Thread: Sun September 05th - Sat September 11th

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Location: 36° 0'5"N - 115° 15' 21"W

Razor: Rattler Cutlery Co.

Brush: Simpson Polo 10

Soap: Irisch Moos

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel

ASB: Nivea Extra Soothing

EDT: Acca Kappa ~ Cedro

Results: This is one sweet German made razor. Combined with the refreshing scent of Irisch Moos, the excellent neutral scented ASB from Nivea and the ever so good smelling Cedro from Acca Kappa I got a 'you smell great darling... your skin feels so smooth...' from the wife. Even the dog was wiggling her tail. I'm happy.

Have a great Labor day WK and SOTD.

Yesterday my son moved to Erfurt, Thuringia.
I drove the truck. Because of the lot of furniture today my fingers are directly near the floor.
That's why I need a "friendly" razor.

soap: Muehle
brush: Muehle
razor: Wade & Butcher
AS: Old Spice



Have a nice sunday, gents!

Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Martinez' custom: Chess King w/ 26mm silver tip badger
Soap: Mama Bear's Black Code
Strop: Tony Miller Heirloom tri-strop
Razor: Moreton & Langley's
ASB: Geo. F. Trumper – Lime Skin Food
soundtrack: Anne - Sophie Mutter: Mozart, Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 1

Slow, relaxing BBS shave! A shave with a sharp razor to great music is the best.

Wow Max, what a razor! I really like it. I want one with a steam train etch.

Originally Posted by eTom

Yesterday my son moved to Erfurt, Thuringia.
I drove the truck. Because of the lot of furniture today my fingers are directly near the floor.
That's why I need a "friendly" razor.

soap: Muehle
brush: Muehle
razor: Wade & Butcher
AS: Old Spice



Have a nice sunday, gents!

Hi Tom,
1. Nice W&B buddy .
2. Interesting choice of SciFi books. Have you read the other 11 in the "Ender's Game" series.

3. Thuringia...is that were the highly prized Eschers and Thuringian stones come from?

I hope your fingers feel better.

Originally Posted by BladeRunner001

Hi Tom,
1. Nice W&B buddy .
2. Interesting choice of SciFi books. Have you read the other 11 in the "Ender's Game" series.

3. Thuringia...is that were the highly prized Eschers and Thuringian stones come from?

I hope your fingers feel better.

Is that a Stanwell? I have one (not as nice as yours), and it is my favorite smoke.

Pre-Shave: Hot shower + Stephan's Conditioning Smooth Shave Creme

Razors: 13/16" Scheön Burg #775, Hollow, Spike point

Brush: 22mm Vulfix Super Badger

Überlather: CarrieM Lemongrass Shave Creme + TOBS Lavender Shave Soap + Glycerin

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Lavender, no alcohol)

Post-shave: Trumper's Sandalwood Skin Food

Facial Moisturizer: Trumper's Facial Moisturizer

Cologne: Penhaligon English Fern

Result: Early start to the day...It's almost 5:00AM and I couldn't sleep so I decided to shave and get back to my grant writing. I love my new Scheön Burg (got it from a member on B&B). It's a super sharp razor, where the combination of design, etching/lettering, and form come seamlessly together to create a great "eye candy" for anyone's straight razor collection. The Überlather (led by CarrieM's Lemongrass creme) was super slick today)...Gotta love this stuff . The Scheön was effortlessly gliding over the skin underneath this thick cushiony white snow like an Olympian skiing over a "perfect" slope. This entire choreographed shaving ballet was one of the best "Zens" I have had so far...what a great way to get the creative juices flowing. This was a great start to a brand new SOTD week.

Have a great Sunday guys .

The Scheon Burg - I miss mine so much!!!! Though thanks to you there may be another one on the way. Thanks Robert! As usual a great SOTD post. I always love browsing this thread, my apologies for not posting much as of late.

Pre-shave: Cold water, lather, rubbed in for 3 minutes, more cold water.
Strop: Rup Razor, 10 on pasted side(Cx, .5 micron), 75 on leather
Cream: C.O. Bigelow
Scuttle: SRD
Brush: TGN custom Grade A Silvertip Badger
Razor: Genco "Easy Aces"
After Shave: Cold water splash followed by hot water splash, C.O.Bigelow Menthol lotion
Result: Super Smooth and that satisfaction of a job well done (I love the first shave after honing a razor).

I spent late Saturday night and into Sunday morning cleaning & honing this Razor. It was an ebay find (some staining on the blade, but in good shape otherwise). It was very dull. After some polishing and some Barbicide, I set the bevel using 2 pieces of tape on a 1k Norton. I removed 1 piece of tape and moved to pyramids on the 4k/8k. I Finally finished on the 12k Naniwa, stropped on pase, then leather. The shave was amazing!

This was my first experiment with the "Cold Water" shave. I gotta say that in the summer months, this may be just the ticket. The cold water coupled with the C.O. Bigelow cream, & their Peppermint Oil lotion as an ASB, made my face feel like it was on ice for a good 45 minutes...amazing!

Have a great Sunday Gentlemen!

Hot shower, hot lather and hot towel , 2nd pass hot towel ,3rd pass, finished with cold water. Really Nice! BBS


Razor: WH Morley & Sons

Brush: Plisson

Cream: Latoja

AS : Thayers Lavender Witchhazel

ASBalm : Maleface