Thread: Sun September 18th - Sat September 24th

Originally Posted by baldy

No shave for me tonight.
Its Friday night, the kids are finally in bed, and I'm just going to kick back.
Have a great weekend fellas
Grant.
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Its Pirate GRANT!!! Very cool. Is that your back yard?

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

If it smells like AdP and acts like AdP, it must be AdP ;-). Actually it is the same, for much cheaper and you don't pay for the brand. It is awesome stuff indeed. Great shave Amund. Love that Gotta too

PS: you've been showing off some nice vintage (background) gear buddy. Love this Polariod.

Thank you Robert. It's fun finding cool things in my closet to use for photo props

• Pre: warm water
• Shaving croap: Cella
• Shaving brush; Omega 00049
• Razor: Muhle R41 2011
• Post: Alum block, Nivea ASB, Floid Amber.
  

By blix72 at 2011-09-23

DE day today. Got this new R41 a while ago. It might be the most aggressive DE ever made, and should be used as a straight, slowly and carefully. Done right it delivers an awesome super close shave.

Friday

37C Slant
Personna Platinum Red Wrapper
Sabi Badger
KMF Pomegranate Grapefruit Shave Cream
BEA Shave Balm
Old Spice Classic Cologne

Originally Posted by Blix

DE day today. Got this new R41 a while ago. It might be the most aggressive DE ever made, and should be used as a straight, slowly and carefully. Done right it delivers an awesome super close shave.

You are absolutely right, Blix. Also the feeling after a shave with the Muehle R41 is like a straightrazor-shave

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Its Pirate GRANT!!! Very cool. Is that your back yard?

Yep, thats the back yard.

Prep: Hot shower – followed by Proraso pre-post-shave cream
SS/SC: J & E Atkinsons - I Coloniali “Mango” + Erasmic = Superlather
Brush: Vulfix “Grosnevor” Boar/Badger
Strop: Strop: VB Red Latigo 50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 5/8” J A Henckels
Toner: Thayer’s “Lemon” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: J & E Atkinsons - I Coloniali
EDC: J & E Atkinsons - I Coloniali “Guajaco Wood”
Result: CBS shave…Delightfully fragrant finish…

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

I recieved this Flaschner this week. Thank you Bella!

Wonderful looking razor indeed!

Originally Posted by barrieduncan

Razor - Seehund 5/8th, carbon fibre scales

Result - Horrible, disaster of a shave!

I saw that razor on Neil's site its a beauty! I also have a Seehund but mine has the original scales, its a lovely shaver (must dig it out for tonight) Neil will have put a fantastic edge on yours, I wonder if its a bit sharper than your other one. I was thinking just last night that the occasional burn which I used to get when I started both DE and str8 shaving is a thing of the past now that my technique is pretty much sorted.

I don't know how many str8 shave you have under your belt but it takes a lot of us a few months to get good shaves and even now, over a year into it, I am still learning and improving.

Excellent SOTDs to wrap up Friday (or begin a new day). Well done gents

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

I recieved this Flaschner this week. Thank you Bella! I really like the weight and feel.

Congrats Rene...She's a nice looking blade buddy.

Originally Posted by eTom

Today once again one of my Thiers Isssard together with Muehle R41

Congrats Tom...Fabulous gear once again.

Originally Posted by easyace

Soap: Cella, Crema Sapone (in L'Occitane Bowl)
Razor: Dovo, 6/8" Pearlex

I always look forward to my weekend shaves, when I can take my time and enjoy it. Todays shave didn't disappoint, nice and smooth in 2 passes, but did another one just for fun.

Ahhhhhh EA...And what better way to start this weekend than with this fantastic combo. Well done and enjoy the weekend

Originally Posted by eTom

Rene,
congrats! This Flaschner-razor is amazing.
It seems, I should do a trip to Hungary!

It doesn't take much to convince you, does it, LOOOOL? I guess it's time for Béla to hide, LOOOL

Originally Posted by Otto

DE-Razor: Gillette Aristocrat / Feather blade
... and I'm clean shaven today too.

Otto,
But, you're always clean shaven my friend, LOL.

Originally Posted by Mikael

Razor: C V Heljestrand no 9½

Woooahhh Mikael. I really like this Helje...and she comes in her own box too? or is that for the DE? Very nice gear today. I like the Chris Craft brush too

Originally Posted by barrieduncan

Thanks, Robert - I appreciate the advice. I guess that will teach me in future not to try so many new products in a single shave! I'll do as you suggest and try and work out what it was that caused the burn. I never considered myself to have particularly sensitive skin, but something certainly didn't agree with me!

You're welcome, but you know using several new products in one shave should not result in such irritation. It is rather unusual. But, I guess it does happen and when it does, it's just a matter of methodically eliminate the culprits. Have fun experimenting

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Razor: J Wiss and Sons, Cosmo

Early start this morning with a good shave and a better breakfast. My grandson's first football game is this evening so I need to get into work early and out early.

Sounds like a great Friday start GI. Nice razor too. Enjoy your grandson's football game.

Originally Posted by Jacketch

Razor: W&B 6/8
Just off the hones, this battered old W&B lives up to it's reputation with a superb 2 pass shave that was smooth, irritation and nick free and as close as possible.

Rock & Roll Jack. What a fantastic choice today. I agree 100%...W&Bs have a solid reputation. Like the Swedish blades, I yet have to shave with one I didn't like

Originally Posted by sharp

Happy Belated Birthday Robert & Teiste, and wishes of many good shaves and years to come. Cheers!

Thank you buddy

Originally Posted by Birnando

Razor:C.V. Heljestrand MK 33, Ivory scales
Honing Regimen: I touched it up on a La Dressante au Bleu, but needed a few passes on an Escher to get it all the way there.
Results: After finally dialing in the edge, it was a smooth and very comfortable shave this morning.Swedish steel is good stuff Al's products delivers every time. Bring on the weekend!!

Beautiful Helje B. What's your experience with the Coticules? I find that when I use them, I still need to finish the edges off a finer finisher. I can rarely get edges that are "shave-ready" right off the Coticule like most Coti experts can. Maybe I haven't used them long enough? Thoughts?

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Razor: Buddel 7/8 in Suminagashi
Uber: Domenico Caraceni + SRD Bulgarian Rose + Glycerin
Result: I'm knocking on heaven's door this morning. This shave was luxury to the infinite degree. What a way to wrap up the work week. I'm ready for court and for date night with my beautiful wife!

Bill,
Forget the shave, the date night sounds like more fun, LOOL. What a beautiful lather that must have been. Enjoy your day in court buddy and have a great time with your wife.

Originally Posted by baldy

Its Friday night, the kids are finally in bed, and I'm just going to kick back.

Looking good Grant. Love the "old Persian-style" beard. Sometimes, even shaving needs a break

Originally Posted by Blix

Thank you Robert. It's fun finding cool things in my closet to use for photo props [*]Razor: Muhle R41 2011
DE day today. Got this new R41 a while ago. It might be the most aggressive DE ever made, and should be used as a straight, slowly and carefully. Done right it delivers an awesome super close shave.

Amund,
Great shave with the R41. Love the shot today. Very simple and elegant. What lens and aperture did you use. Looks like a 70+mm tele with 3.2 or less aperture. Just superb

Originally Posted by blueman

Sabi Badger

BM,
That looks and sounds like an interesting brush

Originally Posted by jhenry

Razor: 5/8” J A Henckels
Result: CBS shave…Delightfully fragrant finish…

Beautiful blade Monroe. I really enjoy reading your SOTDs. Thank you my friend.


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Cheers,
Robert

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Amund,
Great shave with the R41. Love the shot today. Very simple and elegant. What lens and aperture did you use. Looks like a 70+mm tele with 3.2 or less aperture. Just superb

Thank you.
Canon 85mm f/1.8 lens. I shot it at 1/160 at f/3.5 if I remember it right.