Thread: Monday, October 31, 2005

i shaved last night with my straight. touched up with some new handamerica paste on the treated flat strop, maybe 20 rounds. then about 10 on the george g strop. using my SRP razor

great shave using QED lavendar shave soap in the tub. used hot pot as well with the kent bk8. still cant get my neck but about 80% but did not touch up. gonna try new stretching tonight, pulling neck skin to the sides towards the ear and blade from all angles that i can, relather frequently or using the QED shave stick.

sam

shower with Musgoreal soap
applied herbal pre-shave gel
stropped TI 7/8 Stamina Wood Spike Point
Hot towel
Lather up with QED Lavendar
Hot towel
Relather
N-S first pass
Relather
Up the neck and back to front on the jawline and cheeks
apply cutting balm with water
touch up
final against the grain pass under jawline with water and cutting balm
cold water rinse
Pinaud Clubman
wash/dry razor Apply Chamelia oil.
Watch wife and kids hold their noses as I walk through the house.

Here is a pic of the items I used to shave with this morning.....
Exactly, no pic! I stayed up too late on here last night and hit the snooze one too many times. Oh well, I made it to work on time and I guess the upshot is more to shave tomorrow :-) Jeff

Dubl Duck Special No 1
Illinois 361 hanging strop
12 passes on the linen
32 passes on the finished leather

Hot shower
2 minute hot towel
Lush Ambrosia Cream
1 pass with the grain on the neck and sides

hot water splash
Lush Ambrosia Cream
1 pass against on the neck and sides

hot water splash
1 touch up pass
Thayer's Witch Hazel Skin Astringent with Aloe

H. Böker
Honemaster barber hone
3 passes
Illinois 361 hanging strop
12 passes on the linen
24 passes on the finished leather

hot shower
GlaxoSmithKline Spectro Gel Skin Cleanser
2 minute hot towel
Lush Ambrosia Cream
5 minute hot towel

hot water
Lush Ambrosia Cream
1 pass down the sides and neck & across the front

hot water
Lush Ambrosia Cream
1 pass against

hot water
1 touch up pass
Thayer's Witch Hazel Skin Astringent with Aloe

Showered with SoapDance Santa's Pipe bath soap
TI Red Stamina 7/8
Shavemac SMF Special
Taylor Almond shaving cream
30 passes on treated leather
Steamed Face with Hot Towel and Lather - 3 minutes
2 passes down the sides and neck with cream
1 pass across the sides with cream
1 pass along jaw line from ear to chin with cream
1 pass up the sides with cream
1 pass touch up with water
Proraso after shave balm
Trumper's Coral Skin Food
Yves Saint Laurent M7 EdT
30 passes on treated leather

Didn't Shave today

SR Droescher Blue Diamond
Honemeister barber hone
3 passes on the hone
Illinois 361 hanging strop
12 passes on the linen
24 passes on the finished leather

hot shower
GlaxoSmithKline Spectro Gel Skin Cleanser

Lush Ambrosia Cream
1 pass against on the neck and sides
1 pass touch up with water
Thayer's Witch Hazel Skin Astringent with Aloe

Shower Classic Bay Rum soap
Pre-shave while in shower with conditioner
Hot towel
Lather with Trumper's Sandalwood cream
strop Dubl Duck Satinedge
Hot towel
Re-lather
Two passes with lather
One pass with water and cutting balm
Rinse
Royall Spyce after-shave

Showered with SoapDance Sandalwood Vanilla bath soap
Dorko 7/8 w/ rosewood handle
Shavemac SMF Special
Taylor Sandalwood shaving cream
30 passes on treated leather
Didn't steam face - bad choice
2 passes down the sides and neck with cream
1 pass across the sides with cream
1 pass up the sides with cream
1 pass touch up with water
Proraso after shave balm
Trumper's Coral Skin Food
Shiseido Basala For Men EdT
30 passes on treated leather