Thread: Sun March 11th - Sat March 17th

L'Occitane Verbena
Feather AS - D1
Feather Blade 1
Simpsons Chubby 1
trufitt & Hill West Indian Limes
Alum + Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Bavx Balm
Botanics Moisturiser SPF 15
Coty Raw Vanilla Eau De Cologne

Jamie

Very quick shave today, one pass with minor clean up, super smooth. will be heading to the parcel force office a little later to pay my duty charges to the robbing bastards called parcel force, they are holding my vintage new old stock Fon Golden Star straight razor hostage since it arrived from Japan.

Jamie

3/15/2012

Pre : Sandalwood Glicerin Soap + Michael Jordan Preoil
Bowl : Robert Becker Scuttle
Brush : Frank Shaving Pure Badger 24MMx60MM, Faux Horn
Safety Razor : Royal Crown 1937
Blade : Racer Super Stainless #2
Soap : Dr Selby Lavender
Post : Super-Max Ultimate Black Soul

Prep: 3 mile run, pipe and coffee, lukewarm shower
Razor: Lecran Cutlery Extra Hollow Ground
Brush: Semogue 2000
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
AS: Nivea Double Action Balm, Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Finish: Paul Sebastian

Ever have one of those weeks where the Sunday shave was absolutely outstanding and every shave thereafter seemed to only get progressively better? Well that's the kind of week I'm having this week.

Thursday


Parker 84R
Gillette Super Thin
KMF Cool Mint Shave Cream
Frank Shaving Chrome Silvertip
Nivea Cool Kick Balm
Jade East Cologne

Pre: Hot shower
Strop: 12x diamond pasted leather; 20x linen; 60x leather
Lather: Bigelow/Proraso
Brush: Finally identified my "unknown" long-handle badger—it's a Col. Conk
Blade: 4/8 Kropp Sheffield, freshly honed
Post: Lucky Tiger menthol balm
A/S: Pinaud lilac vegetal

Strange experience today—the blade reluctantly passed the ritual post-strop HHT. On the face, it did not feel outstanding; a bit "tuggy" and loud. Not a quiet, buttery-smooth glide. HOWEVER, I still got a BBS shave with the usual progression of passes, absolutely no irritation, even ATG.

I'm torn between putting it back on the 8K for more polishing, or just leaving well enough alone. Thoughts?

8/8 Custom // Acca Kappa 1869 // TGN UK Silvertip // Floid Blue

SOTD 3/15/12

Geneva Cutlery 5/8
Semogue 1305
C&E Sandalwood sc
Thayers Lemon WH
Three Crowns Sandalwood a/s balm
C&E Sandalwood Edt

Two day growth wonderfully removed with the Geneva. A sandalwood day as the temperatures suggest the coming of the spring. And today will be better than yesterday.

Bela, congrats on your shave of the day! Happy Hungarian National Day!

Originally Posted by csrund

Pre: Hot shower
Strop: 12x diamond pasted leather; 20x linen; 60x leather
Lather: Bigelow/Proraso
Brush: Finally identified my "unknown" long-handle badger—it's a Col. Conk
Blade: 4/8 Kropp Sheffield, freshly honed
Post: Lucky Tiger menthol balm
A/S: Pinaud lilac vegetal

Strange experience today—the blade reluctantly passed the ritual post-strop HHT. On the face, it did not feel outstanding; a bit "tuggy" and loud. Not a quiet, buttery-smooth glide. HOWEVER, I still got a BBS shave with the usual progression of passes, absolutely no irritation, even ATG.

I'm torn between putting it back on the 8K for more polishing, or just leaving well enough alone. Thoughts?

For me, I found that when it tugs, I will go back to the diamond strop and follow with the linen/leather at least twice before going back to the hones.

Originally Posted by fonthunter

Good morning friends!

In Hungary is today a National Holiday. ...with too much demonstrations against the government, and besides.

Have a nice day,
Béla

Enjoy your day Bela