Thread: SOTD: August 31 thru September 06

Sunday, hot towel prep. Col.Conk's Bat Rum "pre"-lather then more hot towels. TH SC, TI Evide Sonnant Extra. Finished with Alum block followed by TOBS Sandelwood Shaving balm.

While in the bath:

Clean and Clear Deep Action Exfoliating Scrub (because sometimes my face forget I'm not a teenager anymore)
Moisturizing conditioner, same I use for my hair

Then

Green Proraso + hot towel
White Proraso
Dubl Duck Dwarf
T&H Ultimate Comfort Balm
Nivea Soothing Moisturizer

and a little bit of styptic pen

Italian Almond Uberlather:
Valobra Almond Soft shave soap
The Body Shop shave cream
5 Drops Pure Glycerin
Build the Uberlather using a 28mm Silvertip Ebony Shavemac #410

Steamed towel
Hot water rinse
Lather up
Razor: 6/8 Bengal square point
Strop Illinois #827 Russian
25 laps linen
50 laps leather
Steaming hot towel over the lather
Hot water rinse
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
Alum Block pass
Clean up the Shave Den
Cold water rinse
Aftershave: TOBS Bay Rum AS



Have a Great Day!!!!

This evening:

TSD coffee scented soap
Omega pure bristle brush
Robeson Premier 6/8 barber point
loom strop
Alum block
Stetson a/s lotion

3 passes not quite bbs, still having problems under my chin......think I'm going back to a goatee

Best badger shaving brush
TOBS Rose shaving cream
HandAmerican Old Dog strop
5/8 Dovo "Silver Steel" razor
Proraso ASB
Penhaligon's Hammam Bouquet EDT

Viktor

Test shaving razors this morning before they go home......

My number 1 shaving Uberlather

The Lanolin Overload
Mitchell's Woolfat Soap
Musgo Real Cream
Glycerin

Razors:
6/8 French Point Wacker
5/8 Round Point Craftsman
11/16 W&B

Some of the fun of honing razors is getting to test them all out

Royall Bay Rhum AS

No pics because they are not my razors....

Have a great day !!!!!

Monday, hot shower,hot towels,merkur silvertip brush, Baxter of California SC, Dovo 5/8 Stainless Steel,finished with alum block and Pinaud Clubman AS.

Aveeno Clear Complexion wash
TGQ Provence Lavender soap
Proraso AS balm

WS synthetic brush and Double Arrow razor (still beginner).

11/16 H.Eicker & Sohne "Biedermeier"
Ever-Ready Brush
C.O. Bigelow SC
Aqua Velva AS

Hot shower


15/16 Dorko round point
Taylor of OBS Sandalwood soap
silvertip badger shavemac brush



C&E Uncharted cologne.



Great shave two passes very smooth. Love the cologne too.