What did you use today? +Rate the shave 1-10 (10 best)

[StewB]

Sunday's shave -

Razor: Parker Variant (3)
Blade: Rubie (2)
Pre-shave: Proraso white
Lather: Shannon's Soap "Barbershop"
Aftershave: Afta

One of the threads in the DE forum reminded me about the Variant. I have the non open comb and it really is a good performing razor. Great shave this morning!

 

[Fodermonk]

Erased 3.5 days with the Lupo 72, a Bic CP, and some lovely and slippery Lavanda. 9.5/10. Got off work yesterday afternoon, now I'm about to board another flight. Work in airports, recreate out of airports. #mayaswellmovein.

 

[Russ622]

Razor: Rocket HD
Blade: Perma-Sharp
Brush: Chisel & Hound Bocote Lily
Soap: Catie’s Bubbles Midnight Dreary
Frag: Azzaro The Most Wanted Parfum

First time using the Rocket and brush. 2nd shave with the blade. I think perma-sharp works in every razor I have. No nicks or weepers no irritation DFS.

Rate 9/10

 

[JacobW]

RR GC 1.05.

Gillette Minora.

Ralon cream.

Ralon AS.

As always head and face shaving 9/10

Smooth day for everyone .

 

[Jaybyrd]

150424

• silverlifter
• Apr 14, 2024

Koraat Sheffield 15/16 Half Hollow - Odax Ebony Synth - Shannon's Barbershop - Floïd Vigoroso -...

Wonderful start to the week: crisp edge, slick lather and bracing finish. Two and a half passes for a very comfortable DFS+

I had to look where you were from when you said start to the week, I assumed on the other side of the globe! Have a great week...my last day of the week 2nd shift begins now!

 

[SgtCrppls]

Brush: RV “Pug Style” DG B15 26mm, 26mm is my favorite size in the DG knots
Blade: Timor (4)
Soap: Ethos “Tonka Bean” 🫘 F Base 2024, it just gets better every year
Razor: WR2 Ti SB 1.25 w/ Timeless Ti Crown Handle


Just perfect shave

Doug

 

[thombrogan]

I don’t understand the rationale behind Evyap’s instructions, @Lane101

Thankfully, ARKO! doesn’t care that I don’t understand

 

[Eric_75]

Pre-shave • King C. Gillette Face Wash

Soap • Proraso Red

Bowl • CaYuen (Large)

Brush • Omega Evo Sapphire Blue

Razor • Blackland Vector SS/SB

Blade • Feather Artist Club ProSuper (1)

*Warm Shower*

Aftershave • Thayers Unscented + Bootlegger's Green Freeze

Eye Gel • Neutrogena Hydro Boost

Once again, the Vector SS/SB/Feather AC combo provided a superb shave. Almost 4 days of growth knocked down. No weepers or irritation. I'm quite comfortable with this pairing after all this time. It's rather warm here today, so the Green Freeze was quite nice.

10/10.

Have a blessed evening, friends.

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[Lane101]

I don’t understand the rationale behind Evyap’s instructions, @Lane101

Thankfully, ARKO! doesn’t care that I don’t understand

Likely targeted to professional Barbers who might get resistance from customers if they tried to reuse a shaving stick applied to others. Brushes can be cleaned, a shaving stick not so much. Even recall in some Italian barber shops each customer has his own personal boar brush held by the barber shop.

 

[thombrogan]

I’d think brushes are harder to keep clean than slivers of an ARKO! stick.

 

[Guido75]

Wonder if, because this soap may be targeted to professional barbers in Turkey, this approach is recommended for sanitary reasons?

I think this is exactly the reason. Turkish barbers also use really hot water (from those thermo bottles) to dunk the brush in. They use lots of water.

 

[Obetron Rex]

1934 Aristocrat Deluxe / GSB / Shavemac synthetic / Brito lime / Stirling glacial black cherry / Ogallala Bay Rum - 10

 

[DHowz]

Pre: Nivea face wash
Razor: 1966 Slim @7
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Cream: Speick, face/hand later
Aftershave: Harry’s balm

Pretty damn good shave but not as good as I’m used to. I’m traveling with no brush or bowl so that’s part of it, but I’m beginning to think that I’m just not crazy about GSB blades. I’ve now had less than optimal experiences with them in a few different razors. It seems odd to me given that I love Nacets, Perma-Sharps and 7 O’clock Yellows, and many who like the same blades recommend GSBs. So it goes …

 

[Anomaly1985]

8.5/10 some razor burn.

 

[Feldgrun]

Soap: PAA Future Fiction CK-6
Brush: Semogue SOC Butterscotch Mistura
Razor: Gillette New Short Comb
Blade: Astra SP (1)

Rating: 9.5/10 - An excellent shave. I love the weight and balance of the New Short Comb. PAA soaps have the thickest lather & the best post-shave feel I tried. The SOC is still breaking in, and I'm enjoying it more over time.

 

[Callahan23]

Evening, this morning's shave:

Razor: Smart Helix Apollo Light (mild plate)
Blade: Wizamet (2)
Pre: Hot Water
Soap: Razorock WTP Lime
Brush: N/A
Aftershave: Aqua Velva
Post: Eucerin Complete Repair

Snuck a quick shave in before work in the wee hours of the morning. This razor with the light plate reminds me so much of my favorite Techs. Effortless, bit of buffing, and a great BBS finish.

10/10

Cheers

 

[MrSpeedy]

Razor: Gillette Black Handle SuperSpeed
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic - German (6)
Brush: EverReady 100T handle with synthetic knot
Soap: Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Aftershave: Speick
Rating: 10/10 - A good start to the week.

 

[Buflow]

Razor: Mühle R41 w RRock HD handle
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: AP ShaveCo Ruby G5B knot
Bowl: Fine Accoutrements
Soap: RazoRock Caribbean Holiday️

Pre shave: Kyle's Routine, Stirling Coconut Lime stick
Aftershave: RazoRock Caribbean Holiday️ , Stirling Hipster balm

Nearly three day stubble cut cleanly and easily with this setup.
The scents really cheered me up after mowing the lawn for the first time this year which was much harder than it should have been.

2 pass shave, WTG, XTG was as good as I get. Perfect!
Rating: 10/10 BBS

 

[BelfastBlade]

15th April 2024

Razor: Muhle R41
Blade: Personna Platinum, Made in Germany (2)
Brush: Muhle Classic STF synthetic shaving brush (faux ivory, medium/21mm)
Bowl: Fine Accoutrements lathering bowl (blue/white)
Soap: Cella Crema da Barba (Cella red)
Post shave: Mennen Skin Bracer original aftershave splash

Rating: 9/10

Very bare bones shave this morning! Nothing too fancy but really nice shave nonetheless. I really love Cella.. out of all the soaps I've bought, dozens of fancy artisan soaps included, I find myself using good old Cella probably more than anything else. I find it to be a really superb soap, so easy to work up a great lather, it's always so slick and luscious.. and that nice, clean, inoffensive sweet almond scent is hard to beat too.

 

[dorse23]

Preshave: Glycerine Facewash with warm water splashes
Razor : Gillette NEW SC
Blade : Gillette Nacet (D6)
Brush : Simpson Duke 3 in Best Badger
Soap : MdC Rose
Aftershave : Alum Block + Cold water splashes + D R Harris Windsor AS Lotion

Taking some time to use my DEs which are not being used because of my addiction to Feather AC system

Close and comfortable BBS in 3 passes !!


Rating : 9.63/10