Thread: SOTD - Sun September 19th - Sat September 25th

By my mind, everyone gets a lot of inspiration looking at all this beautiful equipment of our members. Most of the pictures are not only "shots". There is a lot of work inside some of the pictures. Roberts pictures are the most important because of it's esthetics.
And (of course) the themed SOTD are very good.

Originally Posted by eTom

By my mind, everyone gets a lot of inspiration looking at all this beautiful equipment of our members. Most of the pictures are not only "shots". There is a lot of work inside some of the pictures. Roberts pictures are the most important because of it's esthetics.
And (of course) the themed SOTD are very good.

I certainly agree. I draw many of my ideas from the beautiful pictures the members post. If I offended by the word "shot," I apologize. I certainly did not intend to slight the work that goes into the various pictures that you, and the other members posting, put into your compositions. They are truly phenomenal works!

forgot something!
All we are still learning.
Robert gave us tutorials for special effects. So our pictures will be better and better.
But I think it is also legal to post a "shot" if there is no time to "create" a Photography. Everybody who post articles in this thread loves this thread and we should say "thank you" for the time all of you invested.

PS: I hope grammar and spelling is ok. I don't us a dictionary. Excuse me for some mistakes and misunderstanding. Please give me a message- I also still learning English everyday.

Originally Posted by eTom

forgot something!
Everybody who post articles in this thread loves this thread and we should say "thank you" for the time all of you invested.

+1, Well said!

Razor: Hess 44 9/16
Brush: Thater
Soap: QED Fresh Lime
AS: TOBS #74 Victorian Lime follwed by CF Lime Balm
Cologne: TOBS #74 Victorian Lime

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Pre-Shave prep: Stephan's Conditioning Smooth Shave Creme

Razor: 6/8" C-Mon HF, Full Hollow, Spike Point

Strop: SRD Premium IV (50 linen/75 leather)

Brush: 23mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

Überlather: Cella Crema Da Barba Shave Creme + Mama Bear's Amber Romance Shave Soap + Glycerin

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

Moisturizer: D.R. Harris Arlington After Shave Milk

AS Splash: Irisch Moos AS

Result: My first eBay razor (The C-Mon HF) is back for its "beard whacking" encore. Last night, I quickly touched up the edge using the following polishing progression; (A) 10 laps on the Y/G Escher (light slurry with 4 dilutions), followed by (B) 15 laps on the Nakayama Kiita (slurry with 3 dilutions). Beautiful, sharp and smooth edge, easily passed HHT. But what about the shave? amazing!!! 3 passes and BBS (would make any baby jealous). I also decided to mix things up a bit and tried something unconventional with my lather; Mixed a pea size amount of Cella with some Mama Bear's Soap and added a couple of drops of glycerin. An explosion of lather was what I got (which was expected), but the side effect of this wonderfully rich and vibrant creme was a ultra moist, slick and super thick and creamy lather. Wooowww...What a treat. It certainly looks like mixing Tallow and Glycerin-based soaps was a success. Hmmmmm. I wonder what would mixing "Lanolin + Glycerin" or "Tallow + Lanolin" or even "Tallow + Lanolin + Glycerin" lead to? Well...that is an experiment for another SOTD. This lather making business has a lot of potential and it is fun to experiment. A mix of D.R. Harris' Arlington AS Milk with a few drops of Irisch Moos AS splash gave closure to a wonderful and blissful shave this AM. This is definitely going to be a great day.

Cherish and have a fun Wednesday guys...it's the only one we'll ever have .

A bit of experimenting with todays shave. I usually use a Feather or a DE for my daily head shave. But today, I figured it was time for the real deal again, using a straight for everything above the shirt. It worked out perfect. Smooth all over, after a total of 3+3 passes.

Prep: Good long shower
Brush: TOBS 28mm Silvertip
Cream: Acqua di Parma Colonia
Strop: Kanayama #90K tri-strop
Razor: My gorgeous Alex Jacques Damascus.
Astringent: Thayer's Super Hazel
ASB: Acqua di Parma Colonia
EdT: Acqua di Parma Colonia

Originally Posted by Birnando

A bit of experimenting with todays shave. I usually use a Feather or a DE for my daily head shave. But today, I figured it was time for the real deal again, using a straight for everything above the shirt. It worked out perfect. Smooth all over, after a total of 3+3 passes.

Prep: Good long shower
Brush: TOBS 28mm Silvertip
Cream: Acqua di Parma Colonia
Strop: Kanayama #90K tri-strop
Razor: My gorgeous Alex Jacques Damascus.
Astringent: Thayer's Super Hazel
ASB: Acqua di Parma Colonia
EdT: Acqua di Parma Colonia

Beautiful razor!!!

Originally Posted by mbeem

Beautiful razor!!!

+1, Birnando you have an amazing collection of blades!

Originally Posted by Birnando

A bit of experimenting with todays shave. I usually use a Feather or a DE for my daily head shave. But today, I figured it was time for the real deal again, using a straight for everything above the shirt. It worked out perfect. Smooth all over, after a total of 3+3 passes.

Prep: Good long shower
Brush: TOBS 28mm Silvertip
Cream: Acqua di Parma Colonia
Strop: Kanayama #90K tri-strop
Razor: My gorgeous Alex Jacques Damascus.
Astringent: Thayer's Super Hazel
ASB: Acqua di Parma Colonia
EdT: Acqua di Parma Colonia

Originally Posted by mbeem

Beautiful razor!!!

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

+1, Birnando you have an amazing collection of blades!

+2 on Bill and Mark's dead on observations. Great gear Birnando. Stunning Damascus . Alex' work is up there with the best of the best.

PS: not to mention that this stuff ain't cheap either.