Thread: SOTD Monday 1/21 - Sunday 1/27

Testing a new (~160 year old) razor

hot towels
more hot towling

Lather up! George F. Trumpers west indian limes
Shavemac silvertip... forum custom
30/30 TM Red Latigo #1
hot towel
fresh lather!

Josh Mappin & Brothers "Lancet Edge Razor" number IV
3 passes (wtg, atg, xtg)

alcohol splash
Trumpers extract of west indian limes AS

very presentable shave, minor burn no nicks. the edge needs a little more work, but hey it is new.

Nice one Jim, I love that razor!

- Scott

That is one nice razor Jim, I love the point

Wednesday:
5/8 Erik Anton Berg Oblique
Vintage Simpson's best
AOS Lavender ss
Caron Pour Un Homme a/s
Floris Original Gentlemen's Cologne

MUSIC:
Cheap Thrills - Janis Joplin (Vinyl)


Saville Row SR 3824 in Finest
Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet SC
Robert Williams 7/8 Spanish Point
Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet ASB
Penhaligon Blenheim Bouquet EdT

Ahhhhhhh!!

shower with wife's conditioner (?) in beard
Double Arrow 6/8 (yes, the cheapo Chinese one with chintzy plastic scales!)
stropped 50x with 3 micron Ryobi white rouge
Williams shave soap, WBUR mug and a neon cat throwup boar bristle shave brush
1x WTG
1x ATG (except XTG above moustache and below lip - sporting the goatee)
1x XTG (except for above and below lips... 2 passes was all I need there)
1 spot needed styptic stick
homemade lime AS (alcohol, witch hazel, water, glycerin, juice of plastic lime)
Superior 70 bay rhum

Giggidy, giggidy, giggidy! After just a few tries, I am rapidly approaching a bloodless, ubersmooth straight shave! I can smell it!

Next time, I'll take photos!

Well I hope today is a better day than yesterday was the only thing that went right yesterday was my morning shave.......

Hot steaming towels from the microwave (I just added to the shave den)
AHHHHHhhhhhhhh
Warm up the shave bowl and the soap with hot water

Uberlather:
Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil
Shave creme
Soap
Pure Glycerin
Hot water rinse
Lather up with the 28mm Shavemac
Using a Dubl Duck Special #1 5/8 Spike point
This razor has the Custom Antelope scales on in
Strop 30 laps linen 40 laps leather
WTG pass
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
Re-strop 20 laps on leather
XTG pass
Hot water rinse
Cool water rinse
Thayer's lemon WH
Coffee, News, write this LOL
Hot shower
Cool water rinse
Capt Smith's Bay Rum (suffer the fires of hell)
Nice smooth feeling skin Ahhhhhhhh
Off to work!!!!!

My shaves are so much less elaborate than
many... I hardly ever post a SOTD.


Dovo Pearlex
Dovo Best Russian Strop
Chubby 1 Super
Trumper's Limes SC
Booster Iced Limes AS
Trumper's Lime SF

- Scott

Best Badger shaving brush
Trumper's Sandalwood shaving soap
3" TM Red Latigo strop
5/8 Wapienica razor
Trumper's Coral Skin Food

Nice.

Viktor

MUSIC:
Live At The Wetlands - Robert Randolph (CD)

Savile Row SR3824 in Finest
Penhaligon English Fern SS
J. A. Henkels #72 1/2 Friodur Inox 6/8 Round Point
Penhaligon English Fern EdT