Henson Razor Club.

[awk_m4]

Today marked 900 shaves with Henson razors! No drama, no irritation.
Thursday May 9, 2024
Bowl: Captain's Choice
Brush: Semogue SOC Mistura
Lather: Tabac
Razor: Henson ++ (187)
Blade: Feather (1)
Post: Tabac

 

[WhiskerLess]

26/365

SOTD: 09/05/2024

Razor: Henson AL13 Medium (5)
Blade: Personna Comfort Coated, (5)
Brush: DSCosmetic Badger
Bowl: Bicrops Black Bowl
Soap: Chiseled Face Summer Storm
Aftershave: Clubman Musk
Additional Care: Thayers Original

- Shared from My Shave Den for iOS

Another irritation free DFS+

 

[MA128]

Just out of curiosity and whatever works for you of course. Please correct me if I am wrong but aren’t proraso and nivea both post shave balm to mositurize skin?

Is there any benefit of using two different balm after shaving?

Probably not. I started out using only the Proraso. Based on what I learned here at B&B, I added the Thayers as a 1st step. Then I added the Nivea as a 2nd step, leaving the Proraso as a final step. TBH, I’m sure you are right that the Proraso is absolutely unnecessary after Thayers/Nivea.

I’m just a sucker for the “romance” of Italian and/or artisan products. Before I saw your question, I rethought my method yesterday because I noticed that my face felt great after the Thayers alone and still great after the Nivea. Then when I applied the Proraso, I got a bit of a sting.

I’ll stick to just Thayers/Nivea until Fathers’ Day when I will order some A/S balms (Aion and Moon) that I hope will work well.

 

[Omega48]

Traveling.
AL13 Mild & Wizamet.

 

[WhiskerLess]

Traveling.
AL13 Mild & Wizamet.

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Nice travel blade case you have there.

 

[awk_m4]

Friday May 10, 2024
Bowl: Captain's Choice
Brush: Semogue SOC Cherry
Lather: Tabac
Razor: Henson ++ (188)
Blade: Feather (1)
Post: Tabac

Rating 10/10

 

[OhioBob]

Pre Shave: Warm Shower, Stirling Baker Street Liquid Bath Soap, Stirling Unscented Pre Shave Soap
Razor: Henson V2 Mild
Blade: Gillette Nacet (4)
Soap/Cream: Barbasol 1919 Cream
Bowl: N/A
Brush: Maggard's Dark Blue Handle APSC 24mm Titanium Knot
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Thayers Unscented Witch Hazel, Nivea Unscented Post Shave Balm & Seaforth's Black Watch AS
Rating: 9.0/10 A comfortable efficient 2 pass BBS shave with no touch ups, five weepers, no cuts or irritation. Weepers my fault, I tried to do a 2 pass shave and over buffed some areas without reapplying some cream or water. Still a good shave.

 

[Omega48]

Nice travel blade case you have there.

 

[MA128]

Pre Shave:	Hot water, TOBS Pre-Shave Gel
Razor:	Henson AL13 v2 mild
Blade:	Tatra Platinum (2)
# Days Growth:	2
Soap/Cream:	Manners
Brush:	WCS Synthetic
Post Shave:	Cold water, Thayers, Nivea Balm
Weepers:	0
Nicks/cuts:	0
Sharpness:	10
Comfort:	10
	Delightful BBS shave. This soap is made by a local (MA) barber. It's easy to lather, cushiony and slick. The razor glides as if on wings. https://www.mannerssupplyco.com/product/shave-soap-all-natural-in-4oz-tin

@WhiskerLess: As promised, I skipped the Proraso A/S and my skin feels great.

 

[Omega48]

AL13 Mild & Wizamet.
Fighting with terribly hard water…

 

[awk_m4]

AL13 Mild & Wizamet.
Fighting with terrible hard water…

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Two years ago I encountered hard water on my travels and I just could not build a decent lather. Shaving was a real struggle.

 

[Omega48]

I can get a decent shave by reloading and regathering before each pass, probably I would have been better off with a tallow soap. Maybe.

 

[awk_m4]

I used bottled water and found it helped.

 

[Lee Van Cleft]

I live in a hard water area and have realised I’m preferring a boar brush over badger. Wonder if it’s the water quality that’s influenced this?

 

[Lee Van Cleft]

Been on a vintage run of shaves lately ….Vintage April thread. Went back to the Ti Henson+++ yesterday. This morning has revealed just how good yesterday’s shave was. Hardly anything to mow down today.
If I didn’t enjoy the ritual so much, I could happily skip it today.
The Henson is a fantastic razor.

 

[awk_m4]

Shabbat Shalom guys!
I hope you're all having a fantastic day!

 

[MA128]

Shabbat Shalom guys!
I hope you're all having a fantastic day!

Shabbat Shalom to you too, my mishpucha.

 

[MA128]

Pre Shave:	Hot water, TOBS Pre-Shave Gel
Razor:	Henson AL13 v2 mild
Blade:	Tatra Platinum (3)
# Days Growth:	1
Soap/Cream:	Canada Shaving Soap
Brush:	Simpson's Duke 2 Best Badger
Post Shave:	Cold water, Thayers, Nivea Balm
Weepers:	0
Nicks/cuts:	0
Irritation:	some on neck
Sharpness:	10
Comfort:	9
	Good DFS++ on a 1-day shave. 3 passes on face, 2 on neck.

 

[awk_m4]

Second Shave of the Day.
A refreshing two pass head shave featuring the Henson Mild.

 

[Omega48]