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

Originally Posted by Hogrider

Prep>>Stropped razor 30 times in webbed fabric and 30 in red latigo..boy this SRD strop is top of the line! After a hot shower applied Proraso cream Pre/Post shave.
Razor>>Boker 5/8 Edelweisse
Soap>>Cella in red tub a tallow based soap
Brush>> Omega boar bristle
AS>> Musgo Real

Sum total= BBS, no nicks, cuts or razor burns. Shave On.

Drink:Root 1 2006 Cavernet Souvignon

Awesome! Just awesome!

Great job on the SOTD's guys. I've been lacking with the pictures, but it sure is fun to come see all yours every day. It's also fun to see the new guys migrate from "well I got a million nicks and serious razor burn" to consecutive days of "Result: BBS".

Have a great weekend.

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

Great job on the SOTD's guys. I've been lacking with the pictures, but it sure is fun to come see all yours every day. It's also fun to see the new guys migrate from "well I got a million nicks and serious razor burn" to consecutive days of "Result: BBS".

Have a great weekend.

I agree and find the pics on here very inspirational, and the progress is way cool, Mmm I bet if you went through enough weeks you could work out someones rotation too. oh eck its nearly midnight here and I gotta go shave..lol

I swear I could take a hundred pictures and none of them would turn out sharp.



No, I didn't use the nail polish!

Thursday December 3rd
Beard Prep: Hot bath/Conditioner
Razor: W&B 8/8 Wedge "Magnum Bonum"
Strop: Dovo 40 Canvas, 40 Leather
Brush: Kent Pure Badger
Soap: Wilkinson sword Blue tub, grated and pressed into Woods of Windsor Mug
Astringent: Alum Block
ASB: Nivea for Men Cooling ASB
EDT: Blue Jeans Man
Result: Bit warm but still nice and smooth
Conclusion: Mmm The Wilkinson Sword SS is one I have tried a couple of times, not sure its for me, I did however lather on my face wich I seldom do, Next time I try it I will go back to my stacked Bowls

I love your mug man. That thing is awesome.

Thursday December 3rd
Beard Prep: Shower, cetaphil face wash
Razor: Fil 4/8 Doble Temple in handmade cocobolo scales
Strop: Fresh off swaty hone, zeepk ~25 leather
Brush: Rex Pure Badger
Soap: Van Der hagen Glycerin shave soap
Astringent: 86% Witch
Result: Used about 3x as much soap as necessary to make a very thick gooey lather. Feels good man.
Conclusion: Razor's shave ready now. Nice blade, not any better than my Puma, but not much worse either. The brush is nice, lathers like a boar but feels much softer. I don't much care for the smell of the soap, luckily it's faint, but it does make very good lather so long as you're plenty generous with it.

Crazy razor. I like it.

5/8 Wapienica
Simpson's Chubby 1 Best
C&E Sienna Soap
Gentlemen's Best Splash

The shave I just (literally) had was FANTASTIC! It was smooth and everything just came together beautifully! I've been using the same tackle for a week or so to try to figure out some things. I think that between the better stropping (as noted from Tuesday's shave) and just letting each pass take care of itself and not digging in on the first one, I may have found the answer to upping the number of silk smooth, no-weeper, no-burn shaves. I also tried the Aqua Velva tonight...it's good, I like it. For $4.00, I'll take it. Great end to a trying day!

Prep - Hot water prep
Strop - 2'' web/latigo 50/50
Brush - WS boar
Cream - C.O. Bigelow and glycerin
Razor - 13/16 Bengall wedge/spike point (my fave razor that came beautifully honed from Rayman)
AS - Aqua Velva
ASB - Nivea Extreme

Wonderful!

Julian