Thread: SOTD - Sun July 18th - Sat July 24rd

After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

1964 Macys badger
1958 Executive/Feather
AOS lemon SC
Lumene AS balm
vintage Caron 'Yatagan' Pour Monsieur

The Feather blade's a very nice change of pace, and especially effective with this morning's two days worth of whiskers to be whacked. It's a great blade when used in the correct razor.

BBS results,

Martin

Prep: Hot towel w/lather
Razor: Frederick Reynolds
Strop: Tony Miller's 2" Red Latigo Heirloom
Brush: Shavemac DO1
SC: Irisch Moos
Astringent: Thayers Peach Witch Hazel
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
AS: Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum
Results: A very nice shave. The razor belonged to my grandfather, so it always makes the shave a little more special.

As the title says it was. 4 am shave today.

Was going for a family road trip from toronto to Windsor and got yelled at to shave before we left so had to make sure I was wide awake for this!

Cold water prep
Grelot 6/8
3" latigo 25 canvas 70 leather. Didn't have too much time for the extra long stropping like I love.
Trumpers coconut
Nivea balm

Pretty good shave but didn't do so great on the second clean up pass due to sleepiness so some parts not as smooth. Oops!!

Also I noticed the less I soak my brush the better the lather is. Hmm I might be onto something here.

Sunday, 7.18.10

Aura Glow as a Pre Shave oil
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Semogue SOC Premium Boar
Wacker Old Sheffield model 4 wedge
Tony Miller strop 45 Linen/ 75 Leather
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea AS Balm
Spanish Floïd AS

The Semogue SOC brush and MWF must have been designed for each other... I couldn't imagine a more luxurious lather..

Originally Posted by mbeem

Beautiful razor Bruce!!

Thanks Mark! I rescaled it with some scales off of a junk razor. I thought the design on the scales looked kinda neat. It's a excellent shaving razor as well. I really like your Helji's new scales! The last razor I have to rescale is my Helji but I think I will get some TI replacement scales and do it myself. It's kinda fun to do! LOL

Le Grelot started the shave
Dubl Duck Dwarf finished the shave
Illinois #827 strop
Cella
Pure Badger Brush
DB Scuttle
Witch Hazel
Speick shave balm
(I'm finding full hollow blades that sing give me the best shave, and are my favorite)

Strop: Canvas and SRD Bridal
Shave Soap: De Vergulde Hand
Brush: Vulfix 21mm Pure Badger
Razor: Kiebitz Garanite - Gerb. Emde Vieyer
AS: Clubman

EJ BBB--6/8 Bengall--Proraso SC--Barbasol Pacific Rush AS

The Pacific Rush isn't the type of aftershave I usually go for scent-wise, but I am enjoying the face freeze during this heat wave.

Pre-Shave: Stephan's Smooth Shave Cream

Razor: 5/8" Respecto #77, Round Point

Brush: 24mm Shavemac Silvertip

Soap: TOBS Eaton College Collection

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel

Post-Shave: Trumper's Sandalwood Skin Food, Trumper's Moisturizer

Cologne: Penhaligon's Racquets

Result: The Respecto is my go-to blade. Love shaving with it. This week, I am using the combination of TOBS Eaton College shave cream, violet shave soap and a squirt of glycerin...The überather is exceptionally slick and moist. The Shavemac is a dream brush to work this lather into the beard. Wonderfully smooth and BBS shave.

Enjoy your week .

Hot shower, Hot towel, hot water, warm AOS oil.
A few passes on the Swaty. 50 on the paddle.

Tried Proraso for the first time. Very nice. That is a keeper.