Thread: Sun October 10th - Sat October 16th

Pre: Hot water lather
Blade: Permasharp
Brush: Bristle
Soap: Arko
AS/ASB: Gibbs
Result: Ok
Today I went for a Turkish shave - massage and burning hair in the nose and ears was included in the price of 10 lira (5 euro). The guy was good and got me clean enough, but with some skin irritation as a result (he asked if I was happy after one pass, but it felt a little rough and I asked him to shave one more pass (and he did, but without lather, only water). I do get cleaner shaves shaves by myself, in general, but on a bad day or with a dull blade I get the same result (I do however consider him as a good barber, he worked fast and knew what he was doing, but it was the first time he shaved me).

Happy day of Our Lady of the Pilar in Zaragoza, Aragón and to everybody in Spain and the Americas on the anniversary of the arrival of Columbus to America

Brush: Vie Long 16726 "made in Spain"
Blade: Veiga, made in Solingen for Veiga Cutlery, Zaragoza
Soap: La Toja 1492 to pay tribute to Columbus' voyage
Preshave: Myrsol emulsion a spanish preshave
Aftershave: Floid vigoroso, a classical of spanish shaves
Tape with spanish flag colors: measure of the pillar of the Basilica of our Lady ofl Pilar, Zaragoza

Originally Posted by eTom

Good morning Gentleman,

last weekend we bought some cacti. Now I use it as decoration:

soap: Calani
brush: Muehle
razor: W&B
AS: Old Spice



Have a nice day.

Seems to me with your ability to take photographs, you can use anything for decoration.

Great Photo!!! Thanks!!

Count Down to DC Trip: 0 day

4:30 shave this AM to catch a 6:30AM flight out of Burbank

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Razor: 7/8" Henckels #17, Hollow, Spike Point

Brush: 23mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

Überlather: Trumper GFT Shave Creme +Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap+ Glycerin

Astringent: Thayer's Witch hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Amber

Result: I was half awake - even after my shower. But, at least my Henckels was ready for duty. The shave was fabulous. No fuss, no mess...clean and BBS. The lather with GFT and MWF was equally super.

Bill,
get ready buddy...I am looking forward to dinner with you and your wife. We're going to paint the town red. This (and talking with my wife) will probably be the highlight of my visit there.

Glenn,
Thanks for the sentiment my friend, but since I am going there for literally a full day only (and the rest is traveling time), I don't want to mess with sending a blade back and forth via UPS and worry about it getting lost or damaged...for two shaves, I would just bite the bullet and go with the Fusion. Besides, I don't think it'll be too bad with the creme and brush...it's the "goo in the can" that irritates me. With a great lather, I actually manage to get pretty decent shaves with the Fusion...not as good as the DE or straight, but pretty darn close.

The next couple of SOTDs will probably be boring (sorry)...that is if I can even manage to take a shot using cell phone and post (my schedule is packed for the next few days)...I may have to just do without photos for the next 2 SOTDs...we'll see how things turn out.


Have a great Tuesday gentlemen . I'll try to check in once in awhile.

Beautiful blade Robert. Enjoy your trip!

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Count Down to DC Trip: 0 day

4:30 shave this AM to catch a 6:30AM flight out of Burbank

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Razor: 7/8" Henckels #17, Hollow, Spike Point

Brush: 23mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

Überlather: Trumper GFT Shave Creme +Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap+ Glycerin

Astringent: Thayer's Witch hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Amber

Result: I was half awake - even after my shower. But, at least my Henckels was ready for duty. The shave was fabulous. No fuss, no mess...clean and BBS. The lather with GFT and MWF was equally super.

Bill,
get ready buddy...I am looking forward to dinner with you and your wife. We're going to paint the town red. This (and talking with my wife) will probably be the highlight of my visit there.

Glenn,
Thanks for the sentiment my friend, but since I am going there for literally a full day only (and the rest is traveling time), I don't want to mess with sending a blade back and forth via UPS and worry about it getting lost or damaged...for two shaves, I would just bite the bullet and go with the Fusion. Besides, I don't think it'll be too bad with the creme and brush...it's the "goo in the can" that irritates me. With a great lather, I actually manage to get pretty decent shaves with the Fusion...not as good as the DE or straight, but pretty darn close.

The next couple of SOTDs will probably be boring (sorry)...that is if I can even manage to take a shot using cell phone and post (my schedule is packed for the next few days)...I may have to just do without photos for the next 2 SOTDs...we'll see how things turn out.


Have a great Tuesday gentlemen . I'll try to check in once in awhile.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Count Down to DC Trip: 0 day

Bill,
get ready buddy...I am looking forward to dinner with you and your wife. We're going to paint the town red. This (and talking with my wife) will probably be the highlight of my visit there.

Oh, it's on like Donkey Kong! Get ready for some very nice wine, because you may be forced to drink a glass or two at dinner.

If you get lonely for a straight, I can always bring the Engels to dinner and let you borrow it...

F.W. Engels Special | Kanayama | Proraso (x2) + Glycerin | Thayer's Lavender | CarrieM AfterShave Milk | Tom Ford White Suede

The Engels got a little love on the JNats this weekend along with yesterday's Fili. This blade turned out much better than the Fili. I got a very smooth comfortable BBS shave from the Engels. I decided to pair it with some old school Italian software in the Proraso White SS + Proraso SC. The CarrieM ASM always hydrates the skin in such a lovely way. To top it off, a little leather, saffron and sandalwood smell good left me energized for another day at the office.

SOTDs are looking incredible this week, gentlemen! Thank you for sharing, and for letting me share a bit of what makes my days start off so well!

15/16 Henckels Friodur
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Kent B&B LE 2009
RazoRock Alum
444
Floid

Great pics gentlemen!!

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

F.W. Engels Special | Kanayama | Proraso (x2) + Glycerin | Thayer's Lavender | CarrieM AfterShave Milk | Tom Ford White Suede

The Engels got a little love on the JNats this weekend along with yesterday's Fili. This blade turned out much better than the Fili. I got a very smooth comfortable BBS shave from the Engels. I decided to pair it with some old school Italian software in the Proraso White SS + Proraso SC. The CarrieM ASM always hydrates the skin in such a lovely way. To top it off, a little leather, saffron and sandalwood smell good left me energized for another day at the office.

SOTDs are looking incredible this week, gentlemen! Thank you for sharing, and for letting me share a bit of what makes my days start off so well!

Great photo composition & beautiful gear Bill. I too love the SOTD each day also. It brings a smile to my face at the end of a tough day & is a great way to start each day also. Keep them coming

Originally Posted by sharp

Great photo composition & beautiful gear Bill. I too love the SOTD each day also. It brings a smile to my face at the end of a tough day & is a great way to start each day also. Keep them coming

Thanks, I appreciate the compliment! Keep your SOTDs coming as well, it's amazing to see the gorgeous gear, and the creativity of all the members here. What an inspiring way to start my day each morning!