Thread: Sun September 05th - Sat September 11th

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

[Table]Pre-Shave: Hot shower + Stephan's Conditioning Smooth Shave Creme
Razor: 7/8" Le Grelot "P. Hospital & Co.", Half Hollow, Round point
Brush: 23mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger
Überlather: Al Raz Custom Semi-dense Formulation Shave Creme
Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)
Post-shave: Trumper's Sandalwood Skin Food
Facial Moisturizer: Trumper's Facial Moisturizer
Cologne: Penhaligon Opus 1870

Robert,

May you and your beloved have a special day today and many more to come.

Greg

Well i tried again with the 2 razors that didnt make the cut. Rehoned them last night. Man this sucks. Still not shave ready. Felt really sharp off the 1k norton. Grabbed the GD as backup only because it was still out from my last shave. Couldnt even get through one pass on the first cheek. So i had to do the full shave with the GD. BBS but still not how i wanted it to happen.

Srd Strop
Thrumpers Violet
Henckles, Waterville Cutlery and GD
Thayers Witch hazel
Skin food
TAOS Balm

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Well i tried again with the 2 razors that didnt make the cut. Rehoned them last night. Man this sucks. Still not shave ready. Felt really sharp off the 1k norton. Grabbed the GD as backup only because it was still out from my last shave. Couldnt even get through one pass on the first cheek. So i had to do the full shave with the GD. BBS but still not how i wanted it to happen.

Srd Strop
Thrumpers Violet
Henckles, Waterville Cutlery and GD
Thayers Witch hazel
Skin food
TAOS Balm

Rene, don't get too discouraged. You'll get there eventually. Just keep working!

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

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

Razor: 7/8" Le Grelot "P. Hospital & Co.", Half Hollow, Round point

Brush: 23mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

Überlather: Al Raz Custom Semi-dense Formulation Shave Creme

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)

Post-shave: Trumper's Sandalwood Skin Food

Facial Moisturizer: Trumper's Facial Moisturizer

Cologne: Penhaligon Opus 1870

Picture: This was at taken at Horseshoe Bend near Page, Arizona.

Result: Today is our 3rd anniversary and being a special day, I had my angel pick out the SOTD hardware for today, which you see listed above. Who am I to argue, right ? The Le Grelot is one of Max' masterpieces , rescaled in butterscotch micarta. Well, the combination of Al's custom scent Bomb (which my wife loves) and the Le Grelot (which I love) was a recipe fit for kings. I wanted to spend the entire day shaving . Tonight (since I can't take the day off...too many fires to put out at work), my wife will enjoy a special dinner fit for a Queen: Moroccan fish with Couscous (probably with a 2006 bottle of Seven Deadly Zins Zinfandel). And yes, in case you are wondering, I am making dinner. And, judging by the feel of my face, I get the impression that I'll still be sporting this BBS look way into late night.

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A closer view at the SOTD gear:
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Enjoy your Wednesday gentlemen .

Robert,

Congratulations to you and Liza on your happy occasion, or as my wife would say kekkon kinambi omedetou! The shave looks wonderful and the dinner sounds like it should be a very enjoyable time. Here is wishing the two of you many, many more anniversaries.

PREP: Hot shower with face conditioner scrub
RAZOR: Muhle R89 with Gillette 7 o clock blades
BRUSH: Custom Nib
SOAP: Face lather with Tabac
ASTRINGENT: thayers superhazel
ASB: Corn Huskers
AS: None
EDT: Thierry Muglar"cologne"
RESULT: Smooth and refreshed!

Decided to break out the DE today and switch it up. My R89 did not let me down. I am BBS after 2/3 passes and i feel great.

GREAT PICs GENTS AS USUAL! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Razor: Filarmonica Doble Temple 13 (7/8)
Strop: None (Wicked Sharp Shave Ready Edge courtesy of Glen)
Lather: Ogallala Bay Rum + CarrieM Bay Rum + 6 drops Glycerin
Brush: Shavemac Custom Silvertip (23mm)
Post: Thayer's Lavender
ASB: CarrieM
Cologne: Penhaligon's Endymion

What can be said about an uberlather with Ogallala and CarrieM? It is shaving perfection. The scent is unbelievable, the cushion is downy soft and the glide is unmatched. It was nirvana!

Despite the awesome lather I built, I must admit to being a bit anxious during this shave. Glen warned me that it was a "lone" hone, and therefore wickedly sharp - even by his lofty standards! So, with his warning in mind, I set off to sample the famous Filarmonica quality. All that I can say is: WOW!

I don't know if it was simply the fact that I was concentrating intently on avoiding any pressure and keeping the angle very shallow as Glen advised, or it's the razor but I barely felt it on my face. This thing just wiped the whiskers off with such a buttery smoothness. After two passes and some touchup my skin was BBS!

What a great week, gentlemen, keep the inspiring pictures coming!

YES !!!!!

That is what I wanted to hear I told you that razor was a special one, and I love being right LMAO
That one needs to go in the Filarmonica Club as it is a bit different from the other's that are close to it...

(For the curious it was done on the full Naniwa SS set 1-3-5-8-10-12 and followed by 15 laps on a CeOx Bench Strop)

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Robert,

Congratulations to you and Liza on your happy occasion, or as my wife would say kekkon kinambi omedetou! The shave looks wonderful and the dinner sounds like it should be a very enjoyable time. Here is wishing the two of you many, many more anniversaries.

Domo arigato gozaimasu Bill san. The sentiment is very much appreciated by both wife and I.

Originally Posted by LinacMan

Robert,

May you and your beloved have a special day today and many more to come.

Greg

Thank you kindly Greg.

Originally Posted by thewatermark

PREP: Hot shower with face conditioner scrub
RAZOR: Muhle R89 with Gillette 7 o clock blades
BRUSH: Custom Nib
SOAP: Face lather with Tabac
ASTRINGENT: thayers superhazel
ASB: Corn Huskers
AS: None
EDT: Thierry Muglar"cologne"
RESULT: Smooth and refreshed!

Decided to break out the DE today and switch it up. My R89 did not let me down. I am BBS after 2/3 passes and i feel great.

GREAT PICs GENTS AS USUAL! HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!!

Corn Huskers, I have been using that on my hands in the winter time for years. An old tile man told me about that stuff years and years ago. Never thought of the face!!
Going to try it tonight. Thanks!!

Wednesday 9/8/10

Crown & Sword 5/8
Golden Nib Finest
C.O. Bigelow sc
Thayers Cucumber WH w/ aloe
GFT Limes Skin Food
Floris Vetiver Edt

A fair shave this morning with the Crown & Sword...it may need a touch up on the barber hone. It's fine WTG but when I try to go across or against I seem to have difficulty getting all the stubble. On top of that I gave myself a small nick on the side of my mouth...<sigh> ...two steps forward, one step back. The Trumpers skin food and the Floris made up for it.

Muhle Chrome Stylo / Simpson Eagle / Cella / TSD Sensitive Splash / L'Occitane