SoTD Theme Week -- 01/18 to 01/24 The 2008 Presidential but Art is Still King!

With 1/18 being announced as the B&B Innauguaration Day, I am pleased to announce that this week shall have the following SoTD theme:

The 2008 Presidential but Art is Still King Event!

Break out your Art of Shaving or go all out in the other direction with your luxury shave experience.

Tinzien said:

With 1/18 being announced as the B&B Innauguaration Day, I am pleased to announce that this week shall have the following SoTD theme:

The 2008 Presidential but Art is Still King Event!

Break out your Art of Shaving or go all out in the other direction with your luxury shave experience.

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Really nice of you there, Seth. But, you got the name(s) and title(s) wrong.

Tinzien said:

With 1/18 being announced as the B&B Innauguaration Day, I am pleased to announce that this week shall have the following SoTD theme:

The 2008 Presidential but Art is Still King Event!

Break out your Art of Shaving or go all out in the other direction with your luxury shave experience.

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RichGem said:

Really nice of you there, Seth. But, you got the name(s) and title(s) wrong.

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Good call Rich. I fixed it for him (see text above).

Gruder said:

Good call Rich. I fixed it for him (see text above).

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Rituals Pre-Shave Oil
Rooney 1, 2 in Finest
L'Occitane CADE SS
E Jagger Chatsworth Barley w/ KAI
Thayer's Original WH (No-Alcohol)
L'Occitane CADE ASB

This morning - excellent shave:

Prep
Hot shower

Shave
Merkur HD
Merkur platinum, thrird/last use
Blindes Arbejde bubinga handeled pure badger
AOS unscented soap
Four passes: Two WTG and two XTG
Nice smooth and comfortable shave - the best yet, no nics no razorburn and only the slightest bit of irritation
I tried lathering up in a enamel bowl wihich I kept afloat in a hot water-filled sink while shaving. Result; nice an hot lather during alle four passes (oh yeah!), I will definitly make that a habit, though I need a slightly smaller enamel bowl.

Post
Taylor of Old Bond Street alum block
Organic 98% Aloe Vera gel mixed with unscented skin lotion

Post-post
Freshly (hand-) ground organic coffee made on a vintage enamel coffee pot


Regards.

Jakob

ART is the King!!!

Music:
Worship & Faith - Randy Travis (CD)

5/8 Cattaraugus "158" Rouond Point in Tortoise Shell Celluloid
B&B '08LE
Penhaligon's OPUS 1870 SC
WWR
CWR
Penhaligon's OPUS 1870 ASB
Penhaligon's OPUS 1870 EdT

Sunday

• Prep:
  
  hot shower
  hot towel
  lather
  hot towel​
• Hardware
  
  T2 Super speed
  Astra Shave #2
  EJ BBB​
• Lather Source:
  
  Mama Bears Test Cream (last shave - all gone now)​
• Post
  
  hot water rinse
  cold water rinse
  Aqua Velva Ice Blue​

Sunday

Robeson "Suredge" 5/8 Faux Tortoise Acrylic Scales
Kent BK4
Mitchell's Wool Fat Soap
Aqua Velva

In honor of inauguration day in the Czardom:

QED Frank & Myr. S
Chroma Diamant Blade in Merkur Classic
Smirnoff vodka AS (j/k)
Russian Triple Cologne

Marshes & Sheppard 4/8 to 13/16 "Marshian" This razor could be from 1840, when Martin Van Beuren was defeated by Tippycanoe and Tyler too.
Rooney Alibaba
Valobra superlather
Kintaka horsehide strop

Saturday pm

Merkur Progress
Lord Platinum ( 3 )
Fendrihan Silvertip
Moss Scuttle
Penhaligon's Endymion S/C
D.R. Harris Pink A/S
Penhaligon's Endymion Cologne


Sunday am

Merkur Progress
Lord Platinum ( 4 )
Shavemac Genuine Horn
Moss Scuttle
Trumper's Violet S/C
Aqua Velva Ice Blue A/S

Shower / QED Wild Rose stick / B&B LE '08 / Progress / Dorco (2) / WWR / CWR / TWH Rose / Roseway Barbershop AS / QEDman ASSC

The Czar of Cheese told me to go all out, esp. since I have 0 AOS products, so here goes. In honor of our honorable Czar, I break out my 1805 collection on this glorious occasion.


Shower w/ T&H 1805 Bath n Shower Gel
Schick Injector w/ Schick blade
B&B Essential Brush
T&H 1805 SC
T&H 1805 AS Splash
T&H 1805 EDC
Super smooth shave and I smell great!

Where's the Cheddar?

Sunday morning.

I forgot that last Wednesday was my two-year anniversary as a member of the B&B forum. How could I forget that? So in honor of this joyful occasion, I'm resurrecting a SOTD and photo from the past: a setup from one of my first shaves as a reborn wetshaver (originally posted 2.27.07).

Sunday

Heavy Trac11
CVS Blade
Omega Small Boar Brush
Pirates Cove Lime Soap
Thayers Rose Witch Hazel
Clubman Bay Rum

The bay rum is loaded with cinnamon and makes this after shave very spicy. Excellent any time.

Sunday 18 Jan 08

• Prep:
  
  Long Hot shower
  GFT Limes Skin Food
  ​
• Hardware
  
  Diplomat
  Feather (2)
  Shavemac 585 Silvertip​
• Lather Source:
  
  GFT Limes Shave Soap/GFT Limes Cream Super Lather​
• Post
  
  Hot water rinse
  Ice Cold water rinse
  GFT Limes Skin Food​

After not shaving for three weeks...

"Red-Imp #133" (Solingen) 6/8 straight razor
"John Bull" (Rooney Style 1 Size 1) in Super Badger shaving brush
TGQ Leatherneck shaving soap
Witch-hazel
Pinaud Lilac Vegetal ASL

Ah! The witty, the whimsical! Nothing like returning to the past and starting the Shave of the Week on Sunday again.
The Real Shaving Company Facial Scrub
'58 Gillette Adjustable with Gillette Swede
QED Select 24mm Silver tip
The Real Shaving Company Moisturising Shave Cream
The Real Shaving Company ASB
Penhaligon's LP #9