Week of July 3 SOTD - Wednesday
Pre-Shave: Hot shower |
Brush: 24mm Morris & Forndran, 2-band Blonde Badger (Bone Handle) |
Razor: 7/8" Giesen & Försthoff decorated back, Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point |
Strop: 40/55 laps (Torolf linen / SRD 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 Amber AS |
Cologne: Acca Kappa "1869" EdC |
Results: Today was one of those marvelous shaves. I scored this Giesen & Försthoff from Don Adelman some 8 months ago... She is not to be mistaken with those newer, cheesy G&F's that are seen on the bay from time to time. This beautiful vintage takes on (and holds) one of the best edges I have experienced on a razor http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...ys/001_wub.gif. With the Acca Kappa über, she delivered one of the closest shaves of my wetshaving lifehttp://www.foroafeitado.com/foro/ima...ies/banana.gif . This will definitely not be forgotten. I literally had to run my hands across my face to be sure that I was not dreaming and the shave actually did happen :hmmm:. ÜberCBS and übersmooth and zero irritation :y. I really love it when things just effortlessly fall into place. |
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Have a MARVELOUS Wednesday Gentlemen:tu.
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July 4th -July 10th, A Week of SS Love.
40's style Super Speed/Voskhod Blade/Tabac/Vie Long Horsehair/an assortment of English Leather
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Day three of the Love Fest continues. The 40 style SS to me, is like the girlfriend that you only visit after a night drinking with the boys. She's there, she's fun, but you definitely don't want to see her everyday. The creamy Tabac helped this old girl deliver a DFS that was just a bit rough around the edges. The vintage English Leather lotion, AS, and cologne made everything better.
Great Shaves today, Gentlemen.