Thread: Sun October 17th - Sat October 23rd

Prep: Shower
Brush: Rooney Style 2 Silvertip
Cream: T&H Trafalgar
Razor: DOVO Ebony 5/8 Spike Point
AS: Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve
ASB: Neutrogena
Result: About as close to BBS as I've gotten in a while. I actually had time to relax and get a good shave this morning.

Sunday Morning Shave

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Pre-Shave Oil: Truffit & Hill

Razor: 7/8 Wacker with Laser Etched Spine, Hollow, French Point

Brush: 23mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger

Überlather: CarrieM's Lilac Shave Creme + Proraso Shave Soap + Glycerin

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

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

Cologne: Alt Innsbruck EDC

Result: Great way to start the SOTD for this week with the Wacker. This was one I hadn't used for a long while. With the thick, moist cushion afforded by the CarrieM/Proraso überlather (which is a great combo BTW), this blade was nothing short of a whisker's worst nightmare...in fact, I think it will become to be known as the "Whisker Whisperer". Finally, the Alt Innsbruck/Trumper's moisturizer concoction was an incredible finish to this incredible shave. My wife certainly approved of the smooth, soft skin that was left behind as a result of this exercise.

Have a great Sunday gentlemen and happy shaving.

7/8 Joseph Elliot
Prairie Creations Nag Champa
Penworks Finest
RazoRock Alum
444
Lustray Spice
Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab "Al Azif"

Great pics gentlemen!

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Muhle R89 + Feather | Proraso (White) + CarrieM Black Raspberry Vanilla + Glycerin | Shavemac Silvertip | Thayer's Lavender | CarrieM AfterShave Milk | Endymion

While practicing a scythe stroke with a straight yesterday, I gave myself a significant cut. Thus, the DE today. I forgot just how nice of a shave the DE can deliver.
Have a great day, gentlemen!

Ooouuuchhhh ...I am sorry about the mishap Bill . Where is the cut and how deep?

For some odd reason, scything seemed more natural to me when I first started using the straight...I use it routinely around the neck...unless I am doing something else which I think is scything (which can happen )

Sunday, 10.17.10

Warm water splash
Gentlemen's Best Signature Series Shave Soap
New Forest #2201 2-Band Badger
Kirschbaum Diamondine ⅝ths
SRD Premium I Strop ... 35 Linen/80 Leather
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea AS Balm
Aqua Velva Musk AS

The New Forest 2-band brush continues to impress...
I'm researching scuttles now that the "frost is on the punkin," so to speak... Both for their performance attributes, and to determine if I really want or need (as if that has anything to do with it) one. My first two attempts at trying to simulate a scuttle proceeded to kill my lather, but today I tried something a bit different... My usual smoked glass lather bowl in a glass pan full of hot water, although not as hot as my previous tries. It worked out well... As much warm lather as I desired, and it felt great, so it looks as though the scuttle idea may be a go...

We're off to a great start this week, gentlemen!

Prep: Hot shower
Razor: Torrey "Little Shaver"
Shave Soap: The last of my Mama Bears 'magnetism'
After: Witchhazel/Nivea ASB

Results: Test shave for honing this neat little razor I just picked up. What a shave! Did 3 easy passes, didn't try too hard for anything special but the results was verrry smooth. Gotta love Torreys...the bottom pick is showing my old 6/8 Torrey with it's 'new' little brother for scale.

Thanks for the beautiful pics of some amazing razors fellas!

Hot Shower
Warm Oil
Dirty Bird
New Forest Brush
Trumpers Shave Cream
Torrey Celebrated Barbers Notch
Stropped 30 Felt, 100 Leather on SRP P1
AOS Aluminum
Thayers Witch hazel
Vaseline for men

Great Shave with the Torrey again. It was honed by Dylan and I think it gets better as I use it. I really like the Torrey, going to have to find another.

Daughter returns to Florida today. I had a great weekend with her. The other one comes home next weekend!!!

Enjoy the day!!

I already told you, today I visited the MUEHLE- factory in order to get a brush for travelling.
As you can see, I got 3 brushes
left a really nice travel-brush (badger)
right a synthetic brush
and a little brush for decoration.

The equipment is perfect.





Now it is difficult for me:
which brush I take with me to FL? The badger or the synthetic.
I'll test both brushes.

SOTD Sunday, October 17, 2010

Razor: 11/16 Early #401 J.A. Henckels, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Pre-Shave: Proraso Crema Pre Barba
Shaving Cream: La Toja Classic
Lather Bowl: Ceramic
Scuttle: RAB Ceramic
Brush: Medium Badger
ASB: Nivea Replenishing
Aftershave/Cologne: Aqua Velva Musk
Results: Nice!

Thanks Max!!!

[LEFT]Prep: Hot Shower
Strop: SRD Premium IV Bridle 25 web/50 leather
Scuttle: SRD
Brush: TGN Custom Silvertip
Cream: CarrieM's Black Raspberry vanilla
Razor: Dubl Duck Wonderedge quarter hollow in Blue/Green Paua Shell scales by Maximilian (hereafter referred to as Max).
After Shave:Ogallala Sandalwood & Bayrum
Result: I got this razor early this week but wanted to save it until today so I could have time to really enjoy it. I had also saved the Black Raspberry vanilla cream as a first for today. I saw a razor in the SOTD some time ago that had blue paua shell scales by Max and I fell in love. Max was able to put this beauty together for me (very quickly too, thanks Max!). I can say that this razor shaves just as good as it looks. I couldn't even feel the blade cutting hair, Max puts an amazing edge on a blade and it is very polished. What an amazingly smooth shave. The sweet scent of the black raspberry cream, the effortless glide of the Dubl Duck, it was shave nirvana! 2 passes & BBS! This was another "Big Deal" razor for me. I've been wanting a razor done by Max since the first time I saw a SOTD post. Max's work is AMAZING and he is one heck of a nice guy. In case you couldn't tell, I'm a very satisfied customer! Thanks Max!

Have a great week gentlemen, you deserve it!