Thread: Sun May 01st - Sat May 07th

02.05.

-Simpsons Chubby2 Super Badger
-Castle Forbes lavander shaving cream
-Mastro Livi 6/8 Boxwood (Livi regrind)
-Proraso pre/dopo cream

MWF Hand Soap,
MWF SS,
New Forest 2203,
Dovo 5/8,
Alum Block,
James Bronnley EdT.



Took my time and enjoyed my shave today!

Oscar.

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Razor: Henckels Friodur 17

Strop: Ambrose Cordovan (25/60)

Brush: KimSon silvertip, buffalo horn

Lather: Da Bomb, Al's shaving cream, "Palermo" ....(thanks my friend)

AS: Al's shaving cream, "Palermo" ASB

EdT: Floris Limes

Summary: Another great day, Da bomb is arrived to my home, and I really want to give it a try and know if my expectations are or not confirmed.....The scent is fresh, vegetal (green tea, eucaliptos, lime,...) ideal for the warmer summer in Spain. I'm surprised with the perfomance, only a little amount of cream and the brush start to make lather as a beast,.....few drops and it exploits on dense, creamy and nice lather...with this stuff I want to shave....The Henckels 17 is a good razor, it gives me a good BBS, but I cutted a little spot,...and this is the only negative point. The balm is thick, as a cream, not the best for my skin, but the scent is great and it's a good moisturizer.

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Picture:


There was some expectation on the brush corner ....

Originally Posted by nubskillz

I vote for a rescale of that Wacker also, don't worry about my opinion tho, I'm just pouring more fuel on the fire...

Yeah, yeah...You too, eh? I thought you would be on my side, LOL. I think you may be right though

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

I think I'm reconsidering. 12-steps cannot possibly cure what you've got!

I know...that's what I said too. I am way in too deep, LOL. I think I need a 120-step program. I'll retire by the time I am done.

Originally Posted by Maximilian

If everything fails there's always

And will this one help Max, LOL??

Originally Posted by DOOM

Didnt had the time to take pictures this morning but here it goes:
RAZOR: 7 /8" Better ManoNegra Flor de Lis
RESULT: Great shave but I was in morning rush so no time to relax while shaving and no pictures today...

Blasphemy!!! No relaxing while shaving?? That's sacrilege...Someone get a rope, LOL. Seriously though: Nice razor and shave Dominic

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Denial is the first sign of a problem! LOL

Haaaaaaaa, LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.

Originally Posted by Teiste

Martin de Candre SS/Vie Long 13710C brush/Edwin Jagger DE 87 with Voskhod/Weleda Lotion/Weleda Balsam

Stupendous products and a great shot Teiste.

Originally Posted by Batmang

Wacker Best Traditions 5/8
I decided to go with the new Wacker. a damn fine shave is the result.

Beautiful Wacker Nathan. I think I have (almost) the same one, but mine is the French Point, 7/8"+. They are great shavers

Originally Posted by poppy926

I thought I would post my first official shave in the shave of the day.
Results: BBS on the cheeks, closer on most of the neck than any other method, and very little burn from the clubman. Feeling of accomplishment. Priceless.

I am officially addicted. And as soon as I can make a WTG pass in under 15 minutes it will be daily

Welcome to the fold Poppy. Great to have you here. Keep at it...it only gets better. Congratulations on your great first official straight shave.

Originally Posted by KING2011

-Simpsons Chubby2 Super Badger
-Castle Forbes lavander shaving cream
-Mastro Livi 6/8 Boxwood (Livi regrind)

Excellent brush, fabulous creme, and awesome razor. Well done.

Originally Posted by oscarbowman

Took my time and enjoyed my shave today!

Fantastic Oscar. 90% of this sport is enjoyment and zen. IMHO, all the song and dance and rituals that we go through (and which comprise 90% of the expense in shaving) is in an effort to maximize the enjoyment/zen.

Originally Posted by du212

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Razor: Henckels Friodur 17
Lather: Da Bomb, Al's shaving cream, "Palermo" ....(thanks my friend)
Summary: Another great day, Da bomb is arrived to my home. The Henckels 17 is a good razor, it gives me a good BBS, but I cutted a little spot.

CONGRATULATIONS José,
You are officially terrorized by the Bomb (hopefully this won't put homeland security on alert, LOL). Great stuff. I know this stuff is hard to come by in Spain. And of course, you had to pull out your #17 to show off, LOL Sorry about the cut though.

I love the Brushes and how they're competing for attention. Nice story...and nice collection

Prep: Hot shower - followed by Lucky Tiger Molle’ brushless shave cream
SC: Irisch Moos
Brush: Vie-Long 16915 “Silvertip Badger”
Razor: EJ “Chatsworth” w/ Gillette 7 O’clock blade
Astringent: Dickinson’s Witch Hazel
ASB: GFT Coral Skin Food
AS: Irisch Moos
Result: Well done…

I woke very early this morning with my Blackberry going bezerk. As one can imagine, it was a busy intelligence day. I drove 90 miles to work did 12 hours of training and came home to a nice hot shower.

Today's shave:
Warm oil
Dirty Bird Scuttle
New Forest badger
Acca Kappa shave cream
Dubl Duck full hollow
SRD P1, 40 felt, 60 leather
AOS Aluminum
Clubman Bay Rum
Vaseline for men.

I think the Daily News said it all

Semogue 1305 | L'Occitane Cade | Goodfella/Feather | Thayer's Rose Petal WH | Cade Balm | Trussardi Inside

DOVO Bismarck 6/8 spike point|CarrieM's Sage & Citrus Soap & Cream| shavemac Best Badger|Guerlain Homme cologne




I didn't get a chance to post this shave yesterday. It was the anniversary of my first straight shave. I'm SO glad I discovered straights and SRP! Special thanks to Lynn and Obie for their guidance. I'm honored to have so many new friends through SRP!

This Bismarck was the first straight razor with which I shaved. Although I still respect her (and her spike point) I wasn't nearly as intimidated by her yesterday morning as I was a year ago Awesome relaxing BBS shave!

Have I mentioned that CarrieM's Sage & Citrus is one of my favorite scents? It's a great compliment to the Guerlain as it has a light citrus scent too. If you've not tried Citrus & Sage, you're missing out!

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

David,
Congrats on your virgin voyage with MWF. It truly is an amazing soap (as long as you're not allergic to it). I am sure that your future shaves with this soap (and other gear you mentioned) will be just as wonderful, if not better. Well done.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

David
That's (literally) a Vision-ary shave. Well done.

Thank you Robert for your kind words. I generally hate big razors, but the Futur was so well balanced that there was no distraction from the size. So, I took a chance on the Vision and so far I'm very impressed. Totally balanced, the weight never becomes an issue, I generally never get BBS when trying a new razor, but this thing is an exception. Two shaves into it and I'm gushing over it. A TTO that can be uber-aggressive or uber-gentle, so far I'm sold. But it's back to the straights tomorrow and I shall revisit it soon enough, to re-evaluate my opinion. And the MWF was awesome, It really performs well, if not better than my beloved Arko,Wow is all I can say. I'll try tomorrow with a softer brush and see if it still lathers so easily. But with a firm horsehair brush the lather was stellar, I found this one of the easiest soaps to lather that I've used so far.
AS always you pictures in SOTD are inspiring. Peace and have a wonderful evening.

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Thank you it was fun. I am most happy that Jeff did not feel the need to bring a side arm!

This really gave me a good laugh Rene, Thanks!

Originally Posted by du212

Hi Glenn, today's pic is a piece of beauty. This good idea of composition and focus, is worthy to copy , sorry I'm not such as original or artistic as you....genius create people copy....

Wow Jose, Thank you so much! I must say that I am inspired by your photography skills each and every day. Keep up the great work my friend!

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Glenn,
Beautiful Wosty. I love my Pipe too...and I don't even smoke, LOL

Thanks Robert. I meant to comment yesterday regarding the slurry dilution to plain water. I agree this is the way to go. I have this idea in my head that says I want to try the shave at points where I'm switching it up so I can compare the feel. One of these days, I'm going to actually do this in the middle of a shave (Do 1 side of the face, hone, do the other side, hone, etc).

Greg (Linacman) Congrats on the 1 year anniversary my friend. I'm looking forward to seeing you at the Mid-MO meetup again!

Glenn