Thread: December 10 - December 16

The Tools
7/8 Desert Ironwood Wade & Butcher swayback razor
Illinois 361 strop
TGQ Oak & Moss bath soap
Coconut shaving cream sent from Chrisx (can't remember the brand, but rich lather and heady scent)
Thayer's Witch Hazel Skin astringent w. Aloe
Lush Dream Cream moisturiser

The Process
16 laps on the linen
60 laps on the leather
semi-firm pressure thoughrout
one pass with/across with lather
one pass against with water only
rinse with cold water
naked as a jaybird just like Rich the whole time.

The Result
A quick and fabulous shave, effortless and comfortable.

X

Originally Posted by Shorty

Proraso green between lathers
Walter Eigenbrod 6/8
TAGMSC shaving soap with lavender
TAGMSC aftershave milk

Excellent shave, very smooth and clean finish. No big aromas, sometimes it is best that way! Very nice indeed.

I agree. Suzuki get that Vergulde Hand ASB? I haven't seen that around and I LIVE in the country that they make that stuff.

Also. Where did

Wed:

Rooney small style 1 brush
T&H LSS
Hand American strop
6/8 Williams diamondback french point
Taylor's Bay Rum

Another outstanding shave from this razor. And the bay rum is a nice festive scent.

Wed.

Muhle silver tip
TGQ Lavender cream
Ontario 5/8 1/2 hollow SP
Coral Skin Food
Mama Bear's Vetiver


Great, great shave. Colleen's creams are excellent. Razor is an ugly duckling, but shaves like nobody's business. Set the tone for a good day.

Jordan

Griffon 5/8 full hollow spike
Rooney #1 Large Silvertip
European Palmolive
Alum
Pitralon Classic
QED ASC

As I was shaving today, I realized the following three things:

1) I like the Rooney much more than I thought I would like a 26mm knot brush - especially with creams

2) the European Palmolive is just ok (for me) despite the high praise it gets - with the exception of the Proraso, most of the drugstore creams don't do it for me (Florena, Nivea, Vergulde Hand, Arko, etc...) not bad, just not as good as the other stuff out there

3) The full hollow 5/8 razors just don't cut it for me - no matter how sharp I get them (and I admit that may be part of the problem), they just stall out on the against the grain pass when I get to the very heavy stuff under the chin - since my 6/8 razors manage to get through this ok, I assume my razors are at least decently sharp

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

I agree. Suzuki get that Vergulde Hand ASB? I haven't seen that around and I LIVE in the country that they make that stuff.

LX - I got the Verguled Hand ASB in a drugstore/perfume shop off of the Dam when I was in Amsterdam on business this summer. This is good, reasonably priced stuff that is good when you want a slightly heavier balm.

Originally Posted by suzuki

3) The full hollow 5/8 razors just don't cut it for me - no matter how sharp I get them (and I admit that may be part of the problem), they just stall out on the against the grain pass when I get to the very heavy stuff under the chin - since my 6/8 razors manage to get through this ok, I assume my razors are at least decently sharp

Make sure you're not holding it steeper than the 6/8. It's easy to get used to a certain "gap" between the spine and your face and if you usually shave with 6/8 or 7/8 razors then this would lead you to have too steep an angle on the 5/8.

Originally Posted by RichZ

Tuesday
Hot Shower

5/8 dorko
proraso pre shave
Mama Bears Rose Shaving cream
silvertip badger brush

Pinaud Bay Rum


Really nice shave.

Well Rich, what did you think of Sue's new cream? I really liked it. I'm not a big fan of the rose scent, but it sure smells like your nose is in a flower shop when you're lathered up with that stuff! I used it 3 days in a row and shaved with both straights and a DE just to give it the full test and it was nice.
-Fred

Hot Shower
6/8 Metropolitan Special
TM Strop
1805 Shaving Cream
Vulfix #41
Moss Scuttle
1805 A/S Balm

All ready to get my arse kicked at pool leagues tonight!

-Fred

Thu:

Rooney small style 1
T&H LSS
Hand American strop
6/8 Heljestrand
Taylor's Bay Rum

It's just a bay rum kind of season, for some reason.

Thur

TM RL #1 strop
Vulfix best badger
TGQ Orange Patchouli soap
Sun Ray Prep 6/8 SP
Proraso a/s balm
Hoyt's cologne


I have a small mole under my ear. Its never been a problem, but today I caught it good with the spike. Thought I had it staunched, but then felt a nice warm flow down my neck while eating breakfast 20 minutes later. Lovely.


Jordan