SOTD "FREE WEEK" February 20th - February 26th, 2017

[SpeedyPC]

Date: 25 February 2017

Brush: - Platypus P&C LE 2017 24mm Fan Manchurian White
Lather: - Williams Mug Shaving Soap
Razor: - Parker Variant Adjustable
Blade: - Polsilver Super Iridium #3
Post Shave: - T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent / Alfredus Choice sample Australian Private Reserve Aftershave

 

[CT23]

Timeless/Stork :: PantaRei :: TFS :: St. James' AS​

 

[CT23]

That's a beauty.

Thanks Ron.

 

[mdevine]

Badger and Blade Essential boar brush
Crabtree and Evelyn Sienna shave soap
Fatboy/ Astra SP
Lucido
Crabtree and Evelyn Sienna EdT

 

[ronweston]

Friday's Shave
02.24.2017
Shower + Musgo Glyce face lather & rinse

Klas Tornblom
E. Sorrentino "Fat Guy" / Nathan Clark Silvertip
Pre de Provence #63 shave soap
Pre de Provence #63 aftershave balm
Cuba Orange EdT

Have a Great Friday Gentlemen

Spectacular pic, Dave. Love that brush. Such a sweet match with the razor. Neat EdT.

 

[ronweston]

A great shave this morning:
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An ASP blade in a Mühle R89 razor, lather whipped from Speick cream with a Mühle Silvertip Fibre brush, three passes (WTG, XTG, ATG) and a generous splash of Speick after shave lotion to finish:

Like the tilted razor and brush. Fine looking shave!

 

[ronweston]

February 24, 2017​

Mongoose B2 with Triad Ti
Feather Pro Super (13)
Rubberset 400 #3 with WSP HWM
Route 66 Rum Runner
Fine Fresh Vetiver

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Handsome array, Clint.

 

[ronweston]

today,

- Nannys Silly Soap - Arabian Nights
- Simpson Manchurian Chubby 2
- Apollo Mikron
- Apollo No.15
- Myrsol - Formula Extra
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Tantalizing pic. How did the Apollo Mikron perform?

 

[ronweston]

SOTD - Friday, 24 February, 2017 - Mystic Water Raspberry Lemon - Fatboy Friday
Prep: Hot Shower | Neutrogena Invigorating Face Wash
Pre-shave: Musgo Real Lima Glyce pre-shave soap | hot towel
Razor: 1961 Gillette Fatboy (G-2)
Blade: Astra SP (1)
Brush: Rudy Vey 26mm Butterscotch “Chubby” TGN 2-band Finest
Soap: Mystic Water Raspberry Lemon
Post-shave: Alum | Cold towel | Thayer’s Cucumber Witch Hazel | Nivea Men’s Facial Cream
Aftershave: Fine L’Orange Noir (Barrister & Mann Adagio in the morning)
Album of the Day: A Perfect Circle - The Thirteenth Step
Song of the Day: Vanishing
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Have a wonderful day everyone! Thank goodness it's Friday!​

Quite an attractive close up, Josh. How did you like the Mystic Water soap?

 

[ronweston]

The splash is still available on his site.

Thanks, Matt.

 

[sandstone]

ATT S2 Kronos / Feather
Rudy Vey 'SOC' Boar
Stirling Gentleman Shave Soap & ASL

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[ronweston]

Pre-Shave: Cypriotian Olive/Argan Oil soap, cold water
Razor: Weber PH UFO Titan L
Blade: Voskhod (2)
Brush: Doug Korn Epsilon 2-Band
Lather: Mystic Water Jeff's Lavender
Post-shave: Alum, Barrister & Man Kyovu Original, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Thank you for your great pictures gentlemen - I hope you all have a fantastic Friday ​

What an arresting shot! Beautiful razor and brush. Love the rocky surface and the natural lighting.

 

[ronweston]

Thank You Ron!

EJ-STF * Fatip * Nacet
LaToja with Skin Bracer

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Spectacular photo from the resting on the flora and ice to the ghostly trees and shadowed snow.

 

[ronweston]

24 February 2017

Dubl Duck Satin Wedge
Premier Black Latigo Strop
Frank Shaving Finest Badger
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve

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Happy Friday, everyone!​

Love those transparent scales, Doug!

 

[ronweston]

So attractive. Like the framing.

 

[ronweston]

Ron-It is Larry's "Tall Handle"-great fit and feel!

Friday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Maggard London Barbershop
Razor: Gillette Fat Boy
Blade: Vintage 70’s Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless (7)
Brush: oscar11/TGN 2-Band Finest-24mmx50mm
Aftershave: Stirling Barbershop w/Menthol

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

Maggard London Barbershop today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 2-Band Finest. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette “Spoiler” SS still in the Gillette Fat Boy. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Stirling Barbershop w/Menthol aftershave.

Bob

Thanks, Bob. I may query Larry on that "Tall Handle." I need another Whipped Dog and that would be a neat addition. Nice pairing of the Maggard and Stirling.

 

[ronweston]

Friday February 24, 2017
Simpson Duke 3 in Best
I Coloniali soap
Timeless OC .68 with Iridium blade (3)
Pinuad Clubman After Shave
Tom Ford's Grey Vetiver EDP

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Grand looking arrangement, Dave. How do you like your Timeless?

 

[ronweston]

Giessen & Forsthoff
Polsilver Super Iridium
Jan Zoethout custom synthetic
Haslinger Honig
Figaro EdT Gel

Took half a day of work.
So plenty of time to start the weekend in a good way.

A very smooth face without effort.

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Very smart looking shave pic, Loei.

 

[ronweston]

FRIDAY SOTD ::::: February 24, 2017

Prep: Hot shower w/Gillette Fusion ProSeries Sensitive Face Wash
Pre-shave Oil: Maggard Razors Lavender
Cream: Taylor of Old Bond Street Lavender
Brush: Whipped Dog HM Badger 24mm
Razor: Timeless OC (0.95mm)
Blade: Feather New Hi-Stainless (4)
Post Splash: Thayers Lavender Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Chatillon Lux Champs de Lavande​

 

[ronweston]

Thanks Ron. L&L is a quality soap. Excellent glide, post shave feel. For me, very to whip up yogurt like lather and in jar the Unconditional Surrender soap aroma is stronger than the toner aftershave. I like strong aromas but this one I can really make out the geranium, some jasmine and I believe some black tea. Also a little on the sweet side. Think the amber, Tonka bean and amyris which are sweeet by nature really bring out the aroma of the geranium. I'm going to see if I leave the lid off if the aroma will die down some. My granddaughter is here and she stated I smelled like an old woman and she was about 9-10 ft away in the kitchen. I like it anyway.

You asked about the Wilkinson Empire and still trying to get the hang of it. Need to do a better job of honing the blades as two straight days the shave was rough. Normally I do just two passes but I had to do 3 passes and then finished up couple of spots with a Shick G1 Injector I had on the counter.

Thanks for the assessment of the Unconditional Surrender. It is rare for a soap's fragrance to outshine the aftershave! As long as you are happy with the fragrance ... that's a big plus. The Wilkinson seems to be a real struggle. Hope your efforts eventually result in a noteworthy shave.