Thread: Sun July 01st - Sat July 07th

Razor: 5/8 Imperial/Utica Frogenstein
Prep: Bald Frog Eucalyptus Balm
Brush: Whipped Dog Black Badger
Soap: Top Secret Shave Cream
A/S: witch hazel, Nivea for Men
Result: A great shave

7/2/2012

Pre : Shower + Floid Shave Oil
Bowl : Robert Becker Scuttle
Brush : Omega 63171 Pure Badger, Faux Horn
Safety : Merkur Slant Bar 37C
Blade : Shark Super Stainless #1
Soap : Valobra Stick
Post : Nivea Double Action Balm

Originally Posted by TheXelol

RAZOR: 7/8 TI Purple Boxelder Burl

Great looking razor.

Jamie

L’Ome de Durance / HJM 31 / Renaissace 6/8 / Floid MV

Have a nice day gents!

Angel.

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Edwin Jagger best badger
Soap: Truefitt & Hill: Luxury Shaving Soap
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Mastro Livi 6/8 Ebony Scales
ASB: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime Skin Food

No shave today.



I have both a Brian Brown and Robert Williams custom arriving today... so I didn't want to not be able to shave with them tomorrow morning. Though, I will have to make the decision on which to use.

Originally Posted by TheXelol

TI arrived today.

I've seen pics of the purple boxelder scales on a vendor's page but they did not do it justice. That looks great.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Monday
... 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 know the feeling. The PDP gives me the same issues. I have to reload the brush several times before I get the the ratio dialed in. Hmm, now that I think about it. I do have to agree about the 'thinness' of the Mme soap. However, it seems to provide the right amount of cushion and glide. This is the result I get with Mme soap...

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

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...

Thanks. My uncle is not much of the talker, sort of a cowboy at heart. So I try to leave him alone. Though he did did compliment me on the Wade and Butcher. He liked the feel of it.

Originally Posted by Mephisto

I've seen pics of the purple boxelder scales on a vendor's page but they did not do it justice. That looks great.

Thanks.Scales are a little different than on a vendor's page but they are very nice. I like it.

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Great looking razor.

Jamie

It is a very good shaver .

Originally Posted by fonthunter

Congrats Palo,
It's beautiful TI!!

Cheers,
Béla

Thanks Béla. I like TI.This is my third.

Prep: Hot shower, conditioner, Proraso Pre Post w/ hot water towel
Brush: Rudy Vey LE 2 Band
Soap: Mystic Water Lily of the Valley
Razor: 13/16 Johann Abrams Henckels Friodur
Post: Thayers Lavender, Alt Innsbruck and Proraso Pre Post

5 days growth this morning. Two passes WTG, ATG and a simply lovely, refreshing shave for the hot Texas summer.