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

• STROPS: Illinois 827, Dovo 3" finish leather. 60 passes linen, 80 passes leather, 60 passes finish leather.
• PRE-SHAVE PREP: Hot shower, hot towel.
• PRE-SHAVE OIL: Glycerin.
• BRUSH: C-M Super Silver Tip.
• S/S: Classic Shaving brand- Bay Rum.
• S/C: TOBS- Sandlewood.
• UBER-LATHER: 6 drops of pure glycerin oil.
• RAZOR: Dovo Bergischer Lowe 5/8 spanish point, black horn scales.
• A/S BALM: Diesel Fuel for life. {not pictured}
• EDC: Royall - Bay Rhum.
• RESULT: BBS Shave. Great shave

~ Music sound track: Mozart's best, listners choice. ~ This was a great shave, BBS shave. The Classic Shave brand Bay Rum is a very good soap, I really like the scent. Not as good as MWF or Tabac, but still very good. Nice slide, great scent, easy to lather, good cushtion. Nice. Which brings me to; I must purchase a Bay Rum shave cream of some kind.

Prep...A nice hot shower followed by my favorite Proraso Pre/post cream
Stropped the razor 30 times in webbed fabric and 30 in red latigo...since it is a freshly honed razor there was no need for ChroOx. Its plenty sharp.

Razor.....Dorko 8/8 blade round point in red scales. This is the only 8/8 that I have and love it, I favor wider blades generally...no problem handling under the nose and upper lip..got the hang of it already.

Soap....Erasmic in a tube added five drops of glycerin...man awesome thick lather.

Brush...Big bruiser Omega boar bristle this is a big 26mm knot

Astringent....Thayers Lemon
AS...Aqua Velva...love the menthol, always.

Results...BBS, no nicks,cuts or razor burns again!

Background music....Pink Floyd "The Great gig in the sky"


PS. I know I have posted this already; but here it is again. Dorko 8/8 round point. The brush however is not the boar bristle used today..obviously.

Razor: Revisor 8/8
Brush: Omega Hog
Lather: D.R. Harris Marlborough
Aftershave: Pinuad Clubman
Drink: Dalwhinnie 15 neat
Result: One clean-shaven rancid man.

Prep: hot water + Proraso Pre/Post cream
Lather: Wilkinson black puck whipped in stacked mugs by a Gibbs 210 brush
Razor: L. Pelleray Frameback
Post: cold water rinse, hot shower, Proraso Pre/Post cream and yet to be decided AS splash

Very smooth shave.

Razor: Yaichi
Brush: Omega #21047
Brush test: Koh-I-Noor #077J
Cream: Olivia Rose
ASB: Olivia Winter
AS: Pinaud Lotion

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: EJ Best Badger
Soap: TSD Mojito
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Filarmonica 14 Doble Temple
AS: Geo. F. Trumper - Lime skin food

Brush: Semogue 2015
Soap: Tabac
Razor: EJ 89 with Astra blade (2nd shave on this side of the blade, 4th with this blade overall)
AS: Light coat of Nivea Replenishing AS

Shave was excellent, I've finally worked out how to get a perfect lather with this Tabac that doesn't stick or cause skipping or dry my face out, like it used to (make what LOOKS like a perfect lather as normal, then add some more water and whip) and now I'm getting excellent shaves with it. Definitely a keeper in my soap rotation.

Razor: 5/8 Red Point
Brush: Vulfix Super
Soap: Kell's Aloe/Hemp Arabian Spice

Kept it simple today. Not a great shave though. I had a bit of a scare/adventure in the middle.

I dropped my razor while moving my hand down to wipe it, so I basically threw it at the counter. It hit on the spine and bounced. Being stupid, I reached out to catch it. Caught it by the scales. The blade and edge are still perfect, but it scared the #%@& out of me so I had a hard time on the ATG pass (dropped it right before that).

Originally Posted by DPflaumer

I reached out to catch it. Caught it by the scales.

You are one lucky guy. Those edges can do serious damage. Glad it turned out ok. That's also why I always have a towel laying on the bathroom sink where I lay my razor down during passes and use to clean my razor in case it does slip out of my hands.

Originally Posted by DPflaumer

I dropped my razor while moving my hand down to wipe it,(dropped it right before that).

Like Maximilian, I keep a folded towel on the counter space in front of the sink...in fact, I have a dozen barber towels neatly rolled up in my shave den. I always dry my hands right after I lather my face to avoid having slippery hands; in addition, I rinse the blade and wipe it keeping everything dry: blade, scales and tang. Glad you were ok.