SOTD November 13th – November 19th

Should I divorce my Vision?

Hair Conditioner on the beard in a hot shower
Feather Artist Club DX w/Professional Super blade
C&E Best badger
Taylor's Avocado
Trumper's Coral Skin Food
L'Occitane CADE a/s balm

A generally pleasant Feather AC shave really. Still not super smooth, but I feel like I'm getting there at last. Looks like switching back to creams for now was the best way for me to go to get my confidence up. Gotta love the Taylor's Avocado cream

Monday

Gillette Slim Adjustable Gold
Derby Extra
MP SuperBadger
Palmolive Shaving Stick

Just a good descent shave

Trumper almond cream
Polo 8 best
Merkur HD o/c w/ Euro Gillette
C&E sandalwood balm

M3
Vulfix
Proraso
Proraso pre/post

JHL by Aramis EdC (Lovely stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Wilkinson Sword brush
Dovo straight razor
Wilkinson Sword black bowl shaving soap
St-Ives Intensive Relief moisturizer
Brut cologne

one hell of a nice shave!

Jeff

I feel that I am still young to this whole new world of shaving...

Hibiscrub to face in shower (this is a surgical scrub used by surgeons before surgery)
Crabtree and Evelyn badger hair travel shaving brush made by Edwin Jagger (left to soak whilst in shower)
Proraso shaving soap in tub
Merkur Vision 2000 (set to about the mid point -- my big mistake, Ouch!)
Derby Extra DE Blade (fresh out the wrapper this am)
Plenty of hot water (73C on the boiler)
Clean face cloth
Three passes, plenty of little bleeders opened up
Alum block (OUCH OUCH OUCH)
Syptic pencil needed for one bleeder
GFT Limes skin food about 30 minutes later

Face burning at the moment.
BBS though!

Lessons to be learned: if cutting corners do not aim for a BBS shave.

Lyrt said:

Should I divorce my Vision?

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No, I think it is a great looking modern DE razor. It lacks the classic style of the HD I admit.

BUT many folk are wed to the Gillette vision of 5.1 blades on their razor. They would look at an old Gillette or Merkur with shock. However, they may see beauty in a Futur or Vision.

Gillette slim adjustable - Feather (2)
C&E Best Badger
Mama Bear's Green Irish Tweed type
alum
Clubman Bay Rum A/S splash
Proraso ASB

I am not traveling for a few weeks...a much needed break

Hot shower and towel
Proraso pre
SR 208
T&H WIL w/superlather
Gillette Fat Boy w/Israeli
Witch Hazel
Coral Skin Food
Blenheim Bouquet Edt

Raf

doctorsimon said:

No, I think it is a great looking modern DE razor. It lacks the classic style of the HD I admit.

BUT many folk are wed to the Gillette vision of 5.1 blades on their razor. They would look at an old Gillette or Merkur with shock. However, they may see beauty in a Futur or Vision.

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Yup, I think I’ll buy a Maestro straight, a Plisson horn/white and I’ll let them keep my Vision company on the Dovo stand. However, I’ll shave exclusively with my Feather AC, my classic and my B&B brush. I can see the aesthetic merit of that.

Proraso Pre Shave
C&E BB Brush
Merkur Futur w/Fresh Derby
Mama Bear's Rosemary and Mint Soap
Pinaud Bay Rum

I love a Futur with the Derby, although I had to pitch the one I used Saturday. Blade was a little rough, plus I dropped the razor on the counter when I was done and I didn't trust the blade.

Vulfix 2235
'59 Fat Boy w/Feather
Taylor avocado, old style (still the cushion king)
Proraso splash
GFT lime skin food
Taylor #74 lime cologne

Shower: QEDman cassia, clove, and sweet orange bar, Nancy Boy shampoo, conditioner, and face wash

Shave:
Gillette Red Tip with IP blade
Shavemac "Scotto Special"
eShave White Tea cream
Provence Sante' Green Tea A/S

Provence Sante' Green Tea cologne

Monday:

Merkur Slant & HD Combo w/Derby
SR 3124
Taylor's Shave Shop
QEDman ASB

NB shampoo & conditioner
Panteen Pro-V conditioner on the whiskers in the shower

Merkur Slant w/ Derby (Day 1)
Coates's Tea Tree Shaving Cream
Pacific Shave Oil
Alum Block
Thayer's Rose WH
Coral Skin Food

YSL M7 EDT

I'm getting much more comfortable with the slant and did a slow, three pass shave that included an against the grain with no problems! My face is BBS and comfortable except for one spot that I am still working out my revised shave strategy on. I have sensitive skin and the slant is doing wonders to help keep it healthy without the bumps.

Proraso Day

Proraso Pre/post
Merkur HD w/ Derby
Zihr Brush
Proraso Cream, (green tube)
Alum Block
Proraso ASB

Schick adjustable injector/NOS Schick blade
Omega boar brush
Institute Karite shea butter soap
Alum
Musgo Real A/S
QED ASC
Neutrogena moisturizer
B&B cologne.

Slant/new Feather
Waleda cream (I think that's what it was... couldn't get a good lather at all, not sure if I'll keep trying)
switched to Nancy Boy for the rest of the shave, the lather was that bad
Arbonne Toner
Arbonne Moisturizer

Monday