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12-07-2012, 02:04 PM #141
Gents,
Had my first shave with my first ebay razor that I gently restored. Excellent BBS shave in two passes wtg!
Pre: Proraso Green
Cream : Proraso Red
Brush: Rooney
Razor: Le Grelot 151
Post: Dominica Bay Rum followed by Emu Oil.
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12-07-2012, 02:20 PM #1427 DECEMBER 2012
* Gillette Single Ring
* Super Iridiums
* WSP Monarch 2-band
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Thayers
* Unrefined Shea Butter
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12-07-2012, 04:14 PM #143Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Le Tuft w 22 mm Simpson super knot
Razor: C V Heljestrand M K 31
Soap: MdC
AS: Old Spice Fresh Lime
Edt: BVL Notte
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean
I've fixed a couple of razors lately and two stuck out, this and another M K 31, both has little wear, lovely and whole ivory scales and both took a mean edge. What a super deluxe shave!! Now I'm off for a Christmas dinner with work
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12-07-2012, 04:18 PM #144Invicta Razor
MWF Soap
Aqua Velva Musk ASL
After of few shaves with a DE or SE the Invicta reminds me why I started shaving with a straight in the first place.
Last edited by Mephisto; 12-08-2012 at 03:13 PM.
From their stillness came their non-action...Doing-nothing was accompanied by the feeling of satisfaction, anxieties and troubles find no place
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12-07-2012, 04:32 PM #145
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12-07-2012, 05:44 PM #146
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12-07-2012, 05:46 PM #147FRIDAY
Hot shower prep
Soap: Stroker’s Find
Mug: Coffee/Soup
Brush: Homemade ~ 26mm silvertip
Razor: W&B “Fine India Steel” 13/16ths
Aftershock: alum block
Splash: Royall “Vetiver”
Today, Gloriously bright and cheery! ‘Long time since a shave with a heavy blade..it is nice to use one again! Another one rescued from the wild finished upon a Zulu, a lot of laps on leather improved the comfort level. Still no final comments about the stone.
The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard
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12-07-2012, 06:36 PM #148
Friday 7th December
Hot shower and facial scrub
Proraso Sensitive Pre/Post cream
Revisor 6/8 in Horn
New Forest 1901 Super Badger 2 Band
Nannys Forest of Norway Soap
Myrsol Metilsol AS
Organic Shea Butter
Viktor & Rolf Spice Bomb
Morgans Classic Pomade
A lovely shave today. The NF1901 is a great little brush, and the Revisor delivered a smooth and really close shave.Brian
A member of the Royal British Legion Riders Branch
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12-07-2012, 06:38 PM #149
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Thanked: 4Prep - Hot Towel, Palmolive S/S
Razor - Muhle '11 R41
Blade - Astra S/P
Brush - Duke 3
Soap - Olivia's Natural Shaving Cream
Cold Rinse/ Witch Hazel/ RazoRock Aftershave Wax
Olivia's lather is still a bit hit/ miss, but bejeezers it does leave yer skin feeling fantastic, and the end result means I'll be stocking up on this as it runs out!!
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12-07-2012, 06:40 PM #150Santa Maria Novella Shaving Cream : Simpson Chubby 2 Two Bands : Mastro Livi Kamisori : Locion Santa Maria Novella Sandalwood
A perfect shave with a fantastic and beautiful razor...