Razor: Ralf Aust 5/8″ full hollow, Spanish tip, stainless steel
Lather: Stirling Soap Co. – Mountain Man
Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. – Mountain Man
Fragrance: Terre d’Hermès – Eau Intense Vétiver
I caught up on u/oswald_heist's foray into straight razor shaving (starting here) yesterday and it reminded me of how it felt going down the same road last year. It's a funny thing, this. Learning to straight razor shave is initially difficult, a bit painful, pretty much useless, yet it's a super satisfying skill to learn 😊
I'm using the same razor in solidarity today 🍻
Very nice Mountain Man shave this morning. The little Ralf Aust punches way above its weight price-wise.
I've been using my Mountain Man bath soap sample the last couple days. It's not my favorite Stirling scent, but I could see it growing on me. Also the shave soap has that fun label on it.
Post Shave: Alum, Stirling Mentholated Unscented Witch Hazel and Aloe, Stirling Glacial Satsuma Aftershave Splash, Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel-Cream Extra-Dry
Really nice shave today. Loving the CF Legacy razor. I need to pay attention to my ATG pass above my chin, though, as this is the second straight shave I've cut myself there. :/
Since everyone is changing razors today, I went with the crowd, and switched to the Parker. It has accumulated some serious staining, and I don't know whether I should try and polish that out (fyi: my last attempt made the problem worse). I don't know if it's just that I have shaved more with the Parker, but it feels better in the hand (probably also an issue with the small tang on the TI). Anyways, a very smooth shave.
Prep: hot shower (w/ Stirling Mountain Man bath soap sample)
Brush: Yaqi Cashmere Synthetic Shaving Brush, Dandelion Green Handle, 24mm
Razor: Gillette Aristocrat (1948-50)
Blade: Lord Super Chrome (3)
Lather: Barrister & Mann - Presto Shaving Soap
Post Shave: Nivea - Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
Another weekend where I haven't shaved since Friday. I don't like waiting that long to shave, and by Sunday night it's quite itchy, but man that makes for a satisfying shave Monday morning.
Excellent cart shave. Hamami is such a unique and incredible scent. I think during his interview with priusourass during the 2023 lather games, Cody mentioned it was his favorite scent.
I'm in the mood to recall my history with these Cien Men carts. When I started wetshaving, it was mostly so I could ditch Gillette Fusion on account of them being insanely expensive. I still have some Fusions left over which I might use one day, but I now know that the blades aren't the best for my skin.
So anyway, the hunt began for a replacement cart for when I was working. I go by airplane a lot for work, and can't check a bag.
I tried a lot of single and double blade disposables, some of which worked well, and others causing me irritation or not being efficient enough. I was in Lidl one day during the pandemic, digging through the bargain bin as one does, and at the bottom of the pile were these Cien Men 2-blade carts. I got 25 carts and a handle for $5.
I liked it so much that I went to multiple Aldi's in search of more, luckily scoring one more pack of 25.
They seem to be sold in Europe, so I'm not sure how they ended up in a US Aldi. I'm also not sure if they're still made. If someone in Europe sees them, tell me!
I managed to find a cache of them on eBay, so now I have around 150 of them.
They are smooth, efficient, comfortable, and they last 10+ shaves. Oh, and they were cheap. Not DE cheap, but still.
On occasion I'll use some other sort of disposable for a bit to mix things up, but these things... I love them.