Thread: Sun July 24th - Sat July 30st

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

What's there not to love buddy Antoni...She's a beauty indeed. Love the bowl too. Congrats.

PS; check out the bloom on that brush. Chubby 2 (3 band) has one of the best blooms I have seen on a brush

Thanks Robert!

The bowl is a really cheap one. In wood yes but cheap.

Antoni

Prep: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Brush: Shavemac 177
Cream: TOBS Avocado
Razor: Merkur HD
Blade: Super Iridium (4)
Toner: Thayers Lemon W.H.
A/S: Pinaud Clubman
Balm: Nivea Sensitive ASB

Rooney 3/1 Super
Pre de Provence SS
Wm Elliot
SRD--Herringbone Cotton / English Bridle
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Cliven EDT
Have a Great Evening!

Originally Posted by baldy

Sorry for my lack of participation over the last couple of days boys. I've been feeling pretty down and a little anti-social.
We found out a 3 year old boy named Zac who we new from Sydney Children's Hospital lost his battle with cancer and its effected me a lot. This is the 6th family we know personally from down there who have lost a child to this crap.
Sorry to rant, no shave for me tonight. Took a nice photo of my W&B today in preparation for tomorrow nights shave.
Thanks for all the posts and pics gentlemen, you guys are awesome.
Grant

Sorry the hear, it's a terrible disease, and even worse when it affects children.

Late posting today, Birnando, str8fencer and Blix have just left after a long day with shave talk, honing, BBQ and beer. Had a great time

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: Simpson Chubby 1

Razor: Filarmonica DT14

Strop: 30/60 Neil Miller Linen/English bridle

Soap/Cream: Cella

After shave: L'occitane Verdon

Results: A nice DFS shave, axeptable to meet up with fellow shavers.

Today's Shave:

Warm Shower
Warm Oil
Dirty Bird Scuttle
Nancy Boy Signature with Glycerine
Hand made Badger given to me by Biamonte at our meet up
Beau Brummel straight off Robert Williams' Buffers
SRD P1 100 Laps
AOS Aluminum
Lilac Vegetal
Vaseline for men.

Took a ride to Robert William's house today to learn a bit more about razors. Watched him finish up three razors and make scales for them from horn. That stuff really smells bad when being worked on. He was also kind enough to remove the stain I put on the Brummel when I first got it. Took him all of 30 seconds. He then really worked the edge for me. After, we went for lunch and while sitting at the table, I learned my uncle passed so I had to leave rather quickly.
The razor was really nice tonight and gave a wonderful shave. The nancy Boy is always a pleasure to shave with. The Custom Brush is fantastic. It is ceramic so it has weight. The Badger is thick and soft and held a large amount of cream. If you can get one from him, I highly recommend it, great stuff.
I am amazed at the amount of work that goes into a custom razor. As soon as I learn a bit more, he is going to help me make my own razor. That should be interesting.

Enjoy the evening.

Fili DT 13-MDC/Acca Kappa 1869-Edwin Jagger Sea Buckhorn-GFT Wild Fern Cologne

Well after a nice day with friends at their pool party SWMBO and I returned home for a nice relaxing evening/shower/shave. Yesterday I decided I would just try the 1869 out in the DB 1.5scuttle. Well call me spanky!!!! It lathered up fantastic. Yes it requires a larger bowl to pick up air but damn if it didn't make whipped cream. I didn't shave with it but decided I would try it again next shave. Today I made a great earthy Uber with it and plugged right along with the GFT and EJ that I liked so much last shave. Excellent smell that is still lasting. It went well with a 3 pass with the Fili but I decided to take it out of rotation until I have time to run it on the hones again. Just a tad more pull then I like. Still a DFS but I must be spoiled... Grant so sorry... to hear about your life issue's. Children are difficult to lose.

Had another run in with the Beau Brummel Shaving soap from Mama Bear. Robert the stuff smells strong (which I need since my nose is not up to its normal sensitivity). It reminds me of tobacco and musk with a sweet scent that I can't quite put my finger on. Anyway, It hangs around for awhile and I enjoy that very much.

Had some Floid Sandalor pre shave and Floid Aftershave balm following a splash of Thayers. Finished off with Pinaud Clubman and my Bay Rum standby. Its an excellent way to finish the day and get ready for an early start tomorrow!

puma gold provided a fine shave today
loccitane cade soap + tobs st james uberlather was also quite nice
slow relaxing shave to start the weekend

incidentally, forgot to aftershave beside some alum

cheers

Originally Posted by baldy

Sorry for my lack of participation over the last couple of days boys. I've been feeling pretty down and a little anti-social.
We found out a 3 year old boy named Zac who we new from Sydney Children's Hospital lost his battle with cancer and its effected me a lot. This is the 6th family we know personally from down there who have lost a child to this crap.
Sorry to rant, no shave for me tonight. Took a nice photo of my W&B today in preparation for tomorrow nights shave.
Thanks for all the posts and pics gentlemen, you guys are awesome.
Grant

Gotta keep going, Baldy, we gotta keep going. My 3 1/2 year old grandson was diagnosed with bone cancer only 14 weeks ago. He had an op two weeks ago to remove his humerus and replace it with his fibula. On Tuesday I take him in for a review and to continue another 6 months of chemo (he's already had 12 weeks worth). Bailey teaches me to 'live in the moment'; he's a bugger at times, but generally he's as happy as anything; he calls his new leg brace his 'Iron Man Leg'. Of course he doesn't really know what's going on, but I still look up to him, he's so brave; that is, when I'm not staring into corners or weeping at the smallest thing. Have to keep going though, have to keep going....And it's not ranting, I'd like to think we could use this forum to support each other and talk to each other in regard to many facets. Us 'blokes' don't really talk a lot, do we?