Thread: SOTD - Sun Jan 10th - Sat Jan 16th

Originally Posted by ZethLent

While I was trying to snap a shot, these two rug rats kept jumping in the shot.

Seth, you are blessed with 2 beautiful rug rats

Chubby 3 Super
Trumpers Coconut SC
Henckels 410
TM Linen / Hand American Signature--20 / 20 / 50
Thayers Witch Hazel
The Refinery ASB
Zirh Corduroy EDT
Have a Great Day~~

Max is cheating, and so will I!!!!
Here's another 'my cup runeth over' one:

Soap: vintage barber soap (thanks to ByronT)
Brush: rooney finest 3/1
Strops: Vintage canvas/horsehide, roo strop from jimbo, kanayama canvas/cordovan
Razors: 2xRW in ivory, JC in bloodwood, ML in olivewood, TIPTLE in horn, heljestrand mk24, 7/8 henckels friodur
Aftershave: SCS aftershave milk, rosa damascena
EdT: Floris Sandalwood

Originally Posted by Maximilian

Seth, you are blessed with 2 beautiful rug rats

How I wish that I could have stopped time when my baby girl was that size.

She will be 18 a month from today. But she is still awesome.

Olive oil / Castor oil
Van der Hagen
Old Austrian "Barbershop" badger/boar brush
6/8 Friedr. Baurmann & Sohne "Comfort" #25 (Thanks, Max!)
Illinois Strop Co. x 30
2 WTG
1XTG
Witch Hazel
Corn Husker's

Awesome.

Sailinblues,

That str8 razor of yours is a true standout...A real beauty. Thanks for sharing a photo of it with us.

Tried Max's Bay Rum Experiment:


Shower:

• Carrie's Raspberry Vanilla Soap
• Baxter of California Daily Protein Shampoo
• Baxter of California Daily Moisturizing Conditioner

Pre-Shave:

• Simpson Polo 8 in Super
• SRD West Indies Bay Shaving Soap Left on a Couple Minutes
• HWR
• Dominca Bay Rum Waited a couple Minutes

Shave:

• dubl duck 6/8(might be a little over did not measure) spike point Wonderedge
• SRD Experimental Strop
• SRD West Indies Bay Shaving Soap
• 2 Passes Thats all it took

Post Shave

• HWR
• CWS
• Shavex Alum
• D. R. Harris Sandalwood Aftershave
• Finished With St. Johns Bay Rum Cologne and D.R. Harris Bay Rum Hair Lotion

Sunday Night

Location, 52° 45' 55.10460 - 0° 57' 31.22065
Beard Prep: Hot Bath, Boots Botanics Softening Wash, HWR, Trumpers Skin Food Lime, Lather, Shave.
Razor: Globusmen #39
Strop: Dovo 40 canvas/40 Leather
Brush: Vintage Barbershop Boar
Soap: Lea Cream, wonderful wonderful stuff
Astringent: Thayers Green
ASB: Lea Aftershave Balsam/Trumpers Skin Food Lime
AS : Nope!
Result: BBS!
Conclusion: A nice quick light shave,1 combination pass, 1 ATG pass, nice and simple and surprisingly smooth,
Although first pass, indeed first touch with the Razor, I managed to somehow touch the edge straight on the end of my Nose!!
Now that bled so much I thought I might have to abandon the shave!! SHAVE ON!

Latitude = 40.3471, Longitude = -74.0643
Prep: Hot shower, then followed with steaming towel, lathered face then how towel again.
Razor: Most Amazing razor I've ever shaved with Joseph Elliot Crown and stamp Silver Steel.
Brush: Edwin Jaeger Extra Large Silver tip in Faux Ivory.
Strop: Bridle Strop from SRD
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
ASB: Nivea Sensitive for Men.
EDT: TOB'S St. James



Conclusion: I hadn't shaved in 5 days, which is crazy for me but Walking Pneumonia will do that to a fellow, on some serious meds, and steroids, but getting better, but this shave was OUFREAKING STANDING. The Joseph Elliot whisked through my wiry 5 days of growth like a hot knife through...well you know. Oh if you look closely in the blade you can see me taking the pic

Cheers
David

Razor: Iwasaki
Brush: SRD #2
Lather: D.R. Harris Marlborough shave cream
Aftershave: Italian Floid

Well, I believe my RAD has exacerbated into JRAD. Oh what have I done!