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Ramblings of a MilkCrate
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Shave Count (DE: 288 SR: 223)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Dovo SR
Vie Long horsehair
Williams Soap
Post Shave-
Lather
Warm water splash
Avon Oland AS
The process-
Just a quick update today. The horsehair works well with the Williams. Very nice shave and BBS for the win! Life is good!
The mug is vintage OS.
The lid was 3D printed by a coworker. I found the stencil on thingyverse and had him print it for me. The original stencil is blank, but I had him add the OS script.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
VERY nice Tim
Yes, yes they are! And I believe you'll find that the plain chocolate is an even faster draw than the plain vanilla, which is also fast.
Shave Count (DE: 288 SR: 224)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Dovo SR
Omega boar
Proraso Red Soap
Post Shave-
Lather
Warm water splash
Proraso Rdd AS
The process-
Ewww ... early morning shave. But, such is life on the hamster wheel. Actually only hit snooze once this morning and had plenty of time for a shave. Thought I would hit on the Proraso a bit this week. After initially trying the VDH, this was the second soap that I picked up and it has served me well. I can get it slick enough for a DE or an SR shave and I love the scent. 30 second load and whipped up a really nice lather. Threw a bunch of water at it and it never broke.
Hit the Dovo on the TM Old #2 strop for 50 laps. This is a really nice fast strop with a light draw. Buttery smooth. This one had several people try it before me, so it is well broken in. It is a bit lighter and faster than my plain vanilla. Not sure yet if that is the leather treatment/processing or that mine hasn't been broken in yet. We'll see. Either way, I still like the draw on the plain vanilla. Went with a three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG. I have no drama to report. A very nice shave this morning and I am BBS for the win!
Wrapped everything up with a post shave lather, a splash of water and a quick towel dry. A splash of the AS and everything was right as rain. That is my favorite Sandalwood scent right there. Man, I smell great! I have a tub of Fine Santal that also smells really good. I'll bring it into the rotation once this Proraso is finished off.
Home front-
Not much to report yet. It was a productive weekend and I sure this week will be as well. Life is good!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
And that they don't know how to make a quality cap for it
Getting close to killing it ?
Unfortunately not. That was last Friday and I had to work a system outage.
IKR?
Shave Count (DE: 288 SR: 225)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Torrey SR
DSC badger
Proraso Red Soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Warm water splash
Proraso Red AS
The process-
Changed up the razor today for Torrey Tuesday. I also changed up the brush and OMG. Went with a 30 second load and could have gone a lot less. That brush just exploded with lather and kept building the more water I added. I really had enough for 6+ passes, but stopped at 3. Good stuff right there.
Hit the TM Old #2 strop for 50 laps and it was go time. I'm kinda digging this wider strop, no X stroke required. Went with a three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG. I have no drama to report. Another very nice shave this morning. Not quite as good as yesterday though and I may freshen this edge up this coming weekend. However, I am BBS for the win!
Wrapped everything up with a post shave lather, a splash of water and a quick towel dry. A splash of the AS and everything was right as rain. You know it ... and man I smell great! Look out world, here I come.
Home front-
I got squat. Life is good!
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Good stuff Tim. I have a cheapo strop from Wet Shave Products and it's only 1 1/2" or 2" I believe. I can see how a wider strop would be a lot more convenient!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
You always hope too much pressure doesn't build up when a guy does that.
Shave Count (DE: 289 SR: 225)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Gillette Psycho
Astra SP (1)
DSC badger
Proraso Red Soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Warm water splash
Proraso Red AS
The process-
Was a bit pressed for time today, so I grabbed a DE. On deck today, the Gillette Psycho. I have been real hesitant to use this razor. I was not worried about losing the NOS status, but more worried about buyers remorse. At the end of the day, it's a fat handle Tech. Since I was shaving with one eye open, I loaded the brush too heavy again today. That's not an issue during the shave because it cranks out a ton of lather. All you have to do is keep throwing water at it. The overloading just seems wasteful.
Went with a three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG. I have no drama to report. Nice shave with the razor. Not awesome, but nice. I think my angle was a bit off in areas and I missed a bit on the jawline. We'll call that a solid DFS for the win!
You know how I wound this one down. A post shave lather, a splash of water and a towel dry. A glug of the AS and everything was right as rain. Still digging the scent. This was a good choice for the week. So ... do I have buyers remorse? ... Maybe.
Home front-
Got a shave mail in yesterday and it was the small lot I had won on ebay. It had a couple of old brushes, but I think these are the ones a barber brushes hair off with. I didn't want those. A few straights and a vintage DE. I'll have to get some before and after pics, because these are definitely to be restored. My wife was interested in the package and she seemed equally excited as I looked through my score. She said things like: What?! Really?! What the...! Are you serious?! I guess really that could have gone either way, but I am going to assume that it was sheer excitement. That's all for the moment. Life is good!