Thread: Sun March 25th - Sat March 31st

A little Sh*t with the sugar!

The good: I ordered soap friday night from Mikes Natural soap. ( you made it sound intriguing Bill) And it got here yesterday evening. Got 1 bar of Rose/Cedarwood and 1 of Orange/Cedarwood/Black Pepper. And a bonus sample of Lemongrass/ Eucaliptus. Since it was going to be a nice spring day, I opted for the Lemongrass/Eucaliptus.

The bad: I took the DD Satinedge 6/8 to the Naniwa to squeeze just a bit more out of an already superb edge and got there! Took the razor into the bathroom and set it on the counter so I could strop it and my brother showed up. Went and shot the breeze with him for 1/2 hour or so and came back to the razor, which was now on the floor thanks to the cat... I don't know who to be madder at, myself for knowing how the cat is, or the cat for just being, well, a cat. The edge has a nice ding in it now, all that work and back to the drawing board. Too pissed to hone so back in the drawer it went. Pulled out the #14 Henckels and on the the good again!

Prep: Hot Shower/ Proraso creme
Brush AOS Pure Badger
Scuttle: G5
Soap: Mikes Natural Lemongrass and Eucaliptus
Razor: #14 Henckels in Ivory scales
Post: Proraso AS/ Nivea Lotion
Result: After getting the ratio right the new soap exploded with a wonderful creamy goodness of lemons and a slight eucaliptus. I think the balance of scents id spot on! The #14 aka the "velvet squeegee" did its usual superb job and another remarkable shave to start the day.

Have a Great Tuesday Gents!

BTW Carl and Old GI, I went to the last Led Zeppelin Concert at the Cleveland Coliseum when I was 15...(young punks think they know everything...LOL (circa 1961!)

Originally Posted by mjhammer

1,000th post gents... A Milestone has been reached, friends pointed it out and suggested I make it a good one. I felt the best way to post my 1000th was with this wonderful shave in the SOTD Forum!

Mike, congratulations on the 1000th post. A beautiful shave to celebrate the occasion.
Grant

Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

The good: I ordered soap friday night from Mikes Natural soap. ( you made it sound intriguing Bill) And it got here yesterday evening. Got 1 bar of Rose/Cedarwood and 1 of Orange/Cedarwood/Black Pepper. And a bonus sample of Lemongrass/ Eucaliptus. Since it was going to be a nice spring day, I opted for the Lemongrass/Eucaliptus.

The bad: I took the DD Satinedge 6/8 to the Naniwa to squeeze just a bit more out of an already superb edge and got there! Took the razor into the bathroom and set it on the counter so I could strop it and my brother showed up. Went and shot the breeze with him for 1/2 hour or so and came back to the razor, which was now on the floor thanks to the cat... I don't know who to be madder at, myself for knowing how the cat is, or the cat for just being, well, a cat. The edge has a nice ding in it now, all that work and back to the drawing board. Too pissed to hone so back in the drawer it went. Pulled out the #14 Henckels and on the the good again!

Joe,

Sorry to hear about the DD. That said, I'd love to hear your full impression of the soap. I think it's pretty good stuff. Maybe not as much cushion as some other products (mostly creams), but overall a great deal!

Originally Posted by JoeSomebody

BTW Carl and Old GI, I went to the last Led Zeppelin Concert at the Cleveland Coliseum when I was 15...(young punks think they know everything...LOL (circa 1961!)

Hell, if 1961 is the watermark for young whippersnappers, I'm in! (circa Fall 1962). Sorry to hear about the Duck, my scraggly old cat is my best buddy and has supervised many a shave but yeah, occassionally, he's a P.I.T.A. too. One day I'll score a Golden Edge (and one of those brand spankin new Peterson System pipes too.)