Thread: SOTD Mon Feb 4th - Sun Feb 10th

Nice hot bath, using my Case Red Imp straight razor to shave my legs (for those who don't know me, I am a woman and I have to shave). Taylor's Eton College soap, natural sponge, Mama Bear's Rosemary Mint shampoo and Origins apricot Fresh Rinse conditioner.

The Shave:

• Dovo Prima Klang 5/8", red oak handles, stropped 30x on rough black side of a TI 4-sided paddle, then 30x on 0.5 pasted leatehr, then 30x on smooth leather.
• Nice hot, wet towel with a bit of lavendar oil on face.
• Lather up with Colleen's Leatherneck soap on my silver badger-hair brush from a scuttle.
• Hot, wet towel soak again a la Lynn's video
• Origins' pre-shave oil applied
• Lather up again, same soap.
• Nice shave with the Prima Klang
• Thayers Supermedicated blue label splashed on
• Origin's "Fire Firghter" aftershave
• Origin's super antioxidant moisturizer on rest of face!

My favorite preshave oil is the Truett & Hill, for the smell, and on the soaps it's a toss-up between Mama Bear and Colleen's soaps. Aftershave, it's between Mama Bear and Castle Forbes.'

Flowery scuttle
non-descript brush
Mamba-bear Attar of Roses soap with TOBS Rose shaving cream
4/8 Vee Wedge
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Mama-bear Lilac ice aftershave

My first shave with this razor...very nice. Heavier than a dubl duck of similar size, but still gives a bit of feedback.

Three passes, WTG, XTG, ATG on cheeks (I have a goatee)

My favorite day to shave every week
Yes I still have to work but I get there when I want sort of a kick back relaxed day....

Hot shower prep (reverse of normal today)
Hot steaming towel x 2
Hot water splash
Build the lather using a Shavemac Ebony 28 mm

Sweet Almond Uberlather:
Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil shave creme
Crabtree & Evelyn Sweet Almond Oil shave soap
Pure Glycerin

Lather up
Strop Illinois #827 Russian
Clauss 11/16 round point razor
25 laps linen
40 laps leather
Hot steaming towel over lather
Re-lather
WTG pass
Hot steaming towel
Re-lather
15 laps leather
XTG pass
Hot steaming towel
Touch up the beard lines
Hot water rinse
Cold water rinse
Taylor of Old Bond St Bay Rum



Have a great day!!!!!

I hope it's okay for a newbie to post here.

Nice long shower
Colleens bay rum soap (mmmm!)
Altesse silvertip badger
W&B 9/16 hollow ground square point with clear horn scales
Artisan strop x20 wtg, 10 atg
Proraso razor burn relief
Proraso after shave balm

All pretty plain, but what made this shave special and something I wanted to share with you is it's a gorgeous day here, looks like spring has come early with blue skies and a robust dawn chorus, so I turned my bathroom fan off, opened the skylight wide and listened to the birds singing with vigour. I took a good thirty minutes to shave and am sat here buzzing with my best bbs feeling yet.

Saturday:
5/8 Crown & Sword
Kent BK4
Trumper's Rose ss
DR Harris a/s milk
Trumper's Spanish Leather Edt.




Glen,that C&E Sweet Almond is nice isn't it?

Yes it is one of my fav's, I snagged the last puck of the shave soap last time I was in Colo at the C&E store......

Here's my storage and lather bowls...
along with Ogallala Bay Rum puck, straight razor, 50 strops on leather, and Guerlain Coriolan AS and EDT.
I particurlarly enjoy this vintage Ever-Ready Badger bristle Brush..number 1000.
If anyone has info on this brush I'd like to hear about it.


I keep the lather bowl in the hot water and it stays warm throughout my shave. I wouldn't be getting a scuttle cept I take the bowl out everytime I rinse my face..It works well but is a pain..somewhat


Here is this wonderful wee badger brush. It has lots of character and backbone..ONE of my favorites. Heaping full of Ogallala Bay Rum.


Here's a good pic of everything..INTERESTING...to me... The green bowl is a Thomas OBRIEN make from Target. They were on sale for $3 for two bowls. Ridges inside the bowl helps the lather making, I think

Savile Row Ebony SR3318, in Finest Silver Tip Badger, B&B group buy
Saint Charles Shave, Lime Rose, SCS Limited Edition SC
6/8 Puma #1938, Solingen, French point
"Tony Miller" Heirloom Artisan 3" Linen / Red Latigo Handled Strop, 20 / 30
WWR
Alum
CWR
Col. Ichabod Conk Lime Aftershave
QED Lime EO After Shave Skin Conditioner Balm

Thomas Turner Sheffield
TM Artisan 3”, 50 on the Horsehide
Saville Row 3318 Ebony Finest Silvertip
Ceramic Lather Bowl from Antique store
Kiss My Face Vanilla Earth SC
Em's Alum Block
Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandelwood AS

Simpson Tulip 2
TSD Jasmine EO Soap / Penhaligons Castile Cream
3" Handamerican Red Latigo Strop
6/8 TI Workedback
Pinaud Clubman ASL
Penhaligons Castile EDT

A Splendid Shave