Thread: Sun July 31th - Sat August 06th

A great day today and a great shave.
After a well deserved hot shower a great smooth result.

Pre:hot shower
Strop:Rolfcowhide
Soap:MB iceberg menthol
Brush:FS Silvertip
Razor:zaliel 6/8
Aftershave: Jean Paul Gaultier le male
Result:very very smooth

Sorry , My first attach photo

Originally Posted by dinatali

Sorry , My first attach photo

nice setup, a scuttle if that is on my wish list.

Originally Posted by kalerolf

nice setup, a scuttle if that is on my wish list.

thanks Kalerolf , a scuttle always with my rotation everyday

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

WOW! I love that razor! Great photo's of your trip!

Rene,

Thank you for the compliments. I got the Griffon awhile back from a vintage razor restorer in my area.

As for the photos of my trip... I was finally able to use my Nikon to take photos of something besides my SOTDs.

Simple Shave
Omega Boar
Omega SS
Charles Bros. Gallant Fox
Tony Miller "Old #2"--Cotton / Latigo
Humphreys Witch Hazel

Picked 40 lbs of blueberries this morning to put up for winter...



Have a Great Afternoon!

Razor: 5/8 Kamisori (my first one)
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: MWF
Post Balm: Nivea
Aftershave: Clubman Pinaud
Scuttle Robert Becker

August 6st SOTD
Prep: hot shower and lingering lather
Brush: Rooney Silvertip
Soap: Fitjar Såpekokeri Fjellheim
Razor: ERN 1166 Crown and Sword
Post: Witch Hazel


It has been a hectic week and shaving has taken a backburner to other activities, thus I looked a bit rough around the edges this morning. A condition I more or less have now rectified.
Two passes to a nice comfortable shave.
Enjoy what is left of the weekend.

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

How do you like that shaving cream? How is the performance?

This is a top end product. I have three variants of their shave cream: Folgefonn Mint, Neroli and Fjellheim. Picture (first shot) on the Folgefonn Mint here provided for the ingredients only, second shot is the Neroli tub I used today.

Despite the fact that Fitjar are also making a shave soap (tallow), they are rightfully more famous for their shave creams. The cream is quite thick in constitution but can be picked up from the tub with a few swirls of the brush. However and from my experience one needs to be careful with the cream/water ratio mix. This cream needs a bit more water than usual. Today I used the SWK XL scuttle and bowl lathered for the first time after many months, especially because of that cream.

In my personal and subjective opinion, the Fitjar creams are up right there right in the top primarily because of their skin-conditioning properties. The moisturizing (during the sgave) but also the after shave skin softness effect and conditioning this creams provide are hard to beat.

As I have been straight shaving solidly for only a couple of months now, I will refrain from expressing a solid opinion on the slickness, glide and cushion effects of the lather - the cream performed very well in those areas today though. In addition, I did get the lather almost right today and can tell you that I had one of the best/smoothest and most enjoyable shaves for quite some time, my face now (10 hours after the shave) feels soft, smooth and properly moisturized.

Last but not least, special mention has to be made for the 'natural' feeling of their creams as well. From my personal and subjective opinion, these products are very kind to the skin, it is very unlikely one will be feeling any 'burn' like other creams sometimes give to the skin. At the same time, they do that by assisting for a great shave with excellent performance in a number of areas, as mentioned above. And this is not easy to achieve.

Get the cream/water mix right, and you won't be disappointed.

RazoRock Artisan shave Soap/TOBS Rose Cream-Genco 6/8-Nivea-Play Cologne

DFS before heading out to the lake to get burnt. Nice day and now a relaxing afternoon. Great shaves all! Think I'm going to break out the EJ Barley DE Sun.

Paul