SOTD "FREE WEEK" July 1st - July 7th, 2019

[ronweston]

It's another "FREE WEEK" ladies and gentlemen.

It's time to be creative.

Please feel free to post any photo, with any gear and any style you chose, or contribute by telling us what you used in your shave, with comments on the shave, if you desire.

Color, B&W, sepia or a photograph with any type of artistic touch you wish is always desired.

HAVE FUN!​

 

[ram57]

Menthol Monday SOTD

Razor: Parker Variant
Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (D8)
Brush Zenith 506U Manchurian 26mm
Bowl: Anself Bamboo 4 ½”
Pre-Shave Scrub: Ginger Garden Enigma
Pre-Shave Oil: GroomingDept Eucalyptus & Spearmint
Shave Soap: Soapy Science LOLLIPOP CITRUS iced
Balm: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Extro Cologne Italiana​

 

[Boris the Blade]

Timeless Razor
Barbus shaving soap
Astra platinum blade
Alpa 378 aftershave
LMDB shaving brush

 

[shadowman12]

Prep: Cold water
Brush: Declaration Grooming B7 & Wolf and Whiskers Illiad
Lather: Saponificio Varesino Optunia
Razor: J. A. Henckels Friodur 78 1/2
Post: Saponificio Varesino Cubebe Aftershave
Fragrance: Saponificio Varesino Cubebe Eau de Parfum

 

[Klinker]

Schone OC gold / Shark SS (1) / Vintage Kingsley (Austria) Pure Badger / Fine Fresh Vetiver in vintage mug

To better perfect my technique, I'm going ro limit my DE razor rotation for July to these three:
EJ DE89 RR HD Handle, Schone OC gold and RazoRock German 37 Slant HD handle.​

 

[cryhavoc]

Monday SOTD

GEM MMOC
GEM PTFE (1)
Mike's Orange, Black Pepper and Cedarwood
Stirling Synthetic 22mm x 51mm
Aqua Velva Ice Blue​

 

[PJO]

 

[primotenore]

Monday, July 1

Fine~~Simpson~~Portland 1905
Have a great month!​

 

[Bobcat]

Monday
Prep: Warm Shower-Stirling Bergamot Lavender
Soap: Shulton Old Spice Cream
Razor: Gillette NEW Short Comb
Blade: Personna Med Prep (7)
Brush: Old Spice Boar (1985)-22mmx60mm
Aftershave: Shulton Old Spice

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

Shulton Old Spice Cream today. 20 seconds to load the Old Spice Boar brush. Easy, thick, slick, lather. Personna Med Prep still in the Gillette NEW Short Comb. Excellent smooth, close, shave. I finished with Shulton Old Spice aftershave.

Bob

 

[Whilliam]

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Schone OC gold / Shark SS (1) / Vintage Kingsley (Austria) Pure Badger / Fine Fresh Vetiver in vintage mug

To better perfect my technique, I'm going ro limit my DE razor rotation for July to these three:
EJ DE89 RR HD Handle, Schone OC gold and RazoRock German 37 Slant HD handle.​

I can hear the Strauss waltzes in the background.

 

[uptown]

CG Level 3 Copper Razor
Voskhod Teflon Blade (4)
Cold River Schapenmelk Shave Soap
Phoenix Shaving Starcraft Synthetic
PAA Mysterium Serum
Old Spice Cologne

 

[CapnPanther]

Monday
Pre-shave: Brickell Clarifying Gel Face Wash/Baxter Shave Tonic
Razor: Gillette Tech w/ Weber Bulldog Handle
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (Israeli Red)
Brush: WSP High Mountain White
Soap: Kiss My Face Cool Mint Shaving Cream
Aftershave: Alum/ Ursa Major Face Tonic/Ogallala Bay Rum
Moisturizer: Nivea Revitalizing Lotion

 

[55dougie]

SOTD Old School Shave

Doug Korn’s Workshop Custom Boar Brush - vintage Omega knot
The New Schick Injector Razor w/Chick blade (3)
Williams Mug SS
Witch Hazel and Gold Bond Lotion

 

[lindyhop66]

Thiers-Issard 7/8
Shavemac D01 Silvertip Badger Brush
Strop Shoppe Barbershoppe Shaving Soap
Musgo Real After Shave

 

[ripcho]

Brush – Wolf Whiskers/Elite white
Soap- Club the big top
Bow – PantaRei
Razor – Iwasaki
AS – Hazelet’s Apothecary

 

[picturerock]

 

[eezee]

6/30/19
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Simpson Duke #2 in Best Badger
6/8 Wade & Butcher
Tony Miller 3" Steerhide Strop
Osma Alum Block
Pitralon
Nivea Post Shave Balm
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue

7/1/19
RazoRock Fresco
Vie-Long 14080
Schick Eversharp Type G Injector Razor
Ted Pella Injector Razor Blade (1)
Osma Alum Block
La Toja
Proraso Green AS Balm
Zoologist Bat

 

[andromeda673]

Soap: Razorock Lavender
Brush: Simpson Special Pure Badger
Razor: Gillette Super Speed
Blade: Gillette Nacet (1)
Aftershave: Razorock King Louis Lavender
Alum: Razorock

 

[ram57]

Tuesday SOTD

Razor: SR-71 Slant
Blade: SuperMax SP Tiger (D9)
Brush Nathan Clark 2-Band 24mm Envy White 27mm
Bowl: The Distinctive Goat Style 3 5" Maple\Walnut
Pre-Shave Scrub: Ginger Garden Enigma
Pre-Shave Balm: Grooming Dept Unscented
Shave Soap: The Holy Black Ruby Red Creeper
Balm: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: The Holy Black Ruby Red Creeper
​

 

[fmalpartida]

SOTD -2019.07.1
Growth: 48h
Pre: Coldish shower
Brush: Semogue 1305
Soap: Eufros Zanzibar sample
Razor: VB Emperor
Blade: Personna (#2)
Post: cold water, Alum, Nivea sensitive
Passes: 2 - WTG (4.5), XTG (3)
Rating: 4.5/5 - excellent

Nice and smooth.
Short loaded the soap at first but nothing a reload can’t fix.
Overall: great shave.


Greetings from Santa Rosa, CA