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SOTD 2014.09.09
Numeri

Pre: Warm Water
Lather: Truefitt & Hill No.10 Cream
Brush: Muhle 33K256 Synth New V2.0 Fibres 23x58x104mm
Method: Face Lathering with Brush Scuttle Silver-Ceramic
Razor: Merkur 39C Torsionshobel Slant Barber Pole Sledgehammer Chrome
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome Super Stainless #17
Pass: WTG/XTGN/ATG/XTGR
Post: HGA Alum Lotion by Dr IschiaPP
AS: Edelstein Evolution Edel 45
Frag: Bulgari Omnia Indian Garnet EDT Vapo


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Good morning, gentlemen. Here is today's shave bill:

Razor: Otto Busch Worldmaster 13/16
Strop: Tony Miller
Brush: Savile Row 26mm silvertip
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Klar Kabinett
Balm: Institute Karite
Finish: Alvarez Gomez

9 September 2014

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Graphite Black
* Super Iridium
* WSP 2-Band + Oscar11 Black C7
* Mystic Water Brown Windsor
* Unrefined Shea Butter

iKon DLC Standard / SE Handle
Feather Blade
Lea Sensitive Shave Soap
iKon Badger Boar Brush
Stirling Bay Rum Witch Hazel Balm
Old Spice Classic Cologne
Sea Grapes Studio Shave Bowl

Tuesday September 9, 2014



Getting Ready to Go Back Home

I am almost ready to go back home and, like every genuine gentleman should do before starting a new journey, I of course shaved with a straight razor and now I am almost ready to travel back home. There I have all of my Mastro Livi straight razors waiting for me and I admit I miss them quite a lot. The razor I brought with me this time is good but not so good, let's say it is an acceptable shaver. That's why I miss so much shaving with a Mastro Livi razor while enjoying its velvety and smooth touch.

• Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre-Shave Green
• Soap: Aquagena Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Boar Brush 10275
• Bowl: Chinese Cheap Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Travel Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Dovo 2Bismarck Pearl, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round point
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: RazorGuy Bay Rum After Shave

Sometimes you have to take a step back from all the minutia we get into on these forums and have a KISS shave..

Just a simple shave nothing more..

I had the opportunity to do just that when I got this Moraine Barber's Hone in for lapping (nice smooth hone BTW)
While I was lapping and polishing it I decided to do a reality check and have a simple test shave after.. I used my test bed razor and did some quick honing to test the hone out, simple Linen and Leather stropping on an Illinois #827.. Made lather on the face using my Burma-Shave brush and Williams soap.. Lathered up shaved 1 WTG pass and a Multidirectional touch-up pass. rinsed with hot then cold water and applied some Aqua-Velva AS..

Done and Done, results were a CCS





Keep It Simple Stupid

Gotta love it

Good morning guys

Shower : hot and then turned on the steam
Lather: Martin De Candre original
Scuttle: G20
Brush: Pixelfixed Ivory ,Cocobolo and Horn badger
Razor: Bruno/Glen custom 7/8 French Point ! Ivory scales
Post: Thayers Super Hazel
Cologne: John Varvatos Vintage
Balm : Institute Karitte
Wonderful 3 pass shave , sorry Glen I couldn't keep it
simple when I pull out this blade!

Take it slowly...

Prep: Hot shower with Lemon and Eucalyptus bath soap
Brush: Noble silver tip
Soap/cream: Proraso green
Razor: Boker Elite #22
A/S: Myrsol Lemon, Em's balm

Heljestrand MK 32
Semogue SOC2
Petal Pusher Fancies - Briar
Floid Classic
l+Occitane AS balsam