Thread: Sun - May 05th - Sat May 11th

Mama Bear Orange Orange - Zebra Wood Silvertip - Toyo Scheon Burg #666 - Floid Blue

I tried taking a few different pictures for my SOTD today, but didn't like any of them. A simple close up of the Toyo will have to suffice.

10/5/2013



Pre : Hot water, L'Oreal facial wash, Proraso pre-post cream
Soap : Proraso green tub
Brush : Turkish "No.6"
Razor : Merkur 15C
Blade : Derby
Post : Proraso pre-post cream, cold water, Nivea post shave balm
A/S : Old Spice 'original'

Finish : BBS

Comments :
The week long test of the Turkish "No.6" brush finished today. It's not shed a single hair, it's not fought me whilst trying to create lather, and it's not gone too soft on me. For its meagre cost, it's an awesome brush... now its original horrific stench has vanished. I'll definitely be getting another one.

Gentlemen, here is today's shave bill:

Razor: Le Grelot
Strop: Tony Miller
Brush: Thater 23 mm silvertip
Soap: Martin de Candre
Pre-shave: Castle Forbes
Bowl: Bonnyman
Scuttle: Moss
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: Pierre Cardin
Aftershave: Zino by Davidoff

10 May 2013

* Weber DLC + Bulldog Handle
* vintage Wilkinson Swords
* WSP 2-band + oscar11 all-amber
* Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
* Unrefined Shea Butter

Today a Thiers Issard

Friday, May 10, 2013

Prep: Speick Natural Soap
Razor: Thiers-Issard 5/8
Strop: Tony Miller 3" Heirloom Artisan
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
Brush: Proraso/Omega
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Post: Floid Blue

Prep:
Proraso White during Shower
Castle Forbes' Preshave
Shave:
Vie Long Brush
Castle Forbes' Cedar and Sandalwood Cream
Le Grelot Razor
Post:
Osma Alum
Castle Forbes' Cedar and Sandalwood ASB
Smile



Really good shave today! I actually tackled most of my face ATG, which for some reason just works for me. I am guessing the über-prep helped a lot.

Prep: shower, shave oil, Proraso pre-shave
Shave; Dovo Best Quality 6/8 honed perfectly, stropped 20/60 on SRD Premium III strop
Lather; Uber lather made with Proraso cream and TOBS lavender
Brush; Vulfix #377 Super Badger
Scuttle; Moss Scuttle
Bowl: SRD Bulldog mug
Aftershave; Alum block, Proraso aftershave balm, with some touch up with Proraso pre/post cream
Cologne; Tabac

Prep: Hot Shower
Razor: Thiers Issard 7/8, blonde horn scales
Strop: SRD Prem. I
Brush: Semogue 610
Soap: RazoRock La Famiglia Don Marco
A/S: Floid Blue

Result: Excellent shave. It's a beautiful, sunny, and warm day in Nor Cal, will attend my son's track meet finals later this afternoon with my wife. Looking forward to Mothers' Day weekend, hoping to sneak away one morning for a couple hours of fishing. Have a great Friday!

Thursday midnight shave
Hot water prep
GB Anchor Cross blade - TOBS Eton college sc - Silvertip badger brush - cold water splash - Thayer's green resplash - L'Oreal asb - Penhaligon's Eau de Verveine EdT

An okay shave with Art Blakey in the background. This kind of heavy steel is rather not for midnight shaves, when the coordination is a bit less...