Modern May, 2023

[Guido75]

Date	27.05.2023
365 daily shaves / GRUYERE	147/365 (100%) 147/363 (99%)
GRUME May / Soap of the Month Club(SOTMC)	27/29 (94%) 27/31 (100%)
Modern May	22/31 (84%)

Razor	Blade	Brush
Lambda Athena	Gillette Black (18)	Omega Super Badger
Soap	Passes	Pre- & Post-shave
Haslinger Sandelholz	WTG XTG ATG	1. Cold splash 2. KCG Face Wash 3. Proraso Green preshave 4. Cold splash 5. Aftershave 6. Balm

Efficiency (details here)	Quality
8/10 (~20 m)	10/10 (clean)
Effectiveness	Comfort
9/10 (BBS)	10/10 (GlideFest)

Notes to these shaves:

Spectacular shave! Three passes to BBS or DFS+++. The Blade is still performing and will be on 19 tomorrow.

Had way too much lather after the Omega was done with the soap, but it was slick and smooth just as I like it.

For extended notes click here.

Enjoy your shave.

 

[iver]

Modern May
Razor: Ikon B1 Slant

 

[Schnitzel52]

RazoRock Old Type
Bic Chrome Platinum (7)
Colonel X2L
Stirling Sheep

 

[jason2]

Modern May '23

Cream: Lucky Tiger Liquid Cream Shave
Razor/Blade:
Face/Neck/Head - Charcoal Goods gen 3 Everyday w/ Personna Lab
Alum: Omega stick
Aftershave:
Face/Neck - DIY Snake Bite
Head/Neck - Nivea Sensitive

Consistently great. Love this razor. I also think it's one of the few razors that shaves best with it's original handle. It's a finely tuned instrument.

Blade neutral mildness with efficiency. A great everyday razor.

 

[Sascoman]

WR2 .95 • Wizamet • Varlet • Ethos

 

[thombrogan]

This morning’s opulent and stupendous shave
RazoRock Hawk V3OC on PAA el Fantasma handle
Schick Proline P-Series (7)
Damp washcloth aka “shave binky”
AP ShaveCo Titanium UHD 28mm synthetic brush 50/100
Pre-shave: slopped wet brush around whiskers
Lather: Wickhams 1912 Club Cola shaving soap, face-lathered
Aftershave: Ulm Nom
Post-shave: face wash with shave binky

Ever stay up too late to safely shave and shower and feel loathing because you were watching cartoons and you’re 50? Well I did and shaved this morning.

Did mostly better with the slack skin technique, but got weepers on my cheeks near the smile lines and ever so slightly scuffed the middle of my upper lip. Will switch to a Feather or Kai soon and see what happens. Hollow, plastic handle amplifies sound of stubble being cut and that’s fun.

 

[shave/brush]

This morning’s opulent and stupendous shave
RazoRock Hawk V3OC on PAA el Fantasma handle
Schick Proline P-Series (7)
Damp washcloth aka “shave binky”
AP ShaveCo Titanium UHD 28mm synthetic brush 50/100
Pre-shave: slopped wet brush around whiskers
Lather: Wickhams 1912 Club Cola shaving soap, face-lathered
Aftershave: Ulm Nom
Post-shave: face wash with shave binky

Ever stay up too late to safely shave and shower and feel loathing because you were watching cartoons and you’re 50? Well I did and shaved this morning.

Did mostly better with the slack skin technique, but got weepers on my cheeks near the smile lines and ever so slightly scuffed the middle of my upper lip. Will switch to a Feather or Kai soon and see what happens. Hollow, plastic handle amplifies sound of stubble being cut and that’s fun.

You seem to like that RazoRock Hawk. You can't beat it for the price.

 

[thombrogan]

It was my first spendy razor

 

[hopper_64]

Modern May - shave #14

Edwin Jagger DE89
Gillette Platinum (7)
Barberians Pure Badger
Godrej Shaving Round
Fine Platinum

 

[StewB]

Modern May for Saturday -

Razor: Pearl Flexi (2.5)
Blade: Treet classic stainless (1)
Pre-shave: Shave Secret (for neck)
Lather: Cella (red)
Aftershave: Nivea Sensitive Cool balm

Now that my technique is better, I am noticing that different soaps/creams/gels make a more noticeable difference in my shaves. The Shave Secret oil provides a nice extra lubricant for my neck. Cella works really, really well for me: It yields a nice slick and rich lather. The Pearl Flexi might be the best value in modern adjustable razors. Overall an excellent shave today!

 

[Slock]

Today’s Modern razor shave​

Preshave: From Slock’s mad scientist lab Slock’s universal, certified soon to be internationally famous proprietary shaving oil blend. ​

Razor: Blackland Era


Blade: Wilkinson sword Germany

Soap/cream: Dr. Jon's Savannah Sunrise​

Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3
Balm: Nivea sensitive cooling post shave balm​

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Aftershave: Stirling Mountain Man​

BBS

 

[mgweatherly]

Modern May shave #14 (rated 9.8/10) using:

• Razor: Gold Fatip Lo Storto OC
• Blade: 1967 L3 English Gillette Super Silver (15)
• Brush: Semogue Owner’s Club Mistura Taj (my favorite)
• Pre-shave: Noxzema
• Soap: Arko baby! (excellent)
• Post shave: Thayer's Witch Hazel followed by Old Spice Swagger splash (my wife’s favorite)

The amazing Super Silver blade mellowed as it is on its 15th shave seemed the perfect match for the FOCS, which I had only used once before. My first use of the FOCS scared me a little if I'm honest. Under my nose is the scariest part because the FOCS feels like it exposes more blade at the corners, which is the part of the blade I use to get the whiskers close to my nostrils. This morning, I took extra care and got a very smooth and close shave in two passes WTG/ATG with minor touch ups.

My wife really likes the Old Spice Swagger scent, so I pulled it this morning for our wedding anniversary .

My Blade Journey log is found HERE.

 

[Guido75]

Congrats @mgweatherly! Happy wife is a happy life. Enjoy your day and perhaps your dinner at a restaurant.

Cheers,

Guido

 

[thombrogan]

Happy Anniversary, @mgweatherly !

 

[JAHE]

Modern May, Day 27

Today's shave with Lupo .95 SB was a brilliant one. The nimbleness and maneuverability of the super slim Lupo head is awesome (very Wolfman WR1 like), it's a very efficient yet smooth head, she offers a good dose of "response giving" bladefeel.
Effortless BBS.

 

[Beto Salatini]

SOTD MAY 27th
May 2023 GRUME
Modern May 2023


Hello friends,

Saturday is the day I care the most about shaving. It's usually when I test new combinations. Today's was amazing: Mike's Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper, with Floïd Suave and EDT Terre d'Hermès. Sublime!

I resorted to my usual Saturday razor, Green Cult 2.0 plate IV with my favorite blade, Gillette Nacet (5) and the best-spent $10 of my life: Omega 48 Pro.

Frank was with us, of course.

Rating: 10

Have a nice weekend and great shaves.

 

[Beto Salatini]

Happy birthday, dear @mgweatherly !

 

[Kix]

Psst... don't tell anyone but...








IT'S @mgweatherly 's BIRTHDAY!!!
Happy Birthday!!!

 

[thombrogan]

And his anniversary?! Whoa!

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Gillette 1974 U2 Trac II TwinJector
Blade: Schick Super II
Brush: The CaYuen Workshop Candy Cane in HD Silvertip Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Noble Otter Lone Star
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented