Thread: Sun September 23rd - Sat September 29th

Razor: 6/8 Hart Steel In Walnut
Prep: Bald Frog Eucalyptus Balm
Brush: Vintage Rubberset Boar
Soap: Bald Frog Arabian Hookah
A/S: witch hazel, Joop! Homme
Result: A great shave

We're moving next weekend. There is craziness here at the house. At least the shave was relaxing...

SOTD September 23rd, 2012

No Prep
Razor: BRAHMA Solingen
Soap: P-160
Mug: 1890's Staffordshire scuttle
Brush: Semogue boar
Aftershock: Alum block
Splash: Dollar Store special very similar to English Leather.

A quick and painless shave using the scuttle. The blade was sharp and the lather was sufficient to get the whiskers gone.


A nice well used old travel blade that may have been made by Dorko. I have seen similar blade patterns and slip cases from them. It does hold a great edge and seems to be a full 6\8ths.

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

~Richard
May your week bring great shaves and personal successes!

I cant believe i went another week without shaving since last sunday. I honed up 2 razors. ONe will be going to Jeff (MVCRASH) and this one for me. Wade & Butcher Diamond edge. The Sandlewood filled the bathroom with its wonderful scent. 2 Passes was all i need to be BBS.

Beautiful razor guys. Keep it up!

Prep - Hot Towel, Simpson's Shave Cream
Razor - Weber ARC
Blade - Astra S/P
Brush – Duke 3
Soap - Mike's Unscented
Cold Rinse/ Witch Hazel/ Prof Blighty's English Oak Aftershave Splash

the S/P's are definitely more suited to the Weber..... a lovely shave!!

Originally Posted by DFriedl

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Nice photo and nice brush... :-)

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Nice photo and nice brush... :-)

Thanks! I like its character.

Today a Dewsnap for a smooth shave.

Monday

Well, I’ve got a lot to write about today, new cream AND a new brush. Most of my SOTD posts don’t feature a brush. This is because I own only one, and thought it a little ridiculous to trot the same thing out over and over. The brush I have is a nice one, but not a very expensive one, it’s a Windsor Pure Badger that was, I think, around 50 bucks. The new brush is a Semogue 1438 boar bristle, and it’s quite nice. I love the vintage look, and it was cheap; 12 Euros. It was very stiff out of the box, but I soaked it in hot water for an hour, then rinsed it and replace the water and soaked for an hour more, then made a lather with the new cream (more on that later) to produce a bowl full of goodness; added a lot of water; and soaked it in the cream for an hour more.

The cream was the new Musgo Real Orange Amber. I’d stopped using Musgo Real as I’d moved to natural soaps, but when I saw the new formula I had to have it. The Orange Amber scent is interesting. It’s not as orangy as I’d expected it would be. It’s a very nice scent, and took away the new boar brush smell after the soak mentioned above. The lather it produced was pure Musgo; I’d always felt Musgo Real to be up there in my top few creams as far as lather-ability goes.

The De Pews razor was what was needed mid afternoon after watching that kids’ movie ‘Hugo’. Excellent movie. I love steam punk stuff, and while movie isn’t really steam punk (it’s set, I think, in the 1930’s or 40’s) it certainly features some very cool design concepts and brings together a few things that I like. I used to play with an old mantle clock my father gave me when I was a kid, as well as an entire dashboard from an old car, so it brought back memories. I loved the fashion in the movie, and the culture. The De Pews just seemed to go with the style of the film.

This afternoon was spent on the front veranda in a cane chair with a glass of wine reading “The Adelaide Review’ wearing a white singlet. I think maybe I looked quite Italian.

Health and happiness to you all…


Razor: De Pews | Cream: Musgo Real Orange Amber | After Shave: D. H. Harris | Eau de Toilette: ‘Whisky’ by Evaflor

MONDAY the 24th

Hot shower prep
Razor: Столица страны Capitol of the Country ( some great Russian steel)
Soap: SuperMax
Mug: Soup Cup
Brush: Horsehair
Aftershock: Alum block
Splash: TARR (Romania)

What a morning! The day is gorgeous and the sun is shining. The shave was so smooth that I found myself applying lather for the fourth pass without thinking. So I made that pass also. BBS today; not a usual occurrence!



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

~Richard

Prep: Hot towel
Razor: Merkur Futur w/Merkur blade
Brush: Simpson DUke 3 (Best Badger)
Cream. TOBS Rose
Alum: AOS
AS: GFT Coral Skin Food