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

My first straight shave tonight.

Hot shower.
Olive oil soap prep.
Proraso Red
5/8 Henckel's
WTG with beads of sweat on forehead
Another WTG, XTG
AV Ice Blue
Proraso A/S Balm.

hot shower w/ sons' coconut shampoo/conditioner soaking in beard
lather up with Sappo Hill almond bar, milled with 1/2 tsp bentonite clay
Levering Razor Co. "The Artist" 11/16
stropped 20x on 0.5 micron diamond pasted strop
stropped 20x on newspaper
1x North to South
warm rinse, relather
1x XTG
warm rinse, relather
1x ATG
super-cold face rinse with Orca the Faucet Fountain
1 slight touch of styptic on chin
homemade lime AS
Superior 70 bay rum
feeling great, with flashes of BBS

It's only been a few times, but I'm quickly beginning to *love* "The Artist"

O.K. I hope this is in the correct form. This is my first SOTD post. Please let me know if I ramble too much or missed something that is supposed to be here.

Started with a good hot shower.
Washed my face with Burt'sBees Peppermint soap.
Filled the sink with really hot water and let my lather bowl warm up.
Stropped up my Carmen.
(20 on the canvas, and 40 on the leather)
Then did four hot towels with a rub of oil (just baby) between each one.
Washed face again with hot water and Bamboo facial scrub.
Lathered up with ClassicShaving.com Pure Gold (hypoallergenic soap).
Let it sit for a few seconds while I cranked up Corrosion of Conformity
Three passes WTG, XTG and then back XTG the other way.
Carefully neatened up the Goatee.
Good cold water wash.
Then finished with Pinaud-Clubman aftershave and a good facial rub to get the blood flowing!