I'll get us started for the week:
4/8 Simmons Royal Hardware
TGQ Lime Marguerita Soap
Vulfix Pure Badger Brush
Nivea AS (I'm looking for something better...)
Best shave yet (I've only been at this for 3 weeks or so, but ya gotta start somewhere.
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I'll get us started for the week:
4/8 Simmons Royal Hardware
TGQ Lime Marguerita Soap
Vulfix Pure Badger Brush
Nivea AS (I'm looking for something better...)
Best shave yet (I've only been at this for 3 weeks or so, but ya gotta start somewhere.
If you are learning and it's fun, it must be good!!!:tu
Sunday:
5/8 Boker "Our Pet"
Shavemac LE
T&H Rose sc
Swiss Pitralon a/s
C&S No.88 Edt.
5/8 "Ladwig's Special"
C&E BBB
Mitchell's Wool Fat SS
Blue Floid AS
Plisson #10 HMW
L' Occitane Cade Soap
3" Handamerican Old Dog Strop
6/8 TI Super Gnome
Pinaud Clubman
A Fine Shave :cool:
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MUSIC:
Come Fly with Me – Frank Sinatra (vinyl)
Savile Row SR3824 in Finest
Castle Forbes Ceadawood and Sandalwood SC
Robert Williams 7/8 Spike Point In Antler
Castle Forbes Lime EO ASB
Castle Forbes Forbes of Forbes EdT
Ok, Here is a first SOTD post for me.
I'm still a rookie, and my skills leave me far from BBS, but it's getting a little better everytime I give it a go...
So here it goes.
Dovo Bismark 6/8
Vulfix brush
I tried the Floris "JF" cream today.
Attachment 10058
Rooney Heritage Stubby 2
Institut Karite Soap
Old Dog Strop
8/8 Friodur
Aqua Velva Ice Blue
Very nice shave :D
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6/8 hejelstrand frame back
TM latigo/linen
Simpson PJ2 super
QED Violetta
Moss scuttle
GFT Lime skin food
6 passes on swaty
Shower proraso pre post
Lather
Strop 70 times leather
Re lather
shave wtg
re lather
shave atg
touch up
CWR
Skin food
Having a bad cold, so I thought I'd "mentholate" it!
Prep P/S/C
ShaveMac Group 2007
Palmolive Menthol S/C - TSD Avalanche S/S
C.V. Heljestrand #4
Old Spice (P&G formula)
Tuesday:
5/8 Henkels "Red Twins"
Kent BK4
Old Spice Fresh Lime sc
Aqua Velva Frost Lime a/s
Castle Forbes 1445 Edt.
+10 to finding the frost lime...
Alucard - Very nice picture! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the looks of that razor. It's been tempting me for quite some time now. . . restraint. . . restraint. . . deep breathe. Anyways, how does it shave?
My SOTD for Tuesday:
Thiers-Issard 5/8 | EJ superbadger | Tabac SS | Nivea moisturizer | GFT Spanish Leather cologne
I'm about 2 months into shaving with a straight razor. Little by little I'm getting more of a handle on things. Better at stropping. Better at technique.
My chosen weapons:
Brush: B. Altman & Co (?) Best Badger
Soap: Cavendish Black
Strop: black bear brand
Razor: Geo. Wostenholm & Son, IXL 6/8
Pre-shave
Long hot bath.....I know showers are better, but my back won't hold out for a shower and a shave.:(
Shampoo'd face with Olive Oil shampoo
Shave, WTG, ATG, XTG
After Shave: none.....addicted to the lingering fragrence of Cavendish Black
Final Analysis: No, nicks, no cuts, no unfortunate accidents with the razor and BBS :D
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5/8 "No-name"
C&E BBB
Mama Bears Rosemary Mint SS
Aqua Velva AS
Other than the lack of my simpson Chubby(currently out for replacement), this is one of my favorite shaves.
Shavemac 23mm Genuine Horn Silvertip
Mitchell's Wool Fat / Penhaligons Endymion Cream
3" TM Honey Brown Strop
8/8+ Chandler Damascus
Floid Blue AS
Penhaligons Endymion EDT
Great Shave :cool:
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Wednesday
American Barber Tools 5/8 square point | EJ super | Institut Karite SS | Terre de Hermes
MUSIC:
The Best of Frank Sinatra – Frank Sinatra (CD)
Vulfix Turnback in Super
Classic Shaving Lavender SC
Straight Razor Place Limited Edition TI 6/8 Round Point in Boxwood
SCS Sandalwood ASB
SCS Sandalwood EdT
Prep pre
QED Fresh Lime
Edwin Jagger BBB
Mastro Livi Razor
Anherb A/S/C
Wierd shave, my sense of smelling totally blocked by my cold so the experience lacked a dimension. Even the Anherb A/S/C didn't smell, but I felt the menthol vapourizing in my eyes, extremely odd senastion.
Wed
Rooney 1/1 Finest
Penhaligon's BB Soap
Genco 6/8 SP
Speick A/S
Penhaligon's Raquets EDT
Jordan
11/16 H.Eicker & Sohne "Biedermeier"
Medium Vulfix 660 Pure
Mitchell's Wool Fat SS
Pinaud Clubman AS
I am finally getting this one right where I like it.
Proraso pre
Palmolive Menthol S/C - TSD Lilac S/S
Edwin Jagger BBB
Jernbolaget 5/8
Col Conk Bay Rum A/S Cologne
- Stay away from my masters stuff!
http://www.theshaveden.com/forum/att...1&d=1209047457
Thursday
American Barber Tools 5/8 square point | EJ super | TOBS Avocado | Coral SF | Floris No.89
Been shaving more often lately :roflmao
Little Cutie (um, this is my brush - ivory handle, Rooney Finest small knot)
vintage shave soap
Dubl Duck vintage strop
Dr. Moss Scuttle large blue
Helje MK31 ivory scales
orange rubber lather *collector* (from Scott's ebay store)
Trumper's alum block
Musgo Real ASB
Bulgari Pour Homme
Great shave :)
Cheers
Ivo
Woke up this morning to a wonderful sunny day in Brooklyn.....
SRP LE Sandlewood/ Vevitar
6/8 Fair & Square custom scales by JoshEarl
AOS Finest Badger
Calvin Klein Eternity AS balm
Two passes WTG and ATG
Meanwhile next to me my daughter is screaming/complainin while my wife is washing my daughter's hair cause my daughter poured the cereal all over herself... :roflmao LOL
Concentration is the name of the game gentlemen !!!!
6/8 Tongwha Frameback
AoS Pure Badger
Honeybee Orange Burst SS
Blue Floid AS
Friday
TI 5/8 round point | EJ superbadger | MWF | GFT Sandalwood cologne
nice shave today:nj
Fri
AOS Fine Badger
TM RL strop
Tabac SS
Jo. Elliot 6/8 RP
Tabac a/s
Tabac EDT
Brilliant Shave!
Jordan
Friday:
5/8 Wester Bros. De-Fi Spike
Simpson's Polo#8
Coates Almond sc
DR Harris a/s milk
Trumper's Spanish Leather Edt.
Bob - every time I see you've posted your SOTD, I hope to see a pic of that Kukri. (yes, I'm still hung up on that razor:))
Today was a wonderful shave!
Geneva 5/8 Spike
TGQ Cavendish Black
Hot Steam Towel
WTG
Hot Steam Towel
WTG Scything
Cold water rinse
Witch Hazel, AoS Aftershave Balm, Aqua Velva for scent.
BBS!!
~Chris
Rooney 3/1 Finest
QED Sandalwood Soap / T&H Sandalwood Cream
Old Dog Strop
8/8 W&B
D.R. Harris Sandalwood AS
SCS Sandalwood EDT
Great Shave :D
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Brush loaded with QED Sandalwood & Vetiver soap
Pea size drop of TOBS Sandalwood Cream
20 laps linen, 50 laps leather
Using a CS founder's razor today
3 passes, with hot towls inbetween
WTG, XTG and ATG
Cold water rinse
Alum block
Rinse again
C&E Sandalwood aftershave (didn't really like the scent of this so I just washed it off and used the bay rum instead)
Scent from the QED soap has absolutely infested the towel that I used during the shave, can't walk by my sink without smelling it now, smells great ... didn't like it originally but after using it definately smells much better
hejelstrand 6/8 frameback
Simpson PJ2 super
TM latigo linen
Tryphon lime SS
Moss scuttle
Proraso ASB
Shower and proraso pre post
HWR
Proraso pre post
Lather
Strop 25/60
Relather
Shave wtg
relather
shave xtg
relather
shave wtg and atg touch ups
CWR
Proraso ASB
decided to change things up a bit today.
Razor: Challenge Cutlery 5/8
strop black bear brand
brush: silvertip prototype from tryphon
soap: williiams mug brand with a touch of proraso
3 passes, wtg, atg, xtg bbs
balm c.o. bigelow bay rum
MUSIC:
A Retrospective – John Coltrane (CD)
Speick Pure Boar
Mitchell’s Wool Fat SS
“Sweet Sue” TIPT-LE #260 Quarter Hollow Barbers Nohch in Mammoth Ivory
SCS Mediterranean Citrus AS Splash