Thread: SOTD: Sunday March 9 - Saturday March 15, 2008

I'll kick off this week's SOTD thread with a new razor.

Razor: Shumate Tungsteel
Strop: Unidentified vintage strop
Shaving Cream: Omega Shaving Soap (rebranded Prorasso)
Brush: Cheap Badger
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman

Results: Fantastic! The Shumate has emerged as the clear favorite in my feeble rotation... (thanks Joe!)

Hot shower

Union Cutlery 5/8 spike
VDH shaving brush
Arko Commando Shaving cream
Mama Bear's Peppermint Summertime aftershave

2 passes WTG, 1 pass ATG.
Smooth shave!
Ernest

MUSIC:
Sweet Hour of Prayer – Tennessee Ernie Ford

Simpson CH1 “Chubby” in Best
MB’s Chypre Rose SS
Mappin & Webb 5/8 Square Point
MB’s Chypre Rose EdT

Dovo Special 5/8 Tortoise
KMF Mint
CE BBB
GTown Scuttle
WTG, XTG
AV Ice Blue
Nivea Cooling A/S Balm

6/8 Tongwha Frameback
Williams Mug Soap
AoS Unscented SC
Tweezerman Brush
Pinaud Clubman A/S

Carl Rader 4/8 double hollow ground
Rooney small 1 silvertip
Feather preshave
Conk almond
Feather Aftershave

Sunday night
= Chinese Silvertip $25 - HIGHLY recommended
= Torrey 5/8 with Denmason scales The scales are a joy!
= Tryphon Rose cream- What a terrific scent and lather
= alum block
= 4711 cologne - 1st time don't know if I like it

I only did one pass cause I sliced my chin pretty well. Nice cut. good edge.





Tom

I usually don't shave on Sunday save it for Monday morning but place to go so.

Hot shower

Shavemac silvertip badger brush
C&E sweet almond oil shave cream
7/8 W&B Vlad's special wedge




Wow did I get a great shave. I couldn't stop touching my face it was sooooo smooth. You would think I would be used to a really smooth shave by now but it was better than ever.

Had to test shave razors this morning...
My standard shave using Mitchell's Wool Fat soap and Musgo Real cream mixed into an ultra smooth Uberlather...

The razors are my Boker Red Injun #101 spike point, a antique store rescue....
and one of my "Boker Brothers" beautiful Gold Washed round point King Cutter...
Something about a Boker edge when it is up and running right, is hard to beat, and these two are no exceptions...
Both sides of my face and neck feel nice and smooth....

Hot shower

Sanguine Classic razor
Williams Shaving Mug soap
Stainless steel shaving mug
Unknown brand pure badger shaving brush
Illinois #127 strop, 40 laps on the linen, 40 laps on the leather
Pinuad Clubman Aftershave
Mama Bear's Peppermint Summertime aftershave

2 passes WTG, 1 pass ATG. BBS shave! 4:30 PM and still smooth.
Ernest