Location: 36° 10' 25.3416" - 115° 20' 33.198"
Razor: Filarmonica 13 Medallon Taurino
Brush: Shavemac D01 23/55
Cream: Castle Forbes Lime
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
AS: DED Lime + Booster Lime
Result: BBS
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Location: 36° 10' 25.3416" - 115° 20' 33.198"
Razor: Filarmonica 13 Medallon Taurino
Brush: Shavemac D01 23/55
Cream: Castle Forbes Lime
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
AS: DED Lime + Booster Lime
Result: BBS
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Prep: Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: The Shave Den: Mojito
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Moreton & Langley's
AS: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime skin food
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Sound Track: Anne-Sophie Mutter - Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5
WTG + XTG + ATG + WP = BBS
Prep: Hot Shower/ Hot Towel
Razor: Wade & Butcher Frameback
Brush: Savile Row
Lather: Castle Forbes Lime/Tabac Soap Uberlather
Astrigent: Master Bay Rum
Skinfood: DR Harris Almond
Results: BBS
Attachment 32036
Prep: very hot water face wash
Brush: Muhle badger
Soap: Wilkinson Sword "black" puck
Razor: freshly honed Grelot 308
Post: Alum block
Now I understand the good reputation of Grelots... I had a wonderful shave even with my newbie honing skills.
JrJoeD and I shaved together today with the same gear
Prep: Hot Face Wash
Strop: Merit Fine Linen/Tony Miller Latigo
Brush: Vintage Erskine Pure Badger for face lathering
SC: CarrieM's Menthol Cedar :)
Razor: C-Mon Wedge
AS: Aqua Velva Musk
HBS Tea Tree EO SS | C&E BBB | John Engström 6/8 Frameback | Nature's Gift Sandalwood Splash | Em's Place Exotic Butter Cream
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Location, 52° 45' 55.10460 - 0° 57' 31.22065
Beard Prep:Hot Bath/conditioner
Razor:Gong 13/16 Extra Hollow
Strop:N/A Fresh Honed
Brush:Kent Pure badger
Soap:TOBS Lemon/Lime
Astringent:Alum Block
AS:Nivea Balm
Result: Smooth but not bbs all over
Conclusion: Razor needs a little more time, just a tweak, and dont expect your best shave at 12.30am when you have had a head ache all day:(
Still all in all not too shabby
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Location: 40°50'37.52"N - 73°56'15.33"W
Razor: Filarmonica 14 Especial Para Barbas Duras
Brush: Desert Ironwood Silvertip custom
Soap: Penhaligon's English Fern
Astringent: alum block + Thayer's Witch Hazel with Aloe
AS: Aveda+444 balm, Ogallala Bay Rum splash.
Result: BBS
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I had one of my best shaves in a long time this morning. Used a Dorko 6/8ths razor proraso green shave cream and a old made rite badger brush. No nicks or cuts just smooth skin and noTP on chin while driving to church.
Prep: Hot Shower + Proraso cream
Razor: Henkels Fiodo 7/8 INOX stropped 30 times in Latigo
Soap: Erasmic
Astringent: Thayers of course
AS: Proraso Splash
Results: Small nick in mustache area, otherwise a great shave close to BBS
11/16 Biedermeier
B&B Essential
TOBS Rose
Blue Floid
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachm...1&d=1255917432
More test shaving madness:
Just finished them on my Asagi
Pre-stropped on my TM
Nice hot shower
Georgetown Pottery Scuttle
Semogue 730
CarrieM's Bay Rum Uberlather :-)
Case Red Imp 132, Temperite 25 English Steel, 7/8 + full hollow Bengal (my fist one), John Marsh 8/8 Wedge (she's a keeper I finally got around to honing)
Cold water rinse
Ogallala Bay Rum AS
Nivea ES AS Balm
Razor: Blue Bell #99
Brush: Shavemac Series 177~23mm
Lather: Castle Forbes Lime
Aftershave: Truefitt & Hill Trafalgar
Razor : Filarmonica #12 Doble Temple
Brush : Edwin Jagger bulbous medium super badger
Soap : Saint Charles Shave Coconut Cream
AS : Edwin Jagger Sandalwood lotion
(sweet)
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: The Shave Den: Mojito
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Mastro Livi: 6/8 - Ebony scales
AS: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime skin food
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Roney
Le Grelot
TOBS Avocado
Thayers Witch Hazel + Speick AS
Too much water, so the lather was not how I like it, but a great shave nevertheless, it helps not shaving during the weekend....
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MONDAY
iKon Bulldog
Astra
Kell's Ultra Aloe Arabian Spice
Vulfix 2006 Badger
Panama Jack Aloe
Pinaud Clubman After Shave
Razor: Custom
Brush: Omega #40033
Cream: Al the Atom Bomb Almond
AS: Al's Bayrum
Strop: SRD 3" Latigo / Custom 3" Veg-tanned Leather
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Prep: Hot Shower
Strop: Old War Horse and Wonder Hone Shell
Brush: Vestavia Silver Tip
Shave Cream: CarrieM's Drakkar
Razor: King Razor
AS: Aqua Velva Blue
Prep: Hot Shower/Proraso
Razor: DOVO Best Quality stropped 30 times in Latigo
Brush: Vulfix Badger 21 MM
Soap: Cella al oleo de mandorla
AS: AV
The DOVO gave me three nicks. Not the blade's fault but the hand that was guiding it. The Cella is outstanding being a tallow based soap with slight scent of bitter almonds. Amazing thick lather and lubrication par excellent. A keeper for sure in my soap rotation.
5/8 Wapienica
Rooney Heritage Stubby 2
Musgo Real
AV Musk
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/attachm...1&d=1256003454
Razor: Bresnick Twin Duck
Brush: Simpson T4
Lather: SRD Bulgarian Rose Soap
Aftershave: Blue Floid
Location: 36° 10' 25.3416" - 115° 20' 33.198"
Razor: C-MON HF
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 - 2 band - 28/55
Soap: L'Occitane
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
AS: Corn Huskers lotion + Pinaud Clubman
Result: BBS
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Prep: Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: The Shave Den: Mojito
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Le Grelot 6/8 Ram's Horn
AS: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime skin food
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Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Gibbs 210
Cream: Wilkinson Sword blue
Razor: Grelot 7/8 touched up on a lathered coticule
After: Alum block
After2: Tabac A/S
No nick, no irritation, noticeable shaving improvement after the lathered touch up.
Brush: Rooney 3/2
Cream: TOBS Lavender
Razor: Generic Solingen
After: Thayers with Aloe Vera
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Again today another cream from TOBS, Lavender, but no comparison with the Avocado, neither in lather nor in performance, and I am not sos sure about the scent...Anyway, decent shave, I was not going for BBS today anyway....
Denim day to celebrate my newest straight razor score, a NOS Dorko 114!
- Semogue Extra Dense Silvertip
- Denim Original Shaving Cream
- Dorko 114 11/16
- Denim Original After Shave Splash
- 444 After Shave Balm
- Denim Original Eau de Toilette
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Stoba Seifenmanufaktur Alpenspeik Shaving Soap
22m Shavemac DO1 Silvertip
6/8 Schleiper Eye Brand, Solingen
Handamerican Strop
Speick A/S Lotion
Regards,
Alex
TUESDAY
iKon Bulldog
Astra
Kell's Ultra Aloe Arabian Spice
Vulfix 2006 Badger
Panama Jack Aloe
Pinaud Clubman After Shave
8/8 Friodur In Black Linnen Micarta
28mm Rudy Vey custom faux ivory/Silvertip
TGQ Highlander SS
Pinaud Bay Rum AS
Sporran made by friend and colleague David Williamson.
Attachment 32107
Amund.
I wanted to use my Tosuke this morning but I didn't have time since I was up late watching the Phillies go 3-1 in the series against the Dodgers!
But boy, am I BBS today... Thanks again to Sham for honing up my first piece of Swedish steel...
Joh. Engstromm 5/8
Rooney 3/1
PC Bay Rum SS
Alum block
Thayers WH w/Aloe
Dominica Bay Rum AS
This Engstrom will be going into my stable for a looooong time.
Max, how did you go about getting that amazing looking C-MON? It's gorgeous!
Ray(thirdeye) at B&B did it for me with a laser some time ago. He has a shop now and he does custom laser etches.
Gentlemen's Best
Location, 52° 45' 55.10460 - 0° 57' 31.22065
Beard Prep: Face wash
Razor: Vintage Kaufmann
Strop: Dovo
Brush: Kent
Soap: Palmolive Stick
Astringent: Alum Block
AS: Diesel Fuel for Life
Result: Bit Rough
Conclusion: Palmolive cream rules, the Shave Stick sucks for me
BAD rash/burn on neck, TBH I was dead beat and rarely shave in the morning, but I did today and it shows
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Prep: As usual, a hot shower followed by Proraso Post shave cream
Soap: MWF. This stuff rocks....creamy, lathers very quickly, moisturizes and the blade just glides over it.
Brush: Omega badger
Razor: Wacker-Jungmeister 7/8 spanish point.
AS: After the Thayers...Old Spice....I am thinking of acquiring Spanish Floid. Anyone cares to give a quick review?
Results: BBS...small nick in the chin.
Plisson 12 EW :: TI 7/8 Historic :: Douro SC :: Harris Bay Rum :: Douro ASB :: Douro EDT
Attachment 32129
Location: 40°50'37.52"N - 73°56'15.33"W
Razor: Filarmonica 14 Sub Cero
Brush: Semogue 2000
Soap: Prairie Creations Aloe Essential Oil Blend
Astringent: alum+thayers
AS: ogallala bay rum splash
Result: BBS
The soap worked great, but I know I can do better with it. Skin feels great. I'm pretty sure this is a stainless steel blade. Doesn't stain one bit.
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