Shaving Mountain

SharpClaw · Post by **SharpClaw** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:38 pm

I am at the peak of the shaving mountain.
Today,I have gotten my first bbs shave ever.

These are my weapons of choice

Gillette Toggle
Feather razor blade
Omega Syntex
Palmolive Shaving lather
Sliver plated shaving bowl

I used 3 passes, 2 with and 1 against the grain.
The 2 with the grain passes where with the razor set on 3
and last pass against the grain was on 5.

I will repeat this same technique tomorrow.
Happy as a clam.

DavidB · Post by **DavidB** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 9:49 pm

Sol,

Congrats on the super close shave. Palmolive really is good stuff, unchanged for decades, and for good reason. I think I'll try it tomorrow. Might as well also pull out the Omega syntex brush, which is a dandy little brush. And Nivea is one of my two go-to aftershaves (along with Proraso).

Dave

McNutt · Post by **McNutt** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:22 pm

I've never used the Toggle, but Palmolive and Nivea are solid products. They're not better than most though, so you've probably perfected a technique now that can be duplicated with any number of product combinations. You've turned the corner and now the real fun begins.

SharpClaw · Post by **SharpClaw** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:11 pm

I will see if i can get the same results using my other razors.
But i think that with the feathers and the new technique i will be able to.

I also need some help deciding that razor i will use next week
The Choices Are
-Gillette Fatboy Adjustable

-Gillette Slim Adjustable

-Gillette Toggle Adjustable

-Weishi DE

yoyology · Post by **yoyology** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 2:38 pm

SharpClaw wrote:I will see if i can get the same results using my other razors.
But i think that with the feathers and the new technique i will be able to.

I also need some help deciding that razor i will use next week
The Choices Are
-Gillette Fatboy Adjustable

-Gillette Slim Adjustable

-Gillette Toggle Adjustable

-Weishi DE

Well, I see Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. I guess you have until the 28th to buy three more razors.

Finski · Post by **Finski** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:18 pm

Where's a good place to get a Syntex? Whenever I do a search for it on Google, I can't seem to find it. I bought an Omega green and gold from perfectbeauty.com, but I didn't see the syntex on their site.

sgtrecon212 · Post by **sgtrecon212** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:27 pm

Very nice! Simple and effective. Congrats.

2clfrwrds · Post by **2clfrwrds** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:03 pm

Finski wrote:Where's a good place to get a Syntex?

Robert,

This place has them. An old thread here said that qedusa also carried them, although they're not listed in the on-line catalog.

--Glenn

JohnP · Post by **JohnP** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:52 pm

Thanks Glenn
Just when I thought I was done with the brush madness, I realized I didn't have one of those either.....

No food in the fridge....gas in the car....or electricity in the house...but MAN I've got some good brushes on the way .....

John P.

SharpClaw · Post by **SharpClaw** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:33 pm

This is where i got the syntex brush http://www.odsoap.com/id19.html
the brush is listed as SB-7.

I get my best shaves using that Omega Syntex.

fallingwickets · Post by **fallingwickets** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 3:38 am

Ugly Mug shave soap. How inciting is that?

John: Do you use a lot of the brushes you buy, or do you just collect?

Clive