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Green Shave Day..
Colonel Conk Lime
Yaqi 24mm Mountainlake Badger
Matching Nubs bowl
QShaveAdjustable+
Derby Usta 2nd
Alum + ThayersLemon
Clubman GentsGin
Load directly from soap puck then so easy to lather from the nubs bowl. Thick creamy and slick lather. Razor and blade pairing very good. Setting 6 wtg, 4xtg/atg, 4atg no weepers nor irritation. Alum feedback almost none. Thayers Lemon followed by GentsGin. Today shave rating was 10/10 DFS & BBS...!!
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FaTip Grande
Feather (4)
Omega 49 - face lathering
Pre de Provence original sage soap
Dickinson's WH + Roberts Rose Water
Pre de Provence original sage balm

Nice, relaxed shave; DFS+

Notes:
You might think the Omega 49 is too big for face lathering, but it absolutely works. This brush is continuing to improve with use. A great brush for $6.50 on sale.
 

Ron R

I survived a lathey foreman
SOTD Fri-Jan 10th-2019

Razor : Pal injecto-matic- MFG 1952>
Blade : Schick injector (6)
Soap : Gillette Pure
Brush : Razorock Noir 400
Preshave: Brush wash the face with CeraVe hand bar soap + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area.
Prep : Cold water rinse face after each pass of 3.
Post shave: Pinaud Clubman with witch Hazel + Nivea balm.
Results:9/10 or CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers = :biggrin1:

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Have some great shaves!
 
Razor: Supply Single Edge 2.0 Steel in matte black
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Ocean Tortoise Shell Pure Bristle
Pre-Shave: Neutrogena Shave Cream
Lather: Essence of Scotland Malt and Myrtle
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Pinaud Finest powder
Rating 10
 
Today's shave:

Razor: Gillette Old Type
Blade: Personna Red (9)
Soap: Long Rifle Hunting Lodge soap
Brush: Omega 10290 Boar
AS: Pinaud Clubman

Rating: 8/10- a decent shave but definitely the last shave on this blade.
 
SOTD...
Pre-shave warm shower
Soap-PAA Cavendish
Brush-Yaqi 28mm Mellon Syntheti
Red Nubs Bowl
Razor-Parker 26C Open Comb
Blade-Silver Star 1st
Post shave-Alum + Thayers Lemon + Cavendish aftershave
Good quality lather with brush and nubs bowl.
Smooth close shave without any weepers nor irritation. DFS and BBS 95% rating today 9/10
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SOTD
  • Cold Water Shave
  • Pre Shave - Grooming Dept
  • Brush - Heritage Shaving Synthetic
  • Shave Soap - A&E L’Orange Verte
  • Razor - Blackland Blackbird
  • Blade - Astra SP (1) Gillette Platinum (1)
  • Post Shave - Thayers Aloe Vera
  • Post Shave - A&E Serum
  • Aftershave - A&E L’Orange Verte
  • 8+/10
The battle contines !!

Tried the Astra SP blade and after the 1st WTG pass quickly changed back to a Gillette Platinum as the former was so rough and I got 2 nicks which I very rarely get.

Finished the shave with the Gillette and TBH it may have been slightly smoother than previous shaves with the Blackbird but the Astra had already caused a bit of irritation.

Can't fault the end result as it is BBS all over but just wasn't the pleasant shave I'm used to with the Karve (it is a closer result than the Karve IMO) Will contine for another week or so before deciding if it is just too aggresive for me - or hopefully if I can get it to work :)

Soap again from Ariana & Evans performed great - fantastic cushion and glide and even after this "rougher" shave the post feeling was soft and felt great. I want to continue using this during the razor trial as I then know everything else can be as good as possible :)

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Merkur 34C HD + US Personna Blue (3)
Hot shower
Proraso Green Preshave
Face lather with Razorock Plissoft Monster Synthetic & Proraso Green Shave Cream
4 passes + touch ups to DFS+
No issues. No irritation.
Finished with Nivea Sensitive Cooling ASB
Pleasant shave
Rating: 9.5/10
 
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Soap - Stirling MITA
Brush - Viking Soap "Deep Space" 26mm
Razor - RazoRock Game Changer 0.84-P
Blade - Gillette Wilkinson Sword - India (1)
Post - Thayer's Unscented WH
A/S - Osage Rub
Balm - Proraso White

Rating - 10/10
 
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FaTip Grande
Feather (5)
Semogue 620 - face lathering
Osma Tradition soap
Dickinson's WH + Roberts Rose Water
Pre de Provence original sage balm

Relaxing shave; DFS

Notes:
  • Osma Tradition is a fantastic soap, but hardly anyone seems to talk about it or use it. This is not the same as the Osma soap with alum.
  • Semogue 620 is blooming nicely and is getting surprisingly soft. Probably my favorite face lathering brush.
  • Feather (5) feels like it's about done.
 
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Ron R

I survived a lathey foreman
SOTD, Sat Jan 11th-2020- I sure enjoy my Gem razors and chose my Push button Gem out of the wooden Gem rack for todays shave.
The Push button is one of the most attractive razors with the Gold and black combined that Gem MFG IMO. It is sort of a milder mid range Gem but with a 3 pass shave you can obtain excellent shaves that are hard to beat by any razor IMO. Had a excellent shave.

Razor : Gem Push button - MFG 1958-65
Blade : Gem Personna SS PTFE (7)
Soap : Razorock Irish County side -excellent lather properties mild scent that is nice.
Brush : Yaqi Rainbow 28 mm Brown whiskers
Preshave: Brush(Yaqi Casmire) wash my face with CeraVe hand bar soap + a dollop of clear Aloe Vera gel on beard area
Prep : cold water rinse after each pass of 3.
Post shave : Razorock Emperor aftershave with witch Hazel + Nivea balm.
Results :9.5/10 or CCS,DFS,BBs + minor irritation + 1 blemish weeper = :001_smile

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Have some great shaves!
 
Prep - hot shower
Razor - Merkur (I believe a MK 23 C)
Blade - Feather Hi Stainless
Lather - Geo F Trumper Sandalwood cream
Brush - Amazon badger cheapie
Aftershave - Jovan Musk splash

9/10
 
Today's Shave:
  • Prep. Wash face with Neutrogena Liquid Facial Soap. Wet face.
  • Soap: GD After the Fire
  • Brush: B&B Essential Boar (Sue)
  • Razor: Wolfman WR2-SB
  • Blade: Personna Med Prep blade.
  • Aftershave: Thayers Rose Petal WH + DR Harris Arlington Aftershave Milk.
  • Rating: 10/10
 
Razor: Gillette 1957 C2 Red Tip Super Speed
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Supply Silvertip Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Cremo Brushless Shaving Cream
Lather: Noble Otter Two Kings
Aftershave: Maurer and Wirtz 4711
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Pinaud Finest powder
Rating 10
This was my first shave with a red tip and I now know why this razor is so well liked. I predict this will be one of my favorite DE razors.

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8.5/10
Razor: Fendrihan Stainless Steel Gold head
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock (2)
Brush: 26mm Yaqi Rainbow brown synthetic
Pre-Shave: Shower and face wash
Lather: Henri et Victoria Cognac and Cuban Cigars
Aftershave: Booster Cigar bar AS
/ Henri et Victoria Cognac and Cuban Cigars balm
Additional Care: Thayers WH
 
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