SOTD "FREE WEEK" May 1st - May 7th, 2017

[mmsantos]

Fantastic vertical array. Compact and effective. Like the green element listing and coordinated border.

Thanks Ron

06 May 2017

 

[Smooth Steve]

Good assessment on the GEM. Glad you're liking it. I had a week's worth of vintage SE shaves last September but only used the 1912 once. I have several GEM 1912s and an Ever Ready 1912 so I should do a week of 1912 shaves one of these days. I haven't used the vintage SEs enough to know how much I like them. I'm looking forward to the modern versions appearing. I'm sure I'll be giving at least one of them a try.

Yeah, the problem is as the den grows, it gets harder to use all the razors regularly. Especially when you keep looking for razors that are unique in some way to what you already have in the collection, and say I have to try one of those! I think I have at least one of each relatively available replacement blade format. Within each format, I have an example in good condition that shaves great, so I think my razor acquisition should slow down a bit - Famous last words! I guess I will need to look at adding a straight!
Steve

 

[EzraCobb]

May 7, 2017
Jamie's afternoon shave..
1. Hot Shower.
2. Crown king prickly pear menthol jelly.
3. Chiseled face CRYOGEN soap.
4. suribachi bowl.
5. SEMOGUE LE sintético 14 /100 Barbear Clássico.
6. FUTUR knock off / new gillette 7 o'clock black.
7. Thayers medicated / Chiseled face CRYOGEN A.S. / PAA frost byte balm.

 

[i_dont_bite]

Gem micromatic Clog Pruf
GEM Stainless PTFE (10)
Proraso Red
Semogue 610
Alum, Thayer's Rose Witch Hazel

- Finally found zen with this razor. Put it down for about a year as I found it very toothy. Angle and pressure are key and the margin for error is small.


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[ronweston]

Yeah, the problem is as the den grows, it gets harder to use all the razors regularly. Especially when you keep looking for razors that are unique in some way to what you already have in the collection, and say I have to try one of those! I think I have at least one of each relatively available replacement blade format. Within each format, I have an example in good condition that shaves great, so I think my razor acquisition should slow down a bit - Famous last words! I guess I will need to look at adding a straight!
Steve

 

[ronweston]

SUNDAY SOTD ::::: May 7, 2017​

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Pre-shave Oil: Beaver WoodWright (Black Ship Grooming Co.)
Soap: Beaver WoodWright (Black Ship Grooming Co.) The Black Rose
Brush: Black Ship Grooming Co. The Whaler Schooner 2-band badger 28mm
Razor: Blackland Blackbird Machine Finished
Blade: Personna Super Comfort Coated (4)
Post Splash: Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Beaver WoodWright (Black Ship Grooming Co.) The Black Rose​

 

[Smooth Steve]

SUNDAY SOTD ::::: May 7, 2017
Pre-shave Oil: Beaver WoodWright (Black Ship Grooming Co.)
Soap: Beaver WoodWright (Black Ship Grooming Co.) The Black Rose
Brush: Black Ship Grooming Co. The Whaler Schooner 2-band badger 28mm
Razor: Blackland Blackbird Machine Finished
Blade: Personna Super Comfort Coated (4)
Post Splash: Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Beaver WoodWright (Black Ship Grooming Co.) The Black Rose​

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Dig the photo Ron. Love the style.
Steve

 

[ronweston]

Dig the photo Ron. Love the style.
Steve

Thank you very much, Steve. It's a shave in honor of Kelly Hogan's (of Black Ship Grooming Co.) birthday.

 

[Eutychus]

Sunday

Soap: La Toja Cream
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic
Razor: Gillette "New" Long Comb
Blade: Nacet (4)
AS: T.N. Dickenson's Witch Hazel
ASB: Institut Karite
Fragrance: Pour Un Homme de Caron

 

[ronweston]

Birthday Shave
Proraso Green Pre/Post
EverReady 200 Handle with 24mm Tuxedo Knot
L&L/CL Grooming Unconditional Surrender
Gillette Birth Quarter(T2) Black Beauty / Personna Red (3)
Witch Hazel ~ Proraso Green Pre/post ~ Barbedeaux ~ Vintage Proraso Green Crema Liquida

Sweet looking set up for your birthday, Doug. Hope you had a great one!

 

[ronweston]

Really like your comprehensive high angle perspectives, Jerad. Nice lineup of razors.

 

[ronweston]

Le Pere Lucien - Traditional scent / Semogue Boar / Tanifuji 6/8 / Floid Vigoroso

Great scent and lather from the LPL. One of the best containers around IMHO.
Smooth 2 passes with the straight...slowly getting the hang of it.
Enjoy your weekend gents ​

Attractive close grouping. Nice artistic backdrop. I agree the LPL containers are top of the line.

 

[ronweston]

• Safety Razor: Above The Tie - Atlas M1
• Blade: Astra - Green
• Shaving Brush: JZ - Bethlehem (Synthetic)
• Shaving Bowl: Saponificio Varesino - Shaving Grail Bowl
• Shaving Soap: Saponificio Varesino - Cosmo - Beta 4.2
• Alum: De Vergulde Hand - Alum Block
• After-Shave: Saponificio Varesino - Cosmo - Balm

An excellent photo, Chris. Your display is exceptional, muted tone attractive and lighting superb.

 

[ronweston]

Sunday's Shave
05.07.2017 - Shower + Musgo Glyce Face Lather & Rinse

E. Bergfeld & Sohn Globusmen Capitol 13/16
Nate Harris "Vadar" / Silvertip
Mystic Water Jamine Shave Soap
Aqua Velva Sport Aftershave Splash
Penhaligon's Endymion Concentre EdP

Have A Blessed Sunday Gentlemen​

A statement making photo, Dave! Your alignment is impeccable. Love the reflections. Neat brush.

 

[Vesalio]

SOTD 07-05-17
Stirling coniferous, Semogue 2000 bristle, ATT H1 Atlas, treet dura sharp (3), after shave Stirling Mountain man, EdT vetiver Puig. The Stirling, had while not use it, good aroma, intense Forest, I get a foam allowing shaving well but until then, feeling post shaved a performance average, this blade treet I shave well, I hard 3 shaved, I tried this sample as has a good aroma perceive herbal, I like, "hydrates" well, I close with this vetiver that is my preferred. Good Sunday friends.

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[Doug57]

SUNDAY SOTD ::::: May 7, 2017
Pre-shave Oil: Beaver WoodWright (Black Ship Grooming Co.)
Soap: Beaver WoodWright (Black Ship Grooming Co.) The Black Rose
Brush: Black Ship Grooming Co. The Whaler Schooner 2-band badger 28mm
Razor: Blackland Blackbird Machine Finished
Blade: Personna Super Comfort Coated (4)
Post Splash: Thayers Rose Petal Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Beaver WoodWright (Black Ship Grooming Co.) The Black Rose​

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Beautiful photo! Looks like a wonderful shave.

 

[ronweston]

Beautiful photo! Looks like a wonderful shave.

Thank you very much. It was a very fine shave. The brush is gigantic for me but great to use. And the lather and razor easily guaranteed a BBS.

 

[ronweston]

Castle & Forbes 1445 / Morris & Forndran L7 / Wolfman WR1-OC / Stork EX3 / Feather DE / MdC Fougere

Spectacular photo, Valeri. Exquisite arrayment of unbeatable elements.

 

[ronweston]

2017-05-07

Japanese rice bowl ¤ Antiga Barbearia Silvertip by Semogue ¤ 7/8" Reiza-Kai
Portus Cale Black soap ¤ Portus Cale Black ASB ¤ Portus Cale Black EDT

Love this Portrait in Black, Søren. That bowl is so neat!

 

[ronweston]

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Razor: Schick Injector

Soap: Mama Bear Aged Spice

Brush: Simpson Chubby 1 Best

Aftershave #1: Thayer’s WH

Aftershave #2 Old Spice

Balm: Nivea

Talc: Old Spice

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Spot on placement of the Schick, William. Always like seeing the neck duster brush in your photos.