Blackbird Ti SB
Nacet
Zenith unbleached boar
MdC Agrumes
Hyaluronic Acid
Vanilla Highball
10/10
Nacet
Zenith unbleached boar
MdC Agrumes
Hyaluronic Acid
Vanilla Highball
10/10
What did you use today? +Rate the shave 1-10 (10 best)
- Thread starter Bleedrunner
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Great shave today and very smooth. Although I pushed the Nacet a bit past its useful life. A litte more than normal touch ups required.
Overall Score: 9.6/10
RAZOR: RazoRock Lupo 95 [OC]
BLADE: Nacet [3]
BRUSH: AP Shave Co 24mm G5C
LATHER: House of Mammoth Sonder
POST: House of Mammoth Alive Aftershave Splash
Overall Score: 9.6/10
RAZOR: RazoRock Lupo 95 [OC]
BLADE: Nacet [3]
BRUSH: AP Shave Co 24mm G5C
LATHER: House of Mammoth Sonder
POST: House of Mammoth Alive Aftershave Splash
Pre-shave (in order of use)
- Hawkins & Brimble Face Wash
- Sukin Facial Scrub
- Truefitt and Hill Pre-shave oil
- Abbate Y La Mantia Laureato Shaving Soap
Post-shave (in order of use)
- Osma Alum Block
- The Goodfellas Smile Witch Hazel and Cucumber Facial Toner
- Niod Skin Serums
- Phoenix & Beau Imperial Rum Aftershave Balm
- Jack Black Double-Duty Face Moisturiser
Tools
- Merkur Progress
- Merkur Super Platinum (2)
- Zenith 506N Unbleached Boar
- Steve Woodhead Pottery Suribachi Lather Scuttle
Fragrance for the day
- Floris Bergamotto Di Positano EDP
Shave Rating: 9/10
My second shave with a Merkur blade and after shave 1s lack of closeness and slightly tuggy at times shave I decided to turn the Progress up to 4 for all passes and the result was still a smooth shave (not quite as smooth as shave 1) but a more efficient shave with no tugging. No irritation or Alum feedback today and it doesn't look like any ingrowns are inbound as often happens with less sharp blades.
- Hawkins & Brimble Face Wash
- Sukin Facial Scrub
- Truefitt and Hill Pre-shave oil
- Abbate Y La Mantia Laureato Shaving Soap
Post-shave (in order of use)
- Osma Alum Block
- The Goodfellas Smile Witch Hazel and Cucumber Facial Toner
- Niod Skin Serums
- Phoenix & Beau Imperial Rum Aftershave Balm
- Jack Black Double-Duty Face Moisturiser
Tools
- Merkur Progress
- Merkur Super Platinum (2)
- Zenith 506N Unbleached Boar
- Steve Woodhead Pottery Suribachi Lather Scuttle
Fragrance for the day
- Floris Bergamotto Di Positano EDP
Shave Rating: 9/10
My second shave with a Merkur blade and after shave 1s lack of closeness and slightly tuggy at times shave I decided to turn the Progress up to 4 for all passes and the result was still a smooth shave (not quite as smooth as shave 1) but a more efficient shave with no tugging. No irritation or Alum feedback today and it doesn't look like any ingrowns are inbound as often happens with less sharp blades.
RAZOR Merkur Progress (3 pass @ 3-3-2)
BLADE Gillette Perma-Sharp (2)
BRUSH Simpson Trafalgar T2
SOAP Stirling Coconut Lime
POST Pinaud Clubman
Waiting on a Maggard's order later this week for some goodies.
Set on razors, blades, and brush for awhile so just trying out more new soaps.
9.25/10 Cheers!
BLADE Gillette Perma-Sharp (2)
BRUSH Simpson Trafalgar T2
SOAP Stirling Coconut Lime
POST Pinaud Clubman
Waiting on a Maggard's order later this week for some goodies.Set on razors, blades, and brush for awhile so just trying out more new soaps.
9.25/10 Cheers!
Soap: Electric Pineapple
Brush: Trotter Handcrafts Sea Glass / Omega Pro
Razor: Razorock Lupo .72
Blade: Gillette Platinum (4)
Post: Homemade Lavender Menthol splash
Don’t think I’ve done this before, but shaving during a thunderstorm surrounded by open windows is a most excellent experience. DFS+
10/10
What I would give for a thunderstorm right now!!!
Yeah, first rain we’ve had in a week I think. It’s been hot!!!What I would give for a thunderstorm right now!!!
Winning razor
Astra SP (3)
MdC Original
Vintage Lord Chesterfield re-knot
Pinaud Clubman
I am warming up to the Winning. Third shave, same blade, great result. I used MdC and got a mountain of lather using my black-badger-of-unkown-origin, otherwise known as "the porcupine". You want scritch (more like scratch) - get a no-name black badger.
Anyway, using a ton of lather, applied only to part of my face and shaved immediately (lather cheeks and chin, shave cheeks and chin, lather neck, shave neck) I was able to considerably reduce the drag.
The result was a great shave, near BBS, no irritation or blood. As good as it gets, for me. 10 of 10.
Astra SP (3)
MdC Original
Vintage Lord Chesterfield re-knot
Pinaud Clubman
I am warming up to the Winning. Third shave, same blade, great result. I used MdC and got a mountain of lather using my black-badger-of-unkown-origin, otherwise known as "the porcupine". You want scritch (more like scratch) - get a no-name black badger.
Anyway, using a ton of lather, applied only to part of my face and shaved immediately (lather cheeks and chin, shave cheeks and chin, lather neck, shave neck) I was able to considerably reduce the drag.
The result was a great shave, near BBS, no irritation or blood. As good as it gets, for me. 10 of 10.
Love the Razorock UFO handles. I have two knurled and one halo.
Seaforth Heather soap
Semogue Hereditas 610 boar brush
Ralf Aust 5/8 straight razor
RazoRock King Louis Lavender aftershave
One pass on face and two on neck. Results on the neck were great. Face was OK. I’ll say a 9/10 averaging a 10 score for the neck and an 8 for the face. I would have done two passes on the face if I had had the time. As it was, I was really pushing it shaving with a SR when I had little time before I had to leave.
Semogue Hereditas 610 boar brush
Ralf Aust 5/8 straight razor
RazoRock King Louis Lavender aftershave
One pass on face and two on neck. Results on the neck were great. Face was OK. I’ll say a 9/10 averaging a 10 score for the neck and an 8 for the face. I would have done two passes on the face if I had had the time. As it was, I was really pushing it shaving with a SR when I had little time before I had to leave.
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Happy Feast Day, @Dominic!
Brush: PAA Green Ray
Lather: SW Lycanthropy
Blade: German Wilkinson Sword (2)
Razor: Karve CB SB-G
Post: Thayer's and Chiseled Face Midnight Stag
First aid: Alum
Gosh, I had quite a few weepers today, mostly around the left corner of my mouth. Not sure what I did there! I guess things just didn't go entirely my way with this shave, but no problem. My beard grows pretty fast. I could only really give this a 7.5/10 and move on with life! I did a lot of house cleaning and other errands and things today, so I felt pretty accomplished today.
Brush: PAA Green Ray
Lather: SW Lycanthropy
Blade: German Wilkinson Sword (2)
Razor: Karve CB SB-G
Post: Thayer's and Chiseled Face Midnight Stag
First aid: Alum
Gosh, I had quite a few weepers today, mostly around the left corner of my mouth. Not sure what I did there! I guess things just didn't go entirely my way with this shave, but no problem. My beard grows pretty fast. I could only really give this a 7.5/10 and move on with life! I did a lot of house cleaning and other errands and things today, so I felt pretty accomplished today.
Thank you!
Tue 9 SOTD
Soap Barrister & Mann Le Grand Chypre
Brush Yaqi 24mm Purple Haze Mew Brown
Razor RazoRock GC.84-P
Blade Shark Platinum 5th
Aftershave B&M Le Grand Chypre Splash
An absolutely beautiful scent from the soap and enhanced by the matching splash. The lather was richly creamy and slick too!!
This shave with the blade paired with the razor was good but there's a bite to it. Among the sharks & jaws, this is the only one that bites. 3passes for a dfs result with 2 micro red spots. Ok...enough for the blade...will be ditched...rating 9.5
Soap Barrister & Mann Le Grand Chypre
Brush Yaqi 24mm Purple Haze Mew Brown
Razor RazoRock GC.84-P
Blade Shark Platinum 5th
Aftershave B&M Le Grand Chypre Splash
An absolutely beautiful scent from the soap and enhanced by the matching splash. The lather was richly creamy and slick too!!
This shave with the blade paired with the razor was good but there's a bite to it. Among the sharks & jaws, this is the only one that bites. 3passes for a dfs result with 2 micro red spots. Ok...enough for the blade...will be ditched...rating 9.5
Razor: Ever-Ready 1924 Shovelhead
Blade: GEM SS PTFE (5)
Soap: Arko stick
Brush: Omega 10065 Boar
AS: La Toja splash
Rating: 10/10
Blade: GEM SS PTFE (5)
Soap: Arko stick
Brush: Omega 10065 Boar
AS: La Toja splash
Rating: 10/10
Birthday shave with my birthday present razor even though I got it a month early.
Razor: Lambda Athena
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Soap: Arko stick, bowl lathered
Brush: Razorock Plissoft
AS: Stirling Barbershop Balm
9.9/10
Razor: Lambda Athena
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (2)
Soap: Arko stick, bowl lathered
Brush: Razorock Plissoft
AS: Stirling Barbershop Balm
9.9/10
Happy Birthday! @Big_T
Yaqi Melon golden razor head with Yaqi solid brass handle. This razor has an interesting design, as it virtually never clogs. You can (at least me) shave and shave and shave without have to rinse it.
Dorco prime blade 3rd use, sharp and smooth.
Simpson Best badger 2
La Toja shaving cream and alcohol free balm. For those who cares about expiry date of shaving cream this tube is about 10 years old. Strong performer.
Quick shave under the shower, doesn't get better than this.
10
Dorco prime blade 3rd use, sharp and smooth.
Simpson Best badger 2
La Toja shaving cream and alcohol free balm. For those who cares about expiry date of shaving cream this tube is about 10 years old. Strong performer.
Quick shave under the shower, doesn't get better than this.
10
As of today, we have 66 days without measurable rain at DFW airport.
09 August 2022
GRUME-AUG-09
| Prep | Old Spice Bar soap |
| Razor | King C. Gillette |
| Brush | Omega---11126 |
| Soap | Noble Otter’s--Lonestar scent |
| Bowl | Q Shave Scuttle |
| Blade | Shark Yellow Super Stainless 7 of 10 Shave #4 and out |
| Passes | WTG, XTG, f/b buffing as required |
| Cleanup | Rinsed & dried face f/b Witch Haze f/b Omega Alum stick |
| Aftershave | Old Spice |
| Rating(s) | 8.5 CAS |
| Today | Heavy stubble, but no nicks or weepers. |
| Comment(s) | A thick, stiff beard wiped out blade #7. I needed considerable buffing to get a decent post shave feel. Off to blade #8 tomorrow. |
Razor- Baili
Blade - PAA Platinum Strangelet
Soap - PAA Frost Byte
Brush - RazoRock Big Bruce
After - Proraso Green
9/10
Blade - PAA Platinum Strangelet
Soap - PAA Frost Byte
Brush - RazoRock Big Bruce
After - Proraso Green
9/10
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