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Ramblings of a MilkCrate
- Thread starter MilkCrate
- Start date
Shave Count (DE: 335 SE: 3 SR: 370)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
F Reynolds SR
Semogue 610 boar
CBL Sir Fougere Tonsorial soap (10)
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Generic Witch Hazel / Avon Deep Woods Mix
The process-
TGIF! I really do try not to wish my life away, but I am glad today is Friday. It was close this morning time wise, but I was able to get in an SR shave. Razor change up, but other than that it was the same kit. So ... shave #10 in the 3017 is in the books. When I started shaving, and only had one soap I didn't give much thought to variety. But now with multiple soaps, the variety is nice. I guess I have had other things on my mind because I have not been having soap withdrawal for the last few shaves. Anyway, onto the shave. Same routine again today, but I had my brush a tad too wet. Started out with a 30 second load time and an airy lather, but got it to settle down. On the last pass the soap was fading on me. Instead of hitting the puck again, I just rode it out. That lather was super thin, but still slick enough to shave with.
40 laps on leather this morning and the Reynolds was ready for action. Went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. A nice relaxing shave this morning. No spectacular, but I walked away DFS+ for the win! Oh yeah, I will take that any day. I'm sure I could have done better, but I really wasn't "in the moment" this morning. More along the lines of auto pilot I guess and I need to be careful of that.
Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and a drip dry. A splash of the AS and everything was right as rain. Oh yes it was! I had never tried the Deep Woods scent before and I am digging it. Next week I may change out the hardware and try a different aftershave just to mix things up a bit. Time to get out there and end this week strong. Life is good!
Home Front-
Yay it's Friday! I do have a few errands to run after work today. Also on deck this evening, I am going to try (again) and finish bringing down the Christmas tree ... IKR?! Everything is off of it, it just needs to come down and go back in the box. By the time I get home of an evening, I don't have a great deal of time for dinner, chores, etc. So the tree hasn't come down. But ... I'm on it. The missus is still sickly and we ended up having to get an antibiotic for her. Hopefully she will clear up some in the next couple of days. I am on the back side of the sick, which is nice. Just some congestion and a nagging cough to shake. We should have some nasty storms rolling through today, so we'll need to keep our heads down. So far nothing set for the weekend, it's kinda dynamic. So it should be an adventure ... we shall see.
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
F Reynolds SR
Semogue 610 boar
CBL Sir Fougere Tonsorial soap (10)
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Generic Witch Hazel / Avon Deep Woods Mix
The process-
TGIF! I really do try not to wish my life away, but I am glad today is Friday. It was close this morning time wise, but I was able to get in an SR shave. Razor change up, but other than that it was the same kit. So ... shave #10 in the 3017 is in the books. When I started shaving, and only had one soap I didn't give much thought to variety. But now with multiple soaps, the variety is nice. I guess I have had other things on my mind because I have not been having soap withdrawal for the last few shaves. Anyway, onto the shave. Same routine again today, but I had my brush a tad too wet. Started out with a 30 second load time and an airy lather, but got it to settle down. On the last pass the soap was fading on me. Instead of hitting the puck again, I just rode it out. That lather was super thin, but still slick enough to shave with.
40 laps on leather this morning and the Reynolds was ready for action. Went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. A nice relaxing shave this morning. No spectacular, but I walked away DFS+ for the win! Oh yeah, I will take that any day. I'm sure I could have done better, but I really wasn't "in the moment" this morning. More along the lines of auto pilot I guess and I need to be careful of that.
Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and a drip dry. A splash of the AS and everything was right as rain. Oh yes it was! I had never tried the Deep Woods scent before and I am digging it. Next week I may change out the hardware and try a different aftershave just to mix things up a bit. Time to get out there and end this week strong. Life is good!
Home Front-
Yay it's Friday! I do have a few errands to run after work today. Also on deck this evening, I am going to try (again) and finish bringing down the Christmas tree ... IKR?! Everything is off of it, it just needs to come down and go back in the box. By the time I get home of an evening, I don't have a great deal of time for dinner, chores, etc. So the tree hasn't come down. But ... I'm on it. The missus is still sickly and we ended up having to get an antibiotic for her. Hopefully she will clear up some in the next couple of days. I am on the back side of the sick, which is nice. Just some congestion and a nagging cough to shake. We should have some nasty storms rolling through today, so we'll need to keep our heads down. So far nothing set for the weekend, it's kinda dynamic. So it should be an adventure ... we shall see.
One interesting thing when you're sick you tend to think about a lot of stuff we take for granted. Like being able to breathe through your nose. Your nose not being sore every time you touch it. Not thinking about feeling your head because of pressure all day long.
Shave Count (DE: 335 SE: 3 SR: 371)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Henckels SR
Vulfix Badger
Dragonsbeard soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Dragonsbeard AS
The process-
Late morning shave ... you know it. Taking a quick break from the CBL 3017 to try the Dragonsbeard set in the pass-around. I usually face lather, but I’m breaking out the copper bowl and new to me cheese knife thingy. So ... premium shaves get the Henckels, it’s on deck. And I think I read that the soap might stain a brush, so I’m opting for Badgers and synths for this test. Scooped out a bit and got to it. I whipped up a nice creamy lather that was slick. The lather volume is nice and stayed close to the skin. Not thin by any means. It responded well to whipping and painting. Almost forgot to mention the scent ... very nice!
40 laps on leather this morning and it was go time. Went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. An outstanding shave and I am BBS for the win! That was very nice! The soap was slick and the residual slickness was nice as well. The soap removed cleanly as I rinsed between passes. I didn’t go nose blind and the scent carried throughout the shave.
Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and a drip dry. Immediate post shave feel is very nice. I tend to go with a drip dry and then check post shave feel a second time. Again, very nice. A splash of the AS and everything was right as rain. Yes ... yes it was. To my nose, I get an initial scent of something petro, like kerosene or something. Probably just my wonky nose. It fades very quickly and the rest of the scent opens up. Post shave and scent are great! The scent is also missus approved. This set is definitely rotation worthy. That’s my 2 cents, spend it wisely. Life is good!
Home Front-
70 degrees yesterday, 36 degrees today. Crap!
Quick side note. I am really grateful to the people that generosity do these pass-arounds. It’s like stepping into a situation outside of your normal life. If just for a moment. A chance to experience something that you normally wouldn’t get to. Thank you.
Hanging in there. Thanks Chris!
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Looks like an awesome shave Tim
It was! I just have to decide whether to shave twice or three times. I have the Parson soap coming.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Is the Parsons for testing now or whenever or just extra soap John was sending out ?
It’s just one that John was sending out. I wasn’t asked to test. I’m just curious how it shaves.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Patience Grasshopper, Patience
Thanks for the excellent detailed review!
Just starting to shave with a STR8 so Im glad to hear it worked well for you. I gotta try it with the StT8
Just starting to shave with a STR8 so Im glad to hear it worked well for you. I gotta try it with the StT8
Shave Count (DE: 336 SE: 3 SR: 371)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Gillette Slim
Wizamet (12)
Stirling synth
Dragonsbeard soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Dragonsbeard AS
The process-
Late morning shave ... oh yeah. Mixed up the entire kit today and went with a DE. Scooped a bit into the copper bowl and got to it. The synth did a nice job of whipping up a creamy lather, but I didn’t have as much volume today. I think I had a bit more water than yesterday. Even with less volume, it was nice and creamy.
Went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Outstanding! An easy peasy shave and I am BBS for the win! For me, the residual slickness is there, but more prominent in some there soaps. Not really a ding, I can use the soap with both a DE and an SR. The soap rinses clean and leaves the skin feeling great.
Wrapped everything up with a splash of water and a pat dry. Very nice post shave feel. Hit it with a splash of the AS and ouch! I didn’t feel it during the shave, but I picked up a tad of neck irritation. That’s not on the soap, I guess 12 shaves was pushing the Wizamet too far for me. The AS lit me up! It settled down quickly and everything was right as rain! A great overall shave and I dig this scent. Life is good!
Indeed. I was on borrowed time with the Wizamet. But the shave was very nice.
Thanks for the review and the great photos and like to post some of these on the ETHOS IG account if it's ok with you.
WOW 12 shaves on that Wizamet blade! I've got some ordered and I can't wait to try them.
Thanks for the review and the great photos and like to post some of these on the ETHOS IG account if it's ok with you.
WOW 12 shaves on that Wizamet blade! I've got some ordered and I can't wait to try them.
You are more than welcome to use those photos. Thanks for the pass-around opportunity!
Thank you and it was my pleasure I'm really enjoying all the feedback. I may have the beta version of this soap out sooner than I thought I would so when i'ts finished I'd like some of the folks that used this one to try it and compare the two.
Thank you and it was my pleasure I'm really enjoying all the feedback. I may have the beta version of this soap out sooner than I thought I would so when i'ts finished I'd like some of the folks that used this one to try it and compare the two.
I’m in!