Shaving adventures of a Milkcrate

Shave Count (DE: 461 SE: 9 SR: 622)

Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Scuttle: none
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: RR Mamba
Blade: Feather
Brush: Knothead Boar
Soap: Haslinger Marigold

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Ethos Lavender

Yesterday’s Shave
Shave Count (DE: 461 SE: 9 SR: 623)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla
Scuttle: none
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: Solingen SR
Blade: None
Brush: Knothead Boar
Soap: Haslinger Marigold

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Proraso Red

The Process-
Early morning shave. This blade let me down and delivered a DFS for the win! Back to the stones it goes.


Today’s Shave
Shave Count (DE: 462 SE: 9 SR: 623)

Pre Shave-
Strop: none
Scuttle: none
Splash and go

Shave-
Razor: RR Mamba
Blade: Wizamet
Brush: Knothead Boar
Soap: Haslinger Marigold

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: Avon Everest

The Process-
TGIWMF! You read that right friends and neighbors and no pic for you today. An early morning shave and it was very nice. I switched out the blade and grabbed a Wizamet. Three easy peasy passes and I am BBS for the win! So nice. I think I can get two more shaves out of this soap. That will free my mug for another soap that is waiting off stage. Life is good!

Enjoy the long weekend Tim

Enjoy the long weekend Tim

I hope so. It starts tomorrow with a day surgery ... ew!

Enjoy the long weekend Tim

I hope so. It starts tomorrow with a day surgery ... ew!

Oops, so you're earning the time off that way. Sorry and hope it goes well.

Thanks Dave!

I actually carried over 3 weeks from last year and won’t get to use it before the 03/31 deadline. So I lose it. Too much work to make the time.

Enjoy the long weekend Tim

I hope so. It starts tomorrow with a day surgery ... ew!

--  Sending some more good mojo your way Tim!

Enjoy the long weekend Tim

I hope so. It starts tomorrow with a day surgery ... ew!

--  Sending some more good mojo your way Tim!

Thank you Sir!

Shave Count (DE: 462 SE: 9 SR: 624)

Pre Shave-
Strop: Tony Miller Plain Vanilla 
Scuttle: PAA Brush Warmer 
Splash and go

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

Post Shave-
Post shave lather
AS: SV Opuntia 

The Process-
So I am off work today and thought I would indulge in a premium shave. I can sum it up in three words ... A MAZ ING. Had my brush soaking in very warm water, shook it out and went with a 20 second load time on the soap. That built up a really nice warm lather. I am truly digging the warm lather on cold days.

10 laps on cotton and 40 laps on leather and the Aust was ready for action. I went with my standard three passes of WTG, XTG and ATG with no drama to report. Those were three great passes: slow, smooth and warm. Outstanding! And for the finish, I am BBS for the win! That’s right, you know it. I still had plenty left for a post shave while I cleaned my gear too.

Wrapped everything up with a quick rinse and pat dry. Followed that up with a healthy splash of the AS and everything was right as rain! That was a great way to start the day. Life is good!

What is this polar vortex crap that has settled in down here? Who left the door open?




The weather and traffic conditions caused my day surgery to be postponed. I was kinda put out but we had two major highways shutdown and hundreds of traffic accidents. It’s a mess out there.

-- Loved your post Tim. Aside from the great shave write up, it made me grateful not to be living in Kaufman TX. Just one other thing (he said, sniggering as quietly as he could): I hope you did not get cancelled after going through a colonoscopy prep. That would be just plain wrong.