Thread: Sun - April 28tht - Sat May 04th

Today something special. A wedding is coming up. Strange. It is my own.
My shave on Friday:



Chicman Shaving Soap
Simpson Persian Jar
Zwillingswerk Henckels Travel Case (a nice 5/8 and a nice 6/8)
Tüff sensitive AS
Molinard pour homme II EdT

Have a nice day!

Lotse, this year is our 30th wedding-anniversary

Originally Posted by lotse

Oh my God! This razor makes every shave to a event!
A great picture!

Jean, it is a pleasure shaving with it for sure.
But then i check the new posts and see yours ( Henckels Travel Case ) and I'm saying "WOW"

I was curios to see what lotse translates to from German also and discovered in English it is PILOT, i like learning new things

Cheers,
Paul

Originally Posted by eTom

Lotse, this year is our 30th wedding-anniversary

Mine as well.

So, anyway, a guy walks into my office today. Says, Got anything planned for the weekend? So I say, I’m restoring one of my straight razors tonight, do you know what patina or patination is? He says no. I say, so, see these pliers here? Nice patina, see that grey stuff? Nice. But these scissors; see how shiny they are? No patina. Anyway, I say, see this razor? (I turn my computer monitor to him so he can see my De Pews razor on the desktop background) it DID have a BIT of patina when I got it, but not enough. So, anyway, I say, you can force a patina, you can make it look older than it is. Oh. Wow, he says, Like in that show American Pawn where that dude brought in that shotty [shotgun] and it wasn’t really old but he said it was and made it look like it was? Yeah, I say, like that. So, I say, vinegar, you can do it with vinegar. Vinegar! He says. Yeah, I say, and like CITRUS juice and stuff. Citrus! he says. Mustard, I say. Mustard. You can do it with mustard. Oh. He says, looking down at his shoes. Oh. Good. Anyway, I say. I soaked one of my straights. Straight? He says. A cutthroat? Yeah. I say. A cutthroat. Wow, he says. Anyway, I say, I soaked it in vinegar for like TWELVE hours, because, well, I took a photo of it the other day. Oh, he says, a photo… Yeah, I say, there’s like this FORUM. We, um, take PHOTOS of our razors and, um, stuff, and, err, TALK about it. Oh, he says, on the Net? (looking down at his shoes again). Yeah, I say, on the Net, and I took this photo, and I said, on the shaveoftheday thread…The WHAT? He says. The, um, shave of the day thread, so, I took this photo and I thought, wow, that looks really dark, but then I said (on the forum) it looks darker than it really IS, I said, so…… then I decided to make it DARKER. Darker? He says. Yeah, I say. DARKER. So, I say, it came out really cool, but well, the scales are leather. The WHAT are leather? The, umm, SCALES are leather. The handles. So, so the leather scales soaked up the vinegar I say…And the citrus, he says. No, I didn’t use citrus, I said. I thought you said…Yeah, you CAN use citrus, but this time it was vinegar. Oh, he says. He looks down at his shoes. Mustard? No. No mustard (thinking this is getting difficult), the scales...Handles? he says, yeah scandles, I stutter, soaked up the vinegar and when I put it in its case I closed it and it soaked up even MORE vinegar and now it’s rusty, so, yeah, I’m restoring a razor …......

Oh. He says. There is silence, I'm looking at my monitor showing the De Pews. I'm looking at his face.

He looks at the clock.

I clear my throat.

Anyway, I say.....What about you? Doing much?

Originally Posted by lotse

...Today something special. A wedding is coming up. Strange. It is my own...

Lotse, I love the way you write sentences in English, it's really refreshing.

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' Custom: Chess King w/ 26mm silver tip badger
Soap: Truefitt & Hill: Luxury Shaving Soap
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Genco Army & Navy
ASB: Caswell-Massey Number Six

It has been a busy week at work, but I managed to squeeze in two IPSC competitions

03/5/2013



Pre : Hot water, Kiehl's facial fuel wash, Proraso pre-post cream
Soap : Proraso green tub
Brush : Progress Vulfix 404
Razor : Personna
Blade : Personna
Post : Cold water, Proraso pre-post cream, Nivea moisturising balm

Finish : Smooth

Comments :
Another eBay purchase, this Personna razor is definitely on the mild side, and a pleasant contrast to the aggressive "Old type" I've used for the past two days. I'm not too sure the handle is the correct one though, it feels as though it's made of aluminium, whereas the other components are made of steel. Never the less, I'm more than happy with it, and will definitely be sticking a Feather blade in it for the next use.

Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: 1960 Gillette Fatboy
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: Nana June's Citrus Wakeup
AS: Ivy Club Pour Homme (a real good knock off of Shulton's Old Spice)
Finish: Pinaud Lime Sec EdC
Stash: Wilford Brimley Style