Thread: Sun - February 17th - Sat February 23rd

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: M&F
Razors: Erik Anton Berg frameback + Micromatic (for head)
Soap: LEA stick
AS: Aqua Velva by Williams
Edt: Penhaligon's English Fern
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
Decided two things while in the shower - 1. I should bowl lather the LEA stick 2. I should use the (scary) legendary Micromatic for my head shave, for the first time. One was a good call, of the two... and the bad one was that the lather got a little dry, but I worked the stick on the skin before each pass and got an excellent lather, especially at the head, which I think also led to one of the smoothest and cleanest head shave in the history

Gentlemen, here is today's shave bill:

Razor: Peroux Cognet 6/8 round point
Strop: Walkin' Horse 2/5"
Brush: 22 mm Thater silvertip
soap: La Toja Manatiales
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Scuttle: Moss
Face lather
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Some artisan stuff
Aftershave: James Bronnley

SOTD Friday 22/02/2013

Filarmonica Especial Barbas Duras #14 in 8/8
Omega 618 Silvertip brush
Geo F. Trumper Rose shaving soap
Aqua Velva aftershave

Had a great, smooth shave this evening with my newly acquired Filarmonica. There's a lot of talk of these blades, but these are truly legends...
The Geo F. Trumper soap delivered a great lather, but had to load it a bit more than other soaps to get a nice thick lather. Finished the shave with a splash of Aqua Velva AS. There's something manly about this smell...love it.

Razor: 17/16 Home made custom
Strop: Home made 3"
Soap: MWF
Prep: Wash then lather face, Strop then re-lather
Shave: 1 x ATG + touch-up
Astringent: witch hazel
Balm: Nivea
Aftershave: Guerlain Vetiver EDT

Had four days growth and decided to try something different ( for me )
I have over time developed my routine and for quite some time now have been using a WTG pass then a ATG pass with great results.
Tonight I just went straight in with a ATG pass and to my amazement it was brilliant. Just needed a few touch-ups to achieve BBS.
Think this is going to be my new method !



BTW. The Alcohol was consumed after the shave, not before

Originally Posted by Dimitry

Filarmonica Especial Barbas Duras #14 in 8/8

that razor is a beauty !!!!!!!!

i think this was my first ever morning shave !!
pre= nothing
cream= Proraso Red
brush= Black Badger
razor = Gillette Slim
blade= Feather
post= nothing
results= a very BBS to pass shave , those Feathers really work wonders in that Slim .. i cant wait to run one in my Fatboy !!

Originally Posted by ojinsa

I gave myself a "chingaso"

Ouch, whatever that is. I hope it heals fast.

Prep hot shower
Brush Rooney #2 Slivertip
Soap the new release of MNS Vetiver
Razor Maxterpiece 9/8"
AS Royall Vetiver
Stink Guerlain's Vetiver


Being the Vetiphile I am, when Mike came out with another Vetiver, I had to get it! Kind of smell like his last one, though. Maybe a little more earthy, a little less grassy. A winner in my book. Delivered a beautiful lather for BBS on my 4 day growth.

Originally Posted by Mephisto

Ouch, whatever that is. I hope it heals fast.

Thanks amigo, I think I'll make it...

No shave today.