Thread: Sun January 05th - Sat January 11th

Tiger High Class 88
Takehana FEON 1880
Frank Shaving synthetic brush
Barrister & Mann Vetiver, Clary Sage soap
Proraso Pre Shave

09/01/2013 - No pic again, my C.V.Heljestrand was getting honed up. So it's a test shave today...

Soap : Palmolive cream
Brush : Unknown brand acrylic handle boar
Razor : 1870 C.V.Heljestrand frameback
Post : Homemade balm
A/S : Vintage Bodyshop "Mostly Men" sandalwood a/s

Finish : BBS

Comments :
60 laps on the King 800, 40 on the Ice Bear 1K. The test shave felt rough, but the results were passable. A further 40 laps on the Ice Bear 6K, 40 on the Dragon Tongue, and 60 on the Crox, hide and leather strops.

Thursday, January 9th, 2014



Mastro Livi Experimental Inox, 7/8 Full Hollow, Spanish Point

• Pre-shave: Proraso Pre Shave Green
• Soap: Proraso Shaving Soap Green Tub
• Brush: Omega Bristle Brush #83
• Bowl: Chinese Cheap Steel Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Mastro Livi Experimental Inox, 7/8 Full Hollow, Spanish Point
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Floïd The Genuine After Shave

Pre-shave: Proraso Pre Shave Green
Soap: Baume.be shaving cream
Brush: Vie-Long
Bowl: Muhle Porcelain Shaving Bowl
Razor: Tosuke Japanese Kamisori
Post Shave: Baume.be aftershave balm

After getting used to a western straight, this kamisori was something different. The shave wasn't smooth, had to do 3 passes, and I've nicked myself a few times (1 fairly large cut)... Need more practice!

First SOTD post

Bismarck registered, First use!
Tobs Eton
Boar omega
Nivea ASB
Rubbing alcohol for the new blade.

SOTD 2014.01.09
Provember challenge Day#70

Pre: Glenova Crema Elasticizzante all'Olio di Rosa Mosqueta
Lather: Geo F. Trumper Violet Shaving Cream
Brush: Omega 10077 Boar 22x50x98mm
Method: Face Lathering with Brush Scuttle
Razor: Gillette Fusion ProGlide Power
Blade: Gillette Fusion ProGlide Power Multi-5 (69: ATG/XTGR)
Post: Linea Mediterranea Acqua di Rose e Olivo
Frag: Ischia Thermae EDT Vapo


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Soundtrack: Louis Armstrong - We Have All the Time in the World


"We have all the time in the world
Just for love
Nothing more, nothing less
Only love"
(Cit.)

Shave from earlier today
Soap - XXX Reformulated
Brush - Duke 3 Blue Cobalt
Razor - 13/16 Filarmonica DT13
AS - Capt Choice Lime
EdP - Eau Savage

Friday morning:

Dovo Best Quality 6/8"
Custom Finest Badger (TGN)-Omega Handle
Valobra stick
Face Lather
Neil Miller-2.5" Latigo Leather
D.R. Harris Marlborough ASL
WTG, XTG & ATG (neck)

Weekend is amlost here! Have a nice day!

Thursday evening
Prep: P90X3 - CVX and honing this razor to perfection
Hot water prep
Greaves & sons 15/16 spike point (that bit me, lol) - Scrupleworks Swedish Bridal and cotton strop (awesome drag) - Proraso red cream - New Forest Badger brush - cold water splash - Thayer's Rose witch hazel resplash - Lorenzo Villoresi Iperborea sampler EdT

Yup... Done it. I honed this razor to perfection. One of these "effortless edges" that I cherish. Only the razor seems to do the work. Even the chin area was flawless. If only all shaves were like this.
The Iperborea is almost the last of the Villoresi samplers. I like his work. This one, the misses even liked, so I got lucky.

TGIF gents, tgif...

Prep - None
Soap - L'Occitane en Provence
Brush - Muhle XL synthetic silver tip
Strop - Neil Miller 3 inch shell Cordovan leather/English linen
Razor - Klas Tornblom
Post - Alum Block
AS - Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Cold water face lathered shave.

Bob