Thread: Sun October 10th - Sat October 16th

Originally Posted by mbeem

5/8 Berninghaus
5/8 D.C. & H. Co. "Clean Cut"
5/8 Simmons Hardware Co. "Bonanza"
Art of Shaving Lemon
Kent B&B LE 2009
"Old Spice" ASB
Old Spice EdC

Did a test shave today of a few razors I've received recently. Not the best shave I've had but it was acceptable. Today's shave showed me two things. 1, I still need to work on developing my honing skills more and 2, I'm getting there!

Great pics gentlemen!

I iterate what Bruce said: Beautiful blades Mark.

I love the deep etching on the "Clean Cut"...wowwww! Once you get that thing honed and 100% shave ready, there's no telling what that baby will do

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Took a ride up to Gentleman's Best yesterday with the wife, she likes looking at the fall foliage. Was surprised to find an Apple Harvest Festival. Although it made it a little difficult to park, we had a great drive and great morning/afternoon. we had breakfast at a small place down the street from the Gentleman's Best store and walked the festival. Had fresh Apple Cider and freshly made apple fritters.
As usual, Ray was a great host in the store. I never was able to get a good lather from soap so we talked about it for a while. I took home some Signature soap, a double sided leather strop I liked and some other goodies.

Shave today was great after a two day growth.

Hot shower with facial scrub.
Warm oil
Gentleman's Best Soap
Badger brush
Hannah made ceramic bowl
W&B Razor stropped on the SRD P1 and felt
AOS Aluminum
Gentleman's Best After Shave splash

I was finally able to get a great lather with the soap. I like the texture and will certainly add soaps to my daily routine.

Southington CT is a wonderful small little town that has been around since the Revolutionary War. Very hospitable folks.

Here is a pick of the Church Steeple in the center of town and my SOTD.

Hi Jeff,
You gotta love those little towns . They have charm and personality. Looks like you guys are having fun. Great SOTD

A fantastic shave on a late Sunday afternoon in the Nation's Capital.
Bengal 6/8 spike
Bulgarian Rose Otto from SRD
Face Lather from 28mm Silver tip
Roy Orbison on the Stereo and a Marlboro Light after.
Couldn't be better.

Received two very nice second row end zone tickets to the Colts-Chiefs matchup today. Nice game. Even better shave.

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Simpsons T2 “Super Badger”
SS/SC: Erasmic + Palmolive for Men “Classic”
Strop: No strop today…Razor shave ready
Razor: 5/8 C V Heljestrand “Elskituna”
Astringent: Thayer’s Original Witch Hazel
ASB: Nivea for Men"Extreme Comfort"
AS: Floid (Italian) “Blue’
Result: New razor…Same result…BBS all the way.

Originally Posted by Batmang

Sunday 10/10/10

A. Feist & Co. Luna Deluxe 5/8
Semogue 830
MWF ss
Thayers Cucumber WH w/ aloe
Woods of Windsor a/s
K D Creations a/s milk
Woods of Wndsor Edt

It was fun to get back to using a straight...a very good shave with the Lunawerk and the wool fat lather. I used a little more left hand to go ATG but still can feel stubble on my neck when I go against the grain. Slowly but surely...

A VERY artistic post today Batmang. I love it! Congratulations chief.

Sunday

Kropp 6/8, Vulfix 2235, Ingram Cream, Alum, Oldspice Whitewater.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Believe it or not Rene...Max and I talked quite a bit (even before the trip) and we have found that we share and have many personal traits (I ain't just talking straight shaving and all) in common. I am afraid that if we dig too deep, we may find out we are long lost brothers .

LOL! Can you see the resemblance in that picture. Definitaly pass as brothers.

Great pictures so far guys.

My shave today was in the AM but had to run off to work so I'm just now getting it up.

Prep:Hot shower, face scrub.
Strop:SRD modular paddle 50 linen, 100 P1 leather.
Brush:AOS fine badger brush.
Soap/Cream:AOS Sandalwood, SRD Sweet Patchouli.
Razor:Akers-Britton Co, stan-test. Looks to be a 3/8, tiny little thing.
AS:Old spice.
ASB:AOS Sandalwood.
EDT:AOS Sandalwood.
Results:Great shave, supper smooth. I little nick from losing track of the blade for a minute, stupid, I know.

The razor is one I just picked up over the weekend, I little bit of time sanding and polishing, honed it up, and wow, one of my best razors.

Preshave-Hot shower followed by Escential lotions & Oils Aftershave lotion
Razor-Genco "Expert"
Strop-SRD Red Latigo 40 web, 60 Leather
Brush-Em's place Slim line handle pure badger "greys" bristle brush
Scuttle-rbecker 13 "large"
Lather-Escential lotions and oils Himalaya shave soap with Escential Brushless shave cream + 5 drops glycerine (from gssixguns post).
Post Shave- Cold water rinse then Escential Aftershave lotion.
Results-Not perfect but one of my best so far