Thread: Sun January 9th - Sat January 15th

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Wacker Red Head

Very nice setup, Rene. Good luck today!

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

A "Golden Globe" Worthy Shave

Great looking shave, Robert. Please let us know how the judge's vote turns out...

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Very nice setup, Rene. Good luck today!

Thank you Bill! Keep your fingers crossed.

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

I have been waiting for this day sense august. Its my pretrial for divorce. Hopefuly it will get all wrapped up today. I HOPE!! So while talking to Bill we chose my Wacker. I cant literaly wack her so the next best thing.

I shouldnt laugh, but thats damn funny man. Its a sad thing but good luck mate.
Grant

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Very nice setup, Rene. Good luck today!

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Thank you Bill! Keep your fingers crossed.

Best of luck in the proceedings. Not easy to stomach.

Originally Posted by baldy

I shouldnt laugh, but thats damn funny man. Its a sad thing but good luck mate.
Grant

Thanks Grant. Its perfectly ok to laugh. I am!!!!

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Best of luck in the proceedings. Not easy to stomach.

Thank you Jeff. Your right. IM starting to feel it. LOL!

Since the server was not fully functional last evening I did not post my shave, here goes.

Hot Shower
Warm oil
Hannah Cermic Bowl
Custom Badger
Gillette 1959 Fat Boy, Wilkinson Blade
AOS Aluminum
Pinaud Bay Rum
Vaseline for Men.

Nice comfortable shave. Three passes makes it nice, but it is not a str8 shave. The closeness is there, just not like a Str8.

Enjoy.

Here come the SNOW....Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Originally Posted by blugill

Yes Sir Robert, 2.25 for Razor and 6.99 to ship ! Thank You

That's what I thought Mark...that is probably the find of the Century. Enjoy it my friend and congrats

Originally Posted by eTom

razor: Dewsnap (I love this razors!)

Beautiful shot (and razor) as always Tom. Great looking box.

Originally Posted by Mikael

Brush: Simpson chubby 3
Razor: C V Heljestrand frameback
What a lovely brush!! A bit of a lather hog, but it´ll get better. Excellent blade, I´m so happy to have it.

Mikael,
Simply beautiful. Great brush this Chubby...#3 is a big one. Enjoy. The do tend to hog, but small price to pay for luxury

Originally Posted by du212

shavemac silvertip : Merkur 1904 OC + Astra Keramik : AoS Sandalwood SC : Lotion Opaline

Today
Simfix superbadger : Gillette Rocket HD + Astra Keramik : T&H Grafton SC : Nivea ASB

José,
Excellent double feature and great shots

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

The Frozen Jungle
Filarmonica DT 13 | Kanayama (after Oozuku Assagi)

Fantabulous Bill. Have a great snow day and be safe.

Originally Posted by jhenry

My Monday SOTD post seems to be missing. I wonder what happened to it?

Monroe,
Many have posted about this. I think there are server issues which I am sure will get resolved soon. Hang in there

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

I have been waiting for this day sense august. Its my pretrial for divorce. Hopefuly it will get all wrapped up today. I HOPE!!
Vestavia Brush
MWF + Castle Forbes Lime + Glycerin
Wacker Red Head

I have my fingers crossed for you Rene and great choice of gear for today. May the force be with you and may you soon find a real life red head to share your "greatness" with and who will appreciate you for who you are.

Originally Posted by ama015

(1) Background music was Rachmaninov`s piano conserto No. 2. (2) The Straight was a Wade&Butcher made in the 1880`s according to Mr. Bob/Lz6. This razor was a gift, and it shaves absolutely fantastic. (3) Perhaps the two Gentlemen in the background of the picture used the same razor (4) I used baby oil for my prep today, worked out quite nice.

Arild,
Wowww...that sounds like an amazing shave. Congrats.

(1) That piano concerto is absolutely a fine piece and an very difficult one to play
(2) Very nice choice of blade and Bob is an absolute gentleman
(3) Huuuhhhh? What picture...but reading on I realized you will post pict later...so, can't wait to see your W&B (and those 2 guys)
(4) Be weary of using baby oil on face or skin in general. This thing is nothing like the polar fatty acids used in cremes and soaps to soften beard. MO does lubricate very well, but due to its hydrophobic nature (i.e., fat loving), it will lodge itself between cells and bury itself in the lipid (fat) layers and will be hard to remove. This will cause your skin cells and pores to clog and not "breathe" and result in build up of dead cells and toxins. I recommend using better and wholesome ingredients as pre-shave...such as T&H Pre shave oil or better and much cheaper alternatives like Almond, Jojoba or other oils...they really work nice and they are great for the skin.

Just my 2 cents and I hope you don't mind the advice

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Gillette 1959 Fat Boy, Wilkinson Blade

Nice comfortable shave. Three passes makes it nice, but it is not a str8 shave. The closeness is there, just not like a Str8.

Jeff,
Right on...Nothing beats a straight shave. I like my DEs, and I have decided to take them on when I travel, but straights are my go to gear when it comes to ultra close, comfortable shaves.

PS: Be safe in the snow

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Great looking shave, Robert. Please let us know how the judge's vote turns out...

Best Actor: Cade Soap
Best Actor in supporting role: Cade Creme

Best Actress: TI Eagle
Best Actress in supporting role: New Forest Brush (for this shave only)

Best Director: ME


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Robert, thank you very much for your advice concerning the baby oil for preshave. I will not use it again. Tried to upload the picture, but the uploading of pictures is still not working. Will try again later!

And to all posters in this thread, thank you for brilliant pictures and stories, it is always a pleasure to enter this thread

Arild

Preshave: Hot Shower followed by TSD pre-shave balm
Brush: Tweezerman
Faux UberLather: Caswell Massey sandalwood with 5 drops glycerin
Scuttle: rbecker "Large"
Razor: Filarmonica #10 3/8ths round point
Strop: Illinois 206-30 canvas 60 leather
Postshave: Escential lotions and oils moisturizing aftershave lotion (unscented)

The end result was one of my smoothest thus far only problem being that the Caswell Massey failed horribly when it came to lubricating during the shave so I'm still a tad bit sore on some areas of my face. I've got one last idea to try with the C.M. and some additives but if that doesn't work it'll just have to become my new shower facial wash (even though it's not working as a shave soap/cream doesn't mean I want to throw money down the drain).

Great posts guys keep 'em coming

Michael

A "Golden Globe" Worthy Shave

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 22mm New Forest Silvertip Badger

Razor: 6/8" Thiers-Issard "Eagle", Full Hollow, Spanish Point

Strop: 50/65 (Neil Miller linen/Premium IV leather)

Soap/Überlather: L'Occitane "Cade" Shave Creme + L'Occitane "Cade" Shave Soap + Glycerin

Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Balm: L'Occitane "Cade"

Cologne: L'Occitane Vetyver

Results: Excellent shave this AM . The TI was a great choice to get this day off to a fabulous start. And the Cade lather provided a superb cushion onto which this entire saga played itself out. FLAWLESS !!! All the way through. Well, did you expect anything less ? This shave is definitely worthy of a few "Golden Globe" nominations.

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File upload didn't work (as some have also experienced) so Flickr link to the rescue

Have a AWESOME Tuesday guys.