Thread: Sun August 14th - Sat August 20th

Prep: Hot shower – followed by Proraso pre-post-shave cream
SS/SC: L’Occitane “Cade” + L’Occitane “Cade”
Brush: Vie-Long 6910 "Silvertip Badger"
Strop: No strop today… Razor “shave ready.”
Razor: 6/8” Dovo “Bismark” w/ red translucent scales
Astringent: Thayer’s “Lemon” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: L’Occitane “Cade”
EDT: L’Occitane “Eau De L’Occitan”
Result: Very well done…

Good Morning,

First day of my working week.

Something of a departure today, I decided to shave with a DE

Prep: Shower
Brush: Aqua Di Parma, Sivertip, Wenge Wood Handle
Cream: Kaloderma
Razor: Feather AS-d1
Blade: Feather
Astringent: Allume Di Rocca Naturale
AS: Old Spice White Water

Great shave

I have a number of DE Razors, I would say that this one gives me the best shave, closely followed by the much less expensive EJ89L.

I hope you're all having a great day.

Good morning boys!

Last night I worked on honing a beautiful Wostenholm & Sons IXL razor that I rescaled recently with Polymer Clay. It was a tough blade to get sharpe but I managed after finally adding a layer of electrical tape.

Had a great shave with only a bit of irritation around my neck due more from my inexperience with this blade than anything else I think. I really like the Irisch Moos cream. This time I made an uberlather from it, MWF and glycerin and it was a fantastic combination!

Razor:Torrey 4/8
Brush:Jade and brass handled boar
Soap:Omega
AS:Thayers Lavender and Clubman original
Result:This Torrey is a bear to hone but it is a complete pleasure to shave with. The only 4/8 I have that could possibly take care of 5 days growth comfortably.Three pass CBS.

Have a great week of shaves everyone!

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 24mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

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

Strop: 25/45/45 (Neil Miller Linen / Imperial Horsehide leather / Imperial Cordovan leather)

Überlather: La Toja "Manantiales" Shave Soap + Glycerin

Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose, no alcohol)

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: La Toja "Manantiales"AS

Cologne: La Toja "Manantiales" EdT

Results: The meetup yesterday at my place went very well. We did quite a few honings. A great time was at hand for sure. As for today, what a shave with this Filarmonica. She never fails to deliver, especially when coupled with the La Toja SS. An extraordinarily enjoyable and close shave.

Have a RELAXING Sunday gentlemen.

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Cheers,
Robert

Razor - Joseph Rogers & Sons - "Smilin Joe"
Brush - Semouge boar
Soap - Good Fortune clay soap -coconut
Alum - BLOC OSMA
EDT- AESOP ,Marrakech

Mornin;

Here's a smiling razor to start the day off right! Went with the face lather today and used some Sweet Island coconut soap bar. Really nice amount of soap-n-suds produced with the stiff boar brush.
Mike

Shavemac 44140
Arko SS
Cutlerix / Hart 80
Tony Miller--Linen / Horsehide
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Cliven Young--AS / ASB
Have a Great Day!

Waited days for this one after acquiring it off fleabay for a song, been honing this little Filly for what seams forever and don't seam to be getting anywhere.

Beread-knifed on a carborundum due to slight frown.
Bevel set with 1k side of an Ice Bear King waterstone
Honed on the 6k side with nagura slurry/slurry water/water
Finished on a CF
Finally stropped 300 laps on newspaper

Results were a bit of a let down as it dragged even though it started to pop hairs. Needs more work maybe using tape but she's getting there. Must stop feeling of HAD creeping in - keep looking at 10k waterstones and Norton combis.. Argh!

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Nice work today, Gentlemen!
Second shave with my newest addition, a Henckels 66. Really cool how the leather makes a big improvement on smoothness with the second shave after honing! Like Butter!
Have a great Sunday and an awesome week to come and.....get it on...Tom