SOTD "SPECIAL EFFECTS WEEK" February 6th - February 12th, 2017

[cmh737]

SATURDAY Evening:

Schick Injector//Simpson Persian Jar//Jeeves of Hudson Street Bay Rum//Vintage Avon Island Lime

 

[ram57]

Sunday's Planned SOTD

Razor: Noonan & Son Domino 5/8 Half Hollow
Brush: M&F Blonde Badger 25mm
Bowl: Turkish 5” Copper
Pre-Shave Scrub: Tiki 1920’s Barber Shoppe
Pre-Shave Balm: Vitos
Shave Soap: Beaver WoodWright Captain's Pipe
Post: Monster Block Alum
Aftershave: Xpec AS Balm​

 

[sandstone]

Gillette NEW De Luxe Traveller / Feather
Omega 10098 Professional Boar
Turkish Hammered Copper Shave Bowl
Tabac Shave Soap
Alt Innsbruck EdC

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[cmh737]

Phil, nice razor! Did you get that replated?

 

[ronweston]

SATURDAY SOTD ::::: February 11, 2017

Prep: Hot shower w/Cellar Door Bath Supply Co. sample soap
& Neutrogena Men Invigorating Face Wash
Pre-shave Oil: Stirling Lime
Soap: Catie’s Bubbles Razor & Brush Black Bergamot
Brush: WSP Monarch Silvertip 22mm...
Razor: Gillette Executive Adjustable (D3) (Setting 7)
Blade: Gillette 7 O’clock SharpEdge Yellow (1)
Post Splash: Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Pino Silvestre
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[SpeedyPC]

Date: 12 February 2017

Brush: - Platypus P&C LE 2017 24mm Fan Manchurian White
Lather: - Stirling Pharaoh's Dreamsicle Shaving Soap
Razor: - Parker Variant Adjustable (WTG #5, XTG #2, ATG #2)
Blade: - Vintage Polsilver Stainless #2
Post Shave: - T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent / Nivea Original Aftershave Splash

 

[evnpar]

Sunday, 1.12.17

H. Diamond 120 // Kanayama // GA Shavemac 2-Band // Cold Water Shave Works - Cypress // Penhaligon's Blasted Heath EdP​

 

[CT23]

Wolfman/UFO :: Shavemac :: Nuàvia :: Barrister & Mann

 

[Navarrsky]

Giyana Biken Osaka
Scrupleworks
Wiborg
Mike's
Nevermore AS

 

[ChrisVanMeer]

• Pre-Shave: Saponificio Varesino - Oil
• Straight Razor: Jean A Paris
• Shaving Brush: L'Occitane - Plisson (Synthetic)
• Shaving Soap: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary Edition
• Alum: De Vergulde Hand - Alum Block
• After-Shave: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary - Balm

Since I can't seem to edit my original post - minding the topic assignment was special effects, a new picture below:

 

[Jnatcat]

Razor: Schick Injector

Soap: Mama Bear Aged Spice

Brush: Simpson Chubby 1 Best

Aftershave #1: Thayer’s

Aftershave #2 Old Spice

Balm: Neutrogena

Talc: Old Spice

 

[ronweston]

Great way to start the weekend at SOTD, gentlemen. Thank you once again for exceptional photographs and spot on shave descriptions. Each contribution was heartily appreciated.

@Smooth Steve - What a striking photo, Steve! Excellent composition ... and so fitting....
@Jnatcat - Handsome high angle pic, Will.
@blexa - Such an inviting shave photo. The Doug Korn is a beauty.
@shm - Placement is very attractive, Søren. Like the handle on the NEW. Neat stone.
@alfredus - Arresting photo. Nice treatment. Love the masks.
@Clint64 - Comely close up, Clint. Razor and brush always make a great shot.
@Cash_Stronomer - The anodized Maggard is perfect for a colorful picture. Maybe I'll use mine in the next day or so. Like that background.
@Dagwoodz - That's a fine green sepia pic, Josh. Quite apropos.
@mcdig - Impressive picture, Mark. The more I see of that brush the more I want one. I imagine the Stork handle is a bit heavier that the original General. Does it perform better?
@Bobcat - Sweet looking shave, Bob. That's a really nice brush.
@lindyhop66 - The indistinct background enhances your layout.
@skypsyd - Wood and leather and a sharp blade ... what a quintessential shave moment, Dave.
@azwetshaver - How is the Sec-sy Willy holding up, Gabe? Any change of opinion?
@evnpar - Nicely toned photo. Like the parallel arrangement.
@troy71mo - The E2 is definitely an aggressive injector, Troy. It can be an experience using one. Nice lighting and, yes, vivid color.
@ChrisVanMeer - Certainly a fine line up and an enviable shave to boot, Chris.
@Doug57 - Excellent overhead POV shot, Doug.
@sarimento1 - Beautiful picture, Murray. Take a close look at that "animate" razor ... with the open blade/mouth and the seeming eye....
@eezee - 2-fer out of the park on the scentometer, Erich: Florida Water/Mont Blanc and VIBR/D&G The One!
@Smooth Steve - Really love this treatment, Steve. It's like the black hole breached the dimensions and the fabric of time and space are shredding....
@prometeo - Quite an attractive array. Neat C&E shave bowl.
@Noire - Wow! Great effect. First class set up! Excellent shave.
@Atalk - Striking picture, Mike. Like the cinematic framing.
@xxlpack - Fine shave portrait. Nicely balanced alignment.
@120inna55 - Exquisite photo, Matt. Really like the gray back- and foreground. Razor and brush are beauties.
@EzraCobb - Superb vertical shot, Jamie. The enhanced version with saturated colors and the intruding frame is quite eye-catching.
@Ajwien - Like the tones of this fine sepia photo.
@carm-gs - Nice close grouping. The Nero Ardesia brush is quite handsome.
@CFP412 - Welcome back, Ryan. Attractive close up of one fine looking shave.
@cmh737 - Excellent placement, Chris. Such a tantalizing shave.
@ram57 - How did the Xpec aftershave pair with the Captain's Pipe?
@sandstone - Exquisite picture, Phil. Beautiful razor. Love the bowl with its reflections.

Good night gents. See you soon.

 

[carm-gs]

Nice close grouping. The Nero Ardesia brush is quite handsome.

Thanks

 

[shm]

2017-02-12

Horn bowl ¤ Semogue 2011 LE, Finest Badger 2 ¤ Gillette Aristocrat #15 + 7 o'clock SharpEdge
Nanny's Exotic Shaving Soap ¤ Lea Aftershave Lotion ¤ Ach. Brito Lavanda Cologne

 

[ronindug]

L&L TSM Fougere
Cobra Classic
M&F Finest 30x50
Opaline AS
English Fern Edt

Regards

 

[Dagwoodz]

SOTD - Sunday, 12 February, 2017 - Musky Blue Willy​

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Prep: Hot Shower | Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash
Pre-shave: Musgo Real Lima Glyce pre-shave soap | hot towel
Razor: ’48-51 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: Astra SP (9)
Brush: Rudy Vey 26mm Butterscotch Chubby TGN Finest 2-band
Soap: Musky Blue Willy (9)
Post-shave: Alum | Cold towel | Thayer’s Cucumber Witch Hazel | Nivea Men’s Moisturizing Cream
Aftershave: Old Spice Classic
Album of the Day: Pearl Jam - Versus
Song of the Day: Dissident

Have a blessed Sunday, everyone!​

 

[alfredus]

Many thanks for your lovely pictures gentlemen and your kind words Ron - I hope you all have a great Sunday

 

[rm71]

Sunday evening
Razor: Superspeed
Blade: Trig (1)
Soap: Valobra
Brush: SR 3120
A/S: MG5
ASB: Gaia Organic ASB

 

[120inna55]

...@120inna55 - Exquisite photo, Matt. Really like the gray back- and foreground. Razor and brush are beauties...

Thanks, Ron.

 

[razorguy]

Sunday 12 February 2017

Grifetto Rules!​

Mastro Livi Grifetto is an outstanding straight razor. The more I use it, the more I like it. It gives a super smooth and close shave for an outstanding BBS! The more I use Grifetto, the more I am convinced this is a great straight razor both for beginners and experienced shavers alike. Not to mention the fact it the "Grifetto" name is a tribute to Perugia - the city where I live in - and its coat of arms (the mighty Gryphon!) and, of course, it is also the city where Mastro Livi lives in. I also wanted to use the beautiful Mastro Livi Club 2016 Shave Brush to celebrate the new "Mastro Livi Club Straight Razor 2017" initiative. I am sure this year too Mastro Livi will surprise us with another beautiful and magnificent straight razor! What a great shave!​

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Musgo Real Shaving Cream Orange Amber
• Brush: Mastro Livi Club 2016 Super Silvertip Badger, Poplar and Black Ebony, 26mm Knot
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Medium Loom Strop "Coramella Italiana" and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Grifetto, 6/8 Full Hollow, Round Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Argan Oil
• After Shave: P.160 Professional Ambre Dorée