Share your shave of the day for Saturday!

  • bmac92
    5·
    1 year ago

    2023.09.02 SOTD:

    First shave using a Gem style SE razor. First things first, HoM Rumble is fantastic. Great lather and wonderful smell. For the shave, though, I honestly am unsure about. I think most of that was my own lack of knowledge on how to properly use the razor, and the fact that I went into “stupid” mode trying to get a close shave. I did three passes, then I just kept going over rough spots on my neck. I eventually got to an acceptable state (not quite DFS; nowhere near BBS), but it took a long time. Despite all of that, though, it was an easy shave and comfortable shave. Right up there with my Henson+. 0 nicks or cuts and 0 irritation (as of right now, wouldn’t be surprised if I ended up with a couple ingrown hairs due to my exuberance). I’m hoping with a better technique I can get a more efficient shave out of it, but if not I can always try a more aggressive SE (MM24, maybe?). I think I’ll give myself a break tomorrow and try again on Monday.

  • djundjila@sub.wetshaving.socialM
    5·
    1 year ago

    Sample Straightember

    • Brush: Zenith B21 (XL chrome-plated copper handle, 28 mm boar with 50 mm loft)
    • Razor: Filarmónica 14 Doble Temple (8/8, extra full hollow, red scales)
    • Lather: Barrister and Mann – Vespers
    • Post Shave: Barrister and Mann – Lavanille
    • Fragrance: Creed – Wind Flowers

    A Filarmónica 14 with red scales with a sample tub of BaM Vespers, a bottle of BaM Lavanille splash and a Zenith B21 brush

    Ok, this razor is fantastic, I’m really happy I finally pulled the trigger on a Fili 14 and I was lucky with the one I got. The previous owner seems to have maintained a really good edge geometry. Also, it’s not pristine enough for me to worry about using it daily.

    Great three pass shave today. Vespers is a really nice scent

  • walden@sub.wetshaving.socialM
    4·
    1 year ago

    September 2, 2023

    • Brush: Stirling 24mm Synthetic
    • Blade: Cien Men 2-Blade Cart (5)
    • Lather: Central Texas Soaps - Down By The River - Soap
    • Post Shave: allMan - Fearless - Aftershave

    Great soap base. Central Texas stayed out of the muck and didn’t get mixed up with any particular clique of wetshavers. The description of Down By The River led me to expect something dirtier and darker, but it’s almost a fresh scent.

  • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    September 2, 2023 - Settantesimo Straightember

    • Brush: Wald Nimbus Bloodline 27mm J3

    • Razor: Tanifuji Spalding 0411 6/8" Full Hollow (Straight Shave 314)

    • Lather: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Soap

    • Post Shave: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Aftershave

    • Post Shave: Thayers - Lavender - Toner

    • Fragrance: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Eau de Parfum
       

    3 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

    First, a note about the Kismet blade that I used for Austere August. I took images of the blade condition and made summary comments in the Losing My Edge album. About all I can say is that the Kismet blade is an amazing performer. I don’t see why anyone would use anything else with a Weck.

    So what is this Settantesimo Straightember thing?

    Well, the Straightember part is @djundjila@sub.wetshaving.social’s fault. He told me he was going to do Sample Straightember this year. I enjoy a good monthly theme, especially if it involves open blade shaving, so I was on board for Straightember where I will be using only new (to me) razors (a Tanifuji and a Koraat currently - there’s also an Iwasaki that may make it), or razors that I have previously used but with edges from new (to me) finishing stones (Black Shadow, Black Arkansas, Nakayama Mizu Asagi Maruka Shouhonyama).

    And what about Settantesimo? Well, after August 31, I have 35 shaves on my tub of Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary. It seems fitting to use that tub 70 times in a year that I celebrated a personal 70th anniversary. Conveniently, September has 35 days [unless you follow that crackpot Pope Gregory and his Gregorian Calendar], so I can complete my 70 uses this month!

    OK fine, you say, how is that Tanifuji!? The answer is, “Just awesome”. Even though it is a full hollow, it is a silent cutter. The edge is completely stable and unmoving. A joy to use.

      • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social
        4·
        1 year ago

        Time is a human abstraction. It is used as an instrument for organizing activity, it provides for the determination of longitude, and it allows us to navigate in earth-centric, or other, coordinate systems. It allows us to save daylight … or not. Einstein said, “Time is relative. Its only worth is what we do as it is passing”.

        There isn’t even one universal time. There’s UT0, UT1, UT2, UTC (which coordinates well ) and others. There’s terrestrial time, GPS time, and, of course, there’s International Atomic Time which (and you will enjoy this) the French call TAI. I can go on.

        So time has great purpose but isn’t necessarily reasonable. Because of this I will count September from day 1 through day 35 and label the first day of October as 6. I mean, why not? :)

      • gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social
        1·
        1 year ago

        You’re welcome! They come in handy. I was in D.C. today teaching knife sharpening and I had question after question about different razor blades, straight razors, X-Acto blades, and utility knife blades. Having microscope images of most of these was a big hit.

  • MaplePoplar@sub.wetshaving.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    Sep. 2, 2023

    • Brush: PAA 26mm Synthetic
    • Razor: Karve Overlander
    • Blade: Sharp Durablade
    • Lather: Spearhead - Sea Ice Lime - Soap
    • Post Shave: Spearhead - Sea Ice Lime - Aftershave

    Great shave on a very hot day. With a limited amount of nice days ahead I’ll have to make the best of them. This splash sure has some zing quite the blast of menthol.

  • sgrdddy@sub.wetshaving.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    Prep: Splash of Cool Water
    Razor: Timeless - Stainless Steel .68 Open Comb
    Blade: Gillette - Nacet (Marathon) (531)
    Lather: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag (White Label)
    Brush: Zenith - r/wetshaving MOAR BOAR B35/508A XL (56 uses)
    Post Shave: Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag (White Label)

    Gear Pic :: Video

    ䷀ General Notes

    The last shave of Austere August for me! I started two days late, so I’m finishing my 31 shaves two days late.

    It was a great month, and super fun to play around with the Slurry Lather.

    And Stag… is always a winner.

    ䷀ Razor and Blade Notes

    (Timeless - Stainless Steel .68 - Open Comb ::: Gillette - Nacet - M ‹531 uses›)

    Same: a little tuggy on first pass, but other two were just fine and I got a good shave.

    Razor and Blade Performance/Comfort Rating: 2 out of 5 (Okay)

    ䷀ Soap Notes

    (Chiseled Face - Midnight Stag - White Label)

    I just love all the aspects of this scent!

    Scent Strength: 6/10, nicely present during shaving.

    Lather… Standard slurry lather. super slick and wet on pass one, a mature and still slick one on pass 3, and a mix of the two on pass … two.

    very nice.

    Hydration: Perfect (for me)

    • 2 sec load with a Very Wet brush
    • = 5 passes of lather

    Bowl: No Bowl

    ䷀ Brush Notes

    (Zenith - r/wetshaving MOAR BOAR B35/508A XL ‹56 uses›)

    As usual with the slurry lather, and this brush, the soft and wide spread of the tips felt great on pass one. Then the rest of the process went great as the lather developed. This method helps the strong core backbone of the brush not see quite so dominant.

    During the Shave Feel:
      Cheeks: Felt blade but comfortable
      Neck: Felt blade but comfortable
    After the Shave Closeness:
      Cheeks: Close Shave
      Neck: Several hairs are showing some tip length (still a pretty good shave)

    Ending of Blades Ledger - entry form and the data spreadsheet