- Thread starter
- #21
Saturday October 3
Ten minute hot shower
Boker Straight
Gold Grande
Feather
Oumo Two Band 28mm Fan
Vitos Extra Super Coco
Osma Alum Block
T.N. Dickinson’s Witch Hazel
Hyaluranoic Acid
Bull Dog Skin Care Moisturizer
Lucky Tiger After Shave & Face Tonic
A late Post
My second straight shave is backed up with my Gold Grande. My favourite DE Razor. Second SR shave felt almost the same as the first. I started left side again and immediately felt the blade start to hesitate. I knew the blade had lost it’s keen edge. Since I’m learning how to strop. My feeling was I did a poor job on my bench strop. I have a new strop coming this week and I’ll do a better job. Completing my left cheek and neck I moved to the right side and completed the right cheek. Strokes were short to medium blade hesitation was on the edge of tugging. I went around the chin on both cheeks and only half way down the neck. Unhappy with the edge performance I decided to go with the Grande to complete my shave. My SR confidence increased slightly and the razor felt a tad less strange. Pleased with my second start and looking forward to the third. I can feel a better skin comfort with the straight. I’ve moved my shaves to 96hrs from 120hrs which will increase from six to seven shaves a month.
I was very happy to be shaving with the Grande again. Performance was flawless and the face and head shave tuned up to a nice BBS. The Grande BBS not quite as tight as Lo Storto’s BBS. Grande is a bit more comfortable with a better post skin. Better skin comfort is needed moving to a 96hrs shave interval. I used steep angle for both face and head. Zero blade feel. A little audio feedback was the only indication of a loaded blade. Comparatively Lo Storto has big blade feedback. My good established techniques with the Grande will be a joy to use as I transition to Straight Razor Shaves.
The big Oumo Two Band 28mm fan knot can paint my neck from chin to collar bone. A big soft pillow paving lather. A fun brush to use. Vitos is halfway down the tub. I ordered the 1000ml block. The only soap I want to use. Excellent brush and soap performance kept different blades working comfortably and smoothly. A fine shave.
Ten minute hot shower
Boker Straight
Gold Grande
Feather
Oumo Two Band 28mm Fan
Vitos Extra Super Coco
Osma Alum Block
T.N. Dickinson’s Witch Hazel
Hyaluranoic Acid
Bull Dog Skin Care Moisturizer
Lucky Tiger After Shave & Face Tonic
A late Post
My second straight shave is backed up with my Gold Grande. My favourite DE Razor. Second SR shave felt almost the same as the first. I started left side again and immediately felt the blade start to hesitate. I knew the blade had lost it’s keen edge. Since I’m learning how to strop. My feeling was I did a poor job on my bench strop. I have a new strop coming this week and I’ll do a better job. Completing my left cheek and neck I moved to the right side and completed the right cheek. Strokes were short to medium blade hesitation was on the edge of tugging. I went around the chin on both cheeks and only half way down the neck. Unhappy with the edge performance I decided to go with the Grande to complete my shave. My SR confidence increased slightly and the razor felt a tad less strange. Pleased with my second start and looking forward to the third. I can feel a better skin comfort with the straight. I’ve moved my shaves to 96hrs from 120hrs which will increase from six to seven shaves a month.
I was very happy to be shaving with the Grande again. Performance was flawless and the face and head shave tuned up to a nice BBS. The Grande BBS not quite as tight as Lo Storto’s BBS. Grande is a bit more comfortable with a better post skin. Better skin comfort is needed moving to a 96hrs shave interval. I used steep angle for both face and head. Zero blade feel. A little audio feedback was the only indication of a loaded blade. Comparatively Lo Storto has big blade feedback. My good established techniques with the Grande will be a joy to use as I transition to Straight Razor Shaves.
The big Oumo Two Band 28mm fan knot can paint my neck from chin to collar bone. A big soft pillow paving lather. A fun brush to use. Vitos is halfway down the tub. I ordered the 1000ml block. The only soap I want to use. Excellent brush and soap performance kept different blades working comfortably and smoothly. A fine shave.