Thread: Sun August 14th - Sat August 20th

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' Custom: Chess King w/ 26mm silver tip badger
Soap: Trumper's Officers & Gentlemens Shaving Soap
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Otto Bush razor
ASB: Geo. F. Trumper west Indian extract of limes skin food

Wonderful smooth shave.

L'Occitane Verbena soap
Feather AS-D1
Feather Blade
New Forest Finest silvertip 2213
Vulfix Persian musk
Alum + Distilled Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Bavx balm
L'Occitane Bavx EDT

Jamie

Two pass shave absolutely no complaints.

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Bill's horn/Paua Abalone/Simpson knot
Razor: The Three Crosses
Soap: Provence Santé
AS: Ogallalla, Limes and Peppercorns
Strop: Neil Miller
Result: Very, very clean indeed
How nice to be back in soft water land Everything was easier, even the way the blade moved over the face. I think hard water dulls the edges way faster too, my newly honed W&B seemed very dull compared to this blade, that has been around way longer. Well, enough whining about hard water, it's good to be home again

Well Mikael you should have packed your bags and made off for Wales, we have beautiful soft water in Wales, the one thing I miss is soft water when I go away, that awful scum that's left floating on top of the tea, and lime scale in the kettle, that cannot be doing you insides much good.

Jamie

Razor: Joe Chandler 7/8 Spanish Point Damascus

Brush: Simpson Chubby 2

Pre Shave: Hot shower with Conditioner in Beard

Soap: Martin de Candre

ASB: Sabon

After Shave: Vintage Habit Rouge

Fragrance: Habit Rouge EdP

Summary: Today is the first day of my new job. A special occasion calls for a very special blade - and I succeeded in finding that. I wasn't really intending to win this gorgeous custom when I sent the seller an offer. Funny how life works though, isn't it? He accepted and it was soon on its way. When it arrived, I was immediately taken by the attention to detail. The steel is beautifully figured, and the firework on the spine is echoed in the damascus wedge and even the third pin spacer! The blade arrived with two small dings acknowledged in the seller's ad, so she went straight away to the Choseras. The bevel was reset using the 1k with some slurry followed by trips around the 5k and 10k. She then got a light nagura progression on my Oozuku Suita (no su). The result was an edge fit for a king! This razor was so smooth that I almost didn't feel it doing anything as I tackled three days of growth. I was nearly BBS after the first pass, but with a razor this nice, how could I not do more. ATG was effortless and I am proud to say that I think I'll be the best shaved man in the office! It was all tapped off with some of Guerlain's wonderful Habit Rouge! If everyone's week starts off this great, the world will be a phenomenal place!

Got up early today to take my youngest son and his new bride to the airport, they are flying to Hawaii for a two week honeymoon!

Had a nice relaxing shave...

Prep: Hot shower and proraso pre/post
Brush: AOS best badger
Razor: Beau Brummel #18, 11/16 square point
Result: BBS

Have a Great Monday Guys!

[QUOTE=LegalBeagle;832642]

Razor: Joe Chandler 7/8 Spanish Point Damascus

Brush: Simpson Chubby 2

Pre Shave: Hot shower with Conditioner in Beard

Soap: Martin de Candre

ASB: Sabon

After Shave: Vintage Habit Rouge

Fragrance: Habit Rouge EdP

Summary: Today is the first day of my new job. A special occasion calls for a very special blade - and I succeeded in finding that. I wasn't really intending to win this gorgeous custom when I sent the seller an offer. Funny how life works though, isn't it? He accepted and it was soon on its way. When it arrived, I was immediately taken by the attention to detail. The steel is beautifully figured, and the firework on the spine is echoed in the damascus wedge and even the third pin spacer! The blade arrived with two small dings acknowledged in the seller's ad, so she went straight away to the Choseras. The bevel was reset using the 1k with some slurry followed by trips around the 5k and 10k. She then got a light nagura progression on my Oozuku Suita (no su). The result was an edge fit for a king! This razor was so smooth that I almost didn't feel it doing anything as I tackled three days of growth. I was nearly BBS after the first pass, but with a razor this nice, how could I not do more. ATG was effortless and I am proud to say that I think I'll be the best shaved man in the office! It was all tapped off with some of Guerlain's wonderful Habit Rouge! If everyone's week starts off this great, the world will be a phenomenal place!

Sounds like a great way to start the new job Bill! Keep us posted.

Location: Coffs Harbour Australia
Strop: Illinois 835
Brush: FS Fine Badger
Soap: MWF
Razor: Royal Invicta 6/8
Toner: Thayer's Unscented Witch Hazel
Balm: Nivea Replenishing
A/S: Wahl Bay Rum
After a few less than stellar shaves last week, I really needed a set up that was going to make me happy for tonights shave.
I knew the Invicta could be trusted to satisfy me, and the perfect lather the MWF gave me made tonights shave a blissful one. 3 passes and I'm BBS for the first time in over a week.
The wife and kids are home now, so I'll be in a more normal routine this week, and not so negligent of my SOTD duties.

Thanks for all the great posts and pics already this week gentlemen and also for last week.
Grant

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

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I just said out aloud (much to my son's dismay) "That's a NICE strop!!!, that's a VERY nice strop!!!"...

Thank you. I said the same thing when i opened the box! Its huge also 3" x 30" long i believe.

Originally Posted by Mikael

Brush: Bill's horn/Paua Abalone/Simpson knot
Razor: The Three Crosses
Soap: Provence Santé
AS: Ogallalla, Limes and Peppercorns
Strop: Neil Miller

Nice bowl/s. And there's that lizard stand again!!! Those things are breeding!