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[YodisMatt]

Now that the Pens are out of the playoffs it was time to shave.

Prep: Hot shower
Pre Shave: Shave Secret Oil
Brush: VDH Boar Brush
Soap: Arko Shave Stick
Razor: Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Post: Gillette After Shave Lotion

 

[Hot_Sauce]

Prep: Hot Shower
Pre: Proraso green pre shave
Soap: Stirling cool
Brush: Semogue OC SE 2012
Razor: Lord L6
Blade: Crystal
Aftershave: Osage rub
Cologne: Nautica discovery

 

[Martin3203]

Was down in Philly yesterday and picked this up. Will be using it today before work.

 

[rdomfoto]

Was down in Philly yesterday and picked this up. Will be using it today before work.

Nice - I never bought that kit but I've used all of those products. Years later I still have that brush.

Here's my pre-game Blackhawks shave just now:

Prep: Hot towel
Pre: rdomfoto jasmine and cedar pre-shave oil
Cream: Proraso Sandlewood Cream
Brush: Summer badger hair
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89lbl with chrome handle
Blade: Feather
After shave tonic: Clubman Pinaud
After sahve balm: Nivea +Men

I totally nailed the shave tonight, too. No weepers, incredibly smooth, skin feels great...

 

[Hot_Sauce]

Prep: Hot shower
pre: Proraso green Pre shave
Brush: Semogue OC SE 2012
Cream: Biotique Bio Palmyra
Razor: Lord L6
Blade: Crystal
Aftershave: Stirling Vetiver with aloe and witch hazel (first time using it and give it 2 thumbs up)
Lotion: Gillette aftershave lotion
Cologne: Nautica Oceans

 

[rdomfoto]

Prep: Hot shower
Pre-shave: Cedarwood and Jasmine oil
Cream: Proraso Sandlewood cream
Brush: Summer badger hair brush
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89lbl with chrome handle
Blade: Feather
After shave tonic: Clubman Pinaud
After shave balm: nothing today


I. Nailed. It. Best shave I've done yet - didn't realize that it would take a month or two to really dial in the technique. My lather is still a bit inconsistent - I usually make it too stiff.

 

[smokinghole]

Finally got some feathers. Great shave effortless almost. They were what I needed to use to get what I wanted out of my shave.

 

[rdomfoto]

I was nervous before I used the feathers. I had heard about how sharp they are and because I was new to using a safety razor, I wanted to get my technique down with the Darbys.

But, once I started use the feather blades, I was hooked.

 

[rdomfoto]

Prep: Hot towel
Pre: rdomfoto jasmine and cedar pre-shave oil
Soap: Catie's Bubbles - Le Piment de la Vie
Brush: Summer badger hair
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89lbl with chrome handle
Blade: Feather
After shave tonic: Clubman Pinaud
After shave balm: Nivea +Men

Just got the Catie's Bubbles soap yesterday so this was the first shave with it. Fantastic product. Lathered very easily and kept the skin slick so the razor easily glided over my beard. Fantastic aroma, too.

 

[Hoshneer]

New razor today to try out.

Also dumb question:
Do people generally flip the razors over and use both sides? I notice they are numbered 1-4.

 

[Monsterdg]

Do people generally flip the razors over and use both sides? I notice they are numbered 1-4.

It's possible, and people do, but with the costs of blades so low, I don't. I usually keep mine a week then grab a new one.

FYI: back in the day, people used to 'sharpen' old blades on ceramic and glass to get more life out of them. I picked up a bunch on ebay for my desk.

 

[sean]

Do people generally flip the razors over and use both sides? I notice they are numbered 1-4.

It's possible, and people do, but with the costs of blades so low, I don't. I usually keep mine a week then grab a new one.

FYI: back in the day, people used to 'sharpen' old blades on ceramic and glass to get more life out of them. I picked up a bunch on ebay for my desk.

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That top one looks awesome, Tim.

Rex, I tend to do about one shave per side (so about 4 shaves, total) and then switch it out. Tim is right, blades are cheep.

 

[rdomfoto]

Prep: Hot shower, Aveda Facial Cleanser
Pre: rdomfoto jasmine and cedar pre-shave oil
Soap: Catie's Bubbles - Le Piment de la Vie
Brush: Summer badger hair
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89lbl with chrome handle
Blade: Feather
After shave tonic: Unscented witch hazel
After shave balm: Nivea +Men

 

[rdomfoto]

Prep: Hot shower, Aveda Facial Cleanser
Pre: rdomfoto jasmine and cedar pre-shave oil
Soap: Catie's Bubbles - Le Piment de la Vie
Brush: Summer badger hair
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89lbl with chrome handle
Blade: Feather
After shave tonic: Unscented witch hazel
After shave balm: Nivea +Men

^^^ did this again today

 

[K Williams]

Pre-shave face wash & shower: Stirling Soap Co. Sheep Soap
Pre-shave cream: Proraso White pre-shave cream
DE Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89L
Blade: PolSilver
Brush: Badger&Blade Forum brush - Horsehair, Green handle
Shave soap: Mike's Natural Soap Lemongrass & Eucalyptus with 4 drops of Now Solutions vegetable glycerine in the lather bowl
Post-shave: Proraso White pre-shave cream followed by cold water rinse
Aftershave lotion: Nivea for Men Post Shave Balm. Rubbed in good. Allowed to dry.
Aftershave: Captain's Choice Lime

 

[K Williams]

Prep: Hot shower
pre: Proraso green Pre shave
Brush: Semogue OC SE 2012
Cream: Biotique Bio Palmyra
Razor: Lord L6
Blade: Crystal
Aftershave: Stirling Vetiver with aloe and witch hazel (first time using it and give it 2 thumbs up)
Lotion: Gillette aftershave lotion
Cologne: Nautica Oceans

Stirling makes an aftershave now!!? Time to revisit his website. I have so many of his shave soaps(enough to last a few years) that it's been a while since I've looked at the website.

 

[rdomfoto]

Pre-shave face wash & shower: Stirling Soap Co. Sheep Soap
Pre-shave cream: Proraso White pre-shave cream
DE Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89L
Blade: PolSilver
Brush: Badger&Blade Forum brush - Horsehair, Green handle
Shave soap: Mike's Natural Soap Lemongrass & Eucalyptus with 4 drops of Now Solutions vegetable glycerine in the lather bowl
Post-shave: Proraso White pre-shave cream followed by cold water rinse
Aftershave lotion: Nivea for Men Post Shave Balm. Rubbed in good. Allowed to dry.
Aftershave: Captain's Choice Lime

I've not used any lime-scented products yet. I imagine that, in the heat of the Summer, it's pretty nice.

 

[K Williams]

Pre-shave face wash & shower: Stirling Soap Co. Sheep Soap
Pre-shave cream: Proraso White pre-shave cream
DE Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89L
Blade: PolSilver
Brush: Badger&Blade Forum brush - Horsehair, Green handle
Shave soap: Mike's Natural Soap Lemongrass & Eucalyptus with 4 drops of Now Solutions vegetable glycerine in the lather bowl
Post-shave: Proraso White pre-shave cream followed by cold water rinse
Aftershave lotion: Nivea for Men Post Shave Balm. Rubbed in good. Allowed to dry.
Aftershave: Captain's Choice Lime

I've not used any lime-scented products yet. I imagine that, in the heat of the Summer, it's pretty nice.

Very nice in this weather. The lemongrass shave soap is also nice. Another must try for summer shaving is Stirling Soap's Cool shave soap.

 

[rdomfoto]

Very nice in this weather. The lemongrass shave soap is also nice. Another must try for summer shaving is Stirling Soap's Cool shave soap.

Thanks for the heads-up. I just picked up a puck of Catie's Bubbles (amazing soap, BTW) so I need to use that one a bit more before I pick up any more but I'll check them out.

 

[rdomfoto]

Not much got shaved today but what did get shaved made an impact

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