Thread: Sun April 15th - Sat April 21st

Originally Posted by lu20vt

L'OCCITANE Cade // Filarmonica Sub Cero 14 // shavemac D01 2-Band // Thayers // Pen's English Fern

Luis, when I see your pictures, I think that my pictures are bad...
Very impressive shot!

Cheers
Jozsef

I honed this a while back but never got to test it out. I almost forgot how i honed it. Actually its still a bit fuzzy. LOL! What an awesome shave. 2 passes to a super smooth shave. I decided on Ogallal Bayrum! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice cutter I'm jealous!

Prep: Hot shower - followed by Lucky Tiger Molle’ brushless shave cream
SS/SC: Edwin Jagger “Sea Buckthorn” + LaToja
Brush: Omega #636 Lucretia Borgia Series “Best Silvertip”
Strop: SRP Premium IV English Bridle Leather - 50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 5/8” Dovo “Red Solingen”
Toner: Thayers “Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Nivea for Men - High Performance - “Extreme Comfort”
AS: Booster “Polar Ice”
Result: Another great shave.

Originally Posted by lu20vt

Filarmonica Sub Cero 14

Luis,

Beautiful Filly. I love those scales. Where did you get it?

Gentlemen, today's shave was at 7:30, which is quite late for me, since I'm up at 4 a.m. daily. It was a good shave. The music was a recording by Jazz violinist Stephane Grappelli. One of the songs was "Jermyn Street," which was appropriate, since the cream I used is one of my preferred creams: Jermyn Street by Taylor of Old Bond Street. I love both the soap and the cream versions of Taylor's Jermyn Street. Incidentally, Stephane Grappelli formed the famous jazz quintet the Hot Club of Paris in 1932 with the gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. Delightful music. Anyway, I thought I'd match the cream with the music — all part of the ritual.

Razor: Friedre. Herder 13/16 full hollow square point — one pass with the grain
Razor: Edwin Jagger octagonal in faux ebony — one multi-directional pass to clean up
Blade: Derby — one shave and out
Brush: Semogue 730 HD silver tip — a sweet brush without being killer dense
Cream: Jermyn Street by Taylor of Old Bond Street
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Institute Karite
Aftershave: Woods of Windsor — have never been without this treasure of an aftershave
Music: Collection of jazz tunes, including "Jermyn Street," performed by Stephane Grappelli and others
Finisher: A blend of Sumatra and Mexican coffees and a visit with the diaries of Anais Nin

Saturday:

Barbasol Prep
Dovo Natural
Target Badger
Maca Root
Alum Block
Aqua Velva
Afta Original
Clubman Bay Rum

Originally Posted by Obie

Incidentally, Stephane Grappelli formed the famous jazz quintet the Hot Club of Paris in 1932 with the gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. Delightful music. Anyway, I thought I'd match the cream with the music — all part of the ritual.

Music: Collection of jazz tunes, including "Jermyn Street," performed by Stephane Grappelli and others
Finisher: A blend of Sumatra and Mexican coffees and a visit with the diaries of Anais Nin

Nice pairing of music and cream! And amazing great music, I love Django and Stephane Grappelli! You've inspired me to listen to this myself today-thanks.

I had a very nice shave today.

The short list is:

Edwin Jagger DE89
Arko
Shea Moisture Badger
Thayer's

I am still trying to figure out the best way to attack my neck hairs. They are so stuborn, it is just so hard to get a close shave on my neck without nicking myself!

I also got my new Dovo Sliver Steel a few weeks ago. I just love it! Although, it is not sharp enough, and I don't know why. I have shaved with it four times, the first and second time I didn't strop it, so I could be sure that my stropping wouldn't affect its sharpness. Right away I noticed that it wasn't cutting like a DE blade. I did test it on my arm hair before my first shave and it easily shaved a small patch off my arm. That was the only thing I did before I shaved with that blade, so I don't think I would have dulled it.

I just don't understand, because it was honed by Lynn since I bought it at SRD, so I'm sure he did a wonderful job. And thats why I'm confused why it isn't shaving like I expected.

It could partially be my technique but the sharpness between the Dovo and my DE blades is night and day.

I would be very grateful if anyone could offer some insight as to what could be going on.

Prep: Hot Shower, Hair Conditioner rubbed into my beard
Razor: Lecran Cutlery
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: Arko Shavestick
AS: Skin Bracer
Finish: Brute Cologne

A great but very simple shave for a busy Saturday. Last nights storms seemed to have passed but some high clouds seem to be lingering. Tunes for the shave was one I haven't heard in ages. I know, cheesy 80's music but it makes me smile remembering a simpler time when I had a less jaded view of the world.
I Can't Wait (Live 1986) - Nu Shooz - YouTube