Thread: Sun September 23rd - Sat September 29th

Hello Guys !

Today.

Razor 15/16 C145sc home made
Penhaligon's cream
AS Maison du Savon de Marseille.
Brush 24mm



Have a good day !

This morning's shave:

Razor: Dovo 1/2 Hollow 5/8
Strop: steer hide 3" about 25 laps.
Brush: Crowley & Tosh silvertip
Pre-shave: Hot shower, Hot towel
Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery G20
Face lather: Acqua di Parma
Alum block
After shave Balm: Acqua di Parma
Result: two passes, WTG & ATG, about as good as my old average cartridge shave.

The real improvement with this shave was the time it took -- I've cut way down. I'm moving with more confidence, and pressing a little harder on the WTG passes. This leads to an easier ATG pass.

Cheers,

Jack

Lot's of "It's been a while"s today. I haven't posted a SOTD, used a cream instead of a soap, used a big floppy brush, or used a ASB in a long time. It was a great shave

FRIDAY

Hot shower prep
Razor: 6/8th+ Henckles Zwillinsverks Carbon steel
Hone: unnamed ancient slab
Strop: Tripoli's Best
Soap: E.U. produced Nivea
Mug: soup cup
Brush: 24mm generic mixed badger
Aftershock: alum block
Splash: NOS Brut

1 pass and a touch up and good to go! Wow!!

What a glorious day! Some days everything comes together and brings joy. The sun is bright and the fall colors are fantastic. The old razor, a mass of pits when I found it is now only cleaned and takes a wondrous edge.That old chunk of rock is a DRY finisher that I cannot best, again it was found along with some dud razors of the early 20th century. The old strop, as supple as the day it was sold, was 'nother great find.

To top it all off; the chuckle as the splash came from the bottle was an added gift to lift my spirits!

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

~Richard
I wish a great weekend to you all!

Boldog születésnapot, Józsi!

Originally Posted by Adept

Boldog születésnapot, Józsi!

Thank you! Very kind from you, that in my language!

Prep - Hot Towel, Simpson's Shave Cream
Razor - Weber ARC
Blade - Astra S/P
Brush – 'Mama Chub' (Chubby 2 Two Band)
Soap - Marlborough
Cold Rinse/ Witch Hazel/ Musgo Real

I haven't shaved since last Sunday, and having just come home from holiday I didn't want to whip out the 'Wheatfield', so 'Mama Chub' and the Marlborough laid down the base for a super smooth, super clean shave with the Weber. Damn I feel great ;-)

Originally Posted by jrabi

Thank you! Very kind from you, that in my language!

No problem!
Well, I thought you guys don't do this - (with beer mugs)
But, let us imagine that this were the glasses filled with Egri Bikavér
Cheers!

No shave today. This is day 1 of the move weekend.

לכבוד שבת קודש

Blade: Bismark "Spitzenqualität" (Solingen) 6/8
Brush: "John Bull" (Rooney Style 1 Size 1) in Super Badger
Suds: QED Wild Rose
Scent: Molyneux Gauloise EDT