Thread: Sun December 4th - Sat December 10th

Prep: Hot Shower
Soap: Palmolive Stick
Brush: Haryali 26mm Best Badger
Razor: John & William Wragg 11/16
Astringent: Alum Block
ASB: Wilkinsons Hydro

Only the second shave with a razor successfully sharpened by myself, so still a fair bit of smug self satisfaction!
Really good shave today, especially effective WTG first pass, one of those times when it just works

Originally Posted by DOOM

Beautiful razor!!!!
Someone know where I can get one? Thanks

cheers
Dominic

Béla sure is the man for Flashcners. It's one awesome razor.

Early Friday Morning
Razor - Thomas Turner "Lancet Edge"
Strop - My Own Creation
Brush - Vie Long Horse and Badger Mix
Soap - Culmak
Post - Alum & Old Spice Whitewater

What an edge this beauty took tonight, my old Sheffield razors seem to like my new strop. I don't know how old this razor is, it looks as though it should be post war and has the phrase Cutlers to his majesty on it so it must have been pre 1952 when our current Queen was crowned. Not that any of that matters, what does though is that the shave was excellent.

Soap: MWF !
Razor: Dubl Duck Special No. 1 (Pearlduck)
Brush: Semogue 2000
Aftershave: Nivea Replenishing Balm

I just received this Dubl Duck. First shave with it today hopefully it lives up to its reputation.

Semogue 2010 Custom Boar
Mama Bears Lime Cilantro
Henckels 80
Drakkar ASB
Drakkar EDT

O yes I got the soap +1 extra,quite an effort by the housekeeping but not a Shaving Soap,got to use the cream and the same stuff,great shave,Will check out today to home sweet home missed my TIs.
Have a great shave today friends.Moonbeam

Thursday Evening Shave

Prep: Hot shower with Real Shaving Creamy Face Wash

Lather: Irisch Moos Face Lather

Brush: King Custom Bocote with 24mm TGN Black Badger

Razor: Manhattan Cutlery "The Celebrated" 6/8" in Black Micarta (for now)

Strop: SRD Premium IV 25/50 SRD Black Latigo 0/50

Astringent: Alum & Witch Hazel

AS: Trumper's Spanish Leather

Balm: Trumper's Unscented

Comments: The big Manhattan is going to take some getting used to, but I was also a bit disappointed with this brush. I think black badger is not for me and this brush may be re-knotted with a TGN Finest Fan knot for face-lathering. That said, even with a bit of a thin lather, I got a pretty decent shave from this heavy-bladed old smiler. Irisch Moos is a nice soap, but I think I did it a disservice with this brush, which just doesn't agree with me. Only a few more straight shaves until Vegas, then it's DE for about 5 days! The Noob Chronicle will be updated with my brush tribulations tomorrow. Until then, have a great night and a better Friday morning, my SOTD Brothers!

Good Morning

Prep: Shower
Strop: SRD, Premium 1 Leather, 30, 70.
Brush: Semogue, 2030, Badger
Soap: Cella, Crema Sapone
Razor: Dovo Flowing
AS: Nivea Silver Protect After Shave Fluid

Very smooth 2 pass shave.

Day off today, managed to get some tickets to the opening ceremony of the Arab games.


Have a Great Day

Thanks Joe!

Thank goodness it's finally Friday!!! If I can only get thru one more day.... :0

A nice shave before bed.

Have a wonderful Friday all!!

M