Thread: Sun November 18th - Sat November 24th

It's been a long while since I have posted to the SOTD thread. Life has been very busy between the family and the job. Anyway... without further delay, here is today's SOTD for me:

RAZOR: Feather All Stainless Double Edge Razor
BRUSH: Merkur Futur Silvertip Badger
SOAP/CREAM: Acqua Di Parma Colonia Collezione Barbiere Shaving Cream
AFTER SHAVE: Acqua Di Parma Colonia Collezione Barbiere After Shave Lotion
COLOGNE: Acqua Di Parma Colonia Eau De Cologne

I have been using this Feather Stainless for 6 months now and have to say it has earned a permanent home. ...and that is saying a lot because the only other permanent DE I have is my Merkur Futur. I have tried a lot of different current and vintage DE's over the years, but until now I always ended up going back to my Futur and selling the others. Perhaps I will eventually give the Futur or Feather to my son when the day comes (he's 2-1/2, so I have some time to think about it).

Cheers,

Chris

6/8 Henckels 401 Platinum
Tabac
Thater SRP 2011
Thayers and Floid Blue

Incredible 2 pass WTG XTG and very, very nice! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Pre - Alum block
Strop - 3 inch bridle leather and hard felt
Brush - Semogue 1350 boar
Scuttle - Robert Becker
Razor - Revisor 6/8 with shoulderless thumb notch new production
Soap - Vitos Red+The Body shop Macca Root with 3 drops glycerin and 1 drop lanolin added
Post - Alum block followed with Thayers witch hazel

What can I say, great shave. The 1350 boar is now well broke in and handles face and bowl lathering well enough that I know it is a bargain. The Revisor is comfortable to shave with and nice to look at. The uber lather was lovely too. Hope your start to Sunday goes as well as mine did.

Bob

Soap~PGS Whiskey Razor~ Made it myself (TGN head) Brush~ Made myself (23mm Finest)
I love having my own lathe, I can make a new razor or brush, just because

Autumn Shaving


Hot Shower - New Forest 2041 Best Badger – Nanny's Silly Soap Down Home Summer – Edwin & Jagger DE87BL + Personna#2 – Alumbre - Florida Water

Have a nice day !!

Sunday Shave and Haircut
Prep: Lukewarm Shower
Razor: Wm. Elliot and Co.
Brush: VDH Boar
Soap: Tabac Shavestick
AS: Clubman
Finish: CK Obsession
Result: Great shave and the spud is CBS as well

Good Evening.

Today's shave was mainly AOS with a hint of Mme Scodioli "Step Right Up".

Very Nice.

Originally Posted by dr1312

...Today's shave was mainly AOS with a hint of Mme Scodioli "Step Right Up".

Very Nice.

Oh, 'Step Right Up' it's like a fine oil for anointing, isn't it? Not that I'd know what a fine oil for anointing is like, really, or at all, actually...

Maybe I should have said "Oh, 'Step Right Up', it is nice, isn't it?" and just left it at that...

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Not that I'd know what a fine oil for anointing is like, really, or at all, ...

Funny, well, I have had my head and other parts anointed with oil. Um, crap, you know this reminds me I need to get some of that MME Scodioli Aftershave. I liked the shave soap and you rave about it. So, yeah, then I can make the comparison. Or maybe we can meet in some transcendental plain of existence where we can swap out brains. Never mind, that sounds expensive. I should just buy the damn stuff.

Monday

A new working week ‘workin for da man’ and all I can think of is tomorrow’s workout, buying climbing shoes and rock climbing on Saturday. The mornings shave was not very good. I spied the Arko on the shelf and thought I’d give it a go. After lathering my face (I wet the stick and rubbed my wet shave brush on the stick to make the lather; and then face lathered) I stropped. After stropping I looked in the mirror and at first thought I must have rubbed some of the cream off. Then I realised it had simply dissipated and all but disappeared. Not sure if it was just my lathering or the oils on my skin but I had to lather again and even then there was no cushion at all. I’ve used this shave stick only about three times since I’ve had it; I wouldn’t buy it again.