Thread: Sun April 10th - Sat April 16th

Originally Posted by Fbones24

Rudy Vey | Martin De Candre | H.Diamond 8000 | Alum | Cade Balm | Annick Goutal Vetiver

Great use of color, Frank! Excellent image!

Not only do I visit the Shave of the Day frequently to seek out new ways and products, but for some of the most amazing digital photographs to be found on the world wide web. Very, very talented gents here.

Originally Posted by du212

Vie-Long, Modoso, T&H, Eau d'Emeraude

Excellent shot my friend.

Originally Posted by Stroker

Actually, It should be 50% safer than using a DE right? LOL

Haaaaaa....now, that's too funny Bruce, LOL

Originally Posted by Stroker

Parker 90R
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal ASL
Results: Love the Veg!

Excellent Bruce

Originally Posted by jhenry

Dovo razor acquisition obsession

A Dovo Acquisition Disorder?!! How many do you have?

Originally Posted by eTom

Yeah,
USA vs. Slovakia 8:1
Sorry, my camera was not allowed, but it was an amazing match.
The US-kids fought like the tigers!!!

Go US...that must have been a nice match Tom. Thanks for the link Tom.

Originally Posted by nubskillz

I literally carry one of their small size bottles of the EdT around with me, as it does fade quick. I love it though

David,
One thing I noticed with Ogallala Cologne/AS is that you really have to shake it well...I mean, very well. Give the bottle a 10-15 second vigorous shake before using it. The scent lasts longer. The reason is that if you hold the blue bottle against a bright light (when the liquid is settled) and gently tumble it from side to side, you will notice an oily mass at the bottom of the bottle and some on top (harder to see). Those are the good stuff and it needs to be emulsified by shaking. If you don't shake, you will tend to take more or less of certain EOs, undermining performance of the AS over time. Just my 2 cents.

Originally Posted by PaulCam

Any tips for this novice would be greatly appreciated.

Paul,
It is so great that you are jumping both feet in and participating. Kudos and welcome (again) to SOTD and SRP. As for tips, I don;t know about Musgo Real as I have not used it before, but I read that it is a very very good creme. The trick with this (or any other creme/soap) is to try and practice making lather until you get a thick, consistent, moist, and slick lather. So, don't give up...keep at it and experiment with the water:soap ratio and don't forget the third ingredient of a great lather is air. Whip it up real good. The more air you get into it, the more mixing occurs and the better your lather. Another tip is to whip the lather for a good reasonable time (usually 60 to 90 seconds).

As for longevity of blades, only you can determine this. The SRP forum and people experience is a guideline and nothing more. See what works for your face and your beard type. For someone, a Derby may last 5 shaves whereas others may experience failure in 2 shaves. YMMV.

Originally Posted by oscarbowman

Stropping on newspaper through necessity was fine for a while but the novelty has worn off!

Oscar,
Nice shave nonetheless. Would jeans work as a stropping medium?

Originally Posted by blugill

Kobar
Doing a "little" plumbing around the casa today, very little to be quite honest !

I love your Kobar Mark, but I must say that the plunger doesn't do it justice, LOL. Hope you got all the pipes fixed and cleaned up and readied for Spring

Originally Posted by Teiste

Friday
Calani Cadre Noir SS

Teiste,
How is the Cadre Noir? Very classy shave

Originally Posted by GreenLightJerky

Cella | EJ DE89L | The Veg
My First Time With Cella! Very Nice Soap!!

WoooHoooo Matt...Another Cella victim, LOL. That is a GREAT soap (along with MWF). Congrats

Originally Posted by dslazar9

Bokers Red Injun 101-5/8
-great shave!

Sounds like an awesome shave. Great looking razor too.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Sorry for the plain pic, today was moving a fallen tree off the road so I was running late

Glen,
Heck...If I were running late, I'd be too chicken to reach for anything other than a DE. But noooo...what do you do? You go straight for the jugular, using a Kamisori. You are da MAN!!!!

Originally Posted by Fbones24

Rudy Vey | Martin De Candre | H.Diamond 8000 | Alum | Cade Balm | Annick Goutal Vetiver

Nice shave Frank, but one question though:

Did you get the purple vase/mug to match the blade or vice versa, LOL? Very nice

Originally Posted by Fbones24

Rudy Vey | Martin De Candre | H.Diamond 8000 | Alum | Cade Balm | Annick Goutal Vetiver

Oh My God Frank !!! great pic

But I hate you for making me want that Diamond all over again...


Shhhhhh be wary wary quyete, I am huntin Diamond Wabbits

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 22 mm Rooney Small Style 2 Silvertip Best Badger
SOAP/CREAM: La Maison du Barbier Soap
SCUTTLE: Georgetown Pottery Scuttle
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #30000
RAZOR: 6/8" Revisor
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG
AS: IRISCH MOOS
RESULT: Great shave



Have a great day all!

A family day today, out shopping, invited to a birthday party, and finally dinner out.

Prep: Warm shower
Brush: Simpson PJ2 Super badger 22mm
Soap/Cream: Penhaligon's Endymion
Strop: C-mon Vel-Edge, vintage
Razor: Dorko 8/8" round point, Butterscotch scales
Astringent: Alum
ASB: Penhaligon's Endymion
EdT: Penhaligon's Endymion




A very comfortable shave

Good morning friends,
USA won the match yesterday (Icehockey vs Slovakia) I reported.
This bandana I had with me

soap: Calani
brush: Muehle Silvertip
razor: Pearson
Have a nice day

Prep: Hot shower
Soap: Henks Dutch Moss
AS: Lucky Tiger + TOBS Original
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean

I like this blade, a lot. Seems like it´s a chubby one and compact (I thought so at first), but it´s not. When I mesured the cutting edge it was 3,7-3,8 inches long, depending where you start to mesure. Yet it moves way easy around the face

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Oscar,
Nice shave nonetheless. Would jeans work as a stropping medium?

I was thinking that myself. Might go to the hardware store and acquire a pair of D-rings. Now just have to decide if it's the 501s or the Dolce & Gabbanas are for the chop! No seriously both pair of jeans are too big for me now and I would hate to think I may fit them again some day so where did I put those scissors?

Oscar.

Location: Sydney Australia
Strop: Local Newspaper
Brush: Comoy Badger
Soap: Proraso (White)
Razor: Bengall Full Hollow 11/16
Astringent: Thayer's Original Witch Hazel
A/S: Cobb & Co. West
I have ended up staying in Sydney longer than expected. I only brought 2 razors and stropped them before I left, assuming I would only be here long enough for 2 shaves and save bringing a strop with me. So like our friend oscarbowman I used the good old newspaper trick. I also had great results (I actually used to use a newspaper strop as a finisher before my I found my Thuri). It was a fantastic shave, I really recommend that some of you guys give it go, especially those who have a keen sense for assessing different edges. I'd be interested to hear your opinions. For the record I did 15 passes on the leg of my jeans followed by 100 laps on the newspaper.

Enjoy your weekend boys.
Grant