an assortment of soaps to choose from each morning. My only shave bowl still has a half used puck of Williams in it. I actually like the Williams, and keep coming back to it. It smells like soap, not perfume, and there are days when I prefer that fresh, simple scent. If I am going to have an assortment of soaps, it is nice if they all have their own lidded containers, so they can be stored when not in use. I just ordered a shave scuttle from Julie Moore at Dirty Bird. You don't store a puck of soap in the scuttle. You pick up some soap with your brush and transfer it to the scuttle where you build your lather. I want to try a couple more different soaps. I may buy an assortment of covered pottery bowls and transfer all my soaps to them. the plastic container works well, but I don't care much for plastic. Probably why I got rid of the Mach 3.

It only gets better:gl:


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Heh I can understand the feeling towards plastic, though I think I can deal with using a plastic tub for a time if the need is strong. Say like buying a couple of razors and other basic equipment to start shaving with on an already tight budget. :roflmao

Thanks for the thumbs up on the soap, once I figure out which scent I'll be happy with, I plan to get a tub. It's a very nice price and seems like a great product.

So you know Patchouli is an aphrodisiac, right ?? :rofl2:

Yes I have, but I prefer to believe it is my good looks and charm that are responsible for my success. But smelling good can't hurt either, right?:tu

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Yes I have, but I prefer to believe it is my good looks and charm that are responsible for my success. But smelling good can't hurt either, right?:tu

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Must be where I've been going wrong all these years :rofl2: