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Might as well join in start the New Year right
Soap:T&H Grafton
Brush: Rooney
Razor: Frederick Reynolds " The celebrated hollow ground razor"
AS: Clubman
Nice relaxing evening shave
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S.O.T.D. 1-09-11 Sun p.m. shave.
PRE-SHAVE PREP: Hot shower, hot towel, pre-shave oil, Uber-lather face, hot towel again over the uber-lather, re-lather, shave.
STROP: Illinois 827, 40 passes linen, 50 passes leather.
PRE-SHAVE OIL: Castle-Forbes.
SHAVE SOAP: Crabbtree & Evelynn, Sandalwood.
SHAVE CREAM: Crabbtree & Evelynn, Sandalwood.
GLYCERIN OIL: 6 drops = Uber-lather.
SCUTTLE: George Town Pottery, color in homada
BRUSH: Caswell-Massey, pewter handle super silver tip 24 mm.
RAZOR: THIERS ISSARD "Celebration Siver Wing" #101.
POST SHAVE TREATMENT: Cold towel, cwr, astringent, asb, edt.
ASTRINGENT: Thayers Witch Hazel, original white label.
ASB: Crabbtree & Evelynn, Sandalwood.
EDT: Crabbtree & Evelynn, Sandalwood.
SHAVE BEVERAGE: Custard Nog, and ice water.
SHAVE SOUNDTRACK: BACH, The best of Bach.
RESULTS: Flawless, awesome, and relaxing BBS shave. The Thiers Issard french point Celebration is a superior straight razor, and shaver. It's just a pleasure too shave with.
Have a great shave everyone! p.s. I want too thank MVCRASH, and Bladerunner001, for the kind comments and compliments, from my last week S.O.T.D. post. Your posts, and shave pics are more than awesome, too say the least!
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Week of January 9 SOTD - Monday
Pre-Shave: Hot shower |
Brush: 22mm Vulfix Super Badger |
Razor: 7/8" Filarmonica Doble Temple #13, Full Hollow, Spike Point |
Strop: 55/70 (Torolf linen/Premium IV leather) |
Soap/Überlather: D.R. Harris "Lavender" Shave Creme + D.R. Harris "Lavender" Shave Soap + Glycerin |
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol) |
Moisturizer: D.R. Harris Aftershave Milk |
Cologne: D.R. Harris "Marlborough" EdC |
Results: What a fun weekend with the kids :y. After they left last night, it was time for a good shave this AM. And what better way for me to start this week to the tune of D.R Harris Lavender and the Filarmonica DT13? The amazingly rich and thick lather from this combo SC/SS was exactly what I needed to prep my rough, 2-day growth. I should have opted for the 2-band Simpson or Shavemac, but instead went for my vulfix...the backbone was virtually non-existent to take care of this wire mesh...but, spending a minute or so longer for the prep really did the trick. The softened beard was no match for the Filarmonica. She wiped it clean with zero hesitation and ruthless abandon. BBS and clean in 3 simple, effortless passes :y. D.R. Harris Milk with Marlborough EdC provided my skin with Grade A moisturizing feel. |
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Have a GREAT Monday gentlemen:tu.
I wanna shop where 'Gill shops!
Gill, Thanks!
You sure do come across some nice stuff. I will every now and then, but not the volume you do. 'Wish I could come across deals on cotis and escher/thurries now.