Thread: SOTD - Sun June 06th - Sat June 12th

It's a homemade concoction 1/2 Witch Hazel and 1/2 Osage Rub

Happy anniversary Bruce...may you celebrate many more.HOG

Hot shower + Proraso preshave cream
Wacker 6/8 spanish point honed by myself and a delight to shave with...no pulling at all; just effortlessly elimination of stubble.
Vulfix best badger 21mm knot
T&H Rose
Thayers Lemon
Superior 70 Bay Rum.
Shave On
HOG

Tuesday Night/Wednesday Morning

Pre: Hot towel
UberLather: Erasmic Shavebowl soap and Wars Cream
Razor: 5/8 Stainless Steel Round Point Basler
Brush: Vulfix 2235 Super Badger
Post: Alum, Aquatonic AS
Post, Post: Rather a large glass of Aberlour 10 year old single malt

About my 12th straight shave and after making very little progress in the last few shaves I decided to re-watch what seemed like all the straight shaving tutorials on YouTube.

This shave took about 40 minutes and I made far too many passes but I know my skin well from when I learned DE shaving. I know that it will take it fine at the moment and I know when I'll need to lay off for a couple of days.

Anyway the shave! Gradually gaining muscle memory and establishing what passes work for me. Above the jaw line its a good close shave, but still taking much more effort than a DE shave, consistency of blade angle improved a lot tonight and I tried directional passes that I had not tried before and they worked. I'm gaining much more confidence with my left hand in fact I reckon that some of my left hand shaving is better than the right, but that just reinforces a suspicion that I am probably mildly left handed but was taught to to be right handed as a toddler. Certainly I'm left eyed, left footed and am more comfortable boxing as a southpaw!

Below jaw line is far closer than it has been before but but still rates at about 400 grit

I'd like to say the picture was intended to have a dreamy haze, but it was taken with my phone around midnight, and I was too tired to clean the oil off of the lens


Location: Lynn's shave den with some really cool Mastro Livi's watching me from the shelf. (Thanks, Lynn!)
Preshave: hot shower to wash off dust from the Mid MO gathering
Soap & shave cream: C&E Nomad
Razor: Roberson's Best - a antique store find that Lynn cleaned & honed for me
Brush: Simpson POLO
Scuttle: SRD dark blue scuttle - kept the lather nice & warm the entire shave. I'd buy one in a heartbeat if I hadn't commissioned a friend to make me a new scuttle (to be pictured in a SOTD soon). Who knows, I might buy one anyway - SWMBO won't notice will she??? Second pic was taken Monday morning with my Nikkon.
Music: Ennio Marricone favorites played by YoYo Ma (hope I didn't awaken you Lynn)

shower w/ James Bronnley Soap on a Rope
SWK Scuttle
Thäter 4125/1
James Bronnley Shaving Cream
Progress 500 w/ Astra
James Bronnley Aftershave
James Bronnley Moisturising Aftershave Balm
James Bronnley Eau De Toilette

Pre: Hot shower
Razor Heljestrand B K 42
Brush: Ikonrazor chubby 24 mm silvertip
Soap: Cella
Astringent: Indian alum
Post: Proraso
AS: Italian Floid
Result: W O W !
That was a nice one, this razor just melts through, I´ve got some hard ass stubble, but it was like shaving a 16 yrs old kid . Slick Cella was perfect with this one.
Lovely shave this morning gentlemen and lovely pics. Thank you so much for charing! It´s a joy to whatch and read!!

Prep: Fast shower
Brush: E. J. best badger
Soap: Mama Bear Dragon's Blood
DE Razor: Gillette Aristocrat / Israeli blade
ASB: Caswell-Massey Newport

Speedy shave today. Good enough for work.

Hot Shower
Boker Barber Tip
Omega Boar
Speick shavestick
Witch Hazel
British Sterling

Maden voyage for the Speick shavestick. Seemed to work very well and I like the smell too. Nothing too fancy just a quick 2 passes to make me presentable. DFS to be sure.

1 hour bike ride
followed by Hot Shower
SRD Red Latigo/Web 25/50
24mm TGN Extra Hair Finest Badger Custom
TOBS Lavender Cream/Soap & 3 drops Glycerine
Dominator 81
Alt Innsbruck


What a wonderful way to start the day and BBS result!