SOTD April 18 - April 25

Hot Shower
TM 3" Strop
6/8 Revisor
Tweezerman Badger - still malting, used x 2 weeks now.
Proraso Shave cream
x 2 passes
Proraso A\shave

Now that WAS real good..

Shower
Tony's #1 Heirloom strop (leather side only so as to not wake the wifey)
Halbero bone handle 7/8 razor
Old Spice shave soap
Men-U synthetic brush
SCS Tony's Choice aftershave (awesome stuff)
a few more passes on the TM leather strop
off to work!
-Fred

Hot water prep
Poraso with Vulfix Burlington Badger
W&B 6/8 square point fresh from the Swaty

Could be closer...

Nenad's clear plexiglass satinedge
D.R. Harris Arlington hard soap
Plisson brush
Neutrogena Razor Defense Balm
Trumper's Spanish Leather EDT

Jeff

hot shower

6/8 dovo horn handle
proraso pre shave
trumper sandalwood shave cream
silvertip badger

Pinaud Bay Rum

W&B still shavin' great.

Hot shower,
Kruidvat cheap shaving oil.
Soap Lady of Oregon shaving Cedarwood shaving soap.
Shumate 4/8 spike tip Barber special (Thanks Xman)
Harley Davidson Hot Road aftershave.



possibly best shave I EVER had.....I'm getting better all the time.....feels nice.

Hot Shower

Dovo special 6/8
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Tony Miller strop
Taylor's Lavender cream
Michelsens Bay Rum

Another enjoyable shave. Man... I love Taylor's lavender cream.
Will have to try the Taylor's rose cream as well.

Terry

hot shower

3/8 Dorko French Point
proraso preshave
Taylor of OBS Sanalwood soap
silvertip badger

Old Spice. (Still reminds me of my father and uncle):)

3/8 Heljestrand trim with water only. Gotta love a good edge.

Hot Shower

Case 5/8 sp
Vulfix 374 silvertip
TM Strop
Williams mug soap
Old Spice

First shave with the vintage Case that I bought from Bill Ellis.
Decided to use a old time American soap with an old time
American razor.


Terry

Hot Shower

6/8 Aevos
proraso pre shave
Taylor of OBS St James Shave cream
silver tip badger

Pinaud Lilac Vegital..

Man you just can't beat a satisfying shave... Huummmmm

Hot Shower

Genco 6/8 sp
Vulfix 374 silvertip
TM strop
Proraso pre/post
Proraso soap
Proraso AS balm

Smooooth shave. Gotta love Proraso.
I definately need to try the Proraso AS splash.
Wonder if Target will get that in as well?
I quess I need to stop in a see if they have
it. While I'm at it but more pre/post and soap,
in the event they quit selling it.


Terry

-hot shower
-gentlemen's oak & moss soap
-wilkinson brush (since I'm in the process of testing Colleen's samples, I'm using the same brush and the same lathering technique. can't wait to start using my new C&E)
-DD Satinedge

I'm getting ticked off with the Satinedge. It left my face raw. Today I'll try to re-hone it from scratch, starting with heavy pressure on the 4k. However, for now, I'm disappointed with Solingen steel and/or my inability to get it as sharp as Sheffield steel.

Steam shower
Proraso Cream
Tweezerman brush (stopped malting now)
TM 3" red latigo strop
Ebay £6.40 Thiers Issard -check that out 6271644108 - cleaned & honed.
cold water splash
Proraso A\shave - Terry, it's worth every penny.

I Wish I could bottle that shave Gents !

Dunk

First ever shave with a real str8 after a year with a shavette:

a couple of hours honing out a nick in an old blade inherited two weeks ago
(no shower; too anxious)
stropping on a belt (expect a strop any day now)
cheap sythetic brush
williams mug soap
dominica bay rum

conclusion: i need to get the blade a little sharper (am gonna get a blade shave ready by a pro) and i need more practice maintaining an edge. i also think my skin needs to adjust. so it was, of course, less than ideal, but...

IT WAS THRILLING! a culmination of training and reading the valuable information on this site

My 4th shave with a straight.

I finally got the razor honed to pass the HHT with my beginners package of barberhones from Redtrader. I had shaved 3 days in a row with it and decided to take one day with my Gilette double-bladed. What a bad idea! My skin got really irritated and I had to take a day off from shaving because of razorburn and bumps. So I used the straight again:

Hot shower
Taylor's Sandalwood shave cream
Boar bristle brush borrowed from my father
Cheap strop from ebay
Garantie razor I restored and honed myself
Nivea for Men sensitive aftershave balm

Much better shave, and almost no irritation. I'm still working on my technique, especially in the neck area, but I get significantly less irritation from the straight, though the shave doesn't get as close.

Thanks SRP!

Hot Shower

Morley 6/8 sp
Vulfix 374 silvertip
TM strop
SCS savory rose
Pinaud Lime Sec.

Sue's soap is first rate. Close comfortable shave. Gotta love it.... :)


Terry

Hot shower

5/8 Dovo
silvertip badger
proraso pre shave
Taylor of OBS sandalwood soap


Pinaud Bay rum...

el-cheapo boar brush (last soap test, switching to C&E badger tomorrow)
colleen's creme 3
satinedge
moonshine+nivea creme

I honed the Satinedge to the point where I get no razor-burn, but it still gets snagged in denser growth. Earned me a small nick on the chin. However, at least now I know that the temper hasn't been ruined by the fire. I'll set it aside now and let it sit until I get the new scales and the coticle. Switching exclusively to TEW until then. It has a more substantial blade, so it's better in heavy-bearded areas.

hot shower

3/8 Dorko French Point
silertip badger brush
Feather preshave
Taylor of OBS Sandalwood soap

Pinaud Lilac vegital

hot shower
c&e brush
cavendish black soap
taylor's eye witness 6/8
gilette fusion crapola

My first shave with the c&e brush and I wasn't disappointed. The Wilkinson brush has been relegated to applying crappy soap to soften up my beard while I strop. The Cavendish Black doesn't irritate my skin like it did the first time I used it. I guess my skin got used to it. In any case, it's a superior performer and I intend on using it as long as it lasts. My TEW gave me a great shave, as usual. Too lazy for a 2-tiered aftershave routine so I just squirted some of that gilette stuff. Can't wait for my Dominica Bay Rum to arrive. It should get here any day now.