Share your shave of the day for Saturday!
Bye Bye Summer
- Brush: Dogclaration LG 2022 Mystery Brush (B16)
- Razor: Böker Abalone
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Gin & Tonic
- Post Shave: Mühle – Aloe Vera
- Fragrance: Spearhead Shaving Company – Seaforth! Sea Spice Lime
Fall has come to Western Switzerland with a cold front and rain, so I chose a very summery setup in an act of futile defiance.
Sea Spice Lime is one of my favourite summer scents, but my wife burned out on it during AA 22, so use it sparingly.
Great shave! My muscle memory has caught up with the new Böker, and it is an autopilot razor now.
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 1 year ago
September 23, 2023
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
As you can see by my straight shave count (since mid-July 2022), I’m not particularly experienced as a straight shaver. But, I very rarely nick myself, and my patterns easily give me comfortable BBS shaves. I’ve noticed a number of people on the sub starting to straight shave or, perhaps, returning to it as I did last year. Today’s shave was another great straight shave for me, and after I was done, I got to thinking about why straight shavers seem to always prefer a straight shave over a shave with another razor type. My theory is that because a straight can do significant harm if you are careless, developing patterns that are mindful and careful of the edge but are easy and natural to do with muscle memory makes us appreciate the whole experience more. Probably BS, but that’s my thought for today.
Enjoy your weekend!
PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social 1 year ago
I guess you are right with this one. The fact that I cannot (rather: learned the hard way that I absolutely must not) shave with a straight when in a hurry or when tired, and that safety precautions have to be enforced makes it that a minimum level of concentration or mindfulness is required, rather than nice-to-have.
Also, what I found interesting (or challenging) with straights is that you can not only harm yourself, but also your razor if you’re not careful.
gcgallant@sub.wetshaving.social 1 year ago
Yes, definitely! I have only dropped one straight razor and, thankfully, that was a Gold Dollar purchased many years ago for ~$15. A big part of straight razor shaving that we don’t talk much about is the actual handling of the razor while shaving (rinsing, wiping, switching hands, etc.). This is a skill in itself.