Thread: Sun July 26th - Sat August 01st

Grabbed this from the German eBay to practice honing, after a few sessions, got it right and it turned out to be a nice hollow ground razor which gave a very nice shave.

SRD 3" Strop
Plisson HMW Badger Brush
Classic Edge Scuttle
Le Pére Lucien Cedre and Patchouli
Thayers Rose Petal and Witch Hazel w/Aloe

Edmond Renson Gembloux, No 3, 7/8

SOTD: Saturday - August 1, 2015

Palmolive Shave Cream
Plisson Synthetic Brush
PILS
Polsilver Blade
Floid Blue
Floid Blue Eau de Toilette
Village Barber Balm

Dorko 858 8/8
Oscar11 H.I.S. brush
Martin de Candre soap
Nivea mild AS

Shave with a razor ordered from the USA

Vauthier successeur Pradier, scales in MOP & pins in sterling silver.
Brush Vie-Long horse,
Bowl in enameled coco from Vietnam,
Savon du Volcan green tangerine / cedar,
Balm Lift'Argan.

1 August 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft Short-Comb + Tuckaway
* Super Iridium
* WSP Stubby 2-Band + Doug Korn All-Amber Taca
* Mystic Water Marrakesh
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

Originally Posted by rolodave

@Arsenico

How long did it take to do that puzzle?

Sorry I missed this!
It is a 1000 micro pieces puzzle. So basically every piece is 1/3 of a standard one.
One week, but most of it has been made by my wife!

Originally Posted by Thaeris

Shave with a razor ordered from the USA

Vauthier successeur Pradier, scales in MOP & pins in sterling silver.
Brush Vie-Long horse,
Bowl in enameled coco from Vietnam,
Savon du Volcan green tangerine / cedar,
Balm Lift'Argan.

Now that is what I call a set of scales, gorgeous.

Bob

Razor: J. Weiss 11 / 16ths
Soap: La Pere Lucien
Brush: Vie Long horse fan
Post: L'Occitane Toner; Korres aftershave balm with marigold and ginseng (this stuff is amazing)
Scent: Trumpers Wild Fern cologne
​Hair goop: Trumpers pomade

SOTD 8-1-15

Comments: Today was another straight razor only shave! I did two passes (WTG, XTG), then a cleanup type pass (XTG/ATG). I did have to do some extra cleanup as this shave didn't seem to give me a smooth/close enough shave. I felt more than a couple of areas that could have been closer. No issues with the Soap Commander soap but just maybe I didn't get the lather as good as I should have which probably contributed to the extra work I needed to do to get the shave close enough for me to be okay with it! It is very good soap and works well. A good shave today and I will call it an almost DFS shave! No irritation or nicks!!

Please feel free to leave comments on any items used as I enjoy reading them to see what others say about the gear I am using/trying out! Of course, YMMV!

Thx.

SOTD Saturday 1

Prep: Occams Original Pre Shave soap, cold water
Razor: Ralf Aust 5/8", Palisander scales
Brush: Wolf Whiskers TGN Finest Badger 24mm/51 "Wonder Within" theme, Bishop shaped handle
Soap: Barrister & Mann Adiago
Post: cold water rinse
Aftershave: Lucky Tiger After Shave and Face Tonic