Shave of the day, week commencing Saturday 10/09/2011

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage Marshall Fields badger
FH Tech/Stahly frankenrazor/Feather
IK SS
SebaMed AS Balsam
TGQ 'Leatherneck' extrait

Gotta be one of the best shaves in a while. This mild razor/sharp blade combo is sooo comfortable and forgiving, even with the Feather blade.

The IK soap performed perfectly as it always does, with great post shave skin care as a bonus. Really smooth and soft face. Heh, spontaneous faceturbation in the works for today.

BBS results,

Martin
 
Sunday

Muhle R41
Gillette Platinum 'Swede' Blade
New Forest 2201 Brush
Provence Santé Soap
Bulldog asb

First shave with the R41 and Good Lord! I don't think that I have ever had to be so careful with a DE razor.

I'll post more in the R41 thread, later.

Ian
 
11-09-2011







Semogue Owner's Club 2 band
Gillette Slim with Bleue Extra blade
Nanny's French Lavender soap
Thayer's Witch Hazel Aloe Lavender
ASB O Melhor by Confiança
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Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson, Polo 8
Razor: Mappin and Webb, The Trustworthy
Soap: Nannys French Lavender
AS: Prada
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Bowling ball, all over the dome and face
Two days stubble run away when I showed them the M&W


One of the cats had a crew cut today, she was _not_ a happy camper, I had to use a straight a couple of times (scissors and the pro cutter can't manage some of her hair when it gets to bad):


... but she's so easly distracted (kind of like that fish in "Finding Nemo" ):
 
Hot towel
Crabtree & Evelyn vintage pour homme soap
NF High Mountain badger
DE87
Lord stainless steel blade
Alum
The Real Shaving Co ASB
GFT Spanish Leather cologne
 
Sunday 11-09-11. MUSIC for the 10th anniversary:The best North American composer I know, rockers apart: George Gershwin_LP_Rhapsody in Blue,always associated with my image of NYC.



Soap from Aleppo 25% laurel - Handmade brush TGN Finest two bands 30X53 - Gillette Fat Boy - Gillette Platinum #1 - Pre JASÖN - Col Conk Almond shaving soap - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - ASB JASÖN 6 in 1 - ASL Pinaud Clubman.

 
Exactly the same as yesterday.
The razor was a GEM Featherweight (I think it's called)
Using yesterday's blade I did an extra pass and touch ups and got the closest shave ever. BUT still sore now, seven hours and a Proraso post-shave session later.
Will go for comfort tomorrow.
 
Sunday AM

Just back from Scotchland. All last week I used the Feather Portable, various Supermax or Red Personna, T&H turnback in super and the Wilky soap stick. All good shaves. Oh yes, very nicely supported by Henk's #6 Dutch Moss ASB.

Today's effort.

EJ DE89L
Shark SS (1)
NF2201
Arko Soap

Proraso ASB and AS.

Three pass, face lather.

Aaaaaahhhhhhh, that's marvellous.
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Saturday

Merkur Futur
Shark blade
Arko soap
Simpsons Commodore X1
Jasper Conran Man AS Balm
Jeris Musk AS


Sunday

5/8 J Gleave & Sons Hollow Ground
Nanny's Ice & A Slice
Kent BK4
Simple for Men AS Balm
Aqua Velva Musk AS Cologne
 
Sunday

Futur
M&F 25x53 Horn
Blue Beards Revenge cream
Derby Blade

Brilliant shave. And to think I had this razor up for sale.
 
Sunday

GB Kent T4
Creed Original Vetiver
6/8 Le Grelot 3/4 grind
Roger et Gallet L'Homme
Creed Aventus (oh yeah!)

Took the 4-5 day growth in nice swoop...

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Can't believe it's 10 years already. The day that meant my first trip to the US was delayed by a few days, but meant I eventually got to NYC, if on much more more solemn levels than had intended...
 

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Razor:Fontenille 6/8
Strop:Ambrose Cordovan (20/60)
Preshave: Truefitt&Hill Ultimate Comfort shave oil
Brush:Simfix Super Badger 2 Band
lather:Williams shaving soap
AS: Aqua Velva
EdT:Czech&Speake, Oxford&Cambridge
Comments: A fine shave, with some products simple and known, but really able to give a good feeling. The Williams is a bit tricky in Navarra, maybe this puck misses the streets of New York were it was bought, it has required some work to give lather enough, but finally I have arrived to the end of the shaving road smoothly.
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Picture:
 
Sunday
Antiga Barbearia de Bairro SS/Muhle R89 with Polsilver/Semogue brush for Antiga Barbearia de Bairro/Alum block/Weleda Balsam
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