Thread: Sun January 01st - Sat January 07th

Pre: Hot shower
Brush: Hjm badger
SC: DR Harris Marlborough
Strop: TI paddle strop
Razor: Dovo inox all steel scales (fresh from my Norton 4/8)
Post: Cold water and men-ü facial moisturiser
EdT: T&H Freshman
Strategy: Two pass WTG and XTG
Result: DFS for a rough day at work

Gentlemen: nice pics as always. Makes me practise envy control :-)

Originally Posted by Indesio

_______ FECHA: _______	_______ 04/01/12 _____________________________________________
Brocha:	Shavemac D01 Modelo Indesio color negro (hoy 2 pelos menos)
Scuttle:	Blue Floyd V.2
Jabón de afeitar:	Le Comptoir des Savonniers
Navaja:	Filarmónica 14DT "caramelo de fresa"
Asentado:	Prima Rinderleder
Maquinilla:	EJ R89
Hoja y uso:	Feather en tercer uso para los retoques
After-shave:	Floris JF splash
Eau de Toilette:	Hoy no
Foto:	Hoy si

Salu2.
Indesio.

I think I've gotta get my Google language tools working, English is so boring...

[EDIT]

Yeah, Google Language tools has some issues, that IS assuming it's the language I thought it was. I like the phrase 'hoy no', I might start using it :-)

Brush: Model D01 Indesio Shavemac black (now 2 hairs less)
Scuttle: Blue Floyd V.2
Shaving soap: Le Comptoir des Savonniers
Razor: 14DT Philharmonic "strawberry candy"
Seated: Prima Rinderleder
Razor: EJ R89
Sheet and use: Feather in third use for touchups
After-shave: Floris JF splash
Eau de Toilette: Not today
Photo: Today if

You know, what about a 'multi cultural' day? We could ask all those who speak (write) another language (i.e. their 'native'? language) to post a post in that language. That would be really cool! We could do it for, say, the first of next month? I know we'd get a lot of English, but maybe we could try and use our 'forbear's' language if we normally speak English; like for me, German, or French? What about that?

Originally Posted by Zephyr

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NICE photo, very nice...

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Edwin Jagger best badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Bay Rum
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Thiers-Issard: "Pierre Thiers" #41
ASB: Caswell-Massey No. Six

Comfortable and sticky smooth shave in less than ten minutes.
More snow this morning, I'm still waiting for the global warming to kick in.

SOTD Thursday 5


Brush: Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Soap/Cream: La Toja lathered on face
Razor: Futur + Elios
ASL: Nivea for Men, Peau Sensible
EdC: Puig, Agua Lavanda
Comments: A very comfortable shave. Good performance of La Toja and Futur. Three passes.

Thanks for your posts, Gentlemen
Have a nice day.
Angel.

Pre: Hot shower
Lather: Fitjar Sandalwood shaving soap+Vitos shaving cream+glycerin+lanolin
Brush: Morris and Forndran 2-band Blond Badger
Razor Henckles Friodur INOX 8/8
Post: Alum block and Thayers WH toner
PSB: Yuzu/Bergamont/Vetiver moisturizer
AS: Clubman



Even though I find that the Fitjar soap (unlike their cream) is a bit thin and dries somewhat, it was none the less an excellent shave this morning and a great start to the day.

Thursday

The Proraso shave cream/soap/stuff did NOT perform well today! It was lazy, indolent and downright obnoxious!
I’m quickly losing patience with it, it’s entirely possible C O Bigalow will replace it, and Musgo Real, though a distant memory, is a strong one and is certainly a valid contender.
La Toja sensitive I now find to be weak, pale and unexciting, though its stronger counterpart may instill a little confidence.
Speick, though also a distant memory, beckons.
Pre de Provence promises things others cannot, if only a certain strangeness and rarity, and asks to be called to be tested.
Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar pretended its tube was full, puffing out its waist-coated and watch-chained stomach, which has warned the writer against plastic tubes (rather than aluminium) who all have the same crass trait.

So, what’ll be the next cream? Musgo, Pre de thingy, NON sensitive La Toja?

For this AM, Proraso, as reported, sucked. The W&B performed well though, distinctly displaying the honer’s remarkable skills.

It was an almost all Proraso shave (still gotta get that Proraso AS), followed up by that Burberry ‘The Beat’ stuff, which is cool, but in this instance might have been swapped for some T&H Traf AS.

The day itself ended with a walk to and through the pine forest surrounding the town cemetery with Lucy, the Dalmatian.
It was noticed that Lucy’s hips were, well.... wobbly. It was also noticed that the writer’s hips were, well....wobbly,
which then resulted in a 5-days-post-NYR (New Year’s Resolution) to rid said writer and said hound from said wobbles.

Be good (first priority) be well (second priority) be happy (third priority), after all, what else is there?

Oh, just noticed, over one thousand posts. But that is only indicative of my penchant for waffling and my otherwise boring life, rather than being demonstrative of any shaving related 'wisdom'...

Razor: Wade and Butcher Special (again)

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

Cream: Proraso

ASB: Proraso

After Shave: Burberry ‘The Beat’ Eau de Toilette

Manaslu M-55 | Thäter 2011 LE Bulb | CarrieM BRV Uberlather | Thayers Lavender | Sigilli Claudiæ

I hadn't used the CarrieM products in a while, so they were an easy decision this morning. The Black Raspberry Vanilla always leaves me with such a conundrum - do I shave with it or eat it? In this case, i opted for the former. And I'm quite confident I'm all the better for that decision. Nonetheless, the überlather was divine. The Manaslu, despite needing a little touch up on the stones, delivered a top notch shave and left me BBS after two passes plus a cleanup. What a way to start the day!

Prep: Hot Shower, Conditioner on the beard area
Razor: Imperial Extra Hollow Ground
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap: TSD English Fern
AS: Nivea Double Action
Finish: Agua Lavanda Puig

It's 29 damn degrees outside. This is officially full on ridiculous. The last I checked I don't live in Minnesota. This razor did such a great job yesterday, I ran it 50 laps on either side of the strop and brought it back for an encore. This took a great edge and kicked it up about 3 notches. I think this razor was scaring stubble off my face from about 10 feet away! I could have easily stopped after the first pass but was having such a good time, I went for another. Result--Catfish Belly Smooth!

Thursday


iKon S3S
Gillette Super Thin
Col Conk Almond Shave Soap
Parmawood Silvertip
L'Oreal After Shave Balm
Old Spice Classic Cologne