Thread: SOTD - Sun September 19th - Sat September 25th

Pre: Hot shower
Razor: E A Berg
Brush no name black badger (think it´s a Frank)
Soap Mitchells WFS
AS: English Leather
Strop: Neil Miller
Result: Very nice
Niffty little razor this, got clean and then some.

5/8 Fox Cutlery
RupRazor "The Paladin" Strop
Czech & Speake Oxford and Cambridge Soap
Penworks Finest
RazoRock Alum
444
Spanish Floid
Nicolai Pour Homme

Great pics gentlemen!!

Going tried and true today! Old school, but new blade...Gives me perfection every time!

Pre-Shave: Hot shower

Pre-Shave prep: Stephan's Conditioning Smooth Shave Creme

Razor: 5/8" Henckels #50, Full Hollow, Spike point

Strop: SRD Premium IV (50 linen/75 leather)

Brush: 22mm Vulfix Super Badger

Überlather: CarrieM Dragon's Blood Shave Creme + Mama Bear's Amber Romance Shave Soap + Glycerin

Post-shave/Astringent: Thayers Witch Hazel (Lavender, no alcohol)

Moisturizer: Trumper's Fragrance-free Moisturizer

EDT: Penhaligon Quercus

Result: Today, I am hosting a guest from the Max Planck Institute (Dresden, Germany). So, what better way to shave than with my Henckels #50? Was für ein unglaubliches Shave (sorry Tom: My German is rusty). The performance of this blade was accentuated with the thick and super slick überlather that CarrieM's Dragon Blood provided. BTW: A few days ago, I was inspecting some of my blades' edges when I noticed a very small chip near the heel of this Henckels. So naturally, I took it to the Naniwa 1k and repaired the edge. Once an appropriate bevel was reached and the chip removed, it was sharpened on a Coti (slurry with dilucot), followed by the Naniwa 12k. Honing would not be complete without polishing the edge on the Y/G Escher. Simply fantastic!! what a difference an edge makes; Sharp and ultra smooth.

Here's looking at you guys and wishing you a fantabulous Monday .

Razor: Dovo MOP 5/8
Brush: Rooney 1/1 Finest
Soap: Trumper Violet
AS: D.R. Harris Pink followed by TSD Lavender/Oakmoss Milk
Cologne: Diptyque Philosykos

A wet cold week here in the Inland Empire, looks like I predicted the weather correctly that we are going to have a long Fall this year...

I broke out a bit of the heavier Fall scents for this morning..
Using the 28mm Monster Mac I whipped up a TGQ Highlander Uberlather, this stuff comes out oh so creamy... The razor is a Puma Gold #91 sans the Gold, the scales are a Violet and Bronze swirl that earned the razor the name Pretty Kitty II... This razor is such a smooth shaver that I even put up with the fact I don't like Round Nose profiles I stropped her in on a SRD Premium 1 with 25/50 before the shower...
The shave was effortless followed by the stinging blast of Cap't Smith Bay Rum...




Have a Great Day !!!

Originally Posted by Birnando

Woke up to a lovely, sunny day here in Oslo
Started off with a nice shower to prep for a Sunday morning shave

Cream: Acqua Di Parma Colonia
Brush: Shavemac 24mm Silvertip D01, 2 band
Razor: Joe Chandler 6/8, notched tip, bone scales
Strop: SRD premium IV, English Bridle
Astringent: Thayer's medicated Super Hazel
ASB: Castle Forbes Lime Essential oil
Cologne: Acqua Di Parma Colonia

Have a lovely Sunday, Gents!

Gorgeous Chandler, Birnando!

Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Time: 2334
Soap: L'Occitane
Brush: Semogue Boar
Razor: Puma 52
Aftershave: Trumper's West Indie's Lime Skinfood

Smooth shave before slumber

What about your blade? Are there some cracks?

Pre-shave: Hot towel
Shave soap: C&E Sienna
Shave cream: T&H Ultimate Comfort unscented
Brush: shavemac best badger
Razor: Allegheny Instrument Co. 6/8

This one of the five razors I found at an antique store this weekend. I've never heard of the brand, and her former owner(s) have done some serious over-honing of the toe. Otherwise she is in pretty good shape.

Despite her shortcomings, I'll always remember her as the first razor I shaved with that I honed myself. I had to reset the bevel as there were minor irregularities in the edge.

I'll have to admit, putting her to my face was reminiscent of my first straight shave - that fear of the unknown. However, the shave went better than I expected. I can definitely tell Lynn didn't hone her. However, she delivered just below a DFS (4 hours later I can feel some stubble, but not see it) and no nicks. Some of this I can't blame on the honing job or the razor as I overslept and shaved rather quickly.

What a satisfying feeling knowing that I pulled it off all by myself! That is, if you ignore all the help received from Lynn and all my friends at SRP

Now on to the other 4 finds http://straightrazorpalace.com/show-...ore-finds.html