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Hart steel
Floid AS
BK8
AOS Sandalwood (old formulation)
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Attachment 121103
Hart steel
Floid AS
BK8
AOS Sandalwood (old formulation)
Palmolive - Semogue 830 - 11/16 Wagner & Lange - D.R. Harris Arlington
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Wed, Feb 13
Pre: Hot Shower, 20 Linen, 20 Leather
Razor: Hart 6/8" SquareTip w/Rosewood
Brush: TI Super Badger w/ Black Horn
Scuttle: Dirty Bird Brush Scuttle
Soap/Cream: TOBS Lavender
Post: Cold water and Alum
Aftershave: Proraso White
I have been experimenting with the edge on my Jos. Rodgers and this close to Valentines, I don't want to risk a bad edge to see where it is since I decided to use my Le Dressante this time and not the Norton. Rather have a smooth irritation free shave tomorrow without the worry. Dozen veragated roses and a silver necklace. Let's hope its a good Valentine's tomorrow.
Gentlemen, here is today's travel shave bill:
Razor: 13/16 Henckels Friodur INOX round point
Strop: Illinois 835, a small 2.3" strop fitted with a tether — the Door Knob Special
Brush: Rooney Heritage 1/1 super silver tip
Soap: D.R. Harris Arlington shave stick
Pre-shave: John Allan Slick Water
Face lather
Alum: RazoRock
Witch hazel: Thayers Super Medicated with Aloe Vera
Balm: Institute Karite
Aftershave: Pierre Cardin
M&F blonde & Arko ~~ W.Jackson Sheffield ~~ Bayrum Alex
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Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Custom by Chris 2band finest
Razors: Iwasaki + GEM
Soap+AS: Tabac
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean :D
Nicer edge today, after a couple of laps on the 16k Shapton GS and some CBN :D
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@Mikael,
please send us the picture without the banner...
;)
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Great Shave! Touched up the TI last night on the Norton 4/8 and some TI paste.
Happy B-day Grant!
:mexwave:
Razor: Dovo Bismarck 6/8
Soap: Mitchel's Wool Fat
Brush: Chubby Pork (custom)
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Balm: K3 ekstra
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Razor: Brian Brown 'mini' 8/8 (TI horn scales, shortened by me)
Brush: Simpson's Chubby 2
Soap: Klar
A/S: Occitane Cade
This handy razor is a real pleasure!
Wednesday 13th
Hot water prep
Ali's Blade 9/8 T-Rex "Hors serie" - TOBS Eton College sc - Silvertip Badger brush - cold water splash - T&H 1805 asb - hot towel - shower - LaLique White EdT - Tunes: John Coltrane: Blue Train
Though still really quite clean from the shave with the Rodgers yesterday, this one arrived at my home today after a much anticipated wait. When a razor like this arrives at your doorstep, you don't ask questions, you just shave...
Wednesday 13th February
Hot Shower and Facial Scrub
Shavex Brushless Cream
Thiers- Issard Le- Grelot form 11/16 Shoulderless Extra Thick Grind
Lee Sabini Silvertip in Faux Horn and Pewter
Vulfix Persian Musk Cream
Witch Hazel
Organic Shea Butter
Jovan Black Musk AS
Morgans Classic Pomade
Brian's Own Moustache Wax
I decided to give the blade a little touchup. 20 laps on diamond felt, 30 on felt, 50 on Latigo and 40 on English Bridle.
A beautiful smooth and close shave.
LOCATION=CHICAGO, IL
PRE SHAVE=HOT TOWEL
RAZOR=EDWIN JAGGER DE
BRUSH=THATER BADGER BRUSH
CREAM=PRORASO SANDELWOOD
AFTER SHAVE=MUSGO REAL BALSAM
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"THERE ARE DOUBTS IN EVERY HUMAN PERCEPTION"
Early morning shave, late post. This was a very busy day, but here's my shave from this a.m. The C.S. Bresnick Vesuvius razor, which apparently were made before Mr. Bresnick created the Dubl Duck razors, is the smallest blade I have at just a hair under 5/8. The largest razor I have is a Wade & Butcher 9/8. This Vesuvius needs a little more push than my other heavier razors, I think because it's so light, and my stubble is like barbed wire (according to my wife). Nevertheless, this razor holds a fine edge, and got me BBS with little effort. I finished with some Crabtree & Evelyn Sienna aftershave balm, and some Lucky Tiger on me. I think I smelled good, but who knows? Hope you all had and are having a great Wednesday.
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Strop - Jemico
Prep - Hot water + shave towel
Pre-Shave - Musgo Real Glyce
Brush - Dad's old brush
Soap - Williams
Mug - Newer scuttle
Razor - 4/8 stainless "Rex" near wedge
Post - Thayers + Nivea balm
Just finished restoring the edge on this razor, there is a thread in the restoration forum if you want to see the before picture. I like this razor. I'm as much of a Big Gnarly Sheffield fan as anyone else but there is something about this little razor that makes me feel like some sort of professional when I'm using it. It just flicks away the heaviest stubble so easily, with quick and short little strokes and zero irritation.
Good morning friends! :)
PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 23mm Mühle Sophist silvertip badger, in olive wood
SOAP/CREAM: Madame Scodioli - Fiji Mermaid (The Briny Deep)
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: 8/8" BUDDEL Custom (w/ Desert ironwood scales)
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #60000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG/XTG
AS: J&E Atkinson's I COLONIALI, Sooting Aftershave Emulsion with Rhubarb
COLOGNE: Madame Scodioli - Step Right Up (Cedar, Saffron + Vetyver)
RESULT: Excellent, BBS shave
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Have a nice day,
Béla
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Kent T4
Martin de Candre
Filly 13 DT, white scales
Roger & Gallet / L'Oreal balms
Creed Aventus
Thanks for all the Birthday messages fellas, they really made me feel good.
YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME
Grant
Prep: Shower
Brush: Semogue OC Boar Cherry
Razor: Nitti "77" Japanese Straight
Soap: Mitchel's Wool Fat
Astringent: Osma Alum
Aftershave: Speick
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Result: Not quite BBS but close. Very little sting. Impressed by the blade - shaving was a fairly effortless experience.
I must be the only shaver in existence unable to get a good face lather from MWF. London water is full of chalk! :rant:
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Have a Great Thursday Gents!
Razor: F.W. Engels 5/8
Shave prep Morning shave, so a hot shower
Brush: D.R. Harris
Preshave: –
Soap: D.R. Harris – Arlington
Scuttle: Simple soup bowl
Strop: Kanayama 20 canvas strokes and 60+ strokes on the leather
After Shave Splash: Nivea aftershave Balm
Notes:
Well, after reading about it here in several threads I thought: you never know if you don’t try. So I did a cold water shave.
Mmm, after having had a hot shower this just didn’t do it for me. The shave went okay I guess; no better or worse than a good hot shave although building a cold lather was lousy. However the blade glided well and skin felt okay undergoing the cold chopping.
But the experience as a whole I didn’t quite like. I miss the hot towels and lather on my face!
I will try again with another blade, that could maybe bring some change, in the same way as it does in a hot shave.
Already I dislike putting the adjective ‘hot’ to ‘shave’. When I say ‘shave’, I mean hot!
Paul
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Thursday
Merkur 44C
Feather
WSP Prince Silvertip
Prorasso Eucalyptus & Menthol Shave Cream
Nivea Replenishing Balm
Krampert's Finest Bay Rum
Hot Shower
Imperial Extra Hollow Ground
VDH Boar
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Skin Bracer
Armani Code
Firehouse Wacky Tacky Mustache Wax
Palmolive - Semogue LE FB1 - Deramaix Frameback - TOBS Victorian Lime
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14 FEBRUARY 2013
* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridiums
* WSP Stubby 2-band
* Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
* Unrefined Shea Butter
Good morning y'all! We're off to a chilly start here in South Texas, but it will turn out to be a chamber of commerce type of day.
Prep - hot shower
Soap - DR Harris, Windsor
Brush - Vie-Long, Petree LE, super 2 band
Razor - Greaves & Sons Sheaf Works, 7/8
Post - cold water, alum, Kiehl's lotion
EDT - Bond No.9, Saks signature
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Have a great day, and don't forget to pick up a Valentine's card (like I have...)!
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Wacker 1/4 grind
Cade balm
Kiel's cologne
Almond soap by dr Harris
Tulip 3 in super
Prep - None
Strop - 3 Inch bridle leather/hard felt
Razor - Hess 44 Stainless
Brush - Simpsons QE II Jubilee Manchurian badger
Soap - Tabac puck
Post - Alum block followed with Thayers witch hazel
Cold water face lathered shave. That Hess gives a stunningly good shave, it was a real Oh Wow shave this morning. Sometimes you get lucky as a beginner. Hope yours was at least as good.
Bob
Soap: Proraso
Brush: Omega 10005
Razor: Wapienica
Strop: Self Made Paciccella ;)
After: Floid Vigoroso!
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Well Happy Valentine's All. Thought I would update this. I don't know if I will squeeze a shave in today... Tuesdays and Thursdays are always hectic. But the lady was over last night and she got her necklace after the turn of midnight. She loved it. And the flowers come in today. But as a point of interest last evening I don't think I have had a lady faceturbate me so much... wait that seems wrong.... it was more like a face job, yeah that sounds right. Spoils of a straight shave and being a gentleman to her, I guess. :w