SOTD 30 April-6 May 2017

Rooney Heritage 2 Band Alibaba
MdC
Mach 3

Thursday, May 4, 2017

Simpson Chubby 2 Synthetic
MDC Vetyver
The OneBlade
GEM PTFE
Fine Fresh Vetiver
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver

4 May 2017

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Graphite Black
* Iridium Super
* Paladin Butterscotch Chief
* Mystic Water Sardinian Honey
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO

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Stirling Bergamot Lavender
Semogue 620
Mühle R89
Gillette Platinum (3)
B&M Reserve Classic

Thursday AM 2017-05-04

Georgetown Pottery G12 Scuttle (Green Oribe & Purple)
Rooney 2/1 Finest (20mm/52mm)
Old Spice shaving soap (vintage) + OS Original shaving cream
Feather AS-D2/Stork Diplomat Titanium
Personna Super Platinum Chrome (5)
Armani Acqua di Giò aftershave

Thursday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Port-au-Prince (mutton tallow)
Soap: Barrister & Mann Seville
Razor: Gillette Fatboy
Blade: Vintage 70’s Gillette Platinum Plus (Shave #8)
Brush: Elite Razor Amboyna Burl/Manchurian White-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Anucci EdT

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)

Barrister & Mann Seville today. 20 seconds to load the Elite Razor Manchurian White brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. I moved the Vintage Gillette Platinum Plus to my Gillette Fatboy for the 2nd week. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Anucci EdT.

Bob

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Long time no post.. shame on me

WR1+Stork EX3 titanium
B&M Cologne russe

Thursday, May 4

Jabonman Vetiver de Haiti~~Semogue BC Mistura~~'58 Fat Boy~~Personna 74 Tungsten (10)~~Vintage Vetiver de Guerlain
Have a great day!

Thursday 4 May 2017



Testing Mastro Livi Razor Club 2017

Last week I went to Mastro Livi's workshop and I saw he started making the first batch of Mastro Livi Club Razor 2017, a magnificent straight razor the members of the club can order until 12 May 2017. It is a special razor created by a collaborative project of Mastro Livi Club's members on Google+, a razor of which I certainly am very proud of. Mastro Livi gave me the honor and privilege to try this razor while I am waiting to get mine as soon as he finishes making it. I therefore am having in my hands - and you guess I am very happy for that - the prototype of this superb straight razor in order to test and try it. The blade is made of stainless steel with three semi-precious stone inserts (malachite, white turquoise and coral), a 8/8 full hollow blade with a French point and scales made of cocobolo wood. I finally shaved with this razor this morning and - wow! - what a super performing shaver it is! You can tell it is a Mastro Livi - everyone knows about his proverbial skill of honing an edge to unequaled perfection - with a velvety touch yet giving a very close shave. I brought this razor with me in this month's trip and I will use it - with my absolute joy and happiness - until next week, so I have plenty of chances to test this razor. For the moment, this Mastro Livi Club Razor proved to be an amazing and very elegant masterpiece, an impeccable work of art of the highest expression of the Italian craftsmanship of which, of course, Mastro Livi is one of the most revered and significant representatives. Magnificent razor! Great Mastro Livi!

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
  
• Soap: Palmolive Shaving Stick
  
• Brush: VieLong Horse 13120, 19mm Knot
  
• Bowl: Chinese Bowl
  
• Strop: Mastro Livi Travel Loom Strop and Hand Palm
  
• Razor: Mastro Livi Club Razor 2017, 8/8 Full Hollow, French Point
  
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
  
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
  
• After Shave: RazorGuy Bay Rum
  

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Paradigm Ti/Voskhod :: The Varlet Orion :: Wickham's 1912 Magnum :: B&M  Classic
Terrific shave today. I was fortunate to pick up the Paradigm second hand.  Paired with the Voskhod (3rd use btw) the performance was excellent. It's only one shave but it felt as close as the Timeless or Blackbird, wow.  The feel in hand was perfect for me, as I have some issues with grip so often prefer Ti handles with SS heads. Of course the 1912 lather was superb and post shave feel was as good as I could ask for...didn't really need the after shave but went for it anyway.