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Thursday

Nice shave this morning with the Schulze Wiener Schaber; this razor is nice and sharp!

Two passes, WTG and XTG, with a little bit of ATG on the chin too. I don’t know if others do a full face XTG, but for me there are some spots it’s impossible, like the neck; which always gets just a WTG and a ATG. The chin, I find, benefits from a WTG, a XTG and THEN a ATG. I’m always learning...

I hadn’t used the Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar cream OR AS for a while (the cream is almost all gone), and I enjoyed both, I love the spicy, citrusy smell of the AS.

Gym again tonight, the strength and size is starting to come back after more than six months lay off...

Razor: Schulze Wiener Schaber

Pre Shave: Proraso

Cream: Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar

ASB: None

After Shave: Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar

Originally Posted by baldy

Thanks for all the great posts and pics boys
Carl, I enjoyed yours a lot, including the Reason for editing
Grant

Thank you. Yeah, the (IE) browser does ODD things sometimes!!!

Weds, Dec 21
Brush: Vie-Long Horse
Soap/Creme: Cella
Razor: Racer ( by lord)
Blade: Rapira SS
Pre: How towel
Post: Witch Hazel
Hair Groom: Gables creme-oil
Result: The more I use my horse with soft soaps, the more I like it. I tend to use my soft soaps "cream style" by putting an extra large blob in my bowl and lathering them that way, which works well in my hard, iron laden water. It takes a tiny bit more time than my boars, but a lot less elbow grease.. less of a whipping and more of a stirring. The racer razor, otoh really disappointed. I know that it is a "$5 dollar razor" so to speak, and it was... eh... okay, but somehow I still expected more. it just didn't work well for me, especially atg. I actually removed the blade and put it in a 40s Superspeed to finish off to be sure that it wasn't the blade (it wasn't). So, not a bad shave, and some good aspects, but the racer razor did not give me a good first impression, which is a shame, since it was the new addition. Perhaps I will like it better with another blade, however.

Have a good day today!

Strop: Osgar Vintage Shell Horse
Brush: Silvertip Badger
Uber: Proraso Soap, C.O. Bigelow Cream & Glycerin
Razor: Wade & Butcher For Barbers Only
Astringent: Thayer's Witch Hazel
Balm: C.O. Bigelow Mentha
Finished work for the year today, 12 days off so I decided to treat myself to a luxurious Uber with the W&B.
I love this Uber combo, man its refreshing. I feel fantastic and ready for some holiday time.

Thanks for all the great posts and pics boys.
Grant
P.S. Thank you Glenn for supplying me with these awesome ingredients. G.

Grant,

it would be nice to see a new Jacky-picture!

Thursday, December 22. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Schick
Soap: MWF
Brush: Simpsons Duke 2
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Thank you. Yeah, the (IE) browser does ODD things sometimes!!!

Firefox has a new update to their browser. Works really fast AND if you have a 64 bit system they have a 64 bit browser that is in test. Both are very fast and don't do some of the weird things Exploder does.

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Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Custom horn handle w Simpson silvertip knot
Razor: The Three Crosses
Cream: Al's Bomb Custom w clay
AS: Aqua Velva by Williams
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean


... and:

AOS Pure Badger/L'Occitane Cade SS/ F.W.Engels Perfect Temper 6/8"/Clubman Bay Rum/AOS ASB
Result: Silky Smooth, This razor just keeps getting better!

Have a Great Thursday Gents!