Sun May 27th - June 02nd

Friday, Glorious Friday!

Prep: Hot Shower/ Proraso pre-post creme
Brush: Thater 4125-2
Scuttle: G5
Soap: MNS Lemongrass/Eucalytus
Razor: #14 Henckels, 5/8 smiling blade in ivory scales
Post: Proraso AS/ Nivea Lotion unscented
Result: Dave asked for a pic of this razor. This being one of my favorites and top shavers, it didn't take much of an excuse to use it again! Second time out for the MNS Lemongrass/Eucalyptus soap and WOW!, I love this stuff. Wiped away by the Henckels (aka the "Velvet Squeegee") and I am off to a great start to the weekend!
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Have a Great Friday Gents!

Carl, congrats on SOTD!

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Neep, 28 mm extra stuffed silvertip in Kenya stone handle
Razor: Edv Neiström, no 62 + GEM Junior for head
Soap: Nannys French Lavender
AS: Lavanda
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean :D
What a razor! :D
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... and, of course some coffee:
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Phew, what a week... everyday shave and no share or picture....just to busy at the work and home

Thank you guys for your pictures and SOTD, they are great as always and now I know where I can cheer up quickly!

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I Colonialli/TOBS Jermyn Street-J.A. Henckles 70 1/2-DB 1.5- 25MM Silvertip-TOBS ASB-Play Cologne
Nothing needs to be said on this combo other then fantastic!!
Paul

OK Carl, you're going to have to enlighten me on what the avatar actually is. A Free Mason symbol, a stealth bomber, a drawing of Bailey's... LOL? It's probably something plausibly implausible.

Oh, and nice razor Joe.

Today:
Razor: 6/8 Hart Steel
Prep: hot water, Barbasol
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: VDH
A/S: witch hazel, Nivea for Men
Result: A great shave

I'm home sick and wasn't going to shave today, but I got a call from the office and had to work a bit from here, and it got me moving.

This is the first shave since honing the Hart Steel for the first time. It didn't need honed, and came wicked sharp from the factory, but after three or four shaves, I realized that it was just harsher than my other blades. This honing made all the difference - much more mellow.

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Originally Posted by Str8Shooter

I Colonialli/TOBS Jermyn Street-J.A. Henckles 70 1/2-DB 1.5- 25MM Silvertip-TOBS ASB-Play Cologne
Nothing needs to be said on this combo other then fantastic!!
Paul

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Wow, Nice hardware Paul!

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Originally Posted by Str8Shooter

Even the refill soap imho, is not one I would buy again. If you are looking for a different scent, try the I Colonialli. Good lather, and an interesting smokey mango scent. I try a bunch of the soaps and get them in the refill, then grate into a different dish. TOBS, T&H, GFT are all fantastic performers, Too bad about LaToja closing up as it is an excellent soap(not the stick). Martin de candre is amazing, Razo rock, cella are great budget soaps. Castle Forbes never let me down. Tabac seems to be one of the odd soaps where people love or hate(I hate) I'm also not in the porosso(sic) camp. Every SRD soap I have has always been a good solid performer with interesting scents. YMMV
LOL that should keep you busy for awhile....

Paul

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Yea sometimes the amount of shaving products can become overwhelming, although in a good way! ;) Castle Forbes, Tabac and Cella are all soaps I have been wanting to try. The price of CF has kind of kept me away, although I keep hearing good things about it! I have not heard of Martin de Candre, does one of the prominent shaving supply sites carry it?


Thanks,
Chance


Oh and I saw your TOBS St. Jermyn in your SOTD post just now, and I was wondering if you had tried both the soap and the cream? If so, do they perform the same? I have the cream which I really like, but if I am remembering correctly, purchasing a refill of the soap is only a few more bucks than the shaving cream tube but it would seem like it would last significantly longer.

Today 6/1

TOBS Mr.Taylors / HJM 31 P8 / Schick Imperial Eversharp / Brut Oceans
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Thak you for your pics, friends!.

Angel.

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Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

You're saying I overdid it, aren't you?

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No, no, not at all! I really AM looking forward to your strobe-light shaving video. With a razor called the Iron Butterfly. Or maybe with a reground harpoon... your call, after all!

+ 1 - we want to see Carl do a strobe shave!