SMF

Friday
C.V. Heljestrand Mk No.133
Kanayama #3
Olde Apothecary Shop Badger
Penhaligons Blenheim Bouquet Shaving Cream
Floris "JF" Aftershave Splash
Penhaligons Blenheim Bouquet EDT
TABAC Hair Cream

Friday -

Barrister and Mann Latha unscented soap
Rooney 2/1 super silvertip brush
Feather AS-D2 razor
Feather blade (1)
Thayers Witch Hazel
AoS unscented ASB

Saturday
C.V. Heljestrand Mk No.133
Kanayama #3
Olde Apothecary Shop Badger
C.O. Bigelow (Proraso) Shaving Cream
BRUT Aftershave Splash
Penhaligons Racquets Cologne
TABAC Hair Cream

Saturday AM 2017-06-24

Georgetown Pottery G12 scuttle (Hamada & Persimmon)
Rooney 2/1 Ivory Finest #2 (20mm/52mm)
Floris JF shaving soap (tallow)
Feather AS-D2/Stork EX3 Titanium
Polsilver Super Iridium (5)
Floris JF aftershave (vintage)

AoS unscented soap
Simpson X2L Colonel brush
Feather AS-D2 razor
Feather blade (2)
Thayers Witch Hazel

Sunday 25 June 2017



Mastro Livi Club Razor 2016: Stellar CarboInox Shave!

Mastro Livi Club Razor 2016 is a stellar shaver and CarboInox is an awesome steel for making straight razors. After having shaved with the horrendously damaged Club Razor 2016 Mastro Livi perfectly reground and brought back to a worth life (those who wants to know more about this story can watch the video available on Mastro Livi Website) I wanted to shave with the original Club Razor 2016 in order to make a comparison between the two. The original Club Razor 2016 has a full hollow for hard beard and certainly is less singing than the reground razor which now has an extra full hollow ground. They both give a super smooth shave and it is evident the reground razor has a more aggressive feel, however providing an impeccable shave. The steel obviously is the same - same batch, very same processing - just a different grinding. I am glad, of course, I own both the original Club Razor 2016 (stellar CarboInox shaver!) as well as the restored and reground blade for which Mastro Livi made a miracle in restoring it. For this shave I used a very old shaving soap: as it was a special occasion, I used the very little chunk I have of Elberel Figaro P.160 Tipo Duro (Hard Type) and, despite it is now more than twenty years old, it still proves to be an excellent soap. Fragrance is gone, of course, but the legendary P.160 quality is still there.

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Elberel Figaro P.160 Tipo Duro
• Brush: Mastro Livi Bristle, Padouk, 26mm Knot
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Medium Loom Strop "Coramella Italiana" and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Club Razor 2016 CarboInox, 7/8 Full Hollow, Spanish Point, Poplar Wood
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Pinaud Clubman Classic

Sunday AM 2017-06-25

Moss Anniversary Slate scuttle
Elite Razor Reclaimed Poplar Manchurian White 2-Band (24mm/50mm)
Crabtree & Evelyn for Men shaving soap (vintage)
DE Ink Edition AS-D2/Triad Titanium Polished Diamond
Polsilver Super Iridium (6)
Floris Bay Rum aftershave (vintage)

Sunday
C.V. Heljestrand MK No.133
Tony Miller 3" Latigo circa 2007
Olde Apothecary Shop Badger
La Toja Shave Stick
Dopo Barba di Camaldoli Aftershave Splash
Penhaligons Blenheim Bouquet EDT
TABAC Hair Cream

Sunday -

AoS unscented soap
Rooney 2/1 super brush
Feather AS-D2 razor
Feather blade (3)
Thayers Witch Hazel
TGR unscented ASB

Sunday night:

Razor: Mergress (on lowest setting)
Blade: Iridium Super

Brush: Asylum BG7
Soap: Valobra Shave Stick (converted into a cake)

Lather made on top of the soap
Two-and-a-half passes

Aftershave: Cold water rinse and Thayer's Peach Witch Hazel

- Murray