Thread: Sun April 15th - Sat April 21st

Thursday
Dovo Astrale
TI Paddle strop
Simpsons Berkeley
Proraso Sandalwood
Cold Water Rinse
Floid blue

I must have done something right on that coticule, the morning shave was absolutely smooth and a very quick BBS. Worth every penny!

This has been my setup for the last week. Next week ill change blades and brushes.

Originally Posted by jrabi

Wow! What an awesome picture! Nice picture Carl!

Thanks very much! You'll note I controlled myself and managed to post a photo without GIMP's lens flare effect :-)
Actually, it would have been cool to get the background to be the EXACT same shade and colour of the forum's background...

I am seriously in love with that blackened blade, and the barber's notch too! Hell, I love everything about that razor

That is such a cool damascus pattern! What are those scales made of?

13/16 Toyo "Scheon Burg" #777, Full Hollow Ground, Square Point
Imperial Shave Pegasus III Strop
Semogue 2011 LE Finest Badger 2, #21
L'Occitane Cade Soap
Cold Water Rinse
Italian Floid Blue
Houbigant Fougere Royale

Originally Posted by sicknote

...Straight: Harrison Bros & Howson...

Nice razor, is that all blued?

Prep: hot towel + glycerin soap
Brush: restored Strong Set silvertip badger
Shaving soap: Klar's Kabinett
Razor: 11/16" Wade & Butcher full hollow
AS: D. R. Harris Sandalwood

Friday

I need a new book to read “pre-shave, whilst sitting down” each morning if you get my drift. I’ve just finished some Kafka short stories and picked up ‘Shame’ by Salman Rushdie; I like the way he writes, but I don’t think I’m in the mood for him. Possibly Plato again?

I wonder what other people read “pre-shave, whilst sitting down” each morning, if they indeed do. I understand that in India sales of the newspaper are huge, contrary to western trends, as having a newspaper is a ‘badge’ to state “I am one of the literate”. We all have ‘badges’ to represent the person we want to project; the person we want to be; the group we want to say we belong to…

I often like short pieces, poetry, or short stories. After all, the occasion does not lend itself well to reading The Lord of the Rings…

Anyway, what are you (if you are) currently reading each morning “pre-shave, whilst sitting down”? (or it could be post shave, I guess)

Razor: De Pews

Pre-Shave : Sukin Facial Moisturiser

Pre-Shave Text : ‘Shame’ by Salman Rushdie

Cream : Crabtree and Evelyn Nomad

After Shave: Floïd

Originally Posted by jrabi

Prep:...Brush: restored Strong Set silvertip badger...

Cool brush...