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No offense taken mate! :)

Because the main SOTD resets every week, so progress is hard to track. When I feel I'm not getting dramatically better per shave, I'll start posting there instead. :)

Dovo 5/8" Silver Steel Ebony
EJ 19mm Best Badger Brush
Dr. Harris Arlington Soap
Nivea Replenishing ABS
Boss XY AS for scent

Today I skipped my left cheek to allow it to heal, and instead did...

Dovo 5/8" Silver Steel Ebony
EJ 19mm Best Badger Brush
Dr. Harris Arlington Soap
Nivea Replenishing ABS
Adidas Victory League EdT (damn fine scent, sadly the brand and the ugly label let's it...

Dovo 5/8" Silver Steel Ebony
EJ 19mm Best Badger Brush
Dr. Harris Arlington Soap
Nivea Extreme Comfort ABS

Nice overall shave, I did the first pass on half my face with gugi's Shumate, and then...

The SOTD pic

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3518/3233441333_fdb13ba6d9.jpg

Dovo 5/8" Silver Steel Ebony
EJ 19mm Best Badger Brush
Dr. Harris Arlington Soap
T&H Pre-shave oil
Nivea Replenishing AABS

Today's shave wasn't very comfortable as I shaved yesterday evening...

Dovo 5/8" Silver Steel Ebony
EJ 19mm Best Badger Brush
Dr. Harris Arlington Soap
Calvin Klein Escape AS

A bit better still, went for more BBS which resulted in a bit more sting (higher alcohol...

Dovo 5/8" Silver Steel Ebony
EJ 19mm Best Badger Brush
Dr. Harris Arlington Soap
Nivea Replenishing AABS (Alcohol Aftershave Balm)

I had a very nice shave today, and found a way to completely...

Dovo 5/8" Silver Steel Ebony
EJ 19mm Best Badger Brush
Dr. Harris Arlington Soap
Nivea Extreme Comfort ABS
GFT Eucris EdT for scent (Too geriatric according to GF, I'm not using that one again)
...

Okay, I've done some more stropping, and it's getting there, now I can do an ATG stroke on my neck with just water without any irritation. I just tried it, and it was kinda comfortable, so tomorrows...

Dovo 5/8" Silver Steel Ebony
EJ 19mm Best Badger Brush
Dr. Harris Arlington Soap
Nivea Extreme Comfort ABS
Knize Ten EdT for scent

Much better today, the stropping yesterday and today really...

Okay here's the sheet!

shaving - Google Docs

If you want it to calculate anything you need to pm me so I can mail it to you!

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...

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

Think you got the wrong thread mate? :D

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...

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,...

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...

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;