SOTD Oct 8 - Oct 14

Sunday:

Rooney small style 1
Gold-Dachs Spezial soap
HandAmerican strop
6/8 John Clarke & Son round tip
Harris face milk

Hot Shower

5/8 Boker RI spike
Tony Miller strop
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Tabac soap
Michelsen's Bay Rum


Terry

Mon:

Dovo travel brush
Palmolive lather cream
Feather AC with super pro blade
Pinaud Clubman A/S

I figured I'd play around with a different travel setup than I've been using. I normally take two razors and my travel paddle, but this is an international flight so I figured I'd go with the feather. If they confiscate my blades I can make do with injector blades for a week. This meant a change from my normal soap to a cream, and the palmolive in a tube travels better than the tubs. I just wish it had a less generic soapy smell - maybe I'll put a few drops of lavender EO in it and see if that helps...

Did a single twice-over pass this morning and got a shave that although substandard is nonetheless perfectly acceptable for the office, and it only took five minutes start to finish. I'll do this the next few days and see how my face handles it. Normally I can get two or three days out with the feather before my face starts showing the strain, but that was for a multi-pass shaving routine; this one-pass twice-over shave should be much easier on my face.

Hot towel
Burma shave brush
Tabac soap
Tony Miller 3" strop
Puma 6/8 rp
Lucky Tiger AS Toner
L'Occitane Cade AS
L'Occitane Vetiver EDT

5 days without shaving! The Puma performed very well, but maybe something heavier and stiffer would have been even better. Just a couple of nicks, as my daughter distracted me a bit... Virtually no irritation after the shave - big achievement for me! Oh, I love the Vetiver after the CADE.

Ops, I just realized I have forgotten my brush w/ the lather... not good

Hot Shower
Rooney Best Badger brush
W&B 7/8 wedge
Carl Monkhouse 3" Russian leather Strop
Colleens Gentlemen's Oak & Moss shaveing cream (wow what lather!)
Gentlemen's Oak and Moss after shave lotion (Thanks Coleen!)

Great shave, two passes, the W&B can always be counted on for that...but the explosion of fragrance from the shaving cream, and a lather that was almost too thick made it particularly nice. With the scent of the after shave lotion lingering as I type this I just want to sit at my desk and enjoy...good thing it is raining or I might have played hooky from work and gone for a long walk in the woods today.

Dave

Hot towel
Tabac soap
Proraso (Omega) Boar brush (Target) - boy this thing stinks!
Tony Miller strop
EAB 4/8 frameback rp
Goldedge 6/8 rp
ice cube
styptic pencil (yah, you guessed it)
Lucky Tiger AS Toner
JASON AS 6-in-1
L'Occitane CADE AS balm

EAB's real test. I managed to get HHTs on the toe after some sandpaper, 4k, 8k, Lithide. It felt very sturdy on 2 day's stubble and the size is quite convenient on the upper lip. . However, IT"S NOT SHARP ENOUGH! Argh, needs more pyramids... Nevertheless, good first pass, no blood, a bit of irritation (just a tad, on a couple of places)

Had to finish with the Duck. Couldn't believe how sharp it was after the EAB. Managed to cut myself once on the chin; and had to resort to the styptic pencil, it was messy for a while.

Ah, the brush. Just picked it up yesterday to try. I had heard people say that boar stinks but never had I imagined this! Before I used it, I tried 2 soaps and 2 creams, and soaked it in borax, and I am still detecting some leftover stench, I think... Otherwise great brush on my face, maybe does not hold as much water as I would like but one can add water later

Cheers
Ivo

Another mediocre feather shave, three days running now. I'm remembering exactly why I ditched the feather those many months ago, I just can't get a close shave out of it without making 3-4 passes. I've about decided to take something else on the trip, so I'm gonna play with the shavette the next few days and if that doesn't do it then I'll take a junker razor and a paddle strop, if the razor gets stolen or lost then I'll buy a disposable.

I am beginning to really like the palmolive lather though. I tossed in a few drops of lavender EO so it's not quite so boringly soapy smelling.

Two days growth
Hot towel
Vulfix 2234 brush
Vulfix Lavender cream
Tony Miller wide paddle strop, 80 laps
Torrey 5/8 notch point, slow and easy relather/3-4 passes on the tough areas
Alum block
Pinaud Bay Rum aftershave
Faceturbation all day :D

The scent in this shaving cream isn't very strong but the richness of the lather is excellent in my book. Might have been easier to take this much growth off with a larger blade but I've been waiting to try this Torrey and was not disappointed with it.

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Originally Posted by izlat

Ah, the brush. Just picked it up yesterday to try. I had heard people say that boar stinks but never had I imagined this! Before I used it, I tried 2 soaps and 2 creams, and soaked it in borax, and I am still detecting some leftover stench, I think...

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I thought I was prepared for the smell too, but was still surprised by it. Shampooed mine a couple times, and lathered it up good with Prorasso cream a couple more, still get a hint of it when it's wet. I wonder if soaking in a solution of baking soda is worth a shot to get rid of that last bit of stench.

C&E BB
CH Leatherneck
Genco Grant 5/8
DBR

I'm just biding my time until my 3 new acquisitions become shave ready. I may even take 2 similar pieces and refresh one on the coticule and the other on the lithide, thus running a comparison test. Ofcourse, I'll keep you gentlemen posted.

same setup i've been using for about five months (since i started):

dovo 5/8 basic
vulfix boar
colleen's coconut shaving soap
cold water
thayer's plain witch hazel

i thought i'd post, though, just to say, you know you've had a good shave when, not only is your face smooth as silk (sorry, you won't ever find me comparing any part of my face to an infant's ass--gross), but when you splash on the witch hazel, you might as well be splashing funny smelling water on your face because there's no sting whatsoever.

Thursday:

Hot Shower
Hair Conditioner
Hot Towel
Van Der Hagen Boar Brush
Colleens Oak & Moss Soap
Wester Bros. 9/16 Spike
Tabac A/S
Tabac EDC


Nice shave

Jordan

Tested the Hamburg Ring today. Not shave ready yet. I already knew it but I wanted to get a better idea of where I stand with this one and it was sharp enough not to be dangerous to shave with. Sprock will need even more work but nothing too serious, they're all coming along well.

Good face wash with face wash from Kruidvat.

Dove Hair conditioner (great stuff!)
Vergulde Hand soap
Victoria badger brush
Solingen 5/8
Alum block
Hot towel
cold splash
Williams ice gel

Had some pretty rough days behind me, because I had to give up my business due to less income than expenses. Getting used to the idea now, this morning I wrote letters to all those who still get some money from me.:cry:

Closing that chapter, I decided to pamper myself and give myself a good shaving.:y

As said in other posts, I am really getting the hang of straight shaving. And loving it too.
But, the hairs under my jawline seem to laugh at the str8, so I still have to finish my shaves with my trusty DE.
Tried the pull-the-skin-up-to-the-jaw-technique, even tried the squeegee (as far I can visualize it), but nothing seems to get the job done right.:td

And yes, I am looking for a BBS! :tu

Hot Shower

7/8 Wade & Butcher spike
Tony Miller strop
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Tabac soap
Tabac AS


Terry

Shaved with the Hamburg Ring again. It's almost there. A few light swipes and it should be ready. I do take my sweet time when honing lol. For a change I used the C&E Sweet Almond Oil cream. It was a nice change of pace, but I can't wait to go back to Colleen's stuff.

Omega boar brush
Palmolive lather cream
Feather Artist Club and Super Pro blade
Harris face milk

Great shave.