Thread: Sun November 18th - Sat November 24th

SEE! I knew you were saving up for something Bill! (Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire...or should I say with an Irish brogue, Lawyer, Lawyer, Briefs on foyer! LOL) Beautiful razor my friend! I am really diggin those blue scales.

Proraso pre
G5
Thater
CADE| Salter Vetiver Uber
Burrell Top Flight #5, 13/16"
Hot water rinse, Cold water splash
L'Occitane Cade Balm
Have a Great Wednesday Gents!

Shave prep: Evening shave, so just a splash of hot water
Brush: D.R. Harris
Preshave: Proraso Pre
Soap: Martin de Candre
Scuttle: Simple soup bowl
Razor: Dubl Duck Satinedge 6/8
Strop: Kanayama 20 canvas strokes and 80+ strokes on the leather
After Shave Splash: Nivea aftershave Balm

Notes:
Taking some time to zone out,
running the hot water tap for just a second longer,
getting the face towel just a bit steamier,
swirling the badger a few more rounds in the soap bowl,
lathering up only a bit extra, I have enough in my brush.

First stroke…nice.
Four passes later…last stroke…yes.
Hot towel, cold towel, aftershave balm.

Total bliss...

Paul

Lukewarm Shower, J Wiss and Sons Cosmo, VDH Boar, Cella, Skin Bracer, CK Obsession

Very nice shave, got that sticky smooth, very tight skinned feeling that Cella seems to do so well. No doubt the best part of the day but tomorrow is turkey day!

21 NOVEMBER 2012

* Weber with one shim
* Super Iridiums
* Frank Shaving synthetic 24/48mm
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Thayers
* Unrefined Shea Butter

6/8 Henckels 401 Platinum
Tabac
Thater SRP 2011
Thayers and Floid Blue

Incredible 2 pass WTG XTG and very, very nice! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

WEDNESDAY
Hot shower prep
Razor: F-1 FATBOY on 7
Blade: Feather
Soap: Stroker’s find
Mug: Coffee with copper lathering bowl
Brush: generic black badger
Aftershock: none
Splash: Old Spice Musk
A very pleasant and super close shave today. My face just shines!

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

Wed, Nov 21

Traveller's Shave

Pre: Hot Shower, NO Stropping... (le gasp)
Razor: Dovo Shavette w/Murkur Super Blades
Brush: Ever-Ready C40 Boar
Scuttle: Not with me (le gasp)
Soap: Neutrogena French Milled Bath Soap courtesy Embassy Suites
Post: Cold water and Alum
Aftershave: T&H 1805

A little of background for the brush can be found here. At my parents for the holiday. I had ordered a travel brush and had it sent here. Its not here yet but I found this instead. Either way brings back memories. It shed a bit and it is starting to break in. It sure whipped that bar soap into lather like no one's business. I had to lather twice as the lather was half gone by the time I got to the right side of my face. Nuetral scent to the hotel soap but nice glide to it. The shavette gave a nice shave but I need to rethink how to attack the neck with it. A little red around the gills. No nicks though. Just a pressure problem I think. Other than that BBS.

Pre: Hot Shower
Soap: Cella
Brush: Simpsons Duke3 in Silver Tip
Razor: Carl Herder Quo Vadis
Post: Alt-Innsbruck Thanks Eraldo

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Vie-Long
Razor: E A Berg in horn custom scales by UkRob
Cream: Salter Sandalwood
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean