Thread: SOTD Oct 1 - Oct 7

Tue:

Hot shower
hair conditioner
rooney small style 1
gold-dachs soap
5/8 puma

Turns out the puma has a very slightly warped blade, I can't see it with my eyes but the magic marker test doesn't lie. Fortunately the blade is very flexible so a light touch in the middle of the blade on the outbound pass does the trick. Gave it 10 laps on the pink arkansas last night and had a great shave this morning.

hot shower
hair conditioner
6/8 Puma
silvertip badger brush
C&E Nomad shaving cream
Pinaud Bay Rum


Nice shave Not a great shave but a nice one.

The second shave with the Genco was definitely an enjoyable one. Smooth and comfortable. I was considering giving it away and replacing it with something else, but it looks like it will stick around in the rotation.

Got in Lynn's dvd in this weekend. Honed a new hen and rooster razor like he shows on the dvd. It passed the hht WOW what a trip. Not being used to a actual SHARP razor. I'll have to git used to it, got some razor rash or so while shavng. Well at least now I'll have a sharp razor to use after the rash heals. Otherwise having a great time learning.

Thanks
Eddie

I can't believe this!

but, in tone with the tradition:

2 days' stubble
Hot shower
NO conditioner
Tabac soap
Burma Shave boar brush
Tony Miller hanging strop
Puma 6/8 round point hollow
ice cube
Lucky Tiger AS Toner
L'Occitane CADE AS balm

I have a number of new (to me) razors to try, as well as my current favorites, and after some consideration decided to go with this particular Puma, which I had honed yesterday. Am I glad I did!

The first 6/8 Goldedge shave was a revelation - after I thought I am more of a 6/8 wedge guy, it shaved unbelievably. However, it was not honed by me. Just now, this Puma delivered an even more pleasurable shave, after I honed her myself. It was a great experience, quite elating! Zero nicks, no abrasions, etc. WOW! Now I know why people love this brand. BTW, very easy to hone. She is not only the best shaver I have tried, but also quite beautiful, despite the fact that it doesn't have fancy gold etchings or exotic scales.

I cannot remember who opened my eyes to these razors, but it was somebody here at SRP - thank you, unknown mentor!

Cheers
Ivo

hair conditioner
rooney small style 1
gold-dachs spezial soap
feather AC/super pro blade
harris face milk

I usually haul out the feather about every two weeks, and this was the first time I've used it since I started using hair conditioner replaced lather in my prep. It works as well for the feather as for straights, this is the first time I've used the feather and not had it get tangled up in that tough patch on the right side of my jaw.

Hot shower

7/8 Rudolf Schmidt
Silvertip badger brush
Taylor of OBS St James Shaving cream
Old Spice


Great shave and a great smell.

Thur:

Rooney small style 1
gold-dachs soap
7/8 Friodur square point
Harris face milk

No hair conditioner today, the maid service put it up somewhere and now I can't find it... Great shave anyway, though, this oryx-scaled beauty is one of my favorite razors and rarely disappoints.

no shave for the wicked...

I am going to this huge party on Fri and have my reputation to uphold. the reputaiton being that I hate shaving, I seemingly never shave (unless I have high-level business meetings with customers) and always have designer stubble. if only my friends knew...

This is funny though, only one of my friends knows I started shaving and use a straight. talk about need to come out of the closet

Cheers
Ivo

Ivo, I think it's time and you inadvertently stumbled upon the best way to go about it. Let your hair grow today. Tomorrow, take a shower and let conditioner sit on your face while you're soaping up. Then take your best shaver and get the smoothest BBS shave ever. When your friends go into a collective shock, tell'em you went straight