Thread: Sun May 08th - Sat May 14th

Another travel-brush test
soap: Calani
brush: Muehle (new synthetic fibres)
razor: Wostenholm
AS: Old Spice



Have a nice day.

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: New Forest Tubby2
SOAP/CREAM: Mama Bear's Caribbean Glycerin Shave Soap
SCUTTLE: Georgetown Pottery Scuttle
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #30000
RAZOR: Carl Friedrich ERN "ATOR" (Restored and re-scaled by Maximilian)
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG
AS: Alt-Innsbruck
RESULT: ...excellent



Have a great shave everyone!

Good morning folks.

Speedway : Wilkinson : Semogue : Bottega Verde : Floid : Hermes



- Razor used is the second from left, with the long thin handle. Got it from a TSR fellow member last week, along with the yellow gold New and a couple of other OCs. Better get a rack or keep the razors in the box I have and select one every 3 shaves or so, I reckon. If I leave them over here they'll be getting humidity and nothing more.
- Was careful during shaving, did not shave y'day, cleansed face and applied moisturizer last night, used my 'ultra-safe' Bottega soap today and still got irritation. I really do not understand this.
- The Floid balsamo may give me skin reaction, will have to test again. The Vigoroso after shave is for sure stronger than the Suave, which I think I prefer.

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' Custom: Chess King w/ 26mm silver tip badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Ye Olde Barbershoppe
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: E. A. Berg - Berg's Special / Shark
ASB: Caswell-Massey No. Six
soundtrack: Tom Petty - Zombie Zoo

Great shave.

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: Thäter 25mm Silvertip

Razor: Tim Zovada Custom, 5/8 Damascus steel. Head Razor this week is the Feather all-stainless with Gillette 7 O'clock yellow packs.

Honing Regimen: Shoubudani light Asagi, full Nagura, finished on water.

Strop: C-mon Vel-Edge, Cordovan Shell

Soap/Cream: Straightrazordesigns Bulgarian Rose

Astringent: Thayer's Medicated SuperHazel

After shave Balm: Truefitt&Hill Classic ASB

EdT: Paco Rabanne, 1 Million

Results: A very fine shave. I will give this razor a couple more Tomo-Nagura runs on the Shoubudani. For a first attempt it was more than acceptable!

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Enjoy your day Friends!!

Originally Posted by LinacMan

Love the brush Mikael! Where did you get it if you don't mind me asking?

Greg

Thank you, it´s a great brush. It was made by a guy who doesn´t dothis for a living, he just likes to do things (brushes and pencils) like this to relax. He´s from England and he has good relations with Simpsons, even though he´s not in the trade.

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Hey Mikael, your timing is fabulous, I saw that soap for sale last night and was wondering what it was like. So how's it treating you?

It´s great, really. Very silky and protective/good for the skin, I think. It doesn´t get extremly cushion/volume, like for example Al´s creams, but I still think it´s worth it. PM me and I´ll see if I can get you a discount (they´ve got one for a short period of time right now).

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Henk 21 mm silvertip
Razor: Calfa, made in Japan
Cream: Fitjar Neroli
AS: Prada
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very clean
Love the scent of this cream, some vetier I think and I liked that, even though I haven´t before. The only thing was that I made it to thin, watery almost I thought I had it under controll, but it seemed to turn very fast (most likely mine fault, somehow ).

Prep: Hot Shower and Baby Oil Gel
Razor: 5/8" Frederick Reynolds (Mini-Humpback)
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
AS: Dickinsons Witch Hazel
Finish: Manantiales de La Toja
Result: Great three pass shave! Ever have one of those days when you'd rather take a kick to the man tackle than go to work? Yeah, that!

Prep:Hot Shower
Brush: TGN 20mm in Emerald Swirl
Strop:SRD Paddle
Soap: SRD Opus X
Razor: Dovo “Best Quality”
After shave: Nivia for men & Pinaud Clubman
EDT:Drakar Noir


Result: This Dovo is my most finicky razor. The blade has a slight warp to it on one side and this makes honing it a bit awkward. The steel is also incredibly hard so it takes more laps on the stones as well. I did 3 passes today and am left with irritation on the neck and not as smooth as I would like. I must say I still enjoyed the shave and I am certainly presentable.

Have a great Tuesday gentlemen!

Glenn

Brush: Simpsons Chubby 2 (2-Band)

Maxterpiece: Dovo 55

Strop: Kanayama

Soap/Cream: Cade Uberlather

After shave Balm: Cade w/ Vintage Habit Rouge

EdT: Lorenzo Villoresi Vetiver

Results: Ooo La La! The Dovo 55 was a razor I'd heard hyped quite a bit, and she lived up to her name. Max put beautiful scales and a wonderful edge on her! The Chubby whips up a glorious lather, and the blade just slid right through it! I'm having a great week and the shaves everyone is posting are INCREDIBLE! Thank you, gentlemen!