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Thursday 1/26/12

Electric Cutlery 6/8
Golden Nib Finest
Erasmic shave cream
Thayers Witch Hazel
MK for Men a/s balm
Trumpers Eau de Quinine Edc

Seems an oxymoron to use an Electric razor that is a straight razor...nonetheless, combined with the Erasmic lather I managed a very smooth shave with no irritation or nicks. This is another of my razors that I honed myself which always gives me just a tad more enjoyment. And today will be better than yesterday.

Old Boker 1/4 hollow-AOS Lavender soap/TOBS Rose cream-DB 1.5
no time for a pic but it was an ok shave. 3 pass to DFS.

Paul

Ok found some time

Friday

Cobra Classic
Feather Professional Injector Blade
Parma Woodcraft Silvertip
Col Conk Almond Shave Soap
L'Oreal After Shave Balm
Old Spice Classic Cologne

Good evening Gents!

Shave prep: Face wash
Brush: Omega boar # 81052
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Scuttle: Robert Becker large
Razor: Le Hospital Bayle Annonay, 6/8 round point hollow
Strop: nun2sharp's hanging leather strop
After Shave Splash: Florida Water home made splash
Notes: Touched up this razor on my new Llyn Melynllynn that arroved today. What a nice edge, this is certainly promising. Florida water is has been used since its early days (first made in 1808, reputedly) by santeria practitioners. It was believed to be such a nice fragrance that the devil obviously had a finger in on it. I'm neither a follower nor a believer, but I can understand what they meant. Great relaxing shave, and good fun on top.



Have a nice evening everybody.

Henckels rostfrei 6/8 :: Joris Pur Gris Européen :: Mama Bear's SS :: Anthony Logistics ASB :: Lorenzo Villoresi "Piper Nigrum" EdT

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: Simpson Berkeley

Razor: ERN Crown & Sword 7/8

Strop: 40/60 Neil Miller Linen/Kanayama Cordovan

Soap: Williams

After shave: Aqua Velva

Results: Amund threw me a puck of Williams and some Aqua Velva the other day, last time I tried Williams I blew it off pretty quickly bad on a combination of scent and performance, this was about a year ago, and I thought I'd give it a second chance. And to be honest, either the smell or performance was as bad as I recalled, not the best lather, not a lot of cushion, but pretty good glide and it did what it's meant to do and it actually stayed pretty stabil through the shave. Two passes DFS +, finished with AV, a wonderful, classic scent that reminds me of my granddad.

Originally Posted by Zephyr

[Table]Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson Berkeley
Razor: ERN Crown & Sword 7/8
Strop: 40/60 Neil Miller Linen/Kanayama Cordovan
Soap: Williams
After shave: Aqua Velva
Results: Amund threw me a puck of Williams and some Aqua Velva the other day,

As close as you two live, he most likely literally threw you the puck and the AV!

• Pre: Some nice Williams lather massaged into ze face
• Shaving Brush: Semogue SOC boar
• Shaving Soap: Williams (modern)
• Razor: Gong 7/8, a battered old razor arrived from Tallin toady.
• Hones: Chosera, Shapton up to 16k, then finished on a Thuringian.
• Strop: Illinois #827
• Scuttle: SWK XL
• Post: Brut Aftershave, Brut Cologne.

By blix72 at 2012-01-26

Prep: Hot shower -- followed by 3P pre-post-shave cream
SS/SC: Mitchell’s Wool Fat + La Toja
Brush: H. L. Thäter SRP 2011 “2 band Silvertip Badger”
Strop: VB Red Latigo 50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 5/8” J. A. Henckels #415 Twinworks
Toner: Thayers “Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Anherb “Natural” After Shave Conditioner
AS: Pinaud “Clubman”
Result: A great shave. I did manage to cut my face, however. Nothing serious, but it’s something I haven’t done since I began straight razor shaving in December 2009.

Thursday Night

Puma 3/8
NF2213
Derby Menthol
Alum
Witch Hazel

Another great shave, tiny blade but very effective.