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[never-stop-learning]

20210906

Razor: Blackland Razors Ti Blackbird
Blade: Perma-Sharp (2)
Brush: Lowborn Supply Jaded Rose (Maggard 24mm SHD Fan)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Martin de Candre Fougère
Aftershave Balm: Nivea Post Shave Balm + InstaSkincare Hyaluronic Acid
Aftershave: Brut Classic

Superb shave!

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[Slock]

Today's shave

Preshave: From Slock’s mad scientist lab Slock’s universal, certified soon to be internationally famous proprietary shaving oil blend.
Razor: Gillette Slim (6)
Blade: GSB

Soap: Muhle Sea Buckthorn
Brush: Stirling finest Badger Shave Brush
Balm Stirling unscented balm
Aftershave: Stirling Mountain Man

BBS

 

[chuckd]

Razor: 1958 D2 Gillette TV Special (Super Speed)
Blade: Astra SS (2)
Brush: RazoRock Barber 24 synthetic
Soap: Stirling Coniferous
Rating: 10

Saturday morning 9/4 shave on 2 days of growth. Easy BBS after WTG/XTG/ATG passes, and no nicks or irritation. I learned from the previous shave to go easy under the lower lip.

 

[chuckd]

Razor: 1958 D2 Gillette TV Special (Super Speed)
Blade: Astra SS (3)
Brush: RazoRock Barber 24 synthetic
Soap: Stirling Texas On Fire
Rating: 9.9

Tonight's shave on 2.5 days of growth. BBS after WTG/XTG/ATG passes, and no nicks. Felt resistance ATG under the nose, and irritation happened here - blade starting to lose its edge? Deducting .1 for that.

Happy Labor Day, everyone!

 

[Chard52142]

Sept Stirling Slant Tue 7 SOTD
Soap Stirling BarberShop
Brush Yaqi 24mm Goblin Husky Knot
Razor Yaqi Slant
Blade Derby Extra 2nd (with a shim)
Aftershaves Stirling Witchhazel Wintergreen + Clubman Brandy Spice
Enjoyed this soap... a mild scent but good creamy and slick lather...
Shave with this aggressive razor paired with the blade and a shim...was good and smooth in 3passes without issues for a between bbs to dfs finish. Rating 9.5/10

 

[duke4423]

Prep : Warm Water Splashes + Glycerin Face Wash
Razor: Gillette NEW LC
Blade: Gillette 7O'Clock Black Indian (D2)
Brush: Semogue 610 Boar
Soap: Stirling Orange Chill Soap
Aftershave: Alum Block + Cold Water Rinse + BRUT Original AS Lotion
Rating : 9.64/10


Very close, comfortable and smooth BBS in 3 passes !

 

[Lefonque]

Pre	PAA Cube 2.0 USA
Soap	Stirling Electric Sheep, USA
Brush	BGB Red Baron Silver tip Badger Fan, Australia
Razor	Yaqi Slant, China
Blade	Nacet, Russia
Post Shave	Proraso Alum, Italy Proraso Balm Italy
Fragrance	Squadron Soap The Warden Aftershave, Australia
Rating	8.5/10

 

[cryhavoc]

Razor: Schick Injector Type I2 Hydro-Magic
Blade: Schick Injector (21)
Soap: Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Brush: Omega 10290 boar
AS: Skin Bracer

Rating: 10/10

 

[Adjustingtolife]

10/10
An awesome shave this morning!

-ATT Mixed metal CR1
-Nacet (2nd)
-PAA Amber Aerolite
-Capt choice copper bowl

-PAA Ice Cube
-PAA Camp Phoenix soap and splash

This soap and splash are amazing. During the shave, I smelled like a camp fire. About 6/10 scent strength which is perfect. After, I smelled like Graham crackers, toasted marshmallows and cinnamon. This is amazing.

My wife said this is her favorite set I've ever bought.

The razor is absolutely beautiful. Super smooth and efficient. Super smooth and efficient enough to get me bbs in 3 passes.

Fayiz D.

 

[JCarr]

Result: 10/10
Pre-Shave: Cold water splash - PAA Tube 2.0
Soap: Phoenix and Beau Imperial Rum
Brush: Yaqi Violet synthetic
Razor: RazoRock Lupo SS SB .72
Blade: King C. Gillette (3)
Post-Shave: Cold water splash - Stirling Bay Rum-scented Witch Hazel - Lucky Tiger face tonic
AS: WSP Bay Rum

An easy shave...not much to do after yesterday's mowing. First use with the Phoenix and Beau...very nice soap. Pleasantly surprised. Didn't know what to expect, but this tallow-based soap bloomed perfectly and was thick, rich and slick. My wife is so-so on Bay Rum and she actually liked the scent of this one. Definitely will stay in the rotation. The King C. Gillette blade feels like it could go another three or more shaves. All in all a very smooth and easy shave.

Happy Shaves, Everyone!

 

[LMcC]

Razor: Razorock Lupo 72
Blade: 7 O’clock Super Platinum (2)
Brush: Sea Glass / Nexus
Soap: Stirling Electric Sheep
Aftershave: Stirling Bay Rum

Good morning! So my chapstick died yesterday, and I had the idea to make a shave stick with the container. My plan is to use it everyday for at least a week to see if a chapstick sized amount of soap will last that long. I don’t do much traveling, but it does happen from time to time.
It is a little on the small side for application purposes - It seemed to take forever to cover my face, and then only made enough lather for one pass, and had to do it again the second time around, but it worked. The Stirling soap is pretty soft, so I may just advance enough I think will do two passes and stick it to my brush next time.
That all said, great lather, and the Lupo / 7 O’clock black, is a very smooth, very efficient combo. I will need to get more of these blades. Finished with Stirling Bay Rum

9.5/10

 

[wombadom]

Razor: Merkur 34G
Blade: Personna Blue Lab (2)
Brush: Frank Shaving Silvertip Badger, Chrome, 22mm
Bowl: RazoRock Ceramic

Lather: Derby Moisturizing Shaving Cream

Post: Dickinson's Witch Hazel with Peppermint and Tea Tree oils added,
ARKO After Shave Balm

Derby is a good cream. I have the Lemon also. The razor and blade paired well. Post Shave was good too. A Very close and smooth finish. No nicks or weepers or razor burn. 9.5

Have a great day everyone [emoji106]

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[BobbyB]

07 September 2021

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Prep:	Spice Bar soap
Razor:	King C Gillette (KCG) Closed Comb—China & Germany
Cream:	Old Spice Original—India Until it is used up
Blade:	Gillette Platinum—Russia? (No printed Blade Label) Shave #3
Brush:	Gray Dog—Ohio
Bowl:	Q-shave Scuttle
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):	10.0 BBS
Comments:	Another near perfect shave with no stubble, nicks, or weepers.

 

[Atlantic59]

Sunny Tuesday Shave:

Fatip OC Slant w/ wenge wood handle
Wilkinson Sword (Germany) (8)
Semogue SOC Finest Mistura brush
Prep Derma pre-shave cream
Tabac shave soap in glass jar
Dickinson's witch hazel
Proraso Red aftershave

Clean, close shave; DFS+

 

[GNR]

9/7/21
Razor: GEM MMOC
Blade: GEM PTFE
Brush: Omega 10104 Boar
Soap: PAA CaD CK6
Lather: Face
Post: Thayers WH Aloe
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer

The Shave: Four WTG passes for a DFS- shave. It was the first use of the 10104 boar brush so I decided to do multiple passes to see how it did with lathering, flow through, splay, and face feel. I kept to all light touch WTG passes to ensure I had a nice shave with zero irritation.
The brush is tight but, it really painted a nice lather. It also didn’t seem to hog much lather, perhaps due to the smaller knot size. CaD & Skin Bracer we’re made for each other.
Great exploratory shave, nice results, face looks smooth and feels pretty good. 8.5/10.

 

[Ravenonrock]

Razor: Friodur 72 1/2
Brush: Col. Conk boar
Soap: Castle Forbes 1445

Exceptional.

 

[JCinPA]

Pre-shave: shower
Razor: Schick adjustable injector M1
Blade: Chick, shave #5
Soap: Barrister & Mann Reserve Lavender
Brush: TGN Silvertip 24mm reknotted Ever Ready 150
Post shave: Thayer's WH folowed by B&M Reserve Lavender A/S splash

DFS+, 9.5 / 10

This soap was finnicky for me when I started with it, but now that I am dialing it in, it's fast becoming a favorite.

 

[Bglayer]

Lupo.72,GWS(2),Tabac(tallow),Simpsons Chubby1 super,Thayers,Prorasso aftershave,Nivea sensitive,Prorasso green pre/post.Thought i'd take my Lupo.72 out for a spin.Smooth,close,compfortable shave no cuts,weepers or irritation.Can't really tell much difference between this and the .95 excellent shave.It's a 9.5/10 today.Take care happy shaves everyone.

 

[Ron R]

ASRazor shave, SEptemper 7th 2021

Razor: Everready Streamline 2nd generation- MFG 1949-53, great upper mid range IMO, nice eye candy, built to last, solid brass head & good audio feed back.
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE(8) excellent blade, Very sharp with great longevity, smooths out nicely + predictable.
Soap: Lavanda cream- mild scented cream with excellent lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi Atlantis 24mm, excellent lather generator, cloud like soft tips, nice scrubber + great 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.
Post shave: witch hazel + Lavanda with WH + a dollop of CeraVe skin moisturiser.(no fragrance)
Results: 9/10 or CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= Excellent shave with my ER streamliner 2nd Gen + coated Gem Blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[BigJ]

Today’s Shave

Razor: Wolfman WR1/WRH2 handle
Blade: Lord Cool SS (1)
Brush: Simpsons tulip 2 super badger
Soap: Fine santal absolut
AS: Speick splash

Rating: 9.5/10.