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

11 April 2013

* Weber DLC
* Super Iridiums
* WSP Stubby 2-band
* Mystic Water Sandalwood
* Unrefined Shea Butter

Opening Day of the Masters


Hot Towel Prep
Cella soap in Old Spice Mug
Boar Brush
Hamburg Ring 13/16" in Bone Scales
Proraso Afershave Lotion
Smooth Shave
Enjoy the Best Golf Tournament in the World Gents!
Mike

Mama Bear Orange Orange - Zebra Wood Silvertip - 7/8 Solingen Stainless - Floid Suave - T&H Trafalgar

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Penoftheforest/Rod Neep Kenya Soapstone
Razors: C V Heljestrand no: 9½ + GEM push buttom for head
Soap: MdC
AS: TOBS Original no 74
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean indeed

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Does it EVER stop snowing at your place???

Not for the next week apparently! The temperature is and down at the freezing point of water and a major storm should have brought rain this time of year! NOT!
~Richard
I certainly enjoy the slices of life you post!

THURSDAY
Hot shower prep
Razor: Wade and Butcher>1890
Soap: VdH
Mug: coffee and soup
Brush: Semogue
Aftershock: none
Splash: Captain’s Choice Bay Rum

The Day? Another day of snow falling and the rest of the week expected to be the same, 0ºC. The Shave? Aahhhh. all played well together for a simple shave.
The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard

Le Grelot
Semogue
Proraso
Osma

Tried some new techniques out and it worked well. Proraso, it gets the job done and does it well.

Thursday evening
Hot water prep
Wm Hargreaves & Co for barbers use razor - silvertip badger brush - Mitchell's Wool Fat (all hail) - cold water splash - hot shower - Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet EdT (tester)

Had a good stropping session prior to the shave and have had the most comfortable shave to date with this large piece of Sheffield steel. I played a bit with the pressure on the blade and that has gotten me more smooth than before with this one. Simply a Damn Fine Shave with quality Albion ingredients. The Blenheim Bouquet is nice, but on my skin doesn't have a lot of staying power.
Nearly weekend and it's going to get actually warm and sunny this time! Can't wait.

Originally Posted by Geezer

Not for the next week apparently! The temperature is and down at the freezing point of water and a major storm should have brought rain this time of year! NOT!
~Richard
I certainly enjoy the slices of life you post!

Hey Geezer, I hate to rub it in, but, somebody has to!! Spring has sprung here in my corner of the Universe. We are having the weather that makes people want to live around here. Hang in there, I'm sure Spring hasn't forgotten you!!

Hot shower, Stephan's, Warm Oil
Dirty bird Scuttle
Custom badger Brush
Taylor of Old Bond Street, Lemon and Lime Shave Cream
Otto Fromm Special#72, 5/8, Full Hollow in Horn
Dubl Duck 5/8, Full Hollow, Hand Hammered Tang
SRD P1 Strop
Hot towels
Razorock Aluminum
Stephan's Island Lime AS
Vaseline for men



It has been a while since I enjoyed a shave. My father has been ill and I've been in Florida assisting my Mom. I've been using a DE with canned goo and little or no prep after a quick shower.
Today I was able to take a long shower and prep my face with Stephan's in the shower and warm oil. I started my shave with the Fromm. About half way through the blade really started to tug on my whiskers. I was surprised because I've never had an edge go bad mid shave. I worked through the end of the first pass and then grabbed the DD. I stropped it quickly and finished my shave with the spectacular edge that Glen put on this razor. I ended the shave with hot towels on my face. I did it several times enjoying the heat on my face. A quick pass with the Razorock and a splash from the Stephan's Island Lime and I was a happy person.

Enjoy the evening.