SOTD November 29, 2010 through December 5th, 2010

[Lando]

Early Monday morning, with some old reliables

 

[DogHair]

Tabac day...the hair cream is great too

after no shaving all weekend and out sailing in-5°c
hot shower
clinique face scrub
Tabac soap
Omega 618 badger
Dovo Best quality
alum block rubbed on my hand s and transfered to the face
nivea silver protect AS splash
moisturizer(several times, my face feels like a sponge now)
Big pony n°4

Monday

Gillette 1918 Single-ring, Shaving Shack Israeli blade, Tabac stick
Simpsons Commodore X1, Simple for Men AS Balm, Tabac AS

Semogue 830
Hamburg Ring 5/8
Tabac SS
Tabac AS
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Aristocrat & Wilkinson Sword > Semogue 1438 & Tabac > alum > Old Spice after shave > Art of Shaving Sandalwood balm
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Big Tabac day! I almost feel left out...

 

[demaro]

Merkur HD
Astra SP
VDH boar
Arko

If you were looking for one great performing, ultra cheap soap for a daily workhorse, why wouldn't it be the Arko stick? Just a quick face lather right out of the shower. So slick I wouldn't think of using a preshave oil. Cushion, glide, fresh scent - it does it all!

This is really peaking my intrest in the Arko shave stick !! I will have to order some this month to try !! Great shot !!

 

[FL shaver]

This is really peaking my intrest in the Arko shave stick !! I will have to order some this month to try !! Great shot !!

Thanks! Just a quick cellphone shot I thought twice about posting since I hadn't even cleaned the razor afterward. I liked the shave so much I had a second tonight!

 

[FL shaver]

Early Monday morning, with some old reliables

Love that cream. I force myself to reach for something else nearly every morning and end up using it only once or twice a week. Lathers so easily it is like cheating!

 

[Tobacco]

As pictured. 2nd shave with the Thater, and really loving it. A/S was Pre de Provence.

 

[djh]

Trumpers razor
B&B brush
SMN shave cream
SCS Lavender Milk
Givenchy Gentleman EDT

Very classy A! Thanks for posting.

Rooney Horn | Mitchell's Wool Fat | Mappin & Webb | Knize Ten AS | Santa Maria Novella Pre/Post | Creed Royal English Leather

Great photos to start off the week. Thanks for posting them.

Razor: Muehle Chrome Stylo
Blade: Gillette Bleue
Brush: Rooney 1/2 Finest
Soap: Klar Kabinett
AS: D.R. Harris Pink
Cologne: C&S #88

Think Pink! I love it.

Pre-Shave: Hot shower
Razor: 7/8" Solingen Stainless (Friodur Blank), 1/4 Hollow, Round Point
Brush: 22mm Vulfix Super Badger
Überlather: Trumper's Violet Shave Creme + Mama Bear's "Victorian Violets" Shave Soap + Glycerin
Astringent: Thayer's Witch Hazel (Rose Petal, no alcohol)
Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-Free Moisturizer
After Shave Splash: Floïd Italian Amber
Result: Today was a good test of this beauty's performance, especially after a no-shave Sunday. I got this beautiful Solingen Stainless from David (aka, Cadomniel). The scales are snakewood and the blade is made from Friodur Blanks (at least that is my understanding). The edge was in need of a little honing TLC. Being a 1/4 hollow and ss, it took a little bit longer than usual to set the bevel to an even tone using the Naiwa 1k. But once she was there and cutting hair, the progression to the Coticule (La Grosse Blanche) and the Kiita/Asagi JNat finisher was effortless. The reward was an astonishingly sharp, yet smooth edge. And what they say is true: spending time on the bevel is key to achieving the proper edge (I am still perfecting this step). Trumper's and Mama Bear's Violet combo was a delight to the senses. What a way to start Monday. The Solingen had no problems with my thick, 24 hr beard...mowed through that bush like a hot knife through butter. Monday is off to a fabulous start.

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Have a great Monday guys

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Simply beautiful. Thanks for all of the efforts that you make Robert.

Gentlemen, you are truly starting the week off on a high - great shaves and photos

Monday

Victoria Reine Borste
Eclipse Red Ring with 7 o'clock SharpEdge

Arko Shave Stick
Williams Ice Blue After Shave


Have a nice day, Gentlemen

Great stuff.

Henry Taylor 6/8 : Ever-Ready : Wool Fat : Musgo Real

Very nice Kevin, thank you.

Wonderful!

F.A. Koch, Faultless 6/8
VDH Pure Boar
Shave Secret Oil
Williams Shave Soap
Florida Water

Got er Done, Got er Done real Damn Good !
BBS shave fo sho !

Terrific shaving- thanks for posting.

Nice stuff.

Semogue 830
Hamburg Ring 5/8
Tabac SS
Tabac AS

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I can smell my long-neglected Tabac from here! Thanks.

Aristocrat & Wilkinson Sword > Semogue 1438 & Tabac > alum > Old Spice after shave > Art of Shaving Sandalwood balm

Terrific- thanks Lars.

Merkur HD
Astra SP
VDH boar
Arko

If you were looking for one great performing, ultra cheap soap for a daily workhorse, why wouldn't it be the Arko stick? Just a quick face lather right out of the shower. So slick I wouldn't think of using a preshave oil. Cushion, glide, fresh scent - it does it all!

I love Arko as well. Mine is crushed into a bowl and I will use it later this week.

Thanks David. I should probably use a camera instead of my phone at some but I couldn't be bothered to get it fixed at the moment.

You enjoying the Cade challenge? It hardly looks like you put a dent in that puck.

Keith- Christmas is coming. Plenty of reasons to get the camera up and running again! I have really enjoyed using the Cade soap for this month- it has been a good learning experience but I am itching to get back into the den and use some other stuff. I normally only make 2 passes when I shave, so perhaps I don't use a soap puck as quickly as some others. BTW- Cade is a pretty good soap.

Early Monday morning, with some old reliables

Very nice! Haven't tried the cream, but I love Arlington.


What a fantastic start to the week, Gentlemen! Thanks for all of your contributions.

 

[djh]

As pictured. 2nd shave with the Thater, and really loving it. A/S was Pre de Provence.

Oops! I missed this one hiding on the next page. A great shave- I really like that Thäter brush!

 

[djh]

Tuesday morning:

Simpson's Case| Cade Soap| Merkur 34 + Derby| Harris' Sandalwood AS

 

[Jim]

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[joshmpdx]

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Holy Smokes, Jim! Woonderful!

what gear are you using?

 

[du212]

Men-Ü pure bristle : Gillette SuperSpeed+Gillette BE : Speick all stars : Comptoir Sud Pacifique Barbier des Isles

Speick


Thanks for sharing your shaving gentlemen

 

[du212]

holy smokes, jim! Woonderful!

What gear are you using?

+1,

 

[nunogrl]

Tuesday, 30 de Novembro de 2010

Merkur Futur | Lâmina BIC | Semogue 1450 | Creme Top Secret | Brut splash

BIC blades alway disapoint me ...I don't ever know why I keep insisting on trying them once in a while.

 

[Slivovitz]

Col. Conk's Amber
Omega Boar
Schick type O
Schick injector twin blade

 

[oscarbowman]

The end of another month gents! Where do they go?

MWF Hand Soap,
GFT Limes SF as prep,
Palmolive Classic SS Stick,
Simpson Colonel,
Merkur 33c/Feather(2),
Alum Block,
GFT Limes SF,
EdT not decided at this stage!

 

[oversaturn]

Tuesday, 30.Nov.2010

Predopobarba Proraso
LiJün&1980 Finest badger
Bottega Verde Uomo crema da barba
Mühle R89
Personna red pack (3)
Thayers Witch Hazel lemon
Weleda baume après rasage

 

[Greglam]

Sort of an indifferent shave this morning. Not sure what the issue was

NDC Super Speed + Derby Extra vertical (1st use)
Simpson Duke 1 in Best
RB scuttle
TOBS 'Shaving Shop' cream + Trader Joe's Honey-Mango cream + Col. Conk Bay Rum soap
Master's 'Challenge' AS splash

The only thing that I can think of is that somehow the combination of 2 creams and a soap was "too much" of something. I noticed that I didn't get the slickness that I usually get with the TJ's but also the results of my first pass were terrible. Certainly not a bad shave but definitely not something to write home about.

Have a great day, chaps!

-Greg

 

[Pulley]

Creed English Leather

 

[akokandy]

Eversharp-Schick G1
'EMS' ASR blade (4)
Semogue 1250 Boar
Cade SS
SCS Woods AS