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

Razor: Friodur 7/8 with Silver Twill G10 scales by Max
Brush: Rooney 3/2 Finest
Cream: Vintage Blades Herbal Citrus
AS: Castle Forbes 1445
Cologne: Castle Forbes 1445

Finally! Starting the weekend with a nice slow shave as usual!
A beer within reach and the whole house to myself. Bliss!

Prep: hot shower
Cream: Penhaligon's Opus 1870
Brush: Thäter 26mm Silvertip
Razor: Tim Zowada 7/8 Spanish point in Damascus with wooden scales
Strop: SRD Premium IV, extra long English bridle.
Astringent: Thayer's medicated Super Hazel
ASB: Penhaligon's Opus 1870
EdT: Penhaligon's Opus 1870

Result: A very close and comfortable shave, perfect start of the weekend

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

Music: Claude Debussy, "Clair de lune", third movement of Suite bergamasque

Razor: 15/16" Filarmonica Doble Temple #14, Full Hollow, Spike Point

Strop: SRD Premium IV (60 linen/75 leather)

Brush: 25mm Vestavia Silvertip Badger

Überlather: CarrieM Bay Rum Shave Creme + Mama Bear's Masculine Musk Shave Soap + Glycerin

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Lavender, no alcohol)

Post-Shave: Trumper's Sandalwood Skin Food

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

AS Balm: Al Raz' Spicy Orange

Result: What a bliss to shave with this Filarmonica...especially with Debussy's "Clair de Lune" filling the morning air; a piano depiction of Paul Verlaine's "Fêtes galantes". At a micro-tad under 8/8", this beauty not only sings like a canary on the strop, but also when it's plowing through 24 hrs of growth with seeming ease and absolute precision. As always, a mix of CarrieM's creme, Mama Bear's soap and a little Glycerin makes up this wonderfully rich, virgin white tapestry upon which this ritualistic choreography unfolds and the blade performs its ultimate dance of death. Trumper's Skin food and moisturizer followed by Al Raz' delightful Spicy Orange AS balm seal the deal for this face...at least until the sun rises again, at which time the day will present itself with a brand new set of challenges.

TGIF...Have a great Friday guys .

Originally Posted by eTom

Good morning, Gentleman:

soap: Speick
brush: Muehle
razor: Buddel
AS: Old Spice



Have a nice day!

That razor is awesome. One of the best looking blades I've seen in a long time

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

This was a big shave for me today because it was my first with a razor that I honed.

Contrats Bill! I did the same thing this week. Although my shave wasn't totally BBS, more of a DFS, I was pleasantly surprised that I pulled it off. Like you said all the thanks go to the great folks here at SRP who are so willing to be of help.

Razor: Weltmeister 42 mini wedge
Cream: Castle Forbes Lime
AS: SCS Lime EO Aftershave Splash

Originally Posted by LinacMan

Contrats Bill! I did the same thing this week. Although my shave wasn't totally BBS, more of a DFS, I was pleasantly surprised that I pulled it off. Like you said all the thanks go to the great folks here at SRP who are so willing to be of help.

Thanks! It really was a great feeling, and congratulations to you too! I know my edge can get a lot better, so I'm going to probably take it back to the 8k and then experiment with the thuri and the nakayama to decide what edge I like best with this particular blade...

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Thanks! It really was a great feeling, and congratulations to you too! I know my edge can get a lot better, so I'm going to probably take it back to the 8k and then experiment with the thuri and the nakayama to decide what edge I like best with this particular blade...

After the first shave I took mine back to the 8K too. It did a better job the next time I shaved with it, but it still needs some work.

'51 Superspeed w/ Red Personna
Semogue 830
Pre de Provence ss
Thayers Original WH w/ aloe
Musgo Real a/s balsam
Acqua di Selva Edt

It's good to be home...with a two day growth I was looking for a great shave so I went with the birth year DE, the '51 Superspeed/Personna combo. The Pre de Provence soap is fantastic and I got what I wished for, a BBS result. Fantastic! Back to the straights tomorrow.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Today is a special birthday shave.

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

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

Razor: 6/8" Wade & Butcher Original "Bow" razor, near-wedge, Spike Point (Max restore)

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

Brush: 23mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Lavender, no alcohol)

ASB: Truffit & Hill Grafton

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

Result: Great lather, BBS shave...wonderful start to the start of my birthday. The "Bow" delivers the goods...Seriously!! This thing is as sharp and smooth as they come. What did you expect? The blade has been christened by none other than Max himself. I would even go so far as to officially certify this as a lethal weapon - If I were caught with this thing in my luggage at any airport security, I would be labeled a terrorist and deported. I also received my MWF soap yesterday...I do love this soap. It lathered up perfectly and effortlessly. I like its scent better than that of the Cella, but performance wise, they are very close, except with respect to one characteristic - the moisturizing capacity of the MWF outshines the Cella in this regard. But since one data point is not sufficient to make a final judgment call, the experimenting will continue.

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Have a marvelous Tuesday gentlemen .

Where did you get these scales from.....they are absolutely incredible!