Thread: Sun - March 07th - Sat April 13th

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Custom silvertip by Henk
Razor: Gong
Cream/edt: Penhligon's Endymion
AS: La Toja Manantiales
Result: Uberclean

WEDNESDAY
Hot shower prep
Razor: Geo Wostenholm French Point “The Celebrated”
Soap: VdH
Mug: Coffee and soup
Brush: Col Conk badger
Aftershock: none needed
Splash:Home made Bay Rum

The Day? Bright overcast, windy and two inches of snow overnight.2ºC. The Shave? simple and direct with nary a hassle at all. One of my first horn rescales and still going strong.
The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard

Musgo Real Lime Oil Soap
Queen Charlotte Vetiver
Semogue 830 Brush
Osma Bloc D'alun
Lilac Vegetal
Le Grelot




Lazy but effective shave this morning. Enjoyed every bit of the shave moment.

Originally Posted by ratbag

Great shot, i like it a lot, it's very balanced.

Cheers,
Paul

Thank you Paul.

Cheers,
Béla

Prep: 26 mile bike ride (okay, that's not really prep for a shave, but that's what I did)
Prep for shave: Face lathered some C.O. Bigelow, aka Proraso with an AOS fine badger brush
Razor: 5/8 Wosty Pipe
A/S: Pinaud Clubman

Result: This was a quick afternoon one pass WTG shave, and back to work. Take a look at the Pinaud. I think I have one splash left, so I'll use it tomorrow morning, which will be a super early shave as I have a 6:05 a.m. flight to catch, which, BTW, is one of the reasons for today's late-in-the-day one pass WTG shave, if that makes any sense. Anyhow, you all have a great Wednesday!

Originally Posted by lotse

What a blade! Great shot Paul!
I especially like the bloody interior of this shaver.

Jean.

Thanks Jean,
I really like the large blades and especially smiling blades.
This one is a pleasure to use.

Cheers,
Paul

P.S. Keep those wonderful photos coming, you always do a fantastic job.

Originally Posted by lotse

Yes Carl, the manufacturer is the same. By 1900 it was the hallmark of the monkey hand. You get the pocket knife sure of shave sharpness, i think. Better is the straight ...
Unfortunately, very rarely do you get this straight razor. There are typical french knife with a properly hardened steel. Really nice.
Sorry for my bad english. I hope you understand.

Yes, I get the drift. :-) It does indeed seem very rare. I scoured the internet last night for maybe 1/2 an hour and couldn't find one reference at all to the razor, only the knifes :-)

Originally Posted by Geezer

...The Day? Bright overcast, windy and two inches of snow overnight.2ºC...

Does it EVER stop snowing at your place???

overcast day full of off and on sprinkles , as i went to get in the shower it was a down pour with lightning/thunder , i had my bedroom window open abd my bedroom is across from the bathroom so i enjoyed a cool shower followed by a shave to the sound of rain and a nice cool flow of air ..

pre= shower
cream= QCS " Briar "
brush= antler handled silvertip
razor(s)
1) Shumate " Ben-Hur "
2) Super Speed
result=== the shumate was a good shaver to start but it was plucked from the others as my hand was drawn to it for hone from bevel to finish on my coticule bout .. im kinda excited i can feel a difference from stones now as this bout seems to be a bit on the crisp or keen side id say after finishing on water , a good shave but just not as smooth feeling as the blades that have come off my other coticule ... but very effective !!
i feel im just under where i should be on getting the maximum out of my new coticule honing passion but the shaves feel good to me and i know in time it will come !!

Prep: Hot shower, T&H Ultimate Comfort Pre shave oil
Brush: Semogue SOC SE 2012
Soap: Mike's Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender
Razor: Edwin Jagger head with Weber Bulldog handle
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (5th and last)
AS: Razorock alum, Kyoku razor repair balm

D F S !