SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Catching up. Great shaves Tim! Looking forward to you getting that Maggard into the rotation. It looks identical to my Stirling, so I'm curious to see how you like it.
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Ramblings of a MilkCrate
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Nothing wrong with that!
I disagree, there is everything wrong with that. ?
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Agreed.
I think some of the people, on the relaxation forum that I hang out on, may be concerned by my user name there. PowerBleeder.
JK
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Playing a bit of catch-up. The last two nights have been consistent and I have run the same setup.
Pre Shave-
Hot shower and water splash to shave.
Shave-
Gillette Slim
Voskhod Blade
Vulfix Badger
Tabac soap
Post Shave-
Hot water rinse
Tabac AS Splash
I have been rewarded with effortless, slick lathers all week long. I know Tabac can be a polarizing scent for some but that aside, it just delivers. The quality of this soap/AS is there.
Went to the Slim again and got down to business. The options this razor brings with the click of a dial are great. And with the minimal price of admission, it was an unbeatable value. I reported a few days ago that I had been speeding my stroke up some again. I have been able to keep that in check all week.
I had kept the razor set on 5 for all passes. I went with my standard three passes: WTG, XTG and ATG and have no drama to report. Once again vintage delivers and I walked away multiple times with a DFS shave.
Followed the shaves up with the matching AS and all was right as rain again. The post shaves have settled in quickly and very well also. Heading into a long weekend, so I may change up the kit tonight ... we’ll see.
Pre Shave-
Hot shower and water splash to shave.
Shave-
Gillette Slim
Voskhod Blade
Vulfix Badger
Tabac soap
Post Shave-
Hot water rinse
Tabac AS Splash
I have been rewarded with effortless, slick lathers all week long. I know Tabac can be a polarizing scent for some but that aside, it just delivers. The quality of this soap/AS is there.
Went to the Slim again and got down to business. The options this razor brings with the click of a dial are great. And with the minimal price of admission, it was an unbeatable value. I reported a few days ago that I had been speeding my stroke up some again. I have been able to keep that in check all week.
I had kept the razor set on 5 for all passes. I went with my standard three passes: WTG, XTG and ATG and have no drama to report. Once again vintage delivers and I walked away multiple times with a DFS shave.
Followed the shaves up with the matching AS and all was right as rain again. The post shaves have settled in quickly and very well also. Heading into a long weekend, so I may change up the kit tonight ... we’ll see.
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Nice shaves Tim. I really need to get my Fatboy up and running again so I can join in the vintage fun!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Yes you do, vintage is great! Speaking of, check out this Senator I am trying to restore. Got it cleaned up nice. But you can tell it is crooked. I need to fix that issue and then lather up.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Started my “free shave” weekend last night. I received a Maca Root soap in a PIF and grabbed it. The scent was not what I expected, but the Mrs liked it. I thought it might be something a little more earthy, alas it was not. I thought it smelled like a heavy face cream or something.
Pre Shave-
Hot shower followed by a water splash to shave.
Shave-
Maggard Razor MR7
Voskhod Blade
Vulfix Badger
Maca Root soap
Post Shave-
Hot water rinse
This soap is strong in the tub. I loaded for 20 seconds and got down to it. The soap didn’t look too thick on the brush, but I had loaded too heavy. Once I started adding water that lather just exploded. The scent does dissipate while lathering, but doesn’t fade away. The lather was thick and slick allowing for buffing where needed.
I did start the weekend with a new blade. I had been using the Voskhod blades for the last two weeks, so I continued with those. Those blades are smooth and deliver great shaves.
I went with my standard three passes: WTG, XTG and ATG and have no drama to report. With this setup I walked away with a BBS shave. This was the first time I used this MR7 razor and it’s really nice. It has a good heft to it and is very easy to use. With the quality, weight and performance, I would easily recommend this to beginners and experienced users alike.
Post shave I followed up with a splash of water and a towel dry. I didn’t have any matching AS or ASB with this one and that felt kinda strange. I don’t have anything unscented so I left it as is. It does deliver a great post shave feel and settles in quickly. It leaves your face feeling soft and hydrated.
The Mrs couldn’t really smell it after the shave and said I need to buy the ASB. This was the first soap I have tried from the UK and I will eventually try others.
Pre Shave-
Hot shower followed by a water splash to shave.
Shave-
Maggard Razor MR7
Voskhod Blade
Vulfix Badger
Maca Root soap
Post Shave-
Hot water rinse
This soap is strong in the tub. I loaded for 20 seconds and got down to it. The soap didn’t look too thick on the brush, but I had loaded too heavy. Once I started adding water that lather just exploded. The scent does dissipate while lathering, but doesn’t fade away. The lather was thick and slick allowing for buffing where needed.
I did start the weekend with a new blade. I had been using the Voskhod blades for the last two weeks, so I continued with those. Those blades are smooth and deliver great shaves.
I went with my standard three passes: WTG, XTG and ATG and have no drama to report. With this setup I walked away with a BBS shave. This was the first time I used this MR7 razor and it’s really nice. It has a good heft to it and is very easy to use. With the quality, weight and performance, I would easily recommend this to beginners and experienced users alike.
Post shave I followed up with a splash of water and a towel dry. I didn’t have any matching AS or ASB with this one and that felt kinda strange. I don’t have anything unscented so I left it as is. It does deliver a great post shave feel and settles in quickly. It leaves your face feeling soft and hydrated.
The Mrs couldn’t really smell it after the shave and said I need to buy the ASB. This was the first soap I have tried from the UK and I will eventually try others.
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Thanks, you too Chris!
MilkCrate
"I am a Milk Crate with Dreams"
Yup, she’s a keeper. It helps that my collection is small, so I don’t get any grief.
