Thread: Sun November 25th - Sat December 01st

Strop: MickR's Roo Hide
Brush: Comoy Badger
Soap: Tabac
Razor: Royal Invicta 6/8
Astringent: Thayer's Witch Hazel
Balm: Nivea Replenishing
A/S: Old Spice
I put the Invicta up against 3 days of growth tonight, and as expected it performed beautifully.
Just a lazy one pass tonight, but a damn good pass it was.



I picked up my new car this afternoon. This is the first brand new car I've ever owned.
Just a little economical car to get me to work and back (my wife has the Toyota van to move the whole family around), but I'm really happy with it.

Thanks for the posts and pics boys
Grant

Well, the morning seemed to be starting off well. I woke up at my usual time, and got every thing set for my morning shave. I put a bit of water on the puck of DR Harris Windsor soap, got the Manchurian Rover soaking whilst I stropped up the Le Grelot and had a nice hot shower. The lather was wonderful, and I did two quick passes leaving the face nice and smooth. The shave was outstanding!

I finished getting dressed, took the dogs out and went to put away the razor. That's where the day went down hill quickly! As I turned to the cabinet where I keep them, the razor slipped out of my hand. It hit the floor and I was left with this:

A moment of silence please!

Ted would sing:

...f..ck you thunder...

Oh Bill, I dont know what to say.
As I was reading your post I was expecting to read that you dinged the edge or something minor, but thats just tragic. I'm very sorry for your loss
That was a beautiful razor, are they Max scales?
Grant

Originally Posted by baldy

Oh Bill, I dont know what to say.
As I was reading your post I was expecting to read that you dinged the edge or something minor, but thats just tragic. I'm very sorry for your loss
That was a beautiful razor, are they Max scales?
Grant

Thanks, Grant. The razor was rescaled by Max - guess I need a new blade to put them on. The ironic thing is that I'd been trying to decide during my shave whether to sell this razor because it just didn't see much use in my rotation. I guess the universe answered that question.

Wednesday

PREP: Hot shower + Alepo soap
CREAM/SOAP: Cyril R Salter French Vetiver Luxury Shaving Cream
BRUSH: 28mm Kimson - silvertip
RAZOR: 13/16 WADE AND BUTCHER
STROP: Scrupleworks 3"
POST: Osma Alum + Fitjar K3 Extra

Wow, Bill, that is just plain awful! At least it wasn't one of your favorites, but it still sucks. Hope your day goes better, focus on the positives.

An interesting shave today. Thought I would try one of Glens (gsixxgun) one pass multi angle shaves. It worked really well for a BBS shave, which surprised me a little. Kinda fun to try something new, but it almost feels like cheating...LOL. Great way to shave if you are in a hurry, but I still think I'll stick with the luxurious 3 pass shave. I just like the routine I have gotten into.
Have a Great Wednesday Gents!

Prep: Lukewarm Shower
Razor: Barber Tip Torrey
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: Cella
AS: Aqua Velva Classic
Finish: CK Obsession
Great Shave!

Wednesday


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Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm
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