Thread: SOTD: Sunday March 23, 2008 to Saturday March 29, 2008

Today was the best shave yet (as I have outlined in the Newbie's Corner)

Razor: Geneva 5/8 Spike
Pre-Shave: AoS Pre-Shave Oil & Steam Towel!
Super-Lather: AoS Unscented Shave Cream w/ TGQ Cavendish Black Soap

1 WTG, 1 WTG (scything), & ATG on chin/upper lip

Aftershave: Steam towel, Witch Hazel, AoS Unscented Balm, and a little Aqua Velva for scent!

I'll post up a picture when I get home tonight!

My BBBS Shave kit... Barely Baby Butt Smooth! Still a noob, but working hard.

Glen's J Barlow & Son's restore (sharper than the sun still!!!)
Vintage Blades Soap Mug
TGQ - Lavender Soap (Great product Colleen)
Vintage Blades brush holder
Vintage Blades Rooney "Best Badger" (hey! I am still starting out, the silver tip is still in my dreams! haha)
Col. Ichabob Conk's Alum Stick (free sample from Vintage Blades... Thank goodness!)
Clubman Pinaud for that last step.

Thanks guys for all your wealth of knowledge and help!!!

Well Gentlemen while most of you are kicking back enjoying Springtime, here in the north country of Idaho we have a Winter storm warning in effect thru Sunday, at least... My question should you chose to answer, is why the do they call it a Winter storm warning, shouldn't it be a Spring storm warning?????


Patchouli Superlather:
Kiss my Face Peaceful Patchouli Shave cream
Mama Bear's Patchouli Shave soap
(Upon Mama Bear's recommendation I left out the Glycerin and made SuperLather)

Razor: Beau Brummel 11/16 #34 Spike point
Coffee Time:Italian Roast Drip
Aftershave: Royall Bay Rhum



Have a Great Day!!!!

Friday:
5/8 Thiers Issard
Simpson's Special best
Coates Tea Tree sc
Booster Mosswood a/s
Penhaligon's English Fern Edt.

6/8 Hejelstrand frame back
TM latigo linen strop
Simpson PJ2 super
QED Violetta
Proraso ASB
Dominica Bay rum


Shower and proraso pre post
Lather
strop 25/50
Re-lather
Shave 2 passes with some touch up

10 passes on the swaty before shave and this thing was hummin.

Rooney 3/1 Finest
Penhaligon's English Fern Soap
3" Handamerican Old Dog Strop
7/8 Mastro Livi ATS34
Alt Innsbruck AS
Penhaligon's English Fern EDT

Nice shave ...soap is kind of drying...

not bbs, but close, razor needs honing.
Hot Bath
Razor :IXL
Soap:Bay Rum scented mug soap bought off of ebay
Brush: no name Silver Tip
No after shave, just Nivea for sensitive skin.

Friday...

Change up,

W&B 7/8
C&E BBB
Kiss my face key lime
Thayers Lemon
Armani code
2 passes head and face

Hot shower

5/8 Campbell Mfg. Co. Spike straight razor
Wars shaving cream
No name pure badger shaving brush
Dickinson's Witchhazel
Old Spice Pure Sport aftershave
Garnier Fructis leave-in conditioner for the hair

1 pass WTG, 1 pass XTG, 1 pass ATG. Very smooth shave! Love that Old Spice! A dab of Garnier through my hair and off to work I go!
Ernest

"I Think it was the fourth of July" Just singing here this Saturday morning.... Watching the wonderful springtime snowstorm
But at least a had a great shave this morning
Been awhile since I posted a full version of my shave so I figured I would today since I am ahead of schedule..... One thing I have changed in the last month or so is the strop count I have really added to the shave comfort by almost doubling the amount of stropping.......



Steaming hot towel prep x 4
Hot water rinse
Build the Uberlather using a 28mm Silvertip Ebony Shavemac

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

Hot water rinse
Lather up
Razor: JA Henckles Friodur
Strop Illinois #827 Russian
30 laps linen
60 laps leather
Steaming hot towel over the lather
Re-lather
WTG pass
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
25 laps leather
XTG on the cheeks
ATG on the neck
Touch up on beard lines
Hot water rinse
Cold water rinse
Coffee Time!!!! Italian Roast Pressed
Write in the SOTD, Relax
Hot Shower
Cold water rinse
Aftershave: Old fashioned Original Scent Old Spice




Have a Great Day!!!!