SOTD "FREE WEEK" November 7th - November 13th, 2016

[razorguy]

Sunday 13 November 2016

Mastro Livi Inox "Grifone", 9/8 Full Hollow, Livi Snake Point​

A fabulous shave, super smooth and velvety, this Mastro Livi Grifone proves to be an incredible shaver as well as proving the superior craftsmanship and talent of Mastro Livi in forging steel and making straight razors. Not to mention his sixty-years expertise in honing to perfection any blade, something you can tell thanks to the velvety, close and irritation free shave you get. I am also proud of this razor because it was named after the coat of arms of Perugia - the city where I was born and live, the same where Mastro Livi works and makes his masterpieces - having an extra full hollow grinding and making the blade singing while shaving. Absolutely beautiful and awesome. I also used my beloved Mastro Livi "Pennello Italiano" (Italian brush) a super silvertip badger shave brush having the Italian flag insert in the handle. A special mention for both the Vitos verde shaving soap - very popular among professional barbers - as well as the after shave Edelstein Evolution Ice Line, a lotion destined to professional barbers and very effective, doing a very good job with a pleasing "barbershop" fragrance. Great shave!​

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Vitos Verde
• Brush: Mastro Livi Silvertip Badger "Pennello Italiano", 24mm knot
• Bowl: Old Barber Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Medium Loom Strop "Coramella Italiana" and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Inox "Grifone", 9/8 Full Hollow, Livi Snake Point
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Edelstein Evolution Ice Line Professional

 

[ymiclassroom]

Blackbird + Triad + Voskhod
Alvarez Gomez
Envy + Black Wolf Synthetic Knot

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[LoungeLizard]

@LoungeLizard - Love this type of close-in shot, Larry, with just the slightest low level angle. Quite nice.

Thanks, Ron!

 

[Dagwoodz]

SOTD - Sunday, 13 November, 2016 – P.160 Tipo Morbido

Prep: hot shower | Stirling Hot Apple Cider | CBLindsay’s Jeris pre-shave
Pre-shave: Baume.be Pre-shave gel | hot towel
Strop: CBLindsay Turkish Linen | TomoNagura Type 1 Firehose Flax Linen | TomoNagura velvet 3” Horsehide strop (30/50/100)
Razor: Dubl Duck Goldedge 11/16”
Clean-up Razor: 1955 Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip (A-1)
Clean-up Blade: Personna Platinum (3)
Brush: RazoRock “Big Bruce” Plissoft 26mm Synthetic
Soap: P.160 Tipo Morbido (soft type)
Post-shave: Alum | Cold towel | Thayer’s Cucumber Witch Hazel | Nivea Men Facial Cream
Aftershave: RazoRock P.160 ASB | The Blades Grimm Smolder AS splash
Fragrance: Cool Water by Davidoff
Album of the Day: Portishead - Dummy
Song of the Day: Roads

A wonderful end to the week everyone!​

 

[Antique Hoosier]

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[FONT=&quot]Kanayama #3 25 laps suede 50 laps shell[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Omega #48 Boar[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Santa Maria Novella Crema da Barba Original Edition[/FONT]
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[Bobcat]

Sunday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bath Soap-Scots Pine Sheep
Soap: Cold River Soap Works “Original”-Bergamot & Bay
Razor: Gillette Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Vintage 70’s Gillette “Spoiler” Super Stainless (3)
Brush: oscar11 TGN High Mountain White-22mmx48mm
Aftershave: Chiseled Face-Ghost Town Barber

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

CRSW Bergamot & Bay today. 20 seconds to load the oscar11 HMW. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Gillette “Spoiler” SS in the Red Tip. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with CF Ghost Town Barber aftershave.

Bob

 

[CapnPanther]

Sunday

Pre-shave: AoS Peppermint Facial Scrub
Razor: Gillette Ball-end Tech
Blade: Astra SP
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 in Best Badger
Soap: St James of London Cedarwood & Clarysage Shave Cream
Aftershave: Alum/ Thayer's Witch Hazel
Balm: The Cool Fix

 

[Cash_Stronomer]

Thank You Ron, and Thank You Everyone!! Another very fine week indeed

 

[Cash_Stronomer]

Wee Scot * Early Tech * Nacet
Arko with AV Blue

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[CT23]

 

[LoungeLizard]

Head & Face Today
Ever-Ready #89 Boar
Catie's Bubbles Purple Grapefruit
Bresduck Dubl Duck Dwarf (1 pass each head & face)
Merkur 34C / Astra SP (11)
Myrsol Blue
Nivea Sensitive After Shave Balm

 

[UngerWoo]

 

[blzrfn]

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M&F Beehive 2 Finest
Haslinger Schafmilch
Durham Domino
Personna Pathology Blade
Witch Hazel
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[JBO667]

Thank you, gentlemen, for another superlative Friday at SOTD.

@JBO667 - Shall we proclaim you Lather King, Jerad? You seem to coax some great lathers out of your combinations

Please have a good rest of your evening, gents. I'll be seeing soon.[/B][/SIZE]

Thanks Ron! I'll take it, though not true, it makes me feel good!


Last night's shave on 2 day growth and a slight sunburned head... 3 pass BBS with touchups. 3rd and calling it shave Shark Super Chrome in the 51 Black Tip, VDH luxury soap superlathered with Caffeinated Shave Cream, Shave Secret Pre and Caffeinated After balm following some T.N. Dickinson Witchhazel.

 

[ram57]

@ram57 - Nice looking bowl. Not sure I've ever seen a Beaver WoodWright bowl before.

Kelly stopped selling them as they are a little on the small side 4x 1.3/4 deep if I remember correctly. I have to use my smaller brushes to whip up a full lather. They are great looking bowls, just wished they were 4.5-5" and 2" deep.

 

[Hanover]

SOTD
11-13-2016

CSC Cream
CSC AS Tonic
CSC Pre Gel
C.V. Heljestrand MK R.K.
Semogue 830 Boar
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Have a Great Day Everyone

 

[Doug57]

13 November 2016

3P Preshave Cream
Semogue Owners Club Boar
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Fri-Ko Solingen
Premier Latigo Strop
Old Spice



Have a Great Sunday!

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[FL shaver]

34C and an Astra SP
G5 scuttle
Maca Root cream
Restored Stanhome with a 20 mm WoodCraft pure badger
Two passes and touchups
Cold water splash
444 Para Depois de Barbear

 

[CaptainGreybeard]

• Pre shave: warm water
  
• Brush: Mühle Silvertip Badger Medium
  
• Lather: Tabac Original shaving soap
  
• Razor: Baili butterfly
  
• Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless
  
• After shave: warm and cold water, Old Spice after shave lotion

Great shave, great result!

Enjoy the rest of the Sunday, gentlemen!

 

[ciderguy]

Proraso Professional Boar | Proraso Blue Cream | CC Large | Gem G-Bar | Gem PTFE Blade​

I have around 10 shaves on this blade, and it still feels as good as the first day.