Sunday:
Best badger shaving brush
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet shaving soap
TM Horsehide strop
6/8 Thiers-Issard "Johnny Holiday" razor
TOBS Alum block
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet EDT
Viktor
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Sunday:
Best badger shaving brush
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet shaving soap
TM Horsehide strop
6/8 Thiers-Issard "Johnny Holiday" razor
TOBS Alum block
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet EDT
Viktor
Had to shave for a government photo, 5+ days' stubble unacceptable :shrug:
Shower
Trumper's violet ss for prep
Matt custom ivory super silvertip
C&E Nomad soap (love the scent)
Vintage Russia Shell Select
TIPTLE
6/8 Thistle spike
Trumper's CSF
What a shave! Trumper's violet soap has been dedicated to bath soap use. I want to finish it and try the Rose. THe violet is very underwhelming, i hope it was just too stale. At least it doesn't irritate my skin... if only it lathered well
TIPTLE is still too unpleasant even for half a pass. I need to actually hone this one, I guess.
The Thistle has been my go-to shaver for a while but I have been skimping on the linen and it's getting a taaad dull. Need to see what some linen will do. For some reason, this is the razor I reach for most often if the one I am testing doesn't work out too well...
Gotta love Nomad soap scent, really nice :)
Oh, in the middle of the shave my wife asked to take a shower... Like we don't have another bathroom :rolleyes: And she even bumped into me :eek: No cuts or nicks, despite the distractions. I was almost ready to live with a couple :roflmao
Cheers
Ivo
Kent BK4 shaving brush
TOBS Sandalwood shaving soap
TM Horsehide strop
6/8 Thiers-Issard "Johnny Holiday" razor
TOBS Alum block
Lacoste Essential EDT
Smooth and fresh shave. :)
Viktor
Mon
AOS Fine Badger
QED Wild Rose soap
TM RL #1 Strop
6/8 Revisor
Speick a/s
Penhaligon's Quercus
Great shave! :tu
Jordan
Monday, 7/30/07
5/8, Dovo,"Best Quality"
TM, #1, Horsehide Strop (20 linin, 60 leather)
No Name Boar Bristle Brush
Hot Towel
Nieva Shave Gel for Prep
C&E Nomad SC
1 Pass
Thayer's Lavender Whitch Hazel
Great!!
* I've been doing one pass about every three shaves. It's amazing how comforitable it is,and how good my skin feels. - You have to have a very sharpblade to pull this off. No more DE clean ups!:tu
Steve
shower
20/25 TM #1 horesehide
TGQ sandalwood
pure badger no name brush (from giovanni)
7/8 Livi in staghorn
3 passes
witch hazel
and all around good shaving day.
Hot towel
proraso pre
Olivia's Rolling Stone soap/cream stuff
selfmade silvertip
Outram strop
6/8 Worldmaster cocobolo
hot water
face soap (Coalface by Lush)
cold water
Selfmade Love Tonic aftershave
Wonderfull, simply amazing. I've grown to love my selfmade aftershave more than any store bought. I might never buy ready made again.
TI Super Gnome 5/8ths
Williams
Boar's Hair (Proraso Omega) brush
Pinaud Bay Rum AS
Bad shave.
Haven't used my TI in a while, I guess I left it in a less than shave ready state. And didn't strop well enough. Felt ok enough but man did the after shave turn my cheeks red.
Took a microscope to the edge and it was a mess. Few pieces of homemade micro-brillo on the edge and a newb bevel. WTF was I thinking when I put that into my 'shave ready' rotation...
Crud.
edit: also cut myself, hit a scar and caught it should've trusted that sign.
Kent BK4 brush
TOBS Rose shaving cream
Dovo strop
6/8 Dovo Bone Handle "Bismarck" razor
Trumper Coral Skin Food
Hugo Boss "Hugo" EDT
Great shave. :)
Viktor
Hot bath
Bear Strop
peaches and cream scented soap purchased off of ebay
silvertip brush from Giovanni
Barclay Bros 11/16 purchased from JoneDangerousli
Masters Bay Rum aftershave
3 passes wtg, atg and xtg
result bbs shave
Tue
Muhle ST
TGQ Lemon Tea Verbena soap
Challenge 5/8 SP
Dominca Lime a/s
Blenheim Bouquet EDT
Great shave
Jordan
Honed this razor for a friend and gave it a test shave...fantastic shaver
Wheat Berry Sculpted Thiers-Issard , 5/8
TM Horsehide Paragon Strop
Rooney Super Silvertip
TGQ Leatherneck Soap
Poraso Aftershave Splash
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Shower
20/30 TM #1 Red Latigo
TGQ leatherneck
shavemac 429
tiptle
3 passes
witch hazel
dominica bay rum a/s
still getting great shave out of this little puppy :D
Early morning shave.
Best badger shaving brush
TOBS Sandalwood shaving soap
Dovo strop
5/8 Dovo "Silver Steel" razor
Proraso AS
Pretty good shave.
Viktor
Testing a couple of razors on a couple of days' stubble
Trumper's lavender prep
Hot towel
Matt custom ivory super silvertip
Proraso green (I used to hate this stuff)
Vintage Russia Shell Select
5/8 Worldmaster rp
5/8 Udahl rp
CWR
JASON 6-in-1 AS
Pinot Grigio :D
Very nice shave. I used to hate Proraso, and I don't really know what made me try it again. Turns out, it's not too bad. Definitely not a favorite but certainly good enough for a quality shave.
Razors were quite smooth - I am satisfied with the hone job.
Cheers
Ivo
Wed
AOS Fine badger
TM RL #1 strop
Mama Bear Green Irish Tweed type soap
Revisor 5/8
Speick a/s
TOBS No. 74 Limes
Outstanding sportsfans!
Jordan
Wed -
Wet face
Dr. Hunters Barber Shop Shave Cream (as a pre-shave)
15 year old C/E badger brush
good ol' Williams shave soap whipped to a cream (applied over the Dr. Hunters)
French TI 5/8's "Eagle Brand" straight
Dubl Duck cordovan/waxed linen strop
Ed Pinauds Lilac Vegetal AS (originally made for the Hungarian Calvary attached to the court of Napoleon)
BBS shave!
Been crazy busy but here are this weeks so far
Everyday:
Simpson Major in Super
TI Travel Paddle Strop 20/40
QED Alum
Pinaud Vanilla AS
QED ASB
Finished with LP9
Monday:
Boker Red Injun #101 5/8 Spike Point
QED Lime Oil Shave Stick
Tuesday:
Sta Sharp 5/8
Dr. Harris Marlborough Shave Stick
Wednesday:
Boker Red Injun #101 5/8 Spike Point
TOBS Avocado SC
Best badger shaving brush
L'Occitane shaving soap
TM Horsehide strop
5/8 Dovo "Silver Steel" razor
TOBS Alum block
Floris No.89 EDT
Great shave. :)
Viktor
L'Occitane Olive Oil Face Wash
5/8 Wapienica
TGQ Desert Ironwood Soap
Rooney Super Silvertip
Aqua Velva Blue
Thur.
CM 1752 Shave Cream as pre-shave (trying to get rid of this sample:td )
Small Rooney #1 finest
Tabac soap
Wester Bros. 9/16 sp
Tabac a/s
Tabac EDC
I rarely use this razor because its a little light for my tastes, but I had so little beard left after yesterday's brilliant shave....
Jordan
Simpson Major in Super
TI Travel Paddle Strop 20/40
T&H West Indies Lime
Sta Sharp 5/8
3 Passes
QED Alum
Pinaud Vanilla AS
QED ASB
Finished with LP9
Thursday, 8/02.07
5/8, Wapi
TM, #1 Horsehide
No name Pure Badger
Colleen's Lavender SC
Proraso Prep
Hot Towel
1st pass, WTG
2nd pass, WTG, XTG, ATG
Pinaud Bay Rum A/S
:tu
I changed the scales on the Wapi and am giving it to my neighbor, Eli. This one was difficult honing! - but it is shaving like a dream now!
Steve
Best badger shaving brush (Executive Shaving)
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet shaving soap
TM Horsehide strop
6/8 Thiers-Issard "Evide Sonnant Extra" razor
TOBS Alum Block
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet EDT
Viktor
Fri
AOS Fine Badger
Trumper Rose sc
2 new Wapis
Eicker & Sohne 11/16 RP
Em's place lavender a/s
Florabelle Fig scented oil
The Wapis aren't quite there. They shaved, but are still pulling a bit in the goatee area. Back to the hones!
Jordan
Same "old" shave, new every morning!! Smoooth and satisfying.
- Old Frederick Reynolds ~quarter ground
- Old 1" wide loom strop
- 24 mm Blankity-Blank's badger brush in a handle I turned on my old-school pole lathe, finished with an old look
- Bigelow's cream in a simple mug
- Usual 2+ passes
- Lucky Tiger after shave at 5:45 for satisfying comfort, British Sterling aftershave at 8:15 for my young bride of nearly 30 years before leaving for the office
- dale
Friday
Dubl Duck Satinedge 5/8 spike point
TM # 2 Heirloom strop
Vulfix #2234 brush
T&H 1805 cream
Trumper's Coral Skin Food
Sat
Muhle ST
Uomo Mint SC
7/8 Friodur
Aqua Velva
Finally! This razor has been really tough to dial back in, but today it's there. Nice shave.
Jordan