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Sunday

30/30 TM red latigo
Hot shower
Shavemac 220
Colleen's bay rum soap
Robert Williams 8/8 Stag horn scales
2 passes

A very nice sunday shave.

[sstulken80]

Two excellent shaves this weekend. Odd, because it was also a cabin trip.

Each time, I was able to get VERY smooth on the cheeks, and remove most of the stubble under my chin without more than a couple nicks. No irritation either! I wonder if the extra stropping before the trip helped (about 30-50 passes).

Same gear as before: W.H. Sample & Sons 5/8, Barbasol foamy.

Can't wait for my package from Tony to arrive!

[izlat]

2 days' growth

Custom super silvertip ivory handle (Matt)
Trumper's rose sc
Dubl Duck #70 strop
6/8 Brockton rp
Trumper's alum
Trumper's Coral Skin Food

Very nice shave, razor is a solid 9+ / 10 or higher

Cheers
Ivo

[mparker762]

Mon:

Rooney small style 1 brush
Williams mug soap
Illinois #127 strop
5/8 C-Mon
Pinaud Clubman

VG shave

[AntC]

Sun night:

Vuflix pure badger
6/8 Dovo Bismarck
TWG 4-sided paddle
TGQ Leatherneck
Jasons WitchVera
Pinaud Bay Rum A/S

Best shave yet...2.5 passes and nearly BBS everywhere.

[syslight]

After loading provisions inot the ark...

20/30 TM red latigo
hot shower
shavemac 429
colleen's provence lavender soap
7/8 Mastro Livi stag horn
2 passes to absolute smoothness

the best part of the day

[Don]

Chubby 1 in Super Soaking in the Moss Hot Tub
T&H Pre-Shave
Floris JF Soap - First try Great Lather it sprung to life almost instantly poured a teaspoon of hot water on top for a minute and I had lather rolling out of the scuttle. Very Thick and Lubricating, right up there with Dr. Harris and Tabac.
W&B 6/8 Joe did a beautiful job on this one for me.
3 passes
WWR
CWS
Qed Alum
Em's Cucumber WH
Pashana Original Hair Tonic
Floris Santal ASB
Finished with Floris EDT

Straights getting better but not their yet. That W&B is an awesome Shaver Though.

[RichZ]

Hot shower

5/8 Dorko
Twiliger Cedar & Lemon shaving cream
silvertip Badger brush





Great shave.

[Don]

Chubby 1 in Super Soaking in the Moss Hot Tub
Dr. Harris Arlington Pre-Shave Pre-Shave
QED Wild Rose Soap
Revisor 5/8
3 passes
WWR
CWS
Qed Alum
Taylors Rose Tone
Lucky Tiger Three Roses Hair Tonic
Dr. Harris AS Milk
Finished with Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet

Every Shave gets better still struggling around the chin Overall

[mparker762]

Tue:

Rooney small style 1 brush
Williams Mug Soap
Illinois #127 strop
5/8 C-Mon-by-Dovo
Taylor's Bay Rum A/S

Quick and dirty shave.

[syslight]

well it seems to have stopped raining

15/20 TM red latigo
hot shower (Colleen's orange patchouli bath soap)
shavemac 429
Colleen's orange patchouli shave soap
6/8 TI "leaf and vine" (thanks Tony)
3 passes
small nick in the chin on third pass
alum block
thayers witch hazel
TOBS #74 aftershave

very presentable shave.

[RichZ]

Hot shower


15/16 Dorko round point
feather pre shave
Taylor of OBS Sandalwood soap
Silvertip badger brush.




Very nice shave

[izlat]

2 days' stubble

hot towel
Plisson HMW 12
Tabac soap
vintage Clydesdale Shell strop
razors:

• Hekjestrand MK 10
• Butcher Bros
• Wilbert High Art

Alum
CSF

Very good shave, if I exclude a scary episode when moving one of the razors across my neck and nicking myself in the process

Heljestrand was somewhere above 9+ / 10.

The Butcher got almost 10 / 10 in its first apprarance. I removed microchips and passed HHT of 1K, then did a little 4K and 8K, followed by some Belgian and Escher. Finished with chromium oxide. Planned to sell this one but now I am having second thoughts...

Wilbert stays solid at 9+ / 10. I can't seem to get it to improve above this, and I thought it could be better...

Cheers
Ivo

[sstulken80]

Hmm... mixed feelings about this morning's shave.

Despite stropping my W.H. Sample 60 or so times last night (with very good form, I might add), it was fairly "grabby" and harsh-feeling. Ironically, though, I got an excellent shave! I was bold enough to do an ATG pass under my chin, and I escaped without much irritation. Only a few tiny nicks, too.

Perhaps I should have just let the lather soak in a few more minutes...

[syslight]

20/30 TM red latigo
hot shower
Colleen's Sandalwood shave soap
muehle pinsel silvertip, olivewood
6/8 TI frameback, red stamina
3 passes nice and smooth
thayers witch hazel

TOBS sandalwood EDT

a very good day

[RichZ]

Hot shower
face scrub Zirh


6/8 Puma
Colleens Cavendish Black
silvertip badger brush



Nice shave

[sstulken80]

First shave with the new Dovo from Tony!

It was also my first time with a brush, mug, and "real" soap too. Took a while to get a good lather, but the shave went well after that, with a couple nicks and minor irritation.

Even though it was "shave-ready", it still failed the HHT, and met with about the same resistance from my chin-whiskers as the W H Sample. From that, I figure:

1) My hair is tough, so prep is important!
2) My technique needs work -- I think I'm still using too steep an angle.

- Scott

[Padron]

Mitchell's Woolfat Soap
Shavemac 25mm Silvertip
3" Hand American Strop
7/8 Capitol Full Hollow
Nivea asb
L'artisan VDR


Great Shave

[Don]

Day Off back to a straight.

Rooney Large Style 3 in Silver Tip Soaking in the Moss Hot Tub
Dr. Harris Pre-Shave
Taylors Avocado - I do not use this as much as I should and I say that every time I do!
TI 6/8 Le Dandy - Very Nice Shaver I know I am new at this and I am sure my opinion will change as I get better but this is really 1 heck of a shaver
3 passes - First try against the grain right hand only went very well 1 little knick.
WWR
CWS
Qed Alum
Lucky Tiger Organic Tonic - 2nd time trying this stuff give it a couple more days but this could become my go to tonic.
Pinaud Original Hair Tonic
Mama Bears Summer Sandalwood AS Milk
Finished with Floris Veviter EDT

Man almost BBS best one yet

[izlat]

Is that the Lucky Tiger Skin Toner? I think it's great for my skin, and quite cheap. I use it but am a bit turned off by the citrusy scent. My wife is not crazy about the scent too. Luckily she likes Coral Skin Food

Cheers
Ivo