• Razor: Schick G4
• Blade: Personna Injector
• Brush: Vie-Long #14033
• Pre-Shave: O Way Softening Shaving Cream
• Lather: Asylum Shave Works Flying Mango
• Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
• Additional Care: Alum Block

A quick Friday shave before starting the last workday of the week.

Too (hot+humid)tropical Friday Shave

• Brush: ThatDarnRob Dirty Dozen Brush with AP Shave Co 26mm MiG synthetic knot
• Razor: Kai Captain Excelia Kamisori CAP-EXJ (AC)
• Blade: Feather Professional Super (AC) (AC)
• Lather: Stirling - Port au Prince - Soap
• Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Saeryan - Aftershave Splash

Two pass, close but not too close shave. No nicks, cuts nor irritation. Finally able to go across the grain on pimple~d spot.

Love me some good smelling grass of Port Au Prince, finished with herbal flowers of Saeryan.

The Eleventh Day Of Weckoning is upon us

• Brush: Rubberset 400-3 with a 26 mm unbleached Zenith boar knot at 56 mm loft
• Razor: Weck Sextoblade Med Prep
• Blade: Kismet Rostfrei, Polymer beschichtet (17)
• Lather: Barrister and Mann – Oceana
• Post Shave: Ralon – Original
• Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co. – Island Man

The study of the Solingen Syndrome continues and I'm enjoying my shaves and following along with everyone's AA posts.

#Monthofweckoning

August ANG Drill Day 1... Goop and an Octoblade

I failed to send blades ahead for my Air National Guard drill in New Hampshire, so I've had to resort to a travel sized can of goop and a Harry's blade that I've kept for emergencies.

• Brush: None
• Razor: Harry's Disposable 4 blade
• Blade: N/A
• Lather: Barbasol Sensitive Skin
• Post Shave: None
• Fragrance: Dua's Legendary Knight

Honestly, the experience using this equipment wasn't bad. It has legitimately been 8 years since I used a multi-blade razor and... maybe in the process of wetshaving, I learned how to get better at shaving. By learning technique, I had a really good shave. Like surprisingly good.

I guess I was just bad at shaving before wetshaving... and that's why I suffered from irritation, etc...

Friday, August 11, 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 - Presto Shaving Soap
• Post Shave: Nivea - Moisturizing Post Shave Balm

I know Nivea doesn't get a lot of love around here, but I've always liked using their balm for when I don't have one that matches the soap (eg when using a soap sample, like today).

August 11, 2023

• Brush: Summer Break Soaps w/Maggard 28mm Silvertip Badger
• Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
• Blade: Personna 74 (17)
• Lather: Chicago Grooming Co. - Caoba - Soap
• Post Shave: Noble Otter - Logbook - Aftershave
• Post Shave: Eufros - Dama Noche - Balm

The bot continues to do a good job. I can't have the bot "pin" posts, because that functionality is broken at the moment. The bot relies on a library which relies on Lemmy, and something broke back in version 18.0. I guess they haven't fixed it yet. Pinned posts are stupid anyway, right?!

Nice shave. The Red Tip is superb, and this blade is still chugging along.

Aug. 11, 2023

• Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
• Razor: Karve Overlander
• Blade: Bic Chrome
• Lather: Macduffs - Dark Sky Preserve - Soap
• Post Shave: Macduffs - Dark Sky Preserve - Aftershave

Great shave. The scent is great and the soap works perfect. I wish they had an alcohol based splash but this one does work ok for me.