Thread: Sun November 29th - Sat December 05th

Meissner Tremonia Salbei & Amyris Wash Butter
Meissner Tremonia Salty Sea Sage Rasierpaste
Nero Ardesia Luxury Shaving "La Guerra di Piero" Sintetico 24x55x110mm
Schick 1940 Injector E3 with Personna PTFE Injector
Meissner Tremonia Aftershave Splash Proto5 Salty Sea Sage (sample, repack)
Ischia Thermae EDT Vapo

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' Custom: Chess King w/ 26mm silver tip badger
Soap: Truefitt & Hill: Luxury Shaving Soap
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Wade & Butcher 8/8 "For Barbers Use" w/ ebony scales
ASB: Caswell-Massey Newport
Soundtrack: Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivaldi - Four Seasons - Winter

Smooth.
Have a great week.

MdC fougere
Toyo ScheonBurg
Royall vetiver
Tony Miller horsehide

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Pre work shave to get ready for the day. Nice and smooth. Some good looking shaves today gents

Proraso preshave, Thater 2 band, Tabac Cream and Glycerine, Wingen Junior "Othello" 6/8, Myrsol Blue Post shower, Vetiver Scent

Sunday
Gillette sensor
Acca Kappa 1869 - cream/balm/EdT
Generic badger brush


Have a good start of December gentlemen.

Big Filly
Beeves
Horse
Fat
Alcohol
2 firsts on SOTD: hot towel over lather for prep and first horsehair brush shave.
Towel and lather prep was an excellent addition to the ritual.
I think the horse hair was taken fairly high up on the tail

Golddach Head/iKon Bamboo Handle
Personna Lab Blade
PAA Platinum Tobacco & Leather Soap
Vie Long White Horsehair Brush
Nivea Sensitive Balm
PAA Malbolge Aftershave & Cologne

Sunday 29 November 2015



Mastro Livi Kamisori, 13/16 French Point, Hakkapella Damasteel, Abalone Handle

Today's shave has been luxurious thanks to this Mastro Livi kamisori, as a matter of fact, one of the three Mastro Livi kamisoris I have in my collection. This one is very special because it has the well known Mastro Livi kamisori shape - of course based on the original Japanese style - with a lovely abalone handle and a very keen Damasteel with a Hakkapella pattern. Whoever uses a kamisori for shaving knows it gives a very deep shave, it can be tricky sometimes to use - because you have to shave with the omote side only - but the reward is very high. It takes time to master a kamisori, certainly a longer time than a traditional straight razor, but the result is absolutely amazing. Not to mention when you shave with a Mastro Livi kamisori, something adding a magnificent craftsmanship skill to a beautiful blade. For this shave I wanted to use one of my favorite shaving soap of all times - Martin De Candre - an absolutely super performing soap with a Mediterranean fragrance of very high class and performance. What a great shave!

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Martin De Candre
• Brush: Frank Shaving Finest Badger Chubby Brush - 30mm knot
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Medium Loom Strop "Coramella Italiana" and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Kamisori, 13/16 French Point, Hakkapella Damasteel, Abalone Handle
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Umbria Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Denim White

Razor: Carl Schlieper 6/8
Strop: Tony Miller
Brush: Thater 28mm two-band silvertip
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street's Jermyn Street
Scuttle: SRD
Balm: Muhle
Aftershave: Annick Goutal

Razor – Mappin
Brush – Pixelfixed 18mm horn
Soap – Le Pere
AS – ALUM OSMA Bloc & Marrakech

Clean shaves feel good!
Mike

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