Nice hot shower followed up with some chiseled face preshave gel
boxcars (59 fatty) loaded with a lord blade
Rooney BeeHive 2 super badger
Doug Smith scuttle
AoS peppermint cream
first pass was done at setting Magic #5 , 2nd pass was at #7 and last was done at #9 with a tiny touch up
cold water rinse followed with some CF Sherlock aftershave splash
this was my first time using a Lord blade... i cant say I was impressed by it but at the same time i was not displeased.
it was a nice shave but just not outstanding.
I'm not exactly sure what makes a blade stick out as great to me but this one is what i would call "good" for me that is im sure others will have different feelings on it but that's just my take
Quick shave today, got errands to run.
G3 Fatboy on setting #7
Astra SP on shave #2
Soap Commander Courage
Razorock Plissoft
Three pass shave
Pinaud Clubman Aftershave
Nivea Sensitive Skin Balm
Pretty good shave today, a few weepers, but they were my fault for rushing.
I might back the Fatboy down a notch to 6 next time as I'm trying to dial it in with the Astra blades.
Shave 7
F3 Fatboy on 5
Voskhod(2)
Dapper Dragon Black Dragon
Semogue Badger 2010
Nivea Sensitive Shave Balm
Alum Block
My mind drifted off this morning and I ended up with irritation on my neck. I should know better than to space out when sliding a blade across a trouble spot...
The Legendary Katrina Razor
AoS unscented
Kent BK6
Clubman
Kent BK6? There ain't no such animal you say. Well that's what you get when you wear out the original hairball on a Kent BK2 and replace it with a TGN Finest knot. It's the brush Kent should have made.
Todays shave following hot shower:
Soap Works hemp oil pre-shave soap
Gillette 1960 F-1 Fatboy, set on 5
Astra superior platinum
Yardley soap
Rubberset 400 Brush
Aqua Velva Musk View attachment 639749
SOTD
Keeper F2 Fatboy on 8
Voskhod blade on 3rd shave
Dettol Fresh shave cream from India.
BBS after a four pass. I'm really liking the scent of the Dettol Fresh cream. Citrus hints with an undertone of Pledge furniture polish.
1959 E2 Fat Boy 3 passes (5-7-9) Voskhod blade (2) Soap - MenEssentials "The Danforth" Shea Butter Shaving Soap No Shower tonight
3 face soaps with an Arco stick
2 Hot towels and Shave oil
Yesterday I held a straight edge to stiffy and noticed a 2 distinct curvatures on both guide bars. I gently tapped them out and the razor become about 2-3 settings more aggressive with a touch more blade exposure. This allowed a very shallow AOA. The handle was maybe 20 degrees below horizontal.
Because of the tweaks the razor is more aggressive and tonight's shave was a very close, even and very smooth shave. I had a lot less work to do on the cleanup pass. Thanks to FB Feb for kinda forcing me to use my Stiffy 9 shaves in a row.
Oh, and the Danforth soap is a winner. The STRONG Oregano Scent is somewhat alarming but it's nowhere near as strong after the shave. The soap itself is divine with a rich creamy lather that's not too thirsty. Major kush too. If you're going out for dinner, going for BBQ or cooking yourself this soap is a contender. I think it's the oregano in it that makes my face feel cool while shaving. It's quite odd but very soothing.
SOTD 2/24
FB "Cue Stick" on 5
Voshie's 3-4 shave- could feel whiskers cutting- better change
Stirling Ben Franklin
Sunrise knot
Clubman Musk
Tabac EdC and go!
old spice lime cream
B&B essential brush
2 passes with boxcars set to 7 with a lord blade
AoS ocean kelp aftershave gel
not a great shave but it looks the part... i'm not a fan of waking up late and rushing
normally when this happens i reach for my old mach3 to do a fast single pass but i refuse to deviate from fatboy feb!
Last night with ol' John Doe set to 3. Astra SP on 4th shave, proraso green, omega s brush and barbasol brisk as. Two days growth. ccs in two passes with cleanup.
Today’s shave following hot shower:
Soap Works hemp oil pre-shave soap
Gillette 1960 F-1 Fatboy, set on 5
Astra superior platinum
Moss Hill Bourbon soap
Made Rite 44 Brush
Aqua Velva Musk