Thread: Sun - July 07th - Sat July 13th

Getting the hang of it. Slowly but surely.
Geneva Cutlery Henry's X
C&E Sienna
Semogue OC
Master Bay Rum

Still Travelling, Still Mastro Livi Carbon Damascus Kamisori

• Pre-shave: Proraso Green Pre-Post Shave Cream
• Soap: Negozio Leggero Hazelnut Oil and Lavender Shaving Cream
• Brush: Omega Bristle Brush 48
• Razor: Mastro Livi, Kamisori 5/8, French Point, Mastro Livi Carbon Damascus
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Floïd The Genuine After Shave

SUNDAY
May you all enjoy a week of fewer cares and more joys

Hot shower prep
Razor: Geo Wostenholm
Soap: Van der Hagen
Mug: Diner coffee cup
Brush: Turkish $5
Aftershock:none
Splash: Mary Kay’s Domain Balm.

The day? Hot already, to be 90+/30ºC. The shave? A nice slow shave, taking my time and enjoying all three passes.

The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard

Razor: Geneva Pyramid #7
Soap: Mama Bear's Bear Ice
Brush: Rooney
Aftershave: Aqua Velva
EDT: Davidoff Cool Water


After a few hours of yard work, I was ready for something chilly and refreshing. This did the job just fine! Have a great week, everyone

Sunday Shave

Cool Shower, Warm oil
hot Towels
Dirty Bird Scuttle
Badger Brush by Bill (Pixelfixed)
Castle Forbes Lavender shave Cream/Glycerine
Filarmonica 6/8 #13 Doble Temple
Strop, 100 Laps
Razorock Aluminum
Hot towels
Lilac Vegetal

Beaufort 6 Somerset Simpson
Aqua de Parma sample soap
Paul Revere Injector
EMS Ted Pella blade
DB Scuttle

Originally Posted by dougr

[...]Paul Revere Injector[...]

Damnit... there goes my RAD again.

Proraso
Hart Steel
Simpsons
Walking Horse Strop



Just happy I could shave!

Good morning,

-Cadman & Sons Bengall 13/16"
-Omega 98
-Mitchell's Wool Fat soap
-Proraso pre/post shave
-Old Spice White Water

Monday

A cut! Yes, a CUT!

It happens, I guess, to the best of us. But I felt quite like Lady Macbeth screaming 'Yet here's a cut, out damn cut, out I say!'.

It's so disturbing suffering a straight razor cut. Not on the first shave; it's expected. Even all the way during the first week. Even the first month. Especially so in the early days when demonstrating to some unfortunate family member (or worse, casual friend) who you've dragged in to your bathroom to watch you shave (the conversation started with the financial crisis, progressed from there to capitalism, consumerism, your penchant for all things vintage and 'quaint' and lurched from there to stories of fountain pens, vintage cufflinks, 'proper' hand made boots and then, of course, vintage razors.) But after two years' experience a cut is embarrassing.

A whole lot less embarrassing, though, than a shaving cut with a Bic disposable. What are you supposed to say in reply to "Hey, see you had a fight with the razor this morning" when a Bic was the guilty weapon, apart from "F*&^ off."? But when a straight is the instigator it generates a "Well, yeah, I shave with a straight razor you know, yeah, one of those cut throat things". You end the conversation half an hour later with the fellow converser gazing after you with unabashed envy as you stride away confidently, feeling very much 'a man's man'.

In this instance the Klas Törnblom delivered the cut, the Body Shop Macca Root is suspected of being an enabler; the Tabac hurriedly hushed up the scene with soothing caresses as it "Didn't know nothing" but when pressed did allow that "Der schneiden is verboten, Klas should have known that..."

PS, I'm prepared to discuss the correct placement of the apostrophe in 'two years' if anyone is so inclined...