Thread: Sun December 16th - December 22th

Pre - Alum block
Strop - 3 inch bridle leather/hard felt
Soap - Vitos Red+TBS Macca Root with 6 drops glycerine and 1 drop lanolin
Scuttle - Robert Becker
Brush - Semogue 1350 Boar
Razor - Vintage Boker Edelweiss
Post - Alum bock followed with Thayers witch hazel

Smooth and comfortable shave, blade was touched up on a Zulu Grey. Have a good one.

Bob

21 DECEMBER 2012

* Weber DLC with one shim + UFO U2V1 SS
* Super Iridiums
* Frank Shaving synthetic 24/48mm
* Mike's Lemongrass + Eucalyptus
* Thayers
* Unrefined Shea Butter

FRIDAY
Hot shower prep
Soap: Al’s Bomb “Calypso”
Mug: Soup cup
Brush: home made silvertip
Razor: “Manufactured and ground in Sheffield England”
Splash: Captain’s Choice “Bay Rum”

Today: It is bright after the storm! The Shave: A good shave from another old friend of my early days. The Calypso went so well the other day that I capped it with Captain’s Choice today!
The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard

I am getting ready for the End of the World Party with
The best of the World shave.
Razor: I have been working on this Wosty for Barber’s use for a while; took it
To the greaseless compounds and attached it to a temporary pair of pantaloons.
Brush: Vulfix 22mm badger hair brush
Soap: MWFS
Astringent: Razorock Alum Stick
AS: AV Musk
A very nice shave; tomorrow I won’t be able to shave at all due to a lack
Of hand-eye coordination. HOG

Friday 21st December

Hot shower and Facial Scrub
3P Pre/Post Cream
GD #66 6/8 Razor
Semogue SOC Boar
Klar Kabinett Soap
Rosewater Toner
Organic Shea Butter
X-Bolt EDT

Excellent 3 pass shave. Really smooth and close

Just in case it's the last:

Pre: Hot shower/AOS Lavender pre shave oil
Brush: Semogue LE 2011 (two band)
Cream: C&E West Indian Lime
Razor: iKon Standard Head w/Derby Blade
AS: Nivea aftershave lotion/GFT Coral Skin Food
D F S !

Well, the world did not end, and I was then left in a hurry to shave. Had to roll with the DE today.

Prep L'Occitane Cedarwood Soap
Razor Vintage Orion Kikuboshi 13/16
Strop Kanayama Cordovan #8000
Brush Simpsons Chubby 1 in Super
Cream GFT Coconut Oil
Alum & Witch Hazel
Una Brennan Neroli Moisturiser
Penhaligon's Castile Edt


A fantastic super smooth two pass shave from the Orion Kikuboshi, I really love my Japanese razors.

Revisor-day
brush: Muehle...what else.

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson, The Hive
Razor: Erik Anton Berg, Eskilstuna/Sweden
Soap: Dr Harris Marlborough
AS: Floid, Itlaian blue
Edt: Penhaligon's Castile
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean indeed
This big (7/8) swede's all business, two days stubble was history in no time. Yesterday was the shortest day of this year, now it has turned and it's becoming lighter for every day (I don't like the winter ) and my Christmas holiday started too