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Sfbagger
12-19-2010, 12:11 PM
Ingredients:
Proraso soap, cream for superlather
Omega 49 brush
Dirty Bird 1.5 scuttle
Edwin Jagger 89DBL razor
Fresh Feather Blade

Instructions:

-Sleep in.
-Shower, leave scuttle and brush in hot water.
-Finish shower, drain scuttle, add more hot water.
-Create superlather with Omega lather monster.
-Do a 4 or 5 pass shave.
-Rinse, apply Proraso pre-post shave.
-Admire handsome 63 year old phiz with crepy neck.
-15 minutes later, follow up with Pinaud Clubman.

Works for me,

Jeff

Kyle
12-19-2010, 12:15 PM
Nice! :thumbsup:

pauls51
12-19-2010, 02:25 PM
Ahhhhh... The Sunday shave; it doesn't get any better than that!

Sledgehammer39
12-19-2010, 02:46 PM
Awesome :thumbup:

klm099
12-19-2010, 03:39 PM
hey, I am only 62 and it works for me too.

ken

oscarthepig
12-19-2010, 06:32 PM
At the risk of hijacking the thread and stepping on a toe or two, allow me to add my own recipe...

Ingredients:
TOBS Sandalwood soap
Omega brush of unknown lineage
Big old coffee cup from kitchen
Parker shavette
Day-old Shark blade

Instructions:

-Finish term paper at the last minute (only one more class to finish my Master's...woohoo!).
-Soak brush in cup of hot water
-Wash face in even hotter water
-Build lather partially in bowl, finish on face
-Do quick 2-pass shave
-Rinse, apply Brut after shave splash
-Clean up mess
-Apply Brut ASB
-Mix Cognac and Ginger Ale
-Spill some of said Cognac on hand and notice how one can still smell the Brut!
-Post recipe on B&B