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Location: 36° 0'5"N - 115° 15' 21"W
Razor: Wade & Butcher 'The Celebrated'
Brush: C2
Lather: Bay Spice - Woodsprite
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
Nourishing: Dominica Bay Rum
Scent: Acca kappa Cedro
Comments: Talk about an intoxicating Bay Rum experience. Wonderful shave.
Enjoy the new week gents.
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FON GOLDEN STAR full hollow 13/16
Kanayama cordovan #8000
Rooney Heritage Stubby 2
GFT Coconut oil shaving cream
Alum & Thayers rose & aloe toner
Kiehl's aftershave balm
Guerlain vetiver Edt
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Sunday morning:
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Trumper Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Pens Of The Forest Shaving Brush by Rod Neep
Puma 52 6/8
Dr. Harris Sandalwood Aftershave
Have a nice week!
Good morning friends! :)
PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 23 mm MÜHLE (Synthetic fibres)
SOAP/CREAM: Jabonman - Mountain
SCUTTLE/BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: 6/8" Hishakaku Folding Kamisori
STROP: Biber-Elster Feinste Spez. Juchte paddle strop
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: L'Occitane Vetyver EDT
RESULT: Smooth shave
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Have a nice week,
Béla
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Prep - None
Soap - Vintage Yardley
Brush - SOC 2 band badger
Strop - Neil Miller 3 inch shell Cordovan leather/English linen
Razor - DD Special No. 1 rescaled
Post - Alum block
AS - Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Cold water face lathered shave. You know, there is only one problem with Yardley shave soap ............ It's not made anymore. Nice soap that Yardly.
Bob
GFT Limes SKin Food - Mystic Water Mysore Sandalwood - Semogue 2011 LE FB1 - 11/16 Wagner & Lange - Myrsol Blue
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Sunday, October 13, 2013
Prep: Truefitt & Hill Pre Shave Oil
Razor: PILS with Personna Med Prep Blade
Soap: I COLONIALI Mango
Brush: Vulfix 404 Grosvenor
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Post: I COLONIALI Hydro-Repairing Balm
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Razor – Iwasaki kamisori
Brush – Pixelfixed custom boar
Soap – Green Mountain, Balsam
AST – Osma Alum
AS - Speick
Here is some incredible steel. This razor was used exclusively for a year to perform daily shaves. Check out the Sphinx moth. They have been active mainly at dusk and dawn. Have a nice week.
Mike
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- Pre-shave: Proraso Green Pre Shave Cream
- Soap: Cella Shaving Cream
- Brush: Wilkinson Boar Brush
- Bowl: Stainless Steel Gerby Bowl
- Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
- Razor: Mastro Livi, 7/8 Full Hollow, Mastro Livi Point, Damasteel
- Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
- After Shave: Floïd The Genuine After Shave
Proraso|G5|Thater|MWF|Brummel Werk|CK ObsessionMy first shave after recovering from knee surgery last Thursday. All went well and I hope to go back to work Thursday, wish me luck!
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Have a Great Sunday Gents!
13 October 2013
* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Graphite Black
* vintage Wilkinson Swords
* WSP Manchurian + A&A Briarwood
* Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
* Unrefined Shea Butter
Prep: Hot shower – followed by Vitos pre-post-shave cream
SS/SC: Straight Razor Designs “Frankincense” + Castle Forbes “Lime”
Brush: Semogue 830 “Boar Hair”
Strop: SRD Premium IV Bridle Leather 50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 8/8” J. A. Henckels “Friodur” w/ scalloped spine
Toner: Thayers “Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Geo F. Trumper “Coral” Skin Food
EDT: Prada “Amber”
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SUNDAY
May this week reward you for all the times that rewards didn’t happen!
Hot shower prep
Razor: C-MON “BLACKIE"
Soap: Vintage WILLIAMS
Mug: Professional ~1930’s
Brush: Ever-Ready
Aftershock: Alum bock
Splash: Bay Rum
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The Day? A bright chill day with a high wind and scuttling leaves. The Shave? Finally got the edge and the angle right for this great razor. The NOS Williams is as always a chancy bet. It was smooth and creamy today. All in all the shave was a pleasant spending of my time.
The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard
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Maggard Head/iKon Bulldog Handle
Personna Hospital Blade
TOBS Lavender Shave Cream
Semogue Horsehair
Gillette Balm
Herve Leger Pour Homme
A good afternoon
Prep: Just a natural water splash
Razor: Jansen&Richartz 11/16 in pure felt and leather strops
Soap: L'Occitane Cade prepared by the old Pure Badger
AS: Alum block, Pinaud Bay Rum and Voilà !!
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All the best gents...
Sunday evening
Hot water prep
Gillette Toggle razor - Feather blade - Setting "9" - generic silvertip badger brush - Acca Kappa 1869 cream - cold water splash - Thayer's witch hazel rose re-splash - Alum - Dove hydrating cream - Mitchell's pure lanolin - Farina original Eau de Cologne EdT
Didn't want to break my normal routine, so decided to shave with the Toggle on 9 with a Feather today. The ATG went fine and I should just have left it at that. The WTG was performed in an over-confident way and thus I pay now. I may have taken off a full layer of skin this time. Burn is the word. Man those Feathers are sharp. Damn!
Decided to put the lanolin treatment to work, which was planned anyway as the days are getting colder and the skin needs a bit of extra help. Have a great week gentlemen!
BRONCOS pre-game shave (3-pass and touch-up)
razor: EverSharp Schick G1 (day-1)
brush: Semogue 2012 SE badger/boar mix
bowl: pewter
soap: Prairie Creations Duceur de Cando rose
post: Krampert's Finest Bay Rum AS
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Another hotel shave, no name hardware store razor still working like a champ.
BS Maca root
Custom badger
Charlescraft razor
VS Vertical
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Blade: Red-Imp Wedge #132 (Made in USA by Case) 5/8
Brush: Rooney Style 1 Size 1 in Finest Badger 22mm
Suds: SCS Mocha Creme
Scent: Thierry Mugler Pure Coffee
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Dovo Best Quality 6/8"
Omega 98
Cella
Face Lather
Neil Miller-2.5"Latigo Leather
Taylor of Old Bond Street, Eton College ASL
WTG, XTG & ATG (neck)
My best wishes for the week!
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Prep - None
Soap - EJ Sea Buckhorn
Brush - Muhle Retro silver tip
Strop - Neil Miller 3 inch shell Cordovan leather/English linen
Razor - Premier Cutlery Co. "Premier King"
Post - Alum block
AS - Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Cold water face lathered shave. Trying very hard to like the Sea Buckhorn soap but so far it ain't happening.
Bob
Prep: Lukewarm Shower
Razor: Sanguine R5 Shavette
Brush: VDH boar
Soap: Tabac
AS: Olive Oil/ Aqua Velva Classic
Finish: Polo
Stash: Australian Bee's Wax
Another great shave from my new shavette.
Razor: JA Henckles #16 5/8
Brush: custom silvertip badger
Soap: Godrej
AS: Thayer's Lemon
Second shave with the #16 and I'm in heaven. This razor is magnificent. Also really like the Godrej soap! For being so cheap @ $3.00 I was pleasantly surprised how well it stood up, also has a great scent.
Kon Shave Craft 101
Astra SP
Seagrapes Studio Bay Rum Orange Soap
Vulfix 2084 Super Badger
Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
Old Spice Cologne
Georgetown Pottery GT 12 Scuttle
Monday, October 14, 2013
Prep: Truefitt & Hill Pre Shave Oil
Razor: PILS with Personna Med Prep Blade
Soap: Speick Stick/Grated
Brush: Vulfix Hyde Park Boar
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Post: Pitralon Classic
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14/10/2013
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Pre : Nivea face wash
Soap : Cella
Brush : Bullardo boar
Razor : Kropp 5/8"
Post : Homemade lime scented balm
Finish : BBS... finally!
Comments :
160 laps on the King 800 hone, 40 laps on the hide strop, 40 on the leather strop, 40 on the CrOX strop. After letting my face have a weekend off, I was a bit dubious about giving the razor another go. I wasn't fancying another week of scrapes and burns. The only difference between last weeks honing effort and the last time the blade was used, was the CrOX powder/paste. Certainly there was no difference in my pre-shave routine. The WTG strokes felt like nothing I'd felt from the previous week... no scraping. XTG felt like wiping, not scraping. ATG... it still pulled, so I suspect I just need some work on technique there. Overall though, it's as though it's a different razor.
It's not pretty, thanks to rust scars. It's not perfect, but I finally have a useable straight.
And one that I can say I honed myself.
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Valobra Stick // IBERIA Bassat 13 Doble Temple // Morris & Forndran Stubby 2 Finest Fan Ivory // Thayers // Tobacco AS
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Still hobbling around, but a nice relaxing shave to start the day.
Have a Great Monday Gents!
14 October 2013
* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* vintage Wilkinson Swords
* WSP 2-band + ER Blue/Brown Mallee
* Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose
* Unrefined Shea Butter
Prep: Hot shower
SS: Mystic Water “Bay Rum”
Brush: Vie-Long - 12326 “Boar Bristle”
Razor: Gillette Fatboy w/ Gillette 7 O’Clock “Super Platinum” blade
Toner: Thayers Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Barclay Crocker - Vitamin E “Bay Rum” scent
AS: Pinaud Clubman “Virgin Island Bay Rum”
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Ali's Blade Damascus / Custom Badger / MdC / Alum Bloc / Acca Kappa
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This Blade bit me the other Day so I decided to tame it on Thanksgiving. A Delightful Shave Today.
Have a Great Week Gents!
Beautiful photo! Tight composition and crisp colors. Wow!! Thanks for taking and sharing this photo. FSOTD material!Quote:
Originally Posted by Catrentshaving
Location: Old Forge, NY
Razor: RJ Roberts Parabola
Strop: Cangooner Enterprises #1
Cream: Geo F. Trumper Sandalwood
Brush: Vulfix Travel Badger
Astringent: Thayer's
A/S: Captain's Choice Bay Rum
I'm kind of cheating as this was actually from last Saturday morning, but having been unplugged for a few days, I didn't have a chance to post it then.
I'm beginning to think that the ideal shave involves crisp autumn air, being surrounded by the reds, yellows, and browns of the season, flocks of geese flying south overhead, and a campfire in the background. Beautiful way to start the day. :)
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* Wow, what an incredible razor! How I wish I could use straights!Quote:
Originally Posted by Catrentshaving
L'Occitane Cade Soap/AS / #3 Rubberset restore with 22mm Silvertip / I. Oxley, a sweet razor.....
Hot towel this shave, rarely happens but when it does it's usually the best shave I've had in a long time.
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Pre-Shave - Clean & Clear
Brush - Vie-Long horsehair
Soap - Palmolive
Razor - 6/8 Joseph Smith & Sons
This is the latest addition to my collection, a really solid medium-sized Sheffield wedge. The edge has a little bit of bite, but not bad for this type of blade. I think that it can be stropped out without going back to the finisher.
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Pre: Wash face with warm water and shea butter soap, then Proraso
Brush: Silvertip Badger from Whipped Dog
Soap: RazoRock Mentolypto
Razor: JR Torrey 6/8
Post: Nivea Balm
EDC: L'Occitane Vetyver
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Virginia here we come
October 21th we send a choir to Lynchburg, VA.
Sunday the choir presented the first concert in St. George Church; the second concert will be in the USA...
It is stunning!
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I hope there will be some more time the next days
Today the nice Thiers Issard
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Feather Artist club DX
Feather Pro blade
Semogue OC Boar in cherry
Mitchell's wool fat
Witch hazel
Kiehl's aftershave balm
Kiehl's musk original blend No.1
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Tuesday Morning:
Cadman & Sons Bengall 13/16"
Simpsons The Commodore X3, Best Badger
Mitchell's Wool Fat, soap
Face Lather
Neil Miller-2.5"Latigo Leather
D.R. Harris, Winsdor ASL
Lovely day, lovely shave!
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