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by Julius_Rodman
Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:02 am
Forum: General
Topic: Coming home and seeing the changes after two years…
Replies: 12
Views: 2760

Re: Coming home and seeing the changes after two years…

I'm back to double edge wet shaving after 3 years with a full beard, sometimes out to silly lengths. i usually asked those with a great beard what their methods were, genetics was the bottom line, as it is for most things in life. Nobody with a great long beard hesitated in sharing after my respectf...
by Julius_Rodman
Fri Sep 28, 2018 7:41 am
Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
Topic: Derby Blades, A Review
Replies: 103
Views: 83967

Re: Derby Blades, A Review

After neglecting Derbys for years I decide to open the seal on a 5-pack (there are a dozen or so packs in the closet).

Quite pleased, I have gone with using one side of the blade until it surrenders, then using the other, I'm 5 days out of one side with good shaves each day.
by Julius_Rodman
Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: Back to a two-pass shave
Replies: 10
Views: 5269

Re: Back to a two-pass shave

That wouldn't work for me going against the grain on a second pass.
by Julius_Rodman
Fri Aug 17, 2018 8:16 am
Forum: General
Topic: How did you discover wetshaving?
Replies: 21
Views: 9663

Re: How did you discover wetshaving?

After slapping down a few 20s on the counter for 4 multi-blade cartridges I got home and half the package was ruined due to plastic encrusted in the blades.

So there had to be a better way...

Someone recommended mantic59's youtube posts and that's all I can recall for specifics...
by Julius_Rodman
Fri Aug 17, 2018 7:42 am
Forum: General
Topic: Return to Simplicity
Replies: 20
Views: 8979

Re: Return to Simplicity

Thanks JWW! When the ratrace is grinding me down it's good to reach out without looking and put together the old tried and true shaving tools. When I have more time to think about it I like to mix and match again and try something new. and there is an electric razor out there that will be perfect fo...
by Julius_Rodman
Fri Jan 06, 2017 7:53 am
Forum: Colognes & Aftershaves
Topic: Worst scent ever
Replies: 62
Views: 51649

Re: Worst scent ever

I'd say Lilac Vegetal, but with a caveat: in the bottle it smells like a combination of Jay's Fluid and a urinal cake, but once on my skin for a few minutes it doesn't smell too bad. One scent I can't stand is Brut; in the bottle and on my skin it just turns me off. My cat's urinal cake for the LV....
by Julius_Rodman
Thu Jan 05, 2017 9:29 am
Forum: SOTD - Shave of the Day
Topic: SOTD: January 2, 2017 to January 8, 2017
Replies: 28
Views: 7234

Re: SOTD: January 2, 2017 to January 8, 2017

Thater 5068
White Proraso soap
Slant

Been on a Derby kick the last month, got a ton of them in storage, and enjoy the risk-free close shave it gives.
by Julius_Rodman
Wed Jan 20, 2016 7:37 am
Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
Topic: razor aggressiveness help
Replies: 30
Views: 10280

Re: razor aggressiveness help

Feathers are the most "aggressive" in that I have on many occasions drawn blood without consciously realizing I cut myself. For some of the listed blades you know you have cut yourself but you still reasonably hope that you won't bleed from it. Some razors were too aggressive, the Vision a...
by Julius_Rodman
Thu Dec 03, 2015 9:11 am
Forum: ShaveMyFace University
Topic: Blade longevity?
Replies: 25
Views: 27725

Re: Blade longevity?

I believe it's random, and also depends on my preferences at the time. Sometimes a blade starts out great and I know I can get 15 days off it if I want to. Others emit a harbinger on the first pass. And the shaves past day 7 are different for me, I don't mind the duller blade allowing me to grind in...
by Julius_Rodman
Fri Jul 31, 2015 5:41 am
Forum: General
Topic: Razor monogamy
Replies: 47
Views: 16543

Re: Razor monogamy

Under my breaking of monogomy from my Slant.... I tried the Futur for a few weeks after letting it sit there for 4 years. It is too wild and open a blade exposure for me and my tremor/clumsiness/preoccupied mind and I cut my hands a few times, fortunately all was superfluous. Also the Polsilver blad...
by Julius_Rodman
Fri Jun 19, 2015 7:39 am
Forum: General
Topic: Razor monogamy
Replies: 47
Views: 16543

Re: Razor monogamy

ShadowsDad wrote:Finally! Someone with a monogamous relationship with a razor who we can attempt to corrupt into razor swingin'!

:D

Alright, I stopped my 2 year devoted Slant use, started up with a Gillette long Sivertone adjustable safety for the first time in 5 years?

Not bad...
by Julius_Rodman
Wed May 13, 2015 7:30 am
Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
Topic: The razors you like/use the most?
Replies: 171
Views: 63081

Re: The razors you like/use the most?

Merkur Slant almost full time for 2 years now.
by Julius_Rodman
Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:48 am
Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
Topic: POTD: What pen/pencil are you using today?
Replies: 151
Views: 35126

Re: POTD: What pen/pencil are you using today?

Parker 51 fountain pen with a broad nib, Cross capless rollerball, Blackwing pearl pencils
by Julius_Rodman
Wed Feb 18, 2015 7:15 am
Forum: General
Topic: One pass shave
Replies: 44
Views: 17043

Re: One pass shave

I use a DE razor and I see a lot of guys here that do a 3 or 4 pass shave. I use a little more pressure and do a one pass shave. Been doing this for a long time and I find it is enough. I found that with a 2 pass shave, it was too close and I didn't have enough stubble for the next shave. Anyone el...
by Julius_Rodman
Tue Feb 18, 2014 10:27 am
Forum: General
Topic: "The Men's Salon" in TO - a pleasant surprise
Replies: 20
Views: 5720

Re:

What I'm only scared is that they'd go way to hard on my skin. I've got some in growns/razor bumps on a spot on my neck so I don't want to leave in an ambulance! A coworker got a straight razor shave at Stark in Unionville on the weekend. Not aware of too many places that would do this for a first ...
by Julius_Rodman
Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:51 am
Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
Topic: Gillette Sensor Excel
Replies: 11
Views: 3730

Re: Gillette Sensor Excel

I have read posts here on SMF that have made me aware that more than a few SMF members have used or are using the Sensor Excel twin blade razor and cartridges, and seem to like them. I got curious a few days ago and located a NOS Sensor Excel razor in a package with two cartridges. It arrived today...
by Julius_Rodman
Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:46 am
Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
Topic: The Atlantic: How to Make Perfect Coffee
Replies: 16
Views: 2773

Re: The Atlantic: How to Make Perfect Coffee

Julius, I used to have a French press, but I broke it. It's what everyone in Quebec uses, I found. What health issues are you referring to? From browsing the 'net it appears that the lack of filtering poses a few problems for your health; I'll let you see for yourself. So 1/4 cup of ground coffee p...
by Julius_Rodman
Mon Aug 26, 2013 10:32 am
Forum: The Gentlemen's Parlor
Topic: The Atlantic: How to Make Perfect Coffee
Replies: 16
Views: 2773

Re: The Atlantic: How to Make Perfect Coffee

Thanks for the article.

French press all the way.

less clarity you say????

The health issues are well documented....
by Julius_Rodman
Fri Aug 16, 2013 2:17 am
Forum: Safety Razors & Blades
Topic: Best Trac II blades in production
Replies: 47
Views: 19143

Re: Best Trac II blades in production

I don't mean to demean anyone else's use of multi-blade cartridge razors. I have a history of getting hacked up by them -- at least until the M3, something I bought on a whim. Even with the lube strip giving up the ghost after just a few uses, the Gillette still marches on. The results are on a par...
by Julius_Rodman
Wed Apr 10, 2013 7:55 am
Forum: General
Topic: My beard is a'changing and I may be changing razors?
Replies: 23
Views: 4253

Julius, yes, indeed, I resemble my avatar more and more. I used a Feather in a slant bar for years. But when I shaved the goatee, for some reason, it would not really get my chin right under the chin at the jaw bone. And now that I am using the disposable, I am finding that it cuts smoother than th...