Thread: SOTD: Sunday March 2 - Saturday March 8, 2008

MUSIC:
Precious Memories – Jim Reeves (CD)

Savile Row SR3824 in Finest
Vulfix Persian Musk SC
Taylor Eyewitness 6/8 Barbers Notch Wedge (thanks c utz!)
Floris Santal ASB
Floris Santal EdT

Klauberg 4/8 round tip
C&E BBB
Taylor's Rose SC
G-town Scuttle
WTG, XTG
Trumper's Coral Skin Food
D&G Pour Homme

Hot shower

Sanguine razor
40 laps on my Dovo "Extra Wide" Russian strop
My favorite stainless steel shaving mug
Williams Shaving Mug soap
Lee's Pure Badger brush
My mixture of Witchhazel/ Pinuad Clubman
Mama Bear's Peppermint Summer aftershave

2 passes WTg, 1 pass ATG. BBS shave! The Mama Bear's Peppermint added a BLAST!
Ernest

shower
Wapienica 5/8 -> no stropping (I want to see how little I can strop and still get good shaves... the experiment continues...)
C.E. Bigelow (rhymes with giggolo) rebranded Proraso shave cream
1x WTG -> hot towel -> relather
1x XTG -> hot towel -> relather
1x ATG -> CWR -> Superior 70 Bay Rum -> BBS on cheeks, ATG the slightest stubble under jawline

This lather felt a lot "drier" and less slick than Kiss My Face shave cream lather... hmmm... to be continued...

My Wapi from Mike (I love this thing!)
C.O.Bigelow Cream (Eucalyptus)
Pinaud Clubman aftershave

30 passed on the leather
Washed face with Noxema
3 hot towels
Lathered up
1 WTG
Re-lathered
1 XTG
Re-lathered
1 ATG
Cold water rinse
Pinaud Clubman aftershave (muffed scream)

Music: Marian Call, and Jill Tracy

Shavemac, Custom Made Brush finest badger, Knot Size 23 mm in black
Geo. F. Trumper Rose Shaving Cream
5/8 Geo Worthington "Clearcut", Spike Point
"Tony Miller" Heirloom Artisan 3" Linen / Red Latigo Strop, 10 / 50
WWR
QED Da Vinci Water
CWR
QED Rose Geranium EO After Shave Skin Conditioner Balm

Olive oil soap prep
Joseph Allen medium hollow 5/8, barber's notch
C&E BBB
HBS Old Spice SS
WTG, XTG
Old Spice AS
Brooks Brothers 1818

Well I made it through a hell of week last week....Five 12-13 hour days for the sale we did, I guess it's good to be busy but that kicked my butt!!!!!! Also I think the idea of changing SOTD to Sunday through Saturday was a pretty good idea !!!!

Ready to be back to a normal week....

Steaming hot towel prep x 4
Hot water rinse
Build the Uberlather using a 28mm Silvertip Ebony Shavemac

Art of Sandalwood Uberlather:
Art of Shaving Sandalwood shave cream
Sue Bee's Sandalwood Musk shave soap
Pure Glycerin

Hot water rinse
Lather up
Razor: 11/16 Otto Deutsch "Hans" spike point
Strop Illinois #827 Russian
20 laps linen
30 laps leather
Steaming hot towel over the lather
Re-lather
WTG pass
Hot water rinse
Re-lather
20 laps leather
XTG on the cheeks
ATG on the neck
Touch up on beard lines
Hot water rinse
Cold water rinse

Coffee Time!!!! (Pressed French Roast) Write in the SOTD, Relax
Hot Shower
Cold water rinse
Aftershave: Dominica Bay Rum



Have a Great Day!!!!

Monday...

25 strops on linen, 50 strops on leather

Hot shower

C & E Sandalwood Shaving Cream
C & E BBB
Genco 6/8
Hot lather

Warm water rinse then cold water spash
Thayers Witchhazel with Aloe
L'Occitane Cade aftershave splash.

(a little use of the steptic - shoulda paid close attention on the right neck)

5/8 Dubl Duck Satinedge
TM Artisan 3”, 50 on the Horsehide
Edwin Jagger Medium Super Badger
Ceramic Lather Bowl from Antique store
Daizy Cup Warmer
Mama Bear's Green Irish Tweed SS
Alum Block
Mama Bear's Green Irish Tweed Cologn