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

Vintage Rooney Boar
Cella SS
Keen Kutter K15
SRD Cotton / Latigo--20 / 60
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Pino Silvestre EDT
Have a Great Night~~

Al's SC "Sage" | Semogue 1305 | Geneva Cutlery 5/8 | Al's Citrus AS Splash

Prep>>Hot shower + Proraso Pre shave cream.
Razor>>Wacker Jungmeister 7/8. This is one of my favorite razors, it is well balanced, the blade is heavy, the spanish point lets me shave in difficult places like the coners of my mouth and under my nostrils.
Stropping>>SRD Red Latigo and webbed fabric 30/30. Firm draw when stropping in red latigo. The sharpness of the blade was amazing.
Cream>> Speick in red tube + five drops of glycerin a mix that lasted the entire three passes without drying on me.
Brush>>Omega Badger hair boulbous type.
Astringent>>Thayers Lemon
AS>>Pinaud Clubmen.

Results>>BBS...Oh, the joy of straight shaving!!

Background music>>Pink Floyd-Division Bell CD.
No booze tonight. Been exercising.
HOG

Tweezerman Silvertip - Tabac - EJ89 DE (Astra blade) - GFT Limes Skin Food

• Chopin - Nocturne in C# minor (lathering and prep)
• Bach - Cello Suite No 1 Prelude (Yo-Yo Ma) (shaving)
• Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings (shaving and post-shave)

Post-shave drink: Jose Cuervo '1800' - Anejo Tequila

Originally Posted by ControlFreak1

Razorlicious!

No shave for two and a half daze. I almost never shower before I shave but I did today, then I tried the prep that Max found and tried and posted from the old Robeson booklet. And me too - WOW! - I think the most comfortable shave that I have had. Of course I did shower first, and used my new hot pot scuttle with uber lather. But I still think that the prep made a real difference too. Thanks for the awesome tip Max.

Uber-Lather with Art of Shaving Lemon Soap and Cream and a shot of glycerin
used in Robeson prep method, followed with Ogallala Bay Rum Limes and
Peppercorn After Shave
6/8ths Frederick Reynolds in Faux Tortoise - a Maximilian masterpiece
G5 Scuttle from Georgetown Pottery
Edwin Jagger medium silvertip with clear acrylic handle
Uber-Lather
Ogallala Bay Rum After Shave
and of course - Nivea Sensitive After Shave Balm

Uber-tastic !!! So 'licious that I almost didn't use the Nivea

Your str8 razor is quite simply drop dead gorgeous!

5/8 Wapienica
Rooney Heritage Stubby 2
Castle Forbes Lime EO SC
Clubman Bay Rum

So when you going to run out of Henckells lmao

Originally Posted by Joed

Prep: Hot water face wash with CarrieM's Bay Rum bath soap
Strop: Linen and TM Horse Hide
Brush: Shavemac 23mm Silvertip
SC: CarrieM's Bamboo Teak
Razor: J.A. Henckels 401 5/8s square point
AS: Pinaud Lilac Vegetal

Two days growth went smooth as silk. Only the sound reminded me that hairs were being cut.

PRE-SHAVE PREP: Hot shower, hot towel, pre-shave oil, lather, hot towel, re-lather, shave.
BRUSH: C-M Super Silver Tip.
S/SOAP: Tabac.
PRE-SHAVE OIL: Glycerin.
GLYCERIN: 6 drops= lather delux.
RAZOR: Magic shavette from Italy.
POST SHAVE TREATMENT: Hot towel, cold water rinse, astringent, A/S balm, EDT.
ASTRINGENT: T.N. Dickinson's Witch hazel.
A/S Balm: Drakkar Noir.
EDT: Drakkar Noir.
RESULT: BBS Shave. One small cut on left lower lip. First time in a while for the clubman Styptic pencil.

Shave of Today:
Back to the Basics and loving it today
Equipment:
Razor - Thistle Cut co of NY
Brush - Col. Conk Pure Badger
Bowl - The Sundae Bowl
Strop - SRD Premium 1
Products:
Soap - MWF
Cream - The Pro Bomb from Alraz
Glycerin
Alum
Aftershave - Lustray Bay Rum Compound
Shave:
Steaming hot towel x2
HWR
Lather
Strop 25 linen 50 leather
HWR
Lather
Combined direction pass
HWR
Lather
ATG Pass
HWR
Touch up pass
Steaming hot towel
HWR
Alum
CWR
Ice cold towel
After Shave Splash
Have a Great Day!!!!

Razor: Schuzle 5/8
Brush: Shavemac 177
Lather: Lea mentholated
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman

A nice two pass shave with the fragrance of a old timey barber shop.