Thread: SOTD - Sun Nov 15th - Sat Nov 21st

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: TSD Mojito
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Wacker 8/8 "Magnum"
AS: Geo. F. Trumper - Lime skin food

The Wackers are great razors. BBS shave

Prep: steam towel and olive oil rubbed into the stubble
Cream: Proraso whipped close to a meringue consistency
Brush: unkown 1930s badger
Scuttle: stacked mugs
Razor: B Winks and Sons
After: hot shower

Very good shave

Originally Posted by Maximilian

Location: 36° 10' 25.3416" - 115° 20' 33.198"
Razor: Palmera 14
Brush: Shavemac D01 23/50
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
AS: Ogallala Bay Rum
EDT: Herrera for men
Result: BBS

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Wow Max, now you are giving me hopes with that Palmera!!!!

Location, 52° 45' 55.10460 - 0° 57' 31.22065
Beard Prep: Hot Shower/conditioner
Razor: Joseph Rodgers 6/8 Wedge
Strop: Dovo, 20 Canvas/60 Leather
Brush: Boar
Soap: Palmolive SC/SS Uberlather
Astringent: Alum Block
AS: Old Spice/Nivea ASB
Result: 9/10/BBS
Conclusion: Mmmm Old Spice! face a little sore from the last shave but I guess I lost a point because I was too impatient to wait a day for it to totaly Recover

- Navaja ("straigh razor")Solingen 5/8
- Brocha ("brush")Rooney
- Crema ("shaving cream")TOBS Lemon & Lime (1st time)
- AS: Floïd Blue (1st tiime)

First time for this TOBS, that makes as good lather as her sister the Avocado, and for the Floïd Blue, which is very difficult to get hold of even in Spain (not where I live) and was...interesting....nothing to do with the standard Floïd.




Saludos ("Regards")

this morning, Tuesday. No shave since Friday. Great shave

Castle Forbes Lime shave cream in chipped old ceramic bowl
broke out the whale, something big to shave all that growth.

Good day, Gentlemen!

Trying a new photo technique today, apologies for the quality.

Soap: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet transferred from one OS mug to another!
Brush: Rudy Vey 24mm custom Desert Ironwood #2
Razor: The Aquanin American
AS: One single drop of glycerine and some coooooool water
EDT: Egoiste Cologne Concentree, Chanel

Believe it or not, I went completely menthol-free today. BBS, and my face is loving the cool November air. Cheers!

Very fine looking razor there Greg!

Also, I dragged my laptop to the bathroom, so I have a picture today!!!

Location: Clemson, SC
Razors: Hirohito's Revenge and a lovely 4/8 E.A. Berg in Ivory scales
Brush: Good ol' reliable Omega Boar
Soap: Fitjar Fjellheim again, best soap ever
Bowl: EJ porcelain with silver rim
AS: Cold Water
Result: A little rough on my first try with a Japanese straight, but overall not a bad experience. I'm going to be a little more aggressive with it next time. 2 razors because I only used Hirohito's Revenge on the first pass.

Razor: Brookes & Crookes (From a boxed set of 2)
Brush: Col. Conk - Pure Badger
Soap: Speick - Stick
AS: Proraso Crema dopo Barba

Very nice shave. As smooth as with my Japanese straight. This Brookes & Crookes is my new favourite razor together with the Yahatamaru.



P.S.

Give that Japanese razor another try or ten, DPflaumer. Once you get the hang of it, they are FANTASTIC!!

Nov. 17th, 2009

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Rooney 1/2
Soap/Cream: MB/Proraso
Razor: W&B Celebrated Extra Hollow Ground 7/8
Aftershave: Kiehl's Ultimate

First time trying the aftershave. Not bad stuff, a bit thicker than I thought it would be. Might try some witch hazel before it next time. The heavy blade seemed to give me a bit of trouble today, guess I've been getting too used to my lovely C-MON!