Not a bad shave, but the smaller and lighter 5/8 is more difficult for me to manage; it tends to "skip" more around the tougher parts of my beard. Still managed a SAS without any wounds, so that is a win!
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Not a bad shave, but the smaller and lighter 5/8 is more difficult for me to manage; it tends to "skip" more around the tougher parts of my beard. Still managed a SAS without any wounds, so that is a win!
Razor: Fatip Lo Sorto OC Slant
Blade: Astra SS
Brush: Yaqi Mountain Lake 2 Band Badger
Soap: RR The Dead Sea
Post: RR The Dead Sea AS Splash
Today I had a glorious 2 pass BBS shave.
10/10
Blade: Astra SS
Brush: Yaqi Mountain Lake 2 Band Badger
Soap: RR The Dead Sea
Post: RR The Dead Sea AS Splash
Today I had a glorious 2 pass BBS shave.
10/10
Brush: Semogue 1250
Razor: Razorock Gamechanger .84
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (2)
Preshave: glycerin soap with calendula
Soap: Fine L'Orange Noir
Aftershave: Proraso Green
A nice shave
Blackbird Ti SB
Nacet
Rudy Vey 28mm Shavemac D01 3 band
MdC Agrumes
Hyaluronic Acid
TSD Bourbon & Vanilla
10 / 10
Nacet
Rudy Vey 28mm Shavemac D01 3 band
MdC Agrumes
Hyaluronic Acid
TSD Bourbon & Vanilla
10 / 10
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My Wednesday Morning Shave
Pre-Shave: None
Prep: Warm shower, three days growth
One pass shave: WTG
Razor: Rockwell 6S
Blade: Feather Hi-Stainless (1)
Brush: Elite Razor Spalted (‘rotten wood‘) Maple handle with Full Moon Synthetic 26mm
Soap: Murphy & McNeil Nil Scent (Fragrance Free) Shaving Soap
Facial Toner: Thayers Alcohol-Free Original Witch Hazel Facial Toner with Aloe Vera Formula
Aftershave: Every Man Jack Fragrance Free Face Lotion and Post-Shave. Menthyl, Chamomile, Shea Butter, Vitamin E
9.6/10! DFS!
High Efficiency SOTD Tuesday Evening 6/21/2022
Razor: Yaqi Beast 2 Variant
Blade: Kai (666)
Brush: Je&Co Synthetic Brush 24mm Extra Dense Knot
Pre-Shave: CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar, Cremo Classic Shave Cream
Soap: RazoRock WTP Blue Barbershop
Aftershave: Ice cubes, Aqua Velva Ice Sport, Nivea Maximum Hydration Post Shave Balm
Growth: 56 hours
Passes: WTG open comb, XTG closed comb, ATG open comb
Rating: 10/10
Results: This Young Frankenstein, Mad Scientist razor set up, delivered a BBS result for me with increased blade feel. I shaved with a steep angle approach (riding the bar). The more rigid Kai blade eliminated the need for a shim & helped to reduce blade chatter that I experienced on my first shave. For future shaves with the Beast 2, with non Kai blades, I can double stack my DE blade, by cutting the blade in half and inserting them on one side of the razor. Double stacking is supposed to help reduce blade chatter & increases blade rigidity along with blade stability inside the head cap by adding more pressure.
Overall, No Drama, No Trauma. Great Shave!
Razor: Yaqi Beast 2 Variant
Blade: Kai (666)
Brush: Je&Co Synthetic Brush 24mm Extra Dense Knot
Pre-Shave: CeraVe Hydrating Cleanser Bar, Cremo Classic Shave Cream
Soap: RazoRock WTP Blue Barbershop
Aftershave: Ice cubes, Aqua Velva Ice Sport, Nivea Maximum Hydration Post Shave Balm
Growth: 56 hours
Passes: WTG open comb, XTG closed comb, ATG open comb
Rating: 10/10
Results: This Young Frankenstein, Mad Scientist razor set up, delivered a BBS result for me with increased blade feel. I shaved with a steep angle approach (riding the bar). The more rigid Kai blade eliminated the need for a shim & helped to reduce blade chatter that I experienced on my first shave. For future shaves with the Beast 2, with non Kai blades, I can double stack my DE blade, by cutting the blade in half and inserting them on one side of the razor. Double stacking is supposed to help reduce blade chatter & increases blade rigidity along with blade stability inside the head cap by adding more pressure.
Overall, No Drama, No Trauma. Great Shave!
I had a shave today. Tried using a bar of Stirling body soap to see if I can get a "lather" out of it. The slightest bit of water instantly turned the soap into a useless bubbles, well for shaving at least.
I turned to a used bottle of Nivea sensitive skin after shave lotion. It worked decently, I just had to apply the lotion on the area I was going to shave.
As always used the Shark loaded shavette
Personna loaded Gillette DE adjustable
The Yaqi got a break this round
Followed up with the Nivea lotion
2 passes and a 6/10 the finish is pretty clean but the act was not that good.
I turned to a used bottle of Nivea sensitive skin after shave lotion. It worked decently, I just had to apply the lotion on the area I was going to shave.
As always used the Shark loaded shavette
Personna loaded Gillette DE adjustable
The Yaqi got a break this round
Followed up with the Nivea lotion
2 passes and a 6/10 the finish is pretty clean but the act was not that good.
TOBS Almond shaving cream sample
Kent BK4 Silvertip Badger brush
1965 Gillette Super Speed razor
Schick Super Stainless Steel razor blade (1)
Pinaud Clubman aftershave
Got the vintage Schick blades in the mail, so I'm putting a pause on the Wilkinson Sword blade.
Two passes. One tiny nick...a little red dot that lasted about 30 seconds. I'll give the shave a DFS at, say, 8.7/10.
No pho'o. <--that's my fake British accent.
Kent BK4 Silvertip Badger brush
1965 Gillette Super Speed razor
Schick Super Stainless Steel razor blade (1)
Pinaud Clubman aftershave
Got the vintage Schick blades in the mail, so I'm putting a pause on the Wilkinson Sword blade.
Two passes. One tiny nick...a little red dot that lasted about 30 seconds. I'll give the shave a DFS at, say, 8.7/10.
No pho'o. <--that's my fake British accent.
RAZOR Merkur Progress (3 passes @ 3.5–3.5–2)
BLADE Gillette Perma-Sharp (4)
BRUSH Simpson Trafalgar T2
SOAP Stirling Coconut-Lime
AFTERSHAVE Pinaud Clubman
Don't like light growth shaves, went WTG to cut down on the irritation. 3rd week with the Progress and love it so far, loving the Perma-Sharp too, ordered 100, you know for the Zombie Apocalypse® Ended up being a very nice shave.
10/10 Cheers!
BLADE Gillette Perma-Sharp (4)
BRUSH Simpson Trafalgar T2
SOAP Stirling Coconut-Lime
AFTERSHAVE Pinaud Clubman
Don't like light growth shaves, went WTG to cut down on the irritation. 3rd week with the Progress and love it so far, loving the Perma-Sharp too, ordered 100, you know for the Zombie Apocalypse® Ended up being a very nice shave.
10/10 Cheers!
Today’s Shave
Razor: Wolfman WR1
Blade: Schick Krona (12)
Brush: Shavemac beagle (fan, 12)
Soap: Fine platinum
Splash: Fine platinum
Rating: 9.5/10. Simply excellent for day 12 on this blade!!
Razor: Wolfman WR1
Blade: Schick Krona (12)
Brush: Shavemac beagle (fan, 12)
Soap: Fine platinum
Splash: Fine platinum
Rating: 9.5/10. Simply excellent for day 12 on this blade!!
Today’s shave
Preshave: From Slock’s mad scientist lab Slock’s universal, certified soon to be internationally famous proprietary shaving oil blend.
First pass was performed using a Dovo Bismarck straight razor
Razor: Henson Medium
Blade: GSB
Soap: St. James of London Tonka and Tobacco Flower
Brush: Omega 20102 Boar
Balm Stirling unscented balm.
Aftershave: Chicago Grooming 40
Stately DFS
Preshave: From Slock’s mad scientist lab Slock’s universal, certified soon to be internationally famous proprietary shaving oil blend.
First pass was performed using a Dovo Bismarck straight razor
Razor: Henson Medium
Blade: GSB
Soap: St. James of London Tonka and Tobacco Flower
Brush: Omega 20102 Boar
Balm Stirling unscented balm.
Aftershave: Chicago Grooming 40
Stately DFS
Brush: Rudy Vey Ivory w/ 26mm Elite Razor 3 band
Blade: Nacet (3), great shaves
Soap: GD Ousia (Lamb Tallow and Emu Oil)
Razor: Ti bird
Doug
Blade: Nacet (3), great shaves
Soap: GD Ousia (Lamb Tallow and Emu Oil)
Razor: Ti bird
Doug
Great Shave 9/10
Had an overnight trip and needed a simple, quick setup this morning, so I brought my Gillette Fusion cartridge (1) and some Stephan Stay Smooth Conditioning Shave Cream. I got a decent DFS shave with no irritation or injuries, but I'm always surprised that a cartridge shave seems to take almost as long as a DE/SE, and that it doesn't give a very close shave by comparison. I finished the shave with some Duke Cannon Ice Cold balm. Nothing super exciting but this is a serviceable and simple travel kit. Let's call this a 8/10 today.
Thu 24 SOTD
Soap Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic
Brush Yaqi 24mm Silvertip
Razor Fatip OC Slant
Blade Personna X Series 26th Use
Aftershave Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic Splash
A good soap with an intoxicating lovely scent and a creamy slick lather...
Another good shave with the well-used blade paired with the razor. 3passes without any issues for a dfs result. The matching aftershave is really wonderful..intoxicating and cooling! Rating 9.8/10
Soap Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic
Brush Yaqi 24mm Silvertip
Razor Fatip OC Slant
Blade Personna X Series 26th Use
Aftershave Stirling Margaritas in the Arctic Splash
A good soap with an intoxicating lovely scent and a creamy slick lather...
Another good shave with the well-used blade paired with the razor. 3passes without any issues for a dfs result. The matching aftershave is really wonderful..intoxicating and cooling! Rating 9.8/10
DG contemplation
M&F 3XL Finest
GC 068
Gillette stainless
Lucky tiger
9/10
M&F 3XL Finest
GC 068
Gillette stainless
Lucky tiger
9/10
Razor: GEM Clog Pruf
Blade: GEM SS PTFE (11)
Soap: Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Brush: Omega 10290 boar
AS: Speick splash
Rating: 10/10
Blade: GEM SS PTFE (11)
Soap: Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Brush: Omega 10290 boar
AS: Speick splash
Rating: 10/10
Going to be another Hot one today so I am getting an early morning start to get some things done…..
• Timeless Ti .95mm SB polished.
• Gillette Silver Blue razor, (2nd shave).
• Sterling Lime shaving soap, refreshing.
• Geo Trumper West Indian Extract of Limes Skin Food.
• Proraso Green aftershave for back of neck and chest.
Today will be hot again so I reached for some Sterling refreshing Lime soap topped off by some cool and light Proraso green. A very quick 2 pass shave with a 3rd ATG skim of my cheeks. Today the judge is awarding. 9 out of ten. A hurried, but efficient shave. Have a great day!
• Timeless Ti .95mm SB polished.
• Gillette Silver Blue razor, (2nd shave).
• Sterling Lime shaving soap, refreshing.
• Geo Trumper West Indian Extract of Limes Skin Food.
• Proraso Green aftershave for back of neck and chest.
Today will be hot again so I reached for some Sterling refreshing Lime soap topped off by some cool and light Proraso green. A very quick 2 pass shave with a 3rd ATG skim of my cheeks. Today the judge is awarding. 9 out of ten. A hurried, but efficient shave. Have a great day!
Attachments
Prep: Hot shower
Cream: Nivea Men
Razor: Baili BD176 first use
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum
Brush: Semogue 1438
Post shave: Alum block, Nivea Men balm
First shave with the Baili BD176, very mild but surprisingly efficient. Nice razor.
Pairs very well with a sharp blade.
9/10
Cream: Nivea Men
Razor: Baili BD176 first use
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum
Brush: Semogue 1438
Post shave: Alum block, Nivea Men balm
First shave with the Baili BD176, very mild but surprisingly efficient. Nice razor.
Pairs very well with a sharp blade.
9/10
