Thread: SOTD - Sun Mar 14th - Sat Mar 20th

+1 on the Ogallala products. Really exceptional and John's customer service si 2nd to none.

C.O. Bigelow Pre-Shave Oil
Taylor of Old Bond Street - Bay Rum
Dovo Black Micarta Silvertip
Unknown Solingen - "Extra Special" - 13/16
Thayer's Lemon
Pinaud Clubman


ISO-80 | f/2.8 | 6mm | 1/5s | no flash

I love waking up this way!

Tuesday evening.

Prep: Wash face with glycerin soap, lather face massage, hot towel.
Soap: Pre de Provence.
Brush: Simpson Colonel Super.
Razor: 6/8ths Thiers Issard 69.
AS: Thayers Witch Hazel followed by Proraso Splash & Balm.

Plain Jane razor, but she shaves well.

Facial Prep: Hot shower + Proraso preshave cream. Hadn't shaved since Monday morning and had plenty of stubble. Decided on the Boker instead of the Dorko and did not regret the decision. My little friend was amazing.
Razor: Boker Edelweisse 5/8 round point.
Soap: MWFS in ceramic container a gift from Mrs. Hog.
Brush:Omega hog hair. Professional model
Astringent: Thayers Lemon
AS: Dominica Bay Rum.
Cologne: Glogenhassen 4711
Results: BBS and one beaming Hog. Shave on friends.
HOG

Kool Hogrider.

6/8th's Kropp
Palmolive SS
Made Rite - TGN Finest
Floid Blue



This was a fantastic shave! I picked up the razor at an antique shop for a story told to the owner of how I planned to use it. He could not believe that people still used these old razors.

Now, I was excited tonight and started honing this razor on my Barber's hone for 30 laps, then 6 laps on crox balsa strop and it popped hairs on my arm beautifully. 20 more laps on Barber's hone and 35 laps on white Barber's hone (maybe an Arkansas?) and it passed the hair test.

I was really excited now and prepped for the shave. I was shaving away and having so much fun that I shaved my goatee. Then, after I was almost finished, I realized, I had forgotten to strop the razor. I had never shaved right off of the stone or hone but this was a great feeling shave.

I really like this razor, I just wish it didn't have the pitting it has, but at least it is over a quarter of an inch up from the edge.

PREP: Hot shower with face scrub
RAZOR: Dovo special(u can still see my sideburn arm intact)
BRUSH: Custom Brush by InstaRAD(Adam) let me say that thing is sweet!! and lathers like a dream!!
SOAP: Mama Bears vanilla and sandalwood
AFTERSHAVE: clubman OG
BALM: Nivea
RESULT: Excellent!!!!