Thread: SOTD July 16 - July 22

Tuesday

Hot Shower
7/8 Rudolf Schmidt
proraso pre shave
Silvertip badger brush
Taylor of OBS St James Shaving cream

Old Spice

Nice comfortable shave. Smooth and smells good to boot

Wednesday

Rooney style 1 small finest
D. R. Harris Arlington soap
7/8 spike Friodur with Oryx scales
D. R. Harris face milk
Czech & Speake No 88.

Had a terrible sinus headache, so I was glad to escape without incident. The excellent shave was a nice bonus. And the smell of C&S#88 always puts a smile on my face.

Wednesday

Hot Shower

4/8 Puma
proraso pre save
silvertip badger brush
C&E Nomad shaving cream

Pinaud Bay Rum


Nice shave. Good scent

Cool shower, hot towels
Edwin Jagger best badger
moss scuttle
Trumper Limes
Tony Miller #1
Kronpunkt 4/8 (was pulling so switched to backup)
Dubl Duck Goldedge 5/8
TAZGMSC aftershave
Royall Lyme

Kronpunkt was pulling a bit, enough that it wasn't going to be enjoyable finishing with it so I switched to the duck. I set aside the kronpunkt and will touch it up on the pasted paddle and see what I can do with it.

-- Gary F.

Rooney brush
Harris Arlington soap
Moss Scuttle
Illinois strop
7/8 spike point Friodur, with custom oryx scales by Robert Williams
Harris face milk
T&H 1805

The shaving gods smiled on me today. Two passes, and as smooth as I can do with the DE in three. Fifteen minutes total elapsed time. Getting better...

Hot Shower

5/8 Supplee Hardware spike
Vulfix 374 silvertip
Tony Miller strop
Proraso Pre/Post
Proraso soap
Proraso AS balm



Terry

Thursday

Hot Shower

15/16 Dorko
proraso pre shave
silvertip badger brush
Ceder and Lemon shave cream
Old Spice


A really great shave. I can't stop touching my face

Friday:

Rooney style 1 small
Truefitt & Hill Grafton cream
Moss Scuttle
Illinois strop
7/8 spike Friodur with Oryx scales
Pinaud Clubman

I was pleasantly surprised at how quick this shave went this morning. I did get a small nick, but that's typical when I use cream (except for cremo-cream). If only I didn't love the smell of Grafton so much!

Cool shower, hot towels

T&H 1805
C&E Edwin Jagger
Moss Scuttle
Tony Miller #1 (30 linen, 30 leather)
4/8 genco spike
TAZGMSC aftershave
Royall Lyme

Had a few "moments of regret" (still need a japanese word for that time when you're waiting for the blood to flow) on the left side, I was valiantly trying to make myself use my left hand. First time I've nicked myself in a couple of weeks. GREAT shaver though, love this little genco. It's functional, plain and utilitarian without any fancy scales or showy stuff but shaves like a monster.

-- Gary F.

Standard routine...
-washed the face
-el cheapo wilkinson brush/soap prep
-lathered up with the C&E BB and CH-CB
-my beloved Taylor's Eye Witness 6/8
-DBR

Originally Posted by gfoster

Cool shower, hot towels
GREAT shaver though, love this little genco. It's functional, plain and utilitarian without any fancy scales or showy stuff but shaves like a monster.
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Gary, you just described my Taylor. It doesn't look like much, there's even some minor pitting on it, full hollow but not a singer, black plastic scales and it shaves like you wouldn't believe it. On top of that, this was 2 days after I shaved with a DE, so I experienced a feeling of rapture once I finished.. I became a changed man as soon as I went straight, and it's good to remind myself from time to time