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03-05-2013, 04:43 PM #111.
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Tuesday
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Edwin Jagger Best badger
Soap: Proraso
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Mastro Livi 6/8 Ebony Scales
ASB: Proraso
Fast and smooth.
"Cheap Tools Is Misplaced Economy. Always buy the best and highest grade of razors, hones and strops. Then you are prepared to do the best work."
- Napoleon LeBlanc, 1895
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03-05-2013, 04:44 PM #112Senior Member
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I'll keep that in mind. Normally I like a pretty hot lather, and I noticed that the effect of the soap makes it hard to tell how hot the lather really is.
Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider
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03-05-2013, 05:03 PM #113
TUESDAY
Hot shower prep
Razor: AD Arbenz ( UK Registered Company, but +Jounge+ FR? on tang)
Soap: Super-Max
Mug: Staffordshire
Brush: Vintage LatherRight
Aftershock: none
Splash: AV “ICE”
The Day: Snowing 6” / 250mm on the ground 8 more hours of snow expected.
The Shave: Close and clean..Now to shovel; and some shop work calls!
The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard
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03-05-2013, 05:12 PM #114Senior Member
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Prep: Hot Shower & Proraso green
Cream: Proraso Red
Brush: Chubby 2
Razor: Puma 39 6/8, 2 pass shave
After shave: Alt Innsbruck followed by emu oil
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03-05-2013, 05:17 PM #115Senior Member
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Gotta love that scuttle. Originally Posted by Geezer
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03-05-2013, 05:48 PM #116Senior Member
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No shave today.
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03-05-2013, 06:07 PM #117The Shell Whisperer
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Amazing. I'm wearing my shorts today and the windows are open. Crazy planet. Originally Posted by Geezer
əˌfisyəˈnädō | pərˈfekSH(ə)nəst | eS'prəSSo | düvəl ləvər
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03-05-2013, 06:32 PM #118.
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Well, Max I think I want to move. There is 2 feet of snow at our local firing range right now. Originally Posted by Maximilian
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"Cheap Tools Is Misplaced Economy. Always buy the best and highest grade of razors, hones and strops. Then you are prepared to do the best work."
- Napoleon LeBlanc, 1895
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03-05-2013, 06:45 PM #119The Assyrian
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Gentlemen, here is today's shave bill:
Razor: George Wostenholm 6/8 wedge with barber's notch
Strop: Mountain Mike 3" Latigo
Brush: Fitzwilliam 19 mm silvertip
Soap: The Art of Shaving Sandalwood
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Scuttle: Moss
Face lather
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Castle Forbes
Aftershave: English Leather
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03-05-2013, 07:21 PM #120Senior Member
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Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson Polo 8
Razors: Iwasaki + GEM Micromatic (for head)
Soap: Cade + some Muhle cream (it fell out of the full bathroom cabinet and I thought it must have been meant for this shave)
AS: Arko
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
