Thread: Sun - February 24th - Sat - March 02nd

Originally Posted by ratbag

Google Faulding shave cream and you find it's the same one, made in Brisbane.
They seem to leave Faulding off the box and tube these days and i find it works best if you make a lather on your face with it.

~Paul

That's the blighter! For the life of me I never bloody remember the name! Thanks...ratbag! Virginia is just a couple of suburbs away from me. About 10 minutes drive in the heavy traffic.


Mick

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Rod Neep custom 24 mm extra stuffed silvertip in a Masur Birch handle
Razor: Friodur 15/16
Soap: ARKO stick
AS: La Toja Manantiales
Edt: Penhaligon's Castile
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean
Damned, how many close shaves can a man take? Only downside is that the bloody snow's coming down, again/still

Prep: Shower
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik basic
Brush: Semogue Badger OC Cherry
Soap: Nanny's Silly Soap Co. soft "Patchouli"
Razor: Iwasaki 3M 11/16"
Astringent: Osma Alum
Balm: Woods of Windsor balm
Eau de Toilette: Woods of Windsor EDT



Notes: Very nice shave - smooth and steady. Have a great weekend all!

Soap: Proraso Red Old Type
Brush: Omega 48
Razor: Wapienica
Strop: Self Made Paciccella
After Shave: Proraso Green Old Type

Hi guys, I'm sorry this is the first time doing this I hope you guys don't mind my ugly duckling photo being posted among this hall of treasures.
Prep: Hot shower and sense daily face cleanser + conditioner on beard
Brush: Silvertip (from whipped dog)
Cream: Proraso Sensitive
Razor: Erwil Solingen 15/16 ( the only razor in my collection that I honed myself from start to finish )
Aftershave: Nivea For Men Replenishing Post Shave Balm (Mom bought it for me when she saw me trying to shave with SR lol)
Result: Mostly BBS with a few rough patches that I'm still working out as a beginner one on the right side under my chin and near my adam's apple

Prep - None
Strop - 3 Inch bridle leather/hard felt
Razor - Puma 18 French nose 8/8 / stropped night previous
Brush - Omega 10066 Boar
Soap - MWF/Cold water face lathered
Post - Alum block followed with Thayers witch hazel
ASA - Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

Prep - None
Strop - 3 Inch bridle leather/hard felt
Razor - Puma 18 French nose 8/8 / stropped night previous
Brush - Omega 10066 Boar
Soap - MWF/Cold water face lathered
Post - Alum block followed with Thayers witch hazel
ASA - Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Bob

You have some very nice razors in your rotation Bob. but I'm thinking that big 8/8 French point Puma is probably my favourite.

Jamie

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

You have some very nice razors in your rotation Bob. but I'm thinking that big 8/8 French point Puma is probably my favourite.

Jamie

Thanks Jamie. The big spatula does a great job of it alright but I find it a tad on the large side personally. I am getting used to it more and more with each use though.

Bob

Gentlemen, here is today's shave bill:

Razor: Otto Fromm 5/8 round point
Strop: Bison 2.5" Latigo
Brush: Thater 22 mm
Soap: Scottish Fine Soaps
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Scuttle: Moss
Face lather
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Artisan
Aftershave: Spanish Leather by Truefitt & Hill

Hot Shower, C.V Heljestrand Mk4, VDH Boar, Arko Shavestick, Thayer's Lavender Witch Hazel, Pierre Cardin, Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Nice leisurely Saturday shave with one of my favorite razors. It's Sigmund Freud this weekend, a lot more fun than Marx for sure.