SOTD - April 19, 2010 through April 25, 2010

[insomniac]

Razor: Gem Micromatic Open Comb
Blade: Gem from Walgreens
Brush: Rooney 3/1 Super
Soap: Van der Spice
Aftershave: Witch hazel, Vi-Jon Old Spice

 

[lagaffe]

Sunday

Merkur HD 34c
Feather blade
Nanny's Yushu soap
Kent BK4
Boots Witch Hazel
Simple for Men AS Balm
Pinaud Clubman AS Lotion

 

[svarog]

* lemon&rosemary handmade soap pre-wash
* Muhle r89 / Shark
* pure badger
* Cyril Salter SS
* alum block

 

[RayG]

Ellis 8/8 in purpleheart
SRD Premium I
Rooney 2/1 Finest
L'Occitane shaving soap
L'Occitane Cade aftershave splash (too bad this has been discontinued )

 

[alfbacca]

Sunday morning shave:

Edwin Jagger 89L w/ Feather
Rooney 3/1 super
MWF
Speick AS lotion

Great shave this morning

 

[mretzloff]

No shave today. I wil resume tomorrow.

 

[bennyJ82]

EJ BBB
58 Tech w/Feather
Aveda MEN Oil
The Soap Opera Tea Tree SS
Aveda MEN ASB
T&H Spanish Leather Cologne

 

[shm]

A new style honing stone set?........

Yes, it is my wee travel-set. Haven't worked out the grid size though

Nice shave kit there Soren! Are you using the bottom of your custom scuttle or just floating the bowl? I noticed that you have shown only the top bowl in the last few SOTD shots. I hope it didn't get broken.

Thanks.
No the scuttle is not broken, I'm just using the top bowl as an ordinary bowl.
I'm trying to figure out the hype about the MWF and I'm following the tutorial that recommends making the lather in "cold" conditions.
So not to worry, the scuttle will return
...and I still don't get the hype about MWF

 

[blade08]

Sunday, 2nd shave (!)

Merkur 15C w/ Hema blade
Shavemac custom, pure badger
Arko SS
A splash of cold water as aftershave

 

[Empty Words]

Dubl Duck Special
Chubby 1 Super
Trumper's Coconut Oil soap
Musgo Real after shave
Trumper's Sandalwood Skin Food

 

[GardenWeasel]

W.H. Samples & Sons (Our Chief) razor
Filly Strop
Coates Almond shave cream
Pure Badger Brush
DB Scuttle
Speick balm
CCS
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[SliceOfLife]

Ian S. Possibly Lavender * TGN 23mm UK Super * Lucifer * 444

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[Evbo]

No shave today. Just Parfumerie Generale's Felanilla.

 

[sfcablecar]

Wellington | Truefitt & Hill Silvertip | Institut Karité | L'Occitane Cade​

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[thanks]

Wellington | Truefitt & Hill Silvertip | Institut Karité | L'Occitane Cade​

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What a gorgeous razor! I always love bluing of the shank and tang- I have a Dubl Duck Special No. 1 that still has this bluing. Those scales are beautiful as well. Hope she shaves as well as she looks!

 

[rm71]

BTW, how is that Wahl Bay Rum down under?

Not very good at all and nothing like the Pinaud you have I suspect even though it's the only bayrum I've tried. If you want to try some, PM and I'll see if I can get a sample to you. You have been warned however.

 

[sfcablecar]

What a gorgeous razor! I always love bluing of the shank and tang- I have a Dubl Duck Special No. 1 that still has this bluing. Those scales are beautiful as well. Hope she shaves as well as she looks!

Thanks, Thanks!

The Wellington razors were made in England and are not very well known. They are superb shavers with excellent workmanship. I don't see them very often for sale and when I do they don't command the prices of the current well-known brands but they shave just as well. Like you, I love the bluing as well.

If you see one at a great price, grab it!

 

[Geordon]

Happy Sunday to you all.

Today's shave was preceded by a warm shower

• Musgo Real Lime oil soap wash
• Proraso pre
• T & H West Indies Lime SC (from the sample kit, didn't smell too great)
• Penworks Silvertip badger brush
• Feather Popular with Feather blade (s=1)... I need another razor.
• WWR, CWR
• Alum block
• T&H WIL ASB.. Liked the ASB
• Scent of the day: Grafton

I wasn't fond of the lime SC. It lathered fine, but the smell was "over-cooked" and not what I would call pleasant. Liked the ASB, but after a while it smelled a little like furniture polish on me.

Wonderfully pleasant shave, though!

Here's to a good week coming up!

 

[superbleu]

Pen's English Fern SS
Rooney Beehive 2
Puma 91
Proraso splash
Pen's EF EdT

 

[ctr]

Superspeed w/Swedish Gillette blade
EJ travel badger
Irisch Moos shaving cream
Caswell Massey Sandlewood aftershave cream