Week of December 18 SOTD - Saturday
Christmas Shave
Pre-Shave: Hot shower |
Brush: 26mm Thäter 2-band, Silvertip Badger |
Maxterpiece: 6/8" Wade & Butcher "Adamantine Edge", Wedge, Barber's Notch (w/ Grey Translucent scales + Faux Ivory wedge) |
Strop: 0/65 laps (Ambrose Horsehide Clásico strop) |
Soapreme: Cyril Salter "Wild Rose" Shave Creme + Trumper's "Rose" Shave Soap + Glycerin |
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose, no alcohol) |
Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer |
After Shave Splash: D.R. Harris "Pink" AS |
After Shave Balm: Sabon |
Results: The long wait is finally over guys. The staple in my collection has finally arrived and ready to be showcasedhttp://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...ys/001_wub.gif. I scored this W&B from Max' site when he wasn't looking...I don't know, something told me to just go to his site and see what's up (since I hadn't frequented it for some time) and low and behold, there she was staring at me, taunting me. I had never heard of the Diamantine W&B before...Googling it certainly doesn't produce any information worth sinking your teeth into. This alone may be an indication of the rarity of this blade. And to push this to another level, to find it in this condition?! Holy Moly Batman...I must have done something right in this life (or other) :w!! My wife LOVED it too, which is always a BIG plus. She is dressed in beautiful grey horn (which Max rarely does these daysand ONLY on special blades...which was another indication of how special this blade may be). The whole thing was hand sanded and only (lightly) buffed to a mirror shine. An ABSOLUTE thing of beauty which was screaming to be part of my collection http://badgerandblade.com/vb/images/...l/thumbsup.gif. And this is where English elegance meets German engineering; I used the Thäter to whip up a CS/Trumper "Rose" über, providing this razor a divine and luxurious lather onto which she could do what she was destined and designed to do...And she did it with utmost elegance and grace:y. I am literally more BBS than a baby's butt. |
Here's not one, but two pictures of my latest beauty (probably the queen of my collection)
http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1324701516
http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1324701523
My wife and I wish you and your families a wonderful Christmas to remember:tu.
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Cheers,
Robert