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Cool razor Jerry. How is the shave?

Wednesday, January 12, 2021.
Floid oil pre shave. Murphy & McNeil: Nantahala, shaving soap & aftersave splash. DsCosmetics synthetic hair 26 mm, feinster solinger. Fritz Bracht: Tennis 70, I.A. Silver stahal feinster solinger, 6/8. Boucheron: Jaïpur Homme, EdP.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Cool razor Jerry. How is the shave?

Thanks Shaun.
The shave is a little on the agressive side. Id say its the most agressive when it comes to the schick injectors.
But Ive got DEs that are more agressive. I just enjoy being able to shave with many styles of razors.

Blade: Schick "Exacta2" twin-blade disposable
Brush: "John Bull" — Rooney Style 1 Size 1 in Super Badger 22mm
Suds: Simpsons Luxury Shaving Cream
Skin: Simpsons Naturally Vitalising ASB
Scent: Guerlain Vetiver EDT

Wednesday's Shave
'Fire & Bone'
Tripoli Boarhide Strop
arko
Aqua Velva
Nivea Shave Balm

SOTD WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, 2022

RAZOR: Frederick Reynolds 9/16 Rattler Grind (Mug), Barbasol Floating Head (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE ( Dome)
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a heavy scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Rearden Razor 316L SS Handled Tuxedo Synth
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys WH. Finished with Cremo Cooling Post Shave Balm and Canoe Original EdT.

9/8 Blasberg razor
Nakayama Karasu touch-up
Kanayama 30000 strop
Scheermonnik Delfts Groen testbatch shaving cream
J&T black badger brush
Proraso green tea & oats balm
Shea butter
Marc Antoine Barrois - Ganymede EdT

Excellent shave. The strop came in yesterday from the Bay. A little belated Christmas gift to myself. New in box. These become tougher and tougher to find. Thought I’d scoop one while I still can.

(Thiers) E.Champion 6/8 near wedge,stainless scales
Adagio Road Lemon Ice puck
Omega boar brush

Great shave this late Wednesday afternoon.

Grabbed the smooth and sweetish-smelling “Cognac & Cuban Cigars,” and paired it with the Ralf Aust.

The balm is a bit thick, so only a small dab was needed for the face and head.

Great, clean, scent.

Doesn’t smell like tobacco leaf much.

Stupendously close and wonderful head and face shave.

Crushing Wednesday.

Straight: Ralf Aust
DE: Carbon Shaving CX-316L (head shave)
Lather: Henri et Victoria “Cognac &?Cuban Cigars”
Balm: Henri et Victoria “Cognac & Cuban Cigars”
Brush: Omega (synthetic)
Bowl: Captains Choice (large)

January 12th

ASW (made by Wet Shaving Products) Shave Soap and Aftershave - Old Virginia
Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements Star Jelly
Evan's MrEE Aluminum w/Simpson Trafalgar T2
Ralf Aust

Great 2.5 pass shave, everything performed very nicely. The 'Old Virginia' is a very rustic 'leather and tobacco' aroma put together by Lee at Wet Shaving Products for Asylum Shave Works (but discontinued). If you're looking for it...it's nearly the same as WSP's 'Tobacco', but this version seems slightly deeper/darker. You can see the soap is very dark brown, so I always use a synthetic or boar knot to lather this with.

Had a little fun in the 'studio' with the image today. The highlight on the blade etching is done with an extra flashlight that I can very tightly focus the beam to be the LED itself that makes the light. The LED is a rectangle....so it works pretty neat. Captured with an iPhone.