Thread: Sun - May 26th - Sat June 01th

Originally Posted by celticcrusader

Hi Wai,

How do you find that Semogue Boar in Cherry brush, reason I ask is I've just ordered one and wouldn't mind some feedback from a member and user?

Jamie.

It's been mentioned that it takes about 3 months to break in and at my current usage means that it will take me a year before that happens. Hardly any of the hairs have yet to split on mine.

I like it - it's a good brush, hardly any shedding and good back bone and reasonable flow.

Not too scratchy, but it's not badger.

Good ergonomics with the handle and solidly made. Does need a decently tall brush stand.

Originally Posted by wai

It's been mentioned that it takes about 3 months to break in and at my current usage means that it will take me a year before that happens. Hardly any of the hairs have yet to split on mine.

I like it - it's a good brush, hardly any shedding and good back bone and reasonable flow.

Not too scratchy, but it's not badger.

Good ergonomics with the handle and solidly made. Does need a decently tall brush stand.

Thanks for that, this means mine will be getting a couple of test lathers in between usage to help speed up the process.

Jamie.

Prep: Hot shower
SCS: Portman Square “Notting Hill”
Brush: Omega #81569 – Modern Beehive “Banded Boar”
Razor: Merkur 34C Classic Heavy Duty w/ Merkur Stainless Blade
Toner: Thayers Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Nivea for Men “Revitalizing” Double Action
AS: Booster “Polar Ice”

Razor: 7/8

Cream: Proraso green

Aftershave: Trumper Skin Food (Sandalwood)

Shaving Time, Tea Time

• Pre-shave: Proraso Green Pre-Post Shave Cream
• Soap: Palmolive Classic Tube
• Brush: Wilkinson Bristle Brush
• Razor: J.A. Henckels Friodur 17 1/2, 7/8 Full Hollow, Round Point
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Floïd Orange The Genuine After Shave
• Tea Time Special Guest: One of the many Tetsubin I use for boiling water. Tea, of course. Green, by the way

Originally Posted by Deegee

...Downhearted, I began to question things; my posts in the SoTD threads, the validity of my recent purchases, etc...
Today, I squeezed the last bits out of the old tube of Palmolive. After yesterdays efforts, I didn't really care much for anything. Wow. The lather it produced was the best I'd had for ages. And with this in mind, I've found new vigor for my posts in these threads...

Please keep posting your posts, we all have off days!

I've not used MWF, but generally, when I end up with a weak bubbly lather, it's because I used too much water and not enough soap. I'm also learning to 'kill the bubbles', that is, I pretty much 'mash' the lather with the brush in a downwards direction to pop the bubbles. I do want some bubbles, but too many means the lather dissipates quite quickly on my face...

I've been shaving with a straight for almost two years now, before that I didn't even own a shaving brush, though I had used one for a few months years and years ago, and I only started to use the 'bubble mashing' technique a few weeks ago.

Originally Posted by Deegee

31/5/2013
I'd lined up some MWF, and was convinced I'd got lathering figured out. How wrong I was. The lather was thin and bubbly...

MWF is a strange soap. I am sure you can lather it in a bowl; I had the most luck with boar face lathering. Sometimes you think you are adding too much water but in reality it wants more.

Puma 5/8
Ceramic Handle Badger Brush (Thanks Stuart)
Vintage Yardley Soap (Thanks Mara-SWMBO)
TSD Iced Energy Splash
music-Art Tatum
coffee-Home Roasted Sumatra

Wife cleaning out house for estate sale. Family laughed at her for wanting and paying them for shaving items. They almost tossed it before she got there. Two vintage Aramis soaps with Tallow, Yardley Vintage soap, and interesting/cool soap dish seen in pic.

I recieved this from Robert today. Perfect timing. I really needed a shave. Beautiful one pass shave. I was also able to shave my girl friends legs. One pass also. The soap i recieved from Bill at the last NJ meet up. Love this stuff. Its HOT as hell here. 11pm and its 87deg in my room. UGH!

Tony Miller strop
Vestavia brush
H Diamond 7/8 razor
WH Skin food

Have a wonderful weekend

PREP - None
SOAP - Mikes / Pine & Cedarwood
BRUSH - Kimson
RAZOR - Brian Brown / Multi layered Japanese steel in blonde horn

I think i studied this razor for sometime before shaving with it and after doing two passes, i didn't want to put it down, so i did a third pass.
Not only a pleasure to use, but also a pleasure to look at and study the details in the steel and or course, Brian's file work.