Thread: Sun October 23rd - Sat October 29th

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

That is awesome. Are you back at Tae Kwon do?

Thanks Rene.
No, I'll have to wait a while longer for those kind of moves
But I'll try to stay fit using my bike and my runners until I'm good to go again!

Thanks Robert , yes from this week I will starting for a new rotation gear

Razor – French tail less AMU I FILGAIN A PAP?
Brush – Ever Ready 100
Soap – Cella
AST – ALUM
AS – Penhaligons, BB


Gooood morning, good morning;
I went all old school and used this 200 yr. old French tail less. I can’t make out the name. What a fantastic shaver. The hold is a bit tricky, but no problems. It will test your pinch strength. The gardens are all gone after our cold snap last week. No more fresh maters and veggies for a while. Have a great week all.
Mike

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Sten,
It's so good seeing you post again brother. I love your gear, but what I missed most besides you and your posts, is your AS splashes. This one sounds heavenly my friend. What kind of Sandalwood did you use? Can you post that link you had again on the making of such splashes (I can't seem to find it) and it was very educational.

Thank you for the kind words Robert
You can't really choose what kind of sandalwood you get, most won't tell you which it actually is and they're all subspecies of the same genus. I bought many of my oils from Essensial Trading Post on ebay. I got several of their sandalwood oils. Note that the egyptian and the arabian sandalwood oils have relatively same price, whereas the unspecified has a much different price. I have good things to say about them all, but I suspect, like in so many areas, in truth you get what you pay for. The only thing I would emphasize is to get a concentrated oil, not some blend. For aftershave making you really only need a very small amount, .5 oz is more than enough and even a dram goes a long way.

Here is the link to my home made after shave splashes article

Speaking of which, I got some new fougere blends in the works, they have been maturing since july and should soon be ready for judgement. I am blending the basic accord, later I will decide on the additions. It is great fun indeed.

Originally Posted by str8fencer

Speaking of which, I got some new fougere blends in the works, they have been maturing since july and should soon be ready for judgement. I am blending the basic accord, later I will decide on the additions. It is great fun indeed.

I do hope we get a meetup going soon, Sten, I need to pick your brains on this.
I'm more and more intrigued by this whole homebrew thing

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: Simpson Chubby 1

Razor: Revisor 6/8

Strop: 40/60 Neil Miller Linen/English Bridle

Soap: Monsavon

After shave: Floïd Blue

Results: My mother in law returned from a trip to Paris Thursday and she brought with her two tubs of Monsavon soap and a tube of Williams cream Gave the Monsavon a try today, not bad, not bad at all. Nice subtle scent, and pretty nice and slick lather, not quite as much cushion as I like, but that might as well be my fault. The Revisor is a magnificent shaver, I could probably get a nice shave of it with just water (not that I'm going to try) A very very nice DFS +, smooth and comfortable.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Excellent choice and great all around choices buddy

Thanks Robert, you're very kind.

Angel.

Originally Posted by eTom

I'll do a trip with my wife and my son and his girlfriend and give you a detailled report.

I look forward to it.

SUNDAY SHAVE

PREP: Proraso pre/post
BOWL: DirtyBird scuttle
BRUSH: Penchetta custom 3X 30mm
SOAP: MdC
RAZOR: Robert Williams custom 10/8
ASB: Proraso pre/post
AS: Proraso splash
RESULT: Smooth and really close shave. FANTASTIC!!!!



WISH YOU ALL A GREAT WEEK!!!

cheers
Dominic