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

[BobbyB]

Daily Shave: 03 August 2020

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Prep: Lectric Shave
Razor: Viking Chieftain
Brush: Omega 11126
Blade: Gillette 7 O-clock Green Blade #1 Shave #3 (WTG & ATG) buffing A/R
Soap: Van der Hagen deluxe -- using distilled water and Campbell’s soup container.
A / S: Old Spice Classic
Post: Rinsed face, followed by a Witch Hazel wipe down.
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0 BBS Another fine shave this morning. Once again, no tugging or dragging, along with no nicks or weepers.

 

[JCarr]

Rating: 10/10
Pre-Shave: Cold water splash - OPR Bay Rum soap
Soap: TOBS Grapefruit cream
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar
Razor: Razorock Mamba 70
Blade: Feather (1)
Post-Shave: Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
AS: Lustray Spice

I still have quite a few razor blades from tryablade.com hanging around and wanted to try a Feather in the Mamba razor being that it's a mild shaver. My next step in the journey is to fine-tune the razors I have with a blade that works best in them...or at least a blade that works very well in them. So...I'll be jumping around a bit over the next week or two. Today's experiment was to try a very sharp blade in a fairly mild razor. Will be trying this in my Fatip Nobile also...the mildest razor in my collection. The experiment worked well today, good shave with no issues.

Happy Shaves, Everyone!

No picture today...pressed for time.

 

[Stubblebum]

Vulfix 2006 pure
Stirling MITA / Lime combo
'53 Super Speed
Personna Red (2)
Barbasol Brisk

9.5/10

 

[dkpw]

To celebrate my new Vostock watch, this shave had to be with a Voskhod blade! The former means East and the latter Dawn, so this is an eastern dawn shave - sort of.

I also selected the Voskhod, since I don't recall trying one in the Rockwell before. As expected I got a double helping of smoothness. I used plate 5 for a change, as I wanted a slightly more efficient first pass than plate 4 usually gives, especially with three days growth.

Razor: Rockwell 6S (5)
Blade: Voskhod - 1st use
Soap: Tabac
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3
Pre-shave: PAA Cube
Post-shave: Lucky Tiger tonic
Bowl: Captain's Choice copper bowl

 

[ackvil]

Monday’s Shave​

Back to a classic today: Klar Seifen Rasiwerseife. The brush is Rooney 1/3. The razor was my Gillette Tech loaded with a Personna Lab blade. After a four-pass shave, I used cool water to remove any excess lather. I then applied Thayers Rose Petal WH followed by Clubman. The fragrance today was Jimmy Choo Man Intense.

An excellent shave. 10/10.

 

[ChiefHA]

9.8/10
Razor: Keen Kutter straight/ Gem Junior short handle
Soap: Barrister and Mann Cologne Russe
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia
AS:B&M Cologne Russe

 

[DougK]

Cross-posting...

Back to the tried and true:

• Razor: RazoRock Satin Hawk V2
• Blade: Feather AC Pro (7)
• Brush: RazoRock Plissoft synthetic
• Cream: C.O. Bigelow

Absolutely excellent shave today, even in my normal trouble spots. A solid 9/10 effort. At this point, I'm beginning to wonder why I own any other razors and why I kept the Hawk in the drawer for so long.

 

[MrSpeedy]

Razor: Schick Krona
Blade: Wilkinson Sword - German (11; binned it after. Might have been able to get another shave out of it, but why risk it.)
Brush: Ever Ready 100T handle with synthetic knot
Soap: Mike's Hungarian Lavender (shave stick)
Aftershave: Speick
Rating: 10/10 - I rubbed the shave stick all over my face, looked in the mirror and figured I had enough soap, and started shaving without lathering! Had to stops and lather. Thankfully I had only done two strokes of the shave. In fairness, using a shave stick without lathering it is my "you woke up late and need a quick shave" method.

 

[BigJ]

Today’s shave

Razor: Wolfman WR1/WRH2 handle
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (day 2)
Brush: Graydog 2-band badger
Soap: Haslinger’s schafmilch
AS: Speick splash

Rating: 9.5/10.

 

[cyclingsteveb]

9/10 BBS!
Razor: Karve brass SB E
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (2)
Brush: 24mm ApShaveCo 2bed syn w/summer handle
Pre-Shave: Shower and face wash
Lather: Barrister & Mann Seville soap
Aftershave: Barrister & Mann Seville AS Splash / Hawkins & Brimble balm
Additional Care: Thayers Lemon WH

 

[Atlantic59]

Fatip Piccolo Mk2
Perma-Sharp Super (4)
Razorock Bruce
365 glycerin soap wash
La Toja stick
Dickinson's witch hazel
LEA 3-in-1 balm with mild alcohol and menthol

Clean, very close shave; DFS+

 

[Screeby]

Ball End Tech
Stirling Boar
Stirling soap/splash/EDT
Witch Hazel

3.5 hours of sleep as I was late at the Sprint car races last night. Went though the passes on muscle memory as I certainly didn't feel awake.

A very nice, close shave.

Too tired for much more then that

8.8/10

KM

 

[Vacumatic]

Pre-shave:- Argan Oil liquid soap
Bowl/Scuttle:- None

Brush:- Synthetic

Soap/Cream:- Palmolive Shave Stick
Razor/Blade:- Wilkinson Black and Treet

Post/After-shave: Cocoa Butter and night cream mix to keep my allure
Fragrance:- Lacoste

 

[fistfullofbeer]

Razor: Rockwell 6S (#4)
Blade: Personna Lab Blue
Brush: Rudy Vey Two Tone
Soap: Pannacrema Nuavia Verde
AS: Fine Italian Citrus

Pretty good shave overall.

 

[Ron R]

MMMonday, Aug 03 2020- Good morning to all, thought I would use my ASR Everready 1914 today, I always get great shaves with this razor and the Audio feed back lets you know where the stubble is still hiding on the face. Beard stubble does not stand much of a chance with the ER 1914 and is a nice mid range. I rarely get irritation or weepers even with a new blade. Excellent razor.....
Razor: Everready 1914(AKA LLC or Little lather catcher) with 1st generation blade stops- Mfg 1914-17 excellent mid range IMO with great audio feedback.
Brush: Yaqi Tuxedo knot 24 mm synthetic with black marble handle- Favorite brush for lathering + soft tips.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE (4) Very sharp and smooths out over time, great longevity & very inexpensive per shave.
Soap: Razorock XXX- I like the freshness scent with great lather qualities.(A.S. same scent after dry down)
Pre-shave: Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of Clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area.
Prep: cold water rinse after each pass of 3 + pickups.
Post shave: Razorock XXX with witch Hazel + a tiny dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: 10/10 or CCS,DFS,BBs + no irritation + no weepers = Excellent shave with my ER 1914 LLC razor.

Have some great shaves! Think safe in these times!

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Gem Junior with brass bulldog handle
Blade: Personna GEM PTFE Stainless Steel Blade
Brush: Rick Montalvo Grade A Silvertip Badger
Pre-Shave: Cremo Brushless Shaving Cream
Lather: Soap Smooth Barbershop
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Pinaud Finest powder
Rating 9.5

 

[Scoos14]

Preshave: Lectric Shave

Razor: Parker 94R

Blade: KAI (4)

Brush: Stirling Synthetic

Soap: Stirling Sandalwood

AS: Thayers Witch Hazel/GFT Extract of Limes/Pinaud LimeSec

Rating: 9.5/10

 

[Abz88]

Pre-shave (in order of use)
- Clinique for Men Face Wash
- Clinique for Men Face Scrub
- Clinique for Men Exfoliating Tonic
- Mitchells Wool Fat

Post-shave (in order of use)
- Omega Alum Block
- Jack Black Protein Booster Skin Serum
- Dolce & Gabbana The One aftershave balm
- Kiehls Age Defender Moisturiser

Tools
- Edwin Jagger DE86
- BIC Chrome Platinum (1)
- Omega Pro 49

Shave Rating: 8.5/10
First shave with a BIC Chrome Platinum and it impressed on its first outing. 3 pass shave (WTG, XTG, XTG) and a fourth ATG pass on the cheeks. It felt very similar to last weeks Israeli Red, a sharp and smooth blade that gave a close, irritation free shave with no feedback from the alum block.

 

[Ravenonrock]

Monday afternoon shave

Razor: Merkur 34C
Blade: Feather (1)
Brush: Fendrihan Black and White Synthetic
Soap: Ach Brito Lavanda
Post: Gillette After Shave

Ive commented a few times that the 34C feels small in my hand, but I’ve come to really like this razor. Paired with a new Feather blade, it is a precise tool for providing a close and comfortable shave. It’s light and nimble and works well for daily shaving. The Lavanda cream is a departure from the Arko I’ve used the last few days. The fragrance is complex with a cooling menthol face feel. I’m in for Arko August, but I’m rotating in my favourites. After shave splash is fresh, fairly mild, pleasant fragrance.

9/10

 

[enrywivanh]

Razor - Merkur Slant 37c
Blade - Feather
Brush - Kent BK8
Soap - Harris Arlington
Aftershave - Simple Moisturiser with Hemp Seed Oil.
Rating - 9/10.