Thread: SOTD:Sunday May 4,2008 - Saturday May 10,2008

5/8 "No-Name"
Medium Vulfix 660 Pure
QED Pure Lime
Aqua Velva AS
C&E West Indian Lime EDC

Wapi 9/16ths
TM latigo linen
Simpson PJ2 super
Tryphon lime
Merkur slant DE
Moss scuttle
Dominca Bay rum
GFT lime skinfoodb

Hot shower proraso pre post
HWR
Proraso pre post
Lather
6 passes on swaty
70 passes on leather
Lather
shave wtg
shave xtg
Touch up with slant.
Bay rum
Skin food

Actually SOYE.....shave of yesterday evening.

Hot bath, olive oil shampoo ......this actually acts much like a shave oil, and it smells good.

Strop: Black Brand........40 on the linen, 20 on the leather
Soap: uberlather, 6 drops glycerin, TGQ's Cavendish Black and Kiiss My Face Cool Mint
Brush: Ever Ready Pure Badger
Razor: Geo. Wostenholm "Celebrated Concave Razor"
2 passes, wtg and atg
no a/s or balm

Results: no nicks, no bleeders, no cuts........just bbs

and yes, I did wipe the fingerprints off lol

Ahhhh A wonderful rainy spring day up here in the Inland Empire...
Yeah basically a dreary day But a great shave to start it off...


Build the Uberlather using a 28mm Silvertip Ebony Shavemac

Violet Uberlather:
Geo. F. Trumper Violet shave crème
Classic Violet shave soap
Pure Glycerin

Let this sit in the bowl in hot water until after a nice long Hot shower
Hot water rinse
Lather up
Razor: Dovo #105 SS Micarta
Strop Illinois #827 Russian
25 laps linen
50 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
Alum Block pass

Cold water rinse
Aftershave: Taylor of Old Bond Street Bay Rum




Have a Great Day!!!!

Wednesday:
6/8 Dorko
Simpson's Polo#8
Trumper's Coconut Oil ss
Aqua Velva Frost Lime a/s
Taylor's No.74 Victorian Limes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDt1W6ORHZA