Thread: SOTD - Sun August 8th - Sat August 14th

Pre-Shave: Hot shower + Stephan's Smooth Conditioning Shaving Creme

Razor: 7/8" Frederick Reynolds Wedge, Barber's Notch

Brush: 22mm Vulfix Super Badger

Creme/Überlather: CarrieM's Black Raspberry Vanilla Shave Creme + TOBS violet Soap + Glycerin

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (lavender, no alcohol)

Post-shave: Trumper's Limes Skin Food

Cologne: Truffit & Hill Spanish Leather

Facial Moisturizer: NancyBoy Replenishing Facial Moisturizer

Result: This morning, I had a surprisingly better shave with my Frederick Reynolds than I am used to. For me, this beast usually performs at its best when used on whiskers that are 2 days old or so, but today...well, what can I say? I was pleasantly surprised. Very smooth shave. For all I know, it could have been my prep . And CarrieM's creme...Top notch!! Delivers moist, consistent lather on demand .

Have a productive and great Monday gentlemen .

Very nice razor, Robert. I like this Reynolds
Tom

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Pre-Shave: Hot shower + Stephan's Smooth Conditioning Shaving Creme

Razor: 7/8" Frederick Reynolds Wedge, Barber's Notch

Brush: 22mm Vulfix Super Badger

Creme/Überlather: CarrieM's Black Raspberry Vanilla Shave Creme + TOBS violet Soap + Glycerin

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (lavender, no alcohol)

Post-shave: Trumper's Limes Skin Food

Cologne: Truffit & Hill Spanish Leather

Facial Moisturizer: NancyBoy Replenishing Facial Moisturizer

Result: This morning, I had a surprisingly better shave with my Frederick Reynolds than I am used to. For me, this beast usually performs at its best when used on whiskers that are 2 days old or so, but today...well, what can I say? I was pleasantly surprised. Very smooth shave. For all I know, it could have been my prep . And CarrieM's creme...Top notch!! Delivers moist, consistent lather on demand .

Have a productive and great Monday gentlemen .

Beautiful blade!!

Überlather "Lanolin OverLoad"
Shave Cream: Musgo Real
Shave Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat
5 Drops of Glycerin

Razor: C-MON "Blackie"
Brush: Restored Old Spice 24mm SliverTip
Strop: SRD Premium 1 25/50
AfterShave: Old Spice "Fresh"
By far my best shaving Uberlather formula, just a great shave this morning where everything clicked perfect...




Have a Great Day !!!!

Prep: Hot shower--followed by Robeson bay rum beard prep method
Brush: Omega “Lucretia Borgia Series” Best Silvertip
SS/SC: Pre de Provence + Ingram = Supelather
Strop: VB Red Latigo--50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 5/8 Revisor
Astringent: Thayers Original Witch Hazel
ASB: Zirh “Soothe”
AS: Booster “Polar Ice”
Result: Good to go…

N.B. Using mentholated bay rum as part of my beard prep plus mentholated shaving cream made for an extraordinarily cooling and refreshing shave this morning.

Originally Posted by mbeem

6/8 Dovo Special
RupRazor "The Paladin" strop
Speick
Shavemac 177
Booster Aquarius
Creed Royal Scottish Lavender EdT

Great pics gentlemen!!

mbeem,

I see you like Booster products too. I'm partial to "Polar Ice." How is that "Aquarius" fragrance?

Originally Posted by jhenry

mbeem,

I see you like Booster products too. I'm partial to "Polar Ice." How is that "Aquarius" fragrance?

Very nice! Light, kinda floral. Similar to the Jickey IMO. I too like the Polar Ice. Very "barber-shoppy".. I also have the Mosswood which I like a lot too! The only one I've tried that I haven't been very impressed with has been their Bay Rum.

Originally Posted by eTom

Very nice razor, Robert. I like this Reynolds
Tom

Originally Posted by mbeem

Beautiful blade!!

Thank you guys...but it's going to be going to max for rescale. You see there are 2 factors behind this:

1) The scale (the side you don't see in this pict) was broken clean in transit from Lynn to me (USPS abuse...go figure). It's now been superglued temporarily until Max is ready for it. I will discuss with Max what to dress this blade with...something simple and classic that accentuates the beauty of the blade will probably be the likely scenario.

2) My wife wasn't crazy about those funky, red scales...She thinks that the scales needed to change and that the damage was a blessing in disguise...Sorry "Traveller" (he's the one that made the scales, I think)

By my mind- ebony scales, or black horn would be nice.
But ask your wife at first!!!

Regards
Tom

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