Thread: Sun December 01th - Sat December 07th

Monday morning can be nice if you have the day off and the sun is shining like it is in Moss, Norway today!

My shave today was spent together with a double espresso straight from my Rancilio Silvia and Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, rather crazy shaving music!

Stropped the Thiers-Issard 7/8 on a Scrupleworks leather strop, tasted the espresso while listening to a crescendo in the music, then prepared my face for the knife with hot water and Nyasha black preshave soap. Had a Fitjarsoap shave today with the new Ice Rose shaving cream. What a fantastic, natural rose scent, just wow. The Simpson Chubby 3 made the finest lather in a minute, enough for ten passes plus, lol. Living in a city called Moss I had to use my Moss scuttle today, and it kept the huge Simpson and the Ice Rose lather perfectly warm during the long shave.

3 passes later my face felt the way I want it to feel, a baby butt is sticky in comparison... It was scary to shave with Stravinsky in the room, BOOM, a huge cut can be the result if you don't know the music, or like Stravinskys mother called it, crap, after the premiere 1913 in Paris.

Finished with a wonderful aftershave cream, Fitjarsoap Wild Thing, with a smell of the Norwegian forest.

Have a great week everybody!

02/12/2013



Soap : TOBS Sandalwood cream
Brush : Unknown brand acrylic handle boar
Razor : 1870 C.V.Heljestrand frameback
Post : Nivea moisturising balm
A/S : Alt.Innsbruck a/s

Finish : BBS

Hot Shower, Sanguine R5, VDH Boar, Arko Shavestick, Afta, Stetson AS, Firehouse Wacky Tacky

And so begins the last week of the semester. I'll have a nice long break once I get this week's stuff knocked out. To say that I'm ready for it would be an understatement. I'm near tired of being tired. It will be nice to be a gentleman of leisure for a month or so.

My shave the last 2 days:



Sapone da Barba Vegetale / Mühle 21mm STF / 13/16” Gold-Rex, full hollow / Alum / Musgo Classic AS

Wednesday, December 4th, 2013



On the Go: Dovo 2Bismarck Pearl 6/8

• Pre-shave: Proraso Green Pre Shave Cream
• Soap: Proraso Shave Soap White Tub
• Brush: Omega Bristle Brush #83
• Bowl: Gerby Steel Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Dovo 2Bismarck Pearl, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round point
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Floïd The Genuine After Shave

Thursday morning:

Dovo Best Quality 6/8"
Semogue 2000
Cella
Face Lather
Neil Miller-2.5" Latigo Leather
Floid Suave ASL
Thayers Medicated Superhazel with Aloe Vera
WTG, XTG & ATG (neck)

I was away on a business trip for a couple of days and I missed my daily shaving ritual!

Cobra Classic
Feather Professional
Shavemac 177, 23mm Silvertip
Mystic Water Bergamot, Cedarwood & Juniper Soap
Italian Floid Blue

Originally Posted by razorguy

Wednesday, December 4th, 2013

On the Go: Dovo 2Bismarck Pearl 6/8

I' ve just bought a Bismarck in ebony scales. What a beauty it is!

Originally Posted by harrygr

I' ve just bought a Bismarck in ebony scales. What a beauty it is!

You mean a 2Bismarck by Dovo, like the one shown in my SOTD's picture?
In my opinion, this is a good razor, not a truly good one, but however a good choice in its price range. In my case, this was a gift and it was also sold as "shave ready", however it was not and needed to be honed. It shaves very well although it is not as "deep" as other razors.
Enjoy it! I am sure you will show us your new razor soon.