Razor: Gabel 36. extra full hollow massive 8/8 German craftsmanship
Brush: Tulip 4 super
Pre oil: TOBS
Soap: Tabac
ASB: Huskers + 444 Gel = Excellent!
Cologne: Tabac
Result: Not one whisker left
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Razor: Gabel 36. extra full hollow massive 8/8 German craftsmanship
Brush: Tulip 4 super
Pre oil: TOBS
Soap: Tabac
ASB: Huskers + 444 Gel = Excellent!
Cologne: Tabac
Result: Not one whisker left
Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: Mama Bear's – Gentleman's Lemon
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Böker "The Celebrated" 7/8
Mustache trim: Concord mustache trim set.
Mustache vax: Clubman
AS: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime skin food
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Sound track: Anne-Sophie Mutter: Beethoven Violin Sonatas.
A long, relaxing Sunday shave. What a way to start a new day.
TGQ Provence Lavender SS | Semogue 1305 Boar Brush | Wapi | Old Spice AS
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SRD # 4 Brush
Art of Shaving preshave oil, shaving cream, alum block
Filarmonia #14 Para Barbas Duras Razor
Clinique post shave healer
Brush: Shavemac Silvertip
Strop: Warhorse and Wonderhone
SC; Lime uberlather
Razor, Boker- Sunday 5/8 Square point in Ivory
AS: Clubman Lilac vegetal
Joed and JoedJr both shaved with same set up tonight
Shave:
Razor: Wapi in Violet Wood
Brush: Edwin Jaeger Extra Large Silvertip faux Ivory
Soap: C&E NOMAD
AS: Mama Bear's Lime Ice
Splash: Speick
EDT: Truefitt & Hill's 1805.
Very smooth BBS.
Cheers
D
An amazing test shave. I pulled out my BBW/Coti while honing up these blades; it was my first time in a while using these stones and I missed them.
Warmish shower (it's so hot here...)
Semogue 730/GTP Scuttle
Proraso (to keep things cool)
Red Imp 133, William Greaves full hollow, E.A. Berg wedge (shoulderless/French point = nice curves), Wostenholm Pipe (little quarter hollow, rather unusual...), Some massive thing in metal scales with a Hammer and Sickle stamped on the blade
Cool water rinse
Witch Hazel
Nivea ES AS balm
Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: Mama Bear's – Gentleman's Lemon
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Henckels Friodor 8/8 Spanish point
Mustache trim: Concord mustache trim set.
Mustache vax: Clubman
AS: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime skin food
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WTG + XTG + ATG + WP = BBS
This morning:
5/8 Expert Barber
Loom strop
Proraso cream
Shavemac best badger brush
Alum
Ogallala Bay Rum a/s
3 passes bbs.
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Monday
Razor: 6/8 LeGrelot frameback
Brush: Vulfix 2233 boar
Soap: Floris No.89 (old)
A/S: Clinique PSH
Edt: C&E Hungary Water
TGQ Provence Lavender SS | C&E BBB | John Engström 6/8 Frameback | Old Spice AS
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6/8 Bill Ellis razor in Mopani Scales
Simpson Chubby 2
Yardley Lavender SS
Speick AS
Evening Shave:
- hot water rinse - face lather
- AOS shave cream
- 13/16 Wacker Spanish point
- SRD Premium II strop 30/10 clean felt
- Nivea AS balm / post 20/10 strop
- highlight of this shave was getting really clean sideburn lines.
Great Shave this evening - just what I needed.
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Hot shower;
Brush: Baxter;
Razor: Filarmonica Barbas Duras
Pre-Shave: TOBS pre-shave oil
Shave Cream: TOBS Mr Taylor
Alum Block: 444
AfterShave: 444 Aftershave Balm
= "heaven! I'm in heaven.." :)
6/8 Bengall
MB Tuscan Memories SS
22 mm silvertip
Aveda MEN ASB
T&H Spanish Leather Cologne
Razor : C&H Birkendahl 5/8
Shaving soap : Proraso (with Aloe & Green tea)
Brush : Teteven
Aftershave : Korsar
Pre Shave Prep: Hot Shower and Towels
Strop: 20/40 Linen Leather
Brush: 28mm silvertip
Uber Lather: Poraso Cream-Bulgarian Rose Soap
Razor: Dovo SS 5/8
After : Mario Bedescue Aloe Vera Toner
Shave: Wicked Smooth BBS
Henckels 415
Vintage Simpson brush
Trumper Sandalwood SS
Harris Pink AS
Floris Sandalwood Cologne
Style: Evening; Bowl Latherer
Prep: Hot Shower/Sweet Almond Oil as a pre-shave
Razor: Dovo Special 6/8"
Strop: 3" Red Latigo Leather
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery - Ivory and Green Oribe
Brush: Shavemac 23mm Silvertip
Cream: The Gentlemens Refinery - The Standard
Aftershave: Hot Water Splash; T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel; Cold Water Splash
TM Horsehide Strop
Bill Ellis Hybrid in Readheart
Fitjar Folgefonn SC
Omega Boar
Alt Innsbruk
3 passes = slick as glass.
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Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: Mama Bear's – Gentleman's Lemon
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Wacker 8/8 "Magnum"
AS: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime skin food
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I love the feeling of my BBS in the morning. :)
Hot Shower: Mama Bear's Dublin Tweed
Shave Cream: Lavanda
Strop: SRD 3" Red Latigo
Razor: Jowika 6/8 Round Point
Aftershave: TOBS Mr Taylor
Wednesday
Razor: 7/8 Dovo Fritz Bracht
Brush: Simpson Tulip 2
Soap: DR Harris's Lavender
A/S: Lucky Tiger Tonic
Edt: Penhaligon's Opus 1870
Wednesday after work... Now I'm over the hump.
5/8 Torrey
Rooney 3/1
Tabac SS
Tabac AS
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shave of the day
TI Le Canadien
Simpson Polo 10 Super
QED Violetta and Fitjar Shea Pleasure Super-lather
Tony Miller Horsehide
Alt Innsbruck
I love the new TI carbonsong steel!! More than the historical.
Razor: J.A Henckels #50
Brush: Simpson Polo 10 / super / 2 band
Soap-Cream: MWF + GFT Almond
Post shave: Thayers Witch Hazel + Coral Skin Food
Evening: Tito's vodka on the rocks
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Filarmonica Novodur 8/8
Omega 10098 boar
HBS Old spice soap
AV Lime Ice + 444 balm
Guerlain Vetiver EDT
Been shaving with this razor for the past week. It's one heck of a shaver.
F. Reynolds 6/8 Wedge "Max"
D.R. Harris Marlborough shave cream
STD Silver Tip # 2
D.R. Harris Arlington
Peroni Azzurro
Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: Mama Bear's – Gentleman's Lemon
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Moreton & Langleys
AS: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime skin food
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First shave with this one:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...-langleys.html
Wow. What a razor. BBS. :D
I'll keep this one in my rotation.
Hot Shower
Brush: Baxter
Pre-Shave: TOBS Pre-Shave oil
Shave Cream: TOBS Mr Taylor
Razor: DD Wonderedge
AfterShave: Davi Skin
Alum: 444
Good Thursday all...
A.Feist Lunawerk 5/8 and Gillette Tech w/ Kai blade
C&E BBB
Tabac ss
Thayers Original WH w/ aloe
Lucky Tiger as & face tonic
Tabac Edc
Got a very nice first pass and decided to finish up with the Tech and Kai as I was going to use that for my head shave. I am getting better with my left hand with the straight although that upper lip area is a bear.
7/8 W.Greaves & Sons
Omega Pro Series Boar
GP Scuttle
MWF SS
Cade AS
Attachment 29438
Amund.
Filarmonica Doble Temple #13
Shavemac Pure 21mm
Tabac Shave Soap
Ogallala Limes and Peppercorn
Tony Miller Horsehide
My photography skills are lacking, I know...
- Hess Hair Milk Laboratories "99" 6/8 - Straight Razor Place Wiki
- http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...ing-cream.html
- http://straightrazorpalace.com/after...have-balm.html
- http://straightrazorpalace.com/brush...t-edition.html
Kudos and props to Lee and Max, as well as The Different Scent, for the hardware.
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11/16 Blue Bell 99
Shavemac brush + iced scuttle
SRD Blood Orange soap
Floid Blue aftershave
Pacifico + Arizona sunset
Razor: Dovo 5/8 Best Quality
Brush: Simpson 4 Badger
Soap: TGQ Autumn Spice
ASB: TGQ Test sample
Result: 2 razor burns 1 nick
Dovo Bismarck 6/8 Red
Pre de Provence SS
Rooney 3/1
L'Occitane CADE AS
I'm impressed with this soap. At 13 bucks a puck in its own aluminum tin, it REALLY lathers up nice and easily and is very slick.
Razor: Le Grelot 1/4 Grind
Brush: Omega boar
Cream: SMN
ASB: Proraso Pre-Post/Speick
Result: I am in love with the LG!!!
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