Thread: Sun February 23rd - Sat March 01st

First Shave with my new Wester Bros "Manganese Steel" 6/8" and im happy, im really really happy, a Razor you can do nothing wrong with, after all the Shaves with straights until today there had been only a few i had such an uncomplicated, clean shave with, definitivly a Razor that will stay and never go away from me :-)

Pre: Hot Shower
Soap: Queen Charlotte Vostok Shaving Soap (Standard Version)
Brush: Semogue 830
Strop: Leder-Tradition.de XXL-Juchten
Razor: Wester Bros 6/8" "Manganese Steel", 1/1 Hollow, Thin grounded
Directions: With / Tangential & particulary against the Grain
After: Mennen Skin Bracer AS (US-Version)

And last but not Least, Black & White Pomade to pomp the Quiff

Blade: W&B Bow Razor 5/8
Brush: IE Pure Badger
Suds: Cella
A/S: Castle Forbes Balm Lavender



Good Night Gents!!!

Tuesday evening - A British Affair...
Hot water prep
Greaves & sons (1850's) razor - New Forest Tubby 2 Super Badger 2 band brush - MWF - cold water splash - Truefitt & Hill 1805 balm - D.R. Harris Arlington after shave - hot towel - hot verbena shower - Penhaligon's Eau de Verveine EdT

A fantastic shave with the Greaves; enjoyed to 1930's and 40's songs from Billie Holiday. Funny how time doesn't seem to exist sometimes. Here I am in 2014, shaving with a razor that's over 150 years old, listening to some "modern" music from 80 years later, applying a balm that (allegedly) hasn't changed formula since 1805, which pre-dates the razor by a rough 40 odd years and after the shower shpritzing myself with a fragrance from a company that's been around since 1870...
I feel so young!
Anyway, this was one for the books. Relaxed, totally satisfying and in the top ten of my best shaves, also thanks to the new brush. It's great. Thanks for listening Gentlemen.

Razor: Audril Palais Royal
Brush: Semogue Owners Club
Soap: Arko
AS: Floid Amber

Hot Shower,Warm Oil
Dirty Bird Scuttle 1.5
Truefitt and Hill Shave Cream
Custom Badger, Ivory End Cap
Bob Allman, 8/8, full hollow in blonde horn
SRP Strop, 100 laps
Razorock Aluminum
Lilac Vegetal
Vaseline for men

2/25/2014
Hot shower
VDH shaving soap
VDH boar brush
Union Cutlery Co. Wedge
Captain's Choice Bay Rum

Wednesday morning:



La Toja Shaving Soap
Shavemac 2Band Badger
unknown straight from Solingen 5/8
Myrsol Agua Balsamica

Beautiful shave, no extraordinary events.

Have a nice day!

26 february 2014

razor: FILARMONICA 14 PARA BARBAS DURAS
soap: CELLA CREMA DA BARBA ALL'OLIO DI MANDORLA
brush: SIMPSONS CHUBBY 3 MANCHURIAN
after shave: LA TOJA LOCION

Wednesday morning:

Henchels Friodur 5/8"
Omega 2000
Cella
Face Lather
Neil Miller-2.5"Latigo Leather
Floid Suave + 444
WTG, XTG & ATG (neck)

Have a nice day gents!

CV Heljestrand No. 24, Rooney, Proraso Red and Tabac Cream lather, Sandalwood Aftershave