It passed too much time since I last made a shaving soap. Simply too much time and I regret that. Yesterday I took my pots and scales back to work and made a new shaving soap. I modified and improved a very old recipe of mine - in my opinion, the best I ever made at those times - and the result amazed me immensely. The soap performs the way I wanted it to be: creamy, thick, velvety, with a moisturizing effect on the skin, last but not the least, easing the razor's sliding on the skin. I am very happy with the soap I made and, although I am thinking about changing something in the recipe and making technique, I got an incredible smooth and comfortable shave. For the occasion - and this was a special occasion - I wanted to use the very best, the most beautiful and exclusive razor I have in my collection: Mastro Livi CarboInox Snake Razor and I guess I could not make a better choice. An incredible razor, giving the very best shave and, by the way, a great soap supported by my pre-shave oil and my Thyrrenus after shave. A superb RazorGuy shave!
Pre-Shave:RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
Soap:RazorGuy Shaving Soap
Brush:Omega Badger 63167
Bowl:Gerby Bowl
Strop:Mastro Livi Loom Strop and Hand Palm
Razor:Mastro Livi CarboInox Snake, 8/8 Full Hollow, Snake Point
Sunday Prep: Hot Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep Soap: Stirling Executive Man Razor: Gillette Slim Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (4) Brush: oscar11 Boar-25mmx60mm Aftershave: Fine Platinum
WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)
Stirling Executive Man today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 Boar. Great, easy, thick, lather. Gillette Silver Blue still in the Slim. Great smooth, close, shave. I finished with Fine Platinum.
Father's Day Shave
Sunday, June 21, 2015 Mongoose Shave #2
Warm Shower, Mystic Water Soap Orange Blossom Special, Neutrogena Face Scrub
Mongoose with Jurgen Hempel SS
Kai Mild #2
Doug Korn D-7XL Ice Blue Barbershop Boar
MDC Le Bol en Bois Fougere
Alum Block, Stirling Black Ice Witch Hazel, Unrefined Shea Butter
Fine Aftershave Fresh Vetiver
Tom Ford Grey Vetiver
Pre Shave: Floid Sandolor
Shave Soap: Martin de Candre
Brush: Semogue Special Edition 2013 3-band
Razor: Revisor 8/8
Strop: The Invisible Edge Premium Cowhide 3"
Post Shave: Myrsol Blue
PAL Injecto-Matic Injector (1956),
with China Schick Blade (6),
Edwin Jagger STF XL brush,
Lather-up with Mike's Natural Orange and Black Pepper,
Finish with water, Witch Hazel
and Pinaud Special Reserve
Gillette Ball Handled New Style Open Comb DE
Derby Extra (6)
No-Name Boar Hair Brush with ceramic handle
Pirate's Cove Bay Rum Shaving Soap
Queen Charlotte's Soap Vostok Aftershave Balm
Avon Wild Country Cologne
Shave Ready Pre Shave Gel
Rubberset TGNFF badger brush
Art of Shaving Sandalwood shaving soap
Vintage strop
Globusmen "Capitol" Straight Razor
Thayer's Witch Hazel Rose
Shave Ready Save Face Moisturizer
Geo F. Trumper Sandalwood EDT View attachment 581099