SOTD Tabula Gratulatoria - December 2011

[Marco]

Tuesday

Music
Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture conducted by Sir George Solti

Hardware
Proshave Scuttle
Semogue 2011 LE, Finest badger 2
7/8" Wacker Jugendstil

Software
Kappus Nautik Shaving Cream
(thank you Santa Erwin )
Williams Ice Blue After Shave
T&H Freshman Cologne


Have a nice day, Gentlemen

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Our Master from Denmark at his best! Wonderful, Soren!

 

[Marco]

Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Good Morning!

Morning Coffee: Hills Brothers Original Blend
Prep: Wash face with Musgo Real Glyce Lime
Razor: Schick G1
Blade: Schick
Soap: Klar Kabinett
Brush: Simpsons Duke 2
Scuttle: Dirty Bird 1.5
Post: Cold water rinse followed by some Pitralon Classic

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Superb brush, superb lather, superb pic and, I'm pretty sure, superb shave too! Excellent, Johnny!

 

[Marco]

T&F Lavender~chubby 2 / Le Grelot 5/8 / Myrsol agua balsámica

Wow! Amazing, Jorge!

 

[Marco]

Kikuboshi Special | Nomad + DR Harris Lavender | Simpson Chubby 2 | Thayers Lavender | Sabon ASB | Hermessence Santal Massoia​

I hadn't shaved since Thursday, so I was really looking forward to this shave! The Nomad/Harris überlather was sheer heaven. The woodiness of the Nomad combined perfectly with the lavender scent of the DR Harris. And we are all familiar with how these two top-shelf products perform separately. Let me tell you, they are even better in combination. The thick luxurious lather was applied with the Simpson 2-band Chubby, which felt like a pillow on my face. The razor, for its part, was impeccable. These Japanese western style straights really take a buttery smooth, yet keen, edge. I was BBS in no time, and ready to go back to work (or at least as ready as I'll ever be)...

Welcome to the 2012 work year!​

What do we expect from Bill, our SOTD Veteran? The very best. And what do we get? The very best! Outstanding photo and beautiful looking razor, Bill!

 

[BRuhling]

What do we expect from Bill, our SOTD Veteran? The very best. And what do we get? The very best! Outstanding photo and beautiful looking razor, Bill!

Thank you, Marco. I'm looking forward to this theme week as I seem to have a weak spot for things coming from Japan: hones, razors, strops, my wife...

 

[Marco]

Rotbart Mond Extra #15 CC
with Astra SP
Kent BK 2 Silvertip
AoS Lavender SC
Alt Innsbruck Pre- and AS Emulsion

Have a nice day!
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This one is too stunning. Perfection needs no further commentary... AMAZING, Erwin!

 

[Marco]

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 23 mm Vie-Long 16510 Silvertip Badger Shaving Brush
SOAP/CREAM: La Maison du Barbier Soap
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: Iwasaki Kamisori
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan # 60.000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG
AS: Floïd (Spanish)
RESULT: Smooth shave

Have a nice day,
Béla
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One of your usual and always great shots, Bela!

 

[Marco]

Shaves like this make it good to be back home.

Japanese theme tomorrow.

We certainly did miss you a lot these days, Henry. But now Maestro, you are finally back!!!

 

[fonthunter]

One of your usual and always great shots, Bela!

Thank you Marco!
Regards,
Béla

 

[Optometrist]

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Really Gentlemen!
Watch it!
I nearly cut myself passing by those photos

Very nicely done

Thank you, Soren

 

[Optometrist]

Great picture David.


How did you get on with the CAde on it's own? Have you figured out how to get a good lather from it yet?

Thanks, Keith SUCCESS!!! This new Thater is a miracle brush! Got fantastic lather, enough for 3 passes easily, and no drying out as is usually the case. I took a wet brush as always, but from the very second I started to swirl the brush, I knew what the outcome was going to be! I LOVE this Thater, and it could quite easily become my ONLY brush. I can see a second one appearing very soon!!

 

[Optometrist]

Shaves like this make it good to be back home.

Japanese theme tomorrow.

Awesome pic, Henry!

 

[Optometrist]

Good morning friends!

PREP: Proraso Preshave Cream
BRUSH: 23 mm Vie-Long 16510 Silvertip Badger Shaving Brush
SOAP/CREAM: La Maison du Barbier Soap
SCUTTLE / BOWL: Fitjar Lathering Up Shaving Bowl
RAZOR: Iwasaki Kamisori
STROP: Kanayama Cordovan # 60.000
SHAVE: 2 passes, WTG / XTG
AS: Floïd (Spanish)
RESULT: Smooth shave

Have a nice day,
Béla
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Razor doesn't come anymore Japanese than this, Bela! Superb shave and pic, my friend!

 

[Optometrist]

Rotbart Mond Extra #15 CC
with Astra SP
Kent BK 2 Silvertip
AoS Lavender SC
Alt Innsbruck Pre- and AS Emulsion

Have a nice day!
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You are travelling heavy, Erwin, but I love it! I would just take a stick! Happy holiday, my friend

 

[Blix]

Thanks, Keith SUCCESS!!! This new Thater is a miracle brush! Got fantastic lather, enough for 3 passes easily, and no drying out as is usually the case. I took a wet brush as always, but from the very second I started to swirl the brush, I knew what the outcome was going to be! I LOVE this Thater, and it could quite easily become my ONLY brush. I can see a second one appearing very soon!!

Awesome David, I haven't tried my Thater with Cade. That will change tomorrow!

 

[Optometrist]

Kikuboshi Special | Nomad + DR Harris Lavender | Simpson Chubby 2 | Thayers Lavender | Sabon ASB | Hermessence Santal Massoia​

I hadn't shaved since Thursday, so I was really looking forward to this shave! The Nomad/Harris überlather was sheer heaven. The woodiness of the Nomad combined perfectly with the lavender scent of the DR Harris. And we are all familiar with how these two top-shelf products perform separately. Let me tell you, they are even better in combination. The thick luxurious lather was applied with the Simpson 2-band Chubby, which felt like a pillow on my face. The razor, for its part, was impeccable. These Japanese western style straights really take a buttery smooth, yet keen, edge. I was BBS in no time, and ready to go back to work (or at least as ready as I'll ever be)...

Welcome to the 2012 work year!​

Sounds divine, Bill! I have to agree that these Japanese western straights take a superb edge(even I can achieve that with them!!!) and I could live with these as my only ones quite easily. Is that another one of your wife's paintings there? I know she has quite a talent from what I've seen in the past also!

 

[Optometrist]

Awesome David, I haven't tried my Thater with Cade. That will change tomorrow!

You must do, Amund. I was amazed what a difference the Thater made. Like I said, I used a wet brush, not a dryish one. Good luck!

 

[Optometrist]

T&F Lavender~chubby 2 / Le Grelot 5/8 / Myrsol agua balsámica

Very elegantly done, Jorge. Love it!!

 

[Optometrist]

Tuesday

Music
Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture conducted by Sir George Solti

Hardware
Proshave Scuttle
Semogue 2011 LE, Finest badger 2
7/8" Wacker Jugendstil

Software
Kappus Nautik Shaving Cream
(thank you Santa Erwin )
Williams Ice Blue After Shave
T&H Freshman Cologne


Have a nice day, Gentlemen

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A very fine arrangement you have here, Soren, and the Waker looks fantastic!

 

[Optometrist]

Machida Tadeshi Kamisori // Houbigant Fougure // Rooney 1/2 Finest // Pen's EF

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WOW! This is a stunning shave and pic, Joe!