Thread: Sun October 21st - Sat October 27th

Blade: "Black Devil" Wedge (Unknown Origin) 5/8
Brush: "Lola" (France) in Pure Boar
Suds: QED Violetta
Scent: Animale Animale for Men EDT

Location: 36° 0'5"N - 115° 15' 21"W
Razor: Thiers Issard
Brush: Simpson Polo 10
Cream: Cyril L Salter Vetiver
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
AS: Vetiver Carven
EDT: Vetiver Carven

SUNDAY

Hot shower prep
Razor: Autostrop "VALET"
Soap: ARCO creme
Mug: ARCO
Brush: ARCO "Lider" ( Leader)
Aftershock: none
Splash: TABAC (JADE)

The Arco cream is very smooth, lathers well, and gave my skin protection from the scratchy blade. That "Lider" is a huge brush and very pleasant and smooth from the wrapper with only a soak while i showered.The working ends of the bristles are all split and soft as nice as an old cabinet maker's varnish brush.
The little razor that could. a first for me. I found some NOS blades and dug the wee beasty from my to-do box and cleaned it well. Results: The blade needs some outside the razor honing and stropping. No cuts nor abrasions on my face. A close shave, but not very comfortable.

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

~Richard

21 OCTOBER 2012

* L. Martin 13/16 wedge for first pass
* Weber DLC to finish the shave
* Chubby 1 two-band super
* Jabonman Soap Rose/Vetiver
* Thayers
* Unrefined Shea Butter

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: New Forest knot in barbers handle
Razor: Gotta 120
Soap: Nannys Yushu + Arko cream
AS: Mennen S B
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
Nice shave and very nice razor, gotta love these full hollow flexible Germans

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 26mm Thäter LE (SRP 2011), 2-band, Silvertip Badger
SOAP/CREAM: Taylor of Old Bond Street The St. James Collection Luxury Shaving Cream ***
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: 6/8" J. R. Torrey Co, "Our 136", Worcester, MA, Shoulderless, Full Hollow Ground, Square Point ***
STROP: none
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: Pinaud Clubman Classic Vanilla After Shave Lotion ***
RESULT: Wonderful shave today with my new winnings set-up from SRP. J. R. Torrey was really sharp, thanks to Bill (aka str8razor)!



*** From SRP Giweaway First Price

Béla

Here's my contribution this morning:

Coffee: Blend of 80% columbian fair trade and 20% organic peruvian (roasted and blended by yours truly)
Razor: EPD (from Orillia Canada) Custom, 8/8 Round point, 1/4 hollow, long tail (G10 scales done by me).
Brush: Vulfix Olde Original, badger
Soap: MWF
ASB/AS: Tabac
Result: Caffinated and Smooth.

Santa Maria Novella Shaving Cream : Morris & Forndran 3XL Fan Shape : Inoue Tosuke Stainless Steel : Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthom

Prep: Hot water wash with Clearly Natural Soap
Razor: Imperial Extra Hollow Ground
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap: Arko Shavestick
AS: Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel
Finish: Agua Lavanda Puig

Found the Thayers at GNC yesterday and had to see if it was up to the hype. Good stuff but for the money, I'd expect no less. Don't know if it's $10 a bottle good I guess time will tell. What next? One of them fancy BADGER brushes? Geez, I'm turning into a damn shave yuppy

Prep: Hot Shower
Brush: AoS Pure Badger
Shave Soap: SRD Vetiver
Bowl: A Morter wih soap melted onto it
Razor: Dovo 5/8 Diamant
Strop: 3in SRD Latigo with poly webbing
Shave: 2 pass WTG, XTG(ATG for the neck)
ASB: AoS Unscented
AS: Old Spice
Results: I have been looking at the stroptober videos and I realized I have been zipping the razor up and down like speed racer. So this morning I just took my time felt the poly on the blade then I turned it over to the leather and felt the draw of the Latigo and listened to sound it was am amazing experience. Thanks To all the contributors to that thread what a great idea. My razor shaved like a dream this morning. The soap was amazing it provided great cushion glide and the scent was nice too.