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

Wednesday

PREP: Hot shower + Alepo soap
CREAM/SOAP: Acqua di Parma - Collezione Barbiere Shaving
BRUSH: 27mm Omega - Boar
RAZOR: 13/16 ARI-YA
STROP: Scrupleworks 3"
POST: Osma Alum + Fitjar K3 Extra

Proraso (Pre, Cream and ASL)
TI 6/8 Loupe et Bélier
Semogue 830

Originally Posted by Silents

Razor - Joseph Rodgers 5/8 The Hamburg Ring in Black Ox Horn

I like the scales on that.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Thanks Jamie. I'm almost right, just got this horrible aching pain in my hips. I'm walking less like an old man now.

Glad you are on the mend even if it is slow.

My Shave of the Evening

Preshave: Utterly Smooth cream
Shave Cream: Maca Root Shave Cream
Brush: Thiers-Issard Badger in blond horn
Razor: Vintage Gillette 1972 Black Handle, Blade used, "Shark"
Post Shave: Top of the Line Towel Warmer (small Wal Mart microwave),
Shavex Alum bar,Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel

Thank you for looking.

Strop: MickR's Roo Hide
Brush: Comoy Badger
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
Razor: Vost 6/8 Sheffield
Astringent: Thayer's W/h
Balm: Nivea
A/S: Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Result: A Beautiful 2 pass shave

Thanks for the great posts and pics fellas.
I'm off for a 4 day weekend trip with the family in the morning. See you on Tuesday.
Grant

Hot Shower, Lecran Cutlery Extra Hollow Ground, Semogue 1305, Cella, Skin Bracer, Acqua Di Selva, Firehouse Wacky Tacky

Prep - None
Strop - 3 Inch bridle leather/hard felt
Razor - Freddy Herder "Constant" stainless steel/stropped night previous
Brush - Muhle Retro
Soap - Tabac puck/cold water face lathered
Post - Alum Block followed with Thayers witch hazel
AS - Old Spice

Bob

Prep: face wash & proraso green
cream: proraso red
brush: chubby 2
razor: Globusmen Gold 6/8
aftershave: dominica bay rum

Excellent two pass shave.

MWF
Le Grelot
Clubman ASL
Semogue 830
Walkin' Horse Strop




Diggin' the new strop. I went for about a month without a regular strop. I gave my latigo strop to a friend. I am glad that experiment ended.

Thursday evening
5km run, Hot water prep
Filarmonica Sub Cero #14 razor - Barbershop badger brush - TOBS Lavender sc - cold water splash - Floid asb - hot towel - Arlington as

Stropped the Filly extensively this time and had the feeling that it brought back the edge quite a bit. The lather proved too thick on the second pass with the ATG. Simply added water and problem solved. Slide and glide. BBS in two with Stan Getz and the Gilberto's in the background. Hot shower afterwards and a small comforting talk with my oldest girl (8). Her best friend in school may be going to a special school soon, as she has intellectual giftedness. She cried a bit and I felt her emotional pain. My parents moved to another city when I was 10 and I lost all my friends in one event. I told her to let her tears run if she so felt like and to not be too upset as she's still living close by and thus a play-date or a sleep-over is still quickly arranged. Even though my daily worries are much bigger, somehow they seemed to pale to the worries she has. Funny how life teaches us lessons of understanding and puts things in perspective...