SOTD Tabula Gratulatoria - July 2012

[il Barbiere AiA]

What a way to kick off the month, Andi. Excellent picture!

Thank you very much, my friend
I like the style of your pictures! You have an excellent eye!

[Optometrist]

Bravo, David! Great closeup!

Thank you, Bill, and I have some good news. Mike's soaps arrived this morning so tomorrow will be the first try with one of those. Smell is great with both.

[Optometrist]

100% Agree!

Thank you, Balaji.

[Optometrist]

Solgen | Thäter Fan | Bomb - Rose/Sandalwood | Lucido | Le Labo Rose 31 + MPG Santal Noble

I hadn't used the Bomb in a while. In fact, it seems I rarely use creams lately. But I was inspired to break out this most luxurious of custom scents. I had this made with pure Turkish Rose oil and a sandalwood oil, both of which I bought in Istanbul last summer. The scent is rich and opulent, and the lather is typical of Al's creations, which is to say it is divinely rich and full. The shave was going swimmingly until I started to day dream. That's when the razor reminded me that it has one hell of a spike on it. It was a good lesson learned that we are never too good at shaving with a straight to stop respecting the very sharp edge they carry!

Fabulous composition and shot, Bill! Interesting to see you used the Le Labo with the MPG. Did you just spray one on top of the other or each scent in different places? Never heard of this approach before! I have both so may be worth a try.

[il Barbiere AiA]

Merkur 1904 (42)
Feather Blade
Simpson Chubby 1 Manchurian
JabonMan Vetiver-Mandarina-Litsea Cubeba Soap
Cold Water Rinse
Old Proraso Splash
Guerlain Vetiver

Wednesday morning:
Using my vintage german straight razor travel kit with a Sheffield straight razor.

*Warm water
*Violet Soap from Italy
*Vintage badger travel shaving brush
*arko shaving stick in vintage Kaloderma shaving soap tin - face lathering
*James Tidmarsh Warranted Sheffield 11/16 wedge – W+ATG
*Warm water
*Cold water
*Allume di Rocca Naturale as pre AS (1 min.)
*Cold water
*Hâttric Classic
*Tüff sensitiv





Have a nice day gentlemen, wherever you are and whatever you do.
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Solgen | Thäter Fan | Bomb - Rose/Sandalwood | Lucido | Le Labo Rose 31 + MPG Santal Noble

I hadn't used the Bomb in a while. In fact, it seems I rarely use creams lately. But I was inspired to break out this most luxurious of custom scents. I had this made with pure Turkish Rose oil and a sandalwood oil, both of which I bought in Istanbul last summer. The scent is rich and opulent, and the lather is typical of Al's creations, which is to say it is divinely rich and full. The shave was going swimmingly until I started to day dream. That's when the razor reminded me that it has one hell of a spike on it. It was a good lesson learned that we are never too good at shaving with a straight to stop respecting the very sharp edge they carry!

Wednesday

Vie-Long 13800 ¤ Gillette Fat Handled Tech with Derby Extra (14)
Speick Shave Stick ¤ Speick After Shave Balm ¤ D.R. Harris Arlington Cologne


Have a nice day, Gentlemen

Good Morning !
~07/31/2012~


Vie Long 16650 \\ Muhle R69 w/ Red IP \\ 3P Pre Per E Post Barba \\ Martin De Candre \\ Proraso Crema Liquida Dopobarba

What can I say, It's MdC! Really awesome shave but it seems that I might need to try some new blades. Usually Red IPs are my go to blades but lately have been irritating my skin. Or maybe even giving my skin a break from shaving for a day. Anyways, you all have an excellent day!

Beautiful pictures, guys!
I'm not long in B&B, but I'm very impressed about the picture quality, the ideas and the good eye of many members!
It is a fantastic forum, I do not want to miss! I love it

[Optometrist]

Beautiful pictures, guys!
I'm not long in B&B, but I'm very impressed about the picture quality, the ideas and the good eye of many members!
It is a fantastic forum, I do not want to miss! I love it

Thank you, Andi, and I may be prejudiced, but yes, the SOTD is THE BEST forum here on B&B without any doubt!

[BRuhling]

Thank you, Bill, and I have some good news. Mike's soaps arrived this morning so tomorrow will be the first try with one of those. Smell is great with both.

Congratulations, my friend! I will be eagerly awaiting the results of your shave. Sadly, I may skip shaving tomorrow because, as I reported, I got a pretty decent cut from the spike on my razor. But I'll be back with a vengeance (and most likely some MNS) on Friday for sure!

Fabulous composition and shot, Bill! Interesting to see you used the Le Labo with the MPG. Did you just spray one on top of the other or each scent in different places? Never heard of this approach before! I have both so may be worth a try.

Thank you for the kind words. I layered them on top of one another. It complimented this particular Bomb quite well!

Beautiful pictures, guys!
I'm not long in B&B, but I'm very impressed about the picture quality, the ideas and the good eye of many members!
It is a fantastic forum, I do not want to miss! I love it

Thank you, Andi, you may not have been here long, but you've made quite a favorable impression in a short time! It's great to have you here with us because your SOTD submissions certainly raise the quality level!

Thank you very much, my friend
I like the style of your pictures! You have an excellent eye!

Thank you, Andi. It's very kind of you to say!

[Optometrist]

And I have just realised it is 1st August today, so a new Tabula Gratulatoria is being started!

[il Barbiere AiA]

Thank you, Andi, and I may be prejudiced, but yes, the SOTD is THE BEST forum here on B&B without any doubt!

That's right, David, without a doubt! It's fantastic!

[il Barbiere AiA]

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Thank you, Andi, you may not have been here long, but you've made quite a favorable impression in a short time! It's great to have you here with us because your SOTD submissions certainly raise the quality level!

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WOOOOW!!!!
Thank you so much!!!!!! I'm glad to be here... Even if I had to come much earlier

[El Judio Bravo]

Trahit sua quemque voluptas - Virgil

And how, says I!

[syngent]

So many great pics to look at just this week alone, cant believe i didnt browse these halls earlier in my B&B time.... as if other AD's arnt bad enough, lol yall may make me want a better camera then my little cannon sx200

hopefully that will pass,... and soon

[SplitHair]

From this morning....

Pre-Shave: Proraso w/Glycerin
Cream: Speick - First use
Blade: Feather
Razor: Jagger DE89 with Ikon Bulldog Handle and Stand
Brush: QED Silvertip (Huge!)
Scuttle: Moss
AfterShave: Speick Splash Lotion....very nice.



The Speick was lovely but I couldn't generate the lather I wanted. I'm going to try again with it. I think it will best face lathered with a stiffer and smaller brush. I'll try the Duke 3 Best next time. :-)

[Perished]

Brush: Semogue 1305 boar
Razor: Muhle R41-Godzilla hybrid with Feather razor blade
Soap/Cream: Kent shaving soap (MWF)
Post Shave: GFT Skin Food 'Limes'

Love the Muhle R41 head but not so the the handle itself. Way to slippery and cheap feeling. So when I saw a UFO 'Godzilla' handle come up on another forums B/S/T and thought I'll have that... First impressions, VERY heavy and VERY well made. Excellent craftsmanship. I know I'm going to enjoy using this handle/razor head combination.