What Straight Razor Did You Use Today?

Thank you Jeff, she’s my avatar!

 

Thank you Jeff!
And beautiful customs you have used the last couple days. I am really loving those.

 

Cape 2000, soap was ABC lathered with a M&F Finest, and a splash of AdP finished up a fantastic shave.

 

SOTD THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 14, 2021

RAZOR: Manhattan Cutlery 13/16 (Mug), Shake Sharp Model 1.5 (Dome)
BLADES: Two Stacked Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: JT Sapele/Resin Handled Omega Pro48 Boar Knot
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Old Spice Fresh Lime.

 

This John & Wm Ragg may outshave all of my other ones, which is no small feat.

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Savile Row 3824 Silvertip Badger
Sterling Soap Sharp Dressed Man sample
John & Wm Ragg 11/16 Napoleon
Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel



Happy shaving - Karl

 

Thursday morning shave, Ralf Aust Rosewood 5/8”.
Splash Floris Turnbull and Asser.



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Friday morning shave, Thiers Issard Spartacus 5/8”. Really nice new razor that reminds a little bit of the Aust. Quite heavy with the Stainless scales.
French Soap
Perfume Stephane Humbert, Khôl de Bahrein
Everything French! Have to have a Cocnac this evening.



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Love the TI Spartacus… beautiful.

 

Wade & Butcher
Brush: Chisel & Hound
Suds: A&E Grecian Horse
Splash: First Line Shave Razor Ruby Undead

Two survivors of what was a lovely 7 day set… Wednesday in the background and Thursday this evening. I also have the Sunday, but sad that they were separated.


Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Test shave



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Lovely razor, Hans! Glad the shave went well!

 

Toyo Scheön Burg, a light refurb and rescale by Stefan Stoianov (mainaman). Soap was SMN lathered with a Tulip 2 and a splash of Myrsol Agua Balsamica left me BBS.

 

Thanks Jeff! Normally the shave went’s well everything is about a good edge


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SOTD SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16, 2021

RAZOR: Klas Tornblom 4/8 (Mug), Famex Adjustable (Dome)
BLADE: Feather DE
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: RR Rubberset Replica with Synth Knot
CREAM: Castle Forbes Lavender
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Chatillon Lux Lavender Toner.

 

Testing out the new non-tallow Tabac today, it’s quite good, I actually prefer it over the old tallow version based on the scent and the better slickness. Razor was the old reliable Sub Cero and the AS was also Tabac. A Simpsons Tulip 2 did the lathering.

 

I love my Riga Razor - no two ways about it - wonderful shave just now

Hot water preparation
Argan Oil PSO
Romera Wengue Chubby Manchurian Badger
Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender Shave Soap
Riga Razor 8/8
Ethos Lisse Collection Lavender Skins Food Splash



Happy shaving - Karl

 

That is such a gorgeous shape to that Riga Razor… love it.

Went with an old Sheffield, all I can make is “…RT Son & Co.”
Brush: Shavemac
Suds: Oleo Soapworks Smoke On The Water

I love this big Sheffield’s look and shave. I’m sure it has had a regrind or two in its day, but it feels perfect to me.

Enjoy your shave.
Tom

 

Thanks, I have only good things to say about my Riga - fabulous razor in every way

 

SOTD SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17, 2021

RAZOR: Gold Monkey 666 (Mug), Parker Adjustable (Dome)
BLADE: Schick Proline B-20 Injector
PREP: Cold water rinse followed by a scrub with Argan Oil
BRUSH: Viking Silvertip Badger
SOAP: Mitchell’s Wool Fat
POSTSHAVE: Cold water wash with brush squeezings followed by a rinse with Humphreys Lilac WH. Finished with Royall Lyme AS/Cologne.

 

My version of the Sunday shaver, a Heljestrand M.K. ‘31-1/2’, an M.K. 32 with moderate hone wear and some corrective honing. It shaves perfectly of course, and this razor’s condition always amazes me. The M.K. series in ivory were not made after 1939, so this razor is quite old as well as having seen considerable use. But so surprisingly, there was no tarnish, patina, rust, or pitting! Whoever wore the edge down loved the razor enough to care for it properly, it was obviously perfectly cleaned after every use.

Soap was tallow Tabac lathered with a Tulip 2, and a splash of Myrsol AB finished up a great Sunday morning shave.