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SOTD
First use of a straight for sometime now due to some issues of late that rehab and a procedure and recovery has now allowed.
So I thought I would return with A&E’s Kaizan
A new 26mm High Density Silvertip Manchurian Ultralux Badger ‘Red Forge’ from Rich Man Shaving
Made it three passes without issue.
whew.
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Nice!
Decided on a mentholated shave for today.
Something cooling, refreshing.
Weather will get a bit warmer the next few days, so it’s time for the summer scents and non-oily balms.
I decided to pull out the trusty Shapleigh - Diamond Edge.
Not the most expensive straight I own (actually it’s cheap as heck)…but definitely one of the sharper edges.
It is so sharp, that I liken it to the harshness of a Feather Blade. But it’s not - it’s a straight razor.
With a good soap, a great balm, and a sensitive shave touch, it was a spectacular shave.
Feeling good.
Straight: Shapleigh -Diamond Edge
DE: Carbon Shaving Cx-316L (head shave)
Lather: Captains Choice “Nor’Easter”
Balm: Captains Choice “Nor’Easter”
Splash: Captains Choice “Nor’Easter”
Brush: Wolf Whisker (Shavemac Silvertip)
Bowl: Captains Choice (large)
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My first SOTD.
After shaving with this razor for several years -- and in a rare moment of wisdom -- I decided to send it off to the Idaho panhandle for a vacay, complete with spa treatment package and full-body makeover. Thank you, Glen for the magnificent result. Shaves like a dream. (My poor photography surely does an injustice to Glen's work.)
Prep: hot shower
Soap: Williams puck
Brush: Omega Pro boar
BUS (Butt-ugly strop, my own creation, 3" bridle leather)
Razor: Gottlieb & Hammesfahr Pyramide
AV Ice Blue
Olay SPF 15 (pale Irish skin and the S. Florida sun don't play well together)
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Two way tie for FSOTD. Great photos as always gents, :tu
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Nicholas Gervais razor, Antwerp
Scrupleworks strop
New Forest Tubby badger brush
Scheermonnik Barbershop test batch shaving soap
Proraso green tea and oats balm
Shea butter
Zarkoperfume Pink Molécule EdT
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Thursday, June 17, 2021.
Geo F Trumpers, skin food limes pre shave balm. Tabula Rasa, Herbs, shaving cream, and After Shave Gel "Cool & Blue". Heinrich L. Thater, synthetic hair, butterscotch. Friedr. Herder Abr. Sohn 30, +7/8, Solingen. Hermès: Terre d’Hermès, EdP.
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Thursday's Shave
'Wire & Bone'
Tripoli Boarhide Strop
ARKO
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Nivea Shave Balm
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Thursday Shave
Preshave: Argan Oil Soap
Soap: Pannacrema Nera
Brush: 26 mm TDR Synbad
Razor: Manaslu 205
Splash: Hega Original
Balm: Eau de Cedrat
EDT: Aramis Havanna
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