Thread: Sun August 14th - Sat August 20th

Sunday

Hot towelx2
Kent BK4
Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar
Tony Miller Strop
Ralph Aust 7/8

SOTD August 14, 2016

Pre: Proraso Preshave Cream
Razor: Genco Gold Seal
Brush: Simpsons Special
Soap: MWF
Post: Witch Hazel / RB Balm

Moss Shave-mac Brush
Martin de Candre Soap
NM Bridle Strop
Ralf Aust Razor
Floid Blue AS

---Sunday---
Razor--W.J. Donovan.
Strop--SRD Premium 1.
Soap--Kirk's Castile.
Brush--Badger.
Aftershave--Alum block, witch hazel, and a splash of Stetson.
Result--A BBS from one of my favorite razors. 4 pass, two WTG and two ATG. No cuts, nicks, or razor burn.

It took over a hundred straight razor shaves, but today I am truly BBS
Route 66 Sweeney Todd
Wolf Whiskers Brush
Wade and Butcher 7/8
Alum
Lucky Tiger
Ogallala Bay Rum
Have a blessed Sunday!

Sunday 14 August 2016



Mastro Livi CarboInox Snake Razor, 8/8 Full Hollow, Snake Point

Whenever I shave with this Mastro Livi CarboInox Snake Razor, I cannot help thinking about the day Mastro Livi made this razor for me while I was shooting the video of the making. It took a whole day, from morning to early morning of the day after - I remember I was home at around 7:00AM of the day after - but it has been worth every minute I spent there while watching Mastro Livi making this masterpiece. This Snake Razor delivers a heavenly shave, a pleasure added to the amazement of watching such a piece of art. For today's shave I used one of my favorite shaving soaps - Martin de Candre - a super performing soap, capable of making a luxurious, creamy and smooth lather with just a very tiny quantity to be loaded in the brush while being capable of holding a good quantity of water. A special mention goes to the shave brush, a lovely gift a friend of mine - Roberto - made for me and in which has been mounted a wild badger loft, with a lovely handle made of black locust.

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Martin de Candre Fougère
• Brush: Roberto's Brush, Wild Badger, Robinia - Black Locust Handle, 24mm Knot
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Medium Loom Strop "Coramella Italiana" and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi CarboInox Snake Razor, 8/8 Full Hollow, Snake Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: Old Spice Original

Razor - TI-69 frameback
Brush - Semouge boar
Soap - Jeeves of Hudson St. - Velvet Jacket
AS - Osma Alum Bloc , GFT Coral Skin Food & Le labo-Rose 31

Sublime. Clean is good.
MIke

CVH MK No2/AMACK4 Sunrise synthetic/Barrister & Mann Adagio

Razor: Wade & Butcher Special
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft
Soap: Saint Charles Shave - Bulgarian Rose
Post: Witch Hazel and Azzaro Pour Homme Aftershave

Kanayama #3 Strop
Classic Edge Scuttle
Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary Shaving Soap
Plisson High Mountain White Shaving Brush
Esbjerg Aftershave Oil

Wade & Butcher, The Celebrated Hollow Ground Razor,
For Barbers Use