Thread: Sun August 07th - Sat August 13th

Mike I do believe you are a kid in a candy shop!!! Love it!!! It's nice when SWMBO is a part of the fun isn't it? Mine asked me to find a good old DE for her to start using!!! Yay!!!! Love seeing all the fun you're having with the B-day gifts.

August 8st SOTD no picture
Prep: hot towel
Brush: Rooney Silvertip
Soap: Fitjar Såpekokeri Lighthouse Bay rum
Razor: Dovo C-Mon Blackie
Post: Witch Hazel, aloe vera, pint of home brew rye pilsner

Opted for an evening shave, sans shower, a hot towel over lather had to suffice for prep.
Decent shave not the best, the stars just weren’t aligned I guess. Shaving over the weekends gasket rash from paddling hurts like hell, I doubt I will do that again.
Have a good evening

Prep:Hot Towel
Brush:Tweezerman
Soap:VDH
Face Scraper: Shumate (my best antique store find yet!)
Post: clubman AF.

Prep: Musgo Real Glyce Lime Oil Soap
Cream: Castle Forbes Lime
Brush: Shavemac 177
Razor: Merkur HD
Blade: Super Iridium (5), Red Pack Personna (1) (The Iridium gave out during 1st pass)
A/S: Pinaud Clubman
Balm: Nivea Sensitive ASB

Originally Posted by Str8Shooter

Mike I do believe you are a kid in a candy shop!!! Love it!!! It's nice when SWMBO is a part of the fun isn't it? Mine asked me to find a good old DE for her to start using!!! Yay!!!! Love seeing all the fun you're having with the B-day gifts.

Thanks Str8!! Indeed, when the wife is involved, it is all the more fun!!! And, ya, I'm having a blast with all my new b-day presents. This birthday was one where I actually got stuff I wanted and would use. No socks or ties, hehehe.. I still have a few more to get too, but I'm working my way through them!! It's a new adventure every night. It's great!! A kid in a candy store couldn't have this much fun!!

Happy shaves!!

M

Good morning friends.
there are a lot of excellent pictures this week.

soap: Calani-stick
brushes: Muehle-porn
razor: Thiers-Issard
AS: Brut

Gentlemen,
Been a busy day and a bot short on time and too tired for personalized comments, but I scanned and loved every single one. Well done guys

Michael: I am loving the fact that your recovery is coming along just fine. Take good care of that kidney and enjoy.

Bondpunk: Welcome to SOTD brother

L'Occitane Verbena soap
Feather AS-D1
Feather Blade
NF Tubby 1
Truefitt & Hill West Indian Limes
Alum + Distilled Witch Hazel
Coty Raw Vanilla

Jamie.

A two pass shave, with minor touch up, yesterday was my dogs birthday aged 14, I went to Tesco and purchased him a lovely steak, flash cooked it on the griddle pan, boy did he enjoy that, so I dedicate this shave to my dog, to Blue the Fox Terrier

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream

BRUSH: Shavemac D01 (24 mm) Extra Silver Tip 2 Band Version

SOAP/CREAM: Truefitt & Hill Shaving Cream West Indian Limes

SCUTTLE / BOWL: Georgetown Pottery Scuttle

RAZOR: 11/16" Wade & Butcher, The Clean Shaver

STROP: Kanayama Cordovan #30000

SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG

AS: Alt-Innsbruck EDC

RESULT: BBS

Have a nice day
Béla

Tuesday 9th:

C.V. Heljestrand Mk. No. 30
Neil Miller genuine linen / English bridle strops (30/50)
Omega Professional No. 98
SWK XL scuttle
Institut Karité Paris soap
Figaro after shave
La Toja after shave balm
Guerlain Vetiver Eau de Toilette



Felt my stubble was good enough to give it a good shave this am and not wait till tomorrow morning, so I decided to add a new razor in the rotation, grabbed the Helje and off I went. Nice little shaver, highly sought after from what I understand, first shave with it for me.

Stropped 30/50 as I thought the blade would be tack sharp; this one had reportedly been restored and honed by Neil Miller. However it seems the previous owner must have shaved with it a few times, the blade is currently no way as sharp as any of the blades Neil normally hones. A nice shave nonetheless, perfect for today's task.

The French soap did not impress today, should have used just a bit less water in the mix. This is the issue when you rotate daily; you pick up a soap and last time you shaved with it was (say) few months back, so you need to find its sweet spot again.

The La Toja balm is one of my favorites, leaves my skin always silky smooth.

The efficacy and scent of the Figaro start to grow with me; nothing better than a fresh reminder of Budapest and some nice moments I had there few years back (there were also some very 'spicy' as well as bad moments during that time there but let us just not get into that or else the thread will get really hot...)





Michael, I'm happy you are doing well, it is so nice to hear someone who had not felt good for many many years is now enjoying life as most of us do. There's nothing more important than good health, and only if one goes through the hardship of having difficulty doing even the most trivial tasks over a prolonged period of time then the essentials can truly be appreciated. Beauty can be found everywhere, in the simplest of tasks, whether that is drinking water from a fountain, taking a slow walk or interacting with others.