Thread: Sun January 01st - Sat January 07th

L'Occitane Bavx soap
Feather Artist club - SS
Feather Blade light
Brush Simpsons Chubby 1 in Super
Vito's Coconut & Almond
Alum & Distilled Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Bavx Balm
L'Occitane Cedre L'Atlas Eau de parfum

Jamie.

Very nice shave, two pass shave from the Feather with the usual very careful touch up under the chin under the nose and around the top and bottom lip with this super sharp razor.

Waking up to the sounds of snow plows, made me realize that I wasn’t on an island in the Mediterranean.
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' custom: Chess King
Soap: Mama Bear's Bay Rum
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Le Grelot 6/8 Ram's Horn
ASB: Caswell-Massey No. Six

Slow and comfortable shave.

Wednesday

First day back at work after the holidays. I guess it wasn’t THAT bad, I consoled myself by looking forward to my workout after work. I spent most of the day teaching a beginner computer class, and then teaching decimals, fractions and percentages. The teachers in the Women’s Prison Education centre I run are still away on holidays, so it gives me a chance to teach again. I forget sometimes how much I miss teaching rather than coordinating.

This morning’s shave was with the W&B I re-honed yesterday as part of the JaNorton 2012 project. It was improved over the previous attempt. I think it could still be better, but I don’t think I’d go back to the 4k again, maybe just the 8?

I’ve been eagerly awaiting some C O Bigelow shave cream from the US, until I learnt yesterday that it’s ‘just’ repackaged Proraso. Now I DO like Proraso, but I’ve just bought a container (in the plastic container, not the tube). However, I guess the same stuff in a tube may be better, I’m still torn between scooping some Proraso out or swirling my brush, it’s really too hard to scoop and too soft to swirl! Should have gone with the Musgo Real or the Pre de Provence like I was going to. Too many nice sounding creams and soaps and too little time and money...

Razor: Wade and Butcher Special

Pre Shave: Sukin facial moisturiser on the face and beard in the shower; Proraso

Überlather: La Toja

ASB: None

After Shave: Pinaud Clubman and Burberry ‘The Beat’ Eau de Toilette

I'm done for a while with my Japanese razors so this was the first one I grabbed. Good grab too!

Pre: Hot shower and Vitos pre shave cream
Lather: Omega shaving cream+Vitos shaving cream+glycerin+lanolin
Brush: Omega 10098 long boar
Razor: Ribbon Solingen spike point
Post: alum block and Thayers WH Toner
PSB: Pre de Provence
AS: Musgo Real Oak Moss

Originally Posted by mjhammer

Lost my job today. No work in my field available, so I'm looking at anything I can get, Home Depot, Lowes, etc.. Not fun, after first 24 years with Qwest, now 6 years with Runge's and I'm unemployed for the second time in my life. I could use some good karma for sure. I'd been feeling bad karma coming at me for the last couple of weeks, I just didn't know where or when. Guess I do now.... Bummer. I was trying to be as good a person as I could be, but bad karma finds you when it's your turn. Maybe something good will happen now.

m

I'm sorry to hear this Mike! I hope you'll get a new job asap, I know where you're at, but like many others has said, there's no other way to take than the positive high road... Good luck in your hunt!!

Originally Posted by mjhammer

...Lost my job today. No work in my field available, so I'm looking at anything I can get, Home Depot, Lowes, etc...Maybe something good will happen now.

m

I know hoping for the best for you, Mike, won't really help you get a job, but we are all here for you...

Location: Coffs Harbour Australia
Strop: MickR's Roo Hide
Brush: Comoy Badger
Soap: BodyBar "Little Green Apples" + Glycerin
Razor: Customized Gotta 120 11/16
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel
Balm: Nivea Replenishing
This is my second run with the goats milk base soap and I think the glycerin made an improvement, however I did put a little too much water in the mix. I think I can get it to work well though.
I haven't used the Gotta for a while and wasn't sure how the edge was on her.
I was pleasantly surprised with a fantastic edge, I think I was concentrating too much on the lather and not enough on the shaving though.
Not 1 but 2 cuts tonight , 1 on the ear lobe and 1 right in the middle of my left cheek.
That's 2 nights in a row that have ended in bloodshed, dont know whats going on but I feel like a total newb.
I'm sure its just a slump

Thanks for all the great posts and pics fellas
Grant

Originally Posted by Omega1975

My first submission to the S.O.T.D.

Welcome to the brotherhood, great looking razor for your first post too.

Originally Posted by mjhammer

Lost my job today. No work in my field available, so I'm looking at anything I can get, Home Depot, Lowes, etc.. Not fun, after first 24 years with Qwest, now 6 years with Runge's and I'm unemployed for the second time in my life. I could use some good karma for sure. I'd been feeling bad karma coming at me for the last couple of weeks, I just didn't know where or when. Guess I do now.... Bummer. I was trying to be as good a person as I could be, but bad karma finds you when it's your turn. Maybe something good will happen now.

Real sorry to hear your news mate. As all the other guys have said I'm sure this hurdle will just open the door to another opportunity for you.
As far as the Karma goes, I'm sure its not catching up with you. Maybe just giving you some misfortune now, only to be followed by some great Karma in the near future.

Grant

Originally Posted by mjhammer

Lost my job today. No work in my field available, so I'm looking at anything I can get, Home Depot, Lowes, etc.. Not fun, after first 24 years with Qwest, now 6 years with Runge's and I'm unemployed for the second time in my life. I could use some good karma for sure. I'd been feeling bad karma coming at me for the last couple of weeks, I just didn't know where or when. Guess I do now.... Bummer. I was trying to be as good a person as I could be, but bad karma finds you when it's your turn. Maybe something good will happen now.

Sorry to hear about your job Mike, hope you find another, better one soon. Good luck!

Originally Posted by baldy

Not 1 but 2 cuts tonight , 1 on the ear lobe and 1 right in the middle of my left cheek.
That's 2 nights in a row that have ended in bloodshed, dont know whats going on but I feel like a total newb.
I'm sure its just a slump

Am I the only one seeing the pattern here?

Day1: 1 cut
Day2: 2 cuts
Day 3: .......


Not trying to jinx you Grant but be careful tomorrow

Love what you did to the Botta BTW!

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