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12 FEBRUARY 2013

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Brass
* Super Iridiums
* WSP Stubby 2-band
* Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
* Unrefined Shea Butter

Palmolive - Zebra Wood Silvertip - Clements Perfection - Myrsol Blue

No picture today. I took a picture but it was crazy blurry so I didn't even bother trying to edit it.

Good morning y'all! I recently bought a Spanish made UFO handle (Goliath XXL) and decided today was the day to try it out, in conjunction with its Iberian colleagues.

Prep - hot shower
Soap - Bath House, Spanish Fig and Nutmeg
Brush - Semogue 2011 LE, 2 band
Razor - UFO Goliath XXL, Gillette Tech head, Merkur razor
Post - cold water, alum, Kiehl's lotion
EDT - Creed, GIT

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson Polo 14
Razors: Iwasaki 1"
Soap: Dr Harris Almond + Palmolive cream
AS: Virgin Island Bay Rum
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean
Very nice shave, but I'm going to tweak the edge a little, seems like it needs a touch up ... Same razors tomorrow...

Pre: Hot shower
Brush: Semogue LE 2011 #2 finest badger
Cream: Veleiro
Razor: Edwin Jagger head with Weber Bulldog handle
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (2)
AS: Nivea aftershave lotion, C&E Nomad aftershave balm

D F S !

Originally Posted by HoracioAR

Pre: Hot shower
Brush: Semogue LE 2011 #2 finest badger
Cream: Veleiro
Razor: Edwin Jagger head with Weber Bulldog handle
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (2)
AS: Nivea aftershave lotion, C&E Nomad aftershave balm

D F S !

It looks like we had identical ideas about which brush to use today!

TUESDAY
Hot shower prep
Razor: Moscow
Soap: Stroker’s find
Mug: Coffee, Soup
Brush: Taylor of ....cheap junk shop find
Aftershock: none
Splash: none

The day: Glorious and -3ºC. The shave: a nice quick shave with another rescued Rusky from Israel. The cheap soap is like VdH with a different aroma. The brush..Ok, but I would never buy it retail!
The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard

Gentlemen, I am away visiting my daughter. The soft water — with water softener — helps create luxurious lather, mounds of it with my little Rooney brush, but it also makes the hands slick and objects slippery. So shaving here is an adventure. I must say, traveling with a stainless steel Friodur makes for easy care of the razor.
Furthermore, my daughter is a dietitian, and with a long list of credentials, so you have to be careful what you eat in this neighborhood. OY!
So then here is today's travel shave bill:

Razor: 13/16 Henckels Friodur INOX round point
Strop: Illinois 835, a small 2.3" strop rigged with a tether — the Door Knob Special
Brush: Rooney Heritage 1/1 super silvertip in a Simpson travel tube
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

Prep: 4 mile run and hot shower
Razor: 5/8 Wosty Pipe, with a wicked spike point
Strop: Illinios 827, follow up with SRD Premium I
A/S: The Lilac (still working on liking this stuff)

Result: Scary! This is the razor my then 16 year old son gave me for Father's Day. It took quite of bit of work and hours to get it shave ready, but I was determined. I have since polished up a bit, and it's proven to be a very good and smooth shaver. The last time I used it, which was just over a week ago, I gave myself the worst shaving cut to date. I was rushed, not paying attention, thinking ahead about the date with my wife, came in at a steep angle high on my right cheek bone (and I never shave that high on my face) and WHAM, this razor, with little effort, slid right into the flesh of my upper cheek. It took what seemed like forever to stop the bleeding. It's healing nicely, will probably leave a scar, but that remains to be seen. The cut was just over an inch long, and very deep.

I did go to the grocery store right after the shave. It looked like I had been in a fight, and I noticed people were avoiding eye contact.

Anyhow, I have been reluctant to use this razor again, but time seems to take care of these kinds of fears, in this case, just over 1 week. So I touched it up on a 12k, stropped the heck out of it, and went simple with Williams and warm water. Oh, what a great shave, and blood free.

Have a great Tuesday, and stay safe!

No shave today.