Thread: Sun December 30th - January 05th

Friday Shave

W.H. Morely & Sons
Semogue LE
Klar Kabinette
RR AS Wax
Pinaud Clubman

Much better shave today. I touched up my straight on my balsa wood strop pasted with crox. It seemed to really help and was a much smoother shave. I still love the Klar, its creeping up to my favorite spot.

Pre: Hot Shower
Soap: Noxzema
Brush: Zenith pure badger
Razor: Revisor Gold
Strop: Paciccella Self made
EDT: narciso rodriguez

Feather AC SS* DR Harris Marlborough soap, AS, & Cologne
Just received the Feather in the mail today. Lathered up, put a blade in and had at it...A little ruff on the neck and the head shave. Maybe a little more time with it will yield better results, that won't involve blood...

well now that ive corrected my "heavy " hand on the hones with those little light razors ..lol.. ive been going back and just doing little touch ups on the 8k and diamond sprayed strop on some of my first purchased razors .. the results have been good , im getting comfortable shaves but im at a point where i know they can be just a touch sharper ....
so i busted out the "RED-INJUN'S" for tonight's shave ..

pre= hot shower
soap= Harris (almond)
brush= pure badger
razor(s)
1) Boker RED-INJUN 101
2) Boker RED-INJUN 100
after= none .. everything felt good and smmmmoooottthhh !!! although it was pictured ( just for the picture though ..lol)

No shave today (Saturday) I was doing this...

http://straightrazorpalace.com/conve...ml#post1085079

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Hey, Mikael, is the coffee machine broken or something??? I got a second hand cheap Sunbeam espresso machine the other week. I'm still learning how to use it, i.e. when to stop the 'shot' (pour?)...

Carl

It's not broken (got a little bored, by taking coffee pictures only) I'm not familiar with your machine, but in general 20-25 secs should be a fine extraction...

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: M&F
Razor: Klas Törnblom full hollow 7/8
Soap: Fitjar Neroli
AS: Old Spice Fresh Lime
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean indeed

Heavy metal

Location: Pearl Harbor, HAWAII
Prep: Hot shower, TOBS Pre-shave Oil
Brush: Haryali London Silvertip
Razor: Wapienica SFK
Soap/Cream: TOBS Jermyn St. (sample)
Scuttle/mug: milk-glass bowl
AS: TOBS Jermyn St.
strop: SRD 2" nylon/black latigo (30x/60x)
Result: DFS

Took this Wapienica back to the hone after shaving with it a couple of times. It's better, but still not up where I think it can be. It pulls and I'm having to really scrape to get a close shave. So, back to the hone again... I guess that's what I bought them for. This time I'm resetting the bevel, not just trying to improve on what's there. (As Glenn says, "It's all about the bevel")

Finally got around to doing the TOBS Jermyn St. full-on treatment. For a razor that's not 100%, it's a great way to stave off the sting. Excellent lather, wonderful scent. The Jermyn St. AS is the only full-sized AS I've bought so far, and it's on my short list of certain repeat purchases, out of the many samples I've tried thus far.

Saturday 5th January

Hot Shower and facial Scrub
Vitos Pre/Post cream
Dovo 'Olive' 5/8 SS Razor
Semogue 1250 Brush
Nannys Nutmeg Spice Soap
Witch Hazel
Nannys Sandalwood Post Shave Hydration
Mr Kings Marvellous Moustache Wax

Off to work later so I had a relaxing morning shave instead of my usual evening efforts. 3 Pass BBS. I hope the rest of the day is as good as this!