Thread: Sun July 17th - Sat July 23rd

Pre-shave: Musgo glycerine soap
Brush: Shavemac
Razor: L'Alpin 13/16 (rose motif on spine)
Strop: SRD Premium IV
Soap: GFT
Bowl: Schwarzweisskeramiek large
A/S splash: -
A/S balm: Trumper Skin Food
Moisturizer: -
Cologne: -
Alum: -
Comments: Perfect shave for me

Originally Posted by baldy

Definitely, do it, especially if its your Grandfathers. I'm sure you'll like it . The Gem feels a little awkward at first but it didnt take me long to get comfortable with it.
Grant

+1 The 1912 gives me a closer shave than a straight, if I didn't enjoy shaving with straights as much as I do then I would mostly use SE!

I picked up some soaps from a fellow on the B&B that he purchased from Etsy.com. I've been wanting to try the Madame Scodioli brand shaving soaps for awhile but was hesitant because I wondered whether they could contend with the classics we use.

I must say I was quite pleased. My "Fiji Mermaid" soap has a wonderful smell of the ocean and it lathered as well as any soap I have used. I am still enjoying its aroma on my cheeks! At $8/bar its worth the price of admission. The soap is pretty soft. I was able to squeeze it into one of my tin containers and I used rubber cement to attach the label.

Here's a pic of the lather I generated without much effort:

Gentlemen,

I've been under a fairly heavy project at work, and haven't posted to SRP in a few months. I'm happy to say that I've recently rejoined the land of the living, and have had ample opportunity to catch my breath and relax. Here's this week's contribution to the SOTD...

Wacker First Class / SRP Sweet Patchouli / Nivea ASB / Acqua di Parma EDT

Thursday

• Truefitt & Hill
• Simpson Chubby 2 Super Badger
• Monserrat #14
• ASB La Toja

I finished, yesterday, to clean up this razor I bought in september 2010.

The blade were out of the scales for cleaning and polishing. Scales were polished. Then I repined. After honing she shaves like a charm.

Have a great day!

Antoni

Rooney 2/2 Super
TOBS Avocado SC
Geneva
SRD--Herringbone Cotton / English Bridle
Humphreys Witch Hazel
Ahava ASB
Have a Great Day!

Another fantastic series of SOTDs for this AM/PM gentlemen

Originally Posted by NavalArchitect

The Myrsol range of products are very good indeed. The Emulsion is a kind of fresh scent, slightly on the lemony scent side I would say, very rich and kind to the skin. By no means a one-dimensional scent, though. Not used it as pre yet but as you may already know, fellow shavers over at the Spanish forums do use it a lot and are very happy with it. I also have the 'Balsamic water' after shave. This one in a sense reminds me of Thayers' witch hazel. Quite moisturizing for an after shave as well. Overall Myrsol products are highly recommended, if one has a chance of trying one or more.

Thank you Konstantinos...They do have quite the range. Where did you get yours. I see Giftsandcare has it, but shipping is a nightmare.

Originally Posted by fonthunter

RAZOR: 13/16" Wade & Butcher (regrind by Master Flaschner), square point, near wedge, W/ white ebony scales

Woww Béla...what a beautiful W&B

Originally Posted by Mikael

What can I say, our prison system has style

Go figure Mikael...A prison with style. It may lead to people looking forward to getting into jail. Maybe like going to a popular club, LOOOL

Originally Posted by Mikael

Thank you Robert! Yes, that´s the risk, for me, I´ve to be a little more light handed with my wedges or I my throat´ll feel a little raw.

So, you use more pressure with the Hollows?

Originally Posted by Mikael

Razor: Puma in lovely custom horn scales w MOP inlays by Neil Miller

Gorgeous Puma Mikael. You seem to have as many Neil Miller's as I have Maxterpieces, LOL

Originally Posted by baldy

I thought a lot about Mark (Blugil) during this shave and to quote his last post here on SOTD,

Grant,
What a nice thought. It's amazing to realize how much every member touches our lives. Mark was special. Beautiful shave mate and congrats on the GEM.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

RAZOR: Robert Williams 7/8 Barber's Notch
RESULT: So nice I had to share it twice!

I don't blame you. That is a superb shave

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

Definitely no high brow gear here but the result was indeed top shelf

+1

Originally Posted by thewatermark

RAZOR: Genco " Easy Aces"
dint have alot of whiskers to go at, since I shaved late yesterday, but I managed to get a nice WTG pass that made me super smooth and close.

Matt,
With that shave, I bet your day will shape up equally nicely as well.

Originally Posted by MichaelS

Razor: L'Alpin 13/16 (rose motif on spine)
Comments: Perfect shave for me

Micheal,
Just wowww. I am blown away with this blade. She is fabulous.

Originally Posted by tumtatty

I've been wanting to try the Madame Scodioli brand shaving soaps for awhile but was hesitant because I wondered whether they could contend with the classics we use. I must say I was quite pleased.

Nice lather Tim. Never heard of the soap, but sounds wonderful. And I see you pulled out the good ol' Otto Deutsch. Great choice

Originally Posted by CDogg

I've been under a fairly heavy project at work, and haven't posted to SRP in a few months. I'm happy to say that I've recently rejoined the land of the living,

Wacker First Class / SRP Sweet Patchouli / Nivea ASB / Acqua di Parma EDT

Welcome to the land of the living. It's great having you back posting. And what a nice entrance with this top notch gear. Well done

Originally Posted by Titivillus

T

• Monserrat #14

I finished, yesterday, to clean up this razor I bought in september 2010.

I really like what you did with her Antoni. Well done buddy. She's a beauty

Originally Posted by Sailinblues

Geneva

Fantastic looking Geneva Chris. I love these blades as they always deliver consistently great shaves.

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Brush: 26mm Saville Row 3326 Silvertip Badger

Maxterpiece: 11/16" Wapienica, Near Wedge, French Point (w/ G10 Jade Ghost scales)

Strop: 40/65 (Torolf linen/Ambrose Horse Hide Clásico leather)

Überlather: NancyBoy "Replenishing" Shave Creme + Cella Crema de Barba Shave Soap + Glycerin

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

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

After Shave Splash: Spanish Floïd AS

Cologne: Spanish Floïd EdT

Results: I don't get around to using this Wapi all that often, but when I do, she certainly makes for a marvelous treat and she never disappoints. Furthermore, I don't know why, but I have seldom seen them featured in forums or even talked about in discussions...and that is a shame. I believe them to be amongst some of the most amazing shavers, especially given the fact that they were originally designed as surgical instruments. Equally amazing are the NancyBoy creme and Cella soaps. The NB was one of the first shave cremes I came across in my wetshaving journey and immediately fell in love with. If one gets past the "name", which may be a marketing faux pas in most wetshaving circles, the NB will surely give most big name cremes a run for their money. It is a fantastic creme and coupled with the Cella, she produced an amazingly rich and slick überlather. Needless to say, the pre-shave prep was absolutely an enjoyable and, may I dare say, (almost) orgasmic experience. The 24 hr growth was wiped clean in 3 effortless passes, each systematically better than the last, until I was left with such a clean and smooth face that would make any baby jealous .

Have a SPECTACULAR Wednesday guys. Busy day ahead for me. See you guys back tonight.

________________
Cheers,
Robert

Robert!
Those scales ROCK! I love the blended & semi transparent look of the spacer through the scales!

BTW I think its now essential that we see some pics of your collection. You've admitted that you have a "problem" the next step is taking all the skeletons out of the closet!

If you feel that you should reduce your collection in order to protect your sanity I'll bear the weight and take the above razor and your blonde badger brush (Because I care about out you that much!)

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Thank you Konstantinos...They do have quite the range. Where did you get yours. I see Giftsandcare has it, but shipping is a nightmare.

It was GiftsandCare.com, Robert. I understand the shipping issue, I have been reading over at B&B for years on items being shipped to the U.S. from the Iberian peninsula, long shipping time plus customs, etc. So I feel your concern. For us here in Europe it is better, although not necessarily very cheap with respect to p&p. My take is that shipping costs are what they are and not much can be done about it no matter where one's location may be. Don't forget that with most vendors here in Europe we do not have this "free shipping over $XX" mentality, like you do in CONUS - that's an important benefit to me.

My sister came to Chicago a week back, stayed there for 4 days. Had I known, I would have alerted you guys in case you wanted me to bring some shaving supplies over. Next time when it will be my turn to come over I'll keep it in mind though.