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

[OhioBob]

Pre Shave: Warm Shower, Stirling Unscented Pre Shave Soap
Razor: OneBlade Genesis
Blade: GEM PTFE (de-splined only) (3)
Soap: Stirling Glastonbury
Bowl: Blue Stirling Bowl
Brush: WCS Beacon Silvertip Badger
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Thayers Unscented Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm, Proraso Red AS
Rating: 10/10 Excellent 3 pass BBS shave. No weepers, cuts or irritation. Blade stayed in place during whole shave. Was more confident shaving today with the GEM blade, could just whip around my face with little concerns. Shave still excellent even with 3 shaves on the blade.

 

[Ron R]

DE SOTD. July 28th 2021

Razor: Razorock 2nd Gen Lupo.72-Mfg 2021, excellent mid range, excellent design + great results. Kind of carefree IMO.
Blade: Astra super stainless(1) excellent blade, Sharp & smooth with good longevity.
Soap: Ach Brito Lavada cream, very mild scent with great lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi 2 band badger barber pole handle, excellent lather generator, pillow like soft tips, great 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: Witch hazel + Lavada cologne after shave + a dollop of Nivea balm + 2 drops of HA.
Results: 1CCS,DFS,BBs + no irritation + no weepers= excellent shave with my RR Lupo.72 + Astra SS blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[Atlantic59]

Sunny Wednesday Shave:

Fatip OC Slant Piccolo
Wizamet Super Iridium (3)
Semogue Torga C5 premium boar brush
PAA Ice Cube 2.0 pre-shave soap as stick
Omega eucalyptus shave soap
Dickinson's witch hazel + Pereja Limon Kolonya
RR The Dead Sea splash

Clean, close shave; DFS+

Eucalyptus + lemon + herbs = very refreshing shave.

 

[GNR]

Razor: GEM MicroMatic Open Comb, Bumpless (BMMOC)
Blade: GEM PTFE
Brush: Stirling Finest Badger
Cream: Cella Extra Extra Bio
Lather: Face
Post: Thayers WH Aloe
Aftershave: Captain’s Choice Italia

The Shave: WTG/ATG for a nice DFS. My rough to look at BMMOCis an excellent performer, a great reminder to not judge the book by its cover.
“Buster Douglas” and Cella Extra Extra Bio worked great together, whipping up a delightful, fragrant, slick lather.
Italia smells divine and works great like all Captain’s Choice aftershaves.
Nice, quick, down and dirty every day shave. Excellent results, great scents, ugly but smooth face…9.5/10.

 

[RenoRichard]

Wednesday Wool Fat shave- two-pass, with clean up, rating = 9+++/10, no nicks, no weepers, no irritation, and overall- DFS++, just shy of BBS- a tiny bit in a place or two can be felt ATG:

Pre-shave: hot shower followed by a cool rinse
Razor: Occam's Razor- got a really close, comfortable shave today
Blade: Feather Pro (2)
Brush: Simpson Eagle 3 in Best- an oldie, but a great brush; perhaps my favorite of all
Soap: MWF- Mitchell's Wool Fat opened a new puck today, this is the next to last puck I had in the cupboard; lots of loading on the new puck, but rewarded with a superb, slick lather; from this morning it again became clear why this has been a staple in my den for many years.
Post-shave: cold rinse, then Master Topaz AS splash, a nice basic AS

Wishing you some wonderful shaves!

 

[cwright]

RR GC .84 SB, Kai (4), Proraso Red Pre-Shave, TOBS Sandalwood, Stirling Splash, Stirling unscented balm, Parker Super Badger. 3 pass DFS.

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Rex Supply Ambassador
Blade: The Blade (Personna) Stainless Steel
Brush: Simpson Captain 2 Best Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood
Aftershave: Proraso White Aftershave Balm
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder
Rating Ten.

 

[B_R_A_D]

Well I guess I was half asleep last night and posted my shave to the what are you unpacking today thread instead of this one so here it is, better late then never


Razor: Timeless .95 Titanium Scalloped
Blade: Polsilver Stainless (3)
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Copper (Heavyweight)
Brush: Grizzly Bay “Empress” with 26mm V10 Fanchurian (Bulb)
Soap and Aftershave: Murphy and McNeil Naid
Rating: 7/10

 

[chuckd]

Razor: Merkur Progress, circa 2013, before the molds were redesigned, set on 3.5
Blade: US Accutec Personna "lab blue" in white plain paper wrapper with laser etching on blade, from 2021 (1)
Brush: Muhle Silvertip Fibre synthetic, medium size
Soap: Tabac
Rating: 9.8

Today's shave on 2 days of growth. BBS after WTG/XTG/ATG passes, and no irritation. Two small nicks on the chin, probably from not dialing the razor down to 3 for this area.

I wanted to compare a new lab blue blade with the 2013s that I had been using recently to see if I could notice a difference because I had recently read some bad reviews of the newer production blades. Thankfully, the new lab blue seems to be just as good as the old ones! If I get at least 7 shaves from this blade, this will be confirmed.

Note that if you are looking on a certain eCommerce site, the German Edgewell Personnas are often substituted for the lab blues. Look very carefully at the photos before ordering.

 

[Ravenonrock]

Razor: George Wostenholm & Son
Brush: Omega boar
Soap: TOBS Sandalwood

Luxurious shave with this shorty.

 

[Creole Shaver]

Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Derby Extra
Brush: Semogue 830
Lather: MWF
Postshave: the alum block
Aftershave: Old Spice

Score: 9.1/10

It was a pleasant postlunch afternoon shave. I’ve been trying different blades for a while, and I’ve seemed to have settled on these Derby Extras. They really work well for me.

 

[never-stop-learning]

20210728

Razor: Wolfman WR2 1.25 SB (Timeless Ti TRH8 Handle)
Blade: Personna Israeli Platinum Red (4)
Brush: Frickwerkz Blue handle (PAA 26mm Roswell Grey Hybrid Synthetic knot)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Cella Extra Extra Bio
Aftershave Balm: Nivea Post Shave Balm + InstaSkincare Hyaluronic Acid
Aftershave: Epsilon Mediterranean Blue
Fragrance: Belcam Blue Depths EdT Spray

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/

 

[Fred D]

Razor: Game Changer .68 OC
Blade: Kai
Soap: Razorock P.160
Brush: Razorock 506 Boar
Post: Clubman Pinaud
9.8 / 10​

 

[nicked78]

Razor: Ralph Aust
Brush: Turn N Shave 26mm 2 Band
Soap & AS: NO Orbit
Rating: 10/10
View attachment 1303265

Great setup and photo--the brush matching the soap/splash set, and the scales matching the scored wood in the foreground!

I had a very close comfortable shave with a fresh Proline today in my Vector:

Brush: Yaqi 26mm
Lather: Seville
Blade: Schick Proline (1)
Razor: Blackland Vector SB
Splash: Pinaud Clubman
Balm: Duke Cannon Ice Cold

I used distilled water today since Seville resists lathering with much volume sometimes. It still did, with this brush, anyway. That didn't stop me from getting an unusually close shave, without sacrificing any comfort at all. An impressive outing for this fresh blade. I did nick myself on my lower lip. BBS- results. Rating: 9.3/10.

 

[Chard52142]

Thu 29 SOTD
Soap B&M Seville
Brush Yaqi 26mm Orange Black
Razor Karve Brass SB-D
Blade Gillette London Bridge 3rd
Post & Aftershaves Ice Water + Stirling Witchhazel Orange Chill + HA + Aqua Velva Musk
This is an excellent soap! No wonder it's one of B&M's favorites. Beautiful scent, rich creamy and slick lather...outstanding!
Shave with the razor paired with this blade was very enjoyable as well. Just effortless, so smooth and comfortable in 3passes for a bbs finish. Rating 10/10!

 

[duke4423]

Prep : Warm Water Splashes + Glycerin Face Wash
Razor: Gillette NEW LC
Blade: Astra SP (D3)
Brush: Simpsons Duke 3 in BEST Badger
Soap: Pearl CoffeeOP Shaving Soap
Aftershave: Alum Block + Cold Water Rinse + BRUT Original AS Lotion
Rating : 9.64/10


Close and buttery smooth BBS in 3 passes !

 

[B_R_A_D]

Razor: Timeless .95 Titanium Scalloped
Blade: Polsilver Stainless (1)
Bowl: Captain’s Choice Copper (Heavyweight)
Brush: Grizzly Bay “Neptune Hurricane” with 26mm Thäter 2-Band Silvertip (Bulb)
Soap and Aftershave: Murphy and McNeil Garda Siochana
Rating: 9.5 /10 - DFS with no cuts or irritation, one weeper.

 

[Lefonque]

Pre	PAA Cube 2.0 USA
Soap	A&E Revolution, USA
Brush	BGB Fallen Silver tip Badger, Australia
Razor	Feather, Japan
Blade	Voskhod, Russia 1
	Alum, Italy , Proraso Balm Italy
Fragrance	Murphy and McNeil BDLM 2, USA
Rating	8/10

 

[cryhavoc]

Razor: Schick Injector Type E3
Blade: Schick Injector (11)
Soap: Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Brush: Yaqi Purple Haze Mew Brown synthetic
AS: Old Spice

Rating: 10/10

 

[GBerry]

Razor: Merkur HD 34C
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome Israeli (2)
Pre-shave: Hot shower
Lather: Stirling Soap Co Naked & Smooth
Aftershave: cold water rinse

No Irritation: 5
No cuts or nicks: 5
Closeness: 5
Smoothness: 5

Score: 10/10

Very smooth and close shave.