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

Prep: None!
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Brush: Simpson's Chubby 1 Best Badger
Soap: Nanny's Silly Soap Company "Eucalyptus & Tea Tree" (soft)
Razor: G Johnson 11/16" hollow regrind.
Astringent: Osma Alum
Balm: Woods of Windsor
Eau de Toilette: Penhaligon's Castile



Notes: Close and smooth(ish) 2-pass shave. I wanted to see whether this regrind would actually work or not. The edge seems to have held up reasonably well - a good razor still. Very keen - managed to slice off a spot.
Have a great week all!

Monday


iKon Deluxe SB
Gillette Super Thin
WSP Prince Silvertip
Sultan Lavender Shave Cream
Nivea Balm
Booster Oriental Spice After Shave

18 March 2013

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 SS
* Super Iridiums
* Frank Shaving synthetic 24/48mm
* Mystic Water Sandalwood
* Unrefined Shea Butter

Good morning, and happy Monday! Here's my shave to start the week - which, incidentally was great, thus starting my week off right!

Prep - hot shower
Soap - RazoRock, Nervous Wreck
Brush - SOC 2013 LE
Razor - Palmera #14
Post - cold water, alum, Kiehl's lotion
EDT - AdiP, colonia



Have a great week y'all!

Gentlemen, here is today's shave bill:

Razor: Fritz Bracht Tennis 5/8 round point
Strop: Neil Miller shell cordovan
Brush: Rooney super silver tip
Soap: D.R. Harris Arlington
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Scuttle: Moss
Face lather
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Some artisan stuff
Aftershave: English Leather

Tools used in todays quelling of the stubble...



Pre : Hot water, Kiehl's facial wash
Soap : Mitchells Wool Fat
Brush : Progress Vulfix 404
Razor : Gillette Superspeed flare tip
Blade : Personna
Post : Cold water, alum block, Nivea moisturiser balm

Sounds : The Goon Show - The treasure of Loch Lomond ("We haven't any rods! How do you catch fish like this?" - "Well, they've got to die some time. We just wait until then.")

Finish : Soft'n'smooth

MONDAY
Hot shower prep
Razor: Schick Injector ~1953 I-1
Blade: Schick Injector (gotta get some more!!)
Soap: BARBASOL
Mug: none
Brush: none
Aftershock: none
Splash: NOS Mennen
The Day? 3” down and an all day snow is forecast!

The Shave? I had forgotten the joys of non-lubricious canned “stuff.” However a good blade and a nice splash made it Ok!

The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard

St. Patrick's Day Shave

Pre - Hot shower
Pre-Shave - series of steaming hot towels
Brush - Crowley & Tosh Silvertip Badger
Razor - Gens #14
Strop - Steer hide, 10 passes on flesh side, 40 on grain side
Scuttle - Georgia Pottery G20, filled with very hot water from kettle.
Cream - Acqua di Parma, tuned-up with a little glycerin
Post - alum block, styptic on ugly 1/2 gash in neck
ASB - Acqua di Parma Aftershave Balm

Yes, I still get excited about St. Patricks Day. Before I ventured out, I took my time prepping for a shave of a 3 day beard. The Gens cut like butter, got very close, and sang all the while. I did two passes: first WTG, then ATG. It went well, but too quickly. Still, I had to make one horseshoe sweep ear-to-ear along my jawline for a complete shave. I've found that from right ear to about the middle of my chin, it's best to use the blade toe-up; from the chin to my left ear, toe-down. Now, normally, the toe-down stroke is accomplished using the toe-end. This time, though, I was using more of the heal end. And, lo, the toe did bite -- I managed to let the toe bang into one of the tendon's on my neck, leaving a nasty red line about a half inch long. The bleeding stopped pretty quickly, but there was simply no way around the obvious -- I had a nasty cut on my neck.

Later, out hoisting pints in mixed company, someone pointed out the cut on my neck. A quick retelling led to two very pretty girls touching my face followed by obvious approval. Great shave.

Cheers,

Jack

La Toja Manantiales - Semogie LE FB1 - Merkuer 34c - Boots Blade - Floid Save

Prep: Hot shower, Art of Shaving Scentless Oil
Cream: Art of Shaving Lavender
Mug: 1900 Silver 2-piece mug/razor holder
Brush: Caswell & Massey Super Badger
Razor: Wade and Butcher Hollow Ground 7/8 (honed by nun2sharp)
Aftershave: English Lavender
Other: Pinaud Talcum Powder
3 passes - WTG, ATG and touch-up
Result: one of the best shaves I've ever had



Happy Shaving!
Corgi