Thread: 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

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! 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!

Originally Posted by nightbreed

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



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

Amund,

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

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

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

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

Great pics gentlemen!

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

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!!!

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Have a GREAT Monday gentlemen.

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.

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

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

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

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

Sachin

Cobra Classic / Cella / Simpson Chubby 2 / Tabac

Originally Posted by alabamalawyer

Cobra Classic / Cella / Simpson Chubby 2 / Tabac

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