Thread: Sun February 20th - Sat February 26th

Mikael: very, very hard luck with the Fat, my friend.

One of my very infrequent SOTD photos today:



New Forest 2211 silvertip; Electric Razor Co. Hamburg Ring 13/16; Nanny's Eucalyptus soft soap; Taylor's St James aftershave.

Result: highly satisfactory.

Gentlemen,

this morning:

cold water for me | hot water for my Semogue | ToOBS Sandalwood SC | a sweeeeeet shave | ARAMIS AS

Et voilÃ!

RazeFace

A great week for SOTD, from the Livi, TI, Revisor to the Semogue and the and all the others to many to list. Beautiful pics and kits. Thanks to all.

My SOTD for Sat:
Pre: Hot towel
Cream: Grafton
Brush: Old Original
Blade: Torrey(touched up China 12K)
3 passes
ASB: D&G The One
Have A GREAT DAY everyone

Originally Posted by eTom

Saturday morning
razor: H-Diamond

Beautiful Razor! The dark side of RAD is strong with this one!

Originally Posted by Mikael

Razor: Les tres Croix
Soap: MWF

Sorry to hear about that. But its not the MWF. Nope! Its the razor. I would be more than happy to relieve you of her.

Originally Posted by baldy

Razor: Simmon's Barber's Pet
I gave the Barber's Pet 80 laps on the Thuringian today, surprisingly it seemed to make very little difference. I still cant quite figure this razor out, still a good shave though.

Hope you guys are enjoying the weekend
Grant

Sorry to hear that. I know how frustrating that can be. Maybe go back to the sharpening stone for a few more laps. Then back to the polisher.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Rex 5/8 | Ever-Ready w/ TGN ST-A | C.R. Salter French Vetiver | Thayers Rose | Cade ASB | Encre Noire
A simple, yet effective shave today. No fancy, high-end hardware or software, but I was left BBS smooth and ready to wrap up this week!

A nice basic setup. How are you likeing the Salter?

Pre-Shave: Hot shower & conditioner => Lather => Hot towel => Lather
Brush: 28mm Shavemac 410
Razor: 9/16 W.M. Elliot, full hollow, muted square point
Strop: DOVO Cowshide
Superlather: Tabac + TBS Maca Root
Aftershave: Hot towel => Cold Towel => Alum => Cold towel
Aftershave balm: Nivea Sensitive
Aftershave Splash: Old Spice Original
Results: Tonight is my graduation party, and I deliberately didn't shave this week to get an awesome shave, and it was! Totally BBS without irritation. I'm really happy with this superlather combo.

On another note: Very nice shaves everyone! I don't respond to them, but I read them.

Hot Shower
Baby Oil Gel preshave
6/8" Boker Barber Tip
Omega Boar
C.O. Bigelow
Alum Block/Cold Water Rinse/ Corn Husker's Lotion
English Leather Cologne

OK, yesterday, the shave with the Imperial was amazing but today's shave was easily eclipsed yesterday's. This was always one of those razors that never gave really bad shaves but they just weren't very good and seemed to peak at just above OK. That is until today; this is without question the best shave I've ever had with this razor in the two years or so I've owned it. I knew that it being a Boker, if I hung with it long enough, it would start shaving like one. What better way to finish it that with a tip of the hat to Pops with the EL. Epic shave today boys!

Originally Posted by Arrowhead

New Forest 2211 silvertip; Electric Razor Co. Hamburg Ring 13/16; Nanny's Eucalyptus soft soap; Taylor's St James aftershave.

Hi Andy! Thank you, I´m a bit sad, I really like the MWF, so much that I maybe´ll try again . Lot´s of nice gear in your setup and I love that TOBS bottle

Originally Posted by metalfab

Blade: Torrey(touched up China 12K)

Sweet blade! ... My next goal I think, a Torrey... yeah, I could use one of those

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Sorry to hear about that. But its not the MWF. Nope! Its the razor. I would be more than happy to relieve you of her.

Oh my God, you must be right ... NOT

Originally Posted by Mikael

Oh my God, you must be right ... NOT

Razor: 7/8 Joseph Smith & Sons
Lather: Godrej Lime Fresh + MWF
Brush: Shavemac 177
Aftershave: RazoRock / Thayers / Pinaud Citrus Musk
Cologne: Pinaud Citrus Musk

No shave for me today (or tomorrow)

Originally Posted by moonbeam

The Crown TI just boarded the aircraft today,will see you on arrival at Kuala Lumpur,badger is restless
(moonbeam

Excellent

Originally Posted by newb

gssixgun's videos have been so helpful in my honing. I would never have progressed this far if it wasn't for my shave brothers sharing their information on the forums. It is a wonderful community that we belong to.

You betcha. Best net forum around. Bar none

Originally Posted by KingOscar

That interview yesterday got me into the final cut! I Have to wait 2 weeks for the final round of interviews though.
Razor: Boker Edelweiss 5/8 w/ bone scales
Lather: Pre de Provence soap w/ shea butter

Congratulations Doug. That is great news. What type of position is this for (if you don't mind the asking)?

BTW: Great photo. beautiful blade and great soap. It brings back very good memories of the Parthenon

Originally Posted by Fbones24

The flowers were actually my corsage that I wore. If you look closely, you will see that they are actually not real flowers. The wife did an excellent job on it as well as her bouquet constructing them both out of fabric and ribbon.

At least one of you (the much better half) has great taste, LOL, LOL!! Kudos to your beloved (and you). A+++++++

Originally Posted by eTom

razor: H-Diamond

Whhaaaaattt? No Buddel yet? How long before you get it? I am getting very anxious, LOL.

BTW: Since you will be very busy with your Buddels, you probably won't have much use for your W&B, TI and this Diamond. You have my postal address, right, LOL???? And don't tell me to stand in line

Originally Posted by Mikael

Soap: MWF

It´s a fact, I can´t stand MWF ... 4 inches wide rash on the chin and a major wood fire feeling when I aplied the AS. Razor was excellent though. No more lanolin for me, I guess

Mikael,
I feel your pain...This is very sad news and by far a disaster. How can one live without MWF? There's gotta be something that can be done. I know that the wool fat that's used is a complex mixture of different kinds of fats, but in the presence of lye, it breaks into simpler fatty acids. If you knew which you had allergies to (I reckon they can do simple skin tests these days), one could tailor a formulation that avoids that component, freeing you to enjoy the full benefits of MWF.

Can you check with a dermatologist to see what can be done? If not, come here, I will make a "drug" that will get rid of that allergy...I can't speak highly about the side effects (liver failure, brain meltdown, etc...nothing serious really ), but at least you will have no allergies to MWF.

Originally Posted by baldy

Razor: Simmon's Barber's Pet
I gave the Barber's Pet 80 laps on the Thuringian today... it seemed to make very little difference. I still cant quite figure this razor out,

Hey Grant,
Ahhhh...the mysterious, all elusive razor. I must say though, you will figure it out soon. That's what makes this sport fun and not boring...the unpredictability. Enjoy the journey my friend.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Rex 5/8 | Ever-Ready w/ TGN ST-A | C.R. Salter French Vetiver | Thayers Rose | Cade ASB | Encre Noire

A simple, yet effective shave today.

Bill,
Simple? Maybe. Beautiful? absolutely. Well done. Have a fantastic Saturday.

Originally Posted by Arrowhead

One of my very infrequent SOTD photos today:
Electric Razor Co. Hamburg Ring 13/16

Beautiful razor Andy. As infrequent as your SOTD shots seem to be, we appreciate and savor every one. Thanks for sharing

Originally Posted by RazeFace

a sweeeeeet shave

Très bien mon ami. Bienvenue a L'SOTD

Originally Posted by metalfab

Blade: Torrey(touched up China 12K)

Jim,
Beautiful Torrey. Love the covered tang. very elegant.

Originally Posted by BrickBag

Brush: 28mm Shavemac 410
Razor: 9/16 W.M. Elliot, full hollow, muted square point
Results: Tonight is my graduation party,

BB,
Beautiful gear my friend. Have a fantastic graduation party. You have earned it

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

6/8" Boker Barber Tip
OK, yesterday, the shave with the Imperial was amazing but today's shave was easily eclipsed yesterday's.

Great shave with a great razor. Well done