Thread: SOTD - Sun September 19th - Sat September 25th

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Location: 36° 0'5"N - 115° 15' 21"W

Razor: World Master

Brush: Simpson PJ III

Creme: Penhaligon's English Fern

Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel

EDT: Herrera for men.

Results: The fresh invigorating soapy, clean, forest scent of English Fern followed by a light cooling spritz of Witch Hazel and the superb smelling Caroline Herrera. Pure delight (with many compliments by the missus).

Before you ask, no, this is not my razor, but I was able to shave with it . One word, Bellissimo!

First a short and quick note about Max razor (well not his, but...):

Pre: Hot shower
Razor: Peroux-Gognet 6/8
Brush: Ikon chubby 24 mm silvertip
Soap: Nannys Eucalyptus
AS: OS Fresh Lime
Strop: Neil Miller linen/buffallo 30/50
Result: Smoooth as a baby
Ikons chubby is one dense brush, wow. I´ve had it for almost 1/2 year and sometimes I don´t think it´s broken in yet. Really nice one today!

Sunday:

Good morning Gentleman!

soap: Thiers Issard
brush: Muehle Silvertip (it's a porcelain-grip)
razor: Thiers Issard
ASB: Totes Meer
mug: pottery Tauscher-Waldenburg, Saxony



Enjoy this Sunday!

Nice shots and beautiful razors, Max and Mikael!

Sundays Shave

48hrs Growth Her We Come......

Hot Wash: Proraso Sul Filo Del Rasoio
Pre Shave: Proraso Crema Pre Barba
Shave Soap: All Hail Da Fat!
Brush: Semogue Owners Boar
Razor: Wade Butcher "The Celebrated"
Astringent: Thayers
ASB: 444
AS Splash: Old Spice

Result: Wonderful BBS!!



SHAVE ON!!

Have A Wonderful Week Guys

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: Genco Army & Navy - scales by Max
ASB: Caswell-Massey No. Six
soundtrack: Grieg, In the Hall of the Mountain King

Great BBS shave! You did an excellent job on my razor, Max.

Woke up to a lovely, sunny day here in Oslo
Started off with a nice shower to prep for a Sunday morning shave

Cream: Acqua Di Parma Colonia
Brush: Shavemac 24mm Silvertip D01, 2 band
Razor: Joe Chandler 6/8, notched tip, bone scales
Strop: SRD premium IV, English Bridle
Astringent: Thayer's medicated Super Hazel
ASB: Castle Forbes Lime Essential oil
Cologne: Acqua Di Parma Colonia




Have a lovely Sunday, Gents!

Hot shower
Warm AOS oil
Dirty Bird
Badger brush
Castle Forbes
SRD Paddle Strop, 10 .25 diamond spray, 30 felt, 100 leather
Dovo Silver Steel
AOS Alu Block
Lilac Vegetal
And of course, Vaseline for Men.

Great shave this morning. Never tried to refresh a blade with the .25 diamond spray before. Gave a smooth shave. I used the spray on the SRD nylon. Seems like a good thing. Still learning!!!

Semogue LE2009 : Fatip OC+Polsilver : Valobra Menthol : Weleda Lotion

Originally Posted by Otto

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: Genco Army & Navy - scales by Max
ASB: Caswell-Massey No. Six
soundtrack: Grieg, In the Hall of the Mountain King

Great BBS shave! You did an excellent job on my razor, Max.

Otto,
So, you're the one that owns this blade...beautiful Genco my friend. I love the army look of the scales. Is there a functional significance to the 4 holes on the scale or are they purely for looks? They give it added personality, IMO.