Sotd 1/15/07 - 1/21/07

[joel]

60mm
F/3.3
1/25th sec.

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5760

[AlwaysUK]

I love the photo's ..All of them ...keep them coming please...
BUT!
1)Its really annoying (to me at least) when people repaste/repost a great picture just to comment on it. Comment by all means but not post the same pic again please:) Surely we don't want to fill the SOTD with continually repeated pictures...
2)As a newbie I want to know what your SOTD consisted of ...I don't always recognise stuff from the pics so as Lyrt says ...Please in text say what your using along with the pic ..anyhow back to business

1920's Gillette Bostonian ! (First use - £20 off Ebay)
Merkur Best Badger
Feather Blade (First use - thanks to John's sample kit)
Crabtree & Evelyn Nomad Shaving Cream (First use)

Trumper GFT EdT

I went a bit mad and tried lotsa new stuff. Amazing shave and with 4 passes got as near to BBS as I wish to get. Fun fun fun !!

SOTD rating 9.5/10 ...stunningly AWESOME shave...

David (Pic taken with wife's xmas present thru a mirror on 10sec timer (then unmirrored/reversed using Paintshop Pro)) ...a bit more fun...

PS For Nick (just teasing!) ..wife's camera : Sony Cyber-shot DSC-N2 Digital Camera (tiny and 3 inch LCD screen on the back)

[moviemaniac]

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5761

Dovo 5/8
TOBS St. James
MP pure badger
Floid AS
not shown: TOBS Mr. Taylor EdC

[crackstar]

Omega brush
Parker 22R/Sharp Day 2
Erasmic shave stick
St-Ives Intensive Relief moisturizer
Anherb a/s conditioner
Burt's Bees Bay Rum cologne

a quick one pass deal this morning--no time to really enjoy myself--I had to take my daughter to my aunt and uncle's house. Ah, well, for her, I can make the sacrifice!

Jeff

[tryphon]

Omega brush
Tryphon Millefiori soap (three passes)
Gillette SuperSpeed (1960) with Derby blade
Ferragamo ASB
Smmoth and trouble-free shave!

[soulshine]

baxter scrub
SR208I
the gentlemen's quarter shave soap - desert ironwood
futur w/derby
baxter asb
qed 101 edt

s~s

[michaelskar]

HD with swedish gillette (day 4...switched out to a new blade after 1st pass)
Vulfix pure badger brush
QED Lavender (AMAZING SCENT!)
Thayers Rose WH
Proraso ASB

Don't know if it was the blade but the first pass WTG on my neck hurt immediately and I have since gotten a pretty bad patch of red spots on my neck...oh well). Switched out the blade and didn't shave that area again. The lavender smell is soooo great. SWMBO came into the bathroom as I was lathering u[p and was VERY pleased. Charles is awesome.

And for the record, I really enjoy all of the pics of folks's SOTD.

[DoubleE]

Sorry....dont' own any Musgo! Man, I need to go shopping!

Merkur long-hand classic w/Feather blade
Simpson's Polo 8 best
Tabac shaving soap
Feather ASB
Tabac Culture EDT

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5762

1/5th sec
f16
100mm
window light with white reflector

[SSLStudio]

what a shame Jeff ! its always nasty when you need to pull off a Quicky :mad:

I did a Longie.... 1st pass Dovo ,2nd and 3rd Gillette.

Dovo straight /Tony's paddlestrop
Gillette No66/Feather 3rd
Coates Tea Tree
Muhle Superbadger.
Proraso pre -shower
Anherb Face honey wash
Burberrys of London a/s
Floris Santal as balm
John Varvatos EDT

[Jim]

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5763

[Stauff]

TOBS Lavender cream
Polo 8 best
Merkur HD open comb
Feather blade
Speick AS
Harris AS milk
Coral skin food

[madmedic]

Merkur Futur / Tesco Blade
Vulfix 2235
Salters Almond SC
Alum Block
Anherb AS Conditioner

Pecksniff's Rosehip & Sea Mineral EDT

Brian

[TraderJoe]

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5768

Musgo PreShave Oil
SR 3124
Merkur HD Slant
Derby DE
Musgo SC
Thayer's Original
Musgo AB/AS
MB Menthol ASM
Avalon Organics Moisturizer
Musgo EDC (the AS splashed on pulse points)

[Dinder1]

Saturday

[Austin]

EJ razor
SMF III brush
T&H Rose shave cream
Harris Rose
Penhaligons Racquets EDT

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5770

[Jim]

Saturday

Howdidyadothis? Posterize?

[Lyrt]

It’s called “Real Life”. :001_tt2: One shot, desaturated (no channel mixer), resized.

D.R. Harris Arlington soap
Simpson Tulip 2 Super
Feather AC with pro blade
C&E Nomad balm

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5771

[Baloosh]

I gotta get better with my digital camera.

Hot shower
SMF 1 brush
Gillette SS blue tip w/Feather blade (Day 5)
MamaBear's Patchouli/Menthol cream (from sample) :drool: :cool2:
Alum
Auqa Velva A/S splash
Em's Minty Menthol A/S balm
AOS Sandalwood EdT (B&B Decant)

I'm already almost out of the AOS Sandalwood. Time to hit up ebay!! :smile:

Man, I think MamaBear's found a definite winner with her Patchouli/Menthol cream. If she ever offers it to the public, I'll be all over that like stink on a skunk, as they say. I need to order some stuff from her anyway. MamaBear, if you're reading... have any more of that Patchouli/Menthol cream left?

It's weird... once I use anything Menthol in my daily shave, I almost feel like I have to finish up with as much Menthol as I can... I have issues... HELP ME!! :eek: :wink:

[Dinder1]

Howdidyadothis? Posterize?

Jim, I don't even know what posterize means?:lol: It must be a Photoshop term? Believe me I am such a newb that I have never even looked into a program like Photoshop.:redface:
DJ.

[PalmettoB]

Who da thunk it? Controversy in the SOTD forum? *Ducks from the flying shoes, and assorted fruit*

Well, to get back on track, I took Rick's (rikrdo) and Doc's (Doc Mottern) advice, and dialed "9". (On my Fatboy, that is...) O lady of blessed dipilitory! What a shave!!

Vulfix 2234
T&H Ultimate Comfort Cream
Fatboy on "9" (dialed down to "5" for the last ATG pass)
Swede Gillette blade
T&H UC AS Balm

Sweet! BBS and NO irritation/no cuts! 9 is the number, and the number shall be 9!

[johnniegold]

After shower at the sink:

[berzerkeleyan]

Shavemac 23mm horn
Musgo Real
Clauss 6/8 SR, newly scaled (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?t=12665) by Joe Chandler
Merkur HD w/ Feather Blade
Alum (not pictured)
Thayer's Rose
Penhaligon's Elizabethan Rose EDT
Brendan Benson "The Alternative to Love" (2005)

Wonderful shave. It's good to be home. :redface:

[mtwo]

'63 slim adjustable w/ swedish gillette blade
edwin jagger best medium
---
caswell-massey verbena shave soap
thayer's aloe
eshave white tea asb

love the c-m smell, hate the lather.

[htownmmm]

Saturday morning:

-Merkur HD
-Savile Row 208
-HoneyBee Sue Dragon's Blood shave soap
-Nivea Sensitive ASB


Marty

[crackstar]

what lather? C-M soaps and creams don't lather, they just goo up your skin...

Jeff

[Padron]

Hot Shower

Proraso Pre/Post
C&E BBB
Wacker 6/8 - 1/4 hollow :)
Tabac Soap
Alum
Thayers WH
Nivea ASB
Tabac Cologne

I am loving the Wacker, it's shaves sooo nicely :D

[doctorsimon]

Wow it's been a busy day here. I've had a day off shaving today. Loved Lyrt's shaving porn personally. Keep the coming. I'll keep producing my cheap photos with my compact digi camera too. I think there is room for all of us here.

Tomorrow's shave has been planned already:

Sister-in-law's engagement party. I'll be the only clean shaven male present (if some of you know what I mean.)

T&H pre-shave oil
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet soap
Kent BK4 silvertip
Merkur Vision + Feather
Alum
Penhaligons Blenheim Bouquet balm

This is my luxury shave of choice.

[Scorpio]

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5776


Hot shower and towel
Proraso pre
SR208
Taylor's Avocado
Johan Breidohr "Breidora" 6/8 Oblique Point
Coral skin Food



this blade is becoming one of my favorites,very smooth shaver.

Kodak EasyShare CD33 P&S set for close ups.

Raf

[180gVinyl]

What a strange night

An enjoyable shave

A less than perfect family meal at a country pub (family and food, c'est la vie) :frown:

I then come on here to find a war zone!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now that hostilities appear to have subsided, this was the enjoyable SOTD

Schick Injector J1
Schick blade
Cyril R Salter Black Badger
Taylor's Lavender

Proraso pre/post

Caron Pour un Homme EdT

[allmodcons]

2 pots of Irish Breakfast Blend then a hot shower.

Merkur HD
Derby on Shave #5
Salter's Mint
Alum Bar/Thayers WH w/Aloe
Nivea ESB

[Mottern Man]

Slim w/ Feather
Omega Boar
MB Dragon Blood Soap
Corn Huskers
AV Musk :biggrin:

Great suff that Musk :thumbup: (may beat out the Pinaud)

[Austin]

Raf, great picture! Thanks for posting.

[Mottern Man]

Who da thunk it? Controversy in the SOTD forum? *Ducks from the flying shoes, and assorted fruit*

Well, to get back on track, I took Rick's (rikrdo) and Doc's (Doc Mottern) advice, and dialed "9". (On my Fatboy, that is...) O lady of blessed dipilitory! What a shave!!

Vulfix 2234
T&H Ultimate Comfort Cream
Fatboy on "9" (dialed down to "5" for the last ATG pass)
Swede Gillette blade
T&H UC AS Balm

Sweet! BBS and NO irritation/no cuts! 9 is the number, and the number shall be 9!

Don't forget to add the Velva next time! :biggrin: :lol:
Glad to here it worked for you Blair! (if it was a bad Idea I would blame Rick :001_tt2: ).

[Limey]

Saturday:

1st pass: Feather Artist Club RG w/ProGuard
2nd pass: Merkur Futur w/ US Personna
Vulfix #2234
T&H Grafton
Thayer's Rose WH
Proraso AS "Green Wave"
Neutrogena Triple Defense

[NurseMedic]

Saturday-
Not much new, compared to my previous shaves:
C&E Best Badger
eShave White Tea SC
Merkur Classic
Merkur Blade (3rd shave)
styptic pencil (which stings like a b*&^h!)
eShave White Tea ASB
No EdT... and I'm not sure why

The white tea is emerging as my favorite between the two scents that came in the freebie sampler from eShave. Today, the Merkur chewed up my face pretty bad... 10-12 nicks, so I retired the blade. I've been using the same technique each shave (3 passes, WTG, XTG, ATG) and was previously averaging 2 nicks total, so I'm pretty sure it was the blade.

Mike

[PalmettoB]

Don't forget to add the Velva next time! :biggrin: :lol:
Glad to here it worked for you Blair! (if it was a bad Idea I would blame Rick :001_tt2: ).
You laugh! I almost picked up some Aqua Velva in the store today, but then SWMBO called me over for something else and I got sidetracked.

As for dialing "9", it was definitely a good idea! :wink2:

[joel]

Shavemac Tortoise - Silvertip
Robert Williams Hammer Forged Straight Razor (bison horn handle)
C&E Sweet Almond Oil Shaving Cream
C&E Nomad Deodorant & ASB
Crusellas Tobacco Cologne

http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5778
60mm micro
F/3.3
1/10 sec.

[Jack Bauer]

I have to say I enjoy most of the pictures that are posted on B & B. I do however agree that it would be nice to also see a list of the products that are used. It is sometimes hard to tell. I wish I had the time to post pictures everyday but I barely have time to post on here lately. As for constructive criticism I don't feel IMO that it is necessary for multiple posts about how awesome someone's picture is. We all know that there are a lot of great pictures taken on here, and a lot of people with talent. I just feel that by posting about someone's great picture and not about someone elses we may be hurting some feelings. Someone's run of the mill picture may take as long for them to set up as it takes Lyrt (or one of the other great photographers) or longer. I think the goal is to get as many people to post pictures as possible.

I myself like the pictures much better than the "boring lists" (which is all I have ever posted). Keep up the good work guys.

Chris

[rikrdo]

Don't forget to add the Velva next time! :biggrin: :lol:
Glad to here it worked for you Blair! (if it was a bad Idea I would blame Rick :001_tt2: ).
You cant blame me.....I havent bought mine yet !!
===============================
Omega Elegant Brush
Slim (for PalmettoB) + New Derby [(3Ps+TU) "9"WTG-"9"XTG-"5"ATG]
Kent (Mitchell Wool Fat) Soap
Aqua Velva AS Splash
RNB ASB
Brut ASB
Spritz 'o Knize Ten EdT on chestal region
QED FRENCH GREEN CLAY :thumbup: OMG !! does that stuff rock :001_tt1:

[maclean3]

Saturday:
Merkur slantbar w/Merkur blade (day 2)
Shavemac 944
TGQ Savon de Comte (one of my favorites)
Dickinson's WH post
Kistna ASB

Decently smooth, three pass shave tonight but a good number of nicks getting there. Looks like the Merkur blade just slipped to number 3 slot behind IP (Feather is solidly number 1). I'm sure my samples from Scott are sitting at the office but I didn't make it up there today so it looks like Monday's shave will be the one for new scents. Looking forward to the L'Occitane and Trumper's goodies.
Jack

[Nick]

Joris Thuya wood
Merkur Slant w/ Merkur blade
Truefitt & Hill 1805 Shave Cream
Truefitt & Hill 1805 Aftershave
Truefitt & Hill 1805 Cologne

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5792

-Nick

[Chagidiel]

Sunday

2nd go with a straight.. :rolleyes:

2 passes N-S
Gong 4/8 straight

2 passes XTG,ATG
Gillette Super Adjustable

MP SuperBadger
DVH Shaving Soap/EU Palmolive Cream

Alum
Tabac/Parma AS

Still very "new" feel with a straight.. Quite a burn today - maybe a poorly honed razor (The Gong is of eBay and honed by me :eek: ) I will go back to me pre-honed Dovo.. But shavewise a tad easier today, I hope 3rd ones a charm.. I do have a new love - StraighRazor Shaving :001_tt1: :biggrin: :cool:

Happy Shaving Gentlemen and Gentlewomen :wink: - Im off for work!

[Stauff]

TOBS rose cream
Muehle pinsel PB
Merkur HD
Feather
Harris AS milk

[madmedic]

Merkur Slant /Sharp Blade
Sabini Terracotta in Super
TOBS Sandalwood
Alum Block
Anherb AS Conditioner

LT Piver Eau pour Homme EDT

Last SOTD for a while. Will be away for a week. Will give me a chance to use my new Feather Portable!

Brian

[moviemaniac]

After my family revolted because of all my shaving gear in our main bathroom I had to move all of the stuff to my study and moved to the small shower in the cellar to shave each morning (no more disturbances now :tongue: )
Well, that's what I used for my fist shave in my new "kingdom":

Solingen Best Silversteel 5/8
MP best badger
Olivia Oakmoss creme
Pitralon Classic
Sicilian olive oil afterwards
Blenheim EdT

mighty fine shave today :thumbup1:

[TimmyBoston]

HD - New IP
Tulip 3
Taylor Avocado
3 passes
Coral Skin Food
Alum Block
Da Vinci Water
SPA:HE A/S Splash
EShave White Tea ASB

A very nice shave tonight. I do the love a cushion and moisture of T. Avocado. It really is great stuff. BBS and no irritation, gotta love this stuff. :thumbup:

[crackstar]

Omega brush
Dovo Bismarck straight razor
Noxzema lather shave cream (sample)
St-Ives Intensive Relief moisturizer
Pinaud Bay Rum a/shave

a shave cream that I loved so much and used exclusively for 25 years, or longer. Noxzema lather cream has been out of existence for 15 years or so. The most wonderful lather, and skincare you can ask for. Ahhhhh---where did the time go to....?

Jeff

[SSLStudio]

Sunday

2nd go with a straight.. :rolleyes:

2 passes N-S
Gong 4/8 straight

2 passes XTG,ATG
Gillette Super Adjustable

MP SuperBadger
DVH Shaving Soap/EU Palmolive Cream

Alum
Tabac/Parma AS

Still very "new" feel with a straight.. Quite a burn today - maybe a poorly honed razor (The Gong is of eBay and honed by me :eek: ) I will go back to me pre-honed Dovo.. But shavewise a tad easier today, I hope 3rd ones a charm.. I do have a new love - StraighRazor Shaving :001_tt1: :biggrin: :cool:

Happy Shaving Gentlemen and Gentlewomen :wink: - Im off for work!

Too bad about work , Thomas ! but anyways I hope you have a mycket bra time while doing it.
Just wish you would post some pics of your sets I know you have a good digital camera ... BUSTED ! :tongue:
Im guilty aswell.

You always have my respect I know the hours you get up and then to do a straightshave thats like uber discipline ! since I know you have been out of it for a while.

Interesting superlather combo aswell... must be a dragon thing.....

[Lyrt]

I’m starting a “real life” series. :biggrin: After that, I’ll go back to my artsy-fartsy shots, though I think you can’t get more artsy-fartsy than the sepia filter I’ve added today. :001_tt2:

CF Pre-shave
Simpson’s T2 Super
Mitchell’s lanolin soap
Wilkinson TTO 1968 “Sticky” / Feather blade
Trumper’s Milk of Clove Flowers

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5798&original=1

[AlwaysUK]

Merker Future (@1.5)
Merkur Best Badger
Derby Blade
Men-U shaving cream (First use - no no no!)

Penhaligan's LP No 9 (Lovely stuff - saved my day)

The Men-U was medically and efficiently packaged and looked like and smelt like mint toothpaste. To its credit a few squirts and it whipped up a reasonable foam. But it was very unsatisfying. Not recommended.

SOTD Rating 7.75/10 ...I got a shave...

David

[crackstar]

David, I threw away my Men-U cream after 3 shaves. It was very highly hyped in another wetshaving group.

Jeff

[Jim]

The list


Floris bath soap JF
Mystery shampoo

C&E Sweet Almond Oil Shave Cream
Rooney -Mac Brush 24 mm
E-4 Gillette 195 (Fatboy) with a feather blade 2nd shave/ set on 9 for 2 WTG passes,
on 6 for 2 XTG passes and 5 for 2 AGG passes and T&C buffing.
Da Vin chi water spritz
Olivia's A/S Balm

C&E Nomad B&B decant (Thanks Rik!)

Pantene Style Pomade
Kiel's Lip Balm #1
Kiel's Eye Alert eye cream
C&E Hand Therapy Goats milk

Marvis Toothpaste Jasmin Mint

Mitchum clear Gel
Not shown
Swissco Badger hair toothbrush
Vintage Ebony Hairbrush


The Lineup!



http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5800


The "Artsy"


http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5799&original=1 (http://www.badgerandblade.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=5799&c=)

[johnniegold]

Nice Jim. I like all of 'em.

Anyway, after shower at the sink:

'61 Gillette Fat Boy (1st time I used it. Great shaver. Set on 3, then 2, then 1. I will probably go more aggressive next time, but close shave yesterday)
Derby Extra (1st day)
EJ BB
Nancy Boy s/c
alum
Thayers Lavender w/h
Musgo Real a/s
L'Occitane Vetyver edt

[Dinder1]

Omega silvertip
HD w/Derby blade
GFT Coconut SC
Men's Stock splash
eshave after shave soother

[Taz]

Last Shave of the Week:
Tried Some new Stuff

Trumpers Coconut Oil - 1st time wow this is great stuff, I will give it another try but this could move up the list.
The new 47 Super Speed - Lot's of Razors left to try but this is a Great Razor I can see what all the fuss is about!!
Warm Rinse
Cold Rinse
Dr. Galen Herbal Skin Tonic
QED AS Conditioner
Finished off with Penhaligon's Endymion all so first time, wife commented immediately that she loved this stuff, good sign.

Best BBS of the week:001_tt1:

[ratcheer]

I had an extremely nice shave, last night.

I started with the Dr. Galen non-foaming sesame oil shave cream as a pre-shave, then applied a hot towel. Then, Mama Bear's Smokin' soap, with a new Derby blade in my Merkur Classic. Finished with Aqua Velva AS and a top coat of Proraso liquid cream ASB.

Wonderful!

Tim

[Nick75]

Sunday evening:

Merkur Classic w/Tesco blade (day 3)
EJ Super Badger
Palmolive Classic SC
Gillette Series ASB

[berzerkeleyan]

Shavemac 23mm horn
Kruidvat SC
Hen & Rooster 5/8 SR
Merkur HD w/ Feather Blade
Alum (not pictured)
Thayer's Rose
Turin Brakes "JackInABox" (2005)

Either my technique is getting better, or this Hen & Rooster rocks! Kruidvat is very nice SC. It has a light, pleasantly soapy scent, and it's slick.

[Baloosh]

Hot shower
KMF 1 brush
Parker 90R w/Derby blade (Day 1) -- 1st pass
Merkur HD w/same Derby blade
SMF 1 brush
VGH cream (from Barberculture sample)
Alum
Thayer's Lavender W/H
Speick A/S Splash
Anherb A/S Milk
SCS Sandalwood EdT

Tried a couple new things today. That Parker 90R razor will take some getting used to. It's nice and long, although quite a bit lighter in weight than my Superspeeds or Merkur HD. The fresh Derby blade bit, skipped and tugged throughout the whole first pass, so I decided to test the Parker and Derby blade separately, and removed the Derby from the Parker razor and put it in the Merkur HD. Same blade, different razor. Subsequent passes were normal... nice and smooth. I think I need to work on my angle or something for the Parker razor.

The Speick A/S splash was very nice... not much burning at all. LOVE the Anherb milk (and gel). Chock full of Mentholy goodness!! :thumbup1:

[flippantfig]

Hot shower
Trumpers Almond Soap
Merkur HD and Swedish Gillette (3rd time out on this blade and still feels good)
Rinse and Alum
Proraso ASB
Trumpers Bay Rum EDT

6 passes total out of that blade so far, and feeling good. Skin is slowly recovering but a little redness on the lower neck to watch...

[htownmmm]

Sunday morning:

-Merkur Slant
-Feather blade
-Omega Boar
-Mama Bear Butterscotch & Vanilla

Marty

[AlwaysUK]

As my last post on this weeks SOTD can I just say all the pictures have been great and some have been truely awesome. Thanks to you all for the time you took to take and post. I enjoyed and smiled and learned some.

[castlecraver]

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5872
f/22 @ 35mm
E+0 (ISO 400, 20sec), color adj in PhotoPaint

T&H Luxury Shave Soap
40's N.D.C. SS w/new Feather
C&E Best
Proraso ASB

Rare Sunday shave today on account of an engagement later tonight. (Sloan w/Thunderbirds are Now! at the Grogshop, about a block from my apartment)

I don't often have non shave-related toys worthy to show off on here, but the Wii is about the most fun thing ever. There goes my PhD.

[doctorsimon]

I don't like the Men-u either. Not thick enough, not enough lube. Works alright with a modern cartridge razor where the lube strip helps get a smooth shave, but it is useless for our kind of shave.

Today's shave went exactly as planned and the Feather blade was a dream. I'm just starting to get a stubble now, 16 hours later. The barber from The Gentleman's Refinery didn't know what he was talking about when he said that a DE shave only shaves about two hours more stubble than a Mach3.

[DoubleE]

Merkur long-handle classic w/Feather blade
Edwin Jagger for C&E best badger
C&E sweet almond oil shaving cream
C&E Nomad ASB
C&E Nomad EDT

I tossed my C&E Nomad cream because if dried out on me! I tried adding water, etc but just wasn't happy with the product.

http://badgerandblade.com/gallery/displayimage.php?imageid=5877

[Mottern Man]

Fire and Ice today.
That is Conk Amber in the mug and a Feather in the Slim.

[Jim]

Fire and Ice today.
That is Conk Amber in the mug and a Feather in the Slim.
:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup::thumbup:

[ouch]

Omega 6215
6/8" Geneva straight
Merkur long handle w/IP
Taylor rose cream (old version, of course)
DRH Pink
Musgo Real splash'
GFT coral skin food

Had a few days' growth (had to return home all scruffy looking to keep the missus at bay). My straight was well prepped, but it was pulling like the dickens. After two less than pleasant passes, I reached for the long handle to finish up. Immediately, I said "Crap, this hasn't even got a blade in it." I unwrapped a new IP, then opened the razor to insert it. To my amazement, it already had an IP in there. I was dumbstruck- compared to the straight, the DE felt so smooth I honestly thought there wasn't a blade inside. What a putz! :scared:

[TraderJoe]

TJ's PreShaveOil #8
Hot Towel
SR 3124
Merkur HD Slant
Derby DE Blade
Mama Bear Unscented SS + Derby Normal SC
Cold Water
Thayer's Original
Aqua Velva Musk AB/AS
MB Menthol ASM
TJ's PostShaveOil
Nivea Menthol ASB
B&B EDP

:blink: Unbelievable shave, 14th in a row without a day off...they keep getting better :thumbup1:

[mtwo]

'41 ranger tech w/ swedish gillette blade
edwin jagger best medium
---
proraso soap primer
proraso cream (woo! superlather)
thayer's aloe
proraso asb

trying to overcome some congestion, so i thought i'd throw some menthol/eucalyptus at it. felt pretty good.