gcgallant

Thanks, I started last night. The mirror polish on the blade is insane and is a smudge magnet. I’ll start again when I have more patience.

Ugh -- to use a that as the razor you've never used before. I'd just give up the point :-)

June 1, 2024

• Brush: Oumo Warhammer Iceberg 27mm Meri-2

• Razor: River Razors 6/8 3/4 Hollow

• Lather: Henri et Victoria - Amande - Soap

• Post Shave: Wholly Kaw - Hiatus - Aftershave

• Post Shave: Thayers - Lemon - Toner

• Fragrance: Elysian Soap Shop - Atlantis Deep - Eau de Parfum

• Talc: Yardley Classic
   

Bonjour! Ça va!

I have not used a soap from Henri et Victoria before. I picked this sample up, along with three others at this year's Maggard Meetup. Amande is very cherry and rasperry forward. There's coconut, and a touch of rose in there too. I don't normally enjoy fruity, gourmand scents but I really liked this one. I chose to take the fragrance more towards a Piña Colada with Hiatus. The rum note makes this fragrance less like a candy treat. Finally, I chose Atlantis Deep. This is decidedly an aquatic scent but it has yuzu and rose and manages to keep light enough to move away from the pineapple in Hiatus and into fragrance notes that I can feel comfortable with all day.

Oh wait! You may have noticed the razor. Well, I have used the major razor types; being of the older persuasion and now a fairly avid wetshaver. So, for today, I thought I would use a razor form factor that I have never used before, 6/8 - 3/4 hollow, and use a razor that nobody else in the world (except for the maker) has used before.

IRL, this razor is just stunning. The polishing is absolutely perfect, as is the file work on the spine. The Red Juma Dragon scales and Blue Juma Dragon wedge, offset by the white liners just can't be realized in a photo -- though I will try to get some glamor shots of it. While it is 3/4 Hollow, the shape is not a copy of any other 3/4 hollow 6/8 razor. This is a unique design from my friend Boris de Riviere (the artisan behind River Razors).

In fact, he made this for me as a surprise. We had been talking about a 6/8 razor. I mentioned a French Point, and that some file work on the spine would be nice. That's all. Boris has a waiting list and I expected to hear from him about the razor in the fall; though we do correspond semi-regularly via email. The next thing I know, he emails some photos and a video of this razor. I was dumbstruck. He absolutely nailed it!

Oh, it's a great shaver too!

My wife isn’t a fan

Wait 30 years. Then she will love the nostalgia of it :) My wife ignores most of what I use except for Old Spice and Brut. Not that she likes these, particularly.

Hope you get on the mend soon! Mrs. Pudding has good taste in fragrances!

May 31, 2024

• Brush: Wild West Brushworks Deep Pearl 26mm Sweet Spot Badger

• Razor: Filarmonica 13 Novodur 13/16" Para Profesionales Full Hollow

• Lather: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Heather - Soap

• Toner: Thayers - Rose - Toner

• Aftershave: Spearhead Shaving Company - Seaforth! Heather - Aftershave

2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

Heather++;

Good call! I did actually check the calendar. I've thought it was 5/31 all day.

That's the modern version that I have. As I said, its scent is close to the original Fabergé. I have not looked at the ingredients, but I never get a menthol hit from Brut. Aqua Velva has it.

Very interesting setup! I passed on today's theme, but Stag was a definite consideration.

May 30, 2024

• Brush: Chisel & Hound Gulf Short 26mm V22 Fanchurian

• Razor: Dubl Duck 5/8" Full Hollow

• Lather: Faena - Taurus - Soap

• Toner: Thayers - Lavender - Toner

• Aftershave: WestMan Shaving - Nirvana - Aftershave Balm

• Talc: Yardley Classic
   
  2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

Great theme! I have The Undercut by 345 soaps and, of course, the Stag, but I was in the mood for Taurus; a distinctly non-motorsports scent.

Very nice shave today. See you tomorrow in the LG thread.

👍 🤣

@whosgotthepudding, I honed the blade that was on the razor after trying it. I intended to hone the other blade, but I'm easily distracted these days. I guess the one I honed was the NOS one. It felt a little rough and didn't look that great under the scope. I put a simple 12K edge on it that took pretty well as I recall. I used that edge in last year's Lather Games. [ And I, literally, just realized that June 1 is tomorrow :-0 ]