What soap/cream did you use today?

GD Liberte

Mike’s Bay Rum (Mike’s Natural Soaps) bay & bergamot
Shave 19 ・ 92 g left ・ $0.84 / shave

Day 2 with the Vector SS razor (Lite plate) and a Kai Captain Titan Mild (Pink) blade. I’ve got the angle down pat. Riding the cap is the way to go for a smooth, comfortable shave. A lot of the credit needs to go to Mike’s Bay Rum. It makes such a sweet, slick lather. At the same time, it doesn’t goop up my skin with too much fat. If anything, it may be a bit drying. I like that. Leaves plenty of room for aftershave, or in my case, bay rum. My elixir of choice is Captain’s Choice Cat o’ Nine Tails. It’s potent, especially after a rough scraping. But today’s shave was so smooth I felt the sizzle for only a couple minutes.
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Brush Phoenix Shaving Amber Aerolite (175) ・ Razor Blackland Vector Lite (11) ・ Blade Kai Captain Titan Mild (2)

I find this interesting. I use alcohol based aftershaves exclusively. If there is no sting at all I pat myself on the back for my good technique. Usually this is the result if I limit myself to two passes + a light touch up pass. If I do four full passes usually my aftershave will sting, but only for a few seconds and I consider that a rough shave. If the stinging went on for minutes I would conclude that something was seriously wrong.

Is my experience that different from the rest of you guys?

Same

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WSP Tallow Formula
TOBACCO

C U all tomorrow

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Brush: Varlet “Gaslamp” 29mm XD Classic
Blade: Timor (1)
Soap: GD “Kailua” F Base
Razor: WR2 Ti SB 1.25 w/ Timeless Ti Crown  Handle

Haslinger honey

Doing two guys work is taxing! I was in Phoenix last week and Denver this and never unpacked my bag. Just swapped some dirties for some cleans. My clients are like family so it’s not a terrible existence. In fact it’s a great way to check a shave soap under a lot of conditions and water sources. I’ll tell you my days of junk prep and a great shave anyway are gone! My old grey whiskers need some soaking before the shearing. My soap was WSP Gaelic Tweed but I’m so done with this scent! Sort of with it was Garlic Tweed for a change. Headed home for a few days and then it’s off to PA and on to TX and Canada is screaming for some attention!  I’ll not be taking the WSP with me though. Maybe DomS Black Velvet needs the work.

Lime (Mike's Natural Soaps) earthy lime
Shave 2 ・ 117 g left ・ $6.00 / shave

Another great shave with Mike’s excellent soap, and another big splash of Captain’s Choice Cat O’ Nine Tails bay rum to keep me warm on this cool and rainy day. This isn’t your grandpa’s bay rum – unless your grandpa was a pirate who sipped turpentine for breakfast. This stuff is bold, intense, and about as subtle as a cannonball through the gut. People say it’s “spicy, deep, and really dark.” That’s a libelous understatement.

And the burn – oh, the burn. It doesn’t just sting and wave goodbye like your run-of-the-mill alcoholic aftershave. It moves in, sets up camp, and starts roasting marshmallows on your cheeks. One brave shaver called it “a spicy warm capsaicin burn,” like splashing a dash of Tabasco sauce on your face and calling it self-care. Cat O’ Nine Tails isn’t for the faint of heart or the quick to wince. Some report the inferno lasts a mere 45 seconds (see Nick Shave's review on YouTube), while for others – like older, sensitive-skinned souls such as myself – it lingers longer, stretching out its warm embrace for a solid couple of minutes. Either way, it’s an experience that far outstrips other aftershaves.

Captain’s Choice tells us where they got the name: “Widely used by the end of the 17th century, the cat was a whip made from heavy rope and used to discipline unruly sailors. A four-foot length was split into its three component strands to produce a two-and-a-half-foot tail.  Each of the three strands were then separated again into three to produce the requisite nine tails. These were knotted at the free ends to prevent fraying, and the handle part was then back-spliced to provide a good handgrip. Once made, the cat was stored in a canvas bag until needed. This is also the origin of the phrase, ‘Let the cat out of the bag,’ which was not something any sailor of yore wanted to hear!”

Finally, let me note that today marks 700 lathers with Phoenix Shaving's Peregrino brush. Everyone was perfect. Looking for a desert island shaving kit? This is it.
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Brush Phoenix Shaving Peregrino 24mm Roswell Hybrid synthetic (700) ・ Razor Blackland Vector Lite (12) ・ Blade Kai Captain Titan Mild (3)・ 865 consecutive shaves