Thread: Sun January 12th - Sat January 18th

Sunday
Hot water prep
Bartmann No86 razor - Coate's shaving cream - Carl Monkhouse boar brush - cold water splash - Proraso Oat & green tea balm - Arlington after shave

Perfect relaxed start of the week. Smooth in two passes and refreshed.
Have a great week gentlemen!

Village Barber Oil
Nivea sensitive Shaving Cream
No name 'father' brush
KOBAYASHI Kamisori
Cold Water
Bay Rum Mr Von Tiki

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' Custom: Chess King w/ 26mm silver tip badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Aged Spice
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Moreton & Langley's razor 13/16
ASB: Mama Bear's Aged Spice
soundtrack: Anne-Sophie Mutter: Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata Nº 2 in A major, Op. 100 #1

Unhurried, comfortable and relaxing shave.
Have a great week.

Prep - None
Soap - Fitjar "Slatteroy"
Brush - Muhle XL synthetic silver tip
Strop - Neil Miller 3 inch shell Cordovan leather/English linen
Razor - Thomas Turner "M&D Canada"
Post - Alum block
AS - Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Cold water face lathered shave

Bon

A rare shave this morning , I used my new arrived " Pepys & co ( mpagny )", " London made" on the back of the tang.

I 've already wrote (mostly in english) a review on the french forum "coupe chou club" and "leretourducoupechou" here:

Pepys and cie London made (on y parle de WOOTZ)

It is rare because authentically made out of Wootz ​​by a great scientist, also son of a London Cutler, and culter himself, who has conducted research on Wootz steel in parallel with Stoddart and the famous Faraday.

For "safety" I also had two other English razors restaured and honed the very same day. A A. Jordan Sheffield "the AAAI brooklyn " ( probably a razor made ​​for the brooklyn american association of artists and Interprets founded in 1917 ) and a microtome William Ragg Sheffield, honed as a Kamisori ( 7 ratio on the flat / 1 on the hollow)

Results : with the Peyps : I do not feel the blade, his he cutting, am I asking to myself ? Oh yes, incredible softness while being very efficient. It reminds me a 1820 Rodgers that left me the same impression of sweet caress. Delightfull !

I made two passes with him, and for the last I suspected that this feeling is not only due the quality of the razor, but to a meticullousand very good preparation ( hot shower and facial massage) so I picked up the tow others more "hard" , but equally effective

Time for the pictures ( the soap is the old school "gentlemen and officers" from Trumper, shaving brush made ​​by Shengouille from the CCC, Cologne Roger Gallé from the original recipe of Farella )









I'm very happy as you can imagine !

Razor – Russian Gravura
Brush –Pixelfixed custom boar
Soap – Mikes Hungarian lavender
AST – Osma Alum
EDP –Mrysol Agua Balsamica

This is some high quality steel. I had another one that had a Hydrofoil etched on the blade. The edge will hold a long time. Great gear guys. Happy shaving!
MIke

Standard Razor (Gray)
Feather
WSP Monarch Silvertip
Seagrapes Studio Orange Bay Rum Shave Soap
Every Man Jack Mint Balm
Bowling Green After Shave
World Market Scuttle

Sunday, January 12th, 2014



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

• Pre-shave: Proraso Pre Shave Green
• Soap: Proraso Shaving Cream Blue Tube
• 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 Blue After Shave

I wanted to shave but not enought growth. Ugh maybe tonight i will have more. Great job guys.

Sun, Jan 12

Pre: Hot Shower
Razor: Hart 6/8 w/ Rosewood
Brush: Thiers-Issard Super Badger Brush
Soap/Cream: MWF
Post: Alum
Aftershave: Trufitt and Hill Traflagar And Woodsman Beard Oil

Nice smooth neck.