Thread: December 3 - December 9

Shower,
Boar Brush
TAGMSC Shave soap
7/8 TI Sheffield
TAGMSC aftershave

The shave was pretty good but I HATE that boar brush. I bought it as a short time replacement untill I get my Kent 50/50 badger boar back from my inlaws but untill then I'll have to do with this. Terrible thing.

Tue:

Rooney
T&H LSS
handamerican strop
5/8 Wostenholm "celebrated hollow ground razor"
Harris face milk

Got the Wostenholm in last night. It's a square point swayback design, and is quarter hollow ground. Scales are some kind of dark-stained wood, and the pivot is still tight. I honed it on the 4k, Tam o'Shanter, then finished on the Chrome Oxide paddle. It's very very close - it pops hair but needs a little more time on the hone. Still gave me a BBS shave though.

Hot shower

6/8 Dorko
C&E Sienna Shaving cream
silver tip Badger brush

C&E Sienna After shave balm

Tue:

Matt's maple burl brush
Penhaligon's Blenhiem Bouquet Soap
5/8 Revisor
AOS Sandalwood Gel
C&E Sandalwood EDT

I just got that razor in the zone (big accomplishment for me) - Nice. The soap works just great, but the scent is so...average compared to the EDT that is doesn't excite me much. Not worth the money IMHO. Maybe their cream next time.

Jordan

Holland 5/8 round-point hollow
Vulfix 2197
Tabac soap
Tabac A/S splash
Proraso pre-post


Great shave - this is my favourite 5/8 at the moment as its a little heaver than a full hollow and just seems to get through the beard better.

I'm approaching the end of my first month and am getting to the point where I need almost no touch up with the DE to get the closeness I need to feel presentable.

Several days of growth

Hot towel
Little Cutie, L'O soap, Moss Scuttle
Lather, work it in w/ fingers
Hot towel
Lather again
13/16 vintaqge heavy Swede (special, because they are usually smaller AND if not smaller - definitely lighter, this one has a thick spine)
Trumper's alum bloc
JASON 6-in-1

I rated this razor 9 the first time I tried it (out of 10, 9+ needed for my top circle) and it still is, despite some Swaty love. Needs more, I guess. Shave was good, some light red spots, which were quickly gone. While the shave was not a very satisfying experience (compared to my best shaves) - skin looked great afterwards, and shave quality, especially on the chin, was very good.

Cheers
Ivo

Shower
Colonel Conk Almond soap
The Shaving Place best badger brush
Friodur 7/8 stainless
TM Strop
Alum Block
Pinaud Bay Rum
Now I'm ready for 12 hours of night shift!
-Fred

Tested Colleen's Highlander cream and shaved with the Genco Grant.

Highlander -- It performed as well as any cream I've ever used and even though it was reddish, it didn't dye my face or my brush. The scent wasn't really my style but the moisture and the glide I got from the cream were pimp.

The shave itself was ultra-close but I managed to nick myself just under the nose. Don't ask me how, I didn't slip up or anything but it still happened.

Oh, the humiliation of a nick!

just kidding, Ilija

BTw, maybe I missed your report on the EAB (after the strop ordeal) and the TEW - have you tried these with the chromium oxide?

Cheers
Ivo

Ivo, the TEW is waiting for a custom scale job so I didn't shave with it yet. I worked a bit with the ESK, got a decent shave out of it, gave it another 10 rounds on the bench hone and it should come up in 5-6 more days. If the quality doesn't improve, I'll try it with the Japanese slip-stones as they are better for delicate work.