Thread: SOTD - Sun Feb 07th - Sat Feb 13th

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Location: 36° 10' 25.3416" - 115° 20' 33.198"

Razor: kamisori

Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 - 28/55

Cream: Proraso

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel

A/S Balm: Aqua Velva

A/S Splash: Aqua Velva + 444 gel

Result: refreshing and bbs.

Absolutely awesome Sir Max

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' Custom: Chess King
Soap: Mama Bear Aged Spice
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Wade & Butcher 8/8 "For Barbers Use"
ASB: Mama Bear winter Aged Spice

Soundtrack: Anne-Sophie Mutter - Beethoven
Great, relaxing, slow BBS shave!

Blade: Dovo Special
Brush: Shavemac 23mm in Pure
Lather: Dr. Harris Arlington Soap
Astringent: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Moisturizer: Dr. Harris AS Milk

Beautiful Sunday shave today and my first shave with the Henckels.

Pre-shave: Founders Reserve Mandarin & Patchouli Pre-shave Oil

Brush: Kent BK4

Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street - Mr Taylor cream

Razor: J.A. Henckels TWIN 5/8"

Post-shave: Geo F. Trumper - Sandalwood Skin Food

Scent: Geo F. Trumper - Eucris e.d.t.

SUNDAY

Merkur 42
Feather
Nana June's Citrus Wake Up SS
Surrey Badge
English Leather AS Laced With Peppercorns

First off I would like to thank everyone for showing of their fantastic razors and inspiring people to raise the bar in the shaving experience. I shaved with a straight for years and never thought of it any more than I would any other way to shave. I stuck with str8ts because it was easy to sharpen and the camo paint would not clog like a regular store bought razors. I spent many a morning waking up in dimly lighted forests and junlges lighting an Indian fire and heating up a cup of coffee while warming my feet. After my coffee I would heat some water and scrape my narly mug with an old case wedge that I picked up somewhere years ago and bug juice (it was really oily.. also made your lips go numb….I will probably have a finger nail growing out of my back from that stuff). A while back I decided to ebay some of my razors and look for new ones (thereby finding out about you guys…..who at the time I thought was a little weird for obsessing about razors…Sorry, I was wrong). This, ironically coincided with me linking up with my father again after years of traveling the world and the living the Soldiers dream . He was a crusty old retired Soldier also who was on the last legs of a relatively short life. He had finally slowed down and was learning to enjoy the little things in life…A good meal…Cup of coffee brewed to perfection, and a good shave. Before he left this world he imparted on me the wisdom in finding pleasure in these simple tasks. I have embraced these simple ideals and found that my stress level is has lessened, my chi is solid and I get more pleasure out of the little things in life. I am already working on imparting this simple (yet highly rewarding) concept to my son…So with no further ado….My shave of the day:

Shave oil AOS..I am thinking about switching to Truehill though
A/S Vegatal
Razor GOTTA 120…An underestimated razor in my book. This razor has been in the rotation for a long time and still holds it’s own against my Dovo and old Timor Special. It holds a smoking edge!

Prep>>Hot Shower then Proraso preshave cream, for the first pass....oh heck!... since "a picture says a thousand words" attached is an illustration of my shaving passes in a WAX pattern. Got a hold of some passport pictures and drew some lines thats all.
Razor>>Henckels 8/8 square point INOX...magnificent blade. It took off the three day stubble growth like knife cutting soft butter. Stropped 30/30 in SRD red latigo and 30 laps before storage.
Cream>>Trufitt & Hill Grafton
Brush>>Omega hog bristle.
Astringent>>Thayers Lemon
AS>> Italian Floid.
Drink>>Espresso
Music>>Iko-Iko Shine. Blues Band.
HOG

Footnote: BBS Shave. Have a wonderful Superbowl Sunday.

Prep: Hot shower--followed by Robeson beard prep method
Brush: Simpsons “Polo 8”
SC: Al’s “Bomb” (Cedar)
Strop: No strop today. Razor shave ready--courtesy of Lynn Abrams, via Vintage Blades, LLC
Razor: 6/8” Thiers-Issard "Le Grelot", w/ Blond Horn scales. Recommended by Jim Ayars. Thanks Jim!
Astringent: Alum block
ASB: J & E Atkinsons’ I Coloniali
Cologne: J & E Atkinsons’ I Coloniali
Result: Bye, bye beard…Hello world!

Mug: Old Spice
Brush: Rosewood/Silvertip Badger by Parker Safety Razors
Soap: Homemade Goats Milk "Vanilla/Sandalwood"
Razor: 6/8 C.W. Schuddig
Strop: 3" Red Latigo by VintageBladesLLC
Aftershave: Clubman/Pinaud "Classic Vanilla"
Results: BBS (my first)