Thread: SOTD: Jan 18th - Jan 24th

Hot Shower: TGQ Oak&Moss Bath Soap
Shave Soap: TGQ Sandalwood
Brush: Stephen's Woodworking 24mm in Cocobolo
Razor: Wester Bros #22 6/8 Round Point
Aftershave: TOBS Mr. Taylor

Tuesday

Mappin & Webb "Nulli Secundus" 5/8 Elephant Ivory
Kent BK4
Sara Bonneyman "Moss Scuttle"
TABAC Shaving Soap
Original Shulton Old Spice Aftershave

Wapi Razor
VDH Soap & Brush
Pre & Post shave Baby oil


Just did neck & upper Lip area, Great shave.....

3:00 AM
8/8 Hamburg Ring
loom strop
C&E Scuttle
No-name barber supply soap for sensitive skin (I suspect the soap is vdh)
Ever Ready pure badger brush
Every Man Jack post shave lotion

3 Passes, bbs

First ever straight shave;

Dovo 5/8 Silver Steel Ebony
EJ Best Badger Brush (the one that's all the rave over at B&B)
Dr. Harris Arlington Soap

10 cuts, mainly due to;
No prep, I was an idiot and lathered directly on my dry face (dunno why I did it, was in a hurry to try the straight)
Semi-dull razor, it tugged at the whiskers quite a lot.
Haphazard shave, didn't really do it in any specific order or nothing, which isn't normal for me either.

The only new thing was the bloody razor, and it messed up my whole routine that I had down with the Mach3. Tomorrow I'll get up damned early and I think I'm gonna limit myself to the cheeks, and I'm gonna do it post shower, with 2 hot towels, in 3 different passes! I'm also gonna do it in half-centimeter strokes.

I also have a bottle of T&H Pre-Shave oil, since I liked the effect of the AoE oil I tried earlier, and a styptic pencil on order as of today, I'm probably getting it by friday!

Well, after yesterdays test shave of the J.Wostenholm & Sons it is going back to its country of origin

This morning I pulled out one of my favorite Henckels.

Razor: J.A. Henckels, Twin Works - Torpedo 5/8
Brush: Tweezerman
Cream: Proraso green
Astrigent: Thayers witch hazel
ASB: Mixture of Nivea sensitive, East African shea butter & Aloe Vera
A/S: Clubman Pinaud
Results: Big grin on my face

Tuesday

Razor: 6/8 John Engstrom
Brush: Rooney Emillion
Soap: Mitchell's Woolfat
A/S: DR Harris Arlington a/s milk
Edt: DR Harris Arlington

J. Floris SC
Friodur 8/8 Inox w/ Ipe wood scales with Tung Oil finish(scrap deck wood-pulled from TRASH!!! waste not-want not!)
TOBS "Sandalwood" Luxury ASB
TOBS "Sandalwood" cologne

Dovo 5/8 Silver Steel Ebony
EJ Best Badger Brush (the one that's all the rave over at B&B)
TAoS Unscented Cream

Better prep today, and freshly honed razor; less tugging, only 2 cuts today, mostly because I was less of an idiot.

Hot Shower: Mama Bear's Gucci for Men Bath Soap
Shave Cream: TGQ Savon de Comte
Brush: Stephen's Woodworking 28mm in Mystery Wood
Razor: Geo Wosterholm&Sons IXL 6/8 Round Point
Aftershave: Caswell-Massey Newport