Thread: Sun January 9th - Sat January 15th

PREP:Fifteen minutes sauna and a cold shower
BRUSH: Frank shaving silvertip
SOAP: Crabtree & Evelyn-Sandalwood
STROP: Rolfhorsehide
RAZOR: Wacker Jungmeister 15/16
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG
COLOGNE:Givenchy Play

Originally Posted by eTom

Good morning friends,razor: Thiers Issard

Beautiful Razor Tom!!!!!

Originally Posted by Mikael

Razor: Boker

Bokers are so nice! I have never tried Penhaligan. Is it worth the extra cost?

Originally Posted by nightbreed

Razor : Alex Jaques 8/8+

I hate you! Just kidding. Simply amazing!

Originally Posted by baldy

No pics from me tonight, I was test shaving 3 different razors. My honing passed the test well, I'll have something nice to show you tomorrow night.
Grant

Oh cant wait! Always a pleasure to see what you have done. Your work is Top Notch!

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

No shave today, just a first wearing of a new vintage scent:

Your such a tease!

Prep: Hot shower
Strop: SRD PIV 50 leather
Scuttle: SRD
Brush: Custom in Crimson Swirl
Cream: Bay & Vetiver Bomb
Razor: Clauss Spike point
AS: Ogallala Bayrum & Sandalwood
EDT: Guerlain Vetiver


Result: A fantastic shave this morning. 2 passes wiped away 2 days growth and I am feeling amazingly blessed. I'm headed to the office todayExcellent pics and gear this week everyone! Enjoy your day gentlemen!
Glenn

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Bokers are so nice! I have never tried Penhaligan. Is it worth the extra cost?

They sure are! Well, no but it´s still a very nice soap, I like it and maybe I´ll buy another one when it´s finnished. I gives the best protection of the hard soaps I´ve tried (cushion effect is very good), but I also think that the Bomb gives as good cushion effect (thanks Bill, for the samples). The scent is special and if you like that, it´s another + factor. If it was a little slicker/more slippery I would have said "yes, it´s worth it". Only _my_ thoughts though, some people swear by the stuff.

Originally Posted by eTom

now we have flood in Saxony. No more snow- only a lot of water.
razor: Thiers Issard

Nice razor Tom...be careful with the floods. You should move to California...we are having a beautiful, sunny day here (60ºF currently adn anticipated high will be 85ºF)

Originally Posted by Mikael

Razor: Boker
And this blade rocks, stunning how close you can get with it!

Mikael,
One can never go wrong a with a Boker

Originally Posted by nightbreed

Razor : Alex Jaques 8/8+
Brush : 28mm H.L.Thäter

Amund,
Beautiful blade and nice "Monster" brush.

Originally Posted by baldy

No pics from me tonight, I was test shaving 3 different razors. My honing passed the test well, I'll have something nice to show you tomorrow night.
Grant

Looking forward to it Grant.

Originally Posted by kalerolf

RAZOR: Wacker Jungmeister 15/16

That is a gorgeous Wacker

Originally Posted by sharp

Razor: Clauss Spike point
Result: A fantastic shave this morning. 2 passes wiped away 2 days growth and I am feeling amazingly blessed. I'm headed to the office todayExcellent pics and gear this week everyone! Enjoy your day gentlemen!
Glenn

Welcome back home Glenn. Great shave maestro

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Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 22mm Vulfix Super Badger

Razor: 8/8" Dorko, Full Hollow, Round Point

Strop: 55/65 (Torolf linen/Premium IV leather)

Lather: Ogallala "Bay Rum" Shave Stick (Thank you Rene )

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

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Floïd Spanish Blue AS

Eau De Toilette: Floïd Spanish Blue EdT

Results: After an 8 mile run/hike, I was very much looking forward to this morning's shave. A couple of days ago, Rene surprised me by sending me an Ogallala Bay Rum shaving stick. Two things came to mind; (1) I never knew Bay Rum to smell sooooo good (I guess I've been smelling the wrong things ), and (2) I had never before used a shave stick (so this was my first experience with it). Using it was very interesting...didn't know what to expect. So, I put some Glycerin in the palm of my hands and mixed it with some water and rubbed it into my 2-day old whiskers (no shave yesterday) for ~30 seconds. Followed this by rubbing the stick all over my beard for a good 30 seconds and proceeded to make lather directly on my face using the Vulfix brush...90 seconds later, I was treated to some very nice and thick cushion...Go figure!! The Dorko (which parenthetically was purchased from Rene) was the blade of choice for this special day (niece's birthday). She delivered a wonderfully BBS, irritation free shave.

It's going to be another busy Saturday for us....Firstly, it's my niece's 8th birthday celebration party today [/COLOR] [COLOR=Black]and wife and I are off to pick up some 100+ cup cakes, a birthday cake, and mom & dad. Second, we have another celebration party at one of my wife's relatives' place tonight right after the first party (don't know what the occasion is...but, hey it's a party ).

Have a SPECTACULAR Saturday gentlemen. May not get the chance to comment 'til late tonight or tomorrow.

Excellent pictures everyone!

Le Jaguar Special No.707 | Semogue 2010 LE | Currier & Ives | Castle Forbes 1445

I'm overwhelmed by the photography in these posts. I will sheepishly add my own contribution. Very utilitarian.

Soap: Pachouli Swirl (Goats milk soap locally made)
Shave cream: Casell Massey unscented-dab added to soap
Brush: Made Rite-well used vintage
Razor: Jaques LeCoultre frameback

Nothing fancy. Just a shave.

Best wishes to all.

Beautiful pictures this week, thanks for sharing, friends.

@Robert:
The flood is no prob for us, we live at the top of a hill.
But definitely we will do a trip to Israel this year, not to CA.
We are still planning this trip for may or june and we'll stay in Israel 18-20 days.