Thread: Sun September 16th - Sat September 23rd

I'll be in DC tomorrow with the family checking out the sites.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

You were practically here. Should have stopped by!

Honing session full shave:

I dropped my kamisori today, so I wanted to get it back into shape. I had three tiny chips in the edge, but wow, did that take a while with careful honing to fix. All is well, now, though. I ended up using my King 1000, King 6000, AJ Dragon Tongue, and PHIG to bring it back in line (as many strokes as was needed to remove the chips on the 1K/6K (not really worrying about the ratio), then lots of sets of 7:1 on the DT and PHIG)

Razor: Kanenaga kamisori
Prep: hot water, Arko
Brush: Vie Long horse
Soap: Arko
A/S: witch hazel
Result: A great shave

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson Polo 8
Razor: Max Sprecher, extreme french point
Superlather: Nannys French Lavender + Mhule unscented cream (good combo)
AS: Floris Santal + Tiger facial tonic
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean
Was going to mix the tiger with TOBS Victorian Lime, but took the wrong bottle (yes, I know TOBS VL is yellow, I was sleepy). It wasn't unpleasant though and Max razor is top of the line and an excellent shaver

A rare morning shave for me today, heading to Sweden to visit my brother in law and his wife and little baby girl.
A couple weeks ago I asked Bill for advice on a Vetiver soap and he sent me this Jabonman soap, thanks Bill! Although it was a bit more mandarine in the scent than I hoped for I really liked the scent, and the performance was very good as well, definitly a brand I'll look more into. Combined with the freshly honed Jackson I had a wonderful shave, topped up with some of Str8fencer's Florida Water.

Have a great weekend guys!

Prep: Hot shower+ Nivea for Men facewash
Razor: Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co Victory 6/8
Brush: Whipped Dog
Soap: Crabtree & Evelyn Sandalwood
AS: Clinique Aftershave Balm
Cologne: Alt Insbruck

A good way to relax after stressful day at work....a bliss

Pre: preshave gel TOBS
Razor: Wade & Butchet 6/8
Brush: Mondial, pure badger
Cream: TOBS lavander
AS: TOBS Mr. Taylor as cream

Originally Posted by unit

In unrelated news I recently received responses from my honing critique! The good news almost trumps the head cold I am battling!

Hope you feel better quickly.

Originally Posted by eTom

It seems he need a shave too!

Love the Parrot. had one for many, many years.

Originally Posted by du212

Kron Vest 14 :: Kimson silvertip :: Cyril R. Salter Wild Rose ::: Dr. Harris Pink ASL


The razor is a Spanish huge blade, Full Hollow, simmilar to well knowns filarmonica 14, but different company. Founded NOS in a cutlery, I couldn't resist to bring this beauty home. The poor storage conditions let the blade not as clean as a New Blade and the seller, with no experience with straights, close the blade badly (the scales were not centered) and give it a little nick :-( ... Minor problems for an specialist in restorations , but for me it was a challenge... Finally I repaired the scales, removed the nick and polished the blade, now I have a great razor with me.

Nice photo, thanks for posting. Would like to see more of the razor.

Originally Posted by Mephisto

[FONT=Book Antiqua][SIZE=2][CENTER]-SOTD-

Invicta Razor
MWF Suds
Semogue Brush
Clubman Aftershave Lotion

Post:

Crabs galore on the Potomac River at Cpt. Billy's.
I cannot walk I ate so much.

Another really nice photo. I think I saw that view a few weeks ago.

Originally Posted by Zephyr

[CENTER]A rare morning shave for me today, heading to Sweden to visit my brother in law and his wife and little baby girl.
A couple weeks ago I asked Bill for advice on a Vetiver soap and he sent me this Jabonman soap, thanks Bill! Although it was a bit more mandarine in the scent than I hoped for I really liked the scent, and the performance was very good as well, definitly a brand I'll look more into. Combined with the freshly honed Jackson I had a wonderful shave, topped up with some of Str8fencer's Florida Water.

Have a great weekend guys!

Have a safe trip. Nice stuff!!!

Razor – TI 'Wheatfield'
Strop - 3" Snake, Shell Cordovan & Genuine Linen Hanging Razor Strop
Prep – Hot Towel, Simpson's Shave Cream
Brush - 'The Beast' (Chubby 3 Manchurian)
Soap - Mike's Unscented
Cold Rinse/ Witch Hazel/ Musgo Real

another fantastic shave... 'The Beast' is living upto his name, with amazing backbone and soft tips, imagine two band hair on steroids... wonderful!!

Pretty Bare Bones Saturday Morning Shave
Prep: Hot Water Wash
Razor: 1960 Gillette Fatboy (set at 9)
Cream: Barbasol
AS: Clubman Bay Rum
Finish: Murray and Lanman's Florida Water
Results: Really good two pass shave. Seems like Barbasol is a cut above the rank and file "canned goo". It is rather traditional in the same sense as Clubman products. Don't get me wrong it isn't high end, boutique by any stretch but it does a decent job. Am I the only one using this stuff or just the only one willing to admit it?

No shave today, just a few pictures from the morning: