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Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable (set to 2)
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Sharp Edge (Yellow Pack)
Prep: hot water, Barbasol
Brush: "Burma-Shave" boar
Soap: "Burma-Shave" soap
A/S: Joop! Homme
Result: 1-pass DFS (there wasn't much to start with)

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2
Razor: Bartmann
Soap: Dr Harris, Almond + Proraso
AS: Ogallala Limes and Peppercorns
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
Well, todays SOTD gave me a good and clean cut, best in years actually and right under my lower lip (was thinking about my new job and my old boss and the meeting we where going to have). The blood was streaming down to my Adam's apple, but I sealed it up with some paper tissue and it must have been a really thin cut, since it closed very fast and nice after that

Originally Posted by Mikael

[CENTER]Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2
Razor: Bartmann
Soap: Dr Harris, Almond + Proraso
AS: Ogallala Limes and Peppercorns
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
Well, todays SOTD gave me a good and clean cut, best in years actually and right under my lower lip (was thinking about my new job and my old boss and the meeting we where going to have). The blood was streaming down to my Adam's apple, but I sealed it up with some paper tissue and it must have been a really thin cut, since it closed very fast and nice after that

Sorry to hear about the cut, brother, but good luck with the new job!

Today a beautiful Dewsnap
Many thanks to Grant for sharing the pictures of Jacky

Gentlemen, here is today's shave bill:

Razor: Ralf Aust 6/8 round point *
Brush: Vulfix super
Soap: Mike's Natural
Pre-shave: Edwin Jagger
Scuttle: Moss
Face lather
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Institute Karite
Aftershave: Bronnley

* Ralf Aust is a relatively new brand of German razor and this was my first shave with it. I must admit, I am quite pleased with the Aust. The scales are standard plastic, although far from flimsy. The blade is quite handsome. The razor seems to be well put together. Most of all, I liked the shave — it came shave ready. This is a keeper.

TI Oakwing G // Pen's English Fern Soap // Simpsons CH2 2band // Thayers // English Fern EDT

We just got this in..scanned in low resolution scanner. OPS

SOTD August 27th 2012
Hot shower prep
Razor: G Johnson ~1815-1830
Hone: George the Fourth ~ ?
Soap: Vintage Colgate
Mug: Pewter porringer
Brush: 30's Lucite EveReady
Aftershock: Alum bock
Splash: HESS Rose Face Lotion ~50's

A good shave and another fun one! Remember most old fragrances for men do not "....lose their flavor on the bedpost over night" Meaning; for those too young to remember that horrible song; that many half bottles may still be a nice splash! The old brushes were, at least in this instance, paintbrushes. The old Colgates was a dream with a lot of tallow.


The rest of the story:

I have seen a lot of G.Johnson's in bone and this was the first in the fancy pants. Sometime in the past couple centuries someone must have loved that blade enough to buy or somehow acquire a new set of clothes! It appeared to have been a kind of a kluge to get the blade into the scales and the were quite a few non-factory grind marks. Having little requiring my attention yesterday, I could at least renew the blade. A regrind and semi-polish followed. I then honed her to shave ready last night. "George the Fourth" was a bit too aggressive and I went to a Coticule.

The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!

~Richard

Hog, I love the telegram!!

Phillys for nothing and chicks for free. Umm, no. Shave cream, that's what it was

Shave prep: Face wash
Brush: Omega boar
Soap: Proraso Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Scuttle: Robert Becker large
Razor: Filarmonica Especial Para Barbas Duras, 8/8 hollow round point
Strop: nun2sharp's hanging leather strop
After Shave Splash: Woody Green home made splash
Notes: Several new products for me today, it was a thrilling shave. I won the Filarmonica in a prize drawing at the Nordic RazorCon, and the Proraso sandalwood was a giveaway at the same meeting. I am strongly in favor of shave soaps, in general, but I am happy to say this new Proraso is the first cream that gets the thumbs up from me. Thick rich lather, and I love the sandalwood fragrance. It'll definately go into my rotation. I selected a cologne that did not clash with the sandalwood, and the fragrance from the lather still lingers with me. Delightful! The Filarmonica behaved as one would expect, smooth, sharp and comfortable, it wasted no time preparing the nicest BBS.

Owing to an exceptionally close shave yesterday...