SOTD Tabula Gratulatoria - May 2011

[Optometrist]

Thursday

Heute Rasieren im deutschen Stil
Today, shaving in German style

Your usual excellence, Soren! Lovely!

[Optometrist]

Another WOW, Henry!

[Optometrist]

Razor:Akatombow in Elk Bone
Strop: Kanayama
Brush:Shavemac Silvertip
lather:Bomb in Vetiver Custom Blend
AS: Cade
EdT:Habit Rouge
Comments:This may well be my last SOTD post for a few weeks as my wife and I leave tonight for our vacation. And I had to pick some goodies to use, so I whipped up some of my favorite cream. The Bomb with the cedar and vetiver was pure nirvana and the Akatombow wiped away what little growth I had after the past two days of beyond BBS shaves. It's time to pack today and then head to the airport. If I am able to post over the next couple days my shots will be from (potentially multiple days each spot) Istanbul, Rome, Tuscany and Venice in that order! I've also included a preview shot of how my shaves will look while I am away in case I can't post. Enjoy your shaves, gentlemen!
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Preview shot:

Great shot, Bill. Safe travels, my friend!

[BRuhling]

Great shot, Bill. Safe travels, my friend!

Thank you, David! I will certainly stay safe, and be looking for Marco in Rome... LOL

[Optometrist]

Cream Santa Maria Novella // Brush Canica Finest 26 Handmade // GEM Junior // Thayers // Locion Weleda

Outstanding, Luis, as always!

[Optometrist]

Wee Scot
Filarmonica DT 12
Palmolive Stick
Musgo Real

Glorious shot, Rune!

[Zephyr]

Oh, Rune. What a fabulous shave and photo, my friend! So glad the Cella lived up to expectations for you.

Rune, glad to hear you liked Cella! And glad to see you are enjoying so much the vintage "themed week"! You are posting many wonderful, "old looking" photos! Excellent, my friend!

Niiiice!

Glorious shot, Rune!

Thank you all

[hitemfrank]

Ohhh My...I forgot to post my SOTD for today. I must be losing my mind

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Brush: 24mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger
Maxterpiece: 7/8" Novelty 1879, Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point (Ebony scales + yellow wedge)
Honing Regimen: Naniwa 1k, Shapton Pro [1k/2k/5k/12k]
Strop: 0/15 laps (Torolf linen / SRD Premium IV leather)
Überlather: Martin de Candre Shave Soap
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)
After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Blue
Moisturizer: MdC Oil of Copra "Camomile and Lemon"
Cologne: Eau de Candre "Limette" EdT
Results: Today was a good day to take my new and improved Novelty for a spin. Max put her in some beautiful ebony with yellow wedge. She looks gorgeous. It's like this wood was created specifically for this blade. The Novelty effortlessly wiped the 24 hr growth. I received a bunch of stuff from MdC and used them in combination today. The soap is well known around this forum so I won't dwell on how wonderful the lather really is. The oil of copra was one I was a little apprehensive about since some folks seem to find it too oily. I actually found it very very refreshing and extremely moisturizing. The scent is out of this world (like all MdC products). I topped the day's shave with some of MdC's Limette EdT and it is fabulous to say the least. The staying power is rather short (3-4 hrs for me), but still worth it. An incredible shave to get this busy Thursday off to a great start



Have a SPECTACULAR Thursday gentlemen.

Sorry to hear you're losing your mind Robert. Just pop those razors you've been promising me in the mail when you get a chance

Great picture by the way

[DogHair]

Ohhh My...I forgot to post my SOTD for today. I must be losing my mind

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Brush: 24mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger
Maxterpiece: 7/8" Novelty 1879, Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point (Ebony scales + yellow wedge)
Honing Regimen: Naniwa 1k, Shapton Pro [1k/2k/5k/12k]
Strop: 0/15 laps (Torolf linen / SRD Premium IV leather)
Überlather: Martin de Candre Shave Soap
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)
After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Blue
Moisturizer: MdC Oil of Copra "Camomile and Lemon"
Cologne: Eau de Candre "Limette" EdT
Results: Today was a good day to take my new and improved Novelty for a spin. Max put her in some beautiful ebony with yellow wedge. She looks gorgeous. It's like this wood was created specifically for this blade. The Novelty effortlessly wiped the 24 hr growth. I received a bunch of stuff from MdC and used them in combination today. The soap is well known around this forum so I won't dwell on how wonderful the lather really is. The oil of copra was one I was a little apprehensive about since some folks seem to find it too oily. I actually found it very very refreshing and extremely moisturizing. The scent is out of this world (like all MdC products). I topped the day's shave with some of MdC's Limette EdT and it is fabulous to say the least. The staying power is rather short (3-4 hrs for me), but still worth it. An incredible shave to get this busy Thursday off to a great start



Have a SPECTACULAR Thursday gentlemen.

Excellent Razor Robert! I really like all the MdC products. I might need to make another order.

[BladeRunner001]

Niiiice!

Thank you Zee

Thank you Robert yours too

Thank you

Sorry to hear you're losing your mind Robert. Just pop those razors you've been promising me in the mail when you get a chance

Great picture by the way

Hehehehehe. I may be losing my mind, but haven;t gone bananas yet .

Thanks Keith

Excellent Razor Robert! I really like all the MdC products. I might need to make another order.

Thank you Kevin . MdC's copra oil and EdTs are great too

[Marco]

Muhle R41
Feather
Simpson Chubby 1 Super
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Alum Block
Spanish Floid Mentolado Suave
Dior Fahrenheit EdT

Excellent, "old looking" shot David! And congrats on your new Chubby 1! Let me know how you like it and if me hint on this brush was right.

[Marco]

Fantastic photo, Marco! Is that the menthol or almond you used? I'm guessing menthol?

Thanks, David! And it's the Menthol. A very good soap that I particularly like when there are hot days!

[oversaturn]

A fabulous shot, Emanuel!

Fantastic shots gentlemen .

Thank you, David and Robert!

Too many fantastic photos to quote them all! Thank you all, and keep posting!

[professorchaos]

Pre de Provence // Morris & Fordran Blonde Bagder // Iberia Bassat // Thayers // Myrsol Antesol

Friday, 3.Jun.2011

Predopobarba Proraso
LiJün&1980 Finest
Arko Stick
Mühle R89
Super Iridium
Thayers Witch Hazel Lavender
L'Occitane Cade ASB

Muhle R41
Feather
Simpson Chubby 1 Super
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Alum Block
Spanish Floid Mentolado Suave
Dior Fahrenheit EdT

Ohhh My...I forgot to post my SOTD for today. I must be losing my mind

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Brush: 24mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger
Maxterpiece: 7/8" Novelty 1879, Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point (Ebony scales + yellow wedge)
Honing Regimen: Naniwa 1k, Shapton Pro [1k/2k/5k/12k]
Strop: 0/15 laps (Torolf linen / SRD Premium IV leather)
Überlather: Martin de Candre Shave Soap
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)
After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Blue
Moisturizer: MdC Oil of Copra "Camomile and Lemon"
Cologne: Eau de Candre "Limette" EdT
Results: Today was a good day to take my new and improved Novelty for a spin. Max put her in some beautiful ebony with yellow wedge. She looks gorgeous. It's like this wood was created specifically for this blade. The Novelty effortlessly wiped the 24 hr growth. I received a bunch of stuff from MdC and used them in combination today. The soap is well known around this forum so I won't dwell on how wonderful the lather really is. The oil of copra was one I was a little apprehensive about since some folks seem to find it too oily. I actually found it very very refreshing and extremely moisturizing. The scent is out of this world (like all MdC products). I topped the day's shave with some of MdC's Limette EdT and it is fabulous to say the least. The staying power is rather short (3-4 hrs for me), but still worth it. An incredible shave to get this busy Thursday off to a great start



Have a SPECTACULAR Thursday gentlemen.

Thursday, July 2nd, 2011


EJ Chatsworth + Astra Green (1)
New Forest Chunky 2band
L'Occitane Cade
Uomo The Rosso ASB

Wostenholm 7/8 : Semogue LE : Panama 1924 SS : Floid

Cream Santa Maria Novella // Brush Canica Finest 26 Handmade // GEM Junior // Thayers // Locion Weleda

Thursday, 06-02-11.

Soap from Aleppo 25% laurel - Morris & Forndran two bands 28x56 - Gillette Fat Boy - Israeli Personna #2 - Pre Myrsol Emulsión - Wilkinson shaving soap - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - Gel aftershave JASÖN 6 in 1 - ASL Aqua Velva.

Tabac~Vulfix TGN / Filarmonica 12 / ASB Armani

Merkur 42 1904
Feather
Edwin Jagger Medium Silver Tip
Manantiales de La Toja
Alum Block
Spanish Floid Mentolado Suave

Thursday, 2.Jun.2011

Predopobarba Proraso
Vintage Semogue 605
Erasmic Stick
Edwin Jagger DE86
Super Iridium
Thayers Witch Hazel Cucumber
Bottega Verde Riparatore

Thursday

Good morning.

Revisor 6/8 > Chubby 2 two band > Mitchell's > Floid > Bottega Verde Crema Viso > Miller Harris terre de bois

Don't know why, but my face hurts after using this razor. I know the technique is not there yet, but I suspect it must probably be too sharp for my level.
Now that I've done at least one shave with all my straights, I think a 5/8 or a 4/8 are the best for me at this stage. In addition, XTG is still very hard, in most areas.

The Bottega Verde moisturizer is a nice cream that contains shea butter and sweet almond milk. Bought it actually to use when I shave with a nice almond Italian soap. Pretty good for 10 Euros.

Apologies for the kind of 'std' theme; I do have PS and all the related tools to manipulate a picture but I am still not very familiar still the Adobe software and also don't have much time every morning...

Thursday morning:

Thäter / Tabac / Merkur / Speick / 4711

I'm still involved in the Brush Chronicles- I hope to be able to participate in the Themed Weeks next week.

Razor:Taylor 5/8
Strop: Ambrose "corto" Spanish Horse (25/50)
Brush:Vie-Long 16726
lather:Cella crema di sapone extra purissima
AS: Floïd Blue
EdT:Czech&Speake, Oxford&Cambridge
Comments:I've rescaled (with a cheapo set from Superiorshave) and honed this Taylor, as the seller told me because there is no brand in this razor. It's a full hollow razor and it takes a nice edge with less honing than others. And it's a fantastic shaver. The Cella dries a bit for my taste and the scent it's not very pleasnt, as "Play-doh" paste. The Floïd blue has no menthol and the scent is very powerful.
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Wednesday morning:

Thäter / Knize / Mühle / Thayer's / Knize

Apologies for not posting more photos in keeping with the current "Vintage" theme. I am currently involved in the 8th Edition of the Brush Chronicles and am taking far too many photos of my Thäter. Please keep the great shots coming Gentlemen.

Chubby 1
Begall 6/8
Cella
Old Spice White Water

First shave with Cella I'm really no fan of the Almond scent, but with all the recommendations here I had to try it, and once again Marco (and David and all others who worship it): You where right once again, this is truly amazin stuff
The Chubby always delivers, so there's not much to say about it, but the combination of Cella and two-hundred years old steel and horn can only be described with one word: AMAZING!
This razor takes and incredibly smooth edge, the feeling of the edge working is almost comparable to the soft hands of a beautiful woman stroking your face , and it leaves you with a smooth shaved face this beautiful woman will love to stroke

Myrsol // Mug edwardian // BronzeBrush // Speick // King Razor 7/8 // Alum // Thayers original // Floid Balm

PRE-SHAVE - Shower

BRUSH - Coate´s "Fritzwilliam"
CREAM - Coate´s "Limited Edition"
BOWL - Scwarzweisskeramik XL-Scuttle
BLADE - Gillette "Platinum" 2@
RAZOR - Gillette "Tech - Fat Handle" England 1950

finish...

AFTER SHAVE I - Thayers Astringent Original Witch Hazel "Aloe Vera"
AFTER SHAVE II - Balm "O Melhor"
AFTER SHAVE III - "Cologne" Geo. F. Trumper "West Indian - Extract of Limes" (sample)

Very nice gents. Of course there were many more excellent pictures. Quoting them all ... well I might as well have merged this thread with the SOTD thread.

[rntdcarvalho]

rntdcarvalho: That is as vintage as vintage comes. Love that Gramophone

That is one fantastic vintage photo Renato! Love it!

Thank you both, Robert and Rune! If I had thought of the picture at the time of the shave, I would probably picked a more vintage ASB! :facepalm:


Too many wonderful photos to name them all! Thank you all for continuously raising the ante!

[azmark]

Sorry for the old pic, no time to take one last night. The set is is accurate, however.

An oldie but a goodie. How do you like the Olivia's cream? Or is it how did you like it?

[azmark]

W. Greaves & Son 6/8 : Ever-Ready w/Finest : MdC : Floid Blue

Sweet razor!

Is that the MdC in the Cinnamon scent? How do you like it?

[forcemajeure]

It's 7 O'clock somewhere! Have a great shave and a wonderful day...

Very nice razor there - got one last week, haven't given it a run though, yet.

[Don Barbiere]

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Brush: 26mm Simpson "Chubby 2", 3-band, Super Badger
Maxterpiece: 6/8" Wacker "Wickinger", 1/4 Hollow Ground, French Point (Ivory G10 scales + Red Jasper Recon Stone wedge)
Honing Regimen: Naniwa 1k, Shapton Pro [1k/2k/5k/12k]
Strop: 10 laps on balsa/CrOx + 0/15 laps (Torolf linen / SRD Premium IV leather)
Überlather: Institute Karite Shave Creme + Institute Karite Shave Soap + Glycerin
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)
Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer
After Shave Splash: La Toja Manantiales AS
Cologne: La Toja Manantiales EdC
Results: New stuff all around today . (1) The Wacker Maxterpiece, (2) Institute Karite SS/SC, (3) La Toja Manantiales AS/EdC. OK, so let's take it from the top. The lather out of the IK lineup was excellent. This stuff is ultra moisturizing. The Simpson whipped a lather out of this combination in no time at all. The end result was a lather than was moist, shiny and sticky with lots and lots of glide and cushion. The only thing I don't like about IK is a lot of ingredients are "junk/useless" status for me and I don't care for them. I didn't care for the original scales the Wacker came in, so Max used his magic wand and dressed her in beautiful Ivory G10 scales with red jasper recon stone wedge...her true beauty now comes shining through (thanks Maxtro). I honed her up a few days ago and she is wickedly sharp. Her toe dug a 1/8" nick in my upper right cheek. I need to dial the sharpness down a bit. But, she delivered an outstandingly BBS shave today. I also pulled the trigger and bought the La Toja Manantiales AS and EdC from a member on B&B. The scents are subtle but invigorating. They are distinctly different in their own way and do not clash. Great scents. My Manantiales set is now complete.



Have a GREAT Friday gentlemen.

Friday

Progress Bristle & Hair (1943)
Gillette Old Type (Khaki Set) with Derby Extra

Palmolive Classic Shave Stick
Williams Ice Blue After Shave

When you get to it; Have a nice weekend, Gentlemen



This photo is dedicated to all the men and women who serve or has served their country - no matter where

W. Greaves & Son 6/8 : Ever-Ready w/Finest : MdC : Floid Blue

Friday, June 3rd 2011


EJ Chatsworth + Astra SP (2)
Frank Shaving 2band
Czech&Speake nº.88
Manufaktura Beer ASB

Pre de Provence // Morris & Fordran Blonde Bagder // Iberia Bassat // Thayers // Myrsol Antesol

Sorry for the old pic, no time to take one last night. The set is is accurate, however.

Speick - Zebrawood Silvertip - Deramaix Frameback - Proraso Liquid Cream AS

And that's all she wrote for the Speick. I will be trying to finish some of the open tubs creams I have before I use shave soap again.

Edwin Jagger : Wilkinson : Palmolive : New Forest : Floris

Friday, 3.Jun.2011

Predopobarba Proraso
LiJün&1980 Finest
Arko Stick
Mühle R89
Super Iridium
Thayers Witch Hazel Lavender
L'Occitane Cade ASB

Muhle R41
Feather
Simpson Chubby 1 Super
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Alum Block
Spanish Floid Mentolado Suave
Dior Fahrenheit EdT

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Gillette Fatboy w/ Astra SP
Valobra Stick (in vtg. Colgate Stick Holder)
Semogue 1305
Floïd
Vtg. Klipette Nose Hair Trimmer

Lovely shots and SOTD's gents!

[Optometrist]

Excellent, "old looking" shot David! And congrats on your new Chubby 1! Let me know how you like it and if me hint on this brush was right.

Thank you, Marco. Yes, your suggestion of the Chubby 1 and in Super was spot on. I prefer the softer feel for face lathering.