Thread: Sun December 5th - Sat December 11th

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Beautiful Helje Mikael . And nice prototype brush from Fido

Thank you Robert! Yeah, it was a prototype he tested and rejected, becuase it didn´t add anything preformance wise and I agree, even though I think it´s a very nice face lathering brush.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Nice shot Bill and beautiful Wosty

Thanks, Robert!

Location: 32°28′05″N 93°55′16″W
Music: Gerry Rafferty
Prep: Nice long, hot shower
Preshave: Castle Forbes – The Pre-shave
Strop: Illinois #206
Scuttle: 1.5 Dirty Bird Scuttle
Soap: Castle Forbes – Lime Essential Oil Cream
Brush: New Forest High Mountain 2221
Razor: Wade & Butcher Hollow Ground
Balm: Castle Forbes – Lime Essential Oil Balm
After Shave: Dunhill – Cologne for Men
Result: Two passes + touch up = BBS face. I got my New Forest High Mountain 2221 courtesy of Peter; AWESOME brush, check out the bloom. I also got my rescaled Wade & Butcher from Max; beautiful work that equals the beauty of the blade and it’s shaving ability. All in all this was a wonderful shave and a great start to the day.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Fonti,
Fabulous shot and blade. They are amazing shavers despite their size.
PS: I love that brass (?) kettle

Thanks Robert!
PS:
This not brass, this is an original Japanese castiron teapot.

Cheers
fonti

Razor: 6/8 Japanese Kamisori
Brush: AOS Badger Brush
Cream: Proraso
Aftershave: Proraso
Scuttle: SRD Midnight Black



First shave with my new Kamisori - very nice shave, very intuitive. I don't know if these razors are designed for lefties, but there's a little divot cut into the handle that fits my thumb very well and works on the left hand but not the right. That's cool, though, because all of us smart good looken' people are lefties. It was like shaving butter on my face.

Very enjoyable.

Originally Posted by danbrew

Razor: 6/8 Japanese Kamisori
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I really like the IWASAKI! Amazing razors!

Cheers
fonti

Tuesday, 12.7.10

Aura Glow
Cella Shave Soap (cream?)
New Forest #2201 Superior Badger
Genco Master Barber Spike
SRD Premium I Strop .. 30 Linen/60 Leather
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea AS Balm
Pashana AS

One can spend alot of money on a straight razor and still get a shave no better than a Genco can consistently deliver... Sometimes I forget just how good this little Master Barber is..
Pashana AS captured my imagination about a year ago, and I waited all this time to try it. It arrived yesterday with some other goodies, and now I'm sorry I waited so long, but alas, it's the story of my life... A day late, and a dollar short..

The sexy little librarian watches over it all...

Great photos and shaves this week, gents!

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Razor: 7/8" Novelty 1879, 1/4 Hollow, Spike Point

Brush: 22mm Vulfix Super Badger

Überlather: Al Raz Custom Shave creme

Astringent: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)

Moisturizer: Dr. Hauschka's Rose Day Creme

Cologne: Penhaligon Quercus

Result: TERRRRRRRR-IFIC !!!! What a shave today. The scent of Al Raz' custom bomb was amazing. And the lather out of this world. I don't get this blade though ...the more she gets used, the sharper she seems to get (without stones). She doesn't "lose her edge" so to speak. Unreal...maybe this thing is not a carbon/steel blade after all...perhaps she is made up of some "smart" nanomaterial (e.g., next generation carbon nanotube) of the future with a self sharpening edge. Regardless, I was BBS in 3 passes, felling refreshed and rejuvenated. Ahhhhhh...Some Dr. Hauschka to help rebuild skin cells (the 0.5 mls of cells that we lose every time we shave ) and heal the skin and some Penhaligon for scent and I am ready for this Tuesday.

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Have a fabulous Tuesday guys.

Originally Posted by orretfisker

Brush: New Forest High Mountain 2221
Razor: Wade & Butcher Hollow Ground
Result: Two passes + touch up = BBS face. I got my New Forest High Mountain 2221 courtesy of Peter; AWESOME brush, check out the bloom. I also got my rescaled Wade & Butcher from Max; beautiful work that equals the beauty of the blade and it’s shaving ability. All in all this was a wonderful shave and a great start to the day.

Fabulous experience . Enjoy the brush.

Originally Posted by fonthunter

Thanks Robert!
PS:
This not brass, this is an original Japanese castiron teapot.

Cheers
fonti

Thanks Fonti. Hard to tell from the picture. Very nice indeed.

Originally Posted by danbrew

Razor: 6/8 Japanese Kamisori

First shave with my new Kamisori - very nice shave, very intuitive. I don't know if these razors are designed for lefties, but there's a little divot cut into the handle that fits my thumb very well and works on the left hand but not the right. That's cool, though, because all of us smart good looken' people are lefties. It was like shaving butter on my face.

Very enjoyable.

Hey Dan,
beautiful blade ...was this the Iwasaki that JimR is selling?

Originally Posted by BlacknTan

Tuesday, 12.7.10
Genco Master Barber Spike

One can spend alot of money on a straight razor and still get a shave no better than a Genco can consistently deliver... Sometimes I forget just how good this little Master Barber is..

The sexy little librarian watches over it all...

Ain't that the truth? Gencos are lovely shavers. Great edge

And the Librarian...very sexy indeed

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Hey Dan,
beautiful blade ...was this the Iwasaki that JimR is selling?

I bought it from Martin at rasurpur.de - RasurPur Online Store - The finest tools for a perfect shave

Very nice.