Thread: SOTD - Sun May 2nd - Sat May 8th

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

Razor: IS. Wolfertz

Brush: Simpson Polo 10

Cream: Musgo Real

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel

A/S balm: Nivea Sensitive

Result: Extremely Smooth.

Razor: Wade & Butcher Celebrated
Soap: SRD Bulgarian Rose Otto
Brush: AOS Silvertip Badger
Strop: SRD Premium III
Pre-shave oil: AOS lemon for XTG & ATG
Aftershave: Geo F. Trumper Wild Fern
Shave: PRICELESS. BEST SHAVE OF MY LIFE





Special thanks go to Dr. Maximilian for restoring this razor this week.

7/8 George Wostenholm & Sons IXL
Simpson Chubby 2 Super
Ogallala Bay Rum SS
Dominica Bay Rum AS


Amund

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' custom: Chess King w/ 26mm silver tip badger
Soap: TSD Coffee
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Revisor "Müngstener Brücke" 8/8 with ebony scales
ASB: Caswell-Massey number six
Sound track: Anne-Sophie Mutter: Bach


The last time I was using the Revisor I noticed it was starting to pull a little. Last night I polished it on my Chinese natural hone and it made a difference. Smooth shave! Have a great week!

Sunday's Shave


Hot Wash Proraso Sul Filo Del Rasoio
Proraso Crema Pre Barber
Old Spice Shave Soap In Original Mug
Vintage Barbershop Austrian Boar
J Sellers Wedge
Alum Block
Lea Aftershave Balsam
Pinaud Clubman

Result: Wonderfull! It Escapes Me Why Not Everyone Shaves With A Straight?



Shave On!!

SUNDAY

Red Tip
Kai (2)
Williams Mug SS
Berma Shave Boar
Skin Bracer AS

BBS with the Red Tip. Maybe the best DE Gillette ever made IMHO.
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Prep: Hot shower--followed by Robeson bay rum beard prep.
Brush: Simpsons PL8 “Super Badger”
SS/SC: EJ “Sea Buckthorn” + Cella “Crema Da Barba” (Almond)
Strop: No strop today. Razor "shave ready."
Razor: 5/8” Boker “Red Injun”
Astringent: Alum block
ASB: Chanel - Paris “Pour Monsieur”
AS: Floid (Italian)
Result: Best of the best...

Hot Shower
1908 Gilllette Old Style Single Ring
Omega Boar Brush
Arko Shavestick
Mentholated Witch Hazel
Murray and Lanman's Florida Water

Fantastic shave on both the dome and the face. This combination of soap, brush and after shave treatment just seems to work very well. My first safety razor shave in a long time. The single ring sure is a great old shaver.

Andy's post yesterday inspired me to finally face this spike point...

C.S. Hain ~ Reading, PA ~ "Hain's Junior" ~ TOBS Eton College ~ Kent BLK-2

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Crabtree & Evelyn “Pure Badger”
Soap: Vintage Blades Triple-Milled Proprietary Soap
Strop: 3" Red Latigo. Started on canvas and moved up, as this razor was New Old Stock and I figured it needed a bit more than the usual touch-up.
Razor: 5/8 Wapi SFK "Rassiermesser Mit Metallschalen"
After Shave: L'Occitane Cade After Shave Balm
Cologne: Carolina Herrera 212 Men

Result: Shockingly good. This shave was easier and more pleasant than my Dovo has ever been. Only needed two passes and touch-ups rather than 3 or 4. Balm worked nicely, mostly because the razor didn't cut me up at all. The VB soap was nice; no Pen's or TOBS, but solid and absolutely sufficient.