Thread: Sun April 1st - Sat April 7th

Originally Posted by baldy

Hope things go OK at the hospital mate.
G.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Enjoy the weather and I hope all goes well for Baily.

Thanks guys. I just got back, it went well actually. On the way down Bailey said "I've got a bad feeling about this". He's been watching too much TV lately. His x-ray showed the bone had been 'eaten' away quite a bit by the staph infection, but the doctor was positive that the bone would re-grow and might even knit with his Tibula (that's now his upper arm bone instead of the humeros) without another operation. It was interesting to see the little staples (about 15 or so) in the arm that were used to close off the blood vessels. I can't remember the name of the operation, but it was where the tibia was taken with blood vessels complete, and those all hooked up again to make a 'live' piece of bone. Bailey is just really interested when Easter Bunny going to get here...

Tuesday

Absolutely excellent shave with the Wade and Butcher this morning. Tell me, is it the edge of particular razors or the steel itself that makes for a really smooth feel? I hone all my razors myself; and some I’ve had now for close to a year, so I doubt many retain the original edge, so I’m guessing it really is the steel. It probably sounds silly to say that steel feels smooth but this Wade and Butcher certainly does to me; it’s like the steel is actually soft. I mixed the O Melhor cream into a really nice lather and couldn’t resist a second pass ATG. I splashed a fair amount of the Lavanda cologne on both my face and head. A really nice shave all in all.

A nice day, really, Bailey wasn’t TOO badly behaved at the hospital, though he did say he was going to ‘kick my arse’ when I told him off for running away. I’m happy that it bought joy to the other people waiting in the waiting room.

Razor: Wade and Butcher Special by Maxi

Pre Shave: Proraso

Cream: O Melhor

After Shave: Lavanda

Merkur 34C & Wilkinson (#1)
Omega No. 49
Cella
Aqua Velva (Connaught decant)
Santa Maria Novella crema pre/dopo barba

Simply too early this morning to the office, as a result:

Another cold, but beautiful morning around here.
Started the day slow with a great shave.

This C-Mon Royal may be on the small side, but the shave it delivers is a big one
Paired with some Castle Forbes Lime shaving cream and a Rooney's Finest, this shave was pure bliss.
I finished the shave with some Alum and A dash of Castle Forbes ASB.

Went with the mostly Cade Lineup today.

Prep: Hot Shower/ Proraso pre-post creme
Brush: 4125-2 Thater
Scuttle: G5
Soap: L'Occitane Cade SS
Razor: Palmer #41, 11/16" square point
Post: Proraso AS/ Cade Balm
Result: Slow relaxed BBS shave, the lather exploded out of the bowl, had so much I probably could have shaved 3 people... With the Cade balm as a finish, I'm out the door to face the day feeling like a king!

Have a great Tuesday Gents!

Carl, good luck to Bailey hope he heals soon and well. Are you keeping the head shaved or did the "Queens" rule overwhelm you??? LOL

Razor: H Eicker & Sohne 42 4/8 Biedermeier
Strop: Red Imp 700C linen/leather
Prep: Prorasso Pre-shave, hot towel, Cromwell & Cruthers shave oil
Brush: Omega boar
Cream: Prorasso
Post: Prorasso Pre-shave cream
Aftershave: Old spice
Not quite what I've snapshot-ed, but you get the jist. Happy warm and sunny spring to all you gents!

Prep: Hot Shower/Hot Towel
Soap: MWF
DE: Gillette Tech With Feather Blade
Toner: Thayer's Lemon Witch Hazel
Balm: C.O. Bigelow Mentha
I enjoy this DE for the head shave. Extremely easy to use.
2 passes and I'm shiny smooth.



Jacky boy's 5th birthday today. Every single day I think about how lucky we are to have him.
This next year will be better than the last 2 years for him.

Thanks for the posts and pics gentlemen.
Grant

Happy Birthday, Jacky!

Happy Birthday, Jacky boy!