Thread: Sun May 15th - Sat May 21st

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

First shave is always satisfying. They will get better as time passes. As you gain more experience you'll find the rash going away as your touch gets better. It is amazing at how light your touch can be and still remove whiskers.

Enjoy!

Thank you. Agree on the light touch, should be like this. I chose to got he straight way and not wait any longer because of the irritation I still get with DEs some times. Of course DEs (and SEs) will still be used.

Originally Posted by baldy

Congratulations. you've done better than I did. Here's a pic from after my first shave. The other side of my face was even worse.
Grant
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Thank you Grant. I may not got any serious nicks but my shave was no way close as your first one.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Congratulations, Konstantinos! The shaves will improve, I promise!

Thank you.

@ Robert: Thank you as well. Yes, all will improve through time and perseverance. It is very satisfying already though...

And here you get a beautiful monument of a crusader near Jaffa-Gate/ Jerusalem

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Great shaves guys

Mark (aka Blugill): The pleasure was all mine brotha. I am very glad you liked the edges. Now, as for which edge was what: One was on Shapton pros (1, 5, and 12k). The other is the same but with Y/G Escher as a finisher after the 12k Shapton. For the life of me, I can't remember which razor got what . I think the Kobar got the Escher. Getting old has its downsides and memory is the first thing that goes,

Robert, first off I want to thank you for doing such a kind and generous favor for me. It may be weeks before I really know which one I prefer. The Wester Bros. is a favorite razor of mine, don't no why, just is. And the Kobar is a great razor to, the edges are both very smooth and sharp, and have a real smooth feel on the face. I really can't make a determination yet, just gonna have to use them some more. And Yes Sir you did a magnificent job on both. Now I know what all the hype is behind the Shapton Stones, and the results of a Y/G Esher finish is. I like it to much ! Thanks so much buddy, and it really looks like y'all are having a wonderful time on your vacation, don't forget to see the Show Girls at least once ! LMAO !


BTW, sometimes I don't even remember yesterday

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

No shave for me today either. Tomorrow will be a good one with 2 day growth. Today, I feel like Grizzly Adams already

Thats awesome Robert.

Originally Posted by eTom

Today we were in Bethlehem in the morning and in the afternoon again in Old City
I said to this brave soldiers: Thank you for your service!

Very cool. WOW! cute women in the picture!

A-2 Auto Strop Razor
Turkish HH #6
Ogallala Bay Rum & Lemon Grass
Neutrogena Post Shave Balm
Ice Blue Aqua Velva

Two Passes to a Baby Butt Smooth Shave !

Man, I'm here to tell ya, these Original Auto Strop Razors are simply AMAZING !
This one is the second production model made with the push button blade release.
I've been toying with these SE Razors and have tried many different ones, Several
different models of Gem's, EverReady's, Valet Auto Strop's and Original Auto Strop's
These Original Auto Strops have major blade exposure, more so than any others
I have tried. Its very easy to achieve a BBS shave with just a couple of passes.
All I can say is not enough, if you haven't tried one ! Amazing simply Amazing !!!
Razor Sharpeners and Stroppers

Originally Posted by gssixgun

This 6/8 NY Thistle just is so hard to beat...
After a nice long shower I built up a Musk filled Uberlather using a restored 24mm Slivertip in a Vintage Old Spice handle...I used that brush to whup up on a mixture of HoneyBee Spas Musk soap and Old Spice Musk shave cream with 5 drops of Pure Glycerin... The resulting Uberlather was a delightfully creamy

Sounds like a wicked shave Glen, nice set-up

Originally Posted by eTom

Today we were in Bethlehem in the morning and in the afternoon again in Old City

Great photos Tom. Keep them coming. Hope your having a great time

Grant

Hot Shower
Warm Oil
Dirty Bird Scuttle
Badger Brush
Nancy Boy SC with Glycerine added
SRD Strop 50 felt 60 leather
Fromm, Maximized razor in translucent horn
Aluminum
Pinaud AS
Vaseline for men.

First str8 shave since last Wednesday. When I arrived home Monday I was tired so I used a DE. I have not shaved since Monday so tonight I used the Fromm by Max because I wanted to spoil my face. The Nancy Boy lathered up and provided great cushion and glide. The smell is so very pleasant it reminds me of being outdoors. What a nice shave. The Fromm, freshly off of Max's work bench, performed flawlessly. It is only the second time I used this razor. I can tell you it is just wonderful.
I have to return to Florida tomorrow due to my father injuring himself in a fall. He seems to be OK, but I'm going to head down to see him. I am not looking forward to spending more time traveling but its my Pops, so off I go.
I have to pack so I don't have time to take a photo so I used an older one. I hope everyone enjoys their evening.

Hope your Pops is okay, Jeff. We'll be thinking of him!

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Hope your Pops is okay, Jeff. We'll be thinking of him!

Thanks Bill. Just spoke to Mom and he is fine, just a bump on his head. I am still going to head down and spend a few days with him.

Wednesday:
Prep: Hot Shower
Cream: AOS Lemon
Brush: Shavemac 177
Razor: Dovo 5/8ths Best
Toner: Thayers Lemon W.H.
A/S: Taylor's No. 74 Victorian Limes
ASB: Nivea Sensitive ASB