Share your shave of the day for Wednesday!
August 30, 2023
- Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
- Razor: Muhle R89
- Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (1)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann - Roam - Soap
- Post Shave: Razorock - Puros - Aftershave
Aug. 30, 2023
- Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Karve CB SB D
- Blade: Personna Platinum
- Lather: Spearhead - Black Watch - Soap
- Post Shave: Spearhead - Black Watch - Aftershave
Ok shave. I used the same blade in this razor that hacked me up last time. Even trying to be very careful it was very harsh so I tossed it after my shave.
- Razor: Schick E2
- Blade: Personna Injector
- Brush: Vie-Long #12705B
- Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
- Lather: Mike’s Natural Soaps Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
Another Mike-y shave in the middle of the week. One of the thing’s I like about Mike’s is how long the tubs lasts. This one I’ve had for… a decade? A little over a decade? Still retains the scent and still makes lovely lather.
How do you like the Vie-Long? I had a Vie-Long horse hair brush but I eventually gave it away because I just could not ever get decent lathers out of it, no matter how much I wanted to.
I love my horses. I got three; this one, a tan one, and a mixed horse-badger one.
They all make good lather. Takes a little while to load, but not as long as my expensive fluffy pure badger do. I do have softish water though, that might help.
One trouble is that they sometimes like to knot up. But nothing the occasional bit of conditioner and some TLC can’t prevent or in worst case fix.
I never actually had mine knot up. I’m still not sure what my problem was. I followed lots of people’s advice on how to use them but I just could not get it to work for me. YMMV as they say. I’m glad they work for you, I do like the idea of them.
Still retains the scent
The advantage of a tin compared to a plastic tub, I guess. It’s actually airtight.
Wednesday, August 20, 2023
- Prep: hot shower
- Brush: Yaqi Cashmere Synthetic Shaving Brush, Dandelion Green Handle, 24mm
- Razor: Gillette Flare Tip Superspeed A1 (1955)
- Blade: Lord Super Chrome (3)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann - Adagio - Soap
- Post Shave: Barrister & Mann Aftershave Balm - Adagio
Trying to get as many uses out of this soap as I can before the weather cools off. I’m still enjoying it, but I’m now looking forward to some of my “cooler weather soaps”.
