Thread: Sun - June 30th - Sat July 06th

Alex Jaques 9/8

Castle Forbes preshace

Castle Forbes Lavender shave cream

Castle Forbes Lavender aftershave

Always a treat.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Hey. Where'd you get the Floïd? That's an interesting bottle and label I haven't seen before...

I got this bottle off the Spanish Ebay about a year ago or so. You can have it if you want. The wife hates the smell of it and that's why I tend to only use it when she's not around or on business trips. I'm not particularly attached to it, so PM me and I'll send it to you. It originally came in an orange cardboard package that I trashed already long ago. Had I known it was vintage, I would have saved it. Cheers, Herman

Ohhh, i think my Flea Market Find could be a real Cutthroat, man what a sharp Blade (and i thought the Thuringian made it a bit more mellow), but after all, a fine shave although the razor has still to be shaved in.

Prep: Hot Shower
Brush: Semogue 830
Soap: Castle Forbes Limes Shaving Cream
Strop: Leder-Tradition.de XXL-Juchten
Razor: F. Klein Solingen 37 "Best Quality Silver Steel" 13/16" 1/1 Hollow, very thin grounded
After Shave: Vintage Aqua Velva Ice Blue, for me the Best AV

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

With a rapscallion such as yourself, since when does the law matter???

True, true, just want to know how I stand...

Prep: shower w/L'Occitane Almond Shower Oil
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
Brush: Thater
Razor: Ralf Aust 5/8
Post: Alum & Thayer's Tonic
Balm: Trumper's Limes Skin Food

Still trying to figure out the Cade( I think that is what it is). I have not had consistent lathering with this soap so far. Post shave the Alum block kept skidding to a halt. Don't know if that was due to shave soap or residual shower oil. Weird. I am somewhere around 30 shaves into using a straight razor-enjoying it very much!

Warm Shower Warm Oil
Dirty Bird Scuttle
Acca Kappa Almond Shave Cream
Custom Lignum Vitae Brush by Bill (Pixelfixed)
Razor by Grant, on loan from Rene
Strop, 100 laps
Razorock Aluminum
Hot Towels
Pinaud Clubman
Vaseline for men

I was talking to Rene the other day about how I wanted to try a Kamisori type razor. I was not sure I wanted to own one before I tried. Rene was gracious enough to send me this razor which was made by Grant. I'm not sure who put the edge on it, Rene or Grant but it was very sharp. Gave a very comfortable shave. It is very light in your hand, very balanced but requires different angles than a regular straight. I had a very nice shave but the jury is still out on me obtaining one.

That was very gracious of Rene.

BTW...Where can one purchase a Kamisori straight razor?

Originally Posted by jhenry

That was very gracious of Rene.

BTW...Where can one purchase a Kamisori straight razor?

New style or traditional Japanese style? Typically they will have different grinds and styling. Kamisoris are one sided traditionally but having used a few this isnt really noticeable, but neither is using the correct side when you get used to it.

A Canada Day shave

AOS pre
C&E Sandalwood
West Shaving Silvertip
FWE Special
Jack Black post

Shave Of The Day
Preshave: Utterly Smooth Cream
Shave Cream: C.O. Bigelow
Brush: Thiers-Issard Badger In Blond Horn
Razor: Meister Mertens "Renaissance"
Post Shave: Shavex Alum Bar, Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel, Clubman Pinaud

Thanks For Looking,
Hirlau