Rooney small style 1 brush
Gold Dachs Spezial
6/8 Henckels Friodur (current production)
Harris face milk
Shaved like buttah.
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Rooney small style 1 brush
Gold Dachs Spezial
6/8 Henckels Friodur (current production)
Harris face milk
Shaved like buttah.
Hot Shower
15/16 Dorko
proraso preshave
C&E Sandalwood shaving cream
silertip badger brush
C&E Sandalwood shaving balm.
Great shave.
Vulfix 2234
Colleen's Orange/Patchouli Glycerine base
6/8 worked back Kukri(?) Garanti Solingen
Alum block
Pinaud Bay Rum A/S
Pure satisfaction, beautiful shave for one day's growth.
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Rudolph Stehlo 6/8, Simpsons Duke 2 badger brush.
RT
Rooney small style 1 brush
Gold Dachs Spezial soap
handamerican strop
7/8 Heljestrand
Harris face milk
Today I shaved with the Filly #12, finished on the chromium oxide 0.5mic pasted home-made bench hone. The shave was AMAZING. As clean as an AC shave without the harsh feeling on the skin. Tomorrow I'll try out the Tonsorial (one of the better pieces in my rotation) recently finished on the 0.5 but not-shave tested, to determine whether the abrasive made all the difference or the Filly steel is super to anything else out there on the market.
Once I got my first CO paddle I quickly gave up on the AC. It may be sharper but CO really puts a special edge on the razor. 0.5 micron diamond puts a similar edge on the razor, but it's a harsher feeling edge, and I don't think it's *quite* as sharp as the CO either.
The Heljestrand I shaved with this morning got two laps on the CO just before the shave, and it just wiped the whiskers off, even the tough ones on my chin.
I felt some resistance in the heavily stubbled area (more than with the AC less than after N8K) but obviously no tugging. It was just a dream, especially for the chin area :D
Monday:
"The Favorite" 5/8" straight
SCS brush
DERBY lavender shaving cream
Lotion Opaline apres rasage
OLIVIA's A/S balm
I can't believe how smooth my face after this straight shave is :y :nj :tu
Thomas
I am thinking we may spice things up a bit with collecting guesses on the tools and accessories used... Tonight I'll disclose the price I paid for the Mystery Razor - $60, and the grind - a tad thicker than a full hollow. You send in the guesses, if you care, that is ;)
3 days' growth
hot shower
KMF olive + aloe soap
Neutrogena shave prep wash
Little Cutie (my new ivory 18mm super from Matt)
Tabac
Tony M strop
6/8 Mystery Razor honed by me
Trumper's alum block
Lucky Tiger AS Toner
Had at least 5 razors I had never tried, and several I had tried and then touched up... Notably, W&B 8/8 Barber's Use, 13/16 Engstrom frameback and 7/8 Smith & Hawksley wedge touch-ups, never-tried 5/8 Wonderedge, 6/8 Joesph Rodgers wedge, etc.
Mystery Razor did not disappoint, wiping the growth easily with a 9+ shave, and placed straight at the top of my rotation. 2 miniscule nicks, no red spots even after the alum block despite the fact that my skin can be a bit sensitive to Tabac sometimes.
Cheers
Ivo
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Garantie Solingen 6/8 Straight (scales by Robert Williams), Simpson The Duke 2 badger brush. Missing...the shaving cream. I received my SCS package today and had to decide between Minted Chocolate and Shea Butter with Avocado Oil shaving creams. Finally, I flipped a coin...Shea Butter is the winner!
RT
Tomorrow's Tonsorial Gem shave will tell the full tale.
Hot Shower
6/8 Dorko
Proraso Pre shave
C&E Sweet almond
Silvertip Badger brush
C&E Sienna AS Balm
Niceeeeeee:D
Boker King Cutter 6/8, 1/4 hollow spike
Rooney #1 large silvertip
Institute Karite soap
Alum
Proraso A/S splash
QED ASC
Arden Sandalwood EDC
I've been mostly shaving with straights for the past week, with reasonably good results - virtually no nicks or cuts - until this morning!
A momentary lapse in concentration and the next thing I knew I had a 1.5" slice in my cheek. I realized what happened immediately - no pain (that came with the alum and A/S!), but just felt the razor cut into my cheek - I actually had a rivulet of blood running down my cheek.
After all was said and done, its not too bad and should be healed up in a couple of days - certainly a strong incentive to pay more attention when using a straight!
On the upside, I've honed the Boker myself and am quite pleased to be shaving with a blade I've put into shaving condition - its not 100% there yet, but a few more trips on the pasted paddle I got from Tony should get me the rest of the way there.
Nice going on the honing part.
I still cringe when I read about a cut :eek: And this one sounds like a big / long one.
It seems that even experienced members can get a cut when not paying attention. If razors don't get the respect they deserve - bad things happen
Better luck next time
Ivo
Tues:
Rooney's finest small style 1 brush
Gold Dachs Spezial soap
handamerican red latigo strop
7/8 square pt Friodur, with oryx scales by Robert Williams
Harris Face milk
This razor was refreshed on chrome oxide a few shaves ago. Still very smooth and keen. Great shave.
Tue:
2 days growth
Mamabear's Masculine Musk soap
7/8 Crown & Sword, freshly touched up
Alum block
Pinaud Clubman A/S
Beautiful shave, and always a comfortable one with this blade. Got the neck pretty clean w/o any sting from the alum or A/S.
11/21/06
...a day that will live in infamy. Not one of my better days.
Prorasso Soap
Target el Cheapo Badger
ERN Crown & Sword 4/8 w/ barber's notch (1 pass)
Henckel Platinum 3/8 (1 pass)
Prorasso Cream
And a cut to my nose that bled like a bastard. Plus a pulling razor. Plus a shedding brush that resulted in big, long hairs on my razor's edge every now and again.
All in all, the perfect storm of crappy shaves. Hence the stopping after 2 passes with an indifferent shave.
The Tonsorial gave me great results that were a noticeable improvement over how it shaved straight off the 8k. With that being said, it was no better than the Filly, which means there's another candidate to enter my top 3.
Mine today was awesome. No high end products at all but simply amazing!! Today I got to use my 6/8 worldmaster sheffield again. I just got it back from Bill on monday. He'd been kind enough to use Vlad's scale kit and put it on my worldmaster. Out of the enveloppe it looked amazing...it shaved just like it looked. I didn't know the cocobolo would turn out that nice. (I'm sorry ai didn't do it myself Vlad...I simply chickened out) But all polished and buffed up and even without finish it looks simply amazing!!!!
Anyway:
shower
Lush's Coalface facial scrub (use it everyday twice a day and my face has never been feeling this nice.)
50/50 boar badger brush from Kent
Czech peppermint shave cream..I forget the name..it's something like Don Quichotte or similar.
My awesome reloaded 6/8 Sheffield Steel Worldmaster with cocobolo scales.
Peppermint Bay rum. (Made by Axel and added peppermint by me)
It was wonderfull. The Worldmaster was dead on par with my 7/8 TI Sheffield. The cream was amazing and cooling (who'dve known for only $1,50) and the bay rum burned at first and then settled into peppermint coolness. Now the peppermint has faded and the bay rum can still be sampled.
Formula to happiness that was.
Tower 5/8 full hollow
Vulfix 2197 pure badger
Palmolive (European) crem
Alum
Proraso A/S splash
QED ASC
Week two of my straight shaving odessy - I'm not finding that it takes much longer than using a DE. My stropping seems to be getting better, but I think I'm going to be one of those guys who touches up his razors on a pasted paddle after 5-10 shaves, depending on the razor.
I'm still having to do some touch up with the DE - primarily around the chin and neck. I'm pretty comfortable on the N-S pass, getting better on the S-N pass, but won't be able to get a good shave unless I add an E-W or W-E pass (just the way my hair grows).
I'm going to take some time over the weekend to practice the tougher areas when I have more time.
Wed:
Rooney small style 1 brush
Gold Dachs Spezial soap
Hand American strop
5/8 Robeson Shuredge "The Captain"
Pinaud Clubman A/S
Just one pass today. Not BBS but about as smooth as a single-pass M3 shave, so I can live with it. I'm expecting some toys later today, and I want to be able to give them the old smoke test before I head out of town for t-day.
Hot Shower
TGQ Sandalwood Soap
5/8 Supplee Hardware spike
Tony Miller strop
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Tabac soap
Tabac AS
Terry
Shaving in a hurry today!
SCS Minted Chocolate Shaving Cream
Simpsons Duke 2 Badger Brush
The Body Shop Javari A/S Balm
A*Men Cologne.
RT
T-day
Rooney small style 1
Gold Dachs Spezial
Hand American strop
Wonderboy (TI Pierre-forged)
Harris Face Milk
Saw "The Pick of Destiny" last night, which finally inspired me with the name of this razor.
Griffon 5/8 full-hollow spike
Rooney #1 Large Silvertip
QED Lavender
Proraso A/S splas
Proraso pre-post
Nice shave - getting the hang of things - still some issues around the chin and spots on the neck, but practice will make perfect!
After taking the TEW to the chromium oxide, I reached a new level of AMAZING. The only issues I had with this shave were a painful zit I had as a secondary symptom of the food poisoning from 2 days ago and a left-handed slipup that created a bit of a burn but no nicks, during the third pass which was quite unnecessary as the first pass gave me a serviceable shave and the second pass was very close.
Mamabear's Sandalwood & Vanilla Soap
6/8 Carlton "The Hamburg Ring"
Alum block
Pinaud Clubman A/S
First time out with this razor, just finished cleaning/polishing, replacing the scales, and honing it last night. I wanted a particularly good shave for turkey day and was not disappointed.
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A combination of Saint Charles Shave Minted Chocolate and Nancy Boy
shaving cream. Shavemac Silvertip badger, Mondesir 7/8 and topped off with A*MEN cologne.
RT
hot water
badger brush
ginger lime soap
5/8 Heartring NOS
Gitting better with this thing around the chin area and against the grain. Hardly any irratation at all, feels great.:y
Eddie
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W&B Straight (custom scales by Robert Williams), Savile Row SR-208, C&E Nomad, The Body Shop Javari A/S Balm, Givenchy Gentleman.
RT
6/8 Puma Gold
Kent BK4
Taylors Avocado
Royall Mandrin
Weleda ASB
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Shower
50/50 badger bear brush by Kent
TAGMSC soap (improved version)
Kruisuis with Purpleheart 5/8
TAGMSC aftershave
Opus 1870 cologne by penhaligon
It was very good. This little 5/8 that I got from ToxIk has yet to let me down. Also the Arizona Goat Milk Soap Company has improved their shaving soap and when I ordered a bunch of soaps from them they gave me the shaving soap for free to see if it had really improved. And it has. The lather get thicker now, (big fluffy lather cloads) and stays longer on the face withouth being absorbed by the skin. If you haven't tried this stuff before you should now. I really love it. More so even than I did before they improved it.
Hot towel
Proraso Green
Edwin Jagger Medium Best Badger Brush
Trumpers Lime Cream
Walter Eigenbrod 6/8 Roundpoint (2 passes down, 1 up)
Cold water
Alum block rubdown
Tabac a/s
Note: Best shave I have ever had. Quick 2nd strop halfway through shave improved things a lot over previous shaves.
I've ordered up some soaps and a/s balm from TAGMSC after your comments LX. I will post results after I have given them a shot. Time to hide the wallet again...
You'll love the aftershave. I't my favorite hands down.
As for the normal soaps they're also great.
The shaving soap is one that I really like but some other people weren't big fans.
At least it's not like spending money on the 3T's the prices are a lot nicer.
Hot Shower
3 days growth
15/16 Dorko
proraso pre shave cream
silvertip badger brush
C&E Sienna shaving cream
C&E Sienna After Shave Balm.
Very good shave and fine smelling too.
Hot Shower
5/8 Case spike
Tony Miller strop
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Taylor's Lavender cream
Taylor's Mr. Taylor AS
Terry