Thread: SOTD - Sun August 15th - Sat August 21st

Originally Posted by Maximilian

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Location: 36° 0'5"N - 115° 15' 21"W

Razor: hand forged - the Baltic Cutlery co.

Brush: Simpson Polo 10

Cream: Vetiver - Da Bomb

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel

AS: Vetiver Carven

EDT: Vetiver Carven

Result: Vetiver heaven. Close, smooth and very relaxing shave. Enjoy the new week Gents!

Awesome blade Max! Now, if you ever decide to part with it......

Robert,

I teach U. S. History most of the time.

BTW...The official start of classes is only about a week off.

Sunday

Vie Long 16726 // Coates LE Shaving Cream // Boker 5/8 // La Toja Aftershave Splash

Merkur HD Open Comb
7am Blade
No Brush
Speick Shave Cream

Disturbingly perfect, quick shave in shower. Shaves like this bug me because they are as close or closer than the shaves where I take a half hour and wield a perfectly honed straight.

Originally Posted by loueedacat

Merkur HD Open Comb
7am Blade
No Brush
Speick Shave Cream

Disturbingly perfect, quick shave in shower. Shave like this bug me because they are as close or closer than the shaves where I take a half hour and wield a perfectly honed straight.

I know what you mean...that would kinda freak me out too. Well, all is well that ends well, heh?

Originally Posted by jhenry

Robert,

I teach U. S. History most of the time.

BTW...The official start of classes is only about a week off.

That sounds interesting Monroe. I am off in assuming it's undergraduate level (lower or upper division)?

I really appreciate "world" history (especially civil war and world war II). I never appreciated history until I was out of college...I don't know. I guess with me, things take a while to mature and incubate. But when they do, then it's real interest rather than credit for class

How do you find the students these days? curiosity level, intellect, engagement in class? discussions? Or do they just come and take mind numbing notes? I am curious to see if you and I have similar experiences in our teachings (albeit different subjects).

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Shavemac DO1
SC/SC: A blend of Cremo Shave Cream & Kiss My Face Cool Mint
Razor: Mastro Livi Regrind
Astringent: Humphreys Witch Hazel
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
AS: Floid Blue

Today I decided to try a polar-bear shave after hearing the hype... I've always been the guy in T-Shirts and shorts during an Ohio winter, so I don't know why it took me so long to give this a go! The outcome? Outstanding!

Razors:

Wade and Butcher "Special" 11/16 (Restored For BladeRunner001) - My first W&B Shave... I like it; Smooth, but Wostenholms are still my favorite... Could be the size/grind though.

Geneva 13/16. The last time I used this one it left such a smooth shave that I thought it had to be a fluke.. Figured I'd give it another go... This thing is fantastic! It's lighter than most of my razor-loves, but it brings serious performance. A definite keeper.

Joseph Elliot's 7/8. Well, I had another Joseph Elliots, but it died a terrible fate. But, from the ashes, I found this one! This one looks almost exactly like the other one (but for a thinner spine and wider blade, along with a few other small differences they're twins!). I had loved the Elliot's before ever even shaving with it, and then feared that I'd never get that chance... Now I've gotten it and boy is this a smooth shaver... I want more of these lovely Wedges! -Also, this Elliot's has an oddly long blade... Most of mine are 3'' cutting edge on the dot... This one is 3.5.

All these razors were fantastic, but the Geneva is all mine, and the Elliot's earned a rescale and a spot in my rotation!

Brush: An Omega, My birthday gift from my wonderful girlfriend, soaked in ice cold water

SC: TOBS Avocado. I splashed my face with icy water, smeared some TOBS on my face, then had at it with a cold, damp brush. Refreshing and resulting in tons of nice lather!

Strop: JIMBO-ROOOOOOO!! I love roo-stropping!

Results: Two WTG passes and an ice-cube face rub... Veeeery smooth. Love it.

Can't wait to try a Polar Bear Shave with a menthol cream

Cheers,
Jeremy

Well let me start by saying i realy look forward to my shave. Being a single dad the only time to myself is shaving,sometimes Thats so sad. HA HA!! Well today i had to test a newly hone razor,by me.Geneva cutlery. Retest a Breidohr and brought a back up, Dovo Pearlex. Good new is i didnt have to use my back up. I used one razor for each side of my face. The Breidohr was nice but just not where i would like it to be. I finished up with the Geneva cutlery. BBS

SRD Strop
Ebay puck soap, On par with the best
Vestavia Brush
Geneva Cutlery and Breidohr
Thayers witch hazel
Skin food
TAOS Balm

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Well let me start by saying i realy look forward to my shave. Being a single dad the only time to myself is shaving,sometimes Thats so sad. HA HA!! Well today i had to test a newly hone razor,by me.Geneva cutlery. Retest a Breidohr and brought a back up, Dovo Pearlex. Good new is i didnt have to use my back up. I used one razor for each side of my face. The Breidohr was nice but just not where i would like it to be. I finished up with the Geneva cutlery. BBS

SRD Strop
Ebay puck soap, On par with the best
Vestavia Brush
Geneva Cutlery and Breidohr
Thayers witch hazel
Skin food
TAOS Balm

Haha, your Geneva looks like mine's brother.