Yeah it will take a bit for you to get all the equipment in your blade factory back up and running smoothly. We understand.I'll be back full time ASAP. 7 - 10 days away from B & B seem like an eternity. I'll also start my blade PIFs up again in Nashville.
A journal of a Cajun's life wet shaving
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300+ Shaves in 2024 62 of 300+
March GRUME 6/31
Shave Date 3/7/2024
DE: 1948 Gillette Super Speed TTO
Blade: Dorco Titan (2)
Pre-Shave: PAA The Cube 2.0
Soap: Goodfellas Smile Furiah
Brush: Zenith 507-IF Italian Flag.
Post-Shave: Alum block, Thayer's Witch Hazel, Momma Bears Winter Post-Shave Balm, Canoe EDT Splash
Rating: 29/30 10 for Comfort, 10 for cuts and weepers(0), 9 for smoothness, neck stubble, BBS face, just shy of BBS on the neck.
Notes:
The timing for my shaves during Lent is such that DE shaves are easier to fit into the schedule than straight razor shaves. I have begun to journal more in the morning to capture my thoughts and feelings after the Lenten morning meditations and I will put the straights on a slight hiatus till Lent is over.
I did have more blade feel with the Super Speed than I did with the Yates I used yesterday, there was no blood today but those sea lions were ran off the dock again today. Just as yesterday, they left a tad bit of fur behind, and the dolphins are swimming with glee out in the bay. All is good in the land. The neck and jawline are up there with the best of my shaves, and the cheeks are BBS. I need to be cautious with my chasing of BBS on the neck, I found myself striving for the complete removal of the sea lions today by doing extra passes. I was fortunate today that I did not get any irritation, as before I used to get neck irritation if I chased BBS too much.
My DE shaves are just three passes and clean-up, whereas the straights do 4 passes and any needed clean-up. My DE shaves are one N-S on everything, One right ear to left ear on everything, and one S-N on everything. I do clean-up on the neck with a diagonal pass from the right to the left side, sorta in between a true XTG and ATG pass for the neck. It seems to clean it up as well as an ATG pass does on the neck. I did chase ATG today on the neck and luckily I did not get any irritation.
Canoe is a blast from the past, I remember this scent in high school. But it seems that the scent isn't as strong as it was back in the day, or my sense of smell is still compromised either way, the scent isn't that much stronger than some of my aftershaves. But it's a good one.
I need to start an analog journal of my DE shaves as I have for my straights and keep better track of the metrics. With just two blades used thus far after bringing the DE out of retirement, the Lord Super Stainless ranks higher than the Dorco Titan. I was pleasantly surprised with how good the Lord Super Stainless was. I will not refer to the other highly regarded blade, the one I was on the fast track to Bishop status that was derailed by the straights, I'll say the Lord can stand toe to toe with any of them. This is good news as their factory is still cranking out blades. The Dorco is not that far behind the Lord blade, just a hair behind, both are excellent blades and have delivered some of the best shaves I have had ever.
'Tis all for today, I wish all a blessed Thursday, and may all your shaves be the best.
March GRUME 6/31
Shave Date 3/7/2024
DE: 1948 Gillette Super Speed TTO
Blade: Dorco Titan (2)
Pre-Shave: PAA The Cube 2.0
Soap: Goodfellas Smile Furiah
Brush: Zenith 507-IF Italian Flag.
Post-Shave: Alum block, Thayer's Witch Hazel, Momma Bears Winter Post-Shave Balm, Canoe EDT Splash
Rating: 29/30 10 for Comfort, 10 for cuts and weepers(0), 9 for smoothness, neck stubble, BBS face, just shy of BBS on the neck.
Notes:
The timing for my shaves during Lent is such that DE shaves are easier to fit into the schedule than straight razor shaves. I have begun to journal more in the morning to capture my thoughts and feelings after the Lenten morning meditations and I will put the straights on a slight hiatus till Lent is over.
I did have more blade feel with the Super Speed than I did with the Yates I used yesterday, there was no blood today but those sea lions were ran off the dock again today. Just as yesterday, they left a tad bit of fur behind, and the dolphins are swimming with glee out in the bay. All is good in the land. The neck and jawline are up there with the best of my shaves, and the cheeks are BBS. I need to be cautious with my chasing of BBS on the neck, I found myself striving for the complete removal of the sea lions today by doing extra passes. I was fortunate today that I did not get any irritation, as before I used to get neck irritation if I chased BBS too much.
My DE shaves are just three passes and clean-up, whereas the straights do 4 passes and any needed clean-up. My DE shaves are one N-S on everything, One right ear to left ear on everything, and one S-N on everything. I do clean-up on the neck with a diagonal pass from the right to the left side, sorta in between a true XTG and ATG pass for the neck. It seems to clean it up as well as an ATG pass does on the neck. I did chase ATG today on the neck and luckily I did not get any irritation.
Canoe is a blast from the past, I remember this scent in high school. But it seems that the scent isn't as strong as it was back in the day, or my sense of smell is still compromised either way, the scent isn't that much stronger than some of my aftershaves. But it's a good one.
I need to start an analog journal of my DE shaves as I have for my straights and keep better track of the metrics. With just two blades used thus far after bringing the DE out of retirement, the Lord Super Stainless ranks higher than the Dorco Titan. I was pleasantly surprised with how good the Lord Super Stainless was. I will not refer to the other highly regarded blade, the one I was on the fast track to Bishop status that was derailed by the straights, I'll say the Lord can stand toe to toe with any of them. This is good news as their factory is still cranking out blades. The Dorco is not that far behind the Lord blade, just a hair behind, both are excellent blades and have delivered some of the best shaves I have had ever.
'Tis all for today, I wish all a blessed Thursday, and may all your shaves be the best.
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The blade that shall not be named. Indeed we do not speak of it's name.
I've yet to try Canoe.
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It was one of my memories from high school. Also British Sterling and English Leather. All are made by the same company oddly enough.
I remember my father having British Sterling and English Leather back in the '80s.
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I still like GSB, and I have over 100 left. The one of a few of my 100ct blades. With all the talk of a leg of Heteric and the temple BBQ pit, I'd prefer to just stay a fallen angle. I can live with that. Haha.
Shhhh we do not utter the name. It is not safe. You are just one of those blade-eaters.
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A fallen angle of them. If that lessens the blow. Haha.
You still have your wings, right?
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Yep.
When all the craze of the ladies wearing t-shirts with wings because of the Victoria's Secret commercials, my now ex-sister in law had one on and told me she was an angel. I reminded her that both realms had angles.
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You're cooking all these Legs of Heretic on a Weber kettle?I thought @Osyri blew the temple up?
I have no memory of this.
You'll be miss Uncle Eric! I'm still waiting for your next PIF of blades! I have yet to win one of your raffles!
I won't be gone long, nephew Corey. I just wrapped up another PIF this week. There's another one coming up soon.
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