Shave of the Day

[freebird]

fftopic:
What you doing shaving in the dead of night Tony????

I guess I could say my razors were calling, telling me that they needed some attention lol. Actually I was going to shower before bed, so I decided why not go "whole hog" and just get rid of the whiskers while I was at it. No one to impress, just me being a night owl. [huh]

My beard grows slow enough that I can wait about 3 days between shaves, but of late I usually shave every 1-2 days,whether I need it or not lol.

 

[freebird]

This evening:

Trumpers Coconut Oil soap
Tryphon Silvertip brush
Wade & Butcher 5/8 barbers point
Alum block
QED - SRP Tobacco a/s balm

3 passes bbs

 

[DeaconKC]

Col Conk's Almond
Dad's old Super Speed
Personna Platinum
Gillette AS Balm
Omega Brush
3 passes and BBS!

 

[freebird]

This Evening:

The Gentlemens Quarter Cavendish Black soap
Shavemac best badger brush
Wade & Butcher
Alum block
C.O. Bigelow Bay Rum a/s balm

3 passes, bbs smooth with some razor burn.

 

[rikrdo]

Gillette Slim Adjustible razor + Derby blade
Simpson 2 banded CH1 in Super - brush
QED Frankincense and Myrrh shave soap
German Pitralon After Shave splash
QED Lemon Peel AS balm
Mary Kay Domain EdT

 

[DeaconKC]

Wednesday I got bit by a BAD blade and didn't get to shave again til yesterday. Today took my time and got back in the swing......
Colonel Conk's Amber soap
Gillette Ladies with Personna Platinum blade
Burma Shave brush
Skin Bracer to finish off after buffing
BBS again, phew.

 

[rmrdaddy]

Did an after dinner shave tonight, no one to impress all day! lol

Gillette Slim Adjustable
Derby
J.M. Fraser's Shave Cream
Vermont Country Store Pure Badger
Thayer's Witch Hazel
Nivea Sensitive After Shave Balm
Homebrew Bay Rum Splash/Cologne

ahhhhhhhhhhh........:cool2:

 

[freebird]

This Morning.... a rare morning shave this time.

Ogallala Bay Rum soap
Ever Ready pure badger brush
Barclay Bros 6/8 spike
Loom strop
Alum Block
Ogallala Bay Rum a/s

3 passes bbs

 

[scotrace]

Got some of the Bigelow Bay Rum yesterday - nice!

 

[DeaconKC]

Trying out 2 new things today, a new Merkur razor and Derby blades. Will report back when I'm used to them.

 

[freebird]

Got some of the Bigelow Bay Rum yesterday - nice!

Very cool! I realy like Bigelow's, if you haven't tried it, I believe you'd like Ogallala also, nice strong aroma.

 

[freebird]

Tuesday evening, started out a plain Ogallala Bay Rum shave, at the last minute changed to uberlather:



Ogallala Bay Rum soap
C&E Nomad shave cream
Shavemac best badger brush
Expert Barber 400 spike
Loom strop
Alum Block
Ogallala Bay Rum a/s

3 passes bbs

 

[rumblefish]

Medic!!!

Can anyone recommend a good styptic? Pencils are terrible and the liquid with the foam aplicator doesn't seem to do the trick (and it ran out quickly ).
I ask this as I start the day with a glob of bacitracin on my face

 

[rmrdaddy]

Rumble,
Wish I could help. I have the remains of an Art of Shaving styptic that dissolved into pieces after 3-4 uses. I typically just apply some pressure if I have a slip, and them rub an alum crystal all over, especially over the problem spot. Pat dry and I'm ususally good to go.
I do believe there is a product called "My Nick is Sealed" or some such. I've never seen it let alone used it, but I've heard favorable reports...

 

[freebird]

I picked some powder up at the local Barber Supply, if you have one nearby you might check with them, or maybe Sally's Beauty Supply. Wal-Mart here carries both the styptic pencil as well as the liquid.

 

[DeaconKC]

Finally decided to take a quick pick of my goodies, so da bird wouldn't feel lonely.

Blue Gillette Lady's razor, Merkur 33, and a couple of Super Speeds, the black handled one was my Dad's. Two vintage brushes, one new Burma Shave [meh, but it works] and my Omega go to brush.

 

[rmrdaddy]

Nice Shot Deac!!


I did the Crabtree & Evelyn solidarity shave today.
Shave Cream, After Shave Balm, and Cologne....100% Nomad!

 

[DeaconKC]

This was just sent tome and I thought you all would enjoy it too. An excerpt from Spike Milligan's autobiography, this takes place in 1944 Italy:
'Opposite the Alexander is a chrome and glass Italian barbers. Smart glossy-haired white-jacketed Largo Factototums are in attendance. Len and I are grovelled into our foot operated adjustable chairs, crisp white sheets are tucked around our necks. I had never savoured the delights of an Italian shave and now he was whisking up the lather like an egg-white. I hadn't seen such manual dexterity since Mademoiselle Fifi le Toof of the Cages, Bombay. With a chamois leather cloth he cleans my skin with an astringent. With fast revolving circles he lathers me up with an aromatic soap made from almond oil. It's all too good for me. Honing a razor on a black leather strap, he gently scrapes upwards, the bristles falling in hundreds. He feels for any areas he has missed and plies the blade over them, repeating the whole process twice. It's all done with a marvellous rhythmic precision, the blade so sharp that there is no pulling or tearing of the skin. A glance in the mirror, no shaving soap remains. Now he applies hot towels that he juggles from hand to hand to release the heat. The face is enveloped and the smell of cologne rises with the steam. This done an ice-cold astringent is patted on to the skin. Its taken twenty-five minutes. We have seen a great artist at work. Len has asked his to marry him. My face feels like fine velvet; I am reeking of a cologne that will make a woman rip her clothes off at fifty paces. I must hurry on to the streets before it wears off.'

I am sure you can decide for yourselves what sort of lady Mademoiselle Fifi was.........

Taken from 'Where have all the bullets gone?' by Spike Milligan.

 

[DeaconKC]

Oh, btw...
Got a BBS with the new Merkur today
Derby Extra blade
Omega brush
Col Conk's Bay Rum Soap
Skin Bracer [I'm AWAKE!]

 

[freebird]

This was just sent tome and I thought you all would enjoy it too. An excerpt from Spike Milligan's autobiography, this takes place in 1944 Italy:
'Opposite the Alexander is a chrome and glass Italian barbers. Smart glossy-haired white-jacketed Largo Factototums are in attendance. Len and I are grovelled into our foot operated adjustable chairs, crisp white sheets are tucked around our necks. I had never savoured the delights of an Italian shave and now he was whisking up the lather like an egg-white. I hadn't seen such manual dexterity since Mademoiselle Fifi le Toof of the Cages, Bombay. With a chamois leather cloth he cleans my skin with an astringent. With fast revolving circles he lathers me up with an aromatic soap made from almond oil. It's all too good for me. Honing a razor on a black leather strap, he gently scrapes upwards, the bristles falling in hundreds. He feels for any areas he has missed and plies the blade over them, repeating the whole process twice. It's all done with a marvellous rhythmic precision, the blade so sharp that there is no pulling or tearing of the skin. A glance in the mirror, no shaving soap remains. Now he applies hot towels that he juggles from hand to hand to release the heat. The face is enveloped and the smell of cologne rises with the steam. This done an ice-cold astringent is patted on to the skin. Its taken twenty-five minutes. We have seen a great artist at work. Len has asked his to marry him. My face feels like fine velvet; I am reeking of a cologne that will make a woman rip her clothes off at fifty paces. I must hurry on to the streets before it wears off.'

I am sure you can decide for yourselves what sort of lady Mademoiselle Fifi was.........

Taken from 'Where have all the bullets gone?' by Spike Milligan.

Very nice description of a shave in an old time barbershop.:eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Nice set-up also Deacon!