SOTD: December 27, 2010 through January 2nd, 2011

[joshmpdx]

• Simpson Tulip 2
• Charles Tyrwhitt - Lemon & Ceder SC
• Gillette New / Crystal
• 444
• Proraso A/S
• Caron - Yatagan

 

[JdB]

Top-level pics gentlemen!

This afternoon after running a half Marathon:

--Gillette Tech 1947

--Timor blade

--Simpson B1 badger

--Taylor's avocado cream

--Musgo Real balm

Just great!

 

[mretzloff]

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Razor: 7/8" Henckels Friodur #17 Stainless Steel INOX, Full Hollow, Spike Point
Brush: 22mm New Forest Silvertip
Überlather: Floris "JF" Shave Creme + Floris "JF" Shave Soap + Glycerin
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)
Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer
Cologne: Alt Innsbruck EdC
Results: It had been awhile since I had used this wonderful blade. A few minutes on the Escher last night and she was ready to perform. And perform, she did. With the cushion provided by the Floris SS/SC combo, this blade had a field day with the second set of stubble in 2011. Touch down...BBS all over

. And to seal the deal, a little Alt Innsbruck/Trumper mix was used to finish this beautiful shave.

I know, I know. I am still in Christmas mode

(as evident from my picture). Decorations are still up and won't come down until after the 6th, which is when we Armenians celebrate Christmas. Historically, all Christian churches celebrated Christ's birth on January 6th until the fourth century. The date was changed from January 6th to December 25th in order to override a pagan feast dedicated to the birth of the Sun which was celebrated on December 25th.

Have a FABULOUS Sunday guys

.

shavemac silvertip D01 : Henckels Friodur 17 : Boots Shave bowl : Weleda ASL : Weleda ASB

Nice SOTDs!

 

[Snargle]

Sunday Morning (first shave with recently acquired Gillette New...nice shave!)

Prep: Shower with C.O. Bigelow Elixir Green Body Wash
Cream: AOS Sandalwood
Brush: Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Bowl: Local Artisan Pottery
Razor: Gold Gillette New (1930s)
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
ASB: Neutragena
Cologne: C.O. Bigelow Elixir Green

 

[pal]

Gillette New / Sharp
Shavemac #177
P.160
Aqua Velva Musk

 

[DirtyDave]

Phew, finally back up after my computer crashed Christmas Eve. I felt as if I had lost a vital sense.

Hardware:

• Gillette Red Tip
• Derby blade
• Superior 25mm SBB, aka, Black Tooth, Hammer of the Gods #2
• Weller bowl

Software:

• TBS Shave Cream, old formula
• Witch hazel
• Lustray's Coachman AS
• Lucky Tiger Vanishing Cream

 

[du212]

Thanks Blugill . A very happy new year to you too



Beautiful



Fantastic



Amazing



Excellent

+1, great choice and pic, excellent taste

 

[lagaffe]

Saturday - 1st shave of 2011

1965 Gillette Slim Adjustable (#9)
Feather
Tabac soap
Simpsons Commodore X1
Razorock alum stick
Body Shop Maca Root AS Balm
Tabac AS


Sunday

Merkur 34c HD Classic
Feather
Boots Shaving stick
Simpsons Commodore X1
Lloyds Chemist Distilled Witch Hazel
Gillette Series Intense Cooling AS Balm
Floid Blue AS

 

[drumana]

Sunday.

Muhle R89 with Derby
Simpson CH1 three banded super
C.R. Salter shave cream: French Vetiver
homemade aftershave
Creed Vetiver (1948)

A very nice first shave with this CH1 three banded super

 

[Zephyr]

Simpsons Berkeley

Stabil 13/16

MWF

D.R. Harris Sandalwood

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[Books]

Omega 31064
Klar Kabinett SS
Merkur HD
Super Iridium (2)
Pinaud Clubman
Nivea Sensitive ASB

 

[FL shaver]

Merkur 34C
Wilkinson Sword DE
CE Best
G5
Mitchell's Wool Fat shaving soap
Cold water splash

Sunday afternoon of chili and football following a fantastic Fat shave! It'll be a Tabac Monday.

 

[insomniac]

Razor: Fatboy
Blade: Iridium
Brush: Simpsons B&B Eagle 3 Best
Soap: Cella
A/S: La Toya ASL
Shave: Excellent!

 

[blugill]

Hilger & Sons, 7/8's + in Full Hollow
Omega Pro 49
Conk Almond + VDH mix
Nivea Post Shave Balm
Florida Water

Accomplished two things today, first
successfully honed razor "this one"
and a DFS to boot !!!

 

[jendeindustries]

First shave of the new year, even though I didn't really need it

Razor: Boker Red Injun
Cream: Olivia's Marrakesh
After shave lotion: Olivia's Marrakesh
Strop: Kanayama 50,000
Brush: Bock Slivertip

My ladies were a little under the weather, and I was feeling the Chinese-medicinal feeling of the Marrakesh was just the thing to freshen things up. This is Ray's other razor I need to get back to him... Done on the same glass stone progression as his Torrey - 2K, 4K, gray, 6K gray, 10K, and 30K Glass, then 5 on the canvas and 25 on the leather of the Kanayama 50,000. I usually don't like hollow grounds, but this razor is a keeper!

 

[woodsrider]

Sunday:

Vulfix Grosvenor LE
Tabac soap
EJ Chatsworth with Crystal
Trumper Sandalwood Skin Food
Clinique Post-Shave Healer
Creed Royal English Leather

 

[oversaturn]

Nice SOTD!

Excellent

+1, great choice and pic, excellent taste

Thank you gentlemen!

 

[BladeRunner001]

Sunday, 1.2.11

First shave of 2011

Aura Glow Oil and Hot Towel Prep
Proraso Sapone Da Barba
New Forest 2211 Finest Silvertip
Krusius Bros. KB Extra 67
SRD P1 Strop .. 70 Linen/80 Leather
Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Nivea AS Balm
Proraso Dopobarba

My wife's Dickens Village, "A Christmas Carol Revisited," will be coming down this week, and since it's so much work to set up and take down every year, I decided to milk the backdrop for one last photo..

The KB will be set aside now in favor of another deserving edge, but it and the Proraso products teamed up for an unbeatable shave!

I love the Dickens Village. Great shot Bill

Nice SOTDs!

Thank you Matthew

Simpsons Berkeley

Stabil 13/16

MWF

D.R. Harris Sandalwood

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Niiiiiiiiiiice

Hilger & Sons, 7/8's + in Full Hollow
Omega Pro 49
Conk Almond + VDH mix
Nivea Post Shave Balm
Florida Water

Accomplished two things today, first
successfully honed razor "this one"
and a DFS to boot !!!

What can I say...great collection Blugill ...which keeps on growing and growing and growing . I love it

First shave of the new year, even though I didn't really need it

Razor: Boker Red Injun
Cream: Olivia's Marrakesh
After shave lotion: Olivia's Marrakesh
Strop: Kanayama 50,000
Brush: Bock Slivertip

My ladies were a little under the weather, and I was feeling the Chinese-medicinal feeling of the Marrakesh was just the thing to freshen things up. This is Ray's other razor I need to get back to him... Done on the same glass stone progression as his Torrey - 2K, 4K, gray, 6K gray, 10K, and 30K Glass, then 5 on the canvas and 25 on the leather of the Kanayama 50,000. I usually don't like hollow grounds, but this razor is a keeper!

Ecellent Tom ...but, I must say "needing" a shave should never be the driving force to shave...A shave should be based on "want"

 

[Spivey]

Penworks Finest (22mm)
AOS Sandalwood SS
GIBRALTOR
Speick AS + ASB
C&E Sandalwood EDT

 

[bluemantra]

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!!​