Location: 36° 0'5"N - 115° 15' 21"W
Razor: Wellington
Brush: SRP LE 2011
Lather: QC Vetiver
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
ASB: QC Vetiver
EDT: Vetiver Carven
Enjoy the new week gents.
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Location: 36° 0'5"N - 115° 15' 21"W
Razor: Wellington
Brush: SRP LE 2011
Lather: QC Vetiver
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
ASB: QC Vetiver
EDT: Vetiver Carven
Enjoy the new week gents.
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Good morning friends! :)
PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 30mm Simpson CHUBBY 2 Best Badger
SOAP/CREAM: Acqua Di Parma Collezione 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: Kanayama Cordovan #60000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: Acqua Di Parma Collezione After Shave Balm
COLOGNE: Acqua Di Parma Colonia Intensa
RESULT: Awesome shave
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Have a nice week,
Béla
Sunday
What an interesting day. Awoken early (8:30) by the bike riders who take over the town hall I live next to every few weeks. Showered, coffee. Walk to the top of Mount Torrens, showered. Ate two boiled eggs. Trimmed the hedge and conversed about it with the bike riders. Cut my hair and showered. Ate a fried egg and sauerkraut. Retired to the lawn with 'Shame' by Salmon Rushdie, three beers and a straw cowboy hat. Requested cucumber sandwiches from the wife and received them. Got burnt by the sun. Retired indoors to my room and shaved; hot towel, Madame Scodiloi Boheme soap, Klas Törnblom razor, no aftershave. Requested two more beers from the wife and received them. Wrote my post.
The Top of Mount Torrens in the Distance Viewed from My Front Veranda
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A Well Trimmed Hedge
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The Chair in the Garden
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The Shave
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Good morning friends.
I start my day with a Thiers Issard.
Yesterday in the evening we visited the Glauchau Christmas market. I was the driver, my wife tested a gallon hot beer :w
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Razor: 'G.K.' 7/8, 1/4 hollow, ivory scales (France?)
Soap: Fitjar
Brush: Rooney for T&H
A/S balm: L'Eau d'Issey (mmm!)
Have a great Sunday!
Strop: MickR's Roo Hide
Brush: Silvertip Badger
Soap: Proraso
Razor: John Hassall Wedge
Astringent: Thayer's Cucumber W/H
Balm: C.O. Bigelow Mentha
A/S: Wahl Bay Rum
After having a swim this afternoon I decided to have an early evening shower and shave.
The near wedge provided a damn fine 2 pass shave.
It might benefit from a touch up though, or maybe I'm just looking for an excuse to use my new Naniwa 12K SS
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I watched the Godfather part II last night. At a little over 3 hours it's a big investment, but well worth it (I only got 4 hours sleep)
This one sees a young Robert De Niro join the cast as young Vito. Another great installment in the trilogy
Have a great week fellas and thanks for the posts and pics
Grant
Prep L'Occitane Cedarwood soap
Razor Wade & Butcher 6/8
Strop Kanayama Cordovan # 8000
Brush Simpsons M7 LE Finest Silvertip
Mithchell's Woolfat
Alum & Witch Hazel
Una Brennan Neroli Moisturiser
L'Occitane Baux Edt
A perfect start to my Sunday morning, a two pass super smooth finish from the Wade & Butcher.
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Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' Custom: Chess King w/ 26mm silver tip badger
Soap: Truefitt & Hill: Luxury Shaving Soap
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Moreton & Langley's razor 13/16
ASB: Caswell-Massey Number Six
soundtrack: Anne-Sophie Mutter: Johannes Brahms Violin Sonata Nş 2 in A major, Op. 100 #1
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A slow and comfortable start of a new, cold, winter day.
Razor: Erusta 96 6/8"
Strop: Lipshaw Microtome
Prep: Shower, Musgo Lime Oil Soap
Brush: Simpson Polo 10
Soap/Cream: Pre de Provence
Aftershave: Pre de Provence
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Have a great day everyone.
Razor – TI 69 Frameback
Brush –BASSGUY Solo-man 5000 combo badger boar
Soap – DR Harris lavender
AST – ALUM
AS – Aesop Marrakech
Here’s a great shaver. This one houses a spare blade in the box. BASSGUY made the brush. It’s a great little brush.
Mike
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No shave today
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Cheers Carl, thank you very much!! We've this on the ground ;) (from our back yard):
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Sunday 9th December
Hot shower and Facial Scrub
Proraso Sensitive Pre/Post Cream
Dovo Olivewood 5/8 in SS
New Forest Tubby 1
Nannys Cedarwood & Vetiver Soap
Lucky Tiger AS/Toner
Organic Shea Butter
Yardley Citrus & Wood Edt
Morgans Classic Pomade
Another close and comfortable shave. I am off on my travels this afternoon and have yet to decide if I should pack a couple of GDs and a strop or just use a Shavette type. Anyways....I won't be checking in much until Friday.
Sunday
Bakelite Slant/Weber Wave Handle
Personna Hospital Blade
Proraso Eucalyptus & Menthol Shave Cream
Vie-Long Butterscotch Beehive Horsehair
Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm
TOBS St James After Shave
Prep - Hot Towel, Palmolive S/S
Razor - Muhle '11 R41
Blade - Astra S/P
Brush - GOSH Heritage
Soap - Mudder Focker
Cold Rinse/ Witch Hazel/ Musgo Real
it's been a few weeks since I last used the Mudder Focker.... AMAZING!!
:rock:
A belated post
Saturday late night / Sunday very early morning
Hot water prep
John Creswick Celebrated razor - New Forest 2223 badger brush - Coate's SC - cold water splash - Truefit & HIll 1805 ASB - hot towel - D.R. Harris Arlington AS
Technically, I didn't really need to shave, but I needed the relaxation. The Creswick is a fine blade. The patina and pitting comes out really hard in this picture, but in real life this blade looks just fine and is one of those ones that you just don't want a mirror shine on... The shave relaxed me, had a hot shower afterwards and slept like a rock after that.
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Pre - Alum block
Strop - 3 inch bridle leather/hard felt
Brush - SOC 2 band badger
Razor - Premier Cutlery Co "Premier King"
Soap - Vitos Red+TBS Macca Root with 3 drops glycerin, 1 drop lanolin and 1 drop African Black Soap
Scuttle - Robert Becker
Post - Alum Block followed with Thayers witch hazel
Revisited the hones since yesterdays shave with this razor. Huge improvement today with yesterday's irritation virtually gone for a good close and comfortable 3 pass shave. Need to improve my honing skills.
Added the Black African Soak to see what it would do as a single drop of this stuff produces tremendous amounts of lather when you wash your face with it. Not sure it did much with this uber lather so tomorrow I will try it with a single soap and see what happens.
Have a good shave and enjoy your day of rest.
Bob
Almond pre-shave oil
Spaulding shaving cream
Clinique after shave balm
Omega boar
Wacker Chevalier
Coti touch up
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9 DECEMBER 2012
* Weber PH + UFO U2V1 SS Handle
* Super Iridiums
* WSP Monarch 2-band
* Mystic Water Bay Rum
* Thayers
* Unrefined Shea Butter
Hey all. Yesterday I was able to meet up with a fellow SRP member, Magpie. He was kind enough to show me how to hone up my new vintage straight from start to finish and I gotta tell you I got a great shave from it. He was a super nice guy and it was great to be able to meet someone from the forum!!
Pre: Hot Shower
Brush: Pure Badger
Cream: Art of Shaving Lavender
Razor: Perry Niagra
Post: Clubman Aftershave followed by Real Shaving Company Balm.
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Sunday, December 9, 2012
Pre: Hot Shower, Nivea Face Wash, Nivea Face Scrub
Soap: SRD Blood Orange
Brush: 20 mm Rubberset Silvertip Restore
Razor: Taylor's Eyewitness Max Sprecher Restore
Scuttle: SWK XL
Astringent: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
AS: Pinaud Clubman
Had a fantastic shave this morning. Nice long hot shower followed by a relaxing two pass shave. This was my first go with the SRD Blood Orange soap. It was accidentally sent to me and the good folks at SRD said "keep it." I'm a HUGE fan of tallow based soaps, but it's unusually warm today and I thought I would give it a go since I don't use a lot of citrus scents in the winter months. This is my first glycerin based soap, and I am thoroughly impressed. I prepped it just like I do with my tallow based soaps, a few drops of hot water before my shower. Loaded the Rubberset (a fun little restored brush I got off "the bay" a few months ago) without problem and whipped up a scuttle full of lather -- more than enough for two passes (and I'm sure more than enough for three+ if I had wanted). The Taylor's never disappoints. Haven't used used the Clubman in awhile, and I think it matched well with the Blood Orange soap. Overall, just a great eperience.
Have a great week everyone!
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Sunday Morning Shave!
Prep: 25 mile bike ride and hot shower
Razor: Theirs Issard 7/8 with blonde horn scales
Brush: AOS Fine Badger
Cream: Spencer & Devon Sagebrush
A/S: AOS Sandalwood balm
Result: Nice crisp ride in the foothills of the Sierras, followed by a nice BBS shave! Now off to church with the family. You all have a wonderful week!
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SUNDAY
Music: from my youth,“Victory at Sea” NBC Symphony Orchestra
Hot shower prep Proraso pre-shave cream
Soap: C.O.Bigelow
Mug: Soup Cup
Brush:home made 24mm
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: NOS from AAFS
Splash: NOS “Brut”
Today: First real snow of the season a bit dreary and cold. I decided to make a Holiday of it all. The razor just joined my household and is a quite aggressive little shaver with the NOS blades. A really close shave was accomplished in two passes. The CO Bigelow and the Proraso pre-shave cream were a blessing on this rather blah day.
The BRUT was a great finisher! The double Latte Macciato you see, prior to stirring, was a good start for the rest of my day. The Luck of the day was to get the plow truck in the photo that was a timed exposure!!!
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The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard
May you all have a great week of personal success and good stuff coming your way.
[QUOTE=carlmaloschneider;1069335]Sunday
What an interesting day. Awoken early (8:30) by the bike riders who take over the town hall I live next to every few weeks. Showered, coffee. Walk to the top of Mount Torrens, showered. Ate two boiled eggs. Trimmed the hedge and conversed about it with the bike riders. Cut my hair and showered. Ate a fried egg and sauerkraut. Retired to the lawn with 'Shame' by Salmon Rushdie, three beers and a straw cowboy hat. Requested cucumber sandwiches from the wife and received them. Got burnt by the sun. Retired indoors to my room and shaved; hot towel, Madame Scodiloi Boheme soap, Klas Törnblom razor, no aftershave. Requested two more beers from the wife and received them. Wrote my post.
Sounds so nice! Your photos are wonderful.
Autumn Shaving
Melody: Talk Talk - It's My Life
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NM Shaving Oil - Tres Claveles 12740 Cerdita – Nanny's Silly Soap Down Home Summer – Schick Krona Long Handle 1960 + Rapira#4 – Alumbre - Bálsamo Herbíssimo & Paul Sebastian ET
Have a nice day !!
Tow razors, one french from a semainier (the "mercredi" ) made in Langres around 1850, and the second a G Johnson from 1830 (seven stars and an hammer), MDC soap and a 24mm finest silver tip
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~"Scorcher" strop~Autostrop with new Feather~Reknot badger rubberset~RR Fresco~AQV~
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Nice shaves this fine day, Gents! :rock:
Today's shave was a lot different. I have a "razor" buddy, John. He looooves anything sharp and shiny! We talk of things and he advises and educates me. Interesting dude! As he was mentoring me on my Wilkinson set, I mentioned the similarities to the Autostrop. He informed me that the Japanese had copied them back in the day and Feather blades were the bomb for an Autostrop. Soon, the mail brought a NOS Autostrop, some Feather blades for it, and a NOS "Scorcher" strop! No, I did not strop the new blade, so the strop is for show. Might run it next time! The first pass was with much trepidation. I am so used to seeing the edge of my razor! As I found it was not going to bite, I gave light pressure and adjusted angle on this top-heavy thing and got a DFS! Thanks, John!
To-day is John's Birthday as well, so this shave's for you, John!
Happy Birthday Brother! You are catching up with me! ;)
Have a great week, ALL!
Tom
Prep-hot shower
Brush-Frank's Shaving "Chubby"
Soap- RR Cacao
Razor-Max-ter Piece
Yesterday was my inaugural shave with my new razor from Max.
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I liked it so much, I decided to use her again today, for my first ever head shave.........
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Hey, that's not too bad looking for a cue ball...........
It is one of those cold and snowy days where a good shave is a very good thing. The shave started with a hot shower, Mama Bear's roses soap, and a freshly honed Geneva 5/8. The finish was with cold water, Dominica Bay Rum, and Proraso ASB.
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QCS Key Lime - Semogue LE FB1 - Deramaix Frameback - Myrsol Agua De Limon
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That was a Mighty Fine Dedication Birthday Present Brother! Thanks and God Bless Ya!
JohnRV501
The One With
A Serious Case of
all kinds of
OCRAD
Just a haircut today:
Prep: Hot Water Wash
Razor: Lecran Cutlery
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: Clearly Natural Aloe Vera
AS: Homemade Lemon Grass Witch Hazel
I generally only hit the dome once a week on Sunday. It's a great test of a razors edge and this one did just fine. Didn't even bother to clipper this down but the Lecran handled it in fine style. The spud is BBS.
Last week I shaved with these guys exclusively. It wasn't planned...but in retrospect it turns out I only used American made razors. Attachment 114527
I like my Germans too, but I've been hooked on big steel lately.
Good morning friends,
I start this week with my Maxterpiece
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I was excited on Friday to receive this new razor from CelcticCrusader (aka Jamie), who restored it with some beautiful honey horn scales. When I saw it posted for sale, it immediately grabbed my eye, but pictures cannot possibly do it justice. I'm sure all of you have seen how impeccable his razors look in the SOTD. And I am here to tell you that if this is any indication, a picture is definitely worth a thousand words!
The Iron Duke paired well with some DRH Windsor and a Manchurian Rover to give me a wonderful two pass BBS!
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Windsor | Iron Duke | Rover | Sulwhasoo | Odori Tobacco
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Another great shave with this razor after a light touch up on the hones. The Pannacrema performed flawlessly and it's a great start to a busy week.
Have a Great Monday Gents!
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Hot Shower, Torrey Barber Tip, VDH Boar, Cella, Aqua Velva Classic, G'eau Pour Hommes
Amazing how quickly the weekends fly by. It always seems like about 15 minutes between driving home on Friday and driving in on Monday. I probably shouldn't complain though, there's more than a few folks that would be plenty glad to have a job to be driving to. Have a great Monday fellas.
Pre = Alum block
Strop - 3 inch bridle leather/hard felt
Brush - TBS pathetic er ah I mean synthetic
Soap - Arko in a bowl
Razor - Wostie "Peerless" 5/8
Post = Alum block followed by Thayers witch hazel
Strange shave this morning. It was good and close but annoying because I was using a TBS synthetic brush. I never have irritation on my cheeks but did this morning thanks to the brush and face lathering I felt some there. I'll be using that brush the rest of the week just to give it a fair go before I chuck it back to the SWMBO to use putting on make up. It will take a minor miracle to get to like this thing. Have a good start to your week.
Bob