Thread: My Mastro Livi razor, at last: a wonderful life experience!

Thursday 3 March 2016



Mastro Livi Grifetto

Mastro Livi Grifetto is a stunning razor. I have three in my collection and they all are wonderful and lovely shavers. Including this one Mastro Livi made for me with mother of pearl scales. Mastro Livi Grifetto is available in six different models, all having the very same blade but different scales: olive wood, Grifetto 60, cocobolo, black African ebony, white mother of pearl and abalone. As I already have olive wood and Grifetto 60, I opted for mother of pearl scales and I must admit I am very charmed and amazed by their look and beauty. When Mastro Livi made this Grifetto for me, he allowed me to shoot a video about the making which I will publish soon on my Youtube channel. I guess many fellow wet shavers would be interested in watching how a Grifetto is made and to know more about the differences between a fully artisan made Mastro Livi straight razor and Grifetto.

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: RazorGuy Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Bristle Brush 89
• Strop: Mastro Livi Travel Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Grifetto Mother of Pearl, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue

it is a real beauty , congrats. looking forward the video

Wednesday 9 March 2016



Floïd Blue, Adieu

Floïd Blue, adieu, goodbye. One more bottle of this magnificent aftershave has gone - of course with my joy and pleasure - and I need a new one. I fortunately still have some bottles in my shave den, so I am not out of it yet. It is however so bad Colomer discontinued Floïd Blue and it seems they are not changing their mind. This is what some retailers told me so far, they all told me Floïd Blue is out of production. As for the shave, a genuine pleasure thanks to the smoothness of Mastro Livi Grifetto and Cella shaving cream, including the Omega 48 brush, one of the very best bristle brushes around.

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Cella Shaving Cream
• Brush: Omega Bristle Brush 48
• Strop: Mastro Livi Travel Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Grifetto Mother of Pearl, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Umbria Extravirgin Oil
• After Shave: Floïd Blue

Thanks for all the great Livi videos! Its very cool watching him work. Makes me want to go get a forge and make things. Maybe in a few decades I could create something half as good. Someday I will add a Mastro Livi to my collection.

Originally Posted by JRL

Thanks for all the great Livi videos! Its very cool watching him work. Makes me want to go get a forge and make things. Maybe in a few decades I could create something half as good. Someday I will add a Mastro Livi to my collection.

Thank you for taking the time to watch my videos about Mastro Livi. I am glad they make you want to make things. And I certainly wish you to add a Mastro Livi razor to your collection very soon!

Sunday 13 March 2016



Mastro Livi Double Damascus San Mai, 15/16 Full Hollow, Barber's Notch

It is so hard to tell what is the Mastro Livi straight razor I like the most. Of course I like them all and each of them brings its own story, character and soul. And, of course, a truly personal and different shaving sensation. Mastro Livi carbon damascus is both beautiful and high performing, but I admit this san mai double damascus straight razor is even more special. Not only for the fact Mastro Livi engraved my name in the tang, but also for the fact I watched the whole making of this razor and it was "tailored" on my hand grip, something you can see in razor's spine and tang. This razor is very special to me. Scales too are breathtaking: they are made from a beautiful piece of amboyna burl with three colors, absolutely awesome. And I am sure of this: this Mastro Livi double damascus sanmai straight razor is a truly and excellent masterpiece. And it has my name in it.

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Martin de Candre
• Brush: Vie-Long Horse Brush 04282, 21mm knot
• Bowl: Old Barber Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Medium Loom Strop "Coramella Italiana" and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Double Damascus San Mai, 15/16 Full Hollow, Barber's Notch
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Lustray Bay Rum

Sunday 20 March 2016



Mastro Livi "Perugia 13.12.14", 15/16 Full Hollow, Spanish Point

I have always been fond of Eau de Cologne fragrange, in particular 4911, the original one. I am sure many of you know they also make an aftershave having the same base fragrance, with slightly different nuances in order to make it a more masculine fragrance. No matter what, I would also use an aftershave having the original 4911 fragrance as I like it very much. The aftershave effect of this 4911 is very good, not to mention the pleasure of enjoying the Eau de Cologne fragrance on your skin, very elegant and refined, although many may consider it a bit old fashioned. As for the razor, this time I used this Mastro Livi 13.12.14 which always proves to be a super performing shaver with a superlative velvety touch on the skin, giving a super close shave.

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Mystic Water Marrakesh
• Brush: Vie-Long Horse Brush 13120, 19mm knot
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Medium Loom Strop "Coramella Italiana" and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi "Perugia 13.12.14", 15/16 Full Hollow, Spanish Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: 4911 Original Eau de Cologne

Sunday 27 March 2016



Mastro Livi RWL34, 9/8 Full Hollow, French Point

RWL34! This stainless steel remains one of my favorite ones for a straight razor's blade. This is the case of this Mastro Livi razor giving a very deep and smooth shave with its typical RWL34 touch. The French point is very effective in shaving some tricky spots thanks to its precision. It is now sometime I am using horse brushes and I admit I like them, giving a good compromise between softness and backbone. Arko soap is always a good performing choice and the super cooling finishing touch of my Thyrrenus aftershave did the rest. I thought it was the right aftershave for this sunny day.

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Arko
• Brush: Vie-Long Horse Brush 13061, 24mm knot
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Medium Loom Strop "Coramella Italiana" and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi RWL34, 9/8 Full Hollow, French Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: RazorGuy Thyrrenus

Antonello, I love watching your Mastro Livi videos. Takes me back to my visit.

I do love using his loom strop, so so soft and provides a buttery smooth edge too.

Originally Posted by jodypress

Antonello, I love watching your Mastro Livi videos. Takes me back to my visit.

I do love using his loom strop, so so soft and provides a buttery smooth edge too.

Thank you my friend Jody,
I am very glad to read about your appreciation for my videos. I guess you need to come back to Perugia soon and visit Mastro Livi's Barbershop. :-)
As for the Mastro Livi loom strop, I couldn't agree with you more. Super buttery smooth edge!