#31
Growth: 3 day beard
Prep: Warm shower: Stirling Sheep bar soap
Pre: Stirling mentholated pre-shave soap

Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm G5 knot with Maggard Razors midnight blue 25mm handle
Lather: Sudsy Soapery Unscented Tallow Shaving Soap
Load/Lather Bowl: HC&C shave bowl (straight walled)

Razor: Kai Kasho Woody
Blade: Feather Pro Super Blade (D4.5+)
Blade: Kai Captain Blade (D4)

Post: alum, Stirling witch hazel, PAA Mysterium Serum

2 pass, no touch ups

I thought I would try the Feather Pro Super with the Kai Kasho Woody. I did not mind the extra blade exposure but the blade was just too rough (non-smooth) for me. After a few shave strokes, I switched to the Kai Captain Blade for the rest of the shave.
#32
Growth: 3 day beard
Prep: Warm shower: Stirling Sheep bar soap
Pre: None

Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm G5 knot with Maggard Razors midnight blue 25mm handle
Lather: MacDuff's Soap Company - Aspen Parkland (Unscented) Shave Soap
Load/Lather Bowl: HC&C shave bowl (straight walled)

Razor: Kai Kasho Woody
Blade: Kai Captain Titan ProTouch MG (D1)

Post: Stirling witch hazel, PAA Mysterium Serum
#33
I just got a Feather SS kamisori so tried it with a Kai mild protouch mg. Only did the cheeks and I can see there is a lot for me to learn with this razor.
It was a little intimidating but also very cool.

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#34
Growth: 2.5 day beard
Prep: Warm shower: Stirling Sheep bar soap
Pre: None

Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm SHD 2-Band Badger bulb knot with Maggard Razors sky blue 25mm handle
Lather: Sudsy Soapery Unscented Tallow Shaving Soap
Load/Lather Bowl: HC&C shave bowl (straight walled)

First two passes:
Razor: Focus Slim AL
Blade: 1/2 DE - Astra Superior Platinum (D1)

Third pass on chin:
Razor: Schick 500 Injector Razor
Blade: Chinese Schick

Post: Stirling witch hazel, PAA Mysterium Serum

First shave with my Focus Slim AL that arrived in the mail today. Excellent shave!
#35
Growth: 2 day beard
Prep: Warm shower: Stirling Sheep bar soap
Pre: PAA Cube 2.0
Brush: Maggard Razors 24mm G5 knot with Maggard Razors midnight blue 25mm handle
Lather: Razorock XXX
Load/Lather Bowl: HC&C shave bowl (straight walled)

First two passes:
Razor: Focus Slim AL
Blade: 1/2 DE - Astra Superior Platinum (D2)

Third pass on neck and touch ups:
Razor: Schick 500 Injector Razor
Blade: Chinese Schick

Post: alum, Stirling witch hazel, PAA Mysterium Serum

Second shave with my Focus Slim AL

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#36
(This post was last modified: 09-28-2024, 10:35 PM by GoodShave.)
Growth: 2 day beard
Prep: Warm shower: Stirling Sheep bar soap
Pre: None

Brush: Semogue 1470
Lather: WestMan - Geres shaving soap
Load/Lather Bowl: HC&C shave bowl (straight walled)

Razor: Focus Slim AL
Blade: 1/2 DE - Astra Superior Platinum (D3)

Touch ups:
Razor: Schick 500 Injector Razor
Blade: Chinese Schick

Post: Stirling witch hazel, PAA Mysterium Serum

2 passes, touch ups around mouth and tip of chin

First time using WestMan - Geres shaving soap. This was my third shave with the Focus Slim AL.

It was a good shave.

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#37
Growth: 2 day beard
Prep: Warm shower: Stirling Sheep bar soap
Pre: None

Brush: Semogue 1470
Lather: Sudsy Soapery Unscented Tallow Shaving Soap
Load/Lather Bowl: HC&C shave bowl (straight walled)

First two passes:
Razor: Focus Slim AL
Blade: 1/2 DE - Astra Superior Platinum (D4)

Third pass on neck and Touch ups on tip of chin:
Razor: Schick 500 Injector Razor
Blade: Chinese Schick

Post: Stirling witch hazel, PAA Mysterium Serum

3 pass neck, 2 pass elsewhere, touch ups around tip of chin

I am surprised that a razor this compact gives such an amazingly close comfortable shave.

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#38
(This post was last modified: 10-05-2024, 06:27 PM by GoodShave. Edited 1 time in total.)
Growth: 2 day beard
Prep: Warm shower: Stirling Sheep bar soap
Pre: None
Brush: Semogue 1470
Lather: Colgate - Shaving Mug Soap
Load/Lather Bowl: Old Spice Mug

Razor: Feather DX (wood handle, folding razor)
Blade: Feather ProGuard (D3)

Razor: Schick 500 Injector Razor
Blade: Chinese Schick

Post: Stirling witch hazel, PAA Mysterium Serum

First time using the Colgate Shaving Mug Soap. I grated it into my Old Spice mug. I pressed it down and added water on top of the soap and let it sit while showering. I soaked the brush while I showered. I did a Mantic59 Squeeze. Before each pass lather, I did 3 round trip add water to the tip of brush and work it into the puck. It generated an adequate amount of lather (with slow swirling as not to beat air into the lather). The lather was slick and had great cushion. It was an excellent lather.

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#39
Growth: 2.5 day beard
Prep: Warm shower: Stirling Sheep bar soap
Pre: None
Brush: Semogue 1470
Lather: Colgate - Shaving Mug Soap
Load/Lather Bowl: Old Spice Mug

Razor: Feather DX (wood handle, folding razor)
Blade: Kai Captain Titan ProTouch MG (D2)

Razor: Schick 500 Injector Razor
Blade: Chinese Schick

Post: Stirling witch hazel, PAA Mysterium Serum

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#40
Growth: 2.5 day beard
Prep: Warm shower: Stirling Sheep bar soap
Pre: None

Brush: Semogue 1470
Lather: Colgate - Shaving Mug Soap
Load/Lather Bowl: Old Spice Mug

Razor: Kai Kasho Woody
Blade: Feather Pro (D6)

Razor: Schick 500 Injector Razor
Blade: Personna stainless PTFE coated injector blade (D1)

Razor: Schick M (H2)
Blade: Personna stainless PTFE coated injector blade (D2)

Post: alum, Stirling witch hazel, PAA Mysterium Serum

3 pass neck (plus right side touch up), 2 pass elsewhere, touch ups chin and under nostrils

I started doing some touch ups with the Schick 500 but the fresh Personna stainless PTFE was too harsh in that razor (I usually use Chinese Schick blades in that razor) so I pulled out the Schick M which does better with the Personna stainless PTFE blades (at least for me).

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