Thread: Sun December 25th - Sat December 31st

Evening gents, and the rest of our motley crew , SWMBO called out again this evening leaving me with the boys (asleep) and the dogs(???)...so what's a guy to do...Hot shower, shave with a bit of Scotch in the shave den. Today was one of those days I really had no clue as to what blade to use, seamed to take forever but in the end the N. Shure Co. I got from Glen not too long ago won out.

Prep: Hot Shower + Proroaso Pre/Post
Cream: Trumpers Almond
Brush: Gold Dachs Kalidescope (sp???) Silver Tip
Scuttle: GTP
Razor: N. Shure Co. 5/8 dressed in acrylic scales with a fine yellow drizzle and yellow wedge
Post: Alum
AS: Booster Bay Rum
ASB: CO Bigelow Elixer Black

Results: Only my 2nd time with this blade since RAD has had the better of me the last 6-8 weeks or so. Great blade, great edge, great shave....nuff said

Semogue 2010 LE | QCS Fennix Wood (Anise/Cedar) | EJ D89L - Dorco | Alum | Sabon Cream | ELDO Eloge du Traitre

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Music:	U2 - Joshua Tree
Prep:	Hot Shower / How towel soaks
Razor:	8/8 WE Stenton & Son 'Again' Square Point in Micarta (I think) From Rene's stones to my face.
Hones:	3" Big Daddy Felt/Chestnut 25/100 - no touchups for this baby. I got to test one of Rene's edges tonight. Nothing but felt and leather.
Brush:	24mm Silvertip in American Ash
Uber:	RazoRock Cacao = Tried a scoop in the bowl. Scooped too much. I have lather that would last the week!! Strangley though it was thin and weak until after working it in for several minutes.
AS:	OBR Evening for me. SWMBO loves it as much as I do. Too bad it wears off so fast.
Edc:	OBR Sandalwood splash, then a Limes and Peppercorn spray.
Result:	5th day in a row for a shave. I wanted to take a day or two off, but with these amazing razors awaiting my attention, I can't NOT shave. I have never shaved with a blade this large. I've only a couple of 7/8's in my rotation. This is by far the largest object I have ever tried to shave with. And the shave was .... Wait for it. ..... AMAZING!!!! I am not certain, but it very well may be the closest, smoothest shave I have ever accomplished. Maybe because I was so careful, watching my angles and pressure even more closely than ever due to the beasts size. Nothing but strop before this shave, and she was WAY beyond all expectations. I cannot thank Rene enough. Words fail. Just 'AMAZING'. 3 passes and I mean a REAL BBS shave. I think for the first time ever!

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Happy Shaving!!!!

Mike

--Have a safe and Happy New Year!--

Hot Shower
Merkur Progress set on # 4
Shark SS
Semogue LE2011 Finest Bristle #1
MWF
Denim Black

Weds, Dec 28
Brush: Vie-Long Horse
Soap/Creme: Kiss My Face Creme
Razor: Yuma
Blade: Astra SP
Pre: How towel
Post: Witch Hazel
Hair Groom: Gables creme-oil
Result: KMF hasn't been a favorite of mine, but it has a good reputation, so I decided to give it another try. I was more generous with product than I had been when I last tried it and used my vie-long horse, and it whipped up easily into mounds of creamy lather. I still give a slight edge to my soaps, but I can at least now see what other people mean when they talk about KMF. The Yuma continued to impress, as well. All in all a pretty good shave. I'm certainly glad to be home to my den. :>

Good morning friends,

today Thiers Issard



and here another impression...Museum of Military History Dresden, Saxony



Have a nice day.

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream

BRUSH: 23 mm Shavemac, Finest Badger ("Gut-rasiert" forum / 2011)

SOAP/CREAM: Mama Bear's Caribbean Glycerin Shave Soap

SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl

RAZOR: 6/8" HartSteel BG, Satin, Quarter Ground, Square Point, O-1 steel (w/ blue silicon scales)

STROP: Kanayama Cordovan # 60.000

SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG

AS: Alt-Innsbruck

RESULT: BBS shave

Have a nice day,
Béla

This SotD is inclusive from 25Dec11-1Jan 12.

It's a C&E week for me + the TI and the Acca Kappa badger.The Nomad EDT is 1/4 full,Nomad soap refused to finish and Sandalwood balm is half way gone.Over-confident leads to a BBS shave plus a nick on the left cheek.

Happy New Year to all members from me.

Moonbeam

Strop: Osgar Vintage Shell Horse
Brush: Franks Shaving Fine Badger
Soap: Nancy Boy Signature (Thanks Rene)
Razor: Unknown Sheffield Wedge
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel
Balm: Nivea Replenishing
A/S: Aqua Velva
I love the feeling of a nicely honed wedge making its third pass and delivering a fantastic sticky smooth BBS.
So much so that in going on ebay tonight looking for more Sheffield Wedges.
My second run with the Aqua Velva and I officially like it.
Hope you all get great shaves like this today

Thanks for the great posts and pics fellas, keep 'em coming.
Grant

Originally Posted by baldy

Razor: Unknown Sheffield Wedge

I love the feeling of a nicely honed wedge making its third pass and delivering a fantastic sticky smooth BBS.
So much so that in going on ebay tonight looking for more Sheffield Wedges.
My second run with the Aqua Velva and I officially like it.
Hope you all get great shaves like this today


Thanks for the great posts and pics fellas, keep 'em coming.
Grant

I really like those scales.