SOTD - Sun August 29th - Sat September 4rd

PREP: Hot shower with face conditioner scrub
RAZOR: Genco "Easy Aces" 6/8 roundpoint
BRUSH: Custom NIB
SOAP: Uberlather with Trumpers SW and Kells SW
ASTRINGENT: Thayer's SuperHazel
ASB: SW skin food
AS: AquaVelva
EDT: sample of Creed's 1948 classic Vetiver
RESULT: Fantastic shave!!!

Super busy week at work, could only shave Monday and today so i had some good growth, the Easy Aces mowed down every last whisker and I am left BBS, and the Skin food Sealed up my skin just nicely, a great compliment to the Sandalwood shave cream. Also the Creed Vetiver sample I got is great for fans of Vetiver. :)

Great Shaves shown this week Gents have a great Holiday weekend!!!!

I've been feeling a bit under the weather all week...My get up and go seems to have gotten up and left.

Prep: Hot shower--followed by Robeson bay rum beard prep method
Brush: Omega “Lucretia Borgia Series” Best Silvertip
SS/SC: Mama Bear’s “Lime Ice + Ingram = Cooling Superlather
Strop: VB Red Latigo--50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 5/8 Dovo “Red Solingen”
Astringent: Thayers Original Witch Hazel
ASB: Zirh “Soothe”
AS: McLas (Mentholated) Bay Rum
Result: Close, comfortable and cooling shave…

Friday, 9.3.10

TGIF

Cool Water splash
Palmolive Classic Shave Cream
Simpson's Ehsan X2L
Krusius Bros. KB Extra 67
SRD Premium I Strop .. 40 Linen/80 Leather
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea AS Balm
The Baron AS

The photo in the background is from my daughter's wedding day... I don't recall the year, but I still had a few dark hairs here and there, so I assume about fifteen years ago.
That's me on the left with my daughter next to me, my wife in blue on the right and my son kneeling.
Today's shave was great. The KB nailed it as usual. As for The Baron AS??? I don't remember where it came from, but I could not imagine a Baron wearing this stuff! Ahh well, I've smelled worse!
It's another hot and extremely humid day awaiting a brush by Hurricane Earl, and I hope it cools a bit once he leaves. Years ago, hurricanes were always named after women, for obvious reasons, but now in a PC World, they alternate..

When the heat starts to lay me low, I look for snowy pictures to cool off, so the second is a refreshing mid winter shot of our camp in the Central Adirondacks... I love snow, and I find it helps! :)

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Originally Posted by jhenry

I've been feeling a bit under the weather all week...My get up and go seems to have gotten up and left.

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Have a relaxing weekend and feel better Monroe.

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Originally Posted by jhenry

I've been feeling a bit under the weather all week...My get up and go seems to have gotten up and left.

Prep: Hot shower--followed by Robeson bay rum beard prep method
Brush: Omega “Lucretia Borgia Series” Best Silvertip
SS/SC: Mama Bear’s “Lime Ice + Ingram = Cooling Superlather
Strop: VB Red Latigo--50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 5/8 Dovo “Red Solingen”
Astringent: Thayers Original Witch Hazel
ASB: Zirh “Soothe”
AS: McLas (Mentholated) Bay Rum
Result: Close, comfortable and cooling shave…

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Hope that you get the "Bushy" back in your tail there Monroe! Noticed you have been quiet lately. Take care! :)

Wow. I want that razor so bad :O Nice kit man.

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Originally Posted by Mikael

Pre: Hot shower
Razor: Mappin and Webb
Brush: New Forest
Soap/cream: Palmolive and Cyril R Slater Sandalwood
AS: Dr Harris Sandalwood
Strop: Neil Miller linen/buffallo 30/50
Result: Mr Clean :)
I had two days worth of stubble, but the M&W melted it away, like it was nothing much. I couldn´t tell the difference to a normal shave w one day stubble. Amazing razor!

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SOTD Friday September 3, 2010

Razor: 11/16 Loeffler & Sykes, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Pre-Shave: Proraso Crema Pre Barba
Shave Cream: Proraso
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
DScuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Semogue Boar 1460
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave: Mennen Original Skin Bracer

Results: Great shave, close and comfortable.

Stropped this Loeffler & Sykes that I honed a few days ago on some pasted strops. 20 passes on 1 micron Hematite and 20 passes on .5 micron CrOx. Then 20 passes on the SRD Premium IV. I did notice the edge seemed to "bite" when I check it with my thumb. It felt like the edge was a lot sharper than it was before the pasted strops. The shave was great and I surely didn't diminish the edge but it didn't have a noticeably outstanding difference either. It may be that it's been a few days since I used this razor and I don't recall exactly the "feel" to compare adequately. I have only used this razor once before as well and so the unfamiliarity factor may be entering in here. At any rate, the shave was very close and comfortable and my pasted strop skills needs to be further examined. Learning is a daily process and time will tell. :)

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Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Rene,

That is a beautiful Dorko! :rock: Glad she gave you the shave you are looking for, Stefan does a very nice job with his razors! :tu And, more importantly, it looks like your daughter is learning how to manipulate you early; she should keep at it! ";"

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Oh the razor was outstanding. He does great work.

Oh she has been able to do that for a while. Little pain in the butt.:) She love the scent of Bay rum. Ahhh Thats my girl!!

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Originally Posted by LinacMan

So I'm not the only one who lets their little angel determine SOTD equipment:)

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Ha ha. I didnt mind either. She has great taste!

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Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Bill,
Awesome Wacker buddy :tu. They are great shavers. What a way to start the day.

Rene,
What a blade :nj...Although I have not had the pleasure of experiencing one of Stefan's honed razors, I have heard that his are some of the meanest, sharpest but smoothest edges out there.

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Well i can honestly say he can put a mean edge on a razor. I love the Dorko!