Shaving adventures of a Milkcrate

Sounds like a good shave and hope it ends up a winner for you Tim. Hope her sinuses improve too

Thanks Dave!

Shave Count (DE: 444 SE: 9 SR: 583)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Ralf Aust SR
Blade: none
Brush: SV/TSC LE Badger
Soap: PAA Porthos

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: PAA Porthos 

Early morning shave and I had to hit this one again. Now that it has had a chance to breath and lathered a couple of times, the intial scent has toned down. I used another brush with a good sized knot in it, but dropped my load time down to 15 seconds. Still whipped up a ton of lather.

I hit the cotton and leather and got to it. I went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Very nice, smooth shave. I held the scent today with more of the base notes coming through. That was a great shave and I am BBS for the win! As I mentioned, plenty of lather for a post shave while I cleaned my shave gear.

Wrapped everything up with a quick rinse and pat dry. A healthy splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! Yes ... yes it was. After a few minutes the deep notes were coming through. It’s got the Avon Clint vibe, but it’s not 100%. It may be vintage Aramis, but I haven’t smelled any Aramis prior to 1990 ... so who knows. I dig it though. Got the missus to give me a sniff test and she approves. Life is good!

Glad the missus approves Tim!

Shave Count (DE: 444 SE: 9 SR: 584)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Ralf Aust SR
Blade: none
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia Badger
Soap: LNHC Barber Shoppe 

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: LNHC Barber Shoppe

Shave Count (DE: 444 SE: 9 SR: 585)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Ralf Aust SR
Blade: none
Brush: Stirling Boar
Soap: LNHC Barber Shoppe

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: LNHC Barber Shoppe

Hopefully I’ll have this soap knocked out soon.

Shave Count (DE: 445 SE: 9 SR: 585)

Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Gillette Super Adjustable 84 S2
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Knothead Boar
Soap: LNHC Barber Shoppe

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: LNHC Barber Shoppe

And the beat down continues, with this tub on the ropes. I have a few vintage DE razors on hand, with some to keep and some to part with. This one is a keeper. I grabbed it and a different brush for today’s shave. A 15 second load time and I was ready for business.

This razor is set on 6 and delivered an outstanding shave! Three easy peasy passes and I am BBS for the win! Man I love these vintage razors. Some times I don’t think, just do and that stance is easy to take with a DE. Today I did pay attention because that will help me sort out the keepers. Something I noticed this morning is that I don’t skin stretch with a DE. Guess there is no need. I was paying attention to angle, pressure and feedback. I guess I do that subconsciously. That was a great shave!

I lean more towards straight razors now, but I will keep a handful of DEs around. More for just future proofing, in the event that I am unable to use a straight for whatever reason. Anyway, that’s my thoughts for today, as warped as they may be. I am off work this week, so it will be a great week. Life is good!

With good technique the safety bar is supposed to do most of the stretching for you. Nice job Tim and love the brush

With good technique the safety bar is supposed to do most of the stretching for you. Nice job Tim and love the brush

Thanks Dave! Agreed on the technique. That was actually directed at someone that had asked me about skin stretching with a DE.

With good technique the safety bar is supposed to do most of the stretching for you. Nice job Tim and love the brush 

Thanks Dave! Agreed on the technique. That was actually directed at someone that had asked me about skin stretching with a DE.

My bad

With good technique the safety bar is supposed to do most of the stretching for you. Nice job Tim and love the brush 

Thanks Dave! Agreed on the technique. That was actually directed at someone that had asked me about skin stretching with a DE.

My bad

No worries my friend. All comments are welcome. You never know the skill level of your audience.