Thread: SOTD - Sun September 12th - Sat September 18th

Gentlemen,

I know I promised the second Bob Allman razor would be featured today, but I overslept (hence no pic) and couldn't bring myself to shave hastily with one of Bob's works of art.

I've decided that I'll feature it Wednesday evening as I want to see how she handles two days' beard growth - probably a silly idea as the razor I featured Sunday performed flawlessly on two days' beard growth.

Today's Shave:

Prep: Wash face with almond/oatmeal soap, hot towel
Shave soap: C&E Sandalwood
Shave cream: C&E Sandalwood
Brush: shavemac best badger
Razor: Boker 4/8

I know I was bragging the other day about this little "Donkey" of a Boker, but I'd be less than honest if I didn't admit that it was somewhat of a let-down to shave with after shaving with Bob's masterpieces. Still beats shaving with a Gillette any day!

Gillette Old Type w/ Sharpedge
New Forest 2201
KD Creations Sage & Citrus sc
Thayers Cucumber WH w/ aloe
KD Creations a/s milk
Woods of Windsor Edt

I feel strange posting a DE shave here but I had such great results with the KD Creations products that I thought I'd risk the ire of the hard core straight razor folks by pasting this SOTD here. After a two day layoff, I thought I'd go with the Old Type DE. The KD Creations cream makes lather that is wonderfully thick and cushioning and had great results after two passes with more than enough for a two pass head shave. Karen's after shave milk is very soothing and the finish with the Woods of Windsor is a definite WOW.

Sta-Sharp / Rooney 3/2 Finest / The Bomb - Palermo / Proraso / Trumper Marlborough

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Pre-Shave Oil: Truffit & Hill

Razor: 7/8" Novelty, Hollow, Spike point

Brush: 24mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

Überlather: CarrieM Citrus & Sage Shave Creme + Mama Bear's Almond Shave Soap + Glycerin

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Lavender, no alcohol)

Post-shave: Trumper's Limes Skin Food

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

Aftershave: Truffit & Hill Spanish Leather

Result: I honed up the Novelty Sunday night using a progression of Coticule (dilucot method), Naniwa 12K, and Escher (using 1 layer of tape). Wowwwww...This thing was wickedly sharp and smooth...HHT passed effortlessly with just the weight of the hair barely touching the edge. CarrieM's "Citrus & Sage" creme mixed with Mama Bear's Almond soap led to an amazingly thick and moist lather. The combination of a great prep, the rich überlather and the sharp Novelty led to a satisfyingly close, BBS, irritation-free shave. The utterly smooth result had my wife constantly touching my face, nodding approvingly. Another 20 seconds of this and I will be calling in sick today .

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Gentlemen: Great SOTDs. I wish everyone a marvelous Monday .

great pic as usual Robert !, where did u get that bowl that everything is in, its gorgeous !!!

Razor: Revisor Gold
Cream: JM Frasur (finished the 450 ml pot!)
AS: Booster Iced Lime
Balm: SCS Lime Extract AS Milk

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Robert,

Beautiful bowl you have pictured there. Isn't that Sage & Citrus good stuff. I had a sample of it before, and I know my wife liked the scent almost as much as I did...

Originally Posted by thewatermark

great pic as usual Robert !, where did u get that bowl that everything is in, its gorgeous !!!

Thanks guys,
The bowl is from Target ($4.99 - in their kitchen section)...Wife and I loved the colors. So had to get it.

Bill: CarrieM's Sage & Citrus is great...as all other scents

Hey Robert. Sweet setup. Love the scales!!

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Pre-Shave Oil: Truffit & Hill

Razor: 7/8" Novelty, Hollow, Spike point

Brush: 24mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

Überlather: CarrieM Citrus & Sage Shave Creme + Mama Bear's Almond Shave Soap + Glycerin

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Lavender, no alcohol)

Post-shave: Trumper's Limes Skin Food

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

Aftershave: Truffit & Hill Spanish Leather

Result: I honed up the Novelty Sunday night using a progression of Coticule (dilucot method), Naniwa 12K, and Escher (using 1 layer of tape). Wowwwww...This thing was wickedly sharp and smooth...HHT passed effortlessly with just the weight of the hair barely touching the edge. CarrieM's "Citrus & Sage" creme mixed with Mama Bear's Almond soap led to an amazingly thick and moist lather. The combination of a great prep, the rich überlather and the sharp Novelty led to a satisfyingly close, BBS, irritation-free shave. The utterly smooth result had my wife constantly touching my face, nodding approvingly. Another 20 seconds of this and I will be calling in sick today .

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Gentlemen: Great SOTDs. I wish everyone a marvelous Monday .

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Hey Robert. Sweet setup. Love the scales!!

Thanks Rene,
The scales are indeed interesting...They are custom madrone scales by Doug Marcotte (I think). This is what was described when I got the blade some months ago from Preston McConkie.

Taylor of Old Bond St Jermyn St Sensitive Shaving Cream
Semogue 2040HD Brush
Wade & Butcher For Barbers Use 8/8 Straight Razor (Oh yeah!)
Pierre Cardin After Shave Splash
444 After Shave Balm

Been away from here for a day or two, had to drive the youngin back to college.

Today:
Hot shower, cold pressed soap pre-shave
Warm oil from NY Shave Club
Dirty bird Scuttle
Castle Forbes SC
Dubl Duc
AOS Aluminum blacok
Stephens Lavender AS

The DD makes a lot more noise than the W&B. Seems to be much lighter but a great shave. More importantly I was finally able to get the Castle Forbes to lather the way I like it. Needed to add much more water than with other creams. I finally understand why so many like it. When done properly, it provides a great lather.