Thread: SOTD - Sun October 3rd - Sat October 9th

Last Shave in Vegas

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Razor: 6/8" J.R. Torrey, Spike Point

Brush: 22mm Vulfix Super Badger

Superlather: CarrieM's "Bamboo Teak" Shave Creme + Mama Bear's Trade Winds Shave Soap

Moisturizer: Calvin Klein One

Result: Today is the last shave in Vegas...I went to see Max for 1 hour about the edge of this blade as it was inconsistent at both toe and heel (middle was OK)...so, Max showed me what was wrong, what to look for and how to go about getting it sharp. He took time out of his busy schedule, accommodated me and spent a good 1/2 hr working the "kink" out. Time spent with this man probably spared me ~2 months of beating my head against the wall trying to figure this stuff out. Thank you Max . The shave was great...both toe and heel were 95% closer to the maximum limit of sharpness and smoothness than what I had...I will incorporate what I learned with Max and work on the rest of the 5%. Honing certainly is a lot of fun (and addictive). For the lather, I used CarrieM's "Bamboo Teak" creme mixed with Mama Bear's soap. Fabulous Superlather with this combo!! Great, satisfying shave...the difference with all mu other shaves is that this came with a priceless lesson from the maestro himself.

BTW: The show "Mystère" was absolutely fabulous...You can never go wrong with Cirque du Soleil. Also, I tried to convince the hotel to let me use of of their black jack tables to setup for today's SOTD shot, but after being transferred and passed around to 5-6 different managers for a decision, I gave up on the idea. It would have been a nice shot though. I am sure that if we were high rollers and dropped $50K in the casino, they would have accommodated us very easily. But, c'est la vie.

Have an awesome Wednesday gentlemen .

Originally Posted by BlacknTan

Great picture, Chris!

And the Douglas looks great... I assume it whips up lather as good as it looks?

So far, so good. This was it's first use, but it worked very well. I've really enjoyed the Simpson two-band brushes.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Chris,
That is a beautiful Stylo DE...May I ask where did you get yours? I've been (undecidedly) looking and can't find it in stock in the logical online shops!

I picked it up at thesuperiorshave.com. I checked and it is currently out of stock. They do have a chrome/black resin version in stock that looks very nice. I'm sure you can email or call Jared at thesuperiorshave to get some info on when it may be back in stock. He is very helpful and great guy with whom to do business.

Razor: Kai Excelia with Feather Professional Blade
Brush: Rooney 1/1 Finest
Soap: Trumper Eucris
AS: TSD Sensitive Splash followed by Proraso Balm
Cologne: Trumper Eucris

Wednesday, 10.6.10

Yet another rainy day...

Hot Towel Soak
Real Shaving Company Moisturizing Shave Cream
Simpson's Ehsan
Pumacker Black Diamond 11/16ths
Tony Miller Artisan Strop .. 40 Linen/80 Latigo
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea AS Balm
Dollar Store Old Spice clone (Vi-John)

Great Shave... and a little humor from Gary Larson's Far Side to help my working Bruthas over the hump...

SOTD Wednesday October 6, 2010

Razor: 5/8 Torrey, Full Hollow, Round Point
Pre-Shave: Proraso Crema Pre Barba
Shaving Cream: Real Shave Co.
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Col Conk Barbershop Badger
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave: Adidas Dynamic Pulse
Results: Nice little Torrey!

Originally Posted by Wintchase

All the talk about C-Mon's on the forums yesterday made me want to use mine..Great shaver! Just got my new supply in of Ogallala products so my pre shower will start with some Ogallala soap and end with O A/S! It is a great way to start the day

Ok I just drulled all over my keyboard. Fantastic razor!!!!!!!!!!

I just recieved this razor from the class. Thank you Alabamalaywer. It was rescaled by max. My first Maxie blade. Weltmeister. 2 passes BBS with no need for touch ups. Makes for a Sunshiney day. Even though its been raining for what feels like a week.

SRD strop
TOBS St james
Weltmeister
Thayers witch hazel
skin food
TAOS Balm

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

I just recieved this razor from the class. Thank you Alabamalaywer. It was rescaled by max. My first Maxie blade. Weltmeister. 2 passes BBS with no need for touch ups. Makes for a Sunshiney day. Even though its been raining for what feels like a week.

SRD strop
TOBS St james
Weltmeister
Thayers witch hazel
skin food
TAOS Balm

Rene,
That is just fabulous...Congrats!!! First off, you can't go wrong with Chris. He's got some of the best blades around. Second, Max' Faux Tortoise shells are top notch. I don't know where he gets his stuff from (and I don't care), but they are certifiably "Quality" Products and QC-ed by Max himself. So, you have 2 BIG pluses already with that blade already

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Rene,
That is just fabulous...Congrats!!! First off, you can't go wrong with Chris. He's got some of the best blades around. Second, Max' Faux Tortoise shells are top notch. I don't know where he gets his stuff from (and I don't care), but they are certifiably "Quality" Products and QC-ed by Max himself. So, you have 2 BIG pluses already with that blade already

Thank you! I completely agree. Blades was awesome and the scales are gorgeous.