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    Default First nice, bloodless shave

    Nice hot bath, using my Case Red Imp straight razor to shave my legs (for those who don't know me, I am a woman and I have to shave). Taylor's Eton College soap, natural sponge, Mama Bear's Rosemary Mint shampoo and Origins apricot Fresh Rinse conditioner.

    The Shave:
    • Dovo Prima Klang 5/8", red oak handles, stropped 30x on rough black side of a TI 4-sided paddle, then 30x on 0.5 pasted leatehr, then 30x on smooth leather.
    • Nice hot, wet towel with a bit of lavendar oil on face.
    • Lather up with Colleen's Leatherneck soap on my silver badger-hair brush from a scuttle.
    • Hot, wet towel soak again a la Lynn's video
    • Origins' pre-shave oil applied
    • Lather up again, same soap.
    • Nice shave with the Prima Klang
    • Thayers Supermedicated blue label splashed on
    • Origin's "Fire Firghter" aftershave
    • Origin's super antioxidant moisturizer on rest of face!
    My favorite preshave oil is the Truett & Hill, for the smell, and on the soaps it's a toss-up between Mama Bear and Colleen's soaps. Aftershave, it's between Mama Bear and Castle Forbes.'

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    Flowery scuttle
    non-descript brush
    Mamba-bear Attar of Roses soap with TOBS Rose shaving cream
    4/8 Vee Wedge
    Thayers Lavender witch hazel
    Mama-bear Lilac ice aftershave

    My first shave with this razor...very nice. Heavier than a dubl duck of similar size, but still gives a bit of feedback.

    Three passes, WTG, XTG, ATG on cheeks (I have a goatee)
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    Default Saturday Morning

    My favorite day to shave every week
    Yes I still have to work but I get there when I want sort of a kick back relaxed day....

    Hot shower prep (reverse of normal today)
    Hot steaming towel x 2
    Hot water splash
    Build the lather using a Shavemac Ebony 28 mm

    Sweet Almond Uberlather:
    Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil shave creme
    Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil shave soap
    Pure Glycerin

    Lather up
    Strop Illinois #827 Russian
    Clauss 11/16 round point razor
    25 laps linen
    40 laps leather
    Hot steaming towel over lather
    Re-lather
    WTG pass
    Hot steaming towel
    Re-lather
    15 laps leather
    XTG pass
    Hot steaming towel
    Touch up the beard lines
    Hot water rinse
    Cold water rinse
    Taylor of Old Bond St Bay Rum

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    Have a great day!!!!!

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    I hope it's okay for a newbie to post here.

    Nice long shower
    Colleens bay rum soap (mmmm!)
    Altesse silvertip badger
    W&B 9/16 hollow ground square point with clear horn scales
    Artisan strop x20 wtg, 10 atg
    Proraso razor burn relief
    Proraso after shave balm

    All pretty plain, but what made this shave special and something I wanted to share with you is it's a gorgeous day here, looks like spring has come early with blue skies and a robust dawn chorus, so I turned my bathroom fan off, opened the skylight wide and listened to the birds singing with vigour. I took a good thirty minutes to shave and am sat here buzzing with my best bbs feeling yet.

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    Saturday:
    5/8 Crown & Sword
    Kent BK4
    Trumper's Rose ss
    DR Harris a/s milk
    Trumper's Spanish Leather Edt.




    Glen,that C&E Sweet Almond is nice isn't it?

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    Yes it is one of my fav's, I snagged the last puck of the shave soap last time I was in Colo at the C&E store......

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    Here's my storage and lather bowls...
    along with Ogallala Bay Rum puck, straight razor, 50 strops on leather, and Guerlain Coriolan AS and EDT.
    I particurlarly enjoy this vintage Ever-Ready Badger bristle Brush..number 1000.
    If anyone has info on this brush I'd like to hear about it.


    I keep the lather bowl in the hot water and it stays warm throughout my shave. I wouldn't be getting a scuttle cept I take the bowl out everytime I rinse my face..It works well but is a pain..somewhat


    Here is this wonderful wee badger brush. It has lots of character and backbone..ONE of my favorites. Heaping full of Ogallala Bay Rum.


    Here's a good pic of everything..INTERESTING...to me... The green bowl is a Thomas OBRIEN make from Target. They were on sale for $3 for two bowls. Ridges inside the bowl helps the lather making, I think

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    Default Saturday

    Savile Row Ebony SR3318, in Finest Silver Tip Badger, B&B group buy
    Saint Charles Shave, Lime Rose, SCS Limited Edition SC
    6/8 Puma #1938, Solingen, French point
    "Tony Miller" Heirloom Artisan 3" Linen / Red Latigo Handled Strop, 20 / 30
    WWR
    Alum
    CWR
    Col. Ichabod Conk Lime Aftershave
    QED Lime EO After Shave Skin Conditioner Balm

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    Thomas Turner Sheffield
    TM Artisan 3”, 50 on the Horsehide
    Saville Row 3318 Ebony Finest Silvertip
    Ceramic Lather Bowl from Antique store
    Kiss My Face Vanilla Earth SC
    Em's Alum Block
    Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandelwood AS
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    Don't go to the light. bj

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    Default Last nights shave

    Simpson Tulip 2
    TSD Jasmine EO Soap / Penhaligons Castile Cream
    3" Handamerican Red Latigo Strop
    6/8 TI Workedback
    Pinaud Clubman ASL
    Penhaligons Castile EDT

    A Splendid Shave


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