There you go...rub it in :D.
That is some nice razor with nice scales Chris.:tu
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Pre-Shave: Stephan's Smooth Conditioning Shaving Creme Razor: 5/8" Full Hollow Respecto #77, Round Point Brush: 24mm Shavemac Silvertip Überlather: CarrieM Bay Rum creme + Mama Bear's Musculine Musk soap + squirt of glycerin Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel Post-Shave: Trumper's Sandalwood Skin Food, Trumper's Moisturizer ASB: Trufitt & Hill Trafalgar Result: This morning, I pulled out my go-to Respecto blade and my Shavemac brush. I had refreshed the edge on my Naniwa 12K over the weekend and it popped hair like pop corn kennel in a hot frying pan. The combination of CarrieM creme and Mama Bear soap gave me the überlather that have been so accustomed to, i.e., fabulous slip, moist, and thick cushion. One more very comfortable, smooth shave for the record.
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Have a Fantastic Wednesday guys :tu
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CV Heljestrand MK No. 31
Rudy Vey Custom
Al Raz Agua de Florida Bomb
Ogallala Bay Rum
L'Occitane CADE Balm
I've done worse but I could've done better.
- Bic Sensitive
- Proraso Shaving Foam
- Alcolado Glacial
- GFT Spanish Leather EdC
Decided to give the grelot a little TLC and put it on my hones.
30 laps on a 6000 grit stone with light slurry and then another 25 with just water.
Then put it on my coti with a heavy slurry and every 10 laps would add a finger of water diluting the slurry until just water. Washed the blade and stone and then another 20 passes. Strop and shave and great results!
Also its day three and still irritation free, so far my experiment of shaving every day is working out.
Two passes again with and against the grain, leaving a great smooth shave.
Strop: 3" Latigo 60 canvas 130 leather
RAzor: 6/8 Grelot
Brush: Omega 05
Soap: DR Harris Lavender
Aftershave: Very Sexy For Him
Cold water rinse stropped the blade 25/50 and put it away to dry.
Today made me happy, successful honing session and great shave. This calls for some loud music while singing along and dancing in my undies!
SOTD Wednesday July 28, 2010
Razor: 5/8 Slack & Grinold Bath Works Sheffield 1/4 Hollow French Point
Shaving Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street St. James Collection
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Medium Badger
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave: Christian Dior DUNE Pour Homme ASL
Another BBS shave this morning! It seems that every morning I have been getting exceptionally close and comfortable shaves. I think this is partly because I have been concentrating very closely on the tactile aspects of the shave during my observations I have been conducting. I think we tend to loose the passion that we first had when coming to wet shaving after a while and it becomes routine. This is unfortunate because, probably one of the reasons we became involved with wet shaving is to slow down and enjoy this daily manly ritual and enjoy all the aspects of it. My observations this past week has been to discover exactly what cushion and glide was, what does it feel like and which soaps and cream has it or not. I started with the basic soaps and some better soaps then went to the basic shave creams then to the more premium creams. This has been an enlightening experience. I felt a noticeable increase in what I had determined to be cushion when I progressed into the creams from the soaps. This morning I have advanced into the premium shaving creams with high expectations that they would provide a much higher performance in the cushion and glide factors. Although my expectations were very high, I was not disappointed. The TOBS St. James SC has shown me precisely what cushion and glide is and what it feels like. This cream is definitely worthy of the premium price that it demands. It is purely a treat to use and the cushion is unmistakeably the best I have experienced in all of these observations so far. Glide was exceptionally good as well. The TOBS lathered instantly with very fine bubbled dense lather that stayed moist throughout the entire three pass shave. The scent of the St. James Collection was very rich and pleasant. This is truly an exceptional SC that I would recommend having and using on one of those days when you need something special to re-inspire your passion of wet shaving. :tu
Bruce...Amen to that :tu. I couldn't have said it better myself. For me, every aspect of the shave (especially the beard perp and lathering) puts me in the Zen zone. I love that "me" time...it's like being transported to a different time/place. That's why I take ~30-40 minutes to shave (3-4 passes...mostly 3). Most of that time, I found, goes towards prepping my beard.
Today's shave: Williams and Proraso soap mixed for uberlather, on my face straight out of the shower. The razor is my Imperial No.1 I picked up this weekend and to top it all off Proraso balm. 0 irritation, 0 nicks. Loving the Rolls more and more, I just cant wait to get my Shaptons so I can give it a few laps on the 16k to see if it makes the shave even more pleasurable.
Excuse the terrible cellphone picture.
I agree Robert, the beard prep, (I do the hot towel for 3 minutes to soften the beard procedure) and all the ancillary aspects of shaving are all part of the pampering and relaxing experience that makes the shave so enjoyable. I was so into it this morning that I had applied the lather for a fourth pass (I usually do 2 lather passes and a water only pass) before I realized that I didn't have anything there to shave! LOL
Wednesday 7/28/10
Eskiltuna 4/8
Semogue 830
MWF ss
Thayers Cucumber WH w/ aloe
Anherb a/s conditioner
Chevignon Edt
A midafternoon shave with some Swedish steel...a fine shave with the MWF and only a tiny mishap under the nose...(I must concentrate!!!) :-)
No date code Super Speed
Shark Super Stainless (1)
Mama Bear's Marauders Citrus
Vulfix Super Badger
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Guerlain Vetiver EdT
Parker Straight
Israeli Crystal Blue Blade
Every Ready Vintage Boar Brush
MWF Soap
Alum Block
The Shave Den Iced Peppermint AS Splash
Lab Series AS Balm
-First time I've gotten BBS from a straight-except for my neck.
I payed with a few weepers and a creeper (bigger than a weeper but
smaller than a cut). All of the different grips and angles going ATG felt
like I was playing Twister on my face. Still learning and loving it.
6/8 Bengall
TGN Silvertip
Proraso SC
Barbasol Pacific Rush AS
C&S Cuba
Decided to take a break from my soap/cream evaluations and luxuriate in a nice shave with a superlather.
Prep: Warm shower--followed by Robeson bay rum beard prep method
Brush: Rooney 3-2 Ebony “Super Badger”
SS/SC: MWF + Ingram = Superlather
Strop: VB Red Latigo--55 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 5/8 Dovo “Black Star”
Astringent: Thayer’s Original Witch Hazel
ASB: Zirh “Soothe”
AS: McLas (Mentholated) Bay Rum
Result: Cool and refreshing shave…
Our Chief razor (I really have to rotate razors soon!)
Illinois #827 strop
Speick shave cream
Pure Badger Brush
DB Scuttle
Witch Hazel
Speick aftershave balm
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Ahhhhhh!!!!!! BBS. Im lovein it!!
Vestavia brush
TOBS Lemon & lime
Tony Miller strop
The 2nd razor i have honed and shaved with
Englswerk
Nice pic and shave Bruce!
Wednesday after midnight shave;
Charlie Lewis Frameback
Sabini Special Finest style one prototype
MWF/Carrie's First Frost
Pinaud Bay Rum
Good morning!
today:
soap: Speick
brush: Muehle
razor: Charlex
ASB: Florena
Have a nice day, Gents!
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Pre: Hot Shower w/ Conditioner
Strop: Kanayama (40/60)
Lather: Tabac + CarrieM BRV
Brush: Vulfix Silvertip
Razor: Heljestrand
Astringent: Thayers Lavendar Witchhazel
ASB: Nivea Sensitive
EdT: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet
Result: Neck was not the smoothest, but everywhere else was BBS perfection...
I hope you all have days that are as nice as mine has started out!
Simfix Grosvenor Superbadger : Gillette HD Rocket+ Gillette Bleue : Lavanda SC
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Great photo du212, I love it.
7/8 Joseph Smith & Sons
Speick
Kent B&B LE 2009
Booster Polar Ice
AdP Colonia
Razor: GENCO Easy Aces (fresh Coticule edge)
Brush: Shavemac custom 23mm in Pure
Lather: L'Occitane CADE soap + cream (superlather)
Pre-Shave: Hot shower + Baking Soda + Stephan's Smooth Conditioning Shaving Creme Razor: 6/8" Full Hollow C.V. Heljestrand "Royal Kindal", Round Point Brush: 23mm Shavemac Silvertip Überlather: CarrieM Bay Rum creme + Mama Bear Almond soap + squirt of glycerin Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel Post-Shave: NancyBoy Replenishing AS, Trumper's Moisturizer Cologne: Penhaligon Opus 1870 Result: I had a nice, Zen-like shave this morning :y. The ~8-10 minute pre-shave perp was especially enjoyable with first applying a thick slurry of glycerin/baking soda to my beard for 3 minutes, followed by 3 minutes of Stephan's shave creme. While waiting for 3 minutes :w, I whipped up THE überlather using my Shavemac and a concoction which consisted of a mix between CarrieM's Bay Rum creme, Mama Bear Almond soap and glycerin. This combination provides me with some of the best yet lasting slip, moist and cushion factors I have experienced...In subsequent weeks and months, I do look forward to test different combinations of cremes and soaps to see which BEST delivers the ultimate überlather. The überlather was kept warm in a bowl that fits perfectly in my Sunbeam hot pot express filled with water. After rinsing the Stephan's shave creme from my face, I worked the warm überlather into my pre-prepped beard for a good 2 minutes...Man, what a feeling!!! The shave itself was nothing short of Fantastic!!! I stropped my Heljestrand Royal Kindal (40 linen/60 leather) and re-lathered my beard. The blade had absolutely no problem cutting through yesterday's growth. It was particularly nice to watch the blade reveal fresh skin in its wake as the edge slowly mowed its way through that thick, white, slippery cushion which covers the invisible beard below. 3 passes (WTG, XTG & ATG) and 20 minutes later, my face was feeling fresh and BBS. A warm water followed by a cold water rinse removed the remainder of the creme, revealing nothing but fresh, BBS skin.
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Have a great Thursday guys :tu
excellent razor!
I like it!
Thursday, 7.29.10
Aura Glow as a Pre Shave Oil
MEM w/Olive Oil SC
Kent B&B LE 2009
Bowdin's Wedge
Tony Miller Artisan strop 40 Linen/75 Leather
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea AS Balm
Osage Rub AS
Not a hair has survived the Wedge/MEM assault.... All is quiet on the Western Front.
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Gillette Red Tip plus Super Iridium Blade
JMFrasur
Booster Iced Lime
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Time: 11:00pm
Preshave: Taylors of Old Bond Street Chamomile pre-shave gel
Brush: Fuller Black with Marbled Butterscotch 22mm knot
Shaving Soap: Castle Forbes Lime
Razor: Scheon Berg 776 in Butterscotch (Super sweet shaver with very stiff singing ?Swedish? steel)
Aftershave: Proraso
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Nice Japanese razor. My dealer offers some of this blades in this time.
But 4 weeks ago I bought already a Diamond and all this blades arn't cheap.
Thanks for sharing!