Thread: Sun June 5th - Sat June 11th

Wednesday

Faultless 5/8ths
Plisson #8 HMW
Trumper's Rose HS
Trumper's coral SF

Best regards,

Julian

PS

Tonight I posted before reading backward to the last post I read yesterday..Now and then it proves to be an inferior approach to SOTD..I did not know Mark..But I want to express my condolences to his family and loved ones..I will use a Single Edge in his honor for my next shave..

Farewell Mark ....

In memory of Mark

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: New forest knot in barbers handle
Razors: C V Heljestrand + Ever Ready
Cream: Vulfix English Rose
AS/cologne: Prof Blightly´s Grapewood
Result: Smooth as a (when I searched for "catfish and belly" on googles Swedish picture search, one of Marks SOTD:s came up ):

I'm still in shock at the very sad news about Mark yesterday.
Here's another one in his honor!

Pre-Shave: A long shower

Brush: TOBS 30mm Silver tip

Razor: Robert Williams 8/8" Custom. MOP scales, Spanish point

Honing Regimen: 1-5-10K Chosera, Escher Y/G, 40 superlight strokes on a Oozuku Asagi.

Strop: SRD Premium IV, English Bridle

Soap/Cream: Domenico Caraceni 1913

Astringent: Alum

After shave Balm: MdC Coprah oil

EdT: Domenico Caraceni 1913

Results: Well, what can I say? Robert Williams is a true metal-magician. This one delivered big time. The beauty of it, combined with the finest of craftmanship I have ever had the pleasure of owning, made this shave sublime. Not a single whisker in sight! I dare say this qualifies as smooth as a Catfish's belly

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Edit:
A few more pics can be seen here (Post 62 and 64)

For Mark!

Yesterday we had a meeting with our guests from Lynchburg, VA.
One of the highschool-students will become a US-Marine.

Our youth is our future!

Fontenille 134 Radium, shavemac silvertip, Nannys lemony-lime, Mennen Green Tonic ASL, Floris Limes EdT



2 GEM (junior and Damaskene in wooden box) in the background in memory of blugill

Prep: Mornining PT, Cool Shower
Razor: Gem Featherweight
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap: Speick Shavestick
AS: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Finish: Paul Sebastian (Knock Off)

Once again, For My Buddy Blugill

MWF Hand Soap,
MWF SS,
Simpson Duke,
Dovo 5/8,
Razorock Alum,
Old Spice AS.



Now I know a lot of ones think that todays Old Spice far removed from the Old Spice from yesteryear but...............maybe I'm just easily pleased but one sniff of this brings me back to my teenage years! Don't know whether thats a good thing!!

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: E. J. best badger
Soap: Proraso
DE-Razor: Gillette Aristocrat / Wilkinson Sword blade.
ASB: Proraso

The shave was "as smooth as a catfish's belly".
R.I.P. Mark. You are Missed.

Brush: Frank's Fine Badger
Soap: MWF
Razor: My Pa's GEM
Astringent: Thayer's Original W/H
Balm: Nivea Replenishing
Result: Pretty poor actually, the only SE blades I have are terrible and the result was far from CBS (Catfish Belly Smooth) but I wasnt about to pass on a tribute shave. A slightly painful shave is the least I can do to honor a fallen mate. I wish I could do more
Once again my thoughts are with his family and to those of you who were particularly close to Mark.

Grant

Gear & Potions

• Mitchell's Wool Fat
• Simpson Chubby 2
• Wade & Butcher (Celebrated Fine India Steel 13/16")
• AS Old Spice

First shave with this beautiful W&B I finished to clean up yesterday (original scales).

Have a nice day!