Thread: January 28 - February 03

• Cleveland Cutlery #360
• Illinois #827 strop
• Omega large boar brush
• Conk's Lime soap and dab of Palmolive(I really like this combo)
• Cold rinse and witch hazel splash
• Cetaphil fragrance free moisturizing lotion

Keep going back to that boar bristle brush. I just like the stiff feel as I work the lather into my face.

Nice hot shower after a cold day out in the snow
Williams mug
Bass natural bristle
Joseph Rodgers and son spike
Alum
C.J. Biglow Bay Rum balm

Not the best shave, I'm windburned and while sharp I think this shaver could get a little better.

-Hot Towel Treatment -first 2 min with conditioner -2 more min. with Jason's
6-in-1
-Whipped up some Honeybee Spa's Sandalwood --lathered up
-Stropped razor (3 min) Dovo Special Black on Tony Miller's Honey Brown
-Applied more lather and did 3 passes , the last one being ATG (relathered and
applied Jason's 6-in-1 before each new pass)
-Washed face with warm and then cold water
-Cleaned face with T.N. Dickinson's witch hazel
-Splashed on some Thayers Medicated Superhazel

I've been doing this for the last 2 weeks ---shaving everyday or every other day. The conditioner and Jason's 6-in-1 Beard Treatment do a good job of conditioning the beard and preventing razor burn. The Honeybee is a good soap and Tony's kit is great. The Thayers Superhazel does a good job of treating any razor burn and toning the face --great cooling effect. I've had great shaves using this method. Just started using the hair conditioner today --seems to help.

Justin

Shower
Coalface facewash by Lush
Dove "firm body" showerlotion to wash face with (I've been noticing how slick my body feels with that stuff and figured: what the He** and tried it on my face.
My own custom brush
Bobbo's strop
Peppermint and Tea tree shave soap that I got in a trade (Don't even know the brand...)
7/8 TI silversteel
hot water rinse
cold water rinse
TAGMSC balm
KOS moisterizer

Ok, so the Dove was an experiment. And also was the fact that since I'd shaven yesterday and had hardly any beard I figured: I'll go against the grain in one pass. So one pass for the enitre face (except the chin, I did two there) and I got an awesomly close shave! I have zero irritation. It seems that after a year of shaving this way I've finally gotten to the stage where I can say I've mastered it.

And that feels really nice.

3 days growth
Hot rinse
Proraso green
Dove conditioner

Trumpers limes cream
EJ BB brush
5/8 Lewis roundpoint

Witchhazel
Proraso a/s balm

Used the little Lewis blade from Toxic today and had a great shave.

2 passes one with and against and spent some time working on my chin area. To my surprise I managed to do an additional down/cross/against pass on the chin to give me the smoothest chin ever.

Now all I have to do is start learning how to sharpen the razors .. the saga continues ..

hot shower
face scrub

5/8 Dorko
Mama bears Rose shaving cream
silvertip badger brush


Old Spice

Feather AC - super pro blade
Rooney #1 large silvertip
Honeybee cedar-amber soap
Alum
Pitralon Classic A/S splash
De Verguled Hand ASB

First shave with the AC - bought it for use as a travel razor. Very nice shave, but very different experience than a tradtional straight.

The blades are sharp as hell and the razor provides almost no feedback when compared to a traditional straight due to its heft and stiffness. The shave is eerily silent - you barely hear the hairs being cut.

Also, the razor requires a lighter touch than a traditional straight and is less tolerant of bad technique. I got a few tiny weepers/nicks, but my sense is that this razor can do serious harm if used with a heavy hand.

Still, a very nice shave and a great travel option - at least for me.

Wed.

Thomas Anthony Best Badger
TGQ Orange Patchouli soap
TM strop
Hess Otto's special wedge
Coral Skin Food
Penhaligon's English Fern

Great Shave and I love the English Fern.

Jordan

Originally Posted by suzuki

Still, a very nice shave and a great travel option - at least for me.

You should use it for a few days straight before you commit to taking it on a trip. I can get a great shave my first day with a feather, but successive days get a bit... tricky.