Thread: Sun May 20th - Sat 26th

Originally Posted by Mikael

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Le Tuft w Simpson 22 mm super knot
Razor: J A Hellberg, 1/4 grind
Soap: Provence Santé
AS: Blue Floid, Italian
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
New blade, found this one in either never used or nearly ever used nick. I reads "Warranted Swedish Fabrication 5 years warranty" on the blade and I was dreaming about setting bevels on soft Sheffield wedges while I was honing this one (and that's the second razor in a short while that has been very stubborn)

Very nice picture, but no espresso today?

Dancin' with Who Brung Me:

Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: Gem Micromatic Open Comb
Brush: VDH Boar\
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
AS: Alum Block, Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Finish: Aqua Velva Musk

Remarks: This razor could very easily be called the founder of the feast. This was the first, real razor, I ever bought and used. Needless to say my habit steadily expanded to other SE and DE razors and eventually to straights. Every once in a while I like to dance with who brung me and for good reason, 3 passes with this thing and I'm BBS.

Another shave with the Allman. The razor is well balanced, feels very nice in the hand and gives a great shave.

Hot shower, Stephan's, warm oil
Dirty Bird Scuttle
TOBS Lemon Lime Shave Cream
Badger Brush
Allman Custom, 8/8, Barber's Notch, full hollow, Bone scales.
Ambrose Strop, 100 laps
Razorock Aluminum
Stephan's Island Lime AS
Vaseline for men

Prep: Hot shower -- followed by Vitos pre-post-shave cream
SC: Al’s Shave Cream “Mojito”
Brush: Rooney Style 3 Size 1 (Small) Faux Tortoise “Super Silvertip Badger”
Strop: SRD Premium IV Bridle Leather - 50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 6/8” Dovo “Bismark”
Toner: Thayers “Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASG: Visal “Dopo Barba”
AS: Floid “Suave”
Result: Feeling, looking and smelling good…

Every now and then I have to take a step back and experience shaves from a different perspective, this morning was one of those days...

I also learned something about my Pops that I guess a never realized until today I remember back about 45-50 years ago waking up in the morning to the Click-Clickity-Click of my Father making lather in his shave mug (Standard Issue USAF coffee cup).. He normally used either Old Spice, or Williams shave soap and and for years I wondered why he always tossed in a new puck before the old one was used up.. I might have asked him but I sure never realized why until this morning.. See I retired my old "Glen" coffee cup because of a small crack at the rim, and decided to use it as a Wlliams only shave mug, so this morning I set up for a "Simple" shave using Williams, a Burma shave brush, a Fritz Bracht era Dovo #25, and Original Aqua Velva... As I made up some lather I was hearing the Clicking from the brush, and I realized my fingers were way down inside the mug as it was a coffee mug and not a short sided shaving mug, and it dawned me,,, Pops was pretty smart, he always had two pucks of soap in there it kept his fingers out of the coffee mug .. I just added a second puck this afternoon





Sometimes it is the simple things !!!

Friday
Brush: Vie-Long Horse
Soap/Creme: Proraso Sandalwood
Razor: Gem Damaskeene
Blade: Gem
Pre: Hot Towel
Post: Lilac Vegetal
Hair Groom: Vitalis
Result: very comfortable shave, no sting at all from the veg!

Hi.
Today.

Cella / HJM 31 P8 / Frederick's Celebrated 6/8 Wedge / Floid

Good shave.

Have a nice day.
Angel.

Originally Posted by DFriedl

Very nice picture, but no espresso today?

Cheers DF! Yeah, well, I had a mega cup of cappu (two double shots of espresso) and I couldn't take a photo since the cup was to close to the metal espresso pipes

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Penoftheforest silvertip x-tra stuffed in Masur Birch handle
Razor: Edv. Neiström no 2
Soap: MdC
AS//edt: Paco Rabanne, Ultraviolet
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
So, I thought I was going to try and do a speedy shave today and see how much time you can save, without being sloppy. Was not worth the two minutes you save though, I think, I got a good shave but felt a little raw after. Excellent blade though, fantastic edge and right up there with the best shavers in my collection

... and some lovely coffee :

Friday
TI Oakwing|BS Maca Root Cream| Lavanda

Feel great shave with the Oakwing surfing smoothly through the Maca Root,on the other side, someone by the name of Mr Pegasus III,a Cordovan Latigo just took off from Chicago heading towards KL.No pics until Mr Pegasus knock the door.Have a great shave to all members of the Forum.
(Moonbeam