SOTD Tabula Gratulatoria - May 2011

[lu20vt]

Your usual excellence, Luis!

Thanks David! You are very kind

[Zephyr]

What a fabulous end to the "Vintage" week!

So many great photos, too many to quote them all

[Optometrist]

Semogue 830
ERN Crown & Sword 5/8
Valobra Menthol
L'occitane Verdon AS

A fine, last photo for the week, Rune.

[BladeRunner001]

Gillette Aristocrat > Wilkinson (UK) > New Forest 2206 > Proraso > Mennen > Proraso post

Nice

Cyril R Salter Fresh Mint - Semogue 830 - Merkur 34c - Blue Bird - TOBS No 74 Original AS

Keith,
Beautiful vintage creation my friend

Well done Michael. Da FAT rules

Saturday, 06-04-11.

Soap from Aleppo 25% laurel - Morris & Forndran two bands 28x56 - Gillette Aristocrat 21 - Astra Superior Stainless #1 - Pre La Chinata - Sir Irisch Moos shaving soap - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - ASB Sir Irisch Moos - ASL Sir Irisch Moos.

I love the bloom on your M&F brush . Mine is not as pronounced and I have been using it for some time. Great shot too

S.R Pradat Brun
Simpsons Colonel
Creme Proraso
Skintech Coolshave
Penhaligon's Endymion

A beautiful shave

Simpson Chubby 1
Red Point Razor 5/8
D.R. Harris Arlington Soap
D.R Harris Pink Aftershave

Rune,
This has got to be: (1) a great shave, but also, (2) the BEST vintage shot so far. I would like to see this make it into the finals. Well done maestro

Saturday

Music
Trisha Yearwood - Real Live Woman

Hardware
Proshave Scuttle
Foroafeitado/Shavemac D01 Silvertip
6/8" J. H. Potter's

Software
Kent Shaving Soap
Floïd Suave After Shave
Scottish Fine Soaps Classic EdT


Have a nice Saturday, Gentlemen

Beautiful setup Søren

Excellents pics gentlemens !!!

Hola Luis,
Fabulosa foto de mi amigo (sorry about my Spanish)

Saturday:

Simpson Chubby 2 Imitation Ivory
AoS Lavender soap
Feather SS with Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge
Thayer's Original witch hazel
Castle Forbes Lavender Balm
Czech & Speake Oxford & Cambridge cologne

Right on Lynn . How do you like the C&S Cambridge/Oxford scent?

I'm on the road, so just a quick an dirty shot of my traveling gear.

Nice shave though...be safe in your travels

Saturday, 4.Jun.2011


Pre: Emulsión Myrsol
Semogue SOC 2-band
Provence Santé savon à raser
Edwin Jagger DE86
Personna Continente
Thayers Witch Hazel Cucumber
Floïd Vigoroso

Emanuel,
What a wonderful setup and a great shave . New puck?

Gillette Aristocrat
Gillette 7 o'clock Super Platinum (Blue)
Rudy Vey 2tone, 2band
Martin de Candre
Thayer Witch Hazel with Aloe

EXCELLENT hardware/software Greg. Well done . Gotta love the MdC soap

[BladeRunner001]

Super super nice Henry

Rubberset
Trumper's Limes SC
W Taylor X Q Site
Ogallala BR Limes & Peppercorns

Yummmmmy lather . Great AS to finish. Well done. I love it

Dovo Bismarck 6/8, Rooney 3/2 loaded with Trumper's Coconut Oil and mixed in a Dirty Bird 1.5 scuttle. Finished off with TOB's Mr. Taylor Aftershave and Cologne.

Gorgeous Bismarck

BASEBALL SATURDAY SHAVE

Coffee: Indriga Espresso
Pre-Shave: Face lather wash with "Cracklin Birch" Goat Milk Soap from Udderly Delightful Soaps; Hot towel soak
Shave Oil: Menthol & Tea Tree Oil blend
Shave Soap: CELLA lathered in warm glass bowl
Brush: Tweezerman
Razor: Vintage Gillette Ball End Tech
Blade: Astra SP (3)
After Shave: Pinaud Clubman

Quick but nice Saturday shave... Two passes + touch-up on neck. Nice treat before spending most of the day in nearly 100 degree heat at a baseball tournament. We won both games. (Tried to post this morning, but the whole site was down...???)

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND FOLKS!!!

Congratulations on the wins and a great shave

Rooney Style 2 - Proraso SC - Merkur HD Open Comb - AV - Mugler Cologne

Attachment 174571

Josh,
I love it...A nice, yet simple shave

Sunday morning:

Thäter / DR Harris Lavender / Merkur / Floid / Atkinson's

Another week of great shaving and photography comes to an end. Thanks for sharing your stuff here, Gentlemen.

Fabulous shave David. Great way to start this Sunday

Razor:J.A.Henckels Friodur 17 1/2
Strop: Ambrose "corto" Spanish Horse (25/50)
Brush:Semogue SOC superbadger
lather: Panama 1924+Cyiril R. Salter French Vetiver
AS: Weleda
EdT:Achiles Brito, Lavanda
.
Picture:

Oooooh yeah...he's going for the CS Vetiver. Fantastic choice José. Love that Friodur too

Muhle R41
Feather
Rooney 3/1 Silvertip
Geo. F. Trumper's Rose Soap
Alum Block
Paco Rabanne XS Aftershave
Domenico Caraceni 1913 EdT

This Rose soap has been absent from my rotation for some time now, and this morning's shave has served a reminder as to just how fabulous it is. Performance, scent, absolutely fantastic. And on a further note, I have been experimenting with the Feather, and this was shave 7. Still no sign of let up in quality of shave, but tomorrow's Italian Theme now requires something different.

Awesome shave David . I take it that you really like the GFT Rose ? That is one great soap too.

Pre de Provence l Chubbicard l Merkur Progress l Myrsol Formula C

A beautifully executed shave. Well done (but: I am seeing double with 2 same posts? )

Today is Constitution Day in Denmark, celebrated on June 5, commemorating Denmark's first constitution from 1849.


Sunday

Music
Puccini's Tosca

Hardware
Bukhave Scuttle
Vie-Long White Badger
Gillette Aristocrat #66 with Feather

Software
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet Shaving Cream
Proraso After Shave
Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet EdT


Have a real nice Sunday, Gentlemen

Great shot Søren ...nice way to commemorate and celebrate your constitution day. Congratulations to all our Danish members . Enjoy the day.

Cream Castle Forbes Lavender // JMP Medallon Taurino // H.L Thäter // Balsamo Castle Forbes // EDT Castle Forbes Gentlemen

Luis,
This is creme of the crop . Fantastic shot and shave. All your pictures have personality. They're not just flat images

[BladeRunner001]

Rafflenbeul Solingen 5/8
Ambrose "corto" Spanish Horse (25/50)
Simfix superbadger
???? SC
T&H classic ASB
France de Molinard
.

Very nice razor José. Love the decorated spine. Amazing

Sunday, 5.Jun.2011

Predopobarba Proraso
Semogue SOC 2-band
Provence Santé savon à raser
Edwin Jagger DE86
Personna Continente
Thayers Witch Hazel Lavender
Williams Aqua Velva

Beautiful shot(s) Emanuel

Cyril R Salter Fresh Mint - Zebrawood Silvertip - 7/8 Solingen Stainless - Floid Blue

Fabulous shave (and vintage shot) Keith . Cyril Salter cremes are really top notch. The Mint is the one I don't have (yet)

Simpsons Duke 3
Muhle R41 w/ Feather blade
TOBS Sandalwood Shaving Cream
TOBS Sandalwood Aftershave
Dirty Bird Scuttle

Very nice shave

MWF Hand Soap,
GFT Lime SS,
Simpson Duke 3,
Dovo 5/8,
Razorock Alum,
GFT Lime SF,
L'Occitan EdT.



Two points worthy of comment?

1) This is my first Sunday straight shave!

Just out of habit I continued to use my DE on Sundays. This was because of my fear, in the early learning days, of perhaps having to go to church with one of my ears hanging off!

2) I found an interesting tip on the Internet (So it must be true!! ) of rubbing a couple of drops of GFT skin food onto the surface of the shaving soap prior to loading the brush. This not only softens the dry soap but the glycerin helps the lather.

End result.......an amazing shave.

Oscar,
(1) A very invigorating shave
(2) Congratulations on breaking the "Sunday" Mold
(3) Good tip

PRE-SHAVE - Shower

BRUSH - Semogue "1438"
SOAP - La Toja
BOWL - Scwarzweisskeramik XL-Scuttle
BLADE - Gillette "Platinum" 2@
RAZOR - Muhle "R107"

finish...

AFTER SHAVE I - Thayers Astringent Original Witch Hazel "Aloe Vera"
AFTER SHAVE II - Balm "O Melhor"

I love this shave Rui . Fabulous photos too

Merkur 11c Vintage Razor
with red Personna (3)
Hans Baier 21er Silvertip
Old Spice SC
Pinaud Clubman Musk

Have a nice day!

Beautiful Erwin

Very nice Michael

SOTD 6/5/11:
Attachment 174611
Schwarzweisskeramik 10/11 LE scuttle
Gem G-bar razor
Gem/Personna SS Blade
Razorock shave gel
Truefitt & Hill Trafalgar SC
Ever-Ready N500 brush
Ed Pinuad Bay Rum AS

Nice setup BB

Sunday:

Razor: Merkur 38C Barber Pole
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Omega Boar 10049
Soap: Van Der Hagen Deluxe
ASB: Realm
EdT: YSL Pour Homme


Attachment 174640

Niiiiiiice

SOTD;
Feather Artist Club DX Special
Simpson Special S1B badger brush
I Coloniali shaving soap
Tabac Aftershave Lotion

Oooooooh Yeaaaaaaah

Semogue 830
ERN Crown & Sword 5/8
Valobra Menthol
L'occitane Verdon AS

Love that ERN Rune

Sunday, 06-05-11.

Soap from Aleppo 25% laurel - Morris & Forndran two bands 28x56 - Gillette Fat Boy - Astra Superior Stainless #2 - Pre 3P - TABAC shaving soap - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - ASB Truefitt & Hill - ASL Honey Bee Gardens Bay Rum.

Excellent setup

- O Melhor Pre-Shave Soap
- Alt Innsbruck Pre- & After Shave
- Valobra Stick da barba solido
- Simpson Persian Jar 2 Two-Band Super Badger
- Wade & Butcher W. Bingham & Co. Medium Size Hollow Ground
- Alt Innsbruck EDC als AS with 444 After Shave Gel

That's a beautiful W&B

Sunday, 6.5.11

Cool Water Splash
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Simpsons Colonel X2L in 2-Band Super Badger .. The Ehsan
Hayashi Diamond #120 1/4 Hollow
Neil Miller Strop .. 35 Linen/55 Bridle Leather
Witch Hazel
Spanish Floïd Suave AS

A shave of favorites... If these were the only cast of characters available to me, I would not feel at all cheated!
My good wife wanted her garden bench repaired this year, so I stripped it of the old wooden slats, wire brushed and painted the cast iron pieces in the selected yellow, and reassembled with new mahogany seating using SS carriage bolts and hardware...

She's happy...... for now!

Bill,
I always enjoy your SOTDs ...They reflect your shave plus a little more. Well done my friend and a very nice bench. I am sure your wife is on cloud 9 using it .

Martin de Candre~Canica chubby / Dorko / ASL Castle Forbes limes

Dorko + MdC = Divine shave . Excellent choice Jorge and a very very nice photo

HL Thater Chubby II - SCS Neroli SS - Merkur HD - Proraso A/S

Attachment 174656

Josh,
That Thäter rocks . I love mine too

[BladeRunner001]

Incredible shave and photo, Robert! Manantiales is one supreme soap. Are the aftershave and cologne the same scent as the soap?

Thank you David . As for the Manantiales line, they smell very different from the soap and from each other for that matter. The AS is a different beast altogether. I do prefer the EdC scent to the AS (just by a slight notch). But, all 3 are top notch and complementary. I love this line of scents

[Optometrist]

Thank you David . As for the Manantiales line, they smell very different from the soap and from each other for that matter. The AS is a different beast altogether. I do prefer the EdC scent to the AS (just by a slight notch). But, all 3 are top notch and complementary. I love this line of scents

Thanks for your answer, Robert. And yes, I simply adore the GFT Rose soap. The rest of the range I find somewhat below par in comparison.

[Zephyr]

A fine, last photo for the week, Rune.

Thank you David, and a fine shave it was too

Rune,
This has got to be: (1) a great shave, but also, (2) the BEST vintage shot so far. I would like to see this make it into the finals. Well done maestro

Thank you very much Robert, I am truly flattered
And yes, it was a great shave!

Love that ERN Rune

Thanks, it's fabulous shaver, hadn't used it for a long time, needed some new scales and a touch up, today I decided I had to get it back in business and took the scales I originally had made for a Henckel I never get around to hone, and gave it a short session on the La Grise, the result was one of the best shaves ever!

[hitemfrank]

Keith,
Beautiful vintage creation my friend

Fabulous shave (and vintage shot) Keith . Cyril Salter cremes are really top notch. The Mint is the one I don't have (yet)

Thanks Robert. I'm sure you'll rectify that at some stage. I much prefer the Mint over the Sublime Citrus I have so the next cream I order will probably be the Cyril Salter Essential Lime but thats a long time down the road due to the amount of creams and soaps I have.

I wasn't a great fan of Marco's idea of 'themed' SOTD's - well mainly the confusion their introduction seemed to create - but now I'm liking the idea. I'm sure there will be weeks when I don't have themed shots, at least this week has made me learn somewhat how to use photoshop

[Spivey]

Thanks, Robert.

[oversaturn]

New and old. Excellent, Emanuel!

Thank you, David!

Beautiful shot(s) Emanuel

Emanuel,
What a wonderful setup and a great shave . New puck?

Yep. Brand new as they come! :D
It was the first time that I've tried Provence Santé and liked it a lot!
Thank you for your words!

[du212]

Robert, as always your pics, razors and comments are so well chosen...Thanks for the kind compliments

[BladeRunner001]

Thanks Robert. I'm sure you'll rectify that at some stage. I much prefer the Mint over the Sublime Citrus I have so the next cream I order will probably be the Cyril Salter Essential Lime but thats a long time down the road due to the amount of creams and soaps I have.

I wasn't a great fan of Marco's idea of 'themed' SOTD's - well mainly the confusion their introduction seemed to create - but now I'm liking the idea. I'm sure there will be weeks when I don't have themed shots, at least this week has made me learn somewhat how to use photoshop

Keith,
You're not helping my SCAD . I will now have to give that a shot (one of these days). Thanks

I like Marco's division of SOTD and theme shots. A great idea for sure, but I am still trying to get used to navigating to two threads (checking one and commenting in another). I find it takes me more time (which is precious these days). I like themed SOTDs too, but I hope we have them once a month rather than every week. It makes them more precious too.

Thanks, Robert.

My pleasure. it should be me thanking you

Yep. Brand new as they come! :D
It was the first time that I've tried Provence Santé and liked it a lot!
Thank you for your words!

Great stuff indeed . Enjoy the soap

Robert, as always your pics, razors and comments are so well chosen...Thanks for the kind compliments

Thank you José. You are a true gentleman and it's a privilege to call you a friend