Thread: Sunday July 19 ~ Saturday July 25

23-JULY-2020
DG Yuzu Rose Patchouli / Razorock Monster/ Ambossmann 150 Bohler Extra/ Myrsol Plastic Shave As

Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Feather
Brush: 22mm silvertip
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Martin de Candre
Balm: OneBlade lavender
Finale: Santa Maria Novella
Coffee: Burundi
Music: Haydn — Symphony No. 104

Thursdays Shave

Preshave: African Black Soap
Razor: Boker Red Injun
Brush: Cadman 30mm Synthetic
Shaving Soap/Cream: PAA Gondolier
Splash: Skinbracer
Aftershave Balm: Bart's Amber and Moroccan Jasmine
EDT: Body Shop Activist

The Red Injun is on loan and has been lovingly restored by a friend, quite a light razor but cuts like a dream.

Thursday's Shave
'Wire & Bone'

Alis blade
Mastro Livi strop
LS Finest shaving brush
Baume be shaving cream
Virgin organic Baobab oil

SOTD THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020

RAZOR: Cobra Art Damascus 6/8 Koa Wood Scale (Mug), AS-D2 (Dome)
BLADE: Kai DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Rabid Banana Preshave Cube
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat w/ 6 drops of M-Bomb
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by Humphreys Lilac WH and Osage Rub. Finished with Mentholated Mysterium Serum and Krampert’s Frostbite.

Another good shave! I really believe at this point that there’s something to the healing effects of lanolin. On pass three (XTG) of the mug shave SWMBO came waltzing in leading me to pause my stroke momentarily. I felt what I thought was a pinch, put down the razor to take a look thinking I might have a cut. All I saw was a very slight red line. I pulled on the side, but no cut despite it initially feeling like one. Well back to finishing the pass for a very close DFS+++. After my regular wash with the MWF brush squeezings, which I leave on during shave cleanup, I discovered after rinsinsing clean that I could not find where I thought I’d cut myself. Go figure!

My friend, Jim (@jluc) mentioned yesterday that Kai blades were very slightly wider than the Feather blades I usually use in my AS-D2. Since he had just acquired an AS-D2, he mentioned he was going to give the Kai a run. So for the Dome shave today, I unloaded my Feather blade and loaded a Kai. With the Kai I did hear a very slight ‘buttering toast’ song from the blade, but that was with the hearing aids cranked all the way up. The regular two pass (WTG, ATG) noggin shave seemed comparable to the shave with the Feather, and the result was no different. The baby was put to bed (VBBS), leaving your happy narrator - cool, clean and definitely velveteen!

SOTD 7/23/20

Robert Williams Purist
Edwin Jagger Silvertip
A&E Peach & Cognac soap
A&E Peach & Cognac AS splash
Parker bowl
tepid water
No kids home!

SOTD 20200724 Grecia
by IschiaPP @ Forio
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Liojuny Shaving "Tampa"
Finest Badger 3-band, 23x54x114mm
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KEPKINH Frosty Lemon
Κερκινη V3 by βeecosmetics
Sample by Luc68@ilRasoio
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Alvarez Gómez Barbería
Agua de Colonia Concentrada
Crema de Afeitar 200ml | EDC Splash
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Colonial Razors "The General V1"
Aluminium 6061, Black Anodized B1, 44g, 50x96mm
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Sapphoo Red #21
Kai Captain Titan Mild MG ProTouch Replica
Sample by klopp@ilRasoio
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Geo F. Trumper Skin Food
“West Indian Extract of Limes” (sample, repack)
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#Shave #WetShaving #WetShavers
#ShaveOfTheDay #ShaveLikeaMan
#ShaveBattle #ShavingSoap



Full size:
https://i.imgur.com/PzUqK6A.jpg
Soundtrack:
Gnarls Barkley - Crazy
https://youtu.be/-N4jf6rtyuw

Fridays Shave

Preshave: African Black Soap
Razor: Koraat 6/8 Near Wedge
Brush: AP Shave 24mm Synbad
Shaving Soap/Cream: Mondial Tobacco Verde
Splash: Skinbracer
Aftershave Balm: Bart's Unscented
EDT: Body Shop Activist

Razor: Friedr Herder 6/8 in bone
Strop: Tony Miller & Mastro Livi
Brush: Custom silvertip
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Soap: Wholly Kaw
Balm: OneBlade lavender
Finale: Terr D’Hermes