Thread: Sun October 27th - Sat November 02th

SUNDAY
May this week get the spooks out of your lives, They don’t spook unless spooken to!
Hot shower prep
Razor: Unknown, probably German
Soap: Green Mountain Scentless
Mug: Austrian?
Brush: Maestro
Aftershock: Alum block
Splash: Granny Juice

The day? Bright and at a comfortable temperature. The shave? A nice combination of goodies made the my face happy!

The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard

Have a great week everybody..
Razor: Restored and freshly honed the hero razor
Preshave : hot shower and homemade preshave oil
Cream: Bigelow
Scuttle : dirty bird
Brush: custom silvertip
Strop: srp modular
Astringent: thayers witch hazel
Aftershave balm: Burt's bees

Afternoon Shaving
Prep: Natural water splash
Razor: Crown&Sword ERN 1166, 13/16 just 12x linen and 20x leather strops (very gently)
Brush: Semogue 1305
Cream: Castle Forbes Lavender
AS: Alum block, Castle Forbes Balm Lavender and Pinaud Clubman



Good afternoon gents!!

Words go here.

SOTD 2013.10.27

Pre: Cliosan Oat & Beeswax Nourishing Cream
Soap: Wilkinson Blue Jar Saop
Brush: Clessidra Vintage Custom TGN Silvertip 3-band 20x50mm
Method: Bowl & Face Lathering (my way)
Razor: Wade & Butcher Square
Blade: 14x70x4mm (9/16), Square Point, Carbon steel, Mono-stab, Jimps Up&Down
Post: Edelstein Evolution ICE ASL
Frag: BV Uomo Legno Marino EDT Vapo


Sorry4pic: Watch on your own risk! ;D - Link FULL SIZE 1200x1800px - Link Comments



Sorry4pic: Watch on your own risk! ;D - Link FULL SIZE 1200x1500px - Link Comments


Soundtrack: Hans Zimmer & Lisa Gerard - The Battle (Gladiator, OST)


Battle
A worthy opponent.
An old British one.
A significant challenge.
A young English one.
A beautiful experience.

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Originally Posted by hitemfrank

Mystic Water Mysore Sandalwood - Semogue 830 - 11/16 Wagner & Lange - D.R Harris Marlborough

Originally Posted by gijames

Fat Boy DE / Bolzano (5) / TGN Superfine-2 22x55mm / Prairie Creations Walters (lemon scent) / Krampert's Finest FROSTBITE AS

Originally Posted by lotse

I Coloniali Shaving Soap with Mango Oil / Rooney Silvertip / Kamisori Manryo Uma

Domo Arigato.

Originally Posted by fonthunter

31mm Kent BK12 Pure Badger Silvertip / Taylor of Old Bond Street The St. James Collection Luxury Shaving Cream / Georgetown Pottery Scuttle / 8/8" J.A. Henckels Friodur, Square Point, Stainless steel / Kanayama Cordovan #60000 / AS: Musgo Real After Shave Balsam

Originally Posted by Optometrist

15/16 Filarmonica Doble Temple #14, Full Hollow Ground, Square Point / Kanayama No.3 Strop / Simpson Chubby 2 Manchurian / JabonMan Floral / Spanish Floid Mentolado Vigoroso / Domenico Caraceni 1913 EdT

Thank You for help, David.

Originally Posted by celestino

Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Brass / Super Iridiums / Frank Shaving synthetic Gen 4 / Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose / Unrefined Shea Butter

Back in Black

Originally Posted by razorguy

Nuova Elberel P.160 Morbido Shave Cream / Mastro Livi Silvertip Badger Brush / Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping / Mastro Livi Double Damascus San Mai, 15/16 Full Hollow, Barber's Notch

Che meraviglia umbra!!


Thank You All, nice stuff & shot.

Originally Posted by ischiapp

Che meraviglia umbra!!

Yes for sure, it is a "meraviglia umbra" and thank you for your appreciation. I am very glad you like it! It certainly is a "meraviglia umbra" ("Umbrian wonder", for our non Italian speaking fellows) but I would certainly add, it is a truly genuine and amazing "Italian wonder", a "wonder" for anyone having a passion for straight razors, no matter the nationality.
Here in Perugia and Umbria we are very proud of Mastro Livi and of his noble art, talent, craftsmanship, wisdom and humbleness. He is a real gentleman as well as a genuine kind and polite person. To me, he is also a "maestro" in the very meaning of this word. I will always be grateful to him for all the precious things he taught me about straight razors and shaving, as well as for the high honor he gives me in watching him at work and to spend time with him.
It is so sad to see there are some in Italy - who cannot be compared to Mastro Livi in any way, artistically and technically, not to mention in politeness and fairness - who sometimes denigrate Mastro Livi and his art just because they are aware of the fact they cannot be compared to him at all. It is very sad, very hypocrite.
It is very sad to see all those Italian "hoe makers" denigrating Mastro Livi by denying his knowledge, art and talent in order to make their "ugly hoes" appear better while they certainly are not.

Originally Posted by Miloe

Instead i had a relaxing sunday, with fishing at my backyard, as the weather was great. I do love the autumn.

I love that photograph, thank you for sharing. It remains me of our place in Finland but we are only there either in the winter or in the summer. Must make an effort for some vacation in the autumn..

Originally Posted by Maximilian

...as I personally like a shorter blade.

Shorter blades are my preference as well, they are just so nimble!

My shave on this beautiful Monday morning:



LOGONA mann shave cream
Mühle classic 19mm STF
Max Sprecher Custom 7/8”
Bloc Osma Alum
Speick Men after shave

A wonderful 2-pass shave took care of 3 days’ worth of stubble like it was butter. I am in 7^th heaven of wet shaving with this razor.

Wishing all of you a great week ahead!

Originally Posted by Miloe

Sunday: No shave day.

Insted i had a relaxing sunday, with fishing at my backyard, as the weather was great. I do love the autumn.

* Wow, what a backyard!!!

Prep - None
Soap - MWF
Brush - Simpsons QEII Jubilee Manchurian badger
Strop - Neil Miller 3 inch shell Cordovan leather/English linen
Razor - Wheatley Brothers "Hollow Ground"
Post - Alum block
AS - Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Cold water face lathered shave.

Bob

7/8 Flaschner Kalman, Full Hollow Ground, Square Point
Kanayama No.3 Strop
Custom Simpson Duke 3 Silvertip
Le Pere Lucien Savon du Barbier
Spanish Floid Mentolado Vigoroso
Creed Aventus