SOTD - August 17 Through August 23, 2009

[DogHair]

 

[strat1117]

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Gillette N-Date Aristocrat
Astra (2nd)
Rooney 1/2 Super
Polo Safari SS
Polo Explorer ASL
Polo Explorer EdT

An astonishingly good shave this morning -- the Safari SS seems to get better everytime I use it!

 

[Cmaster03]

Gillette Diplomat w/Red Pack Personna blade
Superlather w/Tabac and Prorasso
Restored Ever Ready Brush 22mm Finest
Dickenson's Witch Hazel
Ogallala Bay Rum Limes & Peppercorns AS

Three passes to BBS. Amazing shave today!

 

[joshmpdx]

• Rooney 1/1
• La Toja SC
• Metropol 6/8
• 444
• Pitralon Classic

 

[guenron]

This deed is done. Another one bites the dust.. The jar of Taylor of Old BS Shaving Shop shaving cream is now empty!! This was the memorial shave:

Shick "J1" with a Personna II
Savile Row il Bambino 3118
Taylor of Old BS Maroon Range Shaving Cream
Taylor of Old BS Maroon Range After Shave Balm
Taylor of Old BS Maroon Range Cologne

Great shaves to the bottom of the barrel..

 

[Kirenaaz]

Aug 22/2009
Razor: Richard Wardrobe
Blade: Near Wedge
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap: Proraso Green
Cream: Proraso
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Aug 23/2009
Razor: Timber Rattler
Blade: Hollow
Brush:Wilkinson
Cream: Proraso
Aftershave: Old Spice
Other: Witch Hazel

 

[heirkb]

Sheraton w/ Feather
Rooney 1/1 Super
MWF Stick
Alum
GFT Limes SF

 

[r0ckrat]

Surprisingly good shave.
Hardware: Tweezerman Brush, Pre-WWII Marlin High Speed blade, 1927 Gillette Bostonian.
Software: Spieck Shaving Cream, Thayers WH w/Aloe, Body Shop Arber ASB.

 

[professorchaos]

Rooney | Irisch Moos | Vintage Revisor Gold | Irisch Moos AS | 444 | Eau de Hermes

 

[copperhead]

Sunday

Razor: T&H Carlton
Blade: redPersonna
Brush: Rooney Stubby #1
Soap: Em's Balancing
A/S: Thayers WH + Floid Genuine
Edt: Aspen

 

[Captain Flint]

Rooney | Irisch Moos | Vintage Revisor Gold | Irisch Moos AS | 444 | Eau de Hermes

Holy Kamoly, Professorchaos! Never seen such a beautiful blade!

 

[salisburyyates]

Merkur 33c
Derby (1)
Tweezerman
RSC + VDH superlather
Thayer's WH
AV Ice Sport

 

[jss]

Sunday

Plisson
Trumper’s Rose
‘52 SS
Crystal

 

[mretzloff]

Rooney | Irisch Moos | Vintage Revisor Gold | Irisch Moos AS | 444 | Eau de Hermes​

Very nice. The razor looks great.

 

[TinFish]

Rooney | Irisch Moos | Vintage Revisor Gold | Irisch Moos AS | 444 | Eau de Hermes

That blade is a work of art! Even if I never use a straight in my life, I'd frame that and display it proudly!

 

[Empty Words]

Dubl Duck Special
Chubby 1 Super
Solo cream
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

 

[ambrose]

Rooney | Irisch Moos | Vintage Revisor Gold | Irisch Moos AS | 444 | Eau de Hermes

oh man Henry what a nice blade, where did you get that nice wooden bowl for your moos how do you like moos anyway?

 

[mloates]

MWF soap with silvertip brush
Treet blade in a vintage slant

Nice shave. I'm liking the MWF soap, although it is a bit finicky...

 

[ameetmedi]

I have started to find, I choose the same combinations over and over so starting to recycle some older SOTD pictures

Today's shave
Trumper Violet soap (old)
Plisson EW Plexxi
TI 1937 Special Couffer
Harris Milk (old)
Trumpers Violet Splash


View attachment 64017

 

[Trendkill]

57 SS/Astra Superior
Penworks 20mm Finest Jade
T&H Trafalgar Cream
T&H Trafalgar ASB