Thread: Sun December 29th - Sat January 04th

TOBS Lavender Cream
Semogue 1305
Böker Piccadilly 6/8
Nivea Balm
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve



Good night gents!!

Originally Posted by charlie48horlogerie

charlie48horlogerie

Nice set Charlie!! tell us more about it!!

Prep: Hot shower - followed by Vitos pre-post-shave cream
SC: Palmolive for Men “Classic”
Brush: Caswell-Massey “Super Badger”
Razor: Vintage Gillette “Fatboy” w/ Gillette 7 O’Clock “Super Platinum” blade
Toner: Thayers Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Nivea for Men “Revitalizing” Double Action
EDC: Alpa “Fougere”

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Interesting razor Michael please tell us more?

Jamie, I was intrigued by this razor when I saw it on French eBay recently because, as RMarsh points out, Opinel today is a household name in France and Belgium for value folders.

It also looked like a lot of work had gone into the old blade with all the different facets. It was nearly black but cleaned up nicely.

Keith, thanks for showing Lotse's blade which I missed - his has the same logo style as mine which according to a French forum colleague dates it to pre-1904....that's all I know at this point but I'm off to read more!

Last shave of 2013
Hot water prep
Jeness Dragon Slayer 15/16 razor - Cyril Salter travel brush - MWF - NEW Scrupleworks Swedish bridal/brushed cotton strop - cold water splash - Truefitt & Hill 1805 balm - Piper Nigrum EdT

A fine shave to finish off 2013. Have a great evening with buck-loads of fireworks tonight and be careful when you do light those firecrackers. See you fine gents in the new year!

SOTN
Royal London mug
Royal London brush black badger
Cella
Hen & Rooster (spanish) razor

Tuesday (New Year’s Eve)

Razor | Jernbolaget | Superlather | Mike’s Natural Pine and Cedarwood/Tabac cream | Prep | Proraso pre/post cream | After Shave | Tabac

A nice relaxing bedroom shave today at my shaving stand. It’s a warmish 34 degrees here this afternoon. I spent the morning at the gym and the afternoon trimming the hedge; looks good, doesn’t it?

I hope you all have a good, healthy and happy new year. I’ll be having a quiet night tonight with my wife and younger son; I’ll probably be in bed by 8:30…

Carl

Originally Posted by Catrentshaving

The H-Diamond & Kanayama were Christmas Gifts to Myself Both are Absolutely Beautiful.
Have a Great Week Gents and a Wonderful Rest of the Year!

Beautiful Christmas Gifts you got yourself there . The H.Diamond straights are great shavers. I think there was another one as well earlier being mentioned in a SOTD this week.

And looking at Magnus' SOTD post, incidentally the TOWA's are made by the same folks.

Originally Posted by MrMagnus

Razor: Towa
....
乾杯 / Kanpai

Magnus, great photo, I love the razor and the whisky. I've got both at home as well. As you've said: Kanpai!

My own shave on this Tuesday consisted of:



LOGONA mann shave cream
Mühle STF 21mm travel brush in Nickel
7/8" Koraat Tantalum allyed caststeel Wedge, Desert Ironwood scales
Bloc Osma alum
LOGONA mann after shave

A nice 2-pass shave to inaugurate this beautiful razor, my first with a curved blade.

Wishing all of you a happy New Year!

Brush - Vie-Long horsehair
Soap - Arko
Razor - 11/16 Patent Tempered Steel hollow

Last shave of the year

Originally Posted by hitemfrank

I'm pretty sure it is the same company. Lotse has an Opinel razor with a different blade design. See below:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/shave...ml#post1140951

Yeah, I've lusted after Lotse's Opinel in the past. They seem pretty rare. Once I considered honing an Opinel knife to shave with, I guess you'd need a way to make a bevel, maybe a few layers of tape? Or a frame from a frameback razor?