SOTD "FREE WEEK" June 19th - June 25th, 2017

[ronweston]

24 June 2017

Fri-Ko Solingen 5/8
Tony Miller Heirloom Strop
Whipped Dog High Mountain Badger
Geo. F. Trumper's Limes Shaving Cream
T. N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel
Royall Lyme Aftershave and Cologne

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Splendid close up, Doug. The slight low angle is perfect for the presentation.

 

[bazza1]

SOTD:25th June 2017.

Shaving recipe for today.

Prep: Warm shower:/Cussons Imperial Leather: Peppermint & Eucalyptus Shower Gel .

Pre:

warm wet flannel to my face.

Wilkinsons Fruits~Coconut & Vanilla Body Butter.

Brush: Erasmic Bristle.

Bowl Lather.

Soap:Chinese Cologne Soap.

Blade: Voskhod. (2)

Razor: Pearl SBF-11.

Warm wet flannel/ cold wet flannel to rinse my face.

Post:

Peppermint Oil & Witch Hazel Mixture/Barbon~ Menthol A/S.

Groomed~ Post Shave Balm.

Greetings,

My Pearl SBF-11/Voskhod paired up really well..resulting in a very smooth 3 pass +pick ups shave with no errors to report.

First time use of the Chinese cologne soap, the verdict?..apart from the abnormal green and purple carbuncle starting to appear on my upper lip after the shave, it's fine...Only joking.



The soap's performance was on equal par with Blue's goat milk soap..."Another excellent value shaving soap from china"....Both create a wonderful slick protective lather in no time ,leaving a nice mellow post shave feeling to my face.

Finishing the shave off with a generous splash of Barbon~ Menthol A/S.

My face is feeling very cool & super smooth.

Enjoy your sunday, ladies & gentlemen.

 

[ronweston]

Sammy Lee Saturday

MLS The Kraken
30mm WD Silvertip on Ivory Handle
'77 Gillette Super Adjustable
Gillette Platinum
The Kraken Splash

Formerly Heybobitsme

The tinted tones give this photo the quality of a watercolor, Rob.

 

[Guestabc]

Sunday's Shave
06.25.2017

Genco Easy Aces 11/16
Saponificio Varesino Artisan 2.0 faux Ivory / HMB
Saponficio Varesino Tundra Artica Shave Soap
Saponificio Varesino Tunda Artica Aftersahve

Have a Blessed Sunday my friends

 

[ronweston]

SOTD, Saturday, June 24th, 2017

Shower at gym + glycerin soap face lather and rinse
The Art of Shaving oud shave cream
Simpson badger brush
Friedellko 5/8" "Saturday" straight razor
Cool washcloth rinse
Knize Ten aftershave and cologne

Quite an attractive display, Murray. The razor resting on the horizontal bottle is a nice stepping stone to the prone brush atop the jar. Neat that the toilet water acts as point.

 

[ronweston]

Thanks Ron, yep I presented them here :

Darwin "Popular" prototypes ?

And here is last thursday's sotd :



- TOBS grapefruit cream
- Gibbs brush with Muhle synth knot
- Leresche XIXth c. straight
- Cavalier German DE
- Fine "L'orange noir" AS

Have a nice week-end

Thanks for the Darwin link. Both the straight and DE are unique razors with interesting attributes. Nice looking brush too.

 

[PrairieWolf42]

Saturday, June 24th SOTD
Date Night Shave
Prep - Hot Shower
Soap - Suds and Sparkles "Werewolf"
Brush - Whipped Tuxedo (WD handle and Maggard tux 24mm synth knot)
Razor - Gillette NEW Type
Blade - Gillette Wilkinson Sword (Shanghai)
Post Shave - Alum Block
Aftershave - Pinaud Clubman

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• PrairieWolf42
• Jun 24, 2017

Absolutely the finest shave I have had thus far. BBS the face, and no cuts.
Suds and Sparkles out of Minnesota rocks....and the Gillette Wilki was mind-blowingly good. ​

 

[ronweston]

I got a Sharpblade in a sampler pack from TryaBlade a while ago, and I really liked it. However, it seems that Kai may not produce these blades anymore, so you have to search for them carefully. I've also read that the Sharpblade and the Kai Captain are more or less the same blade; they just have different packaging. Not really sure. They work really well for me, though!

Saturday SOTD:

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Razor: Supply Provision Single Edge (Classic Setting)
Blade: Personna Mini Hair Shaper
Brush: Rubberset 400 with PAA Switchback Top Cap loaded with Envy Shave 26mm "Ubersoft II" Synthetic
Soap: Proraso Single Blade "Wood and Spice" Shaving Cream
Aftershave: T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel

-- Sammy

Did you like the Proraso Wood and Spice cream? I'm pretty sure I'll get this new formula.

 

[ronweston]

Top quality photos, descriptive posts and commentary for Saturday, gentlemen. Thanks for all contributions. Each was greatly appreciated.

Can't quite finish Saturday's comments this evening. I'll continue a bit later. Be seeing you.

 

[shm]

2017-06-25

Ikea bowl ¤ Semogue Semogue 2013 Special Edition ¤ 6/8 Thiers-Issard
Nanny's Rose Geranium ¤ Myrsol Balsamica ¤ Pen's Blenheim Bouquet EDT

 

[Clint64]

Smart looking array, Clint.

Thank you Ron. [emoji106]


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[Sir_Eider]

Today and Sunday italoamerican shave!

- Jason shave therapy with Kissmyface mint shaving cream (probably the only decent American shaving products you can get through iherb...)
- Semogue 2040
- Fatip long classic
- Proraso lotion

Regards

Enviado desde mi MI 5 mediante Tapatalk

 

[alfredus]

Pre-Shave: Cypriotian Olive/Argan Oil Soap, cold water
Razor: Mühle Rocca
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Brush: Mühle XL Synthetic
Lather: Stirling Bay Rum
Post-shave: Alum, Stirling Bay Laurel Witch Hazel, Australian Emu Oil

I hope you all have a relaxing Sunday ​

 

[razorguy]

Sunday 25 June 2017

Mastro Livi Club Razor 2016: Stellar CarboInox Shave!​

Mastro Livi Club Razor 2016 is a stellar shaver and CarboInox is an awesome steel for making straight razors. After having shaved with the horrendously damaged Club Razor 2016 Mastro Livi perfectly reground and brought back to a worth life (those who wants to know more about this story can watch the video available on Mastro Livi Website) I wanted to shave with the original Club Razor 2016 in order to make a comparison between the two. The original Club Razor 2016 has a full hollow for hard beard and certainly is less singing than the reground razor which now has an extra full hollow ground. They both give a super smooth shave and it is evident the reground razor has a more aggressive feel, however providing an impeccable shave. The steel obviously is the same - same batch, very same processing - just a different grinding. I am glad, of course, I own both the original Club Razor 2016 (stellar CarboInox shaver!) as well as the restored and reground blade for which Mastro Livi made a miracle in restoring it. For this shave I used a very old shaving soap: as it was a special occasion, I used the very little chunk I have of Elberel Figaro P.160 Tipo Duro (Hard Type) and, despite it is now more than twenty years old, it still proves to be an excellent soap. Fragrance is gone, of course, but the legendary P.160 quality is still there.​

• Pre-Shave: RazorGuy Pre-Shave Oil
• Soap: Elberel Figaro P.160 Tipo Duro
• Brush: Mastro Livi Bristle, Padouk, 26mm Knot
• Bowl: Gerby Bowl
• Strop: Mastro Livi Medium Loom Strop "Coramella Italiana" and Hand Palm
• Razor: Mastro Livi Club Razor 2016 CarboInox, 7/8 Full Hollow, Spanish Point, Poplar Wood
• Post-Shave: Alum Block
• Post-Shave: Umbrian Extravirgin Olive Oil
• After Shave: Pinaud Clubman Classic

 

[Clint64]

June 25, 2017
OneBlade Core
Feather
Romera Olive Wood Synthetic
Fine L’Orange Noir

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[Doug57]

Splendid close up, Doug. The slight low angle is perfect for the presentation.

Thank you, Sir!

 

[Doug57]

Sunday Shave:

Ever-Ready 1912
Gem Stainless (8)
Shavemac Silvertip
Castle Forbes Cedarwood and Sandalwood Cream
Speick After Shave
Grey Flannel EdT

 

[ChrisVanMeer]

• Pre-Shave: Saponificio Varesino - Oil
• Straight Razor: Saponificio Varesino - Leonardo da Vinci - Custom Koraat 6/8
• Shaving Brush: Saponificio Varesino - 2.0 - Faux Horn (High Mountain White)
• Shaving Bowl: Saponificio Varesino - Shaving Grail Bowl
• Shaving Soap: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary Edition - Beta 4.1
• After-Shave: Saponificio Varesino - Cosmo - Balm

 

[Volare]

25 JUNE 2017

Merkur Progress / Perma-Sharp Super
Edwin Jagger L STF
La Saponeria Artigiana - Coconut
Nivea Originals AS Splash / Body Shop Skin Mechanics AS Gel​

 

[witeq]

SOTD 2017-06-25

Hot water
Fatip Piccolo with Polsilver SI blade (3)
Custom horse brush
Brut Classic shaving cream
Alum block
Brut Splash - On Lotion

Enjoy your Sunday,Gents!
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