Thread: SOTD - Sun July 4th - Sat July 10th

7/8 Joseph Smith & Sons
C.O. Bigelow
Shavemac 177
Proraso

Woke up early and went biking. Cranked out 16 miles and then back home for a hot shower and shave then a nice breakfast!

Perfect start to the day!! More pics here: 7-5-2010 pictures by Thornmoon - Photobucket

Shogun Onyx superbadger : Le Grelot 6/8 : Vulfix Lime SC : Mennen Green Tonic ASL : Hermes Eau d'Oranges vertes EdT

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Hot Shower
Frederick Reynolds Chopper
Semogue 2000
Omega Soap
Aqua Velva Classic
Cool Water
Great shave. After 4 passes late yesterday I didn't have much to cut but what was there was handled in a jiffy. Just two passes (N-S, S-N)

4 passes!!! your face is made from leather instead of skin.....

iKon DeLuxe Open Comb
Gillette 7 o'clock Green Label (2)
LaToja Shave Stick
Vulfix Super Badger
Humphreys Maravilla Lotion w/added Rose Hydrosol
Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue

A DFS.

Second shave with the Le grelot today and i just love it. smoothest blade i have ever tried.

Cold water splash on the face and let the sponge and brush soap in cold water as i stropped the blade

Strop: 3" Black Latigo 60 canvas 120 Leather
Razor: Le Grelot 3/4 in bone
Brush: Omega 05
Soap: Muhel Sandalwood
Aftershave: Nivea Balm.


2 passes till a nice smooth face followed by little touch ups here and there.

Cold water splash to wash off the face then the aftershave.

And finally 25 canvas 60 leather passes and blade oiled in ballistol and put away until next time.

Wade & Butcher The Celebrated India Steel Wedge
Semogue 830
Tryphon Mentolo ss
Thayers Cucumber WH w/ aloe
Floid Vigoroso a/s
Musgo Real a/s balsam
Pino Silvestre Edt

Very good shave this afternoon with the W&B. It's a heavy wedge and takes some getting used to when compared with the full hollow grounds that make up the rest of my straights. The hot weather led me to the Tryphon Mentolo soap and Floid a/s followed by the Pino Silvestre...no vetiver or sandalwood in this weather.

Prep: Warm shower--followed by Robeson bay rum beard prep method
Brush: Vie-Long 16510 White Badger
SS/SC: Valobra "Menthol" + Ingram = Superlather
Strop: VB Red Latigo--50 fabric; 70 leather
Razor: 5/8 Dovo “Prima Klang”
Astringent: Thayer’s Original Witch Hazel
ASB: Zirh “Soothe”
AS: Booster “Polar Ice”
Result: A cooling and refreshing BBS shave...

E. Bergfeld & Sohn Globusmen Gold No.46 | Heinrich L. Thäter Chubby | Nancy Boy Signature | Castle Forbes 1445

Originally Posted by sfcablecar

E. Bergfeld & Sohn Globusmen Gold No.46 | Heinrich L. Thäter Chubby | Nancy Boy Signature | Castle Forbes 1445

How do you have so many beautiful razors?!

Originally Posted by ShavedZombie

How do you have so many beautiful razors?!

I was lucky to be converted to the straight razor years ago in college by a fellow classmate. Collecting razors ever since have yielded some beauties. (I still remember haggling at some flea market years ago for a NOS Filarmonica No.14 for $10!) Joining this forum however has rekindled my latent SRAD.

It's a joy to share the razors with everyone.