Thread: Sun August 12th - Sat August 18th

15/16 Filarmonica "Doble Temple" #14, Full Hollow Ground, Round Point
Imperial Shave Pegasus III Strop
Simpson Chubby 1 Super
Vintage La Toja Stick
Cold Water Rinse
Vintage Spanish Floid Mentolado Suave
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet EdT

Good morning friends,

together with my straight razors there are some DE in my rotation.



Have a nice day.

Prep L'Occitane Vetyver Soap
Razor Vintage Wade & Butcher
Brush Le Tuft in Buckeyed Burl
GFT Coconut Cream
Alum & Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Baux Balm
L'Occitane Cedre L'Atlas Eau de parfum

Jame.


What a smooth shaver this Wade & Butch is, a two pass shave BBS smooth,. ready for a day out with the Wife in the capitol Cardiff for some retail therapy, and a nice spot of lunch.

Good morning Gents!

Today:
Pre: hot towel
Brush: Victoria Bechhofen silvertip
Shaving soap: Barbus
Razor: 11/16" Stolichnaya 1/4 hollow
Post: Alpa Eau de Cologne



The result not was enough good to me...this razor need more honing. I felt, that the base of the edge is good, but not enough sharp.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

As I say, I thought I was a nerd but you guys take the cake!

Well, in case the cake is good, we can share it with all the good friends! :-)

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

I am disappointed that you did not use Hex.

Here we go:

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and some octal, too:

72150302671531007455735226040224625463142704010054 5573522014134462440350675571006555133462041

:-)

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Edwin Jagger best badger
Soap: Proraso
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Mastro Livi 6/8 Ebony Scales
ASB: Proraso

I love Proraso. When I was on vacation, I used it exclusively.
Have a great weekend.

Originally Posted by Otto

Razor: Mastro Livi 6/8 Ebony Scales

Double thumbs up for the revered Mastro Livi, glory and pride of my beloved city!

Friday

Great shave with the Klas Törnblom this morning. I’m liking this razor more; it used to be that it was a bugger to strop, but I’ve come to grips with it. I’ll definitely have to get some more Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar; I’ve had this bottle for almost a year; it was one of the first ‘fancy’ aftershaves I bought when I first started straight shaving a little over a year ago. Before that after shaves were bought by family for Father’s day and birthdays. I like the Trafalgar; it’s a very sunny citrusy scent; for spring and summer; so I should order some.

Was listening to old style Gospel music on the way to work again this morning. I didn’t actually realise what a great Gospel singer I am. It’s quite astonishing, really. The highlight of the day; though, was watching a Black Shouldered Kite hovering looking for prey.

Cufflinks of the day were birds too. Pheasants. Mightily pissed off I was when I saw that leaving the lids off my cufflink boxes was a BAD idea. The damp air allowed water to get under the glass and stain the background a little. My wife hates these, which is entirely why I continue to wear them of course.

I’ve enjoyed our conversation throughout this working week; have a nice weekend. I hope for you the weekend is sunny, 25, slight, slight breeze; or maybe 35, boiling hot, at the pool or beach; with a really nice hot night and a party to go to.

Catch you later, Carl

PS, wish I could post a link to Mary Don't You Weep by The Caravans, but my internet connection's been slowed and it's taken about an hour just to post THIS!!!

Razor: Klas Törnblom | Cream: Body Shop Macca root | After Shave: Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar

A great way to end the week!


Manaslu M-55 | Chubby 2 | DR Harris Windsor | AdP Balsamo | Montale Red Vetyver

An excellent Friday this seems to be! I received the new Windsor soap yesterday, and couldn't wait to give it a go. It's a wonderful scent, and the performance is exactly what I've come to expect from Harris' tallow offerings! The chubby tore into the brand new puck and I soon found my face smothered in piles of creamy white lather. The Windsor opens with a wonderful grapefruit/citrus accord. Depth is added with some cracked black pepper and the base contains just enough vetiver to let you know it's there and ground the whole thing with an earthy layer. Needless to say, once I pulled myself away from the scent of the lather, the Manaslu glided effortlessly over my hollywood mug to leave it übersmooth. Two passes found me BBS and ready for work. Now if I can just stay focused until we go out for sushi tonight!