my third official straight razor shave
i am loving the straight. first off, the feel of the blade seems superior to even new disposable blades that i have used. i'm sure that there will be some to dispute this, but that's the way that it seems to me. tonight, i had my third official straight razor shave with my new dovo best quality 5/8 half hollow. i did about 50 passes on the vinyl side of my illinois 827, then i did about 30 passes on my tony miller beginners strop. not going fancy, i used a williams/bigelow superlather, that was cooling and refreshing. i actually lathered up as a preshave. i let it sit while i stropped and then worked it in and washed it with wet face cloth. four passes shaving, three nicks cutting, two alum swipes, and one hell of a shave. after a dab of the lucky tiger disappearing cream, i was good to go. i actually used a spoon to remove my dab, worked it into my hands and applied it to my face. after reading about germs and bacteria getting into tubs, i'm going to use the spoon and then close the tube howard hughes style. good shaving guys.