Thread: SOTD - Sun Nov 1st - Sat Nov 7th

Originally Posted by Lynn

Nice Shave Today:

Dovo: Ebony Silver Steel
SRD Scuttle
SRD Bulgarian Rose Soap
Simpson Polo 10 Brush
Truefitt & Hill Clubman AS
SRD English Bridle Strop

Gotta Love a Good Garr

Location, 52° 45' 55.10460 - 0° 57' 31.22065
Beard Prep: Hot wash, conditioner, hot towel soak
Razor: W&B 8/8 Wedge
Strop: Dovo
Brush: Kent
Soap: Tabac
Astringent: Alum Block
AS: Nivea AS Balm/Tabac
Result: BBS 1 Small nick under right Nostril
Conclusion: I Love Tabac! and the old Wade Butcher "Big Bertha" is pretty light on her feet for such a big girl, Love It!

Shave from last Tuesday:

Location: 33° 27' 23.59" - 88° 47' 57.52" Elev: 389 ft. above sea level
Beard Prep: Hot Towel
Razor: Boker Rastus No 51
Brush: No Name Brand Badger Brush
Lather: Tabac Soap
AS: Pinaud Clubman
Result: BBS. First time using soap instead of cream or uberlather. Tabac is a fantastic thing (as most people already know).

Preparation: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, 2nd movement (Elvira Madigan) and a few sips of my favourite Whiskey

Razor: Joseph Rodgers & Sons

Strop: Jemico

Brush: Colonel Conk Travel brush (..or the "Wee Yank" as I call it. It's small but still does the job very well. )

Soap: Sapone da Barba (Italian Barber soap)

AS: Lucky Tiger After shave & Face tonic

Result: BBS except for a couple of small areas I have a hard time getting at - Skin a little sore after the shave. It was the first time I tried the soap.. (Just got it from rasurpur.de) I have a little sensitive skin and I found the soap didn't do as much for my skin as f.ex. Proraso does, but it really helped the razor glide through my 2-day stubble.. Maybe even better than when I use the Proraso Pre-shave before slapping on the Proraso shaving cream. I recommend it if you don't have too sensitive skin.

The usual prep for my night shave: Hot shower + more hot water before applying Proraso Post/pre shave cream>>Soap/cream Erasmic tube + five drops of pure glycerin>> Razor: ERN ATOR just arrived, this razor was restored by Max and it is a work of art...will post pictures this Saturday>> Brush: Omega boar bristle>>Astringent Thayers Lemon>> AS: Aqua Velva.

Results: The razor performed admirably. Great balance, aesthetically pleasing and SHARP. SHAVE ON!

Background music: Mozart Symphony # 25 in the correct key of C minor.

Originally Posted by Hogrider

Background music: Mozart Symphony # 25 in the correct key of C minor.

This sounds a tad jumpy for a straight shave. Might I suggest a wind serenade?

Personally I find mahler's 5th symphony adagio movement to be perfect. Unless I'm feeling happy, then bebop is always the best answer for my ears. I'm curious what people listen to while shaving, besides "chamber music".

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

This sounds a tad jumpy for a straight shave. Might I suggest a wind serenade?

Thanks for the suggestion Frankenstein...I will give Mozart's wind serenades a try.

Nov. 5th, 2009

Prep: Hot shower
Razor: W&B 7/8 Celebrated Extra Hollow Ground
Brush: Rooney 1/2
Soap/Cream: Mama Bear's & Proraso
Aftershave: Thayer's and Anthony Logistics Razor Care

Definitely didn't leave enough time between shaves (~14 hours), so that left some sting and burn! Ah well, still worth it to break out the Wade & Butcher.

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: The Shave Den: Mojito
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Wade & Butcher 8/8 "For Barbers Use"
AS: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime skin food

I love this old razor. Smooth,easy BBS. Have a nice week-end folks.