MONDAY
Japanese-style Feather Artist Club DX straight razor with Super Pro blade
Simpson Special brush
D.R. Harris Lavender shave soap
ZAR Aftershave Tonic
Truefitt & Hill Trafalgar cologne
SOTD Jan. 29 - Feb. 4
SOTD Jan. 29 - Feb. 4
Hell-bent ... hell-bent for Feather!
"As your attorney, I advise you to take a hit out of the little brown flask in my shaving kit."
— Dr. Gonzo, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
"As your attorney, I advise you to take a hit out of the little brown flask in my shaving kit."
— Dr. Gonzo, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Playing with a point-and-shoot these past few days convinced me to not buy one…
– George Trumper Limes soap. I have no idea what the old formula was worth, but that soap performs remarkably well.
– Simpson Tulip2 Super
– Feather AC
– Penhaligon’s Endymion ASB. Cruel product for oily skin. Divine scent but way too heavy.
Penultimate iteration of my kitch series:
– George Trumper Limes soap. I have no idea what the old formula was worth, but that soap performs remarkably well.
– Simpson Tulip2 Super
– Feather AC
– Penhaligon’s Endymion ASB. Cruel product for oily skin. Divine scent but way too heavy.
Penultimate iteration of my kitch series:
NWC Sinjector/dog's bollocks Pella
SMF III
T&H Soap
Lucky Tiger Toner
T&H Spanish Leather
The old NWC injector clone works well when I'm in a hurry, or travelling. I don't see too many references to them any more though.
SMF III
T&H Soap
Lucky Tiger Toner
T&H Spanish Leather
The old NWC injector clone works well when I'm in a hurry, or travelling. I don't see too many references to them any more though.
Give us the luxuries, and we will forgo the necessities.
Give a man a fire, he'll be warm for a day.
Set a man on fire, he'll be toasty for the rest of his life.
Dominic
Give a man a fire, he'll be warm for a day.
Set a man on fire, he'll be toasty for the rest of his life.
Dominic
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Coche_y_bondhu
- Don't mess with Texas!
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- Location: Plano TX USA
! And congrats on winning the First SMF Photo Contest!
Shaves of the Weeks:
For the last month, I've been working in a different job area without regular access to SMF or most other websites. Now I'm back at reference. Here's a catch-up post.
SOTD 1/21:
In the interest of getting away from "shave porn" and back to real photos, here's my sink after my shave a week ago Sunday night. I used my wife's great-granddad's gold Tech HD, an Israeli blade, and SCS soap (I believe it was Bay Rum with a Twist that night). The brush is my C&E Best.
SOTD 1/22:
A closer shot of Monday night's shave. Same razor and blade as Sunday, but using the Tweezerman and Arko shave stick (pressed into a plastic bowl).
SOTD 1/27:
I honestly can't remember how many times I shaved between last Monday and the weekend. It was a very busy week. All I can say for sure is that I didn't shoot photos of any of them! This is my first travel shave, shot at my parents' house in Springfield, MO. Note the prescription-bottle brush holder for my C&E Best. It worked brilliantly! I used my dad's M-style injector and Arko soap.
I had to use an odd collection of containers for my travel shave stuff. The brown bottle in the lower right contains witch hazel, and the nasal spray bottle has Florida Water. Better label that so nobody tries to use it in their nose. Youch!
The bowl in the background is a mystery. My mom bought it for my dad many years ago, and she can't remember any more where she got it, but it does contain shaving soap.
Also on my dad's vanity:
This ceramic shave stand was my grandfather's. He was a barber for many years.
Finally - SOTD 1/29 (today):
Back home with Arko, a Franken-Tech (wanted to see what a ball-handle Tech would feel like, but just screwed the handle into the gold HD rather than messing with the blade) and my own sink once again.
For the last month, I've been working in a different job area without regular access to SMF or most other websites. Now I'm back at reference. Here's a catch-up post.
SOTD 1/21:
In the interest of getting away from "shave porn" and back to real photos, here's my sink after my shave a week ago Sunday night. I used my wife's great-granddad's gold Tech HD, an Israeli blade, and SCS soap (I believe it was Bay Rum with a Twist that night). The brush is my C&E Best.
SOTD 1/22:
A closer shot of Monday night's shave. Same razor and blade as Sunday, but using the Tweezerman and Arko shave stick (pressed into a plastic bowl).
SOTD 1/27:
I honestly can't remember how many times I shaved between last Monday and the weekend. It was a very busy week. All I can say for sure is that I didn't shoot photos of any of them! This is my first travel shave, shot at my parents' house in Springfield, MO. Note the prescription-bottle brush holder for my C&E Best. It worked brilliantly! I used my dad's M-style injector and Arko soap.
I had to use an odd collection of containers for my travel shave stuff. The brown bottle in the lower right contains witch hazel, and the nasal spray bottle has Florida Water. Better label that so nobody tries to use it in their nose. Youch!
The bowl in the background is a mystery. My mom bought it for my dad many years ago, and she can't remember any more where she got it, but it does contain shaving soap.
Also on my dad's vanity:
This ceramic shave stand was my grandfather's. He was a barber for many years.
Finally - SOTD 1/29 (today):
Back home with Arko, a Franken-Tech (wanted to see what a ball-handle Tech would feel like, but just screwed the handle into the gold HD rather than messing with the blade) and my own sink once again.
Karl G. Siewert
Librarian and yo-yo enthusiast
Tulsa, OK
"Someday I'll find it, the BBS Connection, the razor, the stubble, and me."
Librarian and yo-yo enthusiast
Tulsa, OK
"Someday I'll find it, the BBS Connection, the razor, the stubble, and me."
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cigar-&-Shave
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fallingwickets
- Clive the Thumb
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rustyblade
- Shaving Paparazzo
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- Location: Ontario
Couldn't tell you. It came with the house, which was built in the '60s, but I don't know if it was remodeled since.cigar-&-Shave wrote:Karl,
That’s a great looking sink! I like the way the tiles go around the basin and the water valve handles are so old timey – I have sink envy!
Is that an old sink, or a neoclassic?
Karl G. Siewert
Librarian and yo-yo enthusiast
Tulsa, OK
"Someday I'll find it, the BBS Connection, the razor, the stubble, and me."
Librarian and yo-yo enthusiast
Tulsa, OK
"Someday I'll find it, the BBS Connection, the razor, the stubble, and me."
AHHHHHHHHHH! You got one! YOU GOT ONE!rustyblade wrote:
YOU GOT ONE!!!
Tell me about the first shave! TELL ME ABOUT THE FIRST SHAVE!
TELL ME ABOUT THE FIRST SHAVE!!!
And damn you for not informing me via PM the minute that razor arrived. Welcome to the club. Nice.
Hell-bent ... hell-bent for Feather!
"As your attorney, I advise you to take a hit out of the little brown flask in my shaving kit."
— Dr. Gonzo, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
"As your attorney, I advise you to take a hit out of the little brown flask in my shaving kit."
— Dr. Gonzo, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
