Thread: Sun September 4th - Sat September 10th

Prep: Hot shower -- followed by Proraso pre-post-shave cream
SC: Al’s Shaving Cream “Jubilee”
Brush: Vie-Long 6910 Silvertip Badger (red)
Strop: VB Red Latigo 50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 5/8” Griffon Cutlery Co. “Carbo-Magnetic”
Astringent: Thayers “Lemon” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Nivea for Men High Performance “Extreme Comfort”
AS: Pinaud “Clubman”
Result: BBS…

Originally Posted by Mikael

Razor: TI, special 2011 edition (like the blade, but TI = really, really lousy customer service )
Soap: Nannys Yushu
AS: Ogallalla Limes and Peppercorns
Result: Very clean indeed[/B]
Nice shave!

Mikael,

I'll bet it was all that and more with that cup of espresso.

Yummy!

Latest acquisition, a nice example of a Viscount freshly honed on the popular yellowish Ardennes stone and stropped on the red side of my 'Scorcher' Shell Horse.

Have to say this is the best shave I've got off a Rolls to date, bit sore round the neck area but that's a problem area I have anyway - everywhere else BBS

Kicking the weekend off with a good start.

Green of envy of your coffee shots Mikael

razor	Merkur37G
blade	Gillette Wilkinson Sword
Brush	Omega 10098
soap	Jabonman balsámico (handmade in Spain by a member of foroafeitado.com)
Aftershave	Floïd Blue
EdT	Eau du Sud de Annick Goutal
Comments	Usually the experiments in order to make shaving soap are not very well finished, because the soap is a simple product with complicated ways to achieve results....well I don't know very much about this soap, but I've got a great lather, thick, cushioned enough, with glide, unfortunately the scent is very "medical" as a liniment. The spanish Floïd blue smells as a hairdressing product,....I had to get away from those smells and I've chosen the bitter fruits of Eau du Sud, holy grapefruit
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Friday the day before the weekend. I love this day.:-)
Prep: shower
Strop:Rch
Brush: rex boar.
Soap: MB iceberg+ Arko creme. Super cool.
Razor:Rakete 6/8
Result: Smooooooothhhh
Have a nice weekend friends.!

Razor: T. Hessenbruch Full Concave Warrented
Pre-Shave: Edwin Jagger
Brush: Rooney pure badger
Soap: Omega
AS: Thayers Lavender and Avon Spicy
Result: Sorry for no picture but forgot to charge my camera up and it died mid-shot. I can tell you that it was a spectacular shave. Found a sample of the EJ pre-shave cream last night while cleaning up the shave den. Love the menthol feel of it, especially paired with the Omega. The Hessenbruch did it's magic again, leaving me smooth and presentable for the day ahead.

Great shaves everyone!

Friday 9th

Filarmonica 13 Doble Temple
Tony Miller ‘Notovan’ artisan strop cotton/leather 40/60
Museo Picasso Barcelona bowl
Durance badger brush
Florena Sensitive (Aloe Vera) shave cream
Nivea after shave balsam
Old Spice after shave



Tons of lather from the Florena, I admit though that I missed the slickness of Nanny's soap. My new 'Picasso' Spanish bowl does a terrific job, the Durance brush reminded me of how good it simply is and the Nivea-Old Spice 'budget' combo gave me a nice finish.

Have a telephone interview scheduled with Oslo on Monday, it's a good position so we may have a surprise coming up. Keep fingers crossed and let's see...

Originally Posted by fonthunter

Mikael,
you're a cooking all day fantastic coffee! ...and nice shot as always.
Cheers,
Béla

Thank you Béla! I've been doing coffee way longer than straight razors though, so it's no big deal to make a shot of espresso

Originally Posted by jhenry

Mikael,

I'll bet it was all that and more with that cup of espresso.

Yummy!

Sure was, love a pitch dark and earthy espresso, much like the people in southern Italy like it

Early shave / late post...

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Edwin Jagger badger
Soap: Trumper's Officers & Gentlemens Shaving Soap
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Wacker "Jungmeister" 7/8
ASB: Geo. F. Trumper west Indian extract of limes skin food

Smooth and comfortable shave. Have a good weekend.

Originally Posted by NavalArchitect

Have a telephone interview scheduled with Oslo on Monday, it's a good position so we may have a surprise coming up. Keep fingers crossed and let's see...

That's great news! Wish you all the best with that, Κωνσταντίνε!