Thread: Sun June 5th - Sat June 11th

Originally Posted by Mikael

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Mighty fine national Day shave This blade is such a nice and delicate one, it sings like nothing else on the strop - and today she sang the Swedish National Anthem

Du gamla, du fria!
Congratulations to all my Swedish neighbors on this fine Svenska flaggans dag!
Enjoy it to the max

Lovely shot and gear today, Mikael!

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Oh wow Birnando,
That sounds like the perfect Sunday. And what an incredible way to start it but with such amazing gear. That Palmera rocks my friend and so does the Thäter and Al's SC/ASB. Have fun on the golf course.

PS: How do you like the MdC Lavende? I find it a bit too strong and "too pure" (if this makes sense)...I personally prefer their Limette and Vetyver.

How would you describe the Vetyver? Is it as spicy as some out there? Or fresh?

Anyway, no shave for me today (I never shave on a Monday). But I took out a 2cm (just under an inch) long ingrown hair from my neck/chin line last night. Felt very satisfying!!

Originally Posted by Birnando

Du gamla, du fria!
Congratulations to all my Swedish neighbors on this fine Svenska flaggans dag!
Enjoy it to the max

Lovely shot and gear today, Mikael!

Thank you Björnar! I´m enjoying it and we´re going to have a picnic today

Gillette Super Speed+Wilkinson Gillette
Kent H4
Kell's Original Ancient Sedona SS
Proraso ASB

Originally Posted by eTom

Back from Israel I like it to use each day another razor.
One for a trip is definitely not enough.


Have a nice week, friends!

We missed your Mühle brushes and Calani soaps .... and your lovely pics

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Congrats on the 40th reunion Monroe. Wowww, 40 years!!!! That's quite an accomplishment. How did you find your college mates?

DRH Arlington is indeed fabulous in every sense. I think you should also try the regular soap in a bowl. You will also find her to be a regular addictive part of any shave den

Robert,

Thanks...This was the first time that I ever attended a college reunion. It was enjoyable. I found that a lot more of them remembered me than I remembered them. Saw and talked with my freshmen year roommate. He's a bankruptcy lawyer now. Another fellow is now an orthopedic surgeon. Found out that Mark Haines, the CNBC anchor of their morning show who recently passed away, was an alum of my college.

As for the DRH shaving soap in a bowl...I have it on my wish list--along with the shaving cream. I really like the cologne too. It reminds me of Caswell-Massey's "Number Six," but it is a bit stronger and has more staying power than Number Six.

BTW...The Martin De Candre shaving soap you sent me arrived safe and sound while I was away. I'll be using it shortly. Thanks again for handling the order.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Nice work, Dominic! I hope you taught the boy about "catch and release" ! Not nearly big enough legs on those!

We've release the frogs, at first my son didnt want to, but we talked about it and release them. I am so proud of the boy!

Mysore Sandalwood soap
Merkur 34C-HD
Gillette super thin blade
Simpsons Chubby 2
TOBS Sandalwood cream
Alum
TOBS Balm + Propolis
TOBS Eau de cologne.



I think you can see a kind of theme going on here yes you guess it TOBS and Sandalwood, anway it's a bit like Marmite to some people, you either love it or you hate it, no sitting on the fence with Sandalwood, but I have always loved the scent of Sandalwood, very enjoyable shave, 2 pass shave with a little swish here and there, BBS, must say how very impressed i've been the straight razors on here, they look great in the photo's.

Jamie.

Originally Posted by eTom

Back from Israel I like it to use each day another razor. One for a trip is definitely not enough.

Tom,
I bet you're very happy to be back home, with your collection. It's a good feeling indeed. Wonderful shave

Originally Posted by NavalArchitect

Today I thought I should try SE shaving for the first time. Well, yes, the shave is very very close as well as effortless. But I did get some irritation in the neck.

Congratulations Konstantinos on your 1st foray into SE shaving. I am sorry about the neck irritation though. But I guess it goes with the territory (e.g., learning a new razor and all). No worries, I am sure you'll get the handle on this soon enough. Well done

Originally Posted by Birnando

Razor: Globusmen Gold, 6/8" #44 First Class
Results: A good shave, not stellar for some reason.

That's a mighty fine looking blade Birnando. Beautiful...Sorry to hear that she failed to deliver on the shave, but honing may just be what the doctor ordered. What stones work best with this one?

Originally Posted by rum

Thanks, Robert. I have a review up in the review section which I've recently updated. It has superb moisturising properties and goes so well with the R&G balm. After a year with it now, I think the scent is disappearing a bit, but it is delicate either way. It's a soap with bee's wax and lanolin and feels great on the face. I don't get anywhere near as much sting as I did when I tried, Kent/MWF. Let me know if I can answer any other questions on this soap.

Thanks Rum...I think I remember seeing a review a while back. So, I think this one is the old, talow/lanolin-based formulation, not the new one. If so, then she must be fantastic. Congrats maestro. Hmmmm, but maybe less lanolin than MWF, which may explain less sting?

Originally Posted by Birnando

Woot? More candy Vegas style?
Dang

Hehehehe...gotta wait to see my brother. But I can say is no candies from Vegas this time, I am afraid. Darn...Ivan spilled the beans too early.

Originally Posted by Mikael

Razor: The Three Crosses
Mighty fine national Day shave This blade is such a nice and delicate one, it sings like nothing else on the strop - and today she sang the Swedish National Anthem

Beautiful Mikael. Simply beautiful. The les troix are some of the most sought-after blades it seems. They fetch some top $ on eBay. Well done my friend. And congratulations on the Swedish National Day. Enjoy your picnic today my friend.

Originally Posted by rum

How would you describe the Vetyver? Is it as spicy as some out there? Or fresh?

It's certainly more of the raw/woodsy scent...but, there is a fresh overtone mixed in as well which gives this a very nice smooth scent, imo. I really like it. A very little goes a very long way. I like how the scent dries down and evolves (with my skin chemistry at least)

Originally Posted by rum

Anyway, no shave for me today (I never shave on a Monday). But I took out a 2cm (just under an inch) long ingrown hair from my neck/chin line last night. Felt very satisfying!!

Enjoy the "No-Shave" day Rum. It always feels good

2cm ingrown???!! Dang, that's a long piece of hair. Way to go. I bet it felt satisfying.

Originally Posted by du212

Gillette Super Speed+Wilkinson Gillette
Kent H4
Kell's Original Ancient Sedona SS

Holy cow José...I love that lather. Mounds and mounds of it. Enough for the whole forum for a whole week, LOL. Well done and nice shave brotha.

Originally Posted by jhenry

Robert,
Thanks...This was the first time that I ever attended a college reunion. It was enjoyable. I found that a lot more of them remembered me than I remembered them. Saw and talked with my freshmen year roommate. He's a bankruptcy lawyer now. Another fellow is now an orthopedic surgeon. Found out that Mark Haines, the CNBC anchor of their morning show who recently passed away, was an alum of my college.

As for the DRH shaving soap in a bowl...I have it on my wish list--along with the shaving cream. I really like the cologne too. It reminds me of Caswell-Massey's "Number Six," but it is a bit stronger and has more staying power than Number Six.

BTW...The Martin De Candre shaving soap you sent me arrived safe and sound while I was away. I'll be using it shortly. Thanks again for handling the order.

Glad you had a great time Monroe. I never went to mine. Every time they have it, I am out of town (Murphy's law I guess, LOL). Ididn't know Mark Haines was an alum there. I loved his commentaries on CNBC. I used to watch it religiously. It was a shock learning about his passing.

Good luck with the Arlington...I am sure Santa will be arriving early for you this year, LOOOOOL.

You're welcome with the MdC soap my friend (and glad it arrived safely). The pleasure was all mine. Enjoy it.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

I think you can see a kind of theme going on here yes you guess it TOBS and Sandalwood...you either love it or you hate it, and definitely no sitting on the fence with it.

Very nicely done Jamie. Love the English (not just Sandalwood) theme as well. Couldn't agree with you more on Sandalwood. No sitting on the fence. I love it as well...One of my favorites is the scent of Indian Sandalwood. FA-BU-LOOOOUS!!!!

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Razor: 15/16" Filarmonica "Doble Temple" #14, Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point[/Table]

Originally Posted by gugi

I know what SOTD is coming later in the week

Don't tell me Robert's the one. LOL