Thread: Sun January 10th - Sat January 16th

Razor: 10/8 Lewis
Soap: czech and speake oxford and cambridge
Brush: WD 24mm deep
Balm: CF lavender

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: Winchester 5/8
ASB: Caswell-Massey No.Six

I love the smell of Caswell-Massey No.Six in the morning.

Sunday 11 January 2015



Nostalgia Times and Shaving

It seems the memories of old times are coming back to my mind - so far away now - when I was just a boy trying to become a man through the adult rite of shaving. At those times I was using what I had available at home, and this means my father's shaving products, including his razor - a Gillette Flare Tip Rocket II, which is now one of the very few DE razors in my collection - as well as his soap and after shave. I guess his favorite soap is no longer in production and I cannot exactly remember its name - it certainly was Italian and had a lovely strong almond fragrance - however I still keep his brushes, including a gorgeous Omega 47 and the memory of his favorite aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue. It took me sometimes to discover Floid - it was once the dominant fragrance you could smell when you entered any Italian barber shop about 40 years ago - which then became my favorite aftershave. Yesterday, while I was shopping in a mall, I noticed Aqua Velva and I was surprised to see nothing of the bottle of those times survived today: different shape, different closure and logo. I could not however help buying a bottle and this is the aftershave I used today. It was not so bad, the fragrance seems to be quite the same as well as the performance, bringing back the memory of those old times.

• Pre-Shave: Proraso Green Pre-Shave Cream
• Soap: Aquagena Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Bristle Brush 49
• Bowl: Chinese Cheap Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Perugia 13.12.14, 15/16 Full Hollow, Spanish Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block and Argan Oil
• After Shave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue Aftershave

Bob

Satin Mongoose Triad Titanium Matte Handle
Kai Captain Sharpblade (5)
Frank Shaving Barber Handle Finest
Stirling Black Ice Soap
Nivea Energy Balm
Old Spice Classic Cologne

W. Greaves & Sons Chinese Razor

Tony Miller Strop
Luminous Oscar
Mike's Vetiver
Lea Classic after shave lotion

SOTD: Sunday - January 11, 2015

MdC, Plisson Pure Black Badger Size 10, Merkur 37C, KAI Blade, and Pre de Provence Balm. For the mustache and goatee, Beardbrand Tea Tree Beard Oil.

Satin Mongoose Triad Titanium Matte Handle
Kai Captain Sharpblade (6)
Stirling Black Ice Soap
Frank Shaving Barber Handle Finest
Nivea Energy Balm
Bowling Green After Shave

Hello, first post here.

Heljestrand Excellens NOS, still on usable original edge, Mühle brush, Dr Harris Marlboro soap.

Satin Mongoose Traid Titanium Handle
Kai Captain Sharpblade (7)
Stirling Black Ice Soap
Frank Shaving Barber Handle Finest
Nivea Energy Balm
Aqua Velva