SOTD - April 5, 2010 through April 11, 2010

[jpbimages]

Wellll.... I got my razors today in the mail
I excitedly ran upstairs to the bathroom and went all out, I got my grandfathers brush (he rarely lets me use it), its softer than my VDW boar. I got my shaving bowl off the shelf and set it in the sink of steaming hot water, along with my razor
once everything warmed I used some local soap (makes a very good lather actually, its "Au natural" and I love the stuff) and I proceeded to make the best lather I have ever made, warm and perfectly moist.
I started with my upper lip (as always) and moved to my right side (dominant hand) I continued along to my neck and then up my left side.
I stopped to look at my handiwork... I was astonished... there were a million little red spots on my face, not razor burn... CUTS!
I think *Understatement alert* I was a little too aggressive with my blade.... As I sit here... smooth as a baby's bottom and as tore up more than EVER... I am seriously trying to decide why I left this world of shaving... I NEVER had this problem when I shaved before... but today... I was torn to hell...
I was using a Treet Classic blade and a Gillette (what i think is a) fatboy....setting of about 4. (I clicked up one for the few days growth and the fact that when I did my lip... it didn't "feel" like I was shaving)
that was another thing I noticed.. I never noticed the blade against my face.... it never drug (that's for sure) and I never felt it "cut"... I am rather confused...
Help would be most appreciated... I shaved like I used to shave with me DEs... I just haven't used them in about a year....

 

[Niles]

One thing I would suggest is to dial the razor down to a two setting. Next time you shave make sure that you're using no pressure. I hope this helps.

 

[SUMMERSRL]

Dialing down the aggressiveness is a good idea. I suggest you also consider blade angle. The few times that I've unknowingly nicked myself I was either attempting to shave against the grain or was holding the razor at too steep of an angle (well... actually... I suspect the whole "against the grain" deal was due to too steep of a blade angle, too!).

Do stay with it. The traditional wetshave is a wonderful experience once you get the hang of it.

 

[Go West Young Man]

You used a different brush with a new razor, dialed up moderately high, after not having used a DE in a year.

Now, what was your question again?

 

[jpbimages]

that was the razor I normally used, and back when I was first shaving with a DE (that year+ ago) i used that brush, but stopped as per my grandfathers request LOL

 

[dpm802]

Are you sure the blade was in there tightly? Closing the doors on TTO isn't enough, you have to give it an extra quarter-turn or so to make sure the mechanism clamps down fully on the blade.

A loose blade will cause you massive problems. I made this mistake once (using a SlantHammer razor) and I was so cut up I couldn't shave again for a week.

 

[chukka]

4 on a fatboy is a high setting equivalent to a superspeed , whatever adjustable gillette i use i never go past 3 and it's a mild shave ,there's more 30 years that i shave exlusively against the grain & this was never a problem although i have a relatively fragile skin .

 

[jpbimages]

Thanks for all the posts guys! I am very excitedly waiting for the water heater to catch up with the washing machine, dish washer, and shower, so that I can try again this morning (I have waited for days so the little spots could heal *completely*.

 

[Tony_B]

Monday

Edwin Jagger DE87
NOS V3 1975 Gillette Bleue Extra (1)
Omega 80056
Proraso Pre/Post (used as a pre-shave)
Palmolive/Boots Sticks (mixed into a bowl, with a menthol kick )
Alum
One Planet AB
Denim Black AS

I grated some sticks of Palmolive and Boots into a bowl melted some menthol crystals into the mix and WOW, this has got to have been the coldest shave I've ever had, my eyes where running and I think I was shivering (well at least I'm awake now ), the NOS Bleues are excellent blades and can be bought quite cheaply, this particular old timer gave my mug a BBS .

Have a nice and pleasant day Gents.

Tony

 

[Sieges]

Mercur 34C w/RPIP (3) • Semouge Excelsior LE • Proraso Pre/Post • Santa Maria Novella • SCS Lavender ASM
Serge Lutens Gris Clair....

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[John Kreiner]

Truefitt & Hill Ultimate Comfort Pre-shave Oil
Taylor of Old Bond Street Luxury Lavender Shaving Soap

Proshave-scuttle
Taylor of Old Bond Street Super/Silvertip Badger brush
Edwin Jagger Georgian DE-razor
Gillette 7 o'clock Super Platinum - black (3)

Thayer's Unscentet Witch Hazel
Penhaligon's Opus 1870 After Shave Balm...

Have a nice day, gentlemen

 

[baknip]

Dr. Dittmar Silvertip | Vulfix Persian Musk Shaving Cream
Otto Busch Weltmeister, 6/8
Alt Innsbruck | Annemarie Börlind After Shave Gel
L'Erborario Vetiver de la Reunion

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[bcw4588]

Schick Krona / Derby
Vulfix Burlington
Tabac SS
Dickinsons' Witch Hazel
L'oreal ASB

 

[profsaffel]

Today's B-DAY shave...

BBE
Derby extra
Shaving Factory DE
Czar's Choice Lime and Cilantro
AV balm Blue

 

[Antique Hoosier]

Monday

"Silver Fisher" 6/8 Made in Germany #76
Somerset Lampblacked 2 Band Simpson Tulip 4
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap
Alum Block from local Indian Grocery
Alt Innsbruck

 

[slantman]

MONDAY

37C Slant
Iridium
Surrey Badger
Palmolive SC
Skin Bracer AS

 

[Spivey]

Penworks Silvertip
MB Clear Skies/CO Bigelow SC Superlather
LORD Tech w/ Red IP (2)
Proraso AS
Antiheros

 

[djh]

Some lovely shaves already today Gents! Please keep up the good work and have a great week.

Monday (a holiday here) so I took the opportunity to try my new straight again. My second straight shave was a little smoother than the first, a little less nerve-wracking and ears and nose are still intact :

T+H Rooney 1/2 in Super
T+H Lime SC
Dovo 5/8
Thayer's
C+E WI Limes Cologne

 

[bythbook]

Brit TV / Red IP / Tawn SS / Simpson-TGN / Shulton OS Leather AS​

 

[dwestenk]

Rooney 2/1 | KMF Lime SC | Merkur 23C | Feather | TOBS No. 74 Victorian Lime AS | SCS Bay Rum With a Twist EdT