Thread: Sun May 29th - Sat June 4rd

@ Robert: thanks for your kind words earlier in the week, re the angle and approach to the skin with the straight you are correct; I'll work on it, despite only 6-7 full straight shaves so far I feel much more confident with it and -most important- I'm enjoying it very much. Great shots by the way, as usual...

@ rum: thanks, it's great to be joining the club.

A very good morning to you all.
June is here, birds are singing and the sun is shining.

Shave prep: Face wash
Brush: Old unbranded boar, a gift from my wife many years ago.
Soap: Sensational Indulgences Juniper Sage, begifted with the brush.
Razor: F.W. Söderén & Co, 7/8 frameback
Strop: magnetic bench strop
After Shave Splash: Florida Water
Notes: Nice and smooth. My stack of soaps from Sensational Indulgences is running out, and I'll be sorry when they're gone since they're no longer in production. Lovely stuff tho, as long as it's here

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 23 mm Shavemac, Finest Badger ("Gut-rasiert" forum shaving brush 2011)
SOAP/CREAM: Castle Forbes Shaving Cream Levender Essential Oil
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #30000
RAZOR: 7/8" Rudolf Stehlo / Solingen (stainless steel)
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG
AS: Castle Forbes After shave Balm
RESULT: BBS



Have a great day all!

An all English shave today, just to celebrate my new Polo Brush

Pre-Shave: Shower

Brush: Simpson Polo 12, 2-band Super Badger, Knot size: 28mm

Razor: Marshes & Shepherd, 10/8" horn scales.

Honing Regimen: Finished on a Charnley Forest

Strop: SRD Premium IV

Soap/Cream:MWF

Astringent: Alum

After shave Balm: Truefitt & Hill Classic ASB

EdT: Penhaligon's English Fern

Results: A very fine shave. The Polo 12 was a very positive acquaintance. It is big, but thanks to the 2-band Super badger, it handled the MWF with a supreme ease. I've been wanting this brush for quite some time, and I'm happy it lived up to my expectations. Rule Brittania!!

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Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Beautiful setup Mikael. Great looking blade and Harris rocks. How do you like your Tubby 2? Is that 26mm knot in Super?

Cheers Robert! Yep, it´s the 26 mm knot in two band super (or finest/best quality silvertip, Peter´s using the same grading system as Simpsons, if I remember correctly) and I think it´s brilliant and for the money it´s a bargain, in my book.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Razor: 15/16" Ernst Klopp "Spezial", Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point

That razor haunts my dreams, it´s lovely... I do understand that you didn´t want to trade when it was all new, but maybe now

Originally Posted by NavalArchitect

The quality (closeness, irritation-free) and after-shave feeling of my DE shaves has increased dramatically after I took up full straight shaves.
Nothing is accidental.

Indeed K, indeed. Lovely shots, as usual!

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Shavemac D01 silvertip
Razor: Gotta 120
Soap: T&H West Indian limes + some Provence Santé to spice things up
AS: Old Spice Fresh Lime
Strops. Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
Very smooth shave today

Originally Posted by fonthunter

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 23 mm Shavemac, Finest Badger ("Gut-rasiert" forum shaving brush 2011)
SOAP/CREAM: Castle Forbes Shaving Cream Levender Essential Oil
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #30000
RAZOR: 7/8" Rudolf Stehlo / Solingen (stainless steel)
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG
AS: Castle Forbes After shave Balm
RESULT: BBS

Wow! Looks like a superb shave, fonthunter. If it was as good as your photo, then I'm jealous

Unfortunately for me, I've developed some form of hayfever and the CF Lavender is causing me to sneeze and my eyes to water. So, I've stick with the equally good Lime Oil and the 1445 (which is still under test).

Pre-Shave: Shower

Brush: Simpson Chubby 2, 2-band Super Badger

Razor: Joe Chandler 7/8 Barber's Notch

Strop: Kanayama

Soap/Cream:La Toja Manantiales + AOS Unscented + Glycerin

Astringent: Thayers Lavender

After shave Balm: Cade

EdT: Dunhill 1934

Results: Another fantastic custom worked its magic. I'd heard tales of how impeccable Joe Chandler's work was, so I had to seek one of his masterpieces out. This arrived yesterday, and I could hardly wait to try it. Of course I was still nearly BBS from yesterday's shave, so I was worried how this gorgeous piece of steel would handle things. I changed things up by doing an uber with the La Toja; what was an incredible lather before became simply divine! And this little whisker assassin managed to seek out and find every last strand of facial hair. Once again, I am BBS and my face feels FABULOUS! I finished it off with a classic - Dunhill, and I'm ready for my last day of work before our two-week long vacation!

Prep: Hot Shower, Baby Oil Gel
Razor: Lecran Cutlery (FNG)
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
AS: Aqua Velva Classic
Finish: Pierre Cardin

Great shave. The edge on this razor is not quite as crisp as I prefer but it seems to render a pretty good shave just the same. It's far from being dull, just needs some polishing up to make for a really crisp edge. I know, you haven't seen the phalic Pierre Cardin bottle since the 80's but PC is a scent I like to pull out time to time.