Thread: Sun June 24th - Sat June 30th

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

My youngest daughter was testing my patience today and although I kept cool, I was wound up like a clock. Folks who have daughters understand.

Yes we do.
G.

SOTD
Preparation: Warm Shower
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Strop: DIY Paddle @ ~30
Razor: Thiers Issard 6/8 Evidé Sonnant
Brush: Semogue 830
Soap: Madame Scodioli 'Hierophant'
Post: Cold Towel
Balm: Skincado
Cologne: Madame Scodioli 'Step Right Up"

I had a really good shave today. Took my sweet time and did a three pass shave. Twas a silky smooth result. I am really liking the Scodioli shave soap. It has a great scent and face lathers pretty decently, in my experience so far.

Razor: Weishi 9306
Blade: Derby
Prep: hot water, Barbasol
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: Bald Frog Arabian Hooka
A/S: witch hazel, Joop Homme
Result: Average at best

I'm going through a blade sampler, and just tried the Derby blades for the first time. I'm not impressed with them in this razor. I needed too many touch up passes to get smooth, and it resulted in a few weepers. This is a DE that you'd have to try to cut yourself with any other time. I think I'm going to skip the rest of them and move on to the next brand.

The Dunes in Death Valley
We stay the night in Furnace Creek Ranch, near the pool there are 111 F.

And here you get the first picture of my Maxterpiece...thanks Max!

Originally Posted by eTom

The Dunes in Death Valley
We stay the night in Furnace Creek Ranch, near the pool there are 111 F.

And here you get the first picture of my Maxterpiece...thanks Max!

Looks great. Have a safe and fun trip.

Good morning Gents!

Pre: hot towel
Brush: Spanish handmade silvertip
Shaving soap: Vitos Extra Super Original
Razor: 7/8" Gold Dollar 100
Post: Barbon After Shave

This shave was very good beginning of this week...

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Edwin Jagger best badger
Soap: Truefitt & Hill: Luxury Shaving Soap
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: E. A. Berg - Berg's Special / Shark
ASB: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime Skin Food

Fast, comfortable and sticky smooth shave.

Monday

A fine, fine shave with the Schulze Wiener Schaber this morning. I rotate 5 straights and a DE, so generally use each razor not more than once a week. Sometimes I might use one twice and go without a shave on a Saturday or Sunday, which means sometimes one razor gets missed; and I think this one got missed in the rotation last week, so this was the first shave after the 8 or so light laps on the Shapton 16k. The razor was very smooth and very sharp, and the O Melhor cream was excellent.

I wonder if I should write to Mr O Melhor and ask if he’d consider a more natural recipe? Then again, considering I was almost drowning myself in Sodium Laurel Sulphate (SLS) a little while ago (shampoo, body wash, shaving cream, dish washing detergent, hand soap) I don’t think using this cream until it is finished will effect me too much.

I was reading about there being no natural reason for a drop in testosterone levels in older males other than obesity, depression and ‘giving up smoking’ (I’m unsure why ‘giving up’ smoking; maybe I read that wrong?). Anyway, apparently SLS mimics Estrogen, and I was thinking that can’t be a GOOD thing for a guy who wants to keep on shaving (like me) and who is rather short on body hair as it is (like me). I was wondering if maybe the drop in testosterone in older men has something to do with Xenoestrogens (man-made doowoppies that have estrogenic effects) building up in one’s body. From the little bit of reading I’ve done it seems that that is indeed a theory.

Of course, I do realise that there’s no such thing as a fact any more. Rather than sitting here typing on my laptop in little old Mount Torrens, I could actually be a space creature eating planets, politicians might aspire to the Office to do Good things, Google could be worth a lot and the International Monetary System could make some sort of sense for all I know.

MAIN POINTS

• Shave was good
• Razor was sharp
• Cream was good (however, refer to point 4)
• Sodium Laurel Sulphate MAY not be the BEST thing ever made
• I may be a space creature

Razor: Schulze Wiener Schaber | Cream: O Melhor (I shall miss you dearly) | After Shave: Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar

Originally Posted by eTom

And here you get the first picture of my Maxterpiece...thanks Max!

Thomas,
that is extremely beautiful razor! 8/8"?

Béla

6/24/12--10pm

Same as last night but used srd sandalwood soap.

6th shave with my w&b. All very consistent, without any decline in performance. I'm going to oil it tonight and pick another blade for this week.

Michael