Wet shaving!

There you go

 

Any other fans of razorock in the thread? I quite like some of the TOBS soaps and creams as well, but razorock xxx has become my go to over the last couple of years. Wonderful scent, and it produces a beautiful slick lather with minimal water added. Evidently, it is rumored to be virtually identical to Acqua Di Parma (http://straightrazorplace.com/soaps...rock-xxx-everything-seems-same-but-price.html ), except it costs $12 with prime shipping. Razorock's aftershave wax and "mudder focker" soap (really closer to a "croap") are also among my favorites.

The beautiful de razor pics in this thread have me wishing I had pulled the trigger on an ASD2 when massdrop had them. Sounds like a treat to shave with! I do enjoy the smooth feel and heft of my black aluminum standard, but it may be time to expand my options!

 

Another Razorock fan here. Yup, that XXX is the cat's meow. I recently picked up the Hawk single-edge razor from him. Totally irritation free shaves. Don't get the black one though, it shows a soapy film the moment it even sees any lather coming at it. i.e. it looks dirty immediately.

 

@ultrabike I think having one straight that is professionally honed will be really great for you to compare to when you are practicing your honing.

In honor of baseball opening day I picked up a new soap this morning. It really does smell like fresh cut grass and caramel corn. I had a leisurely shave and now I am sitting on the couch and watching the first games.

I am really enjoying trying out different soaps and aftershaves. It isn't particularly economical to have 5 shaving soaps, but it is certainly fun to have a variety of scents.

 

I am still trying a bunch of different blades. The last couple days were Personna Med Prep.

Definitely living moist with the setup. A stainless razor should last longer than my lifetime and I like the option to change heads. I actually just ordered the aluminum version with the moderate head. Since I am familiar with the stainless razor, I thought it would be interesting to see how it compares with a lighter aluminum razor.

The brush is a Simpsons in Best Badger and I love it. I couldn't tell the difference between the Best Badger and the Super Badger in the store so I opted for the cheaper brush. It has an amazing density and lot of backbone compared to my previous brush. I may get another one and rotate them every other day to allow them to fully dry between shaves.

 

So the problem with Barbasol is that it smells great (well the original does) and the lanolin one is super moisturizing but you get different consistency of product based on how full the can is. It starts out a little too dry and finishes a little too thin but nothing as bad as Gillette Foamy. Edge in comparison is the same every time. The worst was Aveeno; unusably thin, the Mug Soap of canned shaving cream.

 

In case anyone is interested Maggard Razors is having their annual meet in Michigan on May 13th - $12 gets you some samples and some good BBQ.

e: I found the raw video of their last meet, see here if curious about what to expect.

 

Not that I'm aware of, the best you could do to sample some stuff is go to a "local" artisan such as:

Chiseled Face (my favorite mentholated soap is their Cryogen soap) located in two wet shaving stores in Chino and Thousand Oaks, and Old Town Shaving in Pasadena.

 

I wish I were closer...shaving, craft beer, and BBQ sounds amazing. The local shop here had a similar meet up last year. If they do it again I will definitely check it out.

 

I've been dilatory in posting a pic of my shave set. Finally remembered to snap one this morning! The aesop bowl is probably my favorite piece.