MDC
EverReady 1912
CVS single edged blade

I overused my blade, so the shave was only DFS after 3 passes. But, the MDC still leaves my face feeling great.

7 January 2015

* Ikon Shavecraft 102 + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridium
* WSP 2-Band + Doug Korn Cobalt Blue C7
* Cold River Select Citrus
* Unrefined Shea Butter



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Thanks! But nope.

Just put the items on one of my vintage sewing machines (I've got some 12-15) and made a sepia photo. :rah:

30 Day Rule - Day 7 BSG

ATT S1 Kronos

Rapira PL

Plisson

Cade soap

Cade balm

2 pass DFS today. No irritation. No weepers. I'm finding that my first two passes have become much more effective and I have been able to drop a pass. This was one of my goals. Cade soap was really great, but my lather was initially a little to dry. Added some water and everything was great. I have started using Cade balm as it is so cold up here. This has been a really nice skin care product thus far.

Mongoose B2
Kai Mild
Oscar 11/7 Plisson Synth
SAPONIFICIO VARESINO AROMATIC FERN
Nivea - Energy A/S

Masque - Russian Tea

Wednesday 7th January



Warm shower
Hot towel
Tabac stick grated, scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Superspeed (1947)
Polsilver Super Iridium (1)
Cold rinse
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Tabac aftershave

Wednesday 7 January 2015



Traveling with Mastro Livi Perugia 13.12.14 and Alum Block​

This is the razor I took with me this time, in my usual job travel. This is the latest Mastro Livi straight razor I added to my collection and I am very happy with it. This time, and after a very long time I did not do that, I wanted to use the alum block in my post shave routine. I don't know why, but I stopped using alum block some time ago and, this morning, when I saw it in my traveling shaving bag, I thought it was nice to use it again. And I remembered how I liked it, still not figuring out why I stopped using it. Sometimes it is very good to go back to the good and old habits!​

• Pre-Shave: Proraso Green Pre-Shave Cream
• Soap: Proraso Red Tub Shaving Soap
• Brush: Omega Bristle Brush 10275
• Bowl: Chinese Cheap Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Perugia 13.12.14, 15/16 Full Hollow, Spanish Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block and Argan Oil
• After Shave: Floïd The Genuine Aftershave

Wednesday

Prep: wash with CeraVe cleanser
Soap: Mike's Natural unscented
Brush: Oscar11 with HIS knot
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Super Iridium
After: Cold rinse, shea butter

I've been seeing all the great photos on Instagram showing how these razors are being made and it's very impressive.

today's shave
hot water wash with dove+ care
art of shaving pure badger
art of shaving sandalwood
Merkur 34chd
persona lab(3)
iced Aqua Velva ice blue
today's shave, early start late posting. shave went very well. yesterday left me pretty smooth, coulda skipped, but what fun is that? three passes of faithful mildness, back to sharp for today's adventures. finished with ICED ice blue.I actually had to wear long pants today, go figure.
hope y'all did as well, or better.

Beautiful brush. WOW!

Love the antique sewing machine! Singer?

7 Jan 2015
Pre - Corn Huskers
Soap - RR Zi Peppino
Brush - Li Occitane Plisson Synthetic
Razor - Rockwell/Frankenrazor (3)
Blade - Astra SP (2)
AS - The VEG

Overall a very good shave. Getting the angle dialed in with each shave. And seeing as photos appear to have a theme of BW/Sketch this week, something different from me as well.

Thanks!

Thanks Mark. This was only the 2nd time this brush has been used. Soft tips with some backbone so cant wait to see what it feel like when fully broken in.

SOTD Wednesday 1-7-2015

1951 Gillette Aristocrat w/Crystal
Noxema
Tiki Fougere SS (Still have a little left Guy!)
GP Scuttle
Lijun Finest Badger
Dickinson's WH
GB Body Lotion
English Leather Cologne

Prep - Shower / Woods Of Windsor Cedar Woods soap / Pre-lather / 3 min steam towel
Razor - Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade - Feather Hi-Stainless (#2)
Brush - Omega 20106
Soap - Arko / Mint & Orange EO's
After - Frozen towel / Alum / Witch Hazel
Result - BBS

No. I will give them a try for a few days and then do a short write up.

Sweet looking Aristocrat you have there Bruce.

Not yet. I will make a short write up after using Taconic with some more brushes.