Thread: Sun July 24th - Sat July 30th

Moss Shave-Mac Brush
Martin de Candre Soap
Kanayama 60000 Strop
Bruno Razor
Floid Blue AS

Razor: Le Grelot
Strop: Kanayama/hand palm
Brush: Edwin Jagger synthetic
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: The Art of Shaving lavender (old formula)
Balm: Institute Karite
Aftershave: Annick Goutal

Sunday 24 July 2016



My Very First Mastro Livi More Than Three Years Later

Three years later. More than three years later, to be precise. Today's shave has been done with my very first Mastro Livi straight razor, the one which started my passion for the job, art and talent of this great Italian craftsman and Master. This razor changed forever the way I shave and I see shaving. It made me discover the excellence of shaving and how a real razor should shave, it gave me a new light and vision about shaving and straight razors. In a moment it made me almost forget the rest of my beloved collection - today counting 268 straight razors - because of its superb quality, something so far from every other razor I have ever used in my life. And the good news is this razor shaves like the first day: in more than three years I have never honed or refreshed its edge on pastes, it still has a super cutting edge and shaves like a feather caressing my skin giving a very close and very smooth shave. Simply amazing.

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Dr K Peppermint Shaving Soap
• Brush: Mühle Modern 281 H 23, Fine Badger, Pine - 21 mm - Size M
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Medium Loom Strop "Coramella Italiana" and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Blue Tongue Damasteel, 7/8 Full Hollow, Livi Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Umbria Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Floïd The Genuine

Planned SOTD for 7/25/16

7/8 W&B
Nuavia Verde
The Varlet

July 24 SOTD:

Stirling Synthetic Brush
TSD Lanolin English Fern
Kinfolks "The Ace"
Stirling Unscented PSB
TSD English Fern AS

ATT SE1 Trident Albion Titanium Handle
Feather Pro Super (10)
E Slhave Avocado Soap
Omega Rubber Handle Boar
Bulldog balm
Old Spice After Shave

Suzumasa 1000
eShave handle/TGN Badger Reknot by G.D. Carrington
Barrister & Mann Latha Shaving Soap
Booster June Clover After Shave Lotion

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

First post shave after surgery last Tuesday I'm now minus my gallbladder thankfully feeling great 5 days gone 99% there I've always been a quick healer.


Maxfli Gold Tanifuji 40
Kanayama Cordovan #8000
Shavemac Custom G.A Silvertip two band
Soap RazorRock Tuscan Oud
Propolis & Raw virgin coconut oil
Tom Ford Oud Wood Edp

All the best Jamie for a speedy recovery...only uphill from here.....

Kanayama #3 Strop
Classic Edge Scuttle
Plisson High Mountain White Badger Brush
Le Pere Lucien Cologne ~ Fougere
Esbjerg Aftershave Oil

Wade & Butcher in Ivory scales....

Roy (aka cudarunner) offered to hone my only straight as a token of appreciation after I had translated some Japanese articles about Owen Agenbroad, a former marine who had returned a razor and hone he had found during the Battle of Iwo Jima to the son of its former owner.

Since I only have a single straight, he gave me a loaner that he had just freshly honed. It gave me a fantastic shave with no irritation, even after the alum block. I tip my hat to Roy for being a standup gentleman!

Strop: Illinois 827 "Imperial Russian"
Lather: Cremo Cream + Van der Hagen Luxury (scented)
Brush: Van der Hagen boar
Razor: Gong 6/8
Post: alum block + Neutrogena Naturals moisturizer



As always, I apologize for the dust specks in the photo. I'll be getting a new phone around Christmas, so that should fix the problem.