Thread: Sun May 29th - Sat June 04th

Razor: Japanese "H" 1072, 6/8
Strop: Herald Solingen
Brush: Stirling Kong
Scuttle: J. Mika
Soap & Preshave: Edwin Jagger Aloe Vera, sample
After Shave: Denim Original

Revisor 8/8
Shavemac LE TSR 2016 DO1 2band
Dimitris Bergamot
Pinaud Citrus Musk
Prep asb

B&M Rhapsody
B&M RhapsodyAS
BBS1+ Stork Consul titanium
Feather
Plisson
Houbigant fougere royale
Four vices

Kindal strop & razor
Prep : shower
Soap Varesino
AS Von "Tiki Roses de Damas"



In music

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1sv-vo3ptRo

---Wednesday---
Razor--John Doe no name.
Strop--25 lead treated linen 50 SRD Premium 1.
Soap--Van der Cream soap concoction VDH and Creamo.
Mug--Cock and Bull gimme coffee cup.
Brush--Badger.
Aftershave--Alum block, 5 drops EVOO, and a splash of Aqua Velva Ice Blue.
Music--Kraftwerk "Autobahn".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-G28iyPtz0

Originally Posted by Phrank

How to you keep an moron in suspense.....?

Tell you later....

AH - what new direction is this....?

Originally Posted by celestino

That is such a lovely razor, and nice photo, by the way!



Are you going back to the electric razor, or just using water for your shaves?

I went crazy over the last 5 years or so accumulating quite a few creams and soaps and I want to head in a more quality minimalist approach. I have my eyes on some old favorites such as MDC and Penhaligons that I never tire of as well as a couple wildcards. MOST guys love the variety but I have gravitated over the past couple of years to a more simple but elegant approach. The Paradox of Choice reigns supreme for me and I want to take a step back and enjoy some pattern of simplicity and minimalism which I have honestly always strive for. ( I used some 5 year old Antica Barberia Colla soap today and it honestly became a contender!....this was some of the very original batch before they openly sold it readily...has it been reformulated since? With that in mind, if I could only have turned back time and purchased about 24 tubs of the original Santa Maria Novella crema I would have...it was probably my favorite all time!)

Iwasaki // Kanayama // Acqua Di Parma // Boucheron Jaïpur Homme

Kanayama #3 Strop
Classic Edge Scuttle
Semogue 1305 Boar Brush
Saponificio Varesino Cosmo Shaving Soap
Esbjerg Aftershave Oil

Wade & Butcher's Celebrated Razor

Originally Posted by AntiqueHoosier

I went crazy over the last 5 years or so accumulating quite a few creams and soaps and I want to head in a more quality minimalist approach. I have my eyes on some old favorites such as MDC and Penhaligons that I never tire of as well as a couple wildcards. MOST guys love the variety but I have gravitated over the past couple of years to a more simple but elegant approach. The Paradox of Choice reigns supreme for me and I want to take a step back and enjoy some pattern of simplicity and minimalism which I have honestly always strive for. ( I used some 5 year old Antica Barberia Colla soap today and it honestly became a contender!....this was some of the very original batch before they openly sold it readily...has it been reformulated since? With that in mind, if I could only have turned back time and purchased about 24 tubs of the original Santa Maria Novella crema I would have...it was probably my favorite all time!)

I believe I have been doing the minimalist approach with soaps for, nearly, the past four years just using Mystic Water.
Granted, I have a plethora of scents to choose from which makes it difficult to keep things down to a manageable number. Nonetheless, I have reduced it to 15 scents which is still quite challenging for me.

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