Thread: SOTD - Sun May 2nd - Sat May 8th

Originally Posted by sfcablecar

Fritz Bracht Dovo No.25 | Simpsons No.62 | Truefitt & Hill 1805 | Alt-Innsbruck

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That is beautiful

Razor: C.V. Heljestrand №9
Soap: 'Safari' by Ralph Lauren
Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn PB travel brush
Aftershave: Alum Block / 444 + Trumper's Spanish Leather
Cologne: Czech & Speake Cuba

Great pics today gentlemen!

Originally Posted by Hogrider

Thanks Lu,

Thursday the wife took me out for dinner over at Brio (an italian restaurant) in Pembroke Pines. Yesterday, I was also treated out for dinner..although Ma did not shaved me; she gave me a few gifts herself..I turned 55 years old...life is good. HOG

Hog, Happy Birthday young man!

Originally Posted by jhenry

Prep: Hot shower--followed by Robeson bay rum beard prep
Brush: Heinrich L. Thäter Series 4376/2 21mm Finest Badger Silver Tip
SC: EJ “Sea Buckthorn” + Ingram
Strop: VB Red Latigo--50 fabric; 55 leather
Razor: 6/8” Bengall
Astringent: Alum block
ASB: Nivea for Men “Extreme Comfort”
AS: Pashana “Original”
Result:

That Bengall is a beauty JH!

Originally Posted by ganboyi

Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Time: 22:16
Brush: Restored Fuller Black and Marbled Butterscotch 22mm knot by Prophetic Joe
Shaving Soap: Knize Ten
Razor: Bengall wedge in dyed horn scales
Aftershave: Proraso

I've started drinking between passes occasionally. This time with some sort of Taiwanese spirit, I guess you could call it a cross between vodka and sake. It's a bit rough but the shave was amazing. I am thouroughly plesed with this Bengall wedge, it shaves like its going through warm butter. Very nimble too because of its small size - just a real pleasure to use. I think the dyed horn scales are sweet too...

A classic razor for sure. It might be better to leave the alcohol as an AFTER-shave. You don't want to lose any vital extremities!

Originally Posted by mbeem

Razor: C.V. Heljestrand №9
Soap: 'Safari' by Ralph Lauren
Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn PB travel brush
Aftershave: Alum Block / 444 + Trumper's Spanish Leather
Cologne: Czech & Speake Cuba

Great pics today gentlemen!

Beautiful Mark! Now you've got me drooling all over my keyboard, teasing me with that seductive Heljestrand! Will it never end?!

Originally Posted by jhenry

Prep: Hot shower--followed by Robeson bay rum beard prep
Brush: Heinrich L. Thäter Series 4376/2 21mm Finest Badger Silver Tip
SC: EJ “Sea Buckthorn” + Ingram
Strop: VB Red Latigo--50 fabric; 55 leather
Razor: 6/8” Bengall
Astringent: Alum block
ASB: Nivea for Men “Extreme Comfort”
AS: Pashana “Original”
Result:

JHenry,

Loved the deep engraving in that blade. BTW how do you like the Thater brush and how does it compare to other badger hair brushes that you own?HOG

Saturdays Shave


Hot Wash: Proraso Sul Filo Rasoio
Pre Shave: Proraso Crema Pre Barba
Shave Lather: LaToja SS+SC+Glycerine = "Uberlather"!
Brush: Edwin Jagger Super Badger
Razor: Grah Plumacher #14 In Beech
Astringent: Alum Block
ASB: LaToja
AS: Pashana Bay Rum

Result: Spicey Spicey BBS!



SHAVE ON!!

SOTD Saturday May 8, 2010

Razor: 5/8 Solingen Mehaz
Soap: Ogallala Bay Rum and Sandalwood
Mug: Ceramic Clipper
Brush: Medium Badger
ASB: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Ogallala Bay Rum and Sandalwood
Cologne: Ogallala Bay Rum, limes and peppercorns

Just got the Mehaz back from Glen with a beautifully honed edge. It took a scarry sharpe edge and shaved like a dream. I bought this about 8 years ago and it was advertized as a Dovo second, due to a cosmetic blemish. (small stain on the blade tip just under the spine) I was hopeing that the blade would be quality metal like the Dovo's but I wasn't sure. I think, I might have gotten lucky with this cheapy but it depends on how it holds this edge with use. We shall see. Beautiful shave kits shown by all this morning Gentlemen! Thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by Hogrider

JHenry,

Loved the deep engraving in that blade. BTW how do you like the Thater brush and how does it compare to other badger hair brushes that you own?HOG

Hog,

Thanks for the compliment about the engraving on the blade of my 6/8 Bengall. I picked it up from an online vendor after falling in love with Sir Ralfy's Bengall.

As for the Thater...I like it a lot, even though I feel that it is not fully broken in yet. Once it is, I think I will like it even more. In terms of a comparison with my other brushes...It falls somewhere between my Omegas and Rooneys. The Thater has the softness of my Omega brushes, but the stiffness of my Rooney brushes. It works well with both soaps and creams.