Thread: SOTD - Sun Dec 13th - Sat Dec 19th

Originally Posted by Maximilian

Thanks for sharing and welcome to the SOTD. Please don't be a stranger. We all love razor and shaving porn

Oh, I've posted in SOTD before plenty of times, this is just the first day I've managed to get a photo up.

Originally Posted by tat2Ralfy

Too right its cold enough here in the midlands to do that thing with Brass Monkey! Brrrrrr

Still, it's a winter wonderland out there this morning and tempted not to go to work, but will at least try.

Just a steaming-hot shower for me today. The face rests and will be shaved again on Sunday. Good weekend all!

Originally Posted by Hogrider

Hey Otto...are those ivory handles on that Friodor?...I own the same blade but in rosewood handles...fantastic shaver. Let me know.

Yes, The razor has handles custom made by Robert Williams of Russian mammoth ivory which is a minimum of 20,000 years old. And it's a great shaver too.

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' Custom: Chess King
Soap: TSD Mojito
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Filarmonica 14 Doble Temple
ASB: Caswell-Massey Number Six

FRIDAY

Gem Micromatic
Gem Stainless Blade
Vulfix 2006 Badger
Williams Shave Soap
Herbissimo After Shave

Sountrack - Zeppelin Houses of the Holy
Prep - hot water/washcloth
Strop - VB 2" web/latigo 100/100
Brush - WS boar
Cream - COB and glycerin
Razor - Wapi
AS - Aqua Velva (I can't figure out what my wife hates about it so much)
ASB - Nivea Extreme
Post Shave Drink - Heineken (well, actually, two Heinekens...and some cheese...and pretzels...and a couple of cookies)

Time to send the razors out for honing...missed my chance before traveling early next week - I'll have to wait until after Christmas. On the other hand, my wife and I bought a Dovo for my brother for Christmas...maybe I'll borrow his once or twice while we're up in Canada...

RAZOR: CMON HF
CREAM: JM FRASUR
AS: BOOSTERS ICED LIME
STROP: TM ARTISAN HORSEHIDE AND LINEN

Figured I'd kick it old school.

Prep:Hot shower/Noxema
Brush:My grandfathers well broken in boar.
Razor: Great grandfathers unrestored dubl duck satin wedge
Soap: Williams old formula(pre 1970) left over from my other grandfathers stash.(also his old spice mug)
A/S: Masters bay rum

Result: awesome shave, I'll be so sad when this puck of Williams is gone.

Razor - Dovo Perlex 6/8" Special
Brush - Omega "Pura Setola"
Shave Cream - C.O. Bigelow Premium (Proraso)
Aftershave - the White Company: Aspen

don't have a great pic of this razor; this one was Bogart'ed from somewhere...

Prep: Hot shower
Brush:SHavemac 23 mm silver tip
Strop: Old War Horse
Shave Cream: CarrieM's Sandlewood
Razor:Bresnick Blue Jinx 9/16's
AS: Brut After Shave Balm

This Blue Jinx and CarrieM's Sandlewood are real killers!