The knot probably just needs some persuasion. I do like the matte finish and the texture.
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The knot probably just needs some persuasion. I do like the matte finish and the texture.
That's an interesting problem to have. I'll have to do some science when mine comes in. Hope you and Deb are well. I'll have your super top secret not package in the mail soon! 
@bentheduck we are doing well. We have enough supplies to stay holed up for a bit. You stay safe down there and don’t push yourself too hard.
Yeah, I’m digging it. I think it will be on deck again tomorrow.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Awesome break out of the new stuff Tim. Lisa's is my favorite post shave product of all I've tried. Nice shave !
Shave Count (DE: 366 SE: 9 SR: 420)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Solingen SR
Vulfix Badger
Stirling Hipster soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Stirling Hipster AS
The Process-
No snooze today, so I got my early morning shave on. I was really thinking about hitting the new LNHC Barber Shoppe again, but the scent of Hipster was just begging to be used. I am a big Stirling fan and familiar with their performance, but new scents can surely draw me in. So with that, Hipster got the nod. After reading the description, I wasn't sure what to expect. However, I get a nice light, clean scent that, to my nose, is nothing like the description. I know everyone's nose is different and we can pick up different scents on the same object. But once again, my inexperienced nose has nothing to offer you for a description ... but it's really nice. Grabbed a badger today just because and got after it. A 30 second load time with a damp brush and I worked up a great lather. The scent is more subtle, but held throughout the shave.
40 laps on leather and it was time for business. I went with my standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Man that was a good shave! As I mentioned the performance is really good and I am BBS for the win! Oh yeah!
Wrapped everything up with a rinse and a pat dry. A glug of the AS and everything was right as rain! I got an initial intense burn for about 2 seconds when I applied the AS. So ... not sure if I was a little to heavy handed with the razor or what. I will have to revisit this. But that did pass really quickly. And the post shave feel is really nice after the dry down. Yup, I'm digging it .. just don't call me a Hipster. Life is good!
Home Front-
So, still doing the work from home thing and it has been extended until the end of the month. As we get closer to that date, we will see what happens. We have been doing the "shelter at home" thing before our Governor decided to implement it here, so it's been a few days. Thankfully we live in a house outside of town. So we can get out in the yard and enjoy the weather without having anyone in close proximity. It will be a short week because I am off on Good Friday ... yay me! Other than that just same old, same old at the moment.
Patelliott
"I NEED NurseDave's Energy"
Sounds like a great soap. I also really enjoy Stirling products. I'm excited to use the splash because my other sets have the balms. Tomorrow is "H" day do luckily I won't have to wait too long! Right now it is looking like I may have a 3 day weekend but we shall see. Have a good one Tim!
@GearNoir and @NurseDave - indeed.
Shave Count (DE: 367 SE: 9 SR: 420)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Gillette Old Type
Wilkinson Sword - Germany (1)
Stirling Boar
MWF soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
Avon Clint AS
The Process-
Early morning shave today (with a late post) and mixed the kit up a bit for an old school shave. I am doing a comparison between Wilkinson blades from Britain (vintage) vs Germany (new). So I thought the Old Type would be a fun razor to use. All of my soaps perform well, but MWF was on deck today. And once again, a boar got the nod. I don't have any issues with building a lather with The Fat and today was no exception ... it delivered. I had a really nice lather going on.
I went with my standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Not sure if it was the blade or just that I hadn't used the Old Type in a while, but the blade felt "different". Not bad or anything, just different ... I just can't explain it. Anyway, the blade was smooth and sharp, delivering a nice shave. As I mentioned, I ran it through all three passes with no issues and I am BBS for the win! Oh yeah! That was a nice shave and now I am wondering about the longevity of this blade. I'll have to circle back on that later. The plan is to use this blade for three shaves and then use the vintage British for three matching shaves and compare the two. Wrapped everything up with a rinse and a pat dry. A healthy glug of the AS and everything was right as rain! Oh yes it was ... man I dig that Avon Clint. Sometimes a vintage AS is just the right call. Life is good!
Home Front-
Nothing much new to report. Had to briefly go into the office to work on a machine. Traffic was nice and light. The building was nice and quiet too. I usually have only seen that late evenings or weekends, so it felt kinda odd. I think that's all I've got at the moment, stay safe out there.
Thanks Chris, you too!
Shave Count (DE: 368 SE: 9 SR: 420)
Pre Shave-
Splash and go
Shave-
Gillette Old Type
Wilkinson Sword - Germany (2)
Vulfix Badger
LNHC Barber Shoppe soap
Post Shave-
Post shave lather
LNHC Barber Shoppe Elixir
The Process-
Early morning shave today and changed out the soap and splash. Kept the same razor and blade to continue testing those. I think I may have loaded too heavily on my first shave with this soap, so I went with a 20 second load time today to see how that works. This soap appears to be really thirsty, so I kept throwing water at it and it payed off. I whipped up a really nice, wet lather that smelled great. It also has really good slickness and residual slickness as well. A big thank you to @LNHC for making this special edition soap/elixer, I am digging it.
I went with my standard three pass shave of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. The performance of the soap made quick work of this shave and I am BBS for the win. I haven't had any issues with this blade yet either, which is nice. So far it has delivered a great, consistent shave. I have plenty of DE blades for now, but I wouldn't hesitate to add some of these blades to the collection. After this comparison, I may circle back at a later time and test the longevity. We'll see how it holds up for shave #3 tomorrow.
Wrapped everything up with a post shave lather, then a rinse and pat dry. A couple squirts of the elixir and everything was right as rain! I'm not sure how much to use, but two squirts seems to be fine. It starts out a bit greasy feeling, but doesn't last but just a moment. It absorbs quickly and delivers a great post shave feel. Yup, this one is a keeper. Life is good!
Home Front-
So today is Thursday, my Friday. Have a really long weekend which will be really nice. Hopefully the weather will cooperate, but I hear rumors of rain all through the weekend. We shall see. I really need to mow, but don't think it will be dry enough. I also have some things to work on around the house. With the whole self-isolation thing, it should make for an interesting Easter. Stay safe out there.
GearNoir
“The TSC’s Napping Beefcake”
That seems to be the consensus - a little goes a ling way. I’m excited to try mine today too!