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25 June 2013

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Perma Sharp Supers
* M&F 2XL Black
* Mike's Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
* Unrefined Shea Butter

My repeat shave in honor of my Stanley Cup Champion Blackhawks.

Prep: Hot shower with W.M. Neumann's juniper soap
Brush: Noble silvertip
Cream/soap: Trumper's Almond
Razor: Wade and Butcher wedge in snakewood (thank you Stefan)
A/S: Captains Choice bay rum and Em's balm

Gentlemen, here is today's shave bill:

Razor: Thiers-Issard Le Grelot
Strop: Illinois 127
Brush: Simpson Persian Jar 2 super badger
Soap: Tabula Rasa lavender
Pre-shave: Edwin Jagger
Scuttle: Moss
Face lather
Alum
Witch hazel
Balm: The Art of Shaving lavender
Cologne: Vetiver Guerlaine

Musgo Real Glyce Lime Soap
Proraso Red Shaving Cream
Thiers Issard Le Grelot
Simpsons Commodor x3
Proraso ASL

Darn good shave though I think I need to tweak the Grelot.

Thäter LE 2011 & Proraso ~~ Heljestrand Mk32 ~~ floïd original

Tuesday
Hot water prep
Black Beauty 1969 razor - Astra blade - Cyril Salter travel badger brush - MWF - cold water splash - Thayer's witch hazel rose re-splash - Floid asb - hot towel - Acca Kappa muschio bianco AdC

A quick one pass ATG with the DE. The strangest thing. I think the Astra blades aren't wide enough... I had the razor set to "9", which is the highest possible and still, even when really pushing it to my skin, I didn't take off a whole lot of stubble. So, not BBS oddly enough, but still a nice shave. I think I'll try this blade again with the toggle razor someday and if the result is the same, then the Astra blades will not stay...

Celticcrusader: Truly one of the most beautiful razors I have ever seen. Really kind of hypnotic since I can't seem to stop coming back to look at it.....a class all of its own. Thanks for the SOTD, and thanks to all of those who post and give this fine pursuit the respect it deserves.

Just a few Minutes ago, a great french Shave :-)

Brush: Semogue 830
Soap: Castle Forbes Limes Shaving Cream
Strop: Leder-Tradition.de XXL Juchten
Razor: REX Fabricacion Francaise 7/8" 1/1 Hollow
After Shave: Red Moscow EdT

Prep: Hot shower -- followed by Vitos pre-post-shave cream
SS/SC: Martin De Candre + Castle Forbes “Lime”
Brush: Rooney Style 3 Size 2 (Medium) faux Ebony “Super Silvertip Badger”
Strop: SRD Premium IV Bridle Leather - 50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 5/8” G. Wostenholm & Son - “IXL” Sheffield
Toner: Thayers “Original” Witch Hazel w/ Aloe Vera
ASB: Anherb Natural - Aftershave Conditioner
EDC: J. Peterman “1903”

Wednesday morning:



Jabonman Limited Edition
Thäter 4125/2
Iwasaki Kamisori
Tüff sensitive Aftershave Splash
Pen´s Blenheim Bouquet EdT

In itself a good shave. However, inappropriate for this day. I thought of summer. It should be summer. But it is cloudy, rainy and cold. I should use my fall scents, such as Sandalwood and patchouli.

Have a nice day!