Location: 6° 10' 25.3416"-115° 20' 33.1908"
Razor: Palmera 14
Brush: Simpson Polo 10 2 band
Soap: Castle Forbes Lime
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
AS: Booster Lime
Result: BBS
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Location: 6° 10' 25.3416"-115° 20' 33.1908"
Razor: Palmera 14
Brush: Simpson Polo 10 2 band
Soap: Castle Forbes Lime
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
AS: Booster Lime
Result: BBS
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Joseph Rodgers 5/8 in translucent horn
MWF
Royall Bay Rhum
Picked up the MWF and Bay Rhum at a shop in Charleston. Antiquing was horrible there and I was determined to get a new razor. Came back to FL and hit an antique mall and found the Rodgers. Cleaned up the blade and scales this past weekend (thanks for the tips, Max!) and gave it a proper go this morning. :)
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...l-bay-rhum.jpg
Joe Chandler 8/8 full wedge barber notch chopper, extended tang and tail. Some Straight Razor Designs Sandlewood soap (best out there IMHO) and a Stephens woodworking 24mm silvertip in tulipwood. Wont have to shave for another day, two passes and smooth as a babies bottom after a powdering.
Blade; Pipe
Brush; AoS pure badger
Soap; TGQ Ironwood cream
Great photo, Maximilian! I like your imagination. Water drops, etc...
Today's shave was amazing, reminded me just why I love this way of shaving - 4+ days worth of whiskers just gone in 10 minutes, leaving me BBS, and then some.
Brush: Semogue 2015
Cream: TGQ Bay Rum & Sweet Orange
Razors: Dovo "Best Quality" with Kraut & Donal "Regina" for my second touch-up pass.
Two passes (first one XTG on sideburns, ATG on under-jaw and chin, and fool's pass). Second pass ATG/XTG on chin and under-chin. No need for AS, this was a smooth a shave as you would ever wish to see, and the TGQ cream kept my face nice and moisturised after the shave.
Razor: J.A. Henckels # 9
Brush: Omega boar
Shave Cream: D.R. Harris Marlborough
Aftershave: Blue Floid
Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Gentleman's Lemon
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Bφker "The Celebrated" 7/8
AS: Geo. F. Trumper Lime skin food
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...brated-7-8.jpg
Haven't had time to take pictures recently, but I had a nice shave this morning before work:
5/8 Friodur
TGQ Cavendish Black
Rooney 3/1
Brut AS
Delightful shave with my newly acquired classic Rodgers & Sons:
SC: TOBS Eton College
Brush: Omega "Best Badger"
Razor: Joseph Rodgers & Sons 6/8" full hollow (redone by Brad Maggard)
AS: TOBS Eton College
Location:
latitude: 38.75910316375279
longitude: -121.30253791809082
Razor: Dovo Best Quality
Brush: Omega 21047
Soap: Tabac
A/S/L: Thayers OG Witch Hazel
http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/a.../SPM_A0197.jpg
Razor: Genco Grant
Brush: SRD(Stephen's woodworking)
Shave soap: SRD Blood Orange
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Razor: Wade & Butcher Full Hollow(actually 1/2 hollow)
Brush: Custom Silvertip
Scuttle: Bentley
Soap: TGQ Autumn Spice
AS: Speick
Strop: Black Latigo
5 slow light strokes on the CROX
15 or so semi fast strokes on the leather
1 WTG
1 ATG
1 Fool's Pass
= BBS
Cheers
D
Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Gentleman's Lemon
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Thiers-Issard: "Pierre Thiers"
AS: Geo. F. Trumper Lime skin food
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...-thiers-41.jpg
WTG + XTG + ATG + WP(on spots) = BBS :)
A hone test: BBW vs DT
Hot shower
Georgetown Pottery Scuttle - Semogue 730 Silvertip
Oak & Moss uberlather
W. Taylor "Fine India Steel" - DT Edition
W. Taylor "Fine India Steel" - BBW Edition
Cold water rinse
Witch hazel
Nivea ES AS Balm
See http://straightrazorpalace.com/basic...bbw-vs-dt.html for pics and details
Filarmonica rules. :angel:
Location: 6° 10' 25.3416"-115° 20' 33.1908"
Razor: Filarmonica Medallon Taurino 13
Brush: Kent BK 4
Soap: Hasslinger Honey
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
AS: Booster Mosswood + 444 gel
Result: BBS
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Max... I kinda wish the Filarmonica PBD's had those old-school scales. I think when I get back from Italy, my brown bomber is going to you for a re-scale. I just don't know if I can do without it for that long :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Maximilian
Razor: Boker "Keen Kutter"
Brush: Shavemac
Shave Cream: C.O. Bigelow
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman
T-Minus 1 day until I leave for Italy. Gotta get my last few SR shaves in -- then it's a DE for 2 weeks! EEK!
Tuesday night:
Puma 222
Rooney 3/1
PdP SS
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
This Puma is now my #2 favorite razor behind the Filarmonica PBD. Shaves like this are hard to beat.
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...puma-222-1.jpg
Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Gentleman's Lemon
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: E. A. Berg - Berg's Special / Shark
AS: Geo. F. Trumper Lime skin food
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...cial-shark.jpg
Today I auditioned 4 razors (thanks gugi!)
There was one clear winner. And I Honed It!
C.V. Heljestrand MK42 (near wedge?)
Semogue 2000
Origins Easy Slider Preshave oil
Olivia's Dark Rhassoul
Thayer's Witch Hazel w/ Aloe
444+Aveda Aftershave gel concoction
Really, it's all just fun and games until I get my Fili 14 back. Then watch the classies, they'll be dropping like flies.
Razor: Blue Bell "99"
Brush: Shavemac
Shave Cream: Castle Forbes Lime
Aftershave: Truefitt & Hill Trafalgar
Pre: Orange Blossom Water
SS: Williams'
Razor: Dovo Inox.
After: Witchhazel + Orange Blossom Water
Delicious! The Dovo needed a touch up, so I dug out a natural combo BBW/Coticule and leveled + beveled it. Sooooo smooth. My razor felt good to my thumb and popped arm hair. But my beard was OBLITERATED! My WTG was so on point, it took out 99.9% of my XTG stubble! All in all, it was an ultra-close and ultra comfy shave.
Cheers!
Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Gentleman's Lemon
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Henckels Friodor 8/8
AS: Geo. F. Trumper Lime skin food
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...ory-scales.jpg
Great razor! Nice BBS :)
Location: 6° 10' 25.3416"-115° 20' 33.1908"
Background music: Mozart - Eine kleine nachtmusik
Razor: Mozart Spezial
Brush: Shavemac D01
Soap: Dr Harris - Almond
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
AS: Denim
Result: BBS
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Location:
latitude: 38.75910316375279
longitude: -121.30253791809082
Razor: Iwasaki 50mm
Brush: Omega 21047
Cream: C.O. Bigelow
A/S/B: C.O. Bigelow Elixir Black
Cologne: C.O. Bigelow Elixir Black
http://i972.photobucket.com/albums/a.../SPM_A0253.jpg
B&B Le Grelot
B&B Essential Brush
Proraso ASB Pre-Shave
Tabac ST
Alum and Hazel
GFT Limes Skin Food
Tabac ASB
Razor: LeGrelot 1/4 grind
Preshave: Proraso Preshave Cream
Cream: Superlather - Proraso + Self made Bulgarian Rose oil
Brush: Custom Cocobolo 24mm Finest Badger
Astringent: Dickinson's Witch Hazel with bayrum
AS: Master Bay Rum
http://i32.tinypic.com/2la66vm.jpg
BBS
Prep: 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
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...8-8-magnum.jpg
A Wacker BBS start of the day. :D
No shave today :O
Just 444 ASB and Creed VT Edt
CV Heljestrand MK No.42
Rooney 3/2 Super
Origins Easy Slider
Penhaligon's English Fern
Thayer's WHWA
alum block
444+Aveda aftershave gel
On it's way back to gugi tomorrow :D
SATURDAY
Merkur 11C
Lord Blade/day 2
Kell's Ultra Hemp/Aloe Soap
Vulfix 2006 Badger
Fruit Of The Earth Aloe Gel
Black Suede After Shave
Philly get together today, got out the razor mojo
Robert Williams ivory scaled worked spine 8/8 wedge battle ax, so SRD blood orange soap and a Stephens woodworking 24mm silvertip in tulip-wood.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2665/...ce0ce100_o.jpg
Livi 7/8 Takeda in olivewood
TM linen/horsehide
GFT Coconut shave cream
Shavemac 28mm silvertip blond horn
Taylor's No 74 aftershave
There's just something about coconut and lime. :)
Nice Saturday morning shave, then later off to the town fair to stuff my face with fried dough.
cannonfodder: That's a nice RW razor. I can feel the RAD. :hmmm: I have a weakness for ivort and nice spine-work. :D