SOTD "FREE WEEK" July 17th - July 23rd, 2017

[cryhavoc]

GEM 1912
GEM PTFE (14)
Provence Sante Green Tea
Omega 10290 Boar
Mennen Skin Bracer

 

[ronweston]

2017-07-22

Ikea bowl ¤ Vie-Long 12750 ¤ 6/8" Modified Gold Dollar 66
Myrsol Agua Balsámica Soap & AS ¤ Pen's Esprit Du Roi EDT

Excellent portrait, Søren. The balancing of color and form is quite well done.

 

[ronweston]

Gartbnx....

Superb presentation of an exquisite shave.

 

[ronweston]

Excellent early morning shave today. The Wilkinson Pall Mall continues to impress. I'm starting to rethink this Modern is better than Vintage thing here. It's been that good.
Have a great day and weekend Gents. May your shaves be awesome!!
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Catching the light at just the right moment is integral in your finely designed photos, Gus. You score again. Some vintage razors are certainly hard to beat.

 

[ronweston]

July 22, 2017
Timeless OC (0.95mm)
Feather (1)
30 DC LE with Omega Boar
Reef Point Tranquility
Fine Lavender

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Great color coordination between elements and the background, Clint.

 

[ronweston]

Neat placement of your elements, Gabe. The woven matting gives great texture to the picture.

 

[ronweston]

Sábado 23 Julio 2017

• Edwin Jagger Pre Shave Lotion
• Shavemac PK47 Silvertip 2B Unique Purple Haze
• Stirling Gin & Tonic On the rocks
• Wolfman WR1-OC & WRH7
• Iridium Super
• Aqua Velva

Splendid lighting. The colors are scintillating.

 

[ronweston]

S O T D

Balea Men Soap ¤ Balea Men Aftershave ¤ Balea Men boar brush ¤ Lord L111 razor ¤ Lord SC blade (3)
Looks like blue is my favourite colour

Love the soft tone to this photo, Lóri.

 

[ronweston]

Saturday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Catie’s Bubbles La Terre Verte-Final Shave
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (Shave #4)
Brush: John’s Brushes Silvertip-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Country Club Frozen Vetiver

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

Catie’s Bubbles LTV today. 20 seconds to load the JB Silvertip brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette Silver Blue still in the Red Tip. Excellent smooth, close shave. I finished with Country Club Frozen Vetiver aftershave.

Bob

Ah, you killed the tub of LTV. Way to go, Bob!

 

[ram57]

That's a fascinating photo, Guy. Pretty neat animation of raindrops stirring the reflected image. Fine looking original pic BTW, with the gravity defying anchoring items.

Thanks Ron, thought I would try something different

 

[ram57]

Sunday Planned SOTD

Razor: 1946/1947 Gillette Aristocrat
Blade: PoliSilver (D01)
Brush: MS Faux Horn 30MM Silvertip
Bowl: Buffalo Horn 6”
Pre-Shave scrub: Lisa's Citrus
Pre-Shave Oil: Homemade Jasmine Creamsicle
Shave Cream: Alvarez Gomez Agua Colonia
AS Balm: Alvarez Gomez Agua Colonia
Aftershave: Alvarez Gomez Agua Colonia

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[ronweston]

RR Classic synth
Maggard V3A w / Luke Pinion handle
Gillette Silver Blue
MWF
Osage Rub
The Joker Edt

Superb close-in pic, Freddie. Like the placement of the brush behind the EdT and the resultant bleeding color. I love that razor handle. Was The Joker a good finisher for the Fat and the Osage Rub?

 

[ronweston]

Thanks Ron, thought I would try something different

 

[ronweston]

Another day, another BBS

Shaving Crea: Edwin Jagger Limes & Pomegranates
Blade: Voshkod
Razor: Baili Victory
AS: AXE Dark Temptation

Comments:
I'm a natural wet shaver och just have a "lucky" non-sensitive face, you can see that this products are in the cheap category nevertheless I accomplished a smooth shave, ironically the one product here which is the most expensive is the one that disappointed me and that's the EJ shaving cream, the lathering was no so impressive and the scent was really not there. Proraso and even Bulldog are much better products.

The Chinese razor has a nice weight but is a bit difficult to load and is much less aggressive than the EJ DE89 hence almost no contact with the blade, I struggled with the angle but and the ATG pass was ok.

Totally fun this new hobby...
Have a nice shave gents!

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Like your alignment, Alex. Too bad about the Edwin Jagger cream. I've never used an EJ cream or soap. I understand it does take some time to get a good lather from the soap pucks so maybe the creams take more time also.

 

[ronweston]

BBS-1/STORK :: THE VARLET :: L&L​

Love this overhead POV, Chris. The blurring gives a nice effect and even a certain amount of seeming translucence.

 

[ronweston]

Chiseled Face Zoologist Civet//Druida Manchurian 25x52//Thiers Issard Oakwing 7/8//Asentador Proyet Cuero Ruso//Alt. Innsbruck

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Quite a simple but striking arrayment, Rafa. Nice looking brush.

 

[ronweston]

F.W. Engels Perfection
G.D. Carrington Badger Brush
Ziegen Bart Zartgefuhl Shaving Soap
Vitos Pre/Post Shaving Cream

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Handsome display indeed. Great scales on the straight. The badger looks to be quite an efficient brush.

 

[ronweston]

22 July 2017

Imperial Razor Co. - The Improved Eagle
Premier Latigo Strop
Simpson Commodore X2, in Best
D. R. Harris Arlington Shaving Soap
Royall Lyme After Shave

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Snazzy overhead pic. Like the way you have the blade displayed, Doug.

 

[ronweston]

Great Saturday shave BBS with no irritation and no burn from the alum.
Razor: Edwin Jager DE89
Blade: Shark SS 2nd use
Brush: JR 191 B&W Synthetic
Soap: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Post: Alum and Sharp Dressed Man with menthol.

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Efficient layout, efficient shave. Quite apropos.

 

[ronweston]

SOTD Saturday, July 22, 2017
Prep: Shower/Warm face towel
Soap: Cella Crema Sapone Extra Extra Purissima
Razor: 1960 Gillette Fatboy (F2)
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: Omega 22mm Boar
Post: Alum Block/Nivea Cooling Sensitive Post Shave Balm
Talc: Clubman
Hair Tonic: Jeris (non-oil)
Aftershave: Clubman (decanted)

Nice relaxing Saturday morning shave, I got to try out the Fatboy for the first time and I was very impressed. Amazing how well this 56-year-old razor performs. I kept it nice and calm and never went above the "3" setting, I ended up doing a 2 pass shave and was very smooth. The Cella always makes me smile at the ease of lathering, the slickness, and that smell. This is my on call weekend so I am off to work, until the next SOTD, Enjoy your day Gentlemen.

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Attractive layout, Chris. The picture as backdrop adds a bit of depth to your photo. I agree, the Fatboy does give a fine shave.