Thread: Sun March 4rd - Sat March 10th

Location: Gladstone Australia
Pre Shave: Proraso pre and post shaving cream
Hot towel
Razor: Dovo Solingen shavette straight razor
Blade: Dovo Solingen professional long blade
Brush: Vulfix pure badger #849
Soap: Geo. F. Trumper coconut oil shaving cream
Post Shave: Proraso after shave lotion with menthol
Cologne: Pi Givenchy for men

I received most of these items for my 37th birthday, yesterday, so the shave was luxurious and fun.

Sunday is Fili-Day



...and Happy birthday Raulski!

Hey guys.....sorry i have been away for a bit was out of town for 2 weeks in a small town in Ohio and didn't really have any type of service (they got a McDonald's 2 years ago if that gives you an idea of how small it was!!! But i returned to some WONDERFUL gifts from Glen (gssixgun) and as i told him on the phone yesterday i was sure i wasn't going to be able to wait between shaves so i may do a two razor shave today and i DID so here it is.....

PREP:

HOT Shower and Proraso Pre/Post.....(does anyone use this as a Post? i haven't and haven't read anything about it as a Post)

BRUSH:

Vintage TGN Re-knotted Dubl Duck 3

SCUTTLE:

The Old Trusty G5

SOAP/CREAM:

Proraso RED and a small bit of SRD Sandalwood

STROP:

NONE per Glen's note with the razors!

and here is where it gets GOOD.......

RAZORS:

Right Side of the face got the Au Natural Filarmonica DT 13 in Pre-Ban Ivory (thanks pixelfixed for the Ivory) AND the Left Side of the face got the Wade & Butcher restore in Bone Linen Micarta...well what a DFS this was!! I would say about 95% BBS but WOW this was my first W&B shave and my first Filly shave and i can see what all this "hype" is about.....NO HYPE AT ALL...these blades live up to their name and THEN SOME! Glen put great edges on them...W&B on Select Coti and the Filly on a Shapton progression up to 30k! I think the Filly side came out a TAD beter but i am not a wedge pro yet so i think that had a lot to do it! I did feel like i may have been cheating with the awesomely heavy W&B and needed to get used to the weight and switching between that and the much lighter Filly led to a few strokes with a heavy hand with the Filly! But i think the hair RAN from my face more than was cut from it! All i have to say is these are way WAY WAAAYYY up there in the rotation and will be in my collection FOREVER!

POST:

Tepid Water Towel, Alum Block, Cold Water Towel, Thayer's Cucumber WH, Nivea Post Shave Balm, Splash of Clubman......and a NICE pour of Maker's Mark 46

MUSIC:

Bruno Mars Doo-Wops & Hooligans: I really like Bruno i think his music is very eclectic AND i think its great that he started out as an Elvis impersonator in his dad's show when he was like 6!

Again i CAN'T get over how great of a shave it was tonight....THANK YOU Glen amazing AMAZING work!!!

HOT Shower and Proraso Pre/Post.....(does anyone use this as a Post? i haven't and haven't read anything about it as a Post)

I have used it many times as an aftershave. I really like it and it has a very fresh feel & scent but I shave my head and find that it makes my already oily scalp super-slick (which I don't like). But that doesn't happen on my face.

JHenry, MVcrash & Baldy: congratulations on your great news!!

Omega1975, Deepest sympathy to you and your family.

Thank you, everybody, for my birthday wishes & for making me feel so welcome here. This is a great forum.

My deepest condolences to Omega1975 for his loss. My thoughts are with you.


Sunday Afternoon Shave

Dovo Bismarck Ironwood
Bryce C 24mm Silvertip Ironwood
T&H Ultimate Comfort Preshave Oil
T&H Ultimate Comfort Cream
T&H Ultimate Comfort ASB
T&H Spanish Leather Cologne

A wonderful Sunday afternoon shave before family dinner. I didn't know what to expect from the Ultimate Comfort series, but it is a really nice product. Great lather, very mild scent similar to the T&H soap and the Dovo always gives a comfortable, smooth shave. I look forward to a fun week. Have a good one, SOTD brothers!

Prep:	Hot Shower / Very Hot Water Soak /Rise baby face shave gel
Razor:	4/8 Robeson Sure-Edge, 7/8 Puma 'My Darling'
Hones:	King 1k, Norton 4/8k, 300 laps CNat 12k, 5 laps diamond paddle, 10 Laps .25 CrOx Paddle, 100 Clean Felt, 300 Leather
Brush:	24mm Silvertip
Uber:	Rise Baby Face Shave Gel, Cella
AS:	Alum Block & Pinaud Clubman
Edc:	Cuba Gold
Result:	Honed these razors yesterday in a 4 razor marathon. I found the Sure-Edge was a little nicer than the Puma edge, but both were great. Right side Robeson, left side Puma. Both were buttery soft and destroyed stubble. I had to skip a day shaving due to Friday's shave being sooooo good using my other newly honed razor. The Sure-Edge was a gift from a close friend, the Puma was an Antique store find. They both got a new edge yesterday and today was the proof I did well.

Happy Shaving All!

Mike

Monday

The morning after I reply to a post here about nicks and cuts, saying I’ve only had about 3 or 4, I get a nick! It was still a nice shave, though, two passes with the Schulze, and a nice Überlather too.

This afternoon I completed my walk/run to the top of Mount Torrens and back with a time of 27:41. That doesn’t mean a lot to anyone reading this, but it’s a full eight minutes shaved off from the one I did three weeks ago, which was the first one of these particular walk/runs for years. A far cry from my PB of 20:56, but still I’m happy with the result.

Razor: Schulze

Pre Shave: Proraso

Überlather: Crabtree and Evelyn Nomad/O Melhor/Glycerine

After Shave: Truefitt and Hill Trafalgar

Razor: Wostenholm-buddelized

Originally Posted by Raulski

HOT Shower and Proraso Pre/Post.....(does anyone use this as a Post? i haven't and haven't read anything about it as a Post)

I am new to straights, but before with my DE, and even before that with my Mach 3, I would use Proraso Pre/Post both before and after. Great cooling effect that lasts even after a splash of AS. I use a very thin coat after my cold water splash and let it sink in a couple of minutes before the AS. Not sticky, just right. Great stuff!

Tonight's routine:
Hot Shower
Proraso Pre/Post
Vulfix 2234
Speick Stick - face lather
Dovo Special 6/8 - WTG/XTG
Proraso Pre/Post
Floid Amber AS

Great Shave, good times!

My condolences Omega