Thread: Sun July 01st - Sat July 07th

Sunday Evening Shave and Haircut
Prep: Brisk 25 minute run (I've officially dubbed this Codger PT), Lukewarm Shower
Razor: CV Heljestrand MK 4
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: Arko Shavestick
AS: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Finish: Brut Cologne
Tunes: Smooth Jazz (Boney James, Eric Darius, Chris Botti, etc.)
Result: Sticky smooth dome and face. This razor is just absolutely incredible.

-SOTD-
Preparation: Shower with MWF soap
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Brush: The Mighty Midget from Omega
Soap: Pre de Provence
Razor: TI 6/8
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel
Cologne: Mme Scodioli Step Right Up

Nice shave today! Two slow and easy passes with and against the grain. Of note, this was my first shave on the go. I decided to leave central VA for an impromptu trip. The power was out and likely not to be back on for awhile. I headed south to see some family. One visit took me to my uncle, a barber for some thirty years. I showed him two of my razors which he examined with a thumb nail test. He declared that 'They were not right.' I wanted to pick his brain some but he was in relaxation mode-drinking some grain alcohol and watching the races. So no luck there. Anyway, I still managed to get a good shave today. I forgot to pack some ASB or Splash but made do without it. The combo of PDP and Thayer's left a nice silky feeling. G'nite all.

FYI:
We drove 3500 miles.
The JEEP is a very good car!
Next year I'll get a Cherokee instead of BMW X5.

Shower / Merkur Futur / Gillette 7 o'clock Blue / SWK XL Scuttle / Simpson The Colonel BB / P 160 Tipo Morbido / Floid Suave

Monday

No shave for the last couple of days. I tried the De Pews but it wasn’t up to the whole job by itself, so I also employed the Wade & Butcher for a second pass ATG. I’d just finished a basketball game with Joel, so that, together with a nice hot shower and some Sukin natural facial moisturiser cream made a great preparation. I took a long time with the shave today; my longest for some time.

The Scodioli after shave was just the thing for afterwards, but again I had trouble with the soap. It goes very thin on my face as I strop; I need to face lather some more before shaving after stropping. Maybe I’m just a bit spoilt by creams?

I need to decide what to take camping. I think maybe the De Pews, with the Arko stick? My one and only brush, and I need to buy a little mirror; on a stand...

And now it's time for some Barrossa Valley Shiraz...


Razors: De Pews, Wade & Butcher | Soap: Mme Scodioli ‘Boheme’| After Shave: : Mme Scodioli ‘Step Right Up’

Originally Posted by Mephisto

...One visit took me to my uncle, a barber for some thirty years. I showed him two of my razors which he examined with a thumb nail test. He declared that 'They were not right.' I wanted to pick his brain some but he was in relaxation mode-drinking some grain alcohol and watching the races. So no luck there...

That's a great passage of writing.

I find I'm getting better at the thumb pad test and the leg hair test. Pity he wasn't up for talking. I think some people don't know what treasures they have tucked up inside their brains...

Originally Posted by zib

Pre: Hot Towel followed by AOS Sandalwood pre shave oil
Brush: Custom by Deighaingeal, Knot by G.N.
Soap: MDC
Scuttle: Dirty Bird Custom Double
Razor: Wade and Butcher restored/rescaled by Alex Jacques aka Philadelph (notice the double jimps on the tang)
Post: Razorock Alum, rinse followed by Thayer's Witch Hazel, Rose
ASB: Zen for Men, Fig Leaf and Lime

Notes: This razor was restored and rescaled for me by Alex Jacques long before he started forging his own blades. Alex has a style all his own. Notice the double jimps on the tang on the Wade and Butcher. I don't think I've ever seen one with double jimps before. Alex also did an outstanding job on the scales. I think it's about 5 years old. I just touched it up with my Shoubudani and Nagura progression.

Just a great shave for a Sunday afternoon.

Yes, That's a mint Y/G Escher.

Rich

Rich,
Great looking hardware. You've been holding out on us!!

Jeff

In honor of Spain's historic win in UEFA 2012's Euro Cup tournament yesterday, I decided to feature the four final teams in my shave. I hadn't used a boar brush in a while, and don't have much from Portugal, so the Semogue was an easy choice. Similarly, I'm a bit thin on Spanish options - either a Filly or La Toja, but who could resist that Manatiales soap? The German choice was easy because the Wacker was feeling abandoned in the back of the shave den. And after vetiver yesterday, the Lorenzo Villoresi was a no brainer! The lather today from the Manantiales was quite possibly the best I've gotten from this exceptional soap! And I was left CBS after two passes.

Have a great day, gentlemen!


Wacker Mod.2 | Semogue Custom Boar | Manantiales | Lucido | LV Vetiver

Monday


PREP: Hot shower
CREAM/SOAP: D R Harris Shaving Soap Marlborough
BRUSH: 23mm Vie Leng - Horse + 30mm GB Kent H12 - Best Badger
RAZOR: 7/8 TI Purple Boxelder Burl
BOWL/SCUTTLE: soup bowl
POST: Osma Alum


TI arrived today.

Congrats Palo,
It's beautiful TI!!

Cheers,
Béla