Sunday:
Kent BK4 shaving brush
Penhaligon's BB shaving soap
TM Horsehide strop
6/8 TI "Johnny Holiday" razor
Proraso AS/B
Penhaligon's BB EDT
Great shave. :)
Viktor
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Sunday:
Kent BK4 shaving brush
Penhaligon's BB shaving soap
TM Horsehide strop
6/8 TI "Johnny Holiday" razor
Proraso AS/B
Penhaligon's BB EDT
Great shave. :)
Viktor
it had been a while
Hot shower
20/20 TM #1 horsehide
Shavemac VLB wide open
Colleen's Oak and Moss
Livi 7/8 Takeda... olive
3 passes... silky smooth
witch hazel
dominica bay rum a/s
wonderful shave
Scorching hot shower
Baxters scrub
Purpose face wash
Neutragena body wash
Feather Pre-shave
Shave
Feather Artist Club
Edwin Jagger Best badger medium
Moss scuttle
KMF Lavender
Alum block
Feather Aftershave
Clubman bump repair gel
The KMF seems harder to lather than my Trumpers, or Salters. It is quite thin.
TGQ Desert Ironwood
6/8 Fred Reynolds
Rooney Finest
Poraso AS Splash
Simpson T3 in Super soaking in the super scuttle
TOBS Avocado SC have not used recently forgot how great this stuff is.http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...ys/001_tt1.gif
Heirloom #1 Horse 10/20
W&B Special RP 6/8 with Monkey Tail Dreesed in Ivory - Just polished up and Honed Yesterday - My best honing to date WOW did this blade take an edgehttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...ys/001_tt1.gif
3 Passes
WWR
CWS
QED Alum
Polar Ice AS
eShave Green Tea ASB
Pinaud Hair Tonic
Finished with Czech & Speake No 88 EDT
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachm...3&d=1184602483
Monday:
Best badger brush
TOBS Sandalwood shaving soap
Dovo strop
5/8 Dovo "Silver Steel" razor
Proraso AS
Viktor
Mon
Rooney small #1
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet soap
7/8 Friodur
Speick a/s
Penh. BB EDT
Not a great shave, but the scents are nice
Jordan
Testing 4 razors
Several days' stubble
Hot shower
Custom Matt ivory super silvertip
Trumper's Rose sc
Vintage Russia Shell Select
Trumper's alum
- 13/16 Engstrom frameback in horn
- 6/8 Renshaw wegde in horn
- 6/8 Genco in celluloid
- 7/8 S&H wedge in ivory
Trumper's CSF
Guinness Draught :y
2 passes. Too much lather :D
Scores:
Engstrom: 9+ or 10
Genco: solid 9+
Renshaw: 9+ or so, but worse than Genco
S&H: 9 :rant: this one needs work
Fast shave - not sure why it turned out like this
Cheers
Ivo
shower
20/20 TM #1 horsehide
TGQ desert ironwood
shavemac vlb medium setting
5/8 Boker "Pearl", mop covered tang
3 passes simply beautiful shave!
witch hazel
dominica bay rum with lime a/s
bought this raor in february or so just got around to cleaning and honing... need some more cleaning but it is honed up a dream. the blade is not as discolred as the photos seem to show.
Hot Shower
15/16 Dorko square point
silvertip badger brush
mama bears green Irish tweed soap.
Really nice shave
LOVELY SHAVE today. Quite cheap as well.
shower,
proraso pre
cheap czech shaving soap that I picked up on holiday
selfmade brush
outram strop
6/8 cocobolo silversteel Worldmaster
hot/cold water
homemade cologne "love tonic" combined with aloë vera for an aftershave.
I was surprised how well the soap performed. It was cheap, smelled cheap (like soap with nothing added) but worked very well. I think it's of the double/triple milled variety and for $1 that''s not a bad deal. Maybe I can add some oils for scent somehow later. For now it'll do me just fine.
what also surprises me every time is how nice the cologne/aftershave I made feels. I might never buy aftershave again...just make it myself.
Tues
AOS Fine Badger
Floris JF soap
Eicker & Sohn 11/16 RP
Tabac a/s
Tabac EDT
Just 1 pass today. Quick and smooth.
Jordan
Tuesday:
Kent BK4
L'OCCITANE CADE shaving soap
Dovo strop
6/8 Thiers-Issard "Evide Sonnant Extra" razor
Proraso AS
Smooth shave. :)
Viktor
shower
20/20 TM #1 horsehide
TGQ sandalwood soap
shavemac vlb middle setting
6/8 TI "Leaves and Vines"
normal 3 passes
witch hazel
TOBS sandalwood EDT
nice and clean shave
Wednesday:
Kent BK4
TOBS Sandalwood shaving soap
TM Horsehide strop
6/8 Thiers-Issard "Evide Sonnant Extra" razor
TOBS ASG (it's gorgeous ;) )
Nice and fresh shave. :)
Viktor
Today was a cheap and experimental day.
No preshave, just tried this pink "Carib Carbolic" soap I got for a dollar. Highly anti-bacterial and antiseptic, doesn't sound like something you'd shave with, but I got a darned nice shave with it, my face felt excellent after.
Proraso Omega Boar.
Used that Sanguine (Pakistani?) blade I got that, to my surprise, shaves well.
No after shave.
It was a depresion-era shave indeed.
Nice one, though. :)
hot shower
Few days stubble
Badger
TOBS sandal wood
DOVO 5/8" #41 olive wood
3 passes
cold water
l'Oréal -hydra energetic
Oh, that feels g o o d
:y
hot shower
6/8 Dorko
silvertip badger brush
Colleens Cavendish Black
nice shave
Hot shower
Baxters scrub
Baxters lime body wash
Feather Preshave
SHAVE
Tosuke straight
Edwin Jagger best badger medium
Trumpers lime cream and coconut oil soap super lather
Moss scuttle
Alum block
Feather Aftershave
Baxters oil free moisturizer
Great shave tonight, I got bbs in 3 passes.
You put the lime in the coconut, drink them both up...
Wednesday
Sorry for the late post...been a long day...
C&E Best Badger brush
Col. Conk Bay Rum soap
W&B "Diamond Edge" 7/8 notch point
TM # 2 Heirloom strop
Pinaud Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum a/s
I might need a little more pasted strop work on the W&B. Not bad for a 122 year old razor, though.
shower
20/30 tm horsehide
TGQ sandalwood
shavemac VLB middle setting
7/8 maestro Livi staghorn
3 passes
witch hazel
TOBS sandalwood edt
a nice pleasant wednesday shave
Thursday:
Best badger brush
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet shaving soap
TM Horsehide strop
6/8 Thiers-Issard "Johnny Holiday" razor
Trumper Coral Skin Food
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet EDT
BBS shave. :)
Viktor
Up at 7am and straight in the bathroom with a cup of tea!
Hotrinse and proraso prepost cream
Proraso shaving soap
TM red latigo 40/30
EJ BB brush
Lewis 5/8" roundpoint
Hot and cold rinse
Thayers witchhazel with lemon and aloe
Proraso prepost cream mixed with witchazhel
Proraso a/s balm
Paco Rabanne EDT
Great BBS shave! :y
Shavemac 30 mm Silver Tip Tall Boy soaking in the Super Scuttle
30 passes on a Big Dog #1 Premium Horsehide Strop
Gessato Pre Shave Oil
Coates Tea Tree SC
W&B 6/8 Frameback
3 passes
WWR
CWS
QED Alum
Boosters Oriental Spice AS
T&H Ultimate ASB
Lucky Tiger 3 Roses Hair Tonic
Finished with Penhaligon's LP9
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http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachm...7&d=1184876221
shower
20/20 tm red latigo
tgq sandalwood and vanilla soap
shavemac vlb medium setting
7/8 maestro livi olive wood ats34 spanish point
3 passes, like knife through warm butter
witch hazel
tobs sandalwood edc
a pleasant a shave as you please
been about 3 or 4 weeks, have lost count lol. I had intended to wait a little longer , until my new silvertip arrived, but due to an unscheduled Dr's appointment I didn't have the luxury of waiting.
Hot Shower
wapienica 5/8
eveready pure badger brush
peaches and cream soap bought off ebay (smelled good enough to eat, but wouldn't advise it)
mug: oklahoma souvenier cup with a dreamcatcher on it
no aftershave conditioner or after shave, I could still smell the peaches and cream so I left it alone.
3 passes, wtg, xtg and atg, bbs shave.
no nicks, no cuts no bleeders
I am happy to report that my shaves are consistently better each time, but not so much so that I am over-confident. Respect the blade and it will respect you, disrespect the blade and it will bite you. :D
Proraso Preshave (menthol)
Proraso cream (green)
Homemade Super Badger
Proraso AS Balm
My face feels amazing :)
edit: LOL forgot the blade, Dubl Duck Special No 1
Morning:
Kent BK4 brush
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet shaving soap
TM Horsehide strop
6/8 Thiers-Issard "Johnny Holiday" razor
Proraso ASB
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet EDT
Smooth and fresh shave. ;)
Afternoon:
Peterson Killarney pipe, Peterson Old Dublin pipe tobacco. :D
Viktor
Simpson Chubby 1 in Super soaking in Super Scuttle
10/30 Passes on HMA Big Dog Linen Cut Horsehide/Smooth cut Horsehide
Tabac SS
Dubl Duck 5/8 Wonderedgehttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...ys/001_tt1.gif
3 Passes
WWR
CWS
QED Alum
Tabac AS
Code Blue ASB
Pinaud Hair Tonic
Finished with Penhaligon's LP9 EDT
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachm...6&d=1184975972
shower
20/20 tm horsehide
shavemac vlb medium setting
tabac soap
7/8 Livi spanish point ats34 in olive wood
the normal 3 passes
witch hazel
tobs #74 a/s
a pleasnt shave day
AOS Fine Badger
TGQ Highlander
Clauss 6/8''
Porasso
Cup of French Press Coffee :p
1 Pass fresh off the hone...very enjoyable shave
Simpson Super T3 Soaking in the RL Pewter Mug
10/30 on a Vintage Illinois Linen/Horsehide Strop
Hot Shower
T&H Car Hair Cream
Mitchell's Wool Fat SS
Thiers-Issard Historical Sheffield Silver Steel, Large Flat Back, 6/8
3 Passes
WWR
CWS
Pinaud AS
Anthony Logistics ASB
Finished with
Pinaud Eau de Quinine Hair Tonic
Floris Veviter EDT
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...rious2/a14.gif
Bad Lighting but I was Rushing
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachm...5&d=1185057268
My 3rd shave with a straight razor.
The wife and I went to the C&E store. I was just planning on getting a tube of the shave cream. I got the sandalwood and the wife picked my up the $35 brush and stand.
I had been using the "Wal-Mart" soap and brush set and though it was ok.
When I started with the new brush and cream I could actually see the brush load up with cream. It was nice, I just need to figure out the combination of water and cream to use.
Here it is:
C&E Badger Brush
C&E Sandal Wood Cream
Joseph Allen & Sons 9/16 NON-XLL English Wedge Razor
Aqua Velva .. it's all I got :shrug:.
BBS for the most part.... 2 bleeders, one caused by a nick.
Paul
Wednesday;
Bath and conditioner on 3 days growth
Proraso prepost cream
Taylors shaving shop cream
EJ best badger brush
Kaessar 5/8" spike, 3 passes
Thayers witch-hazel
TAGMSC goat milk balm
Trumpers coral skin food
Took my eye off the ball for a second and the Kaessar put me straight on that. My lack of concentration rewarded me with a little 1/4" bite into my left cheek,on the bone, but amazingly didn't bleed hardly at all. Not sure why, I guess it was because the blade was very sharp and sealed up fast after a quick lick with the styptic.
A great shave though, ultra smooth and very enjoyable. :D