Thread: Sun January 29th - Sat February 4rd

First I would like to say to everyone out there that this place has been amazing to be a part of. Last year on February 1st my Daughter was born making today her 1st birthday! Not only did my daughter enter this world last February, but her father entered the world of Straight razor shaving making this month marking my 1 year anniversary away from the likes of King Gillette!! I can not tell you how great it has been to visit this site and decompress after a long day of work, being a good husband, and father. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart!

Ok mushy stuff over! time for the details

prep: hot shower, nivea face wash
Razor: recently honed by Lynn 6/8 TI in blond horn
Strop: 30 cotton, 60 walkin horse natural horse butt
Brush: EJ super badger
Soap: Cella+vulfix rose+5 drops of glycerin
Post: Alum
AS: Clubman....just cant go wrong with Culbman!

Result: DFS all night long!





and a picture of the girl who rules my world eating her first birthday cake! Ms. Emily Elizabeth A.K.A the Bean

Hot Shower / EJ Pre Shaving cream / Merkur 45C / Treet Blade / Simpsons X3 / TOBS St. James / Lotion TOBS St.James

Good morning friends!

PREP: Floïd Sandolor Pre Shave Gel

BRUSH: SIMPSON Polo 10 Best Badger

SOAP/CREAM: Fitjar Soap Norwegian Fern Shaving Cream

SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl

RAZOR: Dubl Duck Goldedge

STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #60000

SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG

AS: Fitjar Folgefonn Mint After Shave Balm

RESULT: BBS shave

Have a nice day,
Béla

going minimalist for this shave, my last shave of JaNorton!

Love these Spikes, my favorite razors.



Happy Shaving Brothers!!

Mike

Originally Posted by Arioch

Vitos : Vielong 16727 : Machida Isshi Kamisori : Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthom[/b]

...and I think a very nice photo to start with! Welcome!

Originally Posted by alb1981

First I would like to say to everyone out there that this place has been amazing to be a part of. Last year on February 1st my Daughter was born making today her 1st birthday! Not only did my daughter enter this world last February, but her father entered the world of Straight razor shaving making this month marking my 1 year anniversary away from the likes of King Gillette!! I can not tell you how great it has been to visit this site and decompress after a long day of work, being a good husband, and father. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart!

It's a cool site isn't it? WAY better than facebook!

Originally Posted by Arioch

Vitos : Vielong 16727 : Machida Isshi Kamisori : Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthom[/b]

...and I think a very nice photo to start with! Welcome!

Originally Posted by alb1981

First I would like to say to everyone out there that this place has been amazing to be a part of. Last year on February 1st my Daughter was born making today her 1st birthday! Not only did my daughter enter this world last February, but her father entered the world of Straight razor shaving making this month marking my 1 year anniversary away from the likes of King Gillette!! I can not tell you how great it has been to visit this site and decompress after a long day of work, being a good husband, and father. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart!

It's a cool site isn't it? WAY better than facebook!

Thursday

(Guys, the photography here is getting really good, I feel like commenting on every photo, you guys REALLY should be in advertising, selling poster sized photos to 'The Shaver Shop' and the like...)

Used the Schulze Wiener Schaber (Vienna Scraper) this morning. Sometimes I think this is a fiddly little razor, but it’s great for ATG under the neck and chin. I used ‘Sukin’ facial moisturiser as a pre-shave cream with the Arko shave stick. I rubbed the soaked (but only just wet - not holding very much water at all) brush on the stick rather than the stick on my face. I’m not sure it produced a better lather. I did face-lather to allow a good frothy lather to be formed, but not as much as I do when I rub the shave stick on my face and just face-lather. I used the bowl to build a nice cream. However, I think the ingredients (Avocado juice, Rose Hip oil, Aloe, Jojoba oil, wheat germ oil, Tangerine peel oil, Mandarine Orange oil, Burdock extract, Lavender oil, etc) made the cream dissipate on my face. I think the oil essentially act as a surfactant to decrease the surface tension on the bubbles in the cream. That’s why (IMHO) oil based pre-shave applications are a ‘bad’ idea. Proraso pre-shave doesn’t actually list anything as an oil, though at first I thought Eucolyptol must surely be an oil. Though Wikipedia says this about it (my emphasis):

In 1870, F.S. Cloez identified and ascribed the name eucalyptol to the dominant portion of Eucalyptus globulus oil. Eucalyptus oil, the generic collective name for oils from the Eucalyptus genus, should not be confused with the chemical compound eucalyptol.

Not really sure if that means it’s an oil or not. Regardless, Proraso pre-shave cream clearly does NOT act as a surfactant on the cream.

And regardless of all of THAT gumph (which I'm sure no one will actually read) it was a nice and pleasant shave.

Autumn's not far away, the poplar tree in the paddock out the back is starting to yellow already...Time to get some Velvia 50 slide film for the Rolleicord...

Razor: Schulze Wiener Schaber

Pre Shave: Sukin facial Moisturiser

Shave Stick: Arko

ASB: Proraso

After Shave: None

Eau de Toilette: Burberry ‘Beat’

Originally Posted by alb1981

First I would like to say to everyone out there that this place has been amazing to be a part of. Last year on February 1st my Daughter was born making today her 1st birthday! Not only did my daughter enter this world last February, but her father entered the world of Straight razor shaving making this month marking my 1 year anniversary away from the likes of King Gillette!! I can not tell you how great it has been to visit this site and decompress after a long day of work, being a good husband, and father. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart!

Ok mushy stuff over! time for the details

prep: hot shower, nivea face wash
Razor: recently honed by Lynn 6/8 TI in blond horn
Strop: 30 cotton, 60 walkin horse natural horse butt
Brush: EJ super badger
Soap: Cella+vulfix rose+5 drops of glycerin
Post: Alum
AS: Clubman....just cant go wrong with Culbman!

Result: DFS all night long!





and a picture of the girl who rules my world eating her first birthday cake! Ms. Emily Elizabeth A.K.A the Bean

Congrats on your daughter's aka "The Bean's " first birthday. I have a picture of my daughters on their first birthday that looks very similar. For me that was 22 years ago.

Anyway, it is folks like you that make this place what it is. Thanks for the great photo and thanks for being here!!!

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Edwin Jagger best badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Bay Rum
DE-Razor: Gillette Aristocrat / Wilkinson Sword blade
ASB: Mama Bear's Winter ASB Aged Spice.

Smooth.

Originally Posted by alb1981

First I would like to say to everyone out there that this place has been amazing to be a part of. Last year on February 1st my Daughter was born making today her 1st birthday! Not only did my daughter enter this world last February, but her father entered the world of Straight razor shaving making this month marking my 1 year anniversary away from the likes of King Gillette!! I can not tell you how great it has been to visit this site and decompress after a long day of work, being a good husband, and father. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart!

Happy Birthday to your very cute daughter, and a happy anniversary to you.
Grant