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[BigJ]

Today’s Shave

Razor: Wolfman WR1
Blade: Chinese London Bridge (4)
Brush: Rudy Vey B&B 2-band
Soap: Vito’s red
Splash: Speick

Rating: Another 9.5/10 shave today! This fine blade is consistent, just not quite up to BBS.

 

[1e4]

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Hardware

Razor	RazoRock Game Changer 0.68P
Blade	Treet Dura-Sharp [7]
Brush	Stirling Boar

Software

Pre	Thayer's Lavender Stirling Unscented Pre-Shave Soap
Lather	Mike's Natural Soaps Lime [5]
Post	Clubman

Rating

8 / 10

Notes

The Dura-Sharp continues to provide good, consistent performance.

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[WThomas0814]

Prep: warm water splash

Soap: Cella Red
Brush: AP Shaving Dark Abalone/SOC boar knot

Razor: Lambda Athena
Blade: Personna Lab Blue (3)

Post: hope a shower, then Dickinson’s Original

Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Fantastic shave! DFS++ in two passes plus minimal XTG buffing. No irritation whatsoever. The Athena is a great razor for those of us who like mild shaves.

Andrew’s brush is also a thing of beauty. The fantastic Shavemac handle adds some heft and much-needed flash to the SOC knot. Those familiar with SOCs need not be told how well they load and lather.

Cheers!

 

[silverlifter]

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• silverlifter
• Mar 27, 2024

Filarmónica 14 Doble Temple 15/16 Hollow - PAA Peregrino - MdC Fougère - Myrsol Antesol - Sukin...

Lovely shave with the Fili: happily crackled along effortlessly removing stubble. Have great shaves!

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Wolfman WR2 SS 1.05, Timeless Ti Crown handle
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: Rudy Vey 2022 B & B Contributor Brush
Pre-Shave: Proraso White Pre-Shave Cream
Lather: Zingari Man Rogue
Aftershave: Zingari Man Rogue
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Nivea Post Shave Balm
Ten

 

[Buflow]

Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum
Brush: AP ShaveCo Blue Lagoon G5B knot
Bowl: Fine Accoutrements
Soap: A&E Peach and Cognac

Pre shave: Kyle's Routine, La Toja
Aftershave: Stirling Peach

While doing my pre shave routine with the La Toja I had to wonder why I need any other soap. The lather from this little stick is amazing. However..

The A&E soap produces the finest lather of anything I've used. What amazing shaves I get from this one. Super slick and creamy.

The rest of the kit was flawless as well.

2 pass shave, WTG, XTG with no issues
Rating: 10/10 BBS

 

[awk_m4]

Wednesday March 27, 2024
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper Bowl
Brush: Semogue SOC Mistura
Lather: Tabac
Razor: Henson Mild
Blade: GSB (1)
Post: Tabac

Rating 10/10

 

[Ratso]

Wednesday’s shave.
Razor: Blackland Dart.
Blade: Matgicol 3rd use.
Soap: Lather Bros Lone Bear.
Brush: Stirling badger.
Preshave: Hot rag.
Postshave: Thayers witch hazel, Stirling Arcadia aftershave , Proraso white balm.
Alum feedback: face-low, neck-medium.
Smooth: 9.0
Close: 9.5
Soap: 9.5
The Dart is one of the razors I have to be mindful of or I’ll draw blood. The blade feel is a good reminder to proceed with caution.

 

[SgtCrppls]

Brush: RV “Pug Style”. @Rudy Vey DG 26mm B15
Blade: Timor (1)
Soap: GD “Luxor” Kairos SE 2023
Razor: WR2 Ti SB 1.25 w/ Timeless Ti Crown Handle

Absolutely incredible shave today

Doug

 

[Obetron Rex]

Lambda Athena / Kai / Pegasus Synthetic / Brito lime / Stirling glacial black cherry - Excellent

 

[28Notch]

VIKINGS SHAVE

Three Days Whiskers

MUSIC:

Stateless by Lene Lovich.
I have this album since it was released in 1978. Some 46 years ago. This is pure new wave / punk stuff. With a lot of hype back then.

PRE-SHAVE:

- Hot Shower

- Proraso Pre-Shave Cream Cypress and Vetyver (PT)

BOWL: Costa Nova Fine Stoneware (PT)

SOAP: Musgo Real Hard Soap (PT) -

Real creamy high quality odorless lather.

BRUSH: Semogue Hereditas 2000 Beech Boar 62×25 mm (P) -

Fantastic performance. Very good Lather Generator, excellent backbone, soft on face.
Not to forget that this is a very cheap brush over here.

SR: Vikings Blade Emperor Meiji (AUS)

- Only the packaging must be Australian. All the rest smells like China.
There are reports of blemished Meiji with important flaws. Certainly the consequences of a poor quality control.
That's not the case of the examplar I possess which is flawless.
This hefty tool until now has gaven me always great shaves with no collateral damages which is simply incredible.
The match with the Nacet was truly amazing. And I have definitely assesed the set up combinations. It was great on last shave. I consulted the set ups used then and it was great right now, even with different blades.

BLADE: Gillette Nacet Stainless -

On its third and last performance which, by the way, was impeccable.

POST-SHAVE:

- 444 Alum-Block (PT):

Mild feedback over the first couple of minutes.

- Old Spice Original After Shave Lotion (US)

- Rituals... After-Shave Refreshing Gel (NL)

THE SHAVE:

Absolute 10/10 easy shave.
The sensation was that it was impossible to cut myself with this binomium Meiji-Nacet. Just incredible.

1st Pass: Set 4.5 all WTG.

2nd Pass: Set 5.5. From East to West on Face, ATG on neck.

3rd Pass: Set 6.5. All ATG except on Mustache and Chin Areas where I went XTG from West to East.

Touch-Ups: Set 5 XTG on Neck with some Blade Buffing.

 

[Texchappy]

8/10
Probably should have stopped after 1 pass with a DFS+ shave but had so much lather left in the bush I did a second. Slight irritation was the result.

 

[Lee Van Cleft]

Today's shave….

The shave with the 109 Black Beauty was close but I have to say I suffered with some quite painful neck burn. Had it set too aggressive and paid the price.
Decided today to go with the thin handled Gillette Tech, green Astra blade, mini
Omega boar brush and arko!
A lovely shave indeed. Mellow and kind, just what my face required after the irritation issues from earlier in the week..
A DFS from this no frills set up. No cuts or weepers. I love this little Tech razor , it’s a tremendous all rounder.
9/10

 

[Eric_75]

Pre-shave • Neutrogena Fragrance-free Bar Soap

Cream • Musgo Real Orange Amber

Bowl • CaYuen (Large)

Brush • Omega Evo Sapphire Blue

Razor • Merkur Progress

Blade • Silver Star (1)

*Warm Shower*

Aftershave • Thayers Unscented + Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue

Eye Gel • Neutrogena Hydro Boost

A relaxing and drama free evening shave. A little over two days of growth knocked down. No weepers or irritation.

10/10.

Have a blessed evening, friends.

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[NorthernSoul]

March 27

Razor: Fatip Gentile w/ wood handle
Blade: Feather (2)
Brush: Semogue SOC Mistura w/ cherry handle
Soap: AOS lemon cream super-lathered w/ Pre de Provence #63
A/S: Tuff Green (unscented)
EdT: Pre de Provence #63

DFS++

I seem to be getting better results with the Fatip Gentile + Feather combo after a bit of practice. Nearly a BBS, which wasn't really intentional, it just happened.

 

[never-stop-learning]

Wednesday 20240327

Razor: Enders Speed Razor + Hendrix Classics & Co 'Regular' Adapter
Blade: Schick Proline B (4 shaves, 9 passes)
Brush: Rudy Vey Irish Bog Oak (Mühle 25mm STF)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Taconic Shave Cream Bay Rum
Aftershave: Clubman Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum

Shave 4 of 7 with the Enders/Hendrix/Proline combination. A good 3-Pass shave that got me just shy of DFS.

 

[dorse23]

Preshave: Glycerine Facewash with warm water splashes
Razor : Mühle R41(2013)
Blade : Gillette 7O'Clock Black Indian (D4)
Brush : Semogue 610 Boar
Soap : D R Harris Windsor
Aftershave : Alum Block + Cold water splashes + Old Spice Musk AS Lotion

Close and comfortable BBS in 3 passes !!


Rating : 9.63/10

 

[Guido75]

Date	28.03.2024
366 daily shaves	088/366

Razor	Blade	Brush
Blackbird SS	Shark Chrome (4)	Razorock Big Bruce
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash	Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (69)	Cold splash Proraso Green Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG and touch up
Process Quality (details here)	Blade Sharpness
10/10 (Clean)	5/10 (Razor Sharp)
Effectiveness	Shave Comfort
9/10 (BBS)	9/10 (Butterysmooth)

Notes:

Summary. Rotating between my modern razors before Vintage April kicks off. Top notch shave with the Blackbird.

For extended shave notes click here.

Enjoy your shave!

 

[Eric_75]

Happy Birthday!!!

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[Raz0rboy]

5 stars