SOTD "Luxury" Theme Week 30 March- 5 April 2015

[sarimento1]

Easter Morning SOTD 4.5.2015

Shower/Neutrogena Glycerin Face Wash & Rinse | JAD Shavette | PolSilver SI (2) |Rubberset 400-4 TGN Finest
L'Occitane Cade Shave Soap | Alum | L'Occitan EDT

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Have A Wonderful and Blessed Easter Gentlemen
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Nice Easter shave shot!
How are you liking the shavette??

 

[782sirbrian]

Sunday 5th April

Warm shower
Hot towel
B&M Fougere Imperiale scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Bulldog (1918)
Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
T&H Grafton aftershave

 

[celestino]

5 April 2015
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* Weber DLC + WRH3 Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7
* Cold River Bergamot & Bay
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO




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[TexLaw]

Well, I finally went somewhat luxurious enough to feel right posting.

Prep - Hot shower with MWF for soap and shampoo
Soap - DRH Arlington
Brush - SOC boar, ash
Razor - Gillette Aristocrat #16
Blade - Personna Red (new)
AS - alum, WH, DRH Arlington
EdC - DRH Arlington

 

[sandstone]

SOTD 04-05-15




ATT Kronos M2 / Astra sp
Vie-Long 12750 Horse Hair Shaving Brush
Tabac Shaving Soap
Junichi Tanaka Artisanal Shave Scuttle
Clubman Soecial Reserve a/s
Polo Green EdT

 

[WoS_]

Mühle R41 with Shark Super Stainless
Omega Pro 49
TOBS Sandalwood SS + La Toja SS
Old Spice Whitewater AS

 

[celestino]

Lovely photos gentlemen! Have a great Sunday!

120inna55
Guy
Patrick
Cash
Dave (how were the chocolates?)
Brian
Phil
Stefano
eezee
winblows
lindyhop
Robk (lovely colours!)
gartbnx
radu
sarimento1 (beautiful brush)
Chris (cmh737) lovely outdoor pic!
Juan
Chris (arelli)

 

[hitemfrank]

Great photos, gentlemen! Have a wonderful Saturday!

Keith (welcome back!)

Thanks celestino. I'm hoping to upload a picture every second day or so.

Very nice photos today,gentlemen!
Happy Holidays for everyone

Thanks witeq!

 

[Mostho]

SOTD 5 April 2015

Pre: 1 min Hot rinse and Proraso Red Preshave
Brush: Omega 6211 Silvertip
Razor: Universal Shavette whole blade
Blade: Crystal (4)
Soap: Cella
AS: Chanel Egoiste Après Rasage /Lab Series Ultra /

Music: Melody Gardot - My one and only thrill

EDT: Armani Ice Code

 

[hitemfrank]

5 April 2015
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* Weber DLC + WRH3 Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7
* Cold River Bergamot & Bay
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


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That is a lovely looking wooden bowl. Wonderful picture too.

 

[eezee]

5 April 2015
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* Weber DLC + WRH3 Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7
* Cold River Bergamot & Bay
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/540/g8aRdo.jpg

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As usual a wonderful picture

SOTD 04-05-15

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ATT Kronos M2 / Astra sp
Vie-Long 12750 Horse Hair Shaving Brush
Tabac Shaving Soap
Junichi Tanaka Artisanal Shave Scuttle
Clubman Soecial Reserve a/s
Polo Green EdT

Great shave. How do you like the Clubman Special Reserve?

 

[eezee]

4/5/15

Prep Pre Shave Cream
Reef Point Dragon's Blood
Matthew Marting Silver Tip
6/8 Johan Engstrom Frame Back
Tony Miller 3" Heirloom Steerhide Strop
Shavex Alum Block
Fine Platinum
Montblanc Starwalker
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[Winblows]

Friday, 3 April 2015
a bowl with no name
Doug Korn D55 #69 brush
Proraso Sandalwood soap (red bowl)
Gillette Slim
Feather blade (8)
Alum
Unrefined Shea Butter

Today
Same as above (blade change)
Personna SUPER (1)

 

[FL shaver]

Merkur 34C
Personna Lab
G5
Valobra Menthol with a drop of peppermint EO
Sheng 20mm boar in an ER 100 handle
cold water splashes
Royall Mandarin ASL

 

[lindyhop66]

Henckels Friodur
Muhle V1 brush
Nivea shave cream
Lucido AS

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[Guestabc]

Very Nice Photos Today Gentlemen. Have a nice Easter

Today this vintage Schick "Swede" worked in a "Triangle" Tech for Shave #8, still sharp and smooth.
Have a great shave and a great day everyone!

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04.04.15

D.R. Harris Windsor | Semogue SE Mistura | Gillette Tech | Schick Super Stainless (8)
Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel | B&BW Dark Amber Balm​

My setup doesn't change a lot from budget to luxury...but here's my top end gear, with enough international fancy to need two umlauts:
Preshave=hot shower
Brush=Still using the Vie-Long. It's both luxury and budget.
Cream=CF Lavender, bought used for a great price on another forum
Razor= 1920's restored Böker with bone scales
Aftershave=Floïd
Beard Oil=Lavender scented, homemade
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Proraso | Chubby 1 | The Freedberg | NEW | F./Extra

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Head & face shave. 2 days growth.

Technique: WTG / XTG / ATG/clean-up.

Prep: Shower. Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements' Preshave Soap & Lather Booster - "Scentsless"

Soap: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements - "Cavendish"

Brush: Semogue 1250

Razor: Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements' - "The Phoenix Sidewinder"

Blade: Astra SP(2)

Post: Cold shower. Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements' Alcohol-Free Tonic - "Cavendish"

This SOTD looks like an ad for PAA. It wasn't really intentional, but I just love the Cavendish scent. I won't bother trying to describe it because it smells exactly like a Cavendish aromatic pipe tobacco possibly of the vanilla variety---heavenly! If you're not a fan of vanilla, don't let that run you off. I'm not particularly a fan of artificial vanilla scents, myself, but the vanilla cavendish is different. I just get lost in the sweetness of it, so I may be wrong about the vanilla. The soap performs just as prior PAA offerings. Natively, it's not quite as slick as some of my other artisan soaps, but prepping with their glycerine-based Preshave Soap & Lather Booster takes care of that.

This is the second time I've used the Sidewinder. I can tell it's going to be my daily driver for a while. It's one of the most intuitive shavers I've used, and it's an excellent choice for shower shaving.

This is the first time I've used PAA's Alcohol-Free Tonic as an aftershave. In recent weeks, I've been using it as a cologne because the scent is intoxicating. While I usually prefer an alcohol-based aftershave, this tonic is an excellent performer. There was, of course, no immediate sensation, but the pampering ingredients made a huge difference to my scalp. In my early days of head shaving, I used a home mixture of aloe, witch hazel, and tea tree oil with a touch of lavender essential oil to counter the medicinal tea tree oil scent. This concoction works great, but the scent was just not to my liking. PAA's Cavendish tonic accomplishes what I was trying to do, but with a stellar scent.

I'm more of a cigar man, myself, but this Cavendish is giving me the itch to take up pipe smoking aromatics. Well done Phoenix Artisan Accoutrements!

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I couldn't decide which pic I liked best, so here's a bonus pic:

http://i.imgur.com/8dBe3KK.jpg​

Easter Morning Planned Shave
Razor: PILS 101NE
Blade: Triton R3 (D3)
Brush: Rooney Heritage 2 Super Badger
Bowl: ShaveWorks 4.25" Shave Bowl
Pre Shave Scrub: SPAtopia Dead Sea Scrub
Pre Shave Balm: Prep
Shave Soap: Catie's Bubbles Bailey's Irish Coffee
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Proraso White ASB

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Easter Sunday Planned Shave 05Apr14

Razor: ATT R-1 88mm Kronos Handle
Blade: Wilkinson Sword DE Blade (6)
Shaving Mug: VDH Luxury Mug
Shaving Soap: Klar Kabinett
Prep: Wash Face with Hot Water & Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Rinse and Wipe face with Wet Face Cloth Soaked in Ice Cold Water
Apply Pre-Shave Oil; Shave Secret
Brush: "Old Corps"& "Oscar 11" Custom 28/65mm TGN Finest Badger F-2 Knot Resin Handle Brush
Aftershave: Captain's Choice Cat O' Nine Tails A/S

WTG-XTG-ATG (adjusted angles for my beard)​

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St Ives Olive * Son of Zeus * Edwin Synthetic * Merkur * Nacet * Stetson Balm * Canali Style
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is that the new shooter? Looks great

Nice Easter shave shot!
How are you liking the shavette??

Thanks Murray, Like it a lot, getting the technique, ergonomics are a bit unique getting used to. I am ordering a Feather Artist, and the blade for the specificity, as the ridges on the snapped DE blade causes a bit of alignment issues, but overall a great shave.

Sunday 5th April


http://i1314.photobucket.com/albums/t572/sirbrian782/SOTD205.4.15_zpsqo7coitd.jpg


Warm shower
Hot towel
B&M Fougere Imperiale scuttle lathered
Finest Badger brush made by myself
Gillette Bulldog (1918)
Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Cold rinse
Thayers Superhazel
T&H Grafton aftershave

5 April 2015
​

* Weber DLC + WRH3 Aluminum
* Super Iridium
* WSP Manchurian + Oscar11 All-Amber C7
* Cold River Bergamot & Bay
* Unrefined Shea Butter
* Bergamot/Vetiver EO


http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/1024x768q90/540/g8aRdo.jpg

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SOTD 04-05-15

Click here to view quoted image.


ATT Kronos M2 / Astra sp
Vie-Long 12750 Horse Hair Shaving Brush
Tabac Shaving Soap
Junichi Tanaka Artisanal Shave Scuttle
Clubman Soecial Reserve a/s
Polo Green EdT

SOTD 5 April 2015

Pre: 1 min Hot rinse and Proraso Red Preshave
Brush: Omega 6211 Silvertip
Razor: Universal Shavette whole blade
Blade: Crystal (4)
Soap: Cella
AS: Chanel Egoiste Après Rasage /Lab Series Ultra /

Music: Melody Gardot - My one and only thrill

EDT: Armani Ice Code

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c...6-6ECD-4C23-94AA-11AA9FD93053_zpsyunf11fq.jpg

4/5/15

Prep Pre Shave Cream
Reef Point Dragon's Blood
Matthew Marting Silver Tip
6/8 Johan Engstrom Frame Back
Tony Miller 3" Heirloom Steerhide Strop
Shavex Alum Block
Fine Platinum
Montblanc Starwalker
Click here to view quoted image.​

Friday, 3 April 2015
a bowl with no name
Doug Korn D55 #69 brush
Proraso Sandalwood soap (red bowl)
Gillette Slim
Feather blade (8)
Alum
Unrefined Shea Butter

Today
Same as above (blade change)
Personna SUPER (1)

http://i1071.photobucket.com/albums/u506/Winblows/B_and_B/Today_20150405_0601_zpsrfio7uvc.jpg​

Henckels Friodur
Muhle V1 brush
Nivea shave cream
Lucido AS

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Thank you, gentlemen!

 

[Guestabc]

Lovely photos gentlemen! Have a great Sunday!


Dave (how were the chocolates?)

Thanks Celestino, they were delicious

 

[Cash_Stronomer]

Thank you kindly Celestino & Dave ... Still the cell cam, though I have started playing with the functions. MASSIVE step up indeed.

 

[robk]

Exactly Like You


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[gartbnx]