LOW COST, SOTD "themed week" August 8th - August 14th 2011

[Snargle]

Prep: Shower, St. Ives Apricot Scrub
Soap: QCS Provence
Brush: Restored Fuller with 24mm TGN fan-shaped Finest Badger Knot
Razor: Gillette Old Style Single Ring (1921)
Blade: Timor (3 or 4)
Aftershave: Davidoff Adventure AS

First shave with the Single Ring. Wow...that's one aggressive razor! Probably should have used a new blade...the Timor was close to end-of-useful life. Might try it again with a new Shark or Astra SP. I got a great close shave, no nicks, cuts, weepers, or razor burn, but I had to be very careful. Not a razor to use when you're in a hurry or not paying attention.

[oversaturn]

Sunday, 14.Ago.2011

A very inexpensive shave today:

Predopobarba Proraso
Semogue 1993
Palmolive stick
LUSO
Bluebird Hi-Stainless
Thayers Witch Hazel Lavender
Erasmic Supreme ASB

[mdevine]

Eagle
La Toja
New Standard/ Barber Personna
Speick ASL
Terre d'Hermes EdP

[wknicholas]

Sunday morning,

Gillette NEW Short Comb,
Israeli Personna Crystal Blade,
Rooney 1/1 Best Badger Brush,
Arko shave soap w/ hot water lather,
finish w/ cold water rinse. DFS!

[FL shaver]

Bakelite Tech - getting retired for awhile now
Wilkinson from Wal-mart - good week's worth of shaves - still not as cheap as Astra SPs, though
G5
EJ Best courtesy of Crabtree & Evelyn
Williams Mug Shaving Soap - plenty of thick (kinda) and slick lather
Cold water splash
Florida Water splash

Good stuff, but hopefully next week's SOTD calls for something a little more upscale!

[BladeRunner001]

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Brush: 24mm Shavemac Silvertip Badger
Razor: 15/16" Filarmonica #14 "Doble Temple", Full Hollow Ground, Spike Point
Strop: 25/45/45 (Neil Miller Linen / Imperial Horsehide leather / Imperial Cordovan leather)
Überlather: La Toja "Manantiales" Shave Soap + Glycerin
Toner: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose, no alcohol)
Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer
After Shave Splash: La Toja "Manantiales"AS
Cologne: La Toja "Manantiales" EdT
Results: The meetup yesterday at my place went very well. We did quite a few honings. A great time was at hand for sure. As for today, what a shave with this Filarmonica. She never fails to deliver, especially when coupled with the La Toja SS. An extraordinarily enjoyable and close shave.





Have a RELAXING Sunday gentlemen.

[doug1066]

Gillette Slim
Wilkinson Sword Classic
VDH Boar
L'Occitaine CADE
Witch Hazel
Nivea ASB
CO Bigelow #1585.

[Greglam]

My setup from a bit earlier this morning.



Cheers!
-Greg

[Dennard]

Omega boar
Merkur HD (34c)
Treet blade (3)
Tabac ss
Gillette Cool Wave as

[cnnc97]

Gillette FT SS
Astra SP
TGN Finest
Mama Bears Ye Olde Barbershop
Nivea Replenishing ASB

[thunder54]

Omega 48 Boar Brush
Mama Bear's SpellBound Woods Shave Stick
Merkur Futur w/Feather Blade on 4
Ogallala Bay Rum & Sandalwood AS
GFT Spanish Leather

[rm71]

Merkur HD
Gillette 7 O'clock
JM Fraser Oriental Spice
TGN Silvertip
Wahl bayrum
Gaia ASB

[woodsrider]

Sunday afternoon:

Simpson Tulip 3
Fraser's Mosswood cream
Feather SS with Gillette Super Platinum
Booster Mosswood AS
Clinique Post-Shave Healer
Trumper's Wild Fern cologne

[Kamamuri]

Saturday 08-13-11. Delayed shave.

Soap from Aleppo 100% oliva - CaniRichalll handmade brush TGN Two Bands 30X53 - Gillette Fat Boy - Israeli Personna #3 - Pre Myrsol Emulsión - Vitto's shaving soap - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - ASB 444 - ASL Tres Flores.

[Kamamuri]

Sunday 08-14-11.MUSIC: The Rolling Stones_LP_Love your Live.



Soap from Aleppo 100% oliva - CaniRichalll handmade brush TGN Two Bands 30X53 - Gillette Fat Boy - Iridium Super #1 - Pre JASÖN - Castle Forbes Lime shaving cream - Alum block - Toner Thayers Original - ASB Castle Forbes Lime - ASL Myrsol Agua Balsámica.

[Mike R]

Sunday

Brush: Rooney Stubby 1
Soap: RazoRock XXX
Razor: 54 Super Speed
Blade: Feather
A/S: Trumper's Lime Skin Food
Cologne: T&H Limes

Mike