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Monday, October 28, 2024
Good shave today – and it's strange to see that my shaves with a straight are closer than those I get from an (admitedly very mild) DE razor.
Blue Mediterranean++
Have a good evening.
it’s strange to see that my shaves with a straight are closer than those I get from an (admitedly very mild) DE
It gets worse. When I try (i.e. 3-pass shave), I get a closer, more comfortable shave with a straight than with any DE or SE that I own. This includes mild razors like the Feather and mild-plate Blutt, and very aggressive razors like the MMOC.
I had an mild razor with a well-worn blade, which is probably not the winning condition for a close shave.
Do you think you lost proficiency on the DE side, or have straight shaves more potential?
I think that the completely open blade of the straight razor provides the greatest opportunity for technique development. My skin feels better after a BBS straight shave than an equally close shave with a safety razor.
I noticed with shavettes that I can't get the same flat angle because of the lip - I don't know whether this causes better skin feel though
With an open blade, I think there’s the opportunity to optimize blade cutting angle. With a safety razor that’s much more restricted.
October 28, 2024
Back to the grind. I have like 3k lines of intern code to review this morning. 🥲
Roam Two definitely helps though. I find it to be such a comforting scent.
Good luck this week y'all.
I have like 3k lines of intern code to review this morning. 🥲
Oof. There was no possibility of splitting it into small PRs along the way? 😩
Not really in this case. It was an initial database schema design, so everything is pretty interrelated.
I have opinions about how this internship process has gone, but not enough control to significantly change the process.
Always a real pleasure to use the big 14er. While it sounds and shaves just like its venerable ancestors, it feels significantly different than those classic 14-style razors because of its sharp live point. The slightly rounded square point on the classics makes them as forgiving as round point razors or perfect auto-pilot razors. The pokey needle that is this one's point keeps you on your toes, if you don't want a scratch.
I did stay on my toes and was rewarded with a smooth early morning shave. I wish you all a good start into this week.
That razor looks far better in your photos than in Böker’s. I have several razors with pointy points and some with muted points. Visually, you can’t tell the difference. I rarely have an issue, but whenever a lack of attention results in a poke, that point gets muted.
Thanks! This razor photographs well.
that point gets muted.
Yeah, I should do the same. Keeping the live point makes no rational sense, BUT the point triggers a juvenile "challenge accepted" reaction in me, and if not in my hobby, where am I allowed to be juvenile?
Oct 28, 2024 - Halloween Week - Milksteak Monday - We All Screeeeam...
Kicking off this week of Halloween shaves with Milksteak Monday using Peaches + Scream. This almost-gourmand scent is great year round, but it's also such a perfect Fall seasonal.
October 28, 2024
Much better shave today, but still not my favorite blade.
28.10.2024 - Halloweek 1: Sweeney Todd
2 passes on the head, 1 around the beard. Good shave overall, minor burn.
Seeing @sahenders@sub.wetshaving.social post inspired me to use some of my soaps with morbid/dark/creepy artwork for this Halloween week. Let's see if I can manage a consistent string of daily shaves until Thursday...
Barberwood seems to feature Sweeney Todd, the murderous barber of Fleet Street. If HAGS would actually pay good artists instead of relying on AI-generated slop, it might've turned out a bit better. However, we got this thing here. Ugh... I'm personally not against AI generated pictures for teachers who want to give some interesting visualisation and can't draw for shit, but for official art on products you sell?... Eh, come on. Get a real artist. Scent is your typical sweet powder barbershop, inoffensive and a people pleaser. I personally prefer the unique takes like Old Strathcona and Ghost Town Barber much more.
I haven't seen the movie with Johnny Depp, as I personally deeply dislike musicals. But there's one Depp movie fitting for this season that I wholeheartedly recommend: The Ninth Gate
This was one of the first "darker" movies I saw when I was ~13/14. I've seen it a few times since - the trailer doesn't really do it justice. It's a slower movie at the start, but once it picks up momentum it goes ahead like a boulder down a steep hill. Also, this one really needs you to think and come to your own conclusions. I still fear a majority view it through a christian/religious lens and are afraid of it bc of that. Personally I think Polanski is a POS but if I couldn't separate art from artists, I also wouldn't be able to enjoy H.P. Lovecraft as much.
Have a great spooky week, folks! 🎃✌🏻
October 28, 2024
Brush: Wald Stratos Haunter 29mm A1
Razor: J. A. Henckels 50 4/8 Half Hollow
Lather: House of Mammoth - Indigo - Soap
Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner
Aftershave: House of Mammoth - Indigo - Splash
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
This shave was a test of the edge on this razor. I honed it earlier today. Results were excellent. I think the razor's sharpness might suit me more than most people, so I softened it slightly right after the shave.
