Thread: April 29 - May 5

Got a mint or NOS Dorko for the tribe - my first nude lady scales

custom super silvertip ivory (Matt)
Tabac ss
vintage Clydesdale strop
5/8 hollow Dorko
Trumper's alum
Trumper's CSF

DM Personal Jesus on repeat

Did a little work on the Dorko to pass HHT but it just wasn't ready = an unpleasant shave. I decided to tough it out

Observation: the linen on this strop, which I cleaned so that there is no wax left and it's quite soft and grabby, seemed to bring up the edge somewhat better than the other linen that I drenched with wax to make pretty hard and glossy

Cheers
Ivo

Warm shower

W H Sample & Sons 5/8
Barbus shaving cream
3 passes

Not a great experience today. The Sample is getting dull, and pulled a lot. Stropping helped, but I ended up with more razor burn than I would have liked.

Tue:

Rooney small style 1 brush
Gold-Dachs Spezial soap
Hand American strop
5/8 TIPTLE
Royall Lymes A/S

Needs some work on the hone; I've gotten better at it since the last time I worked on this razor. Great shave in only one pass, though, this thing practically reads my mind when shaving. I shudder to think of what this thing will be like when it's up to the new level of snuff...

Shavemac 501
Tabac soap
8/8 Chandler custom
Alum
Tabac A/S splash

2nd time out with this razor, it wasn't as much fun as taking 4 days growth off in one pass but a great shave none the less. This razor excels all over and does an especially nice job on the upper lip and chin areas.

Hot Shower
face scrub


5/8 Aevos
Twilligers Cedar & Lemon
Silvertip badger brush






BBS smooth shave reallly good.

Tue

Vulfix BB
TM strop
Pre de Provence soap
Challenge 5/8 SP
T&H Trafalger a/s


Great shave, great scent

Jordan

simple shaving day

20/25 heirloom latigo
hot shower
TGQ bay rum shave soap
5/8 Torrey spike
3 passes
witch hazel

no damage today. nice and smooth

shaving 3 days in a row - I think I have only done this for conferences or visiting clients / partners

Matt super silvertip ivory
Musgo Real sc
Vintage DD #70 strop
Simmons Hdwe Keen Kutter K739
Trumper's alum
Trumper's CSF

What a nice shave, from such a great razor. Its shape is one of my favorites - jimped thumb notch, extra long monkey tail, fabulous grip and control. This razor is riiight after my top 3.

Musgo Real stinged a bit when applying but this did not progress into irritation even after 2 passes. Nice change, interesting scent, performance was good.

Cheers
Ivo

Wed:

Rooney small style 1 brush
Gold-Dachs Spezial soap
Hand American strop
5/8 TIPTLE
Harris face milk

VG shave.

Hot shower.

Dovo 5/8
Van der Hagen "Deluxe" soap (for the heck of it)
3 passes.
Proraso Liquid Cream A/S

Decent shave today. Smooth with little irritation. I think my Dovo is starting to get dull, too, though. It missed more than I would have liked on the downward pass. (It's also possible that I'm not stretching enough either.)

The Van der Hagen soap performed alright, the lather lasting about as long as I needed, but I've really been spoiled by that Barbus soap.

- Scott