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My first SOTD post and I get to open up a fresh weekly thread for it. :cool:
2 days growth
Hot shower, creme rinse soak on beard
Hot towel, twice
Vulfix lavender shave cream
Vulfix 2234 brush
Tony Miller wide paddle strop
Heljestrand 5/8 round point
Alum block
Pinaud Clubman
This was only my 3rd shave with a straight and by far the best. Still have a way to go before the tough spots will be as good as I want them but a pretty damn good shave none the less. Feels great.
Hot Shower
5/8 Dovo
proraso pre shave
silvertip badger
Trumpers Sandalwood shaving cream
Witch hazel
2 days' growth
Hot shower
Lucky Tiger Shave lotion
Omega Silvertip
Tony Miller 3" hanging strop
Dubl Duck Goldedge 6/8 rp
Trumpers Alum block
Lucky Tiger AS Toner
L'Occitane CADE AS Balm
This Duck fits my hands very well. Second shave with it. Unfortunately, nicked myself 2 times (not much blood at all). Part was aggressiveness / carelessness, another part was the Lucky Tiger shave lotion - while it lathered very easily and nicely, it did seem to offer less protection than some of my soaps. The nicks are small but I expected to do better :rant:
Did not have much redness so decided to try the alum block. Not the most pleasant experience but after an ice cube and some splashing felt OK. I guess I decided to use the block as a test to see how well I am doing... Not that well, it turns out, but certainly improving.
Cheers
Ivo
3Days Growth
Hot Shower
Kingwood handled Silver Tip (Ebay)
Colleen's Bay Rum w/Sweet Orange Cream
5/8 J.A. Henckel #451 Stainless (Ebay only razor I own so far)
Red Imp Strop 30 Linen / 40 Leather (Ebay)
Gillette Slantbar DE (clean up only)
Colleen's Bay Rum w/Sweet Orange After Shave
Baby's butts everywhere are now jealous of my soft face.
Hot shower, beard soak w/creme rinse
Hot towel
Classicshaving soap, bay rum
Super badger brush
Fried. Herder 6/8 R/P (orange scales, immortalized by Lynn in the DVD)
Alum block
Pinaud Bay Rum aftershave
I'm still at the point in the learning curve where every straight shave is better than the one before. Very happy with this one and no M3 clean up required. :y
hair conditioner
Rooney small style 1
Gold-Dachs soap
5/8 Puma
harris face milk
decent but not great shave - the puma could still use an extra sprinkle of sharp.
2 days growth
hot shower
burma shave badger brush
proraso soap
6/8 F.W. Engels squarepoint
2 pass shave
nivea replenishing a/s balm
baby powder wipe
Hot Shower
6/8 Genco spike
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Tony Miller strop
Taylor's Lavender cream
Old Spice
Terry
Hot shower
Solingen SE (EBay-new), honed by LX_Emergency
Kruidvat oil
Kruidvat soap
Omega badger brush (I have it around for some 20 years, never lost a single hair)
Hot towel
Cold water splash
Williams cold ice AS cream
The more I shave, the more I'm getting the hang of it. Still learning the ropes (especially the jawline), but getting better every time. Last week I visited LX_Emergency for a honing master class. I've learned a lot, and I'm confident I can hone myself. Giving that a try in the weekend.
I love the hot towel. It was for free with an alum block from "De Vergulde Hand" (the Dutch will know what I'm talking about). It really relaxes the skin after the "torture"! :tu
The Kruidvat oil and soap are own brand of a great drugstore here in Holland. Very cheap, but very good!
Yesterday I bought a box of Williams soap. I will give it a try tomorrow.
X, it looks like Alex is giving you a bit of competition in the land of freedom :D
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. :tu
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.:D
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 :D
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Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT
I am not ready yet!
And, I somehow, inexplicably, possess several best shavers (how did this happen :shrug: ) honed by the honemeisters or yours truly - and choosing one for that SPECIAL shave would be extremely hard!
Cheers
Ivo
C'mon Ivo, you know you want it :nj Just imagine the shocked expressions on their faces as the stublly guy shows up with a shave so clean that they can only dream about it unless they follow your lead.
course I want it! hehehe we'll see
The seed has been planted. My work is done :cool: They'll start dropping like flies
The sun was hitting the mirror at a bad angle. I could barely see anything in it and ofcourse ended up with a bad shave and two healthy nicks. My respect for Toddo just went up a couple of notches.
10/5/06
Greatest shave I have had yet....
Razor:
8/8 Henckles INOX from Shave Shop, which i paste stropped with one of Anthony's pasted 1-.5-.25 paddle strops. So sharp that if i even stop on the skin I will draw blood:) I love it.
Soap:
Honey Bee Lime Soap, great soap!!
Brush:
Vulfix Pure Badger
A/S:
My own handmade witch hazel, lavender, lemon and tea tree essential oil mix.
Balm:
Again my own handmade aloe vera based balm with carrot oil, olive oil, avocado oil, jojoba oil and shea butter mix.
Here in Holland the sun isn't shining anymore. Seems like autumn has finally set in.
My lightbulb in the bathroom is broken and because I had to get up early this morning I had no light to shave. *Shame on me* :o
Have to change the lightbulb today, otherwise my saturdaymorning shave will also be a fiasco... :gth
Oh it's shining here but at a bad angle... Yesterday's and today's lows were/will be 2 degrees! :rant: The worst part of this whole fiasco is that the new furnace is coming in on tuesday.
Heh! Ever see a guy with no ears, no lips or nose? I think I've got the hang of it now though, lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT
Thanks man, Toddo
Lol Toddo, I'm sure it didn't get nearly as bad as you just described it. Fortunately for me, I started shaving with a Pakistani piece of junk, so that's where all of my scars came from. But seriously, I've met quite a few people with 20/20 that are afraid of going straight. You elected to live your life to the fullest. Cheers bro :tu
Hot Shower
5/8 Case spike
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Tony Miller strop
Tabac soap
Tabac AS
I guess you could say that this
is a Tabaccy kind of day..... :)
Hope everyone has a great week- end.
Terry
Oh it's shinihg like it's supposed to do in dutch autumns. It's windy, cold, but nice because of the sun.:nj
Still havn't change the lightbulb, but now the sun is shining in the bathroom and I am confident the shave will go allright. I now have a 2day beard. The ultimate test for my str8ts!
Changed the bulb just now.
Hot shower
Solingen SE
my trusty old badger brush
Kruidvat oil
De Vergulde Hand shaving soap
All went well on my 2day beard, came off like I was shaving a baby's butt. But, the coup de maitre turned out to be a cut of flesh. I have a very nasty bleeder right under my nose. No alum can stop the bleeding. I'll have to use a bandage (glad I bought 10 mtrs recently).
Otherwise a very nice shave!
Hot Shower
5/8 Fredrick Reynolds spike
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Tony Miller strop
Taylor's Lavender cream
Tabac AS
Terry
Actually, it's been much better than I or especially others might imagine. I'll never look back as long as I am able.
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Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT