Thread: SOTD Monday Feb. 11th - Sunday Feb. 17th

A wonderful Monday morning up here in the Pacific Northwest Inland Empire as they like to call it... Thank God that the weathermen have been calling it all wrong for the last few days and we actually have had a reprieve from the snow...
Starting this week off with one of my new favorite razors

An Ogallala Bay Day!!!!!

Steaming towel prep x 4
Hot water rinse
Noxema face wash
I leave the Noxema on as I build the lather
Shavemac 28mm Silver tip

Ogallala Uberlather:
The Body Shop shave creme
Ogallala Bay Rum "new formula" shave soap
Pure glycerin

Steaming towel to remove the Noxema
Hot water rinse
Lather up

Razor is a 11/16 ERN Crown & Sword #1820
Strop Illinois #827 Russian
20 laps linen
30 laps leather
Steaming towel over the lather
Re-lather
WTG pass
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
15 laps leather
XTG pass on cheeks
ATG pass on the neck
WOW this razor is smooth
Hot water rinse
Touch the beard lines
Hot water rinse
Cold water rinse
Thayers Lemon WH

Coffee time, SRP time...
Hot shower
Cold water rinse
Ogallala Bay Rum AS



OFF to work have a great day!!!!!
God I hate Mondays I always hum that stupid song all day "Monday Monday"

Mon

Rooney 1/1 Finest
TM RL Strop
AOS Lemon soap
Filly 6/8 Doble
Alt Innsbruck a/s
Penhaligon's BB


This razor isn't where it needs to be. Back to a hone (I don't know which yet!)

Jordan

Hot shower

7/8 W&B Vlad original
Shavemac silvertip badger
Colleens Oak Moss shaving cream

Old Spice


I haven't added in a bit but this was a really great shave and was feeling proud of myself.

First day where I've thought I'm starting to at least see some evidence that I will be able to get the hang of this one day.

Music: My housemate's bouncy trance/techno

Hot shower
Trumpers Lime Skin Food as pre-shave
Trumpers Lime Shave Cream
Moss Scuttle (large)
Kent BK4
Lather
Hot towel
Lather
Wapi, honed by Lynn
Tony Miller Heirloom Latigo 3" Strop
30x linen, 50x Leather
WTG
XTG
Chin touch up with Merkur HD (Feather blade)
NO styptic
WWR
Alum
CWR
Trumpers Lime Skin Food
Clinque Mlotion face cream
Issy Miyake cologne.

First shave where I could shave up the neck without bouncing and cutting. It's all about the angle. Also used a damp facecloth to wipe off the razor each stroke rather than rinsing in the sink. I've dinked the tip already. Also keeps my fingers drier and that has to be a good thing. Slow progress.

Really enjoyed today's shave, took plenty of time and smiled all the way through.

Hot shower, shave noggin with Headblade and whatever soap is laying around.

Boar Bristle Brush
Kiss My Face Vanilla Shave Cream
Clements High Speed Round Pt.

2 X WTG
1 X ATG
Hot Towel in between passes

Cold Water Rinse
Dickenson's Witchhazel

Clean up mess
Liberal application of Dominica Bay Rum
Good to go!

Monday, 2/11/08

Vulfix Lavender Shaving Cream
Moss Scuttle
non-descript shaving brush
A beautiful 7/8 W&B wedge with blue speckled scales
Thayers Lavender witch hazel
Pinaud lime aftershave
Mama-bears unscented winter aftershave balm

I nicked my ear for the first time...I have to say, it doesn't hurt when you cut yourself with a razor...until you apply the aftershave. Ouch!

RH

Puma 91 6/8ths
Merkur HD feather blade
TM latigo linen strop
Tryphon lime
Simpson PJ2
moss scuttle

Hot shower and conditoner
Lather
strop 20/40
hot towel
lather
shave 2 passes with straight and then an atg pass with the HD. I find this easier sometimes as an atg pass on my neck is w-e and e-w. Worked well.

Long, hard mental day yesterday, so last night...

• Nice tub soak after relaxing exfoliation with horsehair strap on my back and Origins' "Paradise Found" scrub on the rest.
• Washed face with Taylor's Eton College soap
• Dried off with new L.L.Bean multistripe bath sheet
• Nice, hot lather from Mama Bear's America shave soap (Mmm, I like it!)
• Hot towel over it
• Relather
• Re-hot towel
• Preshave oil with Truett & Hill, my favorite
• Relather
• Shave with trusty Dovo Prima Klang extra hollow 5/8, red oak handles
• Relather sideburns, jaw and upper neck
• XTG
• Wipe clean with hot towel
• Castle Forbes Sandalwood/Cedar aftershave
• Oil of Olay on rest of face
• Duluth Trading Lavendar "No Crack" thick hand cream
• Off to dreamland, zzzzzzzzzzz

Tuesday

Tony Miller 3" Latigo: 25 canvas, 30 leather
Mama Bear's cedar/lemon in Fred Meyer Pharmacy mug
C&E BBB
Friodur 5/8

Late morning start, sun streaming in through the window.

Hot shower
Trumpers Lime Skin Food as pre-shave
Trumpers Lime Shave Cream
Moss Scuttle (large)
Kent BK4
Lather
Hot towel
Lather
Wapi, honed by Lynn
Tony Miller Heirloom Latigo 3" Strop 30x linen, 50x Leather
WTG
XTG
Chin touch up with Merkur HD (Feather blade)
NO styptic
WWR
Alum
CWR
Trumpers Lime Skin Food
Nivea Q10 face cream
Issy Miyake cologne.

Slightly better angle control today. Took longer but better results, not really smooth but at least more even.