Wow! Some really nice razors showing up today! :)
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Wow! Some really nice razors showing up today! :)
No pictures, but this morning's shave was international in nature and superb.
Rooney Finest
Domenico Caraceni 1913
Iwasaki Tamahagane #2 Kamisori
Floid Blue
I feel good. May have to have a Cubano later :)
No SOTD photos this week as my wife is visiting family and took the camera with her.
- Dovo Ebony 5/8 (stainless)
- Fuller brush reknotted with 22 mm Finest from TGN
- D.R. Harris Rose Shaving Cream
- Skin Bracer Aftershave
Tabac * Edwin Jagger Synthetic * 5/8 Boker Edelweiss * Thayer's Witch Hazel * Nivea Sensitve
Best Shave yet!
Monday morning:
shaving cream: Florena
brush: Muehle
razor: Buddel
ASB: Florena
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Hot Shower
Wade and Butcher Wedge
Omega Boar
Palmolive Shavestick
Aqua Velva Classic
Davidoff Cool Water
Some pretty extensive hone time spent on this razor as well. Rendered a really good 3 pass shave today.
Pre: Hot Shower w/ Conditioner
Hone: Swaty/CrOx on back of Filly/50 Filly
Strop: Kanayama (40/75)
Lather: Prorasso White + CarrieM Bourbon Vanilla + 5 drops Glycerin
Brush: Vulfix
Razor: 5/8 Round Tip Sheffield Hollow Ground with worked back
ASB: Nivea Sensitive
SF: Trumpers Limes
EdT: Green Irish Tweed
Result: BBS w/ zero nicks. It pays to keep repeating JimmyHAD's advice of light touch!
Pre: Hot shower
Brush: Busmar
Razor: John Nesbitt 13/16
Cream: Vulfix English Rose
Post: Proraso
AS: English Leather
Strop: Neil Miller linnen/buffallo 30/50
Result: Very nice
Two passes + some touch ups = very clean. I went English today, only Proraso wasn´t.
Merkur Bakelite/Red Personna
VDH SS
Omega Boar
Spanish Floid AS
BBS
Sunday:
W&B Wedge with Max Abalone Scales
SCS Rose EO Shave Soap
Pinaud Bay Rum
SCS Rose EO Balm
Monday:
Merkur HD Open Comb
Super Iridium
SCS Rose EO Shave Soap
Booster's Iced Limes Aftershave
SCS Rose EO Balm
Those abalone scales are gorgeous if you look at them in good light. Wow!