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[BobbyB]

01 August 2021

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Prep:	Old Spice Bar soap
Razor:	WCS 84S
Soap:	Razorock Saturnia --Italy Until I use it up (tap water)
Brushes:	Gray Dog—Ohio
Blade:	Lord Platinum Shave # 1
Passes:	WTG and ATG
Cleanup:	Rinsed and dried face, f/b Witch Hazel f/b Alum rub down.
Aftershave:	Jeris Musk for Men—USA
Rating(s):	9.8 BBS
Comments:	The 1st shave wit this blade was awesome! No stubble, nicks, or weepers. Wanted a good shave as the LOTH wants to go ‘shopping’ this afternoon. Also, with heavy rains coming this afternoon, I hope to be able to harvest some rain water for shaving.

 

[wombadom]

Razor: Merkur 34C,
Blade: Polsilver (1)
Brush: Frank Shaving Silvertip, Chrome, 22mm
Bowl: Fine Lather Bowl

Lather: Proraso Blue Shaving Cream

Post: Lather Remnants during clean-up,
Dickinson's Enhanced Witch Hazel,
Myrsol After Shave Blue Splash,
Proraso Blue Balm

I planned three passes but my face felt so smooth and clean after two passes I ended it there. Hardware and software were all great, including the post shave items.
No nicks or weepers or razor burn.
9.5
Have a great day everyone [emoji106]

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[Cesare]

Minimal setup, this morning.

Gillette Brazilian Goodwill (but you already knew that)

German Bolzano, retired, as promised, after the 13 shave marathon

Ach Brito Mogno, hand lathered to my face

If memory serves me, the Greek soldier who ran from Marathon to Athens died soon after delivering the message about the victorious battle. Well, that blade did the same.

After yesterday’s brush relay, I decided it was time for a less is more approach and used my hands instead of a brush. The thing is: Mogno does perform!

Overall - 7.5 for the about to die blade

 

[Stubblebum]

Vulfix 2006 pure
Pre de Provence (B&T)
'55 Red Tip
German Wilkinson Sword (1)
CF Santa Paula

9.0/10

 

[ackvil]

Pre	Face wash with Neutrogena Liquid Facial Soap
Soap/Cream	GFT Sandalwood Cream
Brush	B&B LE 2014 by Rudy Vey
Bowl	Captain’s Choice Copper
Razor	Wolfman WR 2 SB 1.05
Blade	Personna Lab
Aftershave	Thayers WH & L’Occitane ASB
Fragrance	Yves Saint Laurent
Rating	10/10.
Comments	Sunday shave. Hard to believe it’s August. No rush today. Took out the Wolfman /Personna Lab for the 5th shave. The B&B LE brush loaded the cream beautifully and made a nice, slick lather. A nice four-pass face shave and two-pass head shave with no problems. Off to church in a few. Have a great day, folks.

 

[linty1]

First shave of August, mwf/gsb/muhle stf.

 

[BigJ]

Today’s Shave

Razor: Wolfman WR1/WRH2 handle
Blade: Polish Polsilver (day 4)
Brush: Shavemac Beagle 2-band badger (bulb)
Soap: Vito’s red
AS: Epsilon blue splash

Rating: 10/10!!

 

[Atlantic59]

Overcast Sunday Shave:

Fatip OC Slant Piccolo
Wizamet Super Iridium (8)
Semogue C5 Torga premium boar brush
PAA Ice Cube 2.0 pre-shave soap as stick
Pre de Provence shave soap
Dickinson's witch hazel + Pereja Limon Kolonya
Pre de Provence shave balm

Clean, close shave; DFS+

 

[Ron R]

Sunday Schick shave, Aug 1st 2021

Razor: Schick G injector type, Canadian Variant- Mfg 1940's 50s,NDCodes, nice mid range, light weight, easy to reach under the nose area.
Blade: Personna SS PTFE(3) excellent blade, very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely, predictable.
Soap: Ogallala Bayrum, sage, cedarwood, nice Bayrum scent with great lather qualities. Great price.
Brush: Yaqi Artic sky 24mm synthetic, excellent lather generator, heavenly cloud like soft tips, nice scrub, great lather painter.
Pre shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave: Witch hazel + Ogallala Bayrum & Sandalwood A.S + a dollop of Nivea balm + 2 drops of HA.
Results: 9.5/10 or CCS, DFS, BBS + no irritation + 1 blemish weeper=Excellent shave with my Schick G type injector with a Personna coated blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[RenoRichard]

Sunday morning shave, a delightful shave to kick off Arko August, two-pass with clean up, 9++/10, DFS+, with no irritation, no weepers- just very smooth and the shave felt really clean:

Pre-shave: shower
Razors: Occam's Razor- two-dot head- superb shave today
Blade: Feather Pro AC (5)- still sharp and still smooth
Brush: new- Simpson Berkeley 46 in Best- I couldn't resist trying another entry level Simpson's brush, as my preference for face lathering badgers is between 20-22mm. This brush feels like a winner. Made exceptional lather today and felt great on the face. It seems that Simpson's Best varies some, and this knot felt great in its initial outing- very soft and a bit firm. ARKO will dissipate any remaining funk in a day or two.
Soap: ARKO for August- in a twist-up deodorant tube; just realized the tube cost more than the soap @ ~$2, in a 12-pack ARKO cost me ~$1.25 a stick
Post-shave: cold rinse, Proraso Green balm, felt like the face desired some balm today and this has always been a dependable product.

Have a specarkola day!

 

[OhioBob]

Pre Shave: Warm Shower, Stirling Unscented Pre Shave Soap
Razor: GEM B-Bar
Blade: GEM PTFE (2)
Soap: Stirling Baker Street
Bowl: Blue Stirling Bowl
Brush: Simpson's Persian Jar PJ3 Best Badger
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Stypic Pencil, Thayers Unscented Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm, Proraso Red AS
Rating: 9.5/10 Excellent 3 pass BBS shave. Four weepers, no cuts or irritation. Again needed two touch ups on neck, no ill effects. Guess I am out of practice using a GEM razor. Happy with the outcome of the shave, upset on the weepers and am sure they are my fault.

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Schick I1 injector razor
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Caswell-Massey Newport
Aftershave: Old Spice Classic
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder
Rating Ten.

 

[Ravenonrock]

Razor: Unknown origin
Brush: Col. Conk Boar
Soap: Canada

A fine shave indeed!

 

[Slock]

Today's shave in Key West
Fishing was slow but we got a couple Dolphins (Mahia Mahia)
Biggest fish was a narly baraccuda.

Preshave: Shower
Razor prewar Tech
Blade: GSB
Soap: DR Harris cream sandalwood. first time used. Very good scent.
Brush: PAA Peregrino
Balm Stirling unscented balm
Colgne: Harverfrod EDT

BBS

 

[never-stop-learning]

20210801

Razor: Blackland Razors Vector SB
Blade: Kai Captain Titan Protouch MG (7 and retired)
Brush: Rudy Vey Butterscotch Beehive (Shavemac 24mm 2-Band Silvertip)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Cella Extra Extra Bio
Aftershave Balm: Nivea Post Shave Balm + InstaSkincare Hyaluronic Acid
Aftershave: Original Stetson
Fragrance: Original Stetson

Superb shave!

Check out my Journal for shave notes and other musings:
never-stop-learning's Quest for Knowledge - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/never-stop-learnings-quest-for-knowledge.611194/

 

[Vaporstang]

Three days of shaves. I have been too busy to post:

Friday Morning - 9.8

• Super fast one pass shave, Merkur Progress Long Handle 510 #3, Gillette Nacet (2), Semogue 1305 Pure Bristle Boar, Murphy & McNeil Nil Scent, Thayers Original Witch Hazel, Every Man Jack Fragrance Free Face Post-Shave
• Super fast shave that was surprisingly close. (I had a day trip to help my daughter's family move...)

Saturday Afternoon - 8.5

• Super fast one pass shave, Le Grelot 5/8, Semogue 1305 Pure Bristle Boar, Murphy & McNeil Nil Scent, Thayers Original Witch Hazel, Every Man Jack Fragrance Free Face Post-Shave
• Super fast shave that was okay. (I had a last minute message from a life-long buddy that he was in town for a couple of hours and wanted to stop by. He asked if he should bring beer. I said "Duh - yes")

Sunday (Today) Afternoon - 9.9

• Two pass shave, Le Grelot Campiono 309 5/8, Rudy Vey B&B Shavemac Finest 22mm, Proraso White: pre-shave - shaving soap - aftershave, Thayers Original Witch Hazel
• DFS! Excellent smooth shave! One small nick prevented a 10. A nice relaxing shave - finally! (Ahhhh.... Back to normalcy!)

 

[B_R_A_D]

Saturday’s Shave

Razor: Timeless .68 Titanium Open Comb
Blade: Polsilver Stainless (2)
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Copper Lather Bowl (Heavyweight)
Brush: Paladin Samurai 26mm
Soap and Aftershave: Murphy and McNeil Garda Siochana
Rating: 10/10 - Excellent shave, BBS with no blood or irritation. Actually got a more efficient shave with the Polsilver Stainless in the .68 over the .95.

 

[LMcC]

Saturday’s Shave

Razor: Timeless .68 Titanium Open Comb
Blade: Polsilver Stainless (2)
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Copper Lather Bowl (Heavyweight)
Brush: Paladin Samurai 26mm
Soap and Aftershave: Murphy and McNeil Garda Siochana
Rating: 10/10 - Excellent shave, BBS with no blood or irritation. Actually got a more efficient shave with the Polsilver Stainless in the .68 over the .95.

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That’s a very pretty brush.

 

[GNR]

ARKO Boarko (ARKO 1, 2021)

A fantastic shave with ARKO and my Semogue Butterscotch SOC Boar. Fantastic lather. I used a GEM PTFE blade clamped down and guided by a Kampfe Bros STAR CRU-STEEL Lather Catcher. An excellent shaver that is both mild and efficient. It’s also fun to use such an old razor that performs great.
This is going to be a fun month of great shaves. 9.985/10…off to a great start!

 

[B_R_A_D]

That’s a very pretty brush.

Thanks