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

[Dominic]

Today was a quickie shave.

Proraso red preshave while I loaded the
Omega 81064 boar brush with
Proraso red soap. Just enough for one pass.
1965 Gillette Super Speed for the shave...and then I decided to do a quick XTG on the neck. Finished with a small amount of
Proraso red aftershave, which did not knock me over this time as did my first use.

For a quickie shave: 8/10
For a good, close shave: 7/10

 

[SRLNY]

Brush: Elite Razor Maple Burl/Declaration Grooming B11
Soap: Grooming Dept Regenwald
Razor: Haircut & Shave P076 Ti
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum
Aftershave: Taylor of Bond Street Royal Forest

A fine, close, and smooth shave. 9.9/10 (simply because I shouldn't hand out 10s)

 

[dmshaver]

Yates w/ EH plate
Nacet
Ethos Lavender
Captain's Choice Copper Lather Bowl
Zenith Unbleached boar
Thayers
Lucky Old Man

9/10

 

[Slock]

Today's shave

Preshave: Slock’s universal soon to be internationally famous proprietary shaving oil blend.
Razor: Slim Adjustable (6)
Blade: GSB
Soap: Lather Bros. Everlades
Brush: PAA Peregrino
Balm Stirling unscented balm
Aftershave: Lather Bros. Everglades

Shave rating 9

 

[Vaporstang]

My Wednesday Morning Shave

Prep: Warm shower​

Strop: Tony Miller Premium Steerhide Smooth w/ Linen​

One pass shave: WTG​

Razor: Henry Graves SR​

Pre-Shave: Proraso Blue Cream, Aloe & Vitamin E​

Brush: Elite Razor Poplar with 24 mm Plisson​

Soap: Colonel Conk Natural Shave Cream Rio Grande Lavender​

Facial Toner: Thayers Alcohol-Free Original Witch Hazel Facial Toner with Aloe Vera Formula​

Aftershave: Proraso Blue Alcohol Free Aftershave Balm, Aloe and Vitamin E​

9.6/10 DFS! No nicks! No irritation!

 

[nicked78]

Next in my trial of the Vector: how does it do when you oversleep a little and don't have as much time as you'd like for your shave?

Pretty well. Its ease of use is a real asset when there's still enough time to shave but not by much.

Again, three typical passes (W/X/ATG) plus one more ATG for luck. IIRC, the results were uniformly DFS or better. No blood or undue irritation from having to expedite things. I can't remember much more than that since I couldn't leave any notes behind . . . because I overslept. I would say that 15 hours later, my beard is less rough than it usually is this time of night, so that's good.

I used the Proline (8) one more time. It doesn't feel as sharp as I'd like, and I'm really eager to try the razor with a fresh blade, so that may be the drill for tomorrow. On the plus side, even though the blade didn't feel sharp, it wasn't uncomfortable. Just not that efficient; the ATG passes revealed this.

I noticed a lack of residual slickness with the Seville for the first time. Thinking I might be in for a little dryness afterwards, I grabbed the Proraso Green splash, which is nothing if not moisturizing.

Tomorrow I may go for a closer shave now that I already feel comfortable with the razor. A fresh blade and some Tabac?

 

[SgtCrppls]

Brush: Elite Razor 26mm Manchurian White
Soap: MDC Argumes
Blade: Voskhod (1)
Razor: Timeless Ti Sb .95
Post Shave: 4711

10/10

 

[never-stop-learning]

20210512

Razor: Karve Brass SB-G (Widebody Cap)
Blade: Personna Med Prep (5 and retired)
Brush: Rudy Vey Irish Bog Oak (IBO) (Shavemac 24mm 2-band Silvertip)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Haslinger Schafmilch
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman
Fragrance: La Rive Hitfire Man

Outstanding shave!

 

[Nidan]

Prep: Hot shower.
Brush: Simpson commodore 2
Soap: Mike’s Natural Peppermint & Rosemary.
Razor: Karve Stainless OC D plate 3” handle.
Blade: Astra SP (2)
Aftershave: Speick Balm
8/10 90% bbs with no irritation or sting from the Speick.

Face lather. First time using Mike’s soap. I like it a lot. Light, pleasant scent that fades quickly.

 

[Lefonque]

Pre	PAA Cube 2.0 USA
Soap	Squadron Soap: The Warden, Australia
Brush	Yaqi Arctic Sky, China
Razor	Wolfman WR2 1.05, Canada
Blade	Nacet, Russia
Aftershave	Proraso Alum, Italy , Nivea Balm, Germany
Fragrance	Tom Ford: Fabulous, USA
Rating	9/10

 

[duke4423]

Prep : Room Temperature Water Splashes + Glycerin Face Wash
Razor: Gillette NEW LC
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (D2)
Brush: Semogue SOC 2-Band Badger
Soap: Proraso Green Tub
Aftershave: Alum Block + Cold Water Rinse + Anherb AS Balm
Rating : 9.65/10


Very close and comfortable BBS in 3 passes !

 

[Chard52142]

Thu 13 SOTD
Soap CBL Dragon's Blood
Brush Yaqi 26mm Rainbow
Razor Fatip OC Slant
Blade Czech Astra Superior Stainless 4th
Post & Aftershaves Ice Water + Stirling Witchhazel MitA + Hyaluronic + Cella Milano
The soap was ok...enough mechanics to complete the shave. Feels slightly burning though...
Shave with razor paired with the blade was smooth and comfortable for 3passes without any issues for a bbs finish. Rating 9.5/10

 

[asfalloth]

Todays Cold Water Shave Kit - Thursday 13th May 2021

Shave Score 9.5/10.0

PreShave: Hot Shower
PreShave Cream:
Soap: Figaro - Gold
Brush: Yaqi 24mm - Atlantis
Razor: RazoRock GC .84 SB
Blade: GSB (1)
Post Shave ASL: Figaro - Ambra
Post Shave Balm: LEA 3 in 1
Post Shave Cologne: Penhaligons - Douro

Have a great day all.

Joe

 

[cryhavoc]

Today's shave

Razor: Schick Injector Type G4 - Schick 66
Blade: Schick Injector (7)
Soap: Stirling Varen sample
Brush: Vie-Long BGS 2012 Butterscotch Beehive in Natural Horse
AS: Shulton Old Spice Musk

Rating: 9/10

 

[camoloc]

Estas 14
MDC
Yaqi 24mm Violet Synth
Tony Miller Horween Strop
Jnat Shobu Finish
Thayers
Pinaud Clubman

be well all.

camo

 

[linty1]

Another shave with the Soc mistura, mwf, standard razor and gsb blade. I don't really count shaves on blades, just kinda go until during/after a shave I get the "huh... this could be better" and junk it.

 

[Atlantic59]

Mostly Sunny Thursday Shave:

Fatip OC Slant Piccolo
Nacet (5)
Omega 49 pro boar brush
PAA Ice Cube 2.0 pre-shave soap, as a stick
Tabac shave stick
LEA 3-in-1 balm with mild alcohol and menthol

Clean, close shave; DFS+

 

[JacobW]

RR Wunderbar

Gillette

Bond

Bond

As always, shave the skull and face 9.8/10

 

[LMcC]

Razor: Razorock BBS
Blade: Astra SS (2)
Soap: Stirling Electric Sheep
Brush: Omega 10066
Aftershave: Chiseled Face Santa Paula

Good morning! I gotta say, I really like Electric Sheep. Easy to lather and the scent is really growing on me. Good protection and post shave. I will likely get a big one when my sample dies. The Astra blade was much smoother the second time around, but I did manage to nick myself. Nearly BBS in 2 passes.

8.5/10 woulda been higher if I hadn’t been bit.

 

[pellidon]

Soap: Cella
Brush: Omega R&B
Razor: Merkur 1904
Blade: Lord Big Ben (3)
AS: Lucky Tiger Face Toner/AS
Shave: 9.7/10.