Thread: SOTD - Sun May 23rd - Sat May 29th

Wednesday, 5.26.10


Kell's Original Pre Shave Soap
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Simpson's Colonel X2L Two band Ehsan
Bowdin's Wedge
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Pinaud's Lilac Vegetal

Duck Call

Razor: Schlieper 13/16s
Uber: QED Limes + ProRaso Shaving Cream
AS: Boosters Bay Rum
Splash: SCS Lime Extract
Strop: TM Linen/Horsehide

Wednesday

Prep: Hot shower
Hardware: USA Special Straight, clean up with an Edwin Jagger DE 89 and Wilkinson Sword Blade.
Software: Real Shaving Company menthol cream and a Vulfix 2235 super badger brush.
Post shave: Alum, Gillette Series ASB and Aquatonic AS



6th straight shave and it certainly is a much steeper learning curve than DE shaving was! However every time I learn a bit more so the curve is most certainly being climbed. Stropping is coming along now and I did some stropping on newspaper which seemed to smooth things up a bit more too. At the moment its all about getting the right hand position to maintain the correct angle but its coming along nicely even if I do say so myself.

Originally Posted by DwarvenChef

But can it shave the cat??

Who would want to shave that beautiful Kitty! They don't like that you know!

Wednesday Afternoon Head Shave


Hot Wash: Proraso Sul Filo Del Rasoio
Pre Shave: Lather, Strop, Rinse, lather, Shave
Shave Cream: Erasmic
Brush: Semogue 830
Razor: Metropol Hamburg Ring "Try Me"
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel
ASB: Nivea For Men "Cool Kick"
AS: La Toja

Result: The More I Do This The Better It Feels!!



SHAVE ON!!

SOTD Wednesday May 26, 2010

Razor: 11/16 C-Mon Special
Soap/Mug: Tabac
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Brush: Medium Badger
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave: Adidas Dynamic Pulse

Beautiful shave this morning!
Great shaves shown by all Gentlemen!

-Harner blank razor
-Plisson Size 10 European White
-Castle Forbes Lime

Off to enjoy these now.

[QUOTE=cyclelu;599618]

Very Hot Shower

SRD Red Latigo/Web 50/75
TOBS Lavender Cream
24mm TGN Extra Hair Finest Badger
Henckels 7/8 Inox no-stain
Alt Innsbruck

What a nice shave, this was the first time with the new razor present from SWMBO. Honed it last night and was able to get a very nice shave, not quite BBS though.

Lu,

I've got the same razor, the only difference is that it is a spanish point. They take a wicked edge...I have just paddle stropped it in CrOx and it is plenty sharp...enjoy. HOG

[QUOTE=Hogrider;600062]

Originally Posted by cyclelu

Very Hot Shower

SRD Red Latigo/Web 50/75
TOBS Lavender Cream
24mm TGN Extra Hair Finest Badger
Henckels 7/8 Inox no-stain
Alt Innsbruck

What a nice shave, this was the first time with the new razor present from SWMBO. Honed it last night and was able to get a very nice shave, not quite BBS though.

Lu,

I've got the same razor, the only difference is that it is a spanish point. They take a wicked edge...I have just paddle stropped it in CrOx and it is plenty sharp...enjoy. HOG

Enough already !! hahaha
I have been after one for an age!
But I can wait...... honest