Thread: Sun July 19th - Sat July 25th

SOTD 7-22-15

Comments: OMG, I just got my first FULL straight shave and didn't use my Wolfman in the picture for the cleanup pass! I did WTG, XTG and then a mix of ATG/XTG for a cleanup and it worked great! On the first pass I got a nice nick right below/on the the edge of the bottom lip and I could tell as soon as I set the razor down there, I was cut and it made me mad! I finished the first pass stopping every couple of seconds to wipe the blood off and once the first pass was done, I rinse and used the steptic pencil on it to closed it up. I then continued to finished the shave with another full pass and a cleanup type pass, which worked fine! No irritation today and although I did NOT get a BBS, I did get real close and a DFS for sure! . No issues with the Soap Commander as it lathers easy and gave me very good protection throughout the shave. All in all, it was a very, very good shave today but could have been better (no nick)!

Please feel free to leave comments on any items used as I enjoy reading them to see what others say about the gear I am using/trying out! Of course, YMMV!

Thx.

Michael Waterhouse Custom 7/8
Neil Miller Shell Cordovan
Zen Shave STF XL Synthetic
Mike's Lily of the Valley

Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

Welcome back grant, how's Jackie boy?

He's doing really well, getting taller every day too, thanks for asking

Originally Posted by rolodave

Hey Grant

Still using your mortar and pestle?

Yep, it's still my go to shaving bowl.

Cheers
Grant

Nuage Men shaving oil
D.R. Harris Eucalyptus shaving cream
High mountain white brush/via-long handle
Filarmonica 13 DT razor
4711 AS cologne
Kiehl's post-shave balm

Day4
Felt like a wake up with a nice cold water shave, I'm completely converted now. I love the bracing chill of the shave.
Soap Taylor's Grapefruit Shave Cream
Brush Omega Synthetic ( this is starting to be a favourite)
Razor Henkels 9/16 smiling Wedge
Aftershave 4711
Result 2 & a bit BBS shave
Result feeling clean awake &happy
Have a Great Day Guys
Cheers Paul

It's is hard to beat a big kick a$$ Fili for a fine shave.

Happy Hump Day Gents. (Insert Camel sounds here)

No prep cold water face lathered shave.

Bob

Boar Brush
Penhaligon Soap
Kanayama #3 Strop
Germania Oxford Razor
British Stirling AS

Le Père Lucien Savon du Barbier Original (refill, repack)
Omega S-Brush Beehive S10081 24x55x105mm
Gillette Fusion ProGlide Power with Multi5 GFPGP5 #164
Kanebo Nine O'Clock AS Lotion

Razor: Mongoose
Brush: Rooney
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
Balm: Muhle
Finish: Annick Goutal