Thread: Sun - February 10th - Sat February 16th

Good morning y'all! I saw the news reports of the blizzard that hit the folks in the Northeast, and I hope everyone who was in the middle if the blizzard managed to stay safe and warm.

This morning's SOTD was chosen by my wife. It's overcast and dreary here in South Texas, so she recommended sweet smelling stuff.

Prep - hot shower
Soap - TBS Maca Root cream
Brush - M&F, classic 1xl
Razor - Cadman and Sons, Bengall 6/8
Post - cold water, alum, Kiehl's lotion
EDT - Bond No.9, Chez Bond



Have a great week!

No shave today.

I just finished my shave , so let me share it with you;

Preshave: Utterly Smooth with 6 drops of gylcerin.
Cream: Jack Black
Brush: Custom Badger & Elk Antler from GemStar Customs
Razor: Vintage Gillette 1968 Blue Handle, with a "Shark" DE blade.
Shavex Alum Bar
Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel

Thank you for looking.
John

Strop - J.R. Torrey paddle
Prep - Hot water + Shave towel
Pre-Shave - Musgo Real Glyce
Brush - Vulfix bristle
Soap - Palmolive
Mug - James Kent "Old Foley" scuttle
Razor - 11/16 Joseph Elliot concave
Post - Thayers + Nivea balm

Small nick, first in awhile. Not as good of a shaver as my other Elliot silver steel but not "bad" by any means. Still enjoying the Palmolive

Tuesday

• Razor: Jernbolaget Frameback, leather scales, forced patina using citrus juice
• Cream: Body Shop Macca Root
• Hair Tonic: Pashana Bay Rum
• Eau de Toilette: ‘Whisky’ by Evaflor

Nice shave with the Jernbolaget this morning. I now have a very nice edge on this razor. After two passes I was certainly GDS, ready for inspection. The Body Shop Macca Root lathers almost too easily. This has to be the cream for newbies who have trouble making a decent lather and want to concentrate on razor technique and be unhampered by a poor lather.

Kent T4
Castle Forbes Lavender
Puma 6/8 No1 FF
Roger & Gallet / L'Oreal balms
Acqua di Parma Colonia Essenza

12th February 2013

Location: Dublin 3, Dublin, Ireland
Prep: Hot shower + cold splash
Soap: Valobra Shaving Stick
Brush: Taylor of Old Bond Street Travel Badger Brush
Razor: Stainless Steel Dovo 5/8 Round Point Ebony
Strop: Tony Miller Travel Horsehide Leather and Linen
Shave: 1 pass WTG
Astringent: Alum
A/S: TOBS Mr Taylor Aftershave + TOBS Mr Taylor Aftershave Balm

Exactly as yesterday... I'm not that happy with the Valobra stick. The standard "crema di sapone purissima" is definitely a different and better story...

Prep Palmolive Verbena & Neroli Soap
Razor Vintage Maxotte High Grade 5/8
Strop Kanayama Cordovan #8000
Brush Bill Jack Le Tuft 59 in Buckeyed Burl
Mitchell's Woolfat
Alum & Witch Hazel
L'Occitane Baux Balm
L'Occitane Baux Edt

Jamie.

A super smooth flawless two pass shave.

Good morning Gentlemen

-Preparation: Papoutsanis tabac soap (with tallow)
-DE: Edwing Jagger 89
-Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (#2)
-Brush: Semogue 2000
-Soap: La Toja shaving stick
-After Shave: Floid Suave + 444 gel + korres moisturising cream

Good morning y'all! I recently bought a Spanish made UFO handle (Goliath XXL) and decided today was the day to try it out, in conjunction with its Iberian colleagues.

Prep - hot shower
Soap - Bath House, Spanish Fig and Nutmeg
Brush - Semogue 2011 LE, 2 band
Razor - UFO Goliath XXL, Gillette Tech head, Merkur razor
Post - cold water, alum, Kiehl's lotion
EDT - Creed, GIT