my first post, and only my 4th straight shave!
shower with wife's conditioner (?) in beard
Double Arrow 6/8 (yes, the cheapo Chinese one with chintzy plastic scales!)
stropped 50x with 3 micron Ryobi white rouge
Williams shave soap, WBUR mug and a neon cat throwup boar bristle shave brush
1x WTG
1x ATG (except XTG above moustache and below lip - sporting the goatee)
1x XTG (except for above and below lips... 2 passes was all I need there)
1 spot needed styptic stick
homemade lime AS (alcohol, witch hazel, water, glycerin, juice of plastic lime)
Superior 70 bay rhum
Giggidy, giggidy, giggidy! After just a few tries, I am rapidly approaching a bloodless, ubersmooth straight shave! I can smell it! :)
Next time, I'll take photos!
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Baby it's Coooooold Outside
Well I hope today is a better day than yesterday was the only thing that went right yesterday was my morning shave.......
Hot steaming towels from the microwave (I just added to the shave den)
AHHHHHhhhhhhhh
Warm up the shave bowl and the soap with hot water
Uberlather:
Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil
Shave creme
Soap
Pure Glycerin
Hot water rinse
Lather up with the 28mm Shavemac
Using a Dubl Duck Special #1 5/8 Spike point
This razor has the Custom Antelope scales on in
Strop 30 laps linen 40 laps leather
WTG pass
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
Re-strop 20 laps on leather
XTG pass
Hot water rinse
Cool water rinse
Thayer's lemon WH
Coffee, News, write this LOL
Hot shower
Cool water rinse
Capt Smith's Bay Rum (suffer the fires of hell)
Nice smooth feeling skin Ahhhhhhhh
Off to work!!!!!
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