Thread: Sun July 20th - Sat July 26th

Sunday, July 20th, 2014



Mastro Livi Carbon Damascus Kamisori 5/8, French Point

• Pre-shave: Truefitt & Hill Pre-shave Oil
• Soap: Stirling Naked & Smooth Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Bristle Brush 49 Red
• Bowl: Symmetrical Pottery Dottie Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Mastro Livi Carbon Damascus Kamisori 5/8, French Point
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: P.160 Ambre Dorée Professional After Shave

Tow Irish razors from a week set made by a pretigious maker that was at the first universal fair back in 1851 :







scales are made of "gutta percha", they shave fine

Razor: King Pelican 6/8 made in Japan
Brush: Custom koa/muskox/buffarlo horn 24mm Silvertip
Cream: RazoRock Classic
AS: Dr.Harris Sandalwood

This blade is a stunning work of art. Shave was nothing but stellar.

Oxford Razor
Stirling
homemade horse
Fine Clean Vetiver

May the week bring you all a pleasant surprise!
Superior ~1900 in bone, Staffordshire mug, GM spice,horsehair brush, Florida Water.
The Day? Partly Cloudy and mild ~75ºF / 24C. The Shave? Finally getting an edge after honing out a warp., but it will go back to the hones though for smoothing. The Florida Water, from a local Mexican Grocery, I found, has been a USA product since 1808!! Similar to a Vetiver and pleasant without being heavy.

~Richard

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE EYE CANDY DURING THE LAST WEEK!

Hayashi Diamond, Jnat edge
Me Siroco soap/Oscar11 boar brush
Gaia shave cream/Oscar11 sythetic brush
Proraso pre shave
Myrsol Plastic Shave

20 July 2014

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7
* Mystic Water Sandalwood Rose
* Unrefined Shea Butter

Gentlemen,
This razor is truly the founder of the feast. In 2007 after over two years of not shaving, I decided I'd like to shave but not with high dollar, Chinese plastic. I purchased this Gem Micromatic Open Comb for the princely sum of $4 and it was the first step in my razor/traditional shaving odyssey. I'm rather ashamed to admit that it hasn't seen the outside of the shave cave drawer for quite some time. As expected though, it delivered a wonderful shave and haircut with a fresh blade.


Gem Micromatic Open Comb, VDH Boar, Horse Scuttle, Mitchell's Wool Fat, Skin Bracer

~Engstrom~ Neil Miller shell~RR XXX/Weyer 2-band~Afta/AQV



A great shave!
May everyone have a fine week to come!

A perfect Shave after a subtropic Day and heavy Thunderstorms :-)

Pre: Hot Shower
Soap: Queen Charlotte Vostok Shaving Soap
Brush: Vulfix 404 Grosvenor Mixed
Strop: Leder-Tradition.de XXL-Juchten
Razor: Bern Extra 6/8"+, 1/1 Hollow, Extra Thin grounded
Directions: With / Tangential & particulary against the Grain
After: Proraso AS