- Joined
- Saturday July 2, 2011
- Location
- 15 Miles SW of Denton, TX
S.O.T.D. w/c Saturday 7th - Friday 13th December 2013, incl.
- Thread starter N_Architect
- Start Date
- Joined
- Thursday November 15, 2012
- Location
- London, UK
Prep: Cold water splash
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
Brush: Simpson Commodore X3
Razor: Weber Polished / Bulldog
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Black/Indian (2)
Post: Weleda ASB
EdT: D R Harris Windsor
I really like Cade. It whips up great lather with a scent very similar to D R Harris Windsor. Another plus is that it's readily available and quite affordable in refill form. I feel it's often overlooked as a quality soap option.
Soap: L'Occitane Cade
Brush: Simpson Commodore X3
Razor: Weber Polished / Bulldog
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Black/Indian (2)
Post: Weleda ASB
EdT: D R Harris Windsor
I really like Cade. It whips up great lather with a scent very similar to D R Harris Windsor. Another plus is that it's readily available and quite affordable in refill form. I feel it's often overlooked as a quality soap option.
SATURDAY MORNING
Prep: Warm rinse and Prep cream massaged into beard
Razor: Feather AC Teak LE
Blade: Feather Proguard
Brush: Shavemac D01
Shave soap: Tabac stick (face lathered)
Post: Witch hazel, Proraso balm
EDT: Pen's Opus 1870
Two pass shave. One down and one up.
A few weepers, but all closed with alum and a not bad effort.
Prep: Warm rinse and Prep cream massaged into beard
Razor: Feather AC Teak LE
Blade: Feather Proguard
Brush: Shavemac D01
Shave soap: Tabac stick (face lathered)
Post: Witch hazel, Proraso balm
EDT: Pen's Opus 1870
Two pass shave. One down and one up.
A few weepers, but all closed with alum and a not bad effort.
- Joined
- Tuesday September 3, 2013
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Prep: Hot flannel & Warm water splash (Saturday afternoon shave)
Pre: Village Barber oil
Soap: Klar Kabinett
Brush: unbranded Butterscotch 20mm Silvertip
Razor: E&J DE89 w/iKon bulldog handle
Blade: Ladas (7)
Post: Thayer's Lemon witch hazel
First time lathering Klar Kabinett and WOW! I grated half a block into a plastic tub and it was a lather beast. Definite contender for best lather porn. This is a thirsty soap.
Sadly, final shave for the Ladas. Perfectly comfortable BBS, but it took 3.5 passes to get there.
Pre: Village Barber oil
Soap: Klar Kabinett
Brush: unbranded Butterscotch 20mm Silvertip
Razor: E&J DE89 w/iKon bulldog handle
Blade: Ladas (7)
Post: Thayer's Lemon witch hazel
First time lathering Klar Kabinett and WOW! I grated half a block into a plastic tub and it was a lather beast. Definite contender for best lather porn. This is a thirsty soap.
Sadly, final shave for the Ladas. Perfectly comfortable BBS, but it took 3.5 passes to get there.
- Joined
- Saturday December 10, 2011
- Location
- british west hartlepool
gillette old type/ pearl handle
flying eagle
proraso pre
omega pro 49
proraso green tub
vintage yardley AS lotion/ 444
pour un homme de caron edt
an excellent shave apart from a lapse in concentration which ended up in a 2mm cut into my lip. its funny how your mind can wander when youre having an easy shave... then ouch! im coming to the conclusion though that big boars and italian soft soap really do it for me.
flying eagle
proraso pre
omega pro 49
proraso green tub
vintage yardley AS lotion/ 444
pour un homme de caron edt
an excellent shave apart from a lapse in concentration which ended up in a 2mm cut into my lip. its funny how your mind can wander when youre having an easy shave... then ouch! im coming to the conclusion though that big boars and italian soft soap really do it for me.
- Joined
- Thursday September 26, 2013
- Location
- Halifax, Republic of Yorkshire
Saturday evening ...
It has been a week since I shaved. I absolutely love shaving and find that every other day works out well for me - I can get a seriously smooth shave which is not quite ready for a shave the following day; the day after that, perfect. I have, however, found a combination that I absolutely adore ... but it does not like short stubble.
It's the Muhle R41/Feather Hi-Stainless combo.
I am developing technique with this one, since I want it to become my de facto shave. While I am honing my technique, it does take some growth, hence giving myself a few days growth to go at.
Oh, my goodness! I love this combo ...
Hot Towel
Edwin Jagger Pre-Shave Cream
Edwin Jagger Shaving Soap - Menthol
Edwin Jagger Best Badger (21mm Loft - Size M)
Muhle R41 - templ8 Fencing Handle
Feather Hi-Stainless [3]
Hot Rinse
Cold Rinse
Alum Wash
Cold Rinse
Edwin Jagger Pre-Shave Cream
Olgallala Bay Rum Skin Toner
Captain's Choice Bay Rum Aftershave
Two pass - WTG/XTG
What a great shave! I cannot stress that enough ...
I got to play with a bunch of new stuff - I bought a mixed bunch of Edwin Jagger gear off eBay, including a (potentially dud) straight, but the brush and pre-shave cream are really nice. Shopping today, I spotted an Edwin Jagger stall in a department Store (Harvey's in Halifax, if you're interested ... have a good perv at the cosmetics girls while you're there, eh?) and picked up a tub of their mentholated shaving soap. Soap! Damn it! I like creams ... never mind, let's go with it.
The soap lathered up nicely into a good, thick lather, but it was ... well, soapy? I prefer a creamy mix which I get from ... well, creams. Duh! Still, a fun experience. I should give soaps a chance and try harder - creams seem to just build up and you're done; soaps need some effort and perseverance.
Anyway, I got a lather and hit my face with a Muhle!
Did I say I love this combination? The Muhle R41 and the Feather Hi-Stainless is a match made in heaven! Using the lightest touch, enabled by my custom handle made by templ8, a week's growth just brushes away. Smooth, silent and effortless. What a combo!
I could have left it after the single pass. I have a great face map now and don't religiously go north/south, but my "with the grain" is with the grain - I know how my stubble grows and know how to follow it now. I went with a second, cross the grain pass and was rewarded with a seriously smooth shave.
Post-shave, I rinsed: hot, cold, alum (no stinging), cold and then a dot of Edwin Jagger pre-shave cream all over my face. Lovely menthol chill!
Now, onto something special ...
A kind gent here sent me a bunch of Bay Rum samples. I've had a crafty sniff at them all, mentally sorted them out into favourites and established a plan of enjoying them. Tonight, I went with Olgallala Skin Toner after shaving, then Captain's Choice Aftershave. I love this one! My Mrs doesn't - her father was a Dentist and something in it reminds her of dental treatments. It'll be the cloves.
Anyway, as a Bay Rum virgin, I am not on my path towards a great shaving routine and know I need Bay Rum as part of that. My love of menthol skewed me a little; concerned that it might not work with Bay Rum, I wondered about West Indian Limes as the shave routine, but actually, the menthol, then the Bay Rum works lovely ... NSS Ice & Slice will work well (my favourite cream), that lime and ice working with the rum.
So, onto a drink: Mount Gay & Stone's, over ice, with lime. Pretty much what I've just enjoyed as a shave.
Cheers, all!
It has been a week since I shaved. I absolutely love shaving and find that every other day works out well for me - I can get a seriously smooth shave which is not quite ready for a shave the following day; the day after that, perfect. I have, however, found a combination that I absolutely adore ... but it does not like short stubble.
It's the Muhle R41/Feather Hi-Stainless combo.
I am developing technique with this one, since I want it to become my de facto shave. While I am honing my technique, it does take some growth, hence giving myself a few days growth to go at.
Oh, my goodness! I love this combo ...
Hot Towel
Edwin Jagger Pre-Shave Cream
Edwin Jagger Shaving Soap - Menthol
Edwin Jagger Best Badger (21mm Loft - Size M)
Muhle R41 - templ8 Fencing Handle
Feather Hi-Stainless [3]
Hot Rinse
Cold Rinse
Alum Wash
Cold Rinse
Edwin Jagger Pre-Shave Cream
Olgallala Bay Rum Skin Toner
Captain's Choice Bay Rum Aftershave
Two pass - WTG/XTG
What a great shave! I cannot stress that enough ...
I got to play with a bunch of new stuff - I bought a mixed bunch of Edwin Jagger gear off eBay, including a (potentially dud) straight, but the brush and pre-shave cream are really nice. Shopping today, I spotted an Edwin Jagger stall in a department Store (Harvey's in Halifax, if you're interested ... have a good perv at the cosmetics girls while you're there, eh?) and picked up a tub of their mentholated shaving soap. Soap! Damn it! I like creams ... never mind, let's go with it.
The soap lathered up nicely into a good, thick lather, but it was ... well, soapy? I prefer a creamy mix which I get from ... well, creams. Duh! Still, a fun experience. I should give soaps a chance and try harder - creams seem to just build up and you're done; soaps need some effort and perseverance.
Anyway, I got a lather and hit my face with a Muhle!
Did I say I love this combination? The Muhle R41 and the Feather Hi-Stainless is a match made in heaven! Using the lightest touch, enabled by my custom handle made by templ8, a week's growth just brushes away. Smooth, silent and effortless. What a combo!
I could have left it after the single pass. I have a great face map now and don't religiously go north/south, but my "with the grain" is with the grain - I know how my stubble grows and know how to follow it now. I went with a second, cross the grain pass and was rewarded with a seriously smooth shave.
Post-shave, I rinsed: hot, cold, alum (no stinging), cold and then a dot of Edwin Jagger pre-shave cream all over my face. Lovely menthol chill!
Now, onto something special ...
A kind gent here sent me a bunch of Bay Rum samples. I've had a crafty sniff at them all, mentally sorted them out into favourites and established a plan of enjoying them. Tonight, I went with Olgallala Skin Toner after shaving, then Captain's Choice Aftershave. I love this one! My Mrs doesn't - her father was a Dentist and something in it reminds her of dental treatments. It'll be the cloves.
Anyway, as a Bay Rum virgin, I am not on my path towards a great shaving routine and know I need Bay Rum as part of that. My love of menthol skewed me a little; concerned that it might not work with Bay Rum, I wondered about West Indian Limes as the shave routine, but actually, the menthol, then the Bay Rum works lovely ... NSS Ice & Slice will work well (my favourite cream), that lime and ice working with the rum.
So, onto a drink: Mount Gay & Stone's, over ice, with lime. Pretty much what I've just enjoyed as a shave.
Cheers, all!
- Joined
- Tuesday October 26, 2010
- Location
- Taured
7:00 long comb
English Wilkinson Sword (2)
Turkish no. 6
Imperial Leather shaving stick
Magnificent Leather partially home made aftershave
English Wilkinson Sword (2)
Turkish no. 6
Imperial Leather shaving stick
Magnificent Leather partially home made aftershave
- Joined
- Thursday September 26, 2013
- Location
- Halifax, Republic of Yorkshire
bilbo72 said:Prep: Hot Water
Soap: Dr. Harris Arlington
Brush: Simpson "The Jubilee" LE
Razor: Muhle Jet DLC LE
Blade: Viking's Sword by Personna (3)
Post: Cold Water and Alum Block
AS: Floid The Genuine
So, how was the DLC?
- Joined
- Sunday December 23, 2012
- Location
- Colchester, Essex
Face wash with pears soap
SOC 2 Band
Figaro Shaving cream
Dodgy pass around Schick
Chick (4)
Speick AS
Retired the blade after this shave.
SOC 2 Band
Figaro Shaving cream
Dodgy pass around Schick
Chick (4)
Speick AS
Retired the blade after this shave.
- Joined
- Friday January 21, 2011
- Location
- Lisbon, Portugal
Saturday, 7.xii.2013
Predopobarba Proraso
Semogue 1800
Comptoir des Savonniers
Gillette Brit. New Ball End
Gillette Silver Blue
Thayer's Witch Hazel Lemon
Skino ASB
Predopobarba Proraso
Semogue 1800
Comptoir des Savonniers
Gillette Brit. New Ball End
Gillette Silver Blue
Thayer's Witch Hazel Lemon
Skino ASB
- Joined
- Thursday April 15, 2010
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: Pensoftheforest Rod Neep custom in Desert Ironwood
Razor: C V Heljestrand, M K 42 from Eskilstuna, Sweden
Soap: La Toja, Manantalies
AS: Old Spice, Fresh Lime
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean
I wish you all a good Sunday and cheers for all the great pics and SOTDs thoughts (even yours, Martini, it's so nice to see that you give out a helping hand and non asked for advice), even though not posting so much latley (will be better eventually), I do read fairly much!
Brush: Pensoftheforest Rod Neep custom in Desert Ironwood
Razor: C V Heljestrand, M K 42 from Eskilstuna, Sweden
Soap: La Toja, Manantalies
AS: Old Spice, Fresh Lime
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Uberclean
I wish you all a good Sunday and cheers for all the great pics and SOTDs thoughts (even yours, Martini, it's so nice to see that you give out a helping hand and non asked for advice), even though not posting so much latley (will be better eventually), I do read fairly much!
- Joined
- Tuesday February 8, 2011
Ryujin Tamahagane Dragon God 6/8
Kanayama cordovan #8000
Semogue 2012 OC special Boar & Badger mix
Kiehl's lite flite
Witch hazel
Kiehl's aftershave balm
Tom Ford black orchid Eau de parfum
Kanayama cordovan #8000
Semogue 2012 OC special Boar & Badger mix
Kiehl's lite flite
Witch hazel
Kiehl's aftershave balm
Tom Ford black orchid Eau de parfum
- Joined
- Thursday September 26, 2013
- Location
- Halifax, Republic of Yorkshire
bilbo72 said:
Great to hear! I have one on order. One of my concerns was around the face feel of the coating and whether it affected the angle and reveal of the blade.