Thread: Sun September 21th - Sat September 27th

Sunday September 21, 2014



Mastro Livi RWL34, 15/16 Full Hollow, Spanish Point

I love this razor! Today shave has been superb thanks to a magnificent couple: this Mastro Livi straight razor and Martin De Candre soap, one of my very favorite shaving soaps! I am very fond of this razor, not only because it was the very first Mastro Livi straight razor of which I personally witnessed the making, but also because it is an absolutely superb shaver! I bought this razor more than one year ago and, so far, I have never honed it and it still shaves like the very first day. Not even a touch up with chromium oxide. Moreover, it has olive wood scales, a type of wood I like a lot because of its beautiful pattern and for being a typical wood of Umbria which trees give us an extraordinary oil, also good to be used as a pre or post shave oil.

• Pre-Shave: Myrsol Emulsión
• Soap: Martin De Candre Fougère
• Brush: Muhle Nr. 281 H 23, Fine Badger, Pine - 21 mm - Size M
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm Stropping
• Razor: Mastro Livi RWL34, 15/16 Full Hollow, Spanish Point
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Floïd The Genuine After Shave

Razor – Mappin “Trustworhty”wedge
Brush – Simpson chubby#2
Soap – GFT limes
AS – ALUM, & TOBs limes & GFT skin food

It was decided to go with a British combo today. I prefer this size and style of wedge. This razor has what’s called a double smile. Great shavers once you get the bevel set proper. Stay clean shavin!
Mike

iKon DLC Slant SE Handle
Super Iridium Extra Stainless
Stirling Beer Shaving Soap
Frank Shaving Finest
Stirling Bay Rum Witch Hazel Aloe Balm
Bowling Green After Shave
Generic Shave Bowl

21 September

* Merkur HD 34C
* Super Iridium
* M&F 2XL Heritage 3-Band
* Cold River Classic Fougere
* Unrefined Shea Butter

Italian software has been comforting to me recently...Simple...Italian Barbershop types like yesterday's OMEGA and today C.O. Bigelow ( Proraso shaving cream)...a splash of Proraso Dopobarba aftershave from the 400ml Barber bottle...mix in some British flavour with the Somerset era Duke 3 Simpson in Best Badger as well as a couple spritzes of Penhaligons Endymion. The Swedish Steel from Heljestrand and the Japanese Suede and Shell of Kanayama, the #3 Hanging Strop brought it all together. A dab of Tabac Hair Cream in towel dried hair and I am set for a beautiful Florida Sunday.

May the coming of fall bring a gentle happiness to you all!

Torrey, German scuttle, NOS 60's Colgate, no name boar brush, NOS Royall Lyme.

The Day? 60's and partly cloudy. The Shave? A close and clean shave in two and a touch. The vintage stuff can be great and today all of it was superb!

~Richard

6/8 Prior
Cold River Barbershop
Homemade horse
I've been struggling with my technique this week. I shaved off my goatee and have apparently forgotten how to shave my chin. Nothing serious just a few weepers but I find poor technique aggravating. Anybody can make a mistake but I've been making them to consistently. Have a good one.

Preshave oil T&H Ultimate Comfort
Soap MdC Fougere
Brush WhippedDog Silvertip 24
Kamisori Yamamasa (Tamahagane Honsha)
Postshave MdC Huile Vegetale

SOTD 2014.09.21
Giochi di Prestigio

Pre: Alum Rock
Lather: Bath House Shave Soap Spanish Fig & Nutmeg
in Handmade Rosewood Bowl
Brush: Aceshaving Silvertip Laboratoires Villafranche SS 29x55x185mm
Method: Face Lathering with Brush Scuttle Silver-Ceramic
Razor: Aceshaving Trac2 Aluminium 52g 15x134mm
Blade: Gillette Track2 Classic Multi-2 #8
Pass: ATG/XTGR
Post: Cold Water
AS & Frag: Brut Parfums Prestige Splash-On EDC Lotion


Comments & FULLSIZE

Shave Prep-Hot Shower
Brush-Home Made Elk Antler 28mm 58mm Handle, 57mm Loft
Razor-Theirs Issard 1937 Special Coiffeur
After Shave Balm-Truefitt & Hill Trafalgar
After Shave-British Sterling