Thread: Sun - March 24th - Sat March 30th

Todays stubble slicings were achieved with the following items...



Pre : Hot water, Old Spice preshave wash
Brush : Progress Vulfix 404
Soap : Proraso green tub
Razor : Merkur 15C
Blade : Personna
Post : Cold water, alum block, Nivea AS balm

Finish : Ok

Comments :
I'm not sure if it's technique or what, but the Proraso lather dries much quicker than anything I've used before, and requires one re-application mid-WTG pass and one mid-XTG pass.

Proraso Pre-shave
Feather Blades
Clubman ASL
QCS Vetiver
Osma Alum

My first shave with Feather blades was horrific. I had razor burn all day and my skin was sensitive for another day. Today, I definitely had different results. Close shave in two passes.

Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: W&B, The Celebrated, For Barber's Use, 9/8
Strop: SRD Prem I
Brush: AOS Fine Badger
Cream: T&H Trafalgar
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

Result: I am down to the last servings of both the T&H cream and Pinaud. I am using them daily to finish them off and move on, but they just seem to keep giving. It's amazing how little cream and aftershave is used per shave. Anyhow, this blade has always delivered a fine, smooth, BBS shave. Looking at this pic, I think I'll spend some time polishing it. I'm sure it can look a lot better. Hope your day is going well.

Originally Posted by unit

Thursday - feeling human again, but still not well. Must report this Tamiflu stuff seems to be worth the insane price.

Will shave this afternoon and I'm sure it will be great. A three-day-growth shave is always great

Sorry to hear you were under the weather but I am glad you are on the mend.

And I agree that should be a great shave comming.

Originally Posted by pfries

Sorry to hear you were under the weather but I am glad you are on the mend.

And I agree that should be a great shave comming.

Just finished the shave. It was good, but I'm still fatigued and started setting dizzy toward the end. It was a DFS and confirmed to me that I among this group of straight wielding wet shavers (Anyone that can shave with a straight while having dizzy spells that border on hallucinations and not draw blood, must surely have secured some right of passage into the group, right?)

Location: White River Junction, VT
Razor: 6/8 Wheatley Brothers Wheat Sheaf Round
Strop: Cangooner Enterprises #1
Brush: Vulfix Travel
Soap: Proraso
Shave: 3 passes, WTG/XTG/ATG
Astringent: Alum
A/S: Captain's Choice Bay Rum

I've taken this shaving thing on the road for an extended weekend trip mostly to Boston. Tonight, I'm about half way there. This is a pretty picturesque part of the world, and it must be spectacular when the fall colours arrive. Excellent prices on single malts across the river in New Hampshire too. I just wish I could bring more than one bottle home with me.

Originally Posted by Cangooner

[CENTER]Location: White River Junction, VT
Razor: 6/8 Wheatley Brothers Wheat Sheaf Round
Strop: Cangooner Enterprises #1
Brush: Vulfix Travel
Soap: Proraso
Shave: 3 passes, WTG/XTG/ATG
Astringent: Alum
A/S: Captain's Choice Bay Rum

I've taken this shaving thing on the road for an extended weekend trip mostly to Boston. Tonight, I'm about half way there. This is a pretty picturesque part of the world, and it must be spectacular when the fall colours arrive. Excellent prices on single malts across the river in New Hampshire too. I just wish I could bring more than one bottle home with me.

It is a beautiful part of the world! I lived there for 3 years, and was amazed at every season.

Good morning Gentlemen!

-Merkur 34c
-Personna Platinum Chrome (#3)
-Semogue 2000
-Taylor of Old Bond Street, Eton College Shaving Cream
-Taylor of Old Bond Street, Eton College After Shave Lotion

Sorry for the poor aesthetic of the picture!

Good Friday:



Chicman Stick
Dr. Dittmar 2Band Buffalo Horn
Iwasaki Kamisori
Myrsol Agua Balsamico
Lalique Encre noir EdT

A marvelous Easter!

Prep - None
Strop - 3 Inch bridle leather/hard felt
Razor - W&B no it's not/yes it is a wedge type thingy chummy/stropped night previous
Brush - Semogue 1350 Boar
Soap - Vitos Red/cold water face lathered
Post - Alum block followed with Thayers witch hazel
AS - Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Bob