Vintage Hoshi Tombo 6000; Crowne & Crane 'Orange Frost' soap, TGN synthetic & olive wood brush and Fine's 'L'Orange Noir' aftershave. Have a great day, gents!
Tonight's shave was with an old wedge. I had a very smooth 2 pass shave, that left me BBS. Nice Big Old Wedge. It's a Silent Whisker Whacker. Razor- George Wostenholm & Sons Celebrated IXL Razor.. Wedge Grind Brush- Omega Boar Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy Aftershave- Pinaud Clubman
Some Japanese steel today, Suzuki Niles 6/8. The grind is between 1/2 and 1/4 hollow. This razor always seems to take a wonderful edge.
Newly acquired Thiers Issard Bison 6/8. Fresh off the hones and unbelievably sharp, in somewhat of a bad way. A little on the harsh side but an unbelievably close shave. I’m sure it’ll smooth out after a few shaves,
Early morning shave using this lefty Kanenaga kamisori, Soap Commander's excellent 'Honor' soap and matching aftershave balm with menthol, and a custom boar brush...all with plenty of Peet's coffee. Slow & steady. Have a blessed Friday, gents!
Tonight's shave was with a French Rattler(Faux Frameback). I had a great 2 pass shave, that left me with a DFS. No issues. I tried the Cremo for the first time, thatnks to The Cakalacky Kid(@Jayaruh ). As he told me, the Cremo doesnt really lather, and what lather it does produce dissipates quickly. It is slick, but not slick enough. It does provide a post shave slickness though. I was able to do 1/2 of my first pass, before applying the ARKO, for added slickness and lather. Razor- French Faux Frameback. Leon Pelleray. Brush- Omega Boar Soap- Arko/Avon Spicy Creme- Cremo Aftershave- Family Dollar "Spice"
Back to the Lund. A light hand brings out magic in this blade. Hot water preparation AOS Lavender PSO Mike’s Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger Lund 6/8 AOS Lavender After Shave Balm Happy shaving - Karl
6/8 Wester Bros. No.22 Just picked up this razor.Its almost NOS .It has no hone wear .I just gave it twenty laps on my Yellow Lake Hone.Shave was great.Blade likes to sing.Took a killer smooth edge.
Razor: W Koniger “Rondinella” 14 Brush: Shavemac 26mm D01 Silvertip Soap: PAA King R Emporium A/S: Razorock XX A nice return home to the rain shave... with my favorite style blade. Enjoy your shave! Tom
Saturday Straights' Shave Proraso Pre Shave Ingram Oscar11 Synthetic Rocket 5/8 CWR Thayer's Lemon WH Florida Water I started off with Proraso Pre Shave. The Ingram Shaving Cream face-lathered well with the Oscar11 Synthetic brush. I did two passes with the Rocket 5/8 Razor and ended up with a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse, I finished off with Thayer's Lemon WH and then Florida Water AS. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Second shave with the TI. Much better this time around. I typically use a little pressure when going atg , to insure that the blade gets under the whiskers. I think this blade is ground so thin that using any pressure will cause some irritation. Today, I added no pressure to the atg passes, which left me bbs and feeling great.
