Thread: Sun January 30th - Sat February 05th

Razor: 6/8 Joh. Engstrom
Soap: AoS Lemon
Brush: Kent H8
Aftershave: RazoRock Alum / Thayers / SCS Bay Rum ASB
Cologne: Havana

Great pics everyone!!

Semogue 1800 : Weyer Schulze 5/8 : Cella crema sapone : Floïd vigoroso

Tried something a little different today
DE on Head and Face
Razor is a Schick Krona
Brush is Omega Boar Pro 49
Shave Soap is Benton Clay, Lavender
mixed with 3 drops Hot Six Oil
After Shave Lotion is Pinaud Clubman

Face Shave was great
Catfish Belly Smooth !
Head shave was great
except three little nicks
that the Clubman closed up
over all though, smooth as
a peeled hard boiled egg !

Will try a Straight on my head
before the week is over.

Hot Shower
Frederick Reynolds Chopper
Semogue 2000
Ogalla Bay Rum Sage and Cedar Soap
Witch Hazel
Ogalla Bay Rum Sage and Cedar Cologne

This is just a big, thick heavy razor. Almost effortless BBS shaves every time though, and today was certainly no exception. Second day in a row I've been home sick. I still can't decide whether I'm freezing or burning up with fever but it seems to run in cycles. My body feels like I've been beat with a baseball bat. Good job I got that flu shot. Worked like a charm...NOT. Well, at least the shave inserted some normalcy into my day. If nothing else I can med up and lay in bed and facerbate.

Blugill, good luck with straight shaving the spud. It can be done but it is painfully slow and for me at least very nerve racking.

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 26mm "Chubby #2", 3-band, Super Badger

Razor: 7/8" Akamatsu "Manaslu M-55, Ltd. Ed", Full Hollow, Spike Point

Strop: 55/65 (Neil Miller linen/Premium IV leather)

Überlather: Black Jack "Unscented" Shave Creme + D.R. Harris "Arlington" Shave Soap + Glycerin

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

Moisturizer: D.R. Harris "Arlington" After Shave Milk

After Shave Splash: D.R. Harris "Arlington" After Shave

Results: Yet another great performance with another Japanese straight, i.e., the Manaslu. This is the 4th day in a row with a Japanese straight. The shave with this beauty is nothing short of fantastic. The D.R. Harris "Arlington" line of software was equally fabulous...the scent is not something I am too crazy about (not bad, but I prefer the Marlborough or Lavender), but the performance is like many of my English triple milled, tallow-based soaps...EXCELLENT!!!!! Ready for this great (and beautiful) Wednesday.

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To those of you that are stuck in ice, snow or otherwise miserable weather conditions, please do stay safe. Or better yet, move to California.

Lovely and inspirational SOTDs gentlemen. Have a FANTASTIC Wednesday.

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Blugill, good luck with straight shaving the spud. It can be done but it is painfully slow and for me at least very nerve racking.

I here ya on that, it was hard enough to go from my HeadBlade to the DE, but I think I'll give it a try and see what happens, probably end up going back to my trusty HeadBlade for the spud, I'll just have to wait n see ! Hope you get to feeling better soon ! Doc told me to drink 3 PBR's and take a codone upon waking every day till better ! LOL !!! get well soon

[QUOTE=mbeem;731030]Razor: 6/8 Joh. Engstrom
Soap: AoS Lemon
Brush: Kent H8
Aftershave: RazoRock Alum / Thayers / SCS Bay Rum ASB
Cologne: Havana

Mark,
Really enjoy your posts in this forum. Consistently top notch photographs and always something new thrown into the rotation. You do a great job. Keep it up.

Shon

Originally Posted by yosh

Mark,
Really enjoy your posts in this forum. Consistently top notch photographs and always something new thrown into the rotation. You do a great job. Keep it up. Shon

Wow! Thanks Shon!!

Tabula Rasa "Dark Lavender"+ Fitjar Shea Pleasure überlather | Vie-Long 16727 | Wade & Butcher | Nature's Gift Sandalwood AS | Vicco Turmeric

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Razor: 7/8" Akamatsu "Manaslu M-55, Ltd. Ed", Full Hollow, Spike Point

Nice Robert ! Sure been lookin at those blades on that link you posted, and I'm gettin the itch in a bad way ! The weather here in Texas has been getting worse each passing year now, 12 degrees right now, that just ain't right ! May need to go to Cali for the winters from now on ! LOL Have a great Day Sir "KOP"