Sun January 16th - Sat January 23rd

Razor: Heljestrand No. 4 (Courtesy of Mikael)
Strop: (Kanayama (leather only - fresh off Oozuku Suita)
SS: Creed GIT
Brush: Semogue 2010 LE
Astringent: Thayers Rose
ASB: CarrieM
EdT: L.T. Piver Vetiver

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This razor recently came to me out of the generosity of my friend here, Mikael. It was a complete surprise in many respects: (1) because I neither asked for nor expected to receive it and (2) it honed up so easily!

The shave itself was a very nice one. Today was my first go with the Creed Shave Soap. It has the most wonderful aroma of any SS I've tried - a dead ringer for its namesake. The lather was slick, but not as thick as I'd like (first run and all) but left my face very moisturized. The razor was everything I could have hoped for. The Swedish steel took a very keen edge yet was butter smooth as it wiped away 2+ days of growth. I was left BBS in two passes! :rock: The topper of it all was the fresh, green scent of Piver's Vetiver; it played the perfect compliment to the GIT soap and has me ready to tackle the day!

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Originally Posted by nightbreed

Hart Steel/Simpson H4/Palmolive/Thayers/L.T.Piver Vetiver



"I Just Love The Smell Of Vetiver In The Morning"

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Amund,

The Piver is great juice for the money. Such a nice, green vetiver scent. Good choice!

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Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Excellent Monroe. Is "White Badger" the same as Silvertip?

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Robert,

That's difficult to say. Brush makers tend to have their own categories of grading the hair used in the manufacture of their brushes.

I have seen what appear to be the same Vie-Long brush on different vendors' websites advertised as white badger on one and silvertip on the other. One vendor alleges that the Vie-Long white badger is comparable to the European white badger used by Plisson in their brushes, which is pretty high quality.

If there is a difference in the type of badger hair or the quality, I can't tell the difference. I'm so impressed with the one Vie-Long that I own, that I'm seriously thinking of getting another Vie-Long at some point. In fact, there is a sale on some Vie-Long brushes at one vendor right now. Shoot me a pm and I'll provide you with the url.

Razor: 7/8 Joseph Elliot "Fine India Steel"
Soap / Cream: AoS Lemon / Speick
Brush: B&B Essential
Aftershave: RazoRock Alum / Thayers / Booster Polar Ice
Cologne: Rive Gauche Pour Homme

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Great pics gentlemen! :tu

Shaving shack Onyx Superbadger : Veiga 7/8 : T&H shaving oil : Lavanda SC : Eau d'Émeraude : Lavanda EdT

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Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 26mm Simpson "Chubby #2", 3-band Super Badger

Razor: 7/8" Solingen Stainless, 1/4 Hollow, Round Point

Strop: 60/75 (Torolf linen/Premium IV leather)

Überlather: Acca Kappa "1869" Shave Creme + Acca Kappa "1869" Shave Soap + Glycerin

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

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Blue

Cologne: Acca Kappa "1869" EdC

Results: An excellent shave for this beautiful Monday morning. The Solingnen Stainless delivered a lovely and smooth shave. It took a few tries, but I believe that I have finally dialed-in the honing regimen for this blade (from last time...no touch up needed, just stropping). She still kept her wonderfully sharp edge from last time I honed her. And the Acca Kappa SC/SS combo provided my skin with the wonderfully thick and moist lather that I have come to expect from my cremes/soaps. A spectacular and irritation free shave:tu!!!

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Have a GREAT Monday gentlemen:tu.

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Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Beautiful Sachin...NB is yet another soap that doesn't get a lot of play around here (don't know why). I have seen Jeff (aka MVcrash) post about it and I use once in a blue moon. It truly is a marvelous creme.

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Thanks, Robert. +1 on NB being a marvelous SC. I am slightly biased towards the replenishing though, love cucumbers.

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Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Brush: 26mm Simpson "Chubby #2", 3-band Super Badger
Razor: 7/8" Solingen Stainless, 1/4 Hollow, Round Point

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Beautiful pic, Robert. How would you rate the Chubby 2 vs. your Thäter?

Sachin

Cobra Classic / Cella / Simpson Chubby 2 / Tabac

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Originally Posted by alabamalawyer

Cobra Classic / Cella / Simpson Chubby 2 / Tabac

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Chris, always a pleasure to see you amongst the living. :beer2: