Thread: Sun January 29th - Sat February 4rd

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Yea she is beautiful but i doubt that is his wife. Just like my avitar is not mine.

I was wondering who that was, I thought it was some sort of medieval lady...

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' Custom: Chess King w/ 26mm silver tip badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Bay Rum
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop (3x25)
Razor: Otto Bush Worldmaster
ASB: Caswell-Massey Number Six

A sticky smooth and comfortable shave. I like the Caswell-Massey Number Six when it is cold outside.
Too bad Caswell-Massey has stopped making the Number Six.

Strop: MickR's Roo Hide
Brush: Comoy Badger
Soap: Proraso
Razor: Royal Invicta 6/6, Long Life 145 11/16
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel
Balm: C.O. Bigelow Mentha
A/S: Old Spice
These 2 both received a touch up last night.
The Invicta passed with flying colors, the Long Life needs a little more work.
As a result, the Invicta did most of the work tonight. 2 passes and a DFS
Feels good to be nice and smooth after a couple of days off.

Sorry about the lack of participation lately boys. My evenings have been consumed doing research. I'm planning to build my own small forge very soon
Thanks for the great posts and pics gentlemen.
Grant

Dovo 55 | Simpson Chubby 2 | La Toja Manantiales | Thayers | DRH Arlington ASM | Dior Leather Oud

Another fine shave by this beautiful Maxterpiece. Photos simply do not do the paua shell scales justice! When you combine a good blade with outstanding software, you know you're going to come out right! I feel great and ready to start my day!

Prep: Dome Shave, Hot Shower, Baby Oil Gel Pre-shave
Razor: T. Noonan and Sons Arabic
Cream: Barbasol Sensitive Skin
AS: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Finish: Nitro EdT (a Hugo knock-off)

A rare week day dome and face shave. I just felt like a bit of playing this morning. While both shaves were pretty good, the edge on this razor needs a bit of work and just isn't as crisp as I normally like.

Tuesday

Cobra Classic
Feather Professional Blade (6)
Wellington Woodcraft Silvertip
Jack Black Supreme Cream
L'Oreal After Shave Balm
Herve Leger Homme

First time using the Jack Black shave cream. Using the face lathering method it made a very nice lather that easily lasted through three passes. The Cobra glided on my face to produce another silk smooth shave. I can't put this razor down.

Tuesday

Dovo Best Qualilty 6/8
Men-U Boar brush
TSD Irish Spring type soap
Booster June Clover
Pinaud Clubman

Great shave this morning! I decided to use the Booster June Clover instead of witch hazel this morning and since the Booster scents do not last long on me, I topped off with Pinaud Clubman, which provided a great finish!

Originally Posted by Omega1975

Good evening gents! I hope the week is off to a good start for all of you. Once again Im late to post but I was not going to miss this one. A remarkable shave today with a straight newly restored by our own GSSIXGUN.
Todays S.O.T.D. was a minimalist as my shaves go but superb none the less!
Hot Shower / MWF / Carl Monkhouse / Omega Boar / Dominican Bay Rum w/ Lime
Not my best pic ever so Im including the one Glen took before he sent it back to me.
Have a great week fellas!

Nice razor. I have the same Monkhouse and it provides a great shave.

Originally Posted by justiin

Hot Shower / Proraso Pre & After / Truefitt & Hill Limes Cream / Hart Steel 7/8 /
Thayers / Proraso After Shave / Frederic Malle Vetiver Extraordinaire

My first shave of the day! This razor deserved a post.

Welcome to the SOTD Brotherhood.

Razor: Gem 1912 with Gem SS blades-Brush: Fuller synthetic-Cream: Erasmic-AS: Thayers Lavender and plenty of styptic -Result: today was a reminder of why you should never hurry a shave, even when using a safety razor. I must have peeled away several layers of skin and I think I bled more than I have in my entire 15+ years of straight shaving combined. You know it's bad when the alcohol free witch hazel burns worse than Clubman. I guess it's time for a break from shaving for a few days to heal up.

Originally Posted by LegalBeagle

Dovo 55

Those razors are so underrated and very little talked about, like the Filarmonica for example, which in a way is a good thing. Whenever you see one don't let it slip away. These are superior shavers. However they are very large razors with a 3" cutting edge.