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03-08-2013, 02:45 PM #221Senior Member
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Prep: Hot shower/proraso green
Cream: Proraso red
Brush: Chubby 2
Razor: 6/8 Puma Special # 89
Aftershave: Dominica Bay Rum /emu oil
Result: An extremely close & smooth one pass shave. This hefty full hollow razor is a true gem in my arsenal.
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03-08-2013, 03:42 PM #222Shave like a pyrate!
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Fri, Mar 8
Pre: Hot Shower, 20 Linen, 20 Leather
Razor: Mappin & Webb "The Celebrated Sheffield Hollow Ground Special Steel" Round Tip w/Ivory Scales
Brush: TI Super Badger w/ Black Horn
Scuttle: Dirty Bird Brush Scuttle
Soap/Cream: SRD West Indies Bay
Post: Cold water and Alum
Aftershave: T&H Trafalgar
Good quick shave.Shaving with facial hair is like a golfcourse. It's a challenge of rough and fairways. You are the skilled greenskeeper of your face?
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03-08-2013, 03:48 PM #223
That is what I have seen them called and call them also. There are other styles and blade fastening devices also.
Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider
Martin started a thread about them here:history-jacques-lecoultre-au-sentier-switzerland
I learned a lot from it!
~Richard
PS. only one more day of them!Last edited by Geezer; 03-08-2013 at 03:51 PM.
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03-08-2013, 03:51 PM #224
FRIDAY
Hot shower prep
Razor: another MM&Co.... LeC blade #1
Soap: D’Ameris
Mug: 1970’s Japanese re-pop
Brush: Boar
Aftershock: none
Splash: Barnängen
The Day? Gorgeous. The Shave? a good close shave in three. The cream is a good lather maker and the splash is great.
The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard
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03-08-2013, 04:05 PM #225Senior Member
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I'm traveling this weekend, so this morning's shave needs to last me until Monday:
Prep - hot shower
Soap - DR Harris, Arlington
Brush - 2011 SOC, size 2, 2 band
Razor - Imperial 14
Post - cold water, alum, Kiehl's lotion
EDT - Hermes, eau de Gentiane Blanche
Have a great weekend y'all! Thanks for a week of great pics!Oscar
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03-08-2013, 04:11 PM #226Senior Member
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Prep: Hot shower
Brush: New Forest
Razor: E A Berg in custom horn scales by UkRob
Soap: Nannys
AS: La Toja Manantiales
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean
Lovely soap and razor!
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03-08-2013, 04:48 PM #227Senior Member
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Sweet..... Originally Posted by eTom
Oscar
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03-08-2013, 05:20 PM #228Senior Member
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TOBS Jermyn Street - Knights Badger - Clements Perfection - Floid Suave
Keith
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03-08-2013, 06:45 PM #229Senior Member
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A vingertop bomb was enough for 2passes BBS and plenty lather for 2 more passes.
Bomb oakmoss&bergamot /fine badge brush/razor timor bleu steel 6/8./ As Le Male/result BBS on two passes.
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03-08-2013, 07:12 PM #230Senior Member
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A bit late this time...
6 March 2013: no shave due to a small medical emergency...
7 March 2013
Location: Milano, Italy
Prep: Hot shower + cold splash
Soap: Cella
Brush: Custom Silvertip Badger 24mm
Razor: Wade & Butcher 5/8 Barber's Notch "The Hollow Ground Razor", black resin scales
Strop: Tony Miller 2.5" Horsehide Leather and Linen
Shave: 1 pass WTG
Astringent: Alum
A/S: Floid (Italian)
8 March 2013
Location: Milano, Italy
Prep: Hot shower + cold splash
Soap: Cella
Brush: Custom Silvertip Badger 24mm
Razor: Wade & Butcher 5/8 Round Point, black resin scales
Strop: Tony Miller 2.5" Horsehide Leather and Linen
Shave: 1 pass WTG
Astringent: Alum
A/S: Pinaud Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum--
DZacca
