Thread: Sun May 15th - Sat May 21st

Strop: Illinois 835
Brush: Frank's Finest Badger
Soap: Tabac
Razor: The Mutant
Astringent: Thayer's Original
Balm: Nivea Replenishing
A/S: David Craig Bay Rum
This razor often gets forgotten. It doesnt live in the display case with the rest of them, it has its own box and sits on a shelf in my room. I loaded the brush a little more than usual and got my best Tabac lather to date. The razors edge is in great shape and delivered a fantastic smooth shave. I stopped after 2 passes, a momentary lapse in concentration on the XTG pass cost me a nice cut right in the middle of my right cheek from the spike point. Never mind it's all part of the game, still a fantastic and fun shave.

Thanks for all the great posts and pics
Grant

Doom, I have some of CarrieM's products. Really good stuff. I live near them so they were my initial shave turors. Great pair. Got me off to a good start.

Originally Posted by baldy

Yeah, before I started here on SOTD I used to only shave 3 or 4 times a week. Now I have a SOTD posting disorder and have to shave around 6 times a week.

It does make sense to shave daily, but I usually pay the price with irritation and ingrown hairs as well. Not very comfortable at all.

Prep: Hot shower – followed by Robeson bay rum (mentholated) beard prep method
SCS: QCS “Celestial Woods”
Brush: Vie-Long 16915 “Silvertip Badger”
Razor: EJ “Chatsworth” w/ Gillette 7 O’clock blade
Astringent: Dickinson’s Witch Hazel
ASB: Anherb Natural Aftershave Conditioner
Cologne: Coty “Raw Vanilla” for Men
Result: Close, speedy and comfortable shave…

***Excellent posts this AM gentlemen***

Rum: great to see you back posting mate. Love your gear
Grant: SOTD posting Disorder??!! That's awesome. I love it. Is there a cure?

We arrived in Vegas yesterday afternoon to be greeted with high winds and cooler temps. We met up with Max and his wife (and Vivi, of course who proceeded to demand her usual belly rub, for which we were all too happy to comply). We chatted for a couple of hours and went off to dinner. I got a sneak preview of my personal Maxtom last night . Absolute thing of beauty (Thank you Max). I am in love. Can't take her home with me yet as she's not dressed properly...on order.

Wife and I are planning to go hiking around Red Rock Canyon this AM. The temps are still a bit cool for Vegas and the winds should behave more, but we'll see how fun it'll be. I (and maybe wife, unless she decides to go shopping) plan on hooking up with Max later on this afternoon and maybe help him out and check out his new operation.

My shave will happen sometime today...don't know when (and even if) it'll happen.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

We arrived in Vegas yesterday afternoon to be greeted with high winds and cooler temps. We met up with Max and his wife (and Vivi, of course who proceeded to demand her usual belly rub, for which we were all too happy to comply). We chatted for a couple of hours and went off to dinner. I got a sneak preview of my personal Maxtom last night . Absolute thing of beauty. I am in love. Can't take her home with me yet as she's not dressed properly...on order.

I (and maybe wife, unless she decides to go shopping) plan on hooking up with Max later on this afternoon and maybe help him out and check out his new operation.

The real question, Robert, is how many Maxterpieces did you walk away with last night, and how many more today???

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

My shave will happen sometime today...don't know when (and even if) it'll happen.

Hold off with that shave until tomorrow morning (or late tonight) as I want you to shave with my personal Wade & Butcher 'The Celebrated' extra hollow ground.
See you later and dress warmly cause you brought the damn cold with you from Cali!

Originally Posted by Maximilian

you brought the damn cold with you from Cali!

That was Robert's plan. He'd distract you with the cold so that he could steal all your Maxterpieces! You have to be careful with that one, he's really tricky!

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

I plan on hooking up with Max later on this afternoon and maybe help him out and check out his new operation.

Robert, you are a lucky man, hanging out with the Guru.

Razor: Torrey 4/8 barbers notch
Pre-shave: vitamin E oil
Brush: Unknown boar
Soap: Handmade Naturals by Deb- frankincense
AS: Thayers Witch Hazel and Clubman original
Result: Two pass DFS

This was day 2 playing with the new soap. Got much better lather with it today than I did yesterday. If you like Col. Conk soaps then you'll like this stuff.

Have a beautiful day today everybody!