SOTD Tabula Gratulatoria - May 2012

[Optometrist]

Sunday, 6.V.2012


Semogue Caravela
Martin de Candre
Mühle R101 (2010)
Timor Solingen
Thayers Witch Hazel Lemon
The Art of Shaving Lavender Balm

Without a doubt, a wonderful shave here, Emanuel. And a pic in your usual excellent style!

[Optometrist]

Sunday shave:





Pre warm shower + DR Harris Arlington shaving cream + Simpson Duke3 Best + Merkur Futur at 2.5 with Gillette Platinum + Aubrey Northwoods lotion with Herbissimo balm


A better shave than yesterday with this Futur higher dial! And this after-shave combination is wonderful, hehe


Cheers!

Duke 3 + Arlington =

[Optometrist]

Sunday, May 6, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick I1
Blade: Schick
Soap: Proraso
Brush: Semogue LE 2011 Bristle 2
Scuttle: Schwarzweisskeramik
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Floid Blue

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Great composition, great products, great shave!

[Optometrist]

Sunday morning, May 6, 2012

Schick E2 Injector Razor w/ Schick blade (9)
Semogue 1305 boar bristle brush,
TABAC shaving soap w/ warm water lather,
finish with cold water rinse for a DFS!

You seem to have a big affection for boar brushes, Nick. And with the lather I always see in your pics, they work for you exceptionally well.

[Optometrist]

I see blue sky. Now that's a novelty for us at the moment! No short haul flight for you yesterday, Bill! And you took your straights with you? Business or pleasure?

[Optometrist]

Razor: 6/8 hollow-ground
Cream: Erasmic
Brush: E. Jagger Best Badger medium
Pre: prelather and rinse
Post: alum block, Osage Rub
Cologne: Grey Flannel by Geoffrey Beene

Happy Sunday, everyone.

Excellent close-up, Rob! What's the straight?

[Optometrist]

6 MAY 2012


*FaTip
*Bolzanos
*M&F Blonde Size 2
*MIke's Natural Soaps Lavandin
*OSMA alum
*Thayers
*Unrefined Shea Butter

Mike's getting his soaps popping up a lot around here....must be good! And a superb close-up pic too

[BRuhling]

I see blue sky. Now that's a novelty for us at the moment! No short haul flight for you yesterday, Bill! And you took your straights with you? Business or pleasure?

As sad as it is to say, no pleasure at all here. I flew in to represent an Army Officer in an adverse action hearing in my capacity with the army Reserves.

[Optometrist]

JabonMan Tierra Húmeda // Plisson EW Size 12 // Aristocrat 21 // Thayers // Vintage Wiliams Sport

Luis, your skills behind the camera never cease to amaze.

[Optometrist]

As sad as it is to say, no pleasure at all here. I flew in to represent an Army Officer in an adverse action hearing in my capacity with the army Reserves.

I hope it all works out well, Bill.

[Optometrist]

Artisan soaps this week.
Prep: Shower/Neutrogena Transparent Facial Bar | Simpson Berkley 46 Best Badger | RazoRock King Louis Artisan Shaving Soap | Edwin Jagger DE89 Barley | Personna Red | Speick AS Lotion | RazoRock King Louis AS Wax

Ahhh, my favourite RazoRock soap at the moment. No imagination needed as to the result of this shave. Great pic too!

[Marco]

Amazing shaves and shots this week, Gentlemen! Excellent!

[bkflyfisher]

Thanks! Yes I finally caved to the rave reviews for RazoRock I've been reading on here - definitely live up to the hype. The XXX and AS wax are also excellent.

[RobAtSGH]

Excellent close-up, Rob! What's the straight?

It's got no maker's stamp - just marked "Blue Steel" on the shank, and horn scales.

[UngerWoo]

13/16 Toyo "Special Razor", Full Hollow Ground, Square Point
Imperial Shave Pegasus III Strop
Edwin Jagger Medium Silver Tip
Floris JF Soap
Cold Water Rinse
Italian Floid Blue
Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta

David, you are on a roll. Amazing photograph.

[Optometrist]

David, you are on a roll. Amazing photograph.

Thank you, Matt. I have to say I am really enjoying the new updated image editing system on Photobucket. This pic was actually taken a few weeks ago for the "favourite scent" theme, but it never got used due to my issues here.

[Optometrist]

Good morning Gentlemen!

11/16" Böker "White Cloud"
Homemade silvertip brush
Arko shaving soap
Old Spice Original After Shave

And the result is BBS...

Joszef, I knew you were going to be one of the early posters here, so I deliberately started the thread around 1.00am, before going to bed. And an excellent pic you have given us too!

[Optometrist]

Merkur Progress 500
with Derby (1)
H.L.Thäter Silvertip
AoS Lavender SC
Alt Innsbruck ASB
Davidoff Cool Water EdT

Have a nice day!

Does the Alt-Innsbruck ASB not have a long living scent to it? I see you have used an EdT afterwards, so I am guessing not. Great pic as always, my friend!

[Optometrist]

Monday

Music
Ella Fitzgerald

Hardware
Proshave Scuttle
Semogue 620
Gillette Fat Handled Tech with Derby Extra (52)

Software
Williams Mug Soap
Williams Ice Blue After Shave
Scottish Fine Soaps Classic EDT


Have a nice day, Gentlemen

A beautiful arrangement you have here, Soren. You and the Williams obviously get on, unlike many others.

[Optometrist]

Monday shave:





Ogallala Bay Rum Limes&Peppercorns shaving stick + Vie&Long 16910 "two bands edition" + Rotbart 15 wotj Gillette Platinum + GBellini Ebony (Lidl) lotion with Proraso balm


Today I have tested this Ogallala soap: it smells very well, like limes&rum but it seemed me a very average soap, not hydrating definitely... a shame! I'll use several times more before getting a veredict anyway.


And after many days using different Techs I still believe that this Rotbart is the best closed comb razor I have tested: as smooth as a Tech but it shaves much better without irritation! I think that this head design is far better than Merkur and Muhle/E&J closed comb designs and this razor is from 1930's!!! Why didn't they "copy" it?


Cheers!

I had the Ogallala soap for a while and threw it away after 4 shaves. Great scent, just abysmal performance. Hope it works out for you as some love it.