Thread: Sun May 08th - Sat May 14th

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 24mm Shavemac D01 Silvertip Badger

Maxterpiece: 7/8" P. Hospital Le Grelot #14, 3/4 Hollow Ground, Round Point (Butterscotch Micarta scales)

Strop: 45/55 laps (Neil Miller linen / SRD Premium IV leather)

Lather: Bath House "Spanish Fig & Nutmeg" Shave Soap + Glycerin

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

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Blue AS

After Shave Balm: Bath House "Spanish Fig & Nutmeg" ASB

Cologne: Bath House "Spanish Fig & Nutmeg" EdC

Results: I almost always test my soaps/cremes alone without uber-ing them to get a feel for what I have and judge the true performance of a soap/creme. For some reason, I hadn't done this with this soap. So today, I remedied this slight oversight. The soap smells truly divine . She's packed with Intoxicating spicy notes of Spanish fig, nutmeg and clove resting on a base of sandalwood, cedar and exotic patchouli. The performance is equally excellent . I would say 8.5 or 9 on a scale of 1-10 (10 being best). A few drops of glycerin were added to dial down the moisture. The SM D01 really whipped a wonderful lather out of this soap, which the Le Grelot was all to happy to take a spin in. She returned the favor in kind by rewarding me with an exceptionally heavenly shave.

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No shave tomorrow...wife and I are off to Vegas for some R&R we both need and of course what kind of trip will Vegas be without seeing Max? It's like a tired camel going to the pond and coming back thirsty. Seeing and spending some quality time with Max & family will be one of the main highlights of this visit. I only plan on taking my DE, Vulfix brush and the Ogallala Bay Rum stick SS Rene gifted me awhile back. I may fit in one shave on Monday.

Have a FANTASTIC Saturday gentlemen.

Originally Posted by Fbones24

Scheon Burg 777

She's a beauty Frank

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Just like meeting a Beautiful woman then finding out she is married.

And how many times has that happened to you, LOOOOL??

Originally Posted by eTom

razor: Wade & Butcher

Another beautiful W&B Tom. I bet you're already packed for Israel.

Originally Posted by du212

But maybe my razors, as Lynn said at the first steps thread, are becoming sharper when I improve my shaving and honing technique.

Very true José. Well said

Originally Posted by Mikael

Brush: Simpson
Razor: Berg Special
Soap: Provence Santé

Great gear Mikael. Doesn't the Provence Sante (Verlaine, I assume) smell divine? Great performance too

Originally Posted by Bengkia369

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Excellent first SOTD post. Welcome to the fold

Originally Posted by Birnando

Brush: Shavemac D01 2 band 25mm
Razor: Mastro Livi 8/8
Honing Regimen: Chosera 1-5-10K, Coticule Le Dressante au bleu. Charnley Forest.

Well done Birnando. What a nice choice of gear this AM too. Great honing regimen too. I think I should be using my AdP one of these days.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

Today is Graduation day.

Happy graduation Jeff. Please extend my wife and I's heartfelt congratulations to your daughter. Well done. Enjoy the ceremony.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

yesterday afternoon I came to the realization that with all the "stuff" females need to travel, they don't think my shave gear needs to be one of them. Funny look from the wife which simply stated "OOOOOPS." ROFL . What could I do but adapt.

Are you serious? One look and you folded?? Today was the kind of day for a very special shave. A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do..regardless of "the look", LOL

Originally Posted by baldy

Just a head shave tonight, test shaving a couple of my Pa's old DE's. It's cool to think that the last man to shave with these razors was my Grand father, who passed away around 20 years ago.

Grant,
What an awesome heirloom. My grandfather was heavy into traditional stuff. I was too young to understand it at the time and my dad was never one to care for these things. I wished that I had owned some of my grandpa's gear. As I understand it, he had some very nice pieces.

Originally Posted by NavalArchitect

Merkur 33C : Wilkinson : SOC two band : Penhaligons English Fern shaving soap : D.R. Harris Arlington after shave : Institut Karité after shave balm : Floris No. 89 Eau de Toilette

Konstantinos,
What a gorgeous shot. Masterfully done. An exceptional choice in hardware/software too.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Just call me the great enabler!

Among other things, LOOOOOOOOOL.

Prep: Hot shower – followed by Proraso pre-post shave cream
SS/SC: Proraso + Penhaligon’s “Blenheim Bouquet”
Brush: Rooney 3-2 faux Horn “Silvertip Badger”
Strop: VB Red Latigo 50 fabric; 60 leather
Razor: 6/8” TI “Le Grelot”
Astringent: Dickinson’s Witch Hazel
ASB: GFT “Coral” Skin Food
EDT: Penhaligon’s “Blenheim Bouquet”
Result: Feeling, looking and smelling like a member of High Society.

Computer crapped out on me today, so no photo.

Razor: F.W. Engels Special
Pre-shave: Edwin Jagger
Brush: Unknown boar bristle
Soap: Edwin Jagger Sea Buckthorn
AS: Thayers Witch Hazel and Avon Spicy
Result: Yet another wonderful shave.I love shaving with the Engels as it constantly out performs all my other razors, including my Ducks.

Have a great day everyone.

Nr. 1934 SWORD 11/16 Straight Razor
Penworks Silvertip Shaving Brush
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shaving Soap
Clinique Post-Shave Soother Beard Control

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

And how many time has that happened to you, LOOOOL??
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TOO Many!

14.05. (razor touch up day)

-Coticule La Dressante (selected grade) 200x75
-Kanayma #80000 strop

-Vulfix 660 Small Super
-TOBS Lavander SC
-Wacker Stosser Mod.4 Wedge 13/16
-TOBS Jermyn St. AS cream

First Test shave with the

Da Razor: Cleaning-The DD came in today in the mail, I was waiting with much anticipation; I knew that there was a lot of work to be done to this razor so I set out early to clean it up. It was cruddy; so I took the Dremmel and some Flitz and plenty of rags...two hours later it was a different razor, even Mrs HOG was impressed. Cleaned the scales even the inside of the scales were full of muck.

Honing da razor: Well, it was received dirty and dull. For this job I selected the two coticules I own, one of these is more aggresive than the other and since I don't know if they had a noble birth (the vein they were mined) I called them the Arrogant Bastards. I set the bevel with the more aggressive of the two raising slurry, did not count laps; I proceeded to tape the spine and raised more slurry on the aggresive bastard ...lots more x strokes and looking at the bevel under light, then I switched to the more gentle coticule with water only and polished the edge.

Test shave: I almost took my nose off. Just kidding! I had a wonderful smooth shave, no nicks or razor burn...happy, happy HOG.

Da Brush: Semogue hogs hair
Da Soap: Nomad in shaving mug
Da Aftershave: Spanish Floid Suave.

SHAVE ON BOYS! HOG

Rooney 3/2 Super
D.R. Harris Arlington SS
WM Elliot & Co
Tony Miller Artisan--Linen / Horsehide
Witch Hazel
Have a Great Day!

Razor: J.E. Pilcher "Bonanza" freshly shined and honed by myself (one of my first!)
Creme: Shave Library "Hemingway"
Brush: One of my own, turned from Cherry Hardwood with a Whipped Dog 24mm Silvertip knot
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman