Thread: Sun April 22nd - Sat April 28th

Originally Posted by fonthunter

Carl congrats, your picture as a painting.
B.

Why thanks very much, it's much appreciated from an artist such as yourself :-)

Nice one Carl!

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson Polo 8
Razors: C V Heljestrand no 8 + Mk 30
Cream/AS: Proraso
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean, again
Honed them up yesterday and today they delivered a fantastic and the best shave in a long while. Wow, it feels a little bad though, since I only honed on a hunch - Choseras 600, 1000 (another stone), 2000, 5000 and 10k + CBN on a felt paddle. I'm no pro and have no clue why it worked so well (ignorance's a bliss ), but I'm one happy and smooth camper


... and, of course:

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: Le Grelot 6/8 Ram's Horn
ASB: Mama Bear's Aged Spice Winter ASB

Sticky smooth shave. I love the smell of Mama Bear's Aged Spice in the morning.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Major Wade Butcher straightened his creaking back. He wiped a sweaty hand across his dusty brow and surveyed the landscape with squinty, sad blue eyes. He gritted his teeth and turned to the task at hand; clearing the landscape of vegetation in preparedness for the Master’s daily journey to The Work.

Whistling shrilly through taught lips he called his loyal soldiers Private Proraso and Agent ‘Top Secret’ (who refused to give his real name, but who clearly was a Government man – and Butcher knew all about Government men) to assist.

Miss Lavanda Ach Brito giggled in a girlish manner and spread herself rather a little too familiarly when summonsed to provide some comfort, embarrassing all concerned. Major Butcher scuffed the toe of his boot across the sand and mumbled something about the frontier being no place for girls and ‘flowery scents’. Turning, he strode away; Private Proraso running by his side to keep up.

Agent Top Secret also turned, and, hunching his shoulders, hid from whatever peering eyes there might be in this barren landscape furious purple ink scribbles with which he filled his well-worn leather clad notebook…

Carl,

A delightful shave and a much deserved Pulitzer prize--all in the same day. The Awards Committee tenders its congratulations.

Originally Posted by jhenry

Carl,

A delightful shave and a much deserved Pulitzer prize--all in the same day. The Awards Committee tenders its congratulations.

Ha! Thanks! :-)

There's no way I can top you guys with the storied shaves!

Prep: Hot Shower/ Proraso pre-post creme
Brush: Thater 4125-2
Scuttle: G5
Soap: Cade
Razor: Henckels #14, 5/8" smiling blade in ivory scales
Post: Proraso AS/ AOS AS Balm unscented
Result: Always an outstanding shave from the "Velvet Squeegee". 3 passes to BBS and off to rule the world.

Have a Great Tuesday Gents!

Prep: Hot shower - followed by Lucky Tiger Molle’ brushless shave cream
SS/SC: Mitchell’s Wool Fat + Castle Forbes Cedar and Sandalwood
Brush: H. L. Thäter SRP 2011 “2 band Silvertip Badger”
Strop: SRD Premium IV English Bridle Leather - 50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 6/8” Dovo “Pearlex”
Toner: Thayers “Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Chanel (Paris) “Pour Monsieur”
AS: Pashana “Original”
Result: A great shave…

My second shave of my Army Reserve Annual Training:

Proraso Sandalwood | Revisor | Wee Scot | Cade

Prep: 3 mile run, coffee and a cigar, hot shower
Razor: Friedmann and Lauterjung Electric
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
AS: Nivea Double Action Balm, Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Finish: Aqua Velva Musk


One of my favorite George Lopez bits this morning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYDiCVQ2aG8