Thread: Sun April 8th - Sat April 14th

Franz & Sibbald 13/16 in custom acrylics / 24mm silvertip / Cella / Minotaur AS Balm / Stetson

Today's shave was a mixed blessing, I honed 2 razors yesterday, a 4/8 Silver Steel Wedge and this 1/2 hollow Franz & Sibbald. The wedge went back into the hone me again pile, while the F&S gave a fantastic shave. This blade has a wicked left twist to the blade, which made it a challenge to hone, but I managed a great edge. Smooth and sharp. A great result for one, not so much for the other. I finished my face after a single stroke with the wedge with the 1/2 hollow. I already have bumps from just the single strip of the wedge. The rest is CBS!!! 3 passes to bliss!

Enjoy the day!!

M

Prep: Hot shower--followed by Vitos pre-post-shave
SS: Pre de Provence
Brush: Omega #11205 - Beehive “Two Banded Boar”
Razor: Gillette “Aristocrat” w/ Gillette 7 O’Clock “Super Platinum” blade
Toner: Thayers “Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Nivea for Men - High Performance - “Extreme Comfort”
EDT: Creed “Tabarome”
Result: Quick, close shave…

Pre-Shave: Hot bath/shower

Brush: Simpson Berkeley

Razor: Vintage Dovo 6/8

Strop: 60 Legion Kangaroo

Soap: Palmolive stick

After shave: Str8fencer's English Leather

Results: Attending a conference today and tomorrow, got almost two hours in the hotelroom before dinner, treated myself with a long soak in the bathtub and a shower followed by a slow and comfortable shave. A great evening with good company and great food and wine. Now I'm gonna treat myself with a few hours of sleep uninterrupted by a three year old

Originally Posted by Zephyr

...Attending a conference today and tomorrow, got almost two hours in the hotelroom before dinner, treated myself with a long soak in the bathtub and a shower followed by a slow and comfortable shave. A great evening with good company and great food and wine...

This sounds so cool. I love conferences, you don't really have to DO anything, just hang around, listen to some speakers, be polite and not drink TOO much...

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Neep,28 mm extra stuffed silvertip in a Kenya soapstone handle
Razor: Nesbitt's Crown razor
Superlather: Nannys French Lavender + Muhle cream
AS: Lavanada
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
I really like this razor, it has a nice flex to it (especially for being a Sheffield razor) and shaves me very well

... todays cappu:

Heljestrand Mk32 | Semogue 2010 LE | RR LE | DR Harris Arlington | Imaginary Authors - Claude Le Coq

Friday, Finally!

Prep: Hot Shower/ Proraso pre-post creme
Brush: Thater 4125-2
Scuttle: G5
Soap: Proraso SS/ Salter Vetiver SC/ 5 drops Glycerin
Razor: Brummel #18, 11/16 square point
Post: Proraso AS, Nivea Lotion unscented
Result: Wasn't feeling good and went to bed early last night. Woke up this morning wanting something different but comfortable in the way of a shave. Went with the Brummel, which was my first razor. And a "Spring Uber" Proraso is sorta green smelling and the vetiver is rather earthy and dries down to a woody note. Got an unbelievable close and comfortable shave to start the last day of the week. Have a Great weekend Brothers!

Congrats on the honing Carl.
Bill. I officially hate you! That razor is gorgeous!

Have a Great Friday Gents!

Originally Posted by Mikael

Brush: Neep,28 mm extra stuffed silvertip in a Kenya soapstone handle

Normally I don't comment on the brushes, but I absolutely LOVE your brush! That handle is great!

Another day, another shave

Today was something really special.
The C-Mon-Filarmonica in 8/8 is as good as it is rare. I've only ever seen one more of it, and that was much smaler in size.
And to match that, I used a recent acquisition, the much fabeled Manchurian badger brush from Simpson. This model is called Langness, quite fitting for me as a Norwegian. I have been to a place up here called that.
And quite the brush it was, right up there with my HMW and my 2 band Polo.

The cream was a complimentary gift that came with the brush. Vulfix Original, Old English Rose. Not bad, not bad at all

I'm so ready for the weekend, sporting a glass-smooth chin

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

This sounds so cool. I love conferences, you don't really have to DO anything, just hang around, listen to some speakers, be polite and not drink TOO much...

Heh, you obviously haven't attended any conferences up here.
That is one of the many arenas that we make sure to get rid of that NISSE syndrome, the Norwegian inherited stiffness syndrome.
Meaning, 85% of the attendees remembers absolutely nada