Thread: SOTD - Sun Nov 22nd - Sat Nov 28th

Razor: Boker aka Shamwowz
Brush: Shavemac 177 series 26mm
Lather: D.R. Harris Marlborough Shave Cream
Aftershave: Blue Floid
Drink: Stoli Vanil

QED 24mm Best
D.R. Harris Arlington SS
Shulton AS splash
Homemade Sandalwood AS Balm
Nandita Fragrances Sandalwood Fragrance Oil

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: TSD Mojito
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Thiers-Issard: "Le Grelot 6/8 Ram's Horn
AS: Geo. F. Trumper - Lime skin food

Razor: Filarmonica 13 Doble Temple
Soap: English Fern
Brush: Plisson 16 in Horn
AS: Mama Bear's Unscented Balm
EdT: English Fern
Result = BBS

Brush: Vulfix/Old Original - Pure Badger
Soap: Truefitt & Hill - West Indian Limes
Strop: Jemico
Razor: Griffon Cutlery Works - "00 - Griffon XX"
After: Smith's Menthol and Eucalyptus Balm / Lucky Tiger - Mustache Wax

Beard Prep: Hot Towels/Conditioner
Razor: Thomas Turner 6/8 "Sharper Than a Serpents Tooth" Shoulderless Beauty!
Strop: Dovo
Brush: Men-U Boar
Soap: Kent Luxury + a little Glycerine
Astringent: Alum Block
ASB: Boots Botanics ASB
AS: Boots Bay Rum
Result: Bit of a Burner!
Conclusion: Quite smooth but better beard prep woulda' helped, also the Razor could have been a little smoother, 20 laps Crox and 60 on leather should have sorted it, Tomorrow will tell

Originally Posted by tat2Ralfy

Razor: Thomas Turner 6/8 "Sharper Than a Serpents Tooth" Shoulderless Beauty!

That's a nice one.. Is it a recent acquisition? How about a close-up of the razor?

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: TSD Mojito
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: E. A. Berg - Berg's Special / Shark
AS: Geo. F. Trumper - Lime skin food

The Berg is the smallest and least expensive razor in my rotation.
It is also a great shaver and easy to get and keep shaving sharp.
BBS with out any problems.

Originally Posted by MisterA

That's a nice one.. Is it a recent acquisition? How about a close-up of the razor?

Thank you, I have had it a while now, only just found the time to bring it back into a servicable condition, the blade was heavily marked and had a serious frown, still cleaned up not too shabby, I will post up some pics when I can

I've been away from here for a few weeks, having moved to temporary accomodation and not having an internet connection. While I've got the computer running and connected, I thought I'd fill y'all in on the last week and a bit of DE shaving (I'm loving my new EJ 89, and until I can get my straights back closer to the way they came to me off the hones I'll be using a DE for speed, closeness, and comfort).

Shave #2:
Soap: Tabac
Brush: Tweezerman Silvertip
Razor: EJ 89 with Derby blade (2nd shave on blade)
AS: GFT Limes Skin Food
Shave Quality: BAD. Had a lot of razor burn and weepers, which I put down to the blade, since lather etc were fine, and angles and pressure were identical to my first DE shave, which was smooth and comfortable. Even an application of GFT Skin Food couldn't completely remove the burn - am not going to try and get more than one shave per side out of a Derby blade again any time soon.

Shave #3
Cream: Pre de Provence SC
Brush: Semogue 2015
Razor: EJ 89 with Astra blade (new blade)
AS: Nivea Replenishing AS Balm
Shave: Good-ish. I'm still having to use a heap of this cream to get an even half-decent lather, and I'm thinking I may have to write it off as an expensive failure. The shave itself was good, but a little irritation from the poor lather. Used only one side of the blade in order to see how many comfortable shaves I can get from a blade.

Shave #4
Soap: TGQ Autumn Spice
Brush: Semogue 2015
Razor: EJ 89 with Astra Blade (2nd use on same side)
AS: none
Shave: Excellent. Great shave, especially since that side of the blade had done a whole shave already. I'm still finding the TGQ soaps horrible to get a good lather from (any water seems to make the lather vanish, while less water results in a sticky fast-drying goop), instead having to smear on a paste-like lather that dries fairly quickly. The lather dried, but still retained a little slick, and the shave itself was still excellent. No irritation or weepers, and the TGQ soaps are moisturising enough that I didn't need any AS.