Thread: SOTD - Sun Nov 29th - Sat Dec 5th

Prep: Hot shower/proraso cream
Brush:Omega boar bristle for barbers
Soap: Speick. Boy love this soap
Razor: Henckels INOX 7/8 Spanish point
Astringent: Thayers Lemon
AS: Proraso Splash

Results: BBS, but just a couple of weepers around the chin area. Shave On.

Wine: Root. 2006 Merlot

Location: 40°50'38.61"N 73°56'19.68"W
Razor: CV Heljestrand MK no 31
Brush: Rudolph Vey Ivory 2 Band
Soap: Penhaligon's English Fern
Astringent: Thayer's Witch Hazel w/ Aloe
AS: Coral Skin Food
Result: BBS! Look, I don't understand it, but I always get a smoother more comfortable shave with English Fern than any other soap. This would be my desert island set up. This is also the first straight shave for me that actually matters; I'm going for an interview tomorrow. Wish me luck!

Prep: hot water splash + Proraso pre/post cream
Lather: Wilkinson blue whipped by an unkown 1930s badger in stacked mugs
Razor: Miharu 884
After: cold water splash, hot showe, Proraso pre/post cream and Old Spice AS splash

Razor shave test: Yaichi, Torrey, Boker
Brush: Omega #40033
Cream: Olivia Marakesh
ASB: Olivia Winter
Cologne: OBR

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: TSD Mojito
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Thiers-Issard 6/8 "Loup et Bellier"
AS: Geo. F. Trumper - Lime skin food

Razor is a Filarmonica 15/16 Sub Zero
Brush is a no name I picked up in Germany, but feels great (Super Badger)
Art of Shaving oil Sandlewood
Shaving cream: AOS Sanndlewood
Splash of Vegatal
and finish with AOS Sandlwood. It is a slice of heaven...

Prep - hot water
Strop - VB 2'' web/latigo 60/60
Brush - WS boar
Cream - C.O. Bigelow
Razor - Bengall 13/16 wedge/spike
AS - Skin Bracer
ASB - Nivea Extreme
Post Shave Drink - Knob Creek/ice
Post Shave Activity - enjoying my drink in the bath tub while reading The Old Man and the Sea (my wife fell asleep early)

I have come across two things that make my shaves a lot easier...

While I am still very careful/deliberate when flipping the razor during stropping, I've found that a faster stroke once it's flipped seems to smooth out the edge better. It seems that while attempting to not botch the edge there can be a tendency to be a bit "delicate/slow/limp/wussy" on the draw and perhaps not reap the full benefit of a good strop. This change has made a world of difference.

Also, I was initially dissapointed with how the Nivea felt on my face, used only on it's own with no aftershave (I've just begun to "get hip" to using AS...I really like it). Used in conjunction with the Skin Bracer, it's perfect. I'm also waiting eagerly for my tube of La Toja to come in - looking forward to something new...

Have a great day!

Julian

Location: 36° 10' 25.3416" - 115° 20' 33.198"
Razor: Wade & Butcher - Sheffield
Brush: Simpson Polo 10 - 28/58
Cream: Geo F Trumper Sandalwood
Soap: QED Sandalwood
FO: SANDAL (few drops)
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
ASB: AOS Sandalwood
EDT:Elisabeth Arden Sandalwood
Result: BBS

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It was one of those memorable shaves where everything was just perfect. Full moon and the stars must have been aligned for me.
This shave was just 'perfect'.
Couldn't ask for more.

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Wednesday

Gem Micromatic
CVS SE Blade
Vulfix 2006 Badger
VDH Deluxe Shave Soap
English Leather After Shave

Originally Posted by alabamalawyer

Plisson 12 Ebony EW / Muhle Bog Oak DE / Gillette Swede
Harris Marlborough Soap and Edt / TSD Sensitive AS Splash

Welcome back! We missed your fantastic pics! Nice collection of Harris stuff there. I'm tempted by a Harris soap but I'm overstocked already!