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Jul.28 ASD2/Personna(7) ............... EJ synth ............... Captains Choice Venture ...... Captains Choice Venture balm

Normally, we would have been leaving on our road trip tomorrow and I had forecast my Captains Choice Venture soap to be finished before then. My guess was close enough, as there is probably, maybe, just possibly, enough soap remaining for my standard 2-pass NS-SN shave tomorrow morning. There seems to be more than enough of the balm left to last a week or so.
 
Jul.29 ASD2/Personna(8) ............... Paladin Sumo ....... Captains Choice Venture ...... Captains Choice Venture balm

Switched over to my Paladin this morning to deliver the coup de grace to the Venture soap and it did so with ease, providing a great lather and wonderful shave. I will continue my Captain's Choice journey by moving on to my last soap of his, the cherry power-bomb 45th Parallel, starting tomorrow.
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So far, my 3017 journey looks like this...
???????- Oct.14.2012.....Col.Conk Amber (small puck)
Oct.15 - Dec.19.2012.....VDH Deluxe
Dec.20 - Jan.07.2013.....Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet (partial tub)..... Wowwee!!!!
Jan.08 - Mar.06.2013.....C&E Sienna cream
Mar.07 - Mar.28.2013.....Mama Bears Aged Spice (mug soap; they're so tiny, they're cute!)
Mar.29 - May.25.2013.....Palmolive Classica Naturale cream
May.26 - Jun.22.2013.....Proraso Green tube (partial)
Jun.23 - Sep.27.2013.....TOBS Sandalwood cream (I love sandalwood products)
Sep.28 - Nov.02.2013.....Mama Bears Northwoods (partial)
Nov.03 - Dec.14.2013.....Mama Bears Amber Romance (partial)
Dec.15 - Jan.31.2014.....Klar Kabinett (partial, suspended to 3017 D.R.Harris PIF)
Feb.01 - Aug.29.2014.....D.R. Harris Arlington ........ Nope, no typo; 215 shaves from that puck
Aug.30 - Sep.29.2014.....Klar Kabinett (back in use after the Arlington finished)
Sep.30 - Oct.15.2014.....Rose of Bulgaria cream (partial)
Oct.16 - Oct.20.2014.....D.R. Harris Almond (partial)
Oct.21 - Oct.31.2014.....RazoRock XXX (partial)
Nov.01 - Dec.24.2014.....Blue Willy (grated Williams soaked in Aqua Velva)
Dec.25 - Feb.20.2015.....Dr Dittmar
Feb.21 - Mar.31.2015.....12 cream samples from Mr Bingle Secret Santa
Apr.01 - Apr.19.2015.....Mama Bears Lime Ice (partial puck)
Apr.20 - Jun.22.2015.....Captain's Choice Bay Rum (partial)
Jun.23 - Aug.13.2015.....Mama Bears Winter Grapefruit (partial)
Aug.14 - Oct.10.2015.....Godrej round
Oct.11 - Nov.20.2015.....Mitchell's Wool Fat (partial)
Nov.21 - Jan.05.2016.....Mama Bears Cucumber Mint (partial)
Jan.06 - Feb.15.2016.....Mama Bears Dragon's Blood (partial)
Feb.16 - Apr.17.2016.....Cella
Apr.18 - May.22.2016.....Klar Kabinett (partial) **** converted to Nougat blend with 5 other soaps
May.23 - Jun.07.2016.....Proraso Sandalwood (partial)
Jun.08 - Sep.27.2016.....nougat (bits of Klar Kabinett, Valobra, La Toja, Mama Bears Hydrogen & Hazelnut, Arko)
Sep.28 - Oct.28.2016.....Samples (Stone Cottage Hesperides, Mama Bear Spicey Lime)
Oct.29 - Nov.10.2016.....WSP Tobacco, travel puck
Nov.11 - Nov.21.2016.....WSP Matterhorn, travel puck
Nov.22 - Jan.10.2017.....Monsavon
Jan.11 - Feb.01.2017.....Godrej round (suspended to participate in 3017 WILLIAMS thread)
Feb.02 - Apr.07.2017.....Vegan Willy (grated Williams soaked in Lilac Vegetal)
Apr.08 - May.14.2017.....Godrej round (continuation)
May.15 - Apr.29.2019.....P.160 Tipo Morbido (650g).... 23.5 months!!
Apr.30 - May.06.2019.... Mystic Water Coconut Sandalwood sample
May.07 - Jul.21.2019......Shaving Yeti Mamacita on the Rocks
Jul.22 - Sep.27.2019......Through the Fire Fine Craft Sue Moore Pink Grapefruit
Sep.28 - Oct.03.2019.....Dove Shave Gel, travel size
Oct.04 - Oct.09.2019......Williams (Suspended to perform some soap testing)
Oct.10 - Dec.14.2019......CBL Tonsorial samples (Jeris, SIR Fougere, Oatmeal Stout)
Dec.15 - Feb.04.2020......Williams (resumed)
Feb.05 - May.26.2020......Pitralon
May.27 - Jul.26.2020......Williams
Jul.27 - Oct.04.2020.....Godrej round
Oct.05 - Nov.29.2020.....Haslinger Aloe Vera
Nov.30 - Feb.12.2021.....Nivea cream
Feb.13 - Apr.19.2021.....Palmolive stick European
Apr.20 - Oct.21.2021.....Soapy Bathman Tropical Lime
Oct.22 - Dec.20.2021.....Mama Bears Bay Rhum (partial)
Dec.21 - Jan.13.2022.....Lisa's Natural Doc Holiday (partial)
Jan.14 - Jan.31.2022 ....Captain's Choice Bay Rum (partial;suspended for 3017 WILLIAMS FEB)
Feb.01 - Mar.05.2022.....Blue Willy (grated Williams soaked in Aqua Velva)
Mar.06 - Apr.30.2022 ....Captain's Choice Bay Rum (resumed)
May.01 - Jul.29.2022 ....Captain's Choice Venture
Jul.30 - xxx.xx.2022 ....Captain's Choice 45th Parallel

Have a great day!
 
Jul.30 Progress@3/Personna(1) ..... Omega boar ..... Captains Choice 45th Parallel ... Captains Choice Venture balm

Lots of stuff switched up for the shave today:
- different razor (Progress instead of ASD2)
- new blade (still Personna)
- different brush (Omega boar, Sue edition)
- new soap (CC's 45th Parallel now that the Venture is done)

BUT...

There's still some Venture balm left to get through.

There is definitely a difference between the Progress and the ASD2. In addition to being MUCH louder, the razor is more adept at finding slight bumps on my neck and decapitating them. In act, I had to bring out the styptic pencil for the first time in a long time for one little budding pimple that had its lifespan cut short.

Other than that, all is well.
 
Jul.31 Slim@5/Personna(2) ........... Omega boar ..... Captains Choice 45th Parallel ... Captains Choice Venture balm

July is in the books and saw 31 shaves, all DE, with nary a missed day but also no 2-a-days.

Switched over to the Slim this morning and what a nice and easy peasy shave. I had forgotten how comfortable this razor is to hold and use. My Venture balm's pump stopping dispensing this morning as the product is getting low, so I tipped it upside down to drain into a small container that should suffice through the coming week. I guess it won't be accompanying me on the road trip after all.
 
woodpusher said:
I had forgotten how comfortable this razor is to hold and use.
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I never warmed up to long handled razors. My first DE was an EJ 89, and later on a Slim. They were good razors that performed well, but I prefer a short handle, as I like to cup my hand around it.
 
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