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Doug's Journal of Shaving Happiness v2.0
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dkeester
"TSC's Master of Bourbon"
Journal Entry #98
Pre: Hot shower/splash of cool water/Shave Secret oil
Razor: MicroTouch One TTO
Blade: PolSilver SI (2)
Brush: Omega Pro 49 boar
Soap/Cream: B&M Latha Oceana (64)
AS 1: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel
AS 2: Nivea Sensitive Cooling Post-shave Balm
AS 3: Lucky Tiger AS and face Tonic
Fragrance: none
Overview
Day two with the PolSilver.
SOTD Pic
None
Shave Quality
Great shave this morning as usual. Great lather. Two passes. BBS. The only issue is some minor irritation on my neck. Getting an irritation free neck is a goal for me. I will get there some day.
Gear
The MTO is an underappreciated razor. It is the same razor as the Weishi 9306 just re-branded. It shaves very similarly to the 1960's Super Speed that it was cloned from. If you are looking for an inexpensive TTO definitely take a look. It is solidly built and it performs well.
The soap ring started to break up today. As I finished loading a large chunk of soap came loose from the tub. I pressed it back into place, but this is further proof that the Latha Oceana is fading fast. Will it make it to shave #70?
Other Thoughts
Happy Wednesday.
Thank you for reading and commenting on my journal. I hope you have a great day and stellar shaves, Cadre.
Pre: Hot shower/splash of cool water/Shave Secret oil
Razor: MicroTouch One TTO
Blade: PolSilver SI (2)
Brush: Omega Pro 49 boar
Soap/Cream: B&M Latha Oceana (64)
AS 1: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel
AS 2: Nivea Sensitive Cooling Post-shave Balm
AS 3: Lucky Tiger AS and face Tonic
Fragrance: none
Overview
Day two with the PolSilver.
SOTD Pic
None
Shave Quality
Great shave this morning as usual. Great lather. Two passes. BBS. The only issue is some minor irritation on my neck. Getting an irritation free neck is a goal for me. I will get there some day.
Gear
The MTO is an underappreciated razor. It is the same razor as the Weishi 9306 just re-branded. It shaves very similarly to the 1960's Super Speed that it was cloned from. If you are looking for an inexpensive TTO definitely take a look. It is solidly built and it performs well.
The soap ring started to break up today. As I finished loading a large chunk of soap came loose from the tub. I pressed it back into place, but this is further proof that the Latha Oceana is fading fast. Will it make it to shave #70?
Other Thoughts
Happy Wednesday.
Thank you for reading and commenting on my journal. I hope you have a great day and stellar shaves, Cadre.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Nice shave Doug. That soaps days are numbered now.
I hear you on the neck irritation brother!
dkeester
"TSC's Master of Bourbon"
Journal Entry #99
Pre: Hot shower/splash of cool water/Shave Secret oil
Razor: Fatip Piccolo
Blade: GSB (1)
Brush: Omega Pro 49 boar
Soap/Cream: B&M Latha Oceana (65)
AS 1: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel
AS 2: Nivea Sensitive Cooling Post-shave Balm
AS 3: Lucky Tiger AS and face Tonic
Fragrance: none
Overview
Someday I am going to get my neck figured out.
SOTD Pic
None
Shave Quality
Just DFS+ today. The lather was thick and rich today. My face is great, but my neck is irritated more than usual. I also got a couple of pin-pricks. It was a decent shave, but I was not on the ball this morning.
Gear
The Fatip Piccolo is a favorite of mine. Normally I get good results from it, but today was just an off shaving day I guess. That, or it just doesn't like GSBs.
Other Thoughts
Fire drills kinda suck when you are on the fifth floor of a building.
Thank you for reading and commenting on my journal. I hope you have a great day and stellar shaves, Cadre.
Pre: Hot shower/splash of cool water/Shave Secret oil
Razor: Fatip Piccolo
Blade: GSB (1)
Brush: Omega Pro 49 boar
Soap/Cream: B&M Latha Oceana (65)
AS 1: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel
AS 2: Nivea Sensitive Cooling Post-shave Balm
AS 3: Lucky Tiger AS and face Tonic
Fragrance: none
Overview
Someday I am going to get my neck figured out.
SOTD Pic
None
Shave Quality
Just DFS+ today. The lather was thick and rich today. My face is great, but my neck is irritated more than usual. I also got a couple of pin-pricks. It was a decent shave, but I was not on the ball this morning.
Gear
The Fatip Piccolo is a favorite of mine. Normally I get good results from it, but today was just an off shaving day I guess. That, or it just doesn't like GSBs.
Other Thoughts
Fire drills kinda suck when you are on the fifth floor of a building.
Thank you for reading and commenting on my journal. I hope you have a great day and stellar shaves, Cadre.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Nice shave and hopefully the drill wasn't in the middle of the shave
Don't fret...I can't figure my neck out either.
dkeester
"TSC's Master of Bourbon"
dkeester
"TSC's Master of Bourbon"
Journal Entry #100
Pre: Hot shower/splash of cool water/Shave Secret oil
Razor: H3 (1962) Gillette Slim @5
Blade: GSB (2)
Brush: Omega Pro 49 boar
Soap/Cream: B&M Latha Oceana (66)
AS 1: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel
AS 2: Nivea Sensitive Cooling Post-shave Balm
AS 3: Clubman SR
Fragrance: none
Overview
I love Clubman SR.
SOTD Pic
Shave Quality
DFS on my cheeks and CCS on my neck. The lather was good and the soap is almost gone. However, there was no irritation today.
Gear
The Slim + GSB is a good combo.
Other Thoughts
Almost gone.
Thank you for reading and commenting on my journal. I hope you have a great day and stellar shaves, Cadre.
Pre: Hot shower/splash of cool water/Shave Secret oil
Razor: H3 (1962) Gillette Slim @5
Blade: GSB (2)
Brush: Omega Pro 49 boar
Soap/Cream: B&M Latha Oceana (66)
AS 1: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel
AS 2: Nivea Sensitive Cooling Post-shave Balm
AS 3: Clubman SR
Fragrance: none
Overview
I love Clubman SR.
SOTD Pic
Shave Quality
DFS on my cheeks and CCS on my neck. The lather was good and the soap is almost gone. However, there was no irritation today.
Gear
The Slim + GSB is a good combo.
Other Thoughts
Almost gone.
Thank you for reading and commenting on my journal. I hope you have a great day and stellar shaves, Cadre.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Just about there Doug. Nice shave
dkeester
"TSC's Master of Bourbon"
Journal Entry #101
Pre: Hot shower/splash of cool water/Shave Secret oil
Razor: Colonial Razors The General
Blade: Feather Pro (7)
Brush: WCS Psychedelic Synthetic
Soap/Cream: B&M Latha Oceana (67)
AS 1: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel
AS 2: Nivea Sensitive Cooling Post-shave Balm
AS 3: Lucky TIger AS and Face Tonic
Fragrance: none
Overview
SOTD Pic
Shave Quality
It was hard getting the soap to lather today. The remaining crescent of soap broke apart and I ended up chasing it around the tub. The lather was less than stellar due to this. I maybe could have gotten one more shave out of it, but the chunks fought me so the soap was retired. For the sake of numbers, I will say it was 68 shaves to the tub. The General waded through the lather with ease and gave me an irritation-less DFS+. There was no alum feedback. Even though the lather tried to sink the shave, it was a good note on which to end the tub.
Gear
As long as it loads correctly, the Latha is really good soap. I still don't know what box to put it in though.
Other Thoughts
The empty tub weighs 42 grams. That means that the soap puck weighed 110 grams. Divide that buy 68 shaves means my usage was about 1.62 grams per shave. We will see if I can get that up closer to 2 grams on future 3017s.
Thank you for reading and commenting on my journal. I hope you have a great day and stellar shaves, Cadre.
Pre: Hot shower/splash of cool water/Shave Secret oil
Razor: Colonial Razors The General
Blade: Feather Pro (7)
Brush: WCS Psychedelic Synthetic
Soap/Cream: B&M Latha Oceana (67)
AS 1: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel
AS 2: Nivea Sensitive Cooling Post-shave Balm
AS 3: Lucky TIger AS and Face Tonic
Fragrance: none
Overview
SOTD Pic
Shave Quality
It was hard getting the soap to lather today. The remaining crescent of soap broke apart and I ended up chasing it around the tub. The lather was less than stellar due to this. I maybe could have gotten one more shave out of it, but the chunks fought me so the soap was retired. For the sake of numbers, I will say it was 68 shaves to the tub. The General waded through the lather with ease and gave me an irritation-less DFS+. There was no alum feedback. Even though the lather tried to sink the shave, it was a good note on which to end the tub.
Gear
As long as it loads correctly, the Latha is really good soap. I still don't know what box to put it in though.
Other Thoughts
The empty tub weighs 42 grams. That means that the soap puck weighed 110 grams. Divide that buy 68 shaves means my usage was about 1.62 grams per shave. We will see if I can get that up closer to 2 grams on future 3017s.
Thank you for reading and commenting on my journal. I hope you have a great day and stellar shaves, Cadre.