Thread: Sun November 18th - Sat November 24th

-SOTD-

No shaving gear pic. However, the posted photo is a restored building in downtown Richmond, near VCU. I took it some time ago. I am down in North CakaLacky for a bit seeing family. I brought the Invicta to shave with, some MWF soap and the Kyoku ASB. The Invicta was not doing so well. I am glad I brought my Norton 4/8 stone with me. I think I might have rolled the edge by slapping it on the bottom of the strop. Anyway, up to snuff, the razor slid through the whiskers. Good Shave. I am still faceturbating at the time of writing this.

Also, I was at Target with my sis and purchased some Dickinson's Witch Hazel, sort of a post post shave. Hmm, seems to work just as well as Thayer's. It might not have some of the extras but I guess Witch Hazel is Witch Hazel. Though I have never tried the generic drug store brand stuff. I was gonna buy a small bottle of Pinaud but did not feel like coughing up the seven plus dollars for it when I still have a big bottle at home that I purchased for about nine bucks.

No shave on the whole weekend, I'm just arriving from a Holiday at the beach, here´s a pic.

Wade & Butcher Day

Wednesday

Nice shave with the little J A Hellberg this morning, this is a nice little razor, really. After that the day went south so to speak with a bit of a road rage incident on the way to work where I invited the offender out of his car. He apologised, ‘for whatever he had done wrong’ and I accepted that, shook his hand, and went on my way. I probably need to not take things so personally, maybe…

(Soap:Nomad)+(Razor:J A Hellberg)+(AfterShaveR Harris+(EDT:Whisky)=NiceShave

(isn't that hilarious, I typed a colon ( and a letter D for D R Harris and it got converted to a smiley!)
(and then it did again!!!!)(LOL)
(but into a different smiley!!!!)

Originally Posted by HoracioAR

No shave on the whole weekend, I'm just arriving from a Holiday at the beach, here´s a pic.

I wouldn't mind arriving there myself actually...

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I wouldn't mind arriving there myself actually...

Next time I'll take you, it is a beach in Mexico!

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MUT: made in USA
OTIS: made in USA
Maxterpiece: Made in USA
brush Muehle: made in Saxony

Have a nice day
Tom (made in Saxony)

Good morning friends!

PREP: Floïd Sandolor Pre Shave Gel
BRUSH: 23 mm Shavemac, Finest Badger ("Gut rasiert" forum shaving brush 2011)
SOAP/CREAM: Mama Bear's Caribbean Glycerin Shave Soap
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: Dubl Duck Goldedge
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #60000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: Floïd (Spanish)
RESULT: Very smooth shave



Have a nice day,
Béla

Prep L'Occitane Cedarwood soap
Razor Vintage Japanese Hishakaku Kamisori Western Style
Strop Kanayama #8000
Brush Simpson M7 LE Finest Silvertip
Nanny's Cedarwood & Vetyver
Alum & Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Baux Balm
L'Occitane Baux Edt

Beautiful super smooth two pass shave, a new soap as also appeared, Cedarwood & Vetyver one of my favourite scents great performance.

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.