Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Brush: 23mm Thäter Silvertip Badger (Olivewood handle)
Maxterpiece: 15/16" H. Böker #14 "Arbolito", Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point (Black Horn scales)
Honing (refresh) Regimen: 8 soft laps with CrOx Premium IV leather
Strop: 75 laps on Ambrose Horse Hide Clásico leather
Überlather: eShave "Almond" Shave Creme + Mama Bear "Almond" Shave Soap + Glycerin
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)
Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer
After Shave Splash: Floid Italian Amber AS
After Shave Balm: eShave "Almond" ASB
Cologne: Creed "Tabarome" EdT
Results: Today's shave was one of those shaves where everything just simultaneously fell into place. If I were to deliberately plan it just as it was, it probably wouldn't have turned out as perfect. The Arbolito is one of my most cherished razors with one of the smoothest edges I have come to know and experience on a straight . I didn't know what to expect, but when I decided to take her to the CrOx/leather, I was pleasantly surprised to find significant improvement on an already fabulous edge. Gentlemen; consider the bar officially raised !! I am LOVING this "CrOx on leather" refreshment regime. It really does work wonders...well, at least on 2 razors, so we can't really make any definitive conclusions yet. The eShave/Mama Bear "Almond" combination is a potent concoction with inherent "mystical" powers. As the lather was forming, the den was slowly being enveloped with the intoxicating scent of this potion, transforming the atmosphere into the perfect "Zen Zone" . By the time this shave was over, my face was not only BBS, but also über-smooth with absolutely zero sign of irritation anywhere. It's as if it was a dream...Or was it ?




Have an AMAZING Sunday guys.

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Cheers,
Robert