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9 April 2013

* Weber DLC + UFO U2V1 Red Bronze
* Super Iridiums
* WSP Stubby 2-band
* Mystic Water Sandalwood
* Unrefined Shea Butter

Mama Bear Orange Orange - Semogue 610 - 6/8 Revisor - D.R Harris Marlborough

A pretty good shave today but I have given myself some irritation on my neck. I might skip shaving tomorrow to let it clear up.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

That's really nice of you to say, I really appreciate it. ...snip... So, when trouble comes my way, I overdo all the thinking around it and it effects me too much. I end up being like some sort of anguished eighteenth century poet. You guys here kept me from going off the rails entirely. I'm still slightly off the rails, of course, but that's just the way like it.
Sorry for all that, got on a roll... :-)

I am an Alphabet kid of 70+ and what you say does ring true for me also. I am glad you are letting us know and being one of us!
~Richard

TUESDAY
Hot shower prep
Razor: Frederick Reynolds <1890
Soap: RazoRock XXX
Mug: ceramic
Brush: Reknot Mixed badger
Aftershock: Alum block
Splash: Captain’s Bay Rum

The Day? Awaiting a spring partly cloudy Sleet and 3 days of snow in the forecast. The Shave? Simple, close and pleasant! A nice old blade, took some work but it repays it well.
The fun of trying things makes the day go a bit better and quicker!
~Richard

The NoNameRazor with a bite of Japan

Razor: Kamisori Ichihara
Brush: Dear and Horse custom
Cream: Fitjar Lemon & Bay Rum

Le Grelot
Liquid Lanolin
Semogue 1438
Trumper's Eucris Soap
Pinaud Clubman Aftershave



Oak moss and lanolin, what is not to like?

Prep: Hot Shower
Brush: AOS Fine Badger
Soap: RazoRock La Famiglia, Don Marco
Strop: SRD Prem I
Razor: Hart 6/8
Post Shave: Alum Block, Thayers Rose Witch Hazel, Floid Blue

Result: Wow, I have been too busy lately to post anything on this site, and I am thankful for the business. Great shave with this Hart, as always, even when it needs a touch-up, which, right now, it does not. Now, back to work. You all have a great Tuesday.

To gooser 4/8/13 Wow, now that is steel that looks like steel, a handsome razor that could have traveled from a Park Avenue suite to a hobo jungle.......I really enjoy all of you SOTD guys laying out the goods. Thank-you!

Todays SoTD...



Pre : Hot water, Kiehl's facial fuel
Soap : Arko stick
Brush : Turkish "No. 6" horsehair
Razor : Gillette Superspeed flare tip
Blade : Feather
Post : Nivea moisturising balm

Finish : BBS

Comments :
The brush is a cheapie, bought from bestshave.net, and feels as though it'll deliver. Strong smelling soaps are needed for the test lathers though, as the brand new wet brush is a tad... pungent. It was first washed with some Vosene shampoo. I've just spent a good half-hour giving if the works, with Palmolive cream, Proraso soap, and Mitchell's Wool Fat, and am happy to say it performs well with these three. Also, as yet it's shed less than the Vulfix 404.
The Arko soap was bought from the same website, simply because I felt bad just buying the brush alone. Its scent is, er... unique, not as unpleasant as the stick of Erasmic I had to use once, but odd enough to warrant the soap being the first candidate for grating into a sealable container. If it weren't for the fact that it lathers up brilliantly, the stick would be languishing in the rubbish bin.