Thread: Sun August 04th - Sat August 10th

Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: Merkur 37C
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: Arko Shavestick
AS: Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel
Finish: Agua Lavanda Puig
Stache: Murray's Australian Bees Wax

Cobra Classic
Dorco Barber Blade
WSP Prince Silvertip
Seagrapes Basil Lime Shave Soap
Yoresh Two Piece Scuttle
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
TOBS #74 Victorian Lime After Shave

Prep: Hot shower
Strop: 2" Vintage Weiffenbach Chicago shell
Brush: Vintage Plisson
Soap: Tabac
Razor: 6/8 Joseph Rodgers wedge
AS: AOS Sandalwood balm

Monday, August 5, 2013

Prep: Speick Natural Soap & Prairie Creations Oil
Razor: Feather AS-D2 with Personna Med Blade
Soap: Speick Cream
Brush: Omega 35
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Post: Dominica Bay Rum

Prep: Hot shower -- followed by Vitos pre-post-shave cream
SS/SC: Pre de Provence + Truefitt & Hill “Trafalger”
Brush: Simpson T2 Tulip “Super Badger”
Strop: SRD Premium IV Bridle Leather - 50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 5/8” Bismark “Barber’s Special”
Toner: Thayers “Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Geo. F. Trumper “Coral” Skin Food
EDT: Boucheron “Jaipur”

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Nice frameback. I love framebacks, they have a certain feel, don't they?

So far my favorite straights are framebacks. Of the two I have, this is my favorite. They feel really balanced in my hands and really helped decrease my learning curve.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Do you guys ever think "What if the neighbours look over the fence and see me carrying my shaving gear in to the backyard to take photos of it?" and get a little worried?

I have. We're weird, aren't we? Have you ever tried explaining it? "Well, I was saying on this on line forum the other night; it's a forum about shaving with straight razors. And I was saying that this photo this guy took of his shaving cream and stuff looked good. Yes, that's right, we take photos of our shaving cream".

* Carl, you are hilarious, my friend! However, i have never had any of the neighbours ask any questions, so, for now, i am quite fortunate, but i a bit eccentric, anyway!

5 August 2013

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridiums
* WSP 2-band + oscar11 All-Amber
* Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
* Unrefined Shea Butter

Monday evening
Hot water prep
Gillette 1969 Black Beauty long handle razor - Gillette Platinum blade - L'Occitane CADE cream - Barbershop Badger brush - cold water splash - Fougere Bengale eau de parfum sampler from Parfum d Empire - Tunes: Freddie Hubbard; Open Sesame

A quick shave, as I didn't have much time, nor much stubble after the last shave, lol. The cream and the razor combo somehow didn't work out well. The cream gives such a great, thick glide, that the razor rather went over the remaining stubble in the second pass, then cutting through it. So, not even completely smooth, but it's okay. Open Sesame is a record that's nine years older than both me and the razor. It was Freddie's debut and a total hit as far as I'm concerned. I love listening to it.

• Proraso Pre
• DOVO 6/8
• Proraso Red
• Semogue 830 Brush
• Castle Forbes ASB