Thread: Sun April 15th - Sat April 21st

Originally Posted by Mikael

Cheers Carl! I hope you survived yesterdays b-day party! No, I don't think they did that, top of the line blade though and in my mind the peek of Solingen razors (together with a couple of other brands).

Yes, we really should have spring by now and we had it a couple of days ago . Yesterday you couldn't see these guys, but today the sun's working wonders and it looks like this in our backyard now (all the snow was gone three to four weeks ago and I thought it was over for this time, but now we have lots of snow behind our house again ):

That's a cool photo! It must be amazing to see bulbs come through the snow like that! here in Australia we actually put our bulbs in the fridge (refrigerator) for a few weeks before we plant them to simulate the temperature change. We also have to dig some types up in early summer otherwise they cook in the soil.

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' Custom: Chess King w/ 26mm silver tip badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Aged Spice
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: E. A. Berg - Berg's Special / Shark
ASB: Mama Bear's Winter ASB Aged Spice

Smooth shave.

Monday

Excellent shave this morning, one pass only. Excellent lather. Excellent After Shave. Excellent all ‘round.

I’ve been thinking about an 8mm silent movie night on the weekend.

Also listening to System of a Down. I haven’t listened to one of their albums for ages. ‘Toxicity’ is such a great album, great angry workout music…

Razor Schulze Wiener Schaber

Pre Shave: Sukin Facial Moisturiser Cream

Shave Cream: Top Secret

After Shave: Floïd

I got a wild hair and decided it was time to go back to my wet shaving "roots." Acqua di Parma was the first shaving cream I started with (before I found the shaving forums). I know now that I had no clue what I was doing because I never really learned how to build a lather, I just took a wet brush, rubbed it across the tub and then smeared it on my face without doing any really building... So, this past weekend, I picked up a tub of it and some of their Balsamo ASB. I'd only used the standard Collezioni Barbierie ASB previously. This one is nice and light. I finished off with the standard AdP Colonia. I think I prefer the Colonia Assoluta, but overall I'm feeling sticky smooth and smelling great!

Razor: 5/8 Boker King Cutter
Prep: hot water, Barbasol
Brush: van der Hagen (boar)
Soap: Top Secret shave cream
A/S: witch hazel
Cologne: Joop Homme
Result: One of the best yet.



Also, I thought I might relate a bright spot from finally getting to sit down and relax last night: 24 oz of home-brewed India Pale Ale.

Monday

Prep: Hot Shower/ Proraso pre-post creme
Brush: Thater 4125-2
Scuttle: G5
Soap: Proraso SS
Razor: FWE "Perfect Temper" 9/16 square point
Post: Proraso AS/ Nivea Lotion
Result: This is one of the smaller razor in my collection. I also have the same razor in 6/8". This was always a challenge to hone because of a warp in the blade, but I got it dialed in and had a great 3 pass shave this warm spring morning.

Happy Belated Birthday Carl!

Have a Great Monday Gents!

4/16/2012

Pre : Cetaphil Cleanser + Homemade Lavender Preoil
Bowl : Robert Becker Scuttle
Brush : REX Boar 21MM x 55MM
Safety Razor : Legion Extranjera Argentina
Blade : Rapira Super Stainless #1
Soap : St James of London Cedarwood & Clarysage
Post : Pinaud Clubman Aftershave Lotion

Originally Posted by DFriedl

Love the patina.

Thank you. The JR are awesome shavers too.

Gentlemen, here is the playbill for today's jolly shave:

Razor: Weber in the Bulldog handle
Blade: Derby
Brush: Semogue boar
Soap: I Coloniali spiked with Arko unscented cream
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Scuttle: Moss
Lather bowl: Modified Ayars/Bonnyman
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Institute Karite
Aftershave: The Rose of Bulgaria

Historic day for me today gentlemen! My first true smooth as a baby's bottom shave I checked, comparing results to my son's own bum. Here's my line up;
Red Imp 700c strop. 50 linen, 110 leather
Pre shave; Cromwell & Cruthers shave oil with a hot towel
Williams soap with a pea sized drop of Prorasso
bowl, latte cup
Razor; Ludo Shear & Razor works Red Imp 133 9/16
Tunes; a perfect circle thirteenth step
Post shave was -4c cold air and a smoke outside



Happy Monday gents