Thread: SOTD April 18 - April 25

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Case 5/8 sp
Vulfix 374 silvertip
TM Strop
Williams mug soap
Old Spice

First shave with the vintage Case that I bought from Bill Ellis.
Decided to use a old time American soap with an old time
American razor.


Terry

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6/8 Aevos
proraso pre shave
Taylor of OBS St James Shave cream
silver tip badger

Pinaud Lilac Vegital..

Man you just can't beat a satisfying shave... Huummmmm

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Genco 6/8 sp
Vulfix 374 silvertip
TM strop
Proraso pre/post
Proraso soap
Proraso AS balm

Smooooth shave. Gotta love Proraso.
I definately need to try the Proraso AS splash.
Wonder if Target will get that in as well?
I quess I need to stop in a see if they have
it. While I'm at it but more pre/post and soap,
in the event they quit selling it.


Terry

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-gentlemen's oak & moss soap
-wilkinson brush (since I'm in the process of testing Colleen's samples, I'm using the same brush and the same lathering technique. can't wait to start using my new C&E)
-DD Satinedge

I'm getting ticked off with the Satinedge. It left my face raw. Today I'll try to re-hone it from scratch, starting with heavy pressure on the 4k. However, for now, I'm disappointed with Solingen steel and/or my inability to get it as sharp as Sheffield steel.

Steam shower
Proraso Cream
Tweezerman brush (stopped malting now)
TM 3" red latigo strop
Ebay £6.40 Thiers Issard -check that out 6271644108 - cleaned & honed.
cold water splash
Proraso A\shave - Terry, it's worth every penny.

I Wish I could bottle that shave Gents !

Dunk

First ever shave with a real str8 after a year with a shavette:

a couple of hours honing out a nick in an old blade inherited two weeks ago
(no shower; too anxious)
stropping on a belt (expect a strop any day now)
cheap sythetic brush
williams mug soap
dominica bay rum

conclusion: i need to get the blade a little sharper (am gonna get a blade shave ready by a pro) and i need more practice maintaining an edge. i also think my skin needs to adjust. so it was, of course, less than ideal, but...

IT WAS THRILLING! a culmination of training and reading the valuable information on this site

My 4th shave with a straight.

I finally got the razor honed to pass the HHT with my beginners package of barberhones from Redtrader. I had shaved 3 days in a row with it and decided to take one day with my Gilette double-bladed. What a bad idea! My skin got really irritated and I had to take a day off from shaving because of razorburn and bumps. So I used the straight again:

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Taylor's Sandalwood shave cream
Boar bristle brush borrowed from my father
Cheap strop from ebay
Garantie razor I restored and honed myself
Nivea for Men sensitive aftershave balm

Much better shave, and almost no irritation. I'm still working on my technique, especially in the neck area, but I get significantly less irritation from the straight, though the shave doesn't get as close.

Thanks SRP!

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Morley 6/8 sp
Vulfix 374 silvertip
TM strop
SCS savory rose
Pinaud Lime Sec.

Sue's soap is first rate. Close comfortable shave. Gotta love it....


Terry

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5/8 Dovo
silvertip badger
proraso pre shave
Taylor of OBS sandalwood soap


Pinaud Bay rum...

el-cheapo boar brush (last soap test, switching to C&E badger tomorrow)
colleen's creme 3
satinedge
moonshine+nivea creme

I honed the Satinedge to the point where I get no razor-burn, but it still gets snagged in denser growth. Earned me a small nick on the chin. However, at least now I know that the temper hasn't been ruined by the fire. I'll set it aside now and let it sit until I get the new scales and the coticle. Switching exclusively to TEW until then. It has a more substantial blade, so it's better in heavy-bearded areas.