SOTD " Favorite Brush" Theme Week February 22-28, 2016

[Red Rider]

SOTD(Planned) 2/23/2016

Razor - Gillette Short Comb Old Type (U.S. variant)

Brush - Vintage badger re-knot

Catalog - Recent antique shop purchase of a 1927 Eaton's dept. store catalog


I've shaved and compared U.S. and Canadian Short Comb old type razor and can verify that the U.S. variants be it S.C. or L.C. offer a more aggressive shave. Opposite is true for the Tech's. These even more so than sold bar razor are more susceptible to shaving angle on face. In the experienced hand a BBS is achieved with few passes.

 

[sarimento1]

^great!

SOTD, Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016

Shower + Musgo Glyce face lather and rinse
Taylor of Old Bond Street lemon lime shave cream
Rudy Vey badger brush
Henckels stainless steel 6/8" 72 1/2 straight razor
Cool washcloth rinse
Truefitt & Hill West Indian Limes aftershave balm + splash


I have to recognize Rudy's great brush work!

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[joel]

Morris & Forndran Genuine Horn in Finest 2 Band
Hand Painted Whale Bone TI Straight Razor
Panama 1924 Shaving Soap
Baxter AS Balm
Creed Silver Mountain Water
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[celestino]

Great photos, everyone! Enjoy your Tuesday!

Guy
Nate
Dave
DblD
Alberto
Claudio
Chris (CT23) great pic!
Rob (Blade4vor)
Matt
BobLH
radu (lovely colours)
Cash
Erich
Bobcat
Red Rider
Murray
Joel (lovely brush and razor scales and two consecutive photos)
Phil (very nice)
Dave (blzrfn)
Roderick
Soren (beautiful tones)
prometeo
120inna55
Jorge
Noire

 

[Guestabc]

Morning Gents, great photos and post for day 2 of our brush week:

Guy
Nate
DblD
ronindug
Claudio - nice close up of that Harris!
Chris (CT23) very nice
Rob - very nice handle
Matt
BobLH
radu - lovely Wyborg
Cash
Erich
Bob
Celestino
Red Rider- nice B/W
Murray - Nice!
Joel - another great shot
Phil - nice WD, have the same knot in my SOTD today
Dave
Rod
Soren
prometeo
120inna55 - nice write up
Jorge
Noire

Have a good Tuesday Gentlemen

 

[sandstone]

Whipped Dog High Mountain Badger
ATT S2 Kronos / Feather
Tabac Shaving Soap
The ‘Veg’

Enjoy your day, folks!​

 

[WoS_]

Ralf Aust 5/8 Spanish Point
Epsilon 2-Band Badger
Proraso Red SS
Brut AS

 

[blzrfn]

Dedicated to Joel: My Samsung SOTD



Dr Dittmar Camel Bone/ M&F Finest Brush
SV Manna
US Gillette Single Ring Old Type
Personna 74 (17)
Pinaud Citrus Musk
Aspen
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[Roderick]

Fat Tuesday / Tech Tuesday
Gillette Canadian Fat Handle Tech 38-45 / Voshkod (3)
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Omega 10083 Professional
Gillette After Shave Lotion
Gillette Cool Wave Splash AS
A very good shave again using tried and true products. Soap, Brush, razor and blade all worked flawlessly to give me a dolphin smooth shave.

 

[shm]

2016-02-23

 

[Red Rider]

Cheers to all you "Taboc-sionists"

 

[sandstone]

Morning Gents, great photos and post for day 2 of our brush week:

Guy
Nate
DblD
ronindug
Claudio - nice close up of that Harris!
Chris (CT23) very nice
Rob - very nice handle
Matt
BobLH
radu - lovely Wyborg
Cash
Erich
Bob
Celestino
Red Rider- nice B/W
Murray - Nice!
Joel - another great shot
Phil - nice WD, have the same knot in my SOTD today
Dave
Rod
Soren

Have a good Tuesday Gentlemen

Thanks, Dave! I love this High Mountain knot from Whipped Dog!

 

[celestino]

Morning Gents, great photos and post for day 2 of our brush week:
Have a good Tuesday Gentlemen

Thanks, Dave.

 

[prometeo]

 

[Cash_Stronomer]

Thank You Celestino and Dave!

 

[sandstone]

Great photos, everyone! Enjoy your Tuesday!

Guy
Nate
Dave
DblD
Alberto
Claudio
Chris (CT23) great pic!
Rob (Blade4vor)
Matt
BobLH
radu (lovely colours)
Cash
Erich
Bobcat
Red Rider
Murray
Joel (lovely brush and razor scales and two consecutive photos)
Phil (very nice)
Dave (blzrfn)
Roderick
Soren (beautiful tones)

Thank you kindly, my friend!

 

[120inna55]

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Head & face shower shave. days growth.

Technique: WTG / XTG / ATG
Prep: Shower.
Soap: Jabonman - Tierra Húmeda
Brush: Omega PRO48
Razor: Above The Tie - S1 w/Triad Rolling Hex 316 Brushed Stainless handle
Blade: Astra Superior Platunum(1)
Post: Barrister & Mann - Barrister's Reserve (beta)

I'm making myself delve into some neglected soaps. As a result, I'm seeing them in a new light.

From Jabonman (renamed "Eufros") we have Tierra Húmeda. Off the dry puck, this smells just like its namesake, wet earth. Lathered up, it gets much more complex. The earthiness sustains throughout, but a slightly sharp, spicy vetiver quickly comes through with wet oak smokiness. Then, a surprise---half-way through the second pass, a very clear note of saltiness and warm roasted-in-the-shell peanuts become dominant. On the third pass, the nuttiness leaves the stage, and smoky vetiver and moist hay became the prevailing notes. While Tierra Húmeda is unique, I place it in the same scent category as Los Angeles Shaving Soap Company's "Myrkvior", and to a lesser extent, Chiseled Face's "Sherlock".

This is an outstanding soap. It's thirsty, but building a lather is effortless. I've had a lot of experience with this particular soap, and I've discovered it performs best if you add all the water up front. Not quite the "Marco Method", but close. The lather is dense, and very, very creamy with a consistency somewhere between mousse and pudding. I'm a huge fan of lanolin in shaving soaps because my scalp responds quite well to it. Jabonman is no exception. It's no secret that B&M's Glissant-based soaps have ruined me, and remain my benchmark with regard to performance. Alas, while Jabonman is an outstanding soap, it is slightly lower on the slickness scale when compared to Glissant.

Speaking of Barrister & Mann, I'm working on my last sample of their beta aftershave splash, "Barrister's Reserve", and I'm cherishing every drop. The scent is reminiscent of a slightly more aquatic Floid Blue with just enough soapiness to keep it clean without tipping over into powdery. There is some slight woodiness, but on the sharper end of the spectrum (think closer to cedar than oak), but it really doesn't replicate any of those things. It just shares some of their qualities. If I had to pick two commonly available scents in the wet shaving realm that this resembles, I would say Floid Blue and Fine's Clean Vetiver. This scent is more complex than either of those, however. The longevity is about 6-8 hours for me (full disclosure that I use more product that just a face shaver because I also head shave.) The dry down resulting scent is what you have for several hours. There is very little transformation which is good for this type of product.

As far as performance, despite Will indicating it's not yet ready for prime time, I wouldn't change a thing about it (but I have no doubts he'll find a way to improve it.) There's the expected surge as with most all alcohol based splashes, but afterwards, my scalp and face feel like I applied a light moisturizer. There is zero residual tackiness, heaviness, or false sheen. Not wanting to waste a drop of this coveted splash, I drew it up into a syringe (I was fresh out of apothecary bottles.)

 

[ChiefThunder]

Paladin
AlumiWolf
Strop Shoppe
Derby City

 

[Noire]

EDACO 14 (NOS with trace of factory oil - sharpened then stropped for use)
Romera Horn Manchurian
MdC Fougere
Captain's Choice Bay Rum AS
L'Eau d'Issey AS

 

[ram57]

Wednesday Planned SOTD



Razor: Weber\Wolfman WHR2
Blade: Super Iridium (D6)
Brush: Savile Row 3226
Bowl: Lady Sea Creations 5"
Pre Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre Shave Balm: Prep
Shave Soap: La Savonniere du Moulin 30%
Post: Monster Alum Block
Aftershave: Muelhens 4711
Cologne: Muelhens 4711
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