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

[Abz88]

Pre-shave (in order of use)
- Dr Shea Black Soap
- Castle Forbes Pre-shave Balm
- Stirling Dunshire Shaving Soap (sample)

Post-shave (in order of use)
- Osma Alum Block
- Sukin Blemish Pore Perfecting Toner
- The Ordinary Skin Serums
- L'Occitane Eau De Cedrat After Shave Cream Gel
- Jack Black Double-Duty Face Moisturiser

Tools
- Karve Christopher Bradley Brass (D Plate)
- Sainsbury's Men Advance DE Blade (2)
- Omega Pro 108
- Steve Woodhead Pottery Suribachi Lather Scuttle

Fragrance for the day
- Davidoff Cool Water Celebration Edition EDT

Shave Rating 8.5/10.
My second shave with the Sainsburys own brand Dorco today.

Journey to 100 blades (journal)

Blade 47: Dorco Titan The next Dorco blade to be loaded into the Karve CB was the Titan and again I went for the D Plate again. The Titan felt sharper than that ST-301, pretty smooth and worked well with this plate. A closer shave than the ST-301 and no signs of irritation or Alum feedback...

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[TOVT]

Saturday, May 27th, 2023
Got the day started with a couple of hours in the sun at the neighborhood pool. First time really trying to get some sun this year.

Still developing a baseline for the new blades and razors I bought over the last several weeks. Even though the Merkur Futur started off, this elevation of my shaving, I hadn't paired it with a DOVO blade yet. I was not disappointed.

Sunshine and hot shower with soap.
Prorasso Red pre-shave cream.
Another round with the Derby Premium tub. I have little experience with shaving soaps. This stuff is performing well for me.
The Derby lathered great and went on with warm Omega boar brush.
Setting 2+ on the Futur and a fresh DOVO blade.

One and a half pass today, and it was excellent!
One pass down the face and all the way down my neck. Could have stopped there!
My neck had little stubble left, so chose to do another pass from jawline down neck.

Cold water rinse. Started cleaning up and putting stuff away. Used the alum, tiny sting on my neck in a couple spots.
Man, it felt good at this point! Continued clean up.

Rinsed my face off. Let it air dry. Applied the LEA aftershave. Still liking that stuff. The smell and after-feel are great.

Total 10/10. Damn fine shave, I am pleased.

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Gillette 1974 U2 Trac II TwinJector
Blade: Schick Super II
Brush: The CaYuen Workshop Candy Cane in HD Silvertip Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Noble Otter Lone Star
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
I got surprisingly good results with three passes, lots of clogging, though.

 

[Guido75]

Splendid head shave this evening with my Eclipse Red Ring ( @Jack Goossen) open on 3 notches and a Personna Red (4) while lathering with an Omega Super Badger and Haslinger Sandelholz. Two passes WTG and AXTG to DFS bliss. Finished off with a touch of Nivea Sensitive.

 

[Guido75]

a slow stroke - going slowly seems key to how the Athena's geometry works.

Interesting! Will do that tomorrow morning and report back!

 

[awk_m4]

Feeling refreshed!
Rating 10/10
Saturday May 27,2023
Brush: Simpson CH2
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper Bowl
Lather: TOBS Peppermint
Razor: Henson AL13 +++
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (1)
Post: Osma Alum Block
Post: Southern Witchcrafts Fougère Nemeta

 

[Feldgrun]

Soap: Sudsy Soapery Pine & Cedar (tallow)
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Bruce
Razor: GEM MMOC
Blade: GEM Personna PTFE (2)

Rating: 10/10 - Fantastic shave! I keep getting surprised at how much I enjoy SE razors. The MMOC gives a BBS and is easy to use. SS Pine & Cedar felt like menthol, and gave a really smooth shave.

 

[Beefdrippings]

I’ve really come to appreciate the R89 after writing it off years ago. I get the best overall shaves with it. I can buff and buff (if need be) without any fear of irritation. With a RazoRock handle it’s the bees knees. Goes great with a Personna blade (3).

Canada Shave Soap…what more needs to be said? Top tier for sure.

Stirling’s Bay Rum is one of my favourite BR scents and this Dubl Duck by Heritage is the brush I use the most.

 

[GNR]

SV Saturday

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P/S: GD Pre-shave, unscented
Razor: Lambda Athena
Blade: Gillette Super Stainless (1)
Brush: SV 30mm Badger
P/S: GD Pre-shave, unscented
Soap: Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary
A/S: Saponificio Varesino 70th Anniversary

9.999/10

If it wasn't for a tiny rough patch on my chin I had to buff out this would have been my first "perfect" two pass DFS+ shave. Now that I'm starting to get the Athena's strokes figured out I'm experiencing that marble face feeling more and more.

Like so many have mentioned, it's nice to be able to use the sound of the razor's slicing to help fine tune the razor's angle mid-stroke. Someone described that sound as "buttering toast" and I think that's a perfect comparison. I've found that the Athena rewards minimal pressure and a slow stroke - going slowly seems key to how the Athena's geometry works.

I think SV 70th Annv. is my favorite soap scent right now It's simultaneously sophisticated and playful. For me it evokes forest skiing at high altitude - maybe with some James Bond villains in pursuit.

Have a great weekend my friends!

Beautiful write up.

Love the scent description.

But now, I’m wondering “which” James Bond?

 

[GNR]

SOTD MAY 27th
May 2023 GRUME
Modern May 2023


Hello friends,

Saturday is the day I care the most about shaving. It's usually when I test new combinations. Today's was amazing: Mike's Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper, with Floïd Suave and EDT Terre d'Hermès. Sublime!

I resorted to my usual Saturday razor, Green Cult 2.0 plate IV with my favorite blade, Gillette Nacet (5) and the best-spent $10 of my life: Omega 48 Pro.

Frank was with us, of course.

Rating: 10

Have a nice weekend and great shaves.


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Awesome picture, it perfectly captures an image of a shave well done that can be enjoyed throughout the day.

 

[The Blackadder]

Razor: Henson ++
Brush: Synthetic Rockwell, don’t know the model
Blade: Nacet (2)
Cream: eShave white tea
AS: eShave white tea balm
Score: 7/10

I’m really, really new to DE shaving (about 2 months) and I’m just starting to get decent shaves. Today I used eShave cream for the second time and it’s really good stuff. Once you dial it in, it provides great cushion, comfort and slickness. Did two passes WTG (sensible skin, been battling with irritation from the start) and got a decent shave. No cuts or nicks, a bit of a razor burn, but that’s from yesterday, when my first attempt with eShave sucked. I’ll stick to this gear for a couple of weeks until I get the hang of it. Thanks

 

[flask28]

Beautiful write up.

Love the scent description.

But now, I’m wondering “which” James Bond?

Thank you my friend!

I envision the scene from For Your Eyes Only, so I guess we're talking the Comedy Bond, lol

 

[Callahan23]

Evening!

27th day of May

Razor: Tatara Masamune
Blade: Permasharp (1)
Soap: AOS Sandalwood
Brush: Razorock Big Bruce
Aftershave: DR Harris Arlington
Post: Aveeno moisturizer

8/10

Nice shave today! While I like these blades, they are not my favorite in this razor. I think it's pretty much made for Feathers. Overall, still quite good. Cheers

 

[Tathlum]

Razor- Yaqi Slope
Handle- RazoRock UFO
Blade- Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Soap- PAA Amalfi Coast
Brush- Zenith 80R
Aftershave- RazoRock King Louis Lavender
result- 8

 

[never-stop-learning]

20230527

Razor: Colonial Razors The General V2 (@Rosseforp GTC 25g Handle)
Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG (9)
Brush: @Rudy Vey 2022 B&B Contributors Brush (Mühle 25mm STF knot)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: WSP Formula T Tobacco
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum

Superb DFS+++ shave!

Please visit my Journal (link below) for shave notes and musings: Post in thread 'never-stop-learning's Quest for Knowledge' never-stop-learning's Quest for Knowledge - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/never-stop-learnings-quest-for-knowledge.611194/post-12258660

 

[Manye]

Afternoon, all

R - Blackbird SS
B - Nacet (3)
B - Simpson Special in Best
C - Proraso Green
AS BALM - L’Occitane Post Shave Balm
AS - Proraso Green
EDT - Tabac
EXTRA - Thayers Witch Hazel Toner with Rose Petal

That Blackbird delivers! An all round excellent shave. A 10/10 from me

 

[Chard52142]

Sun 28
Soap Smoking Monsters Palace of Bliss
Brush Yaqi 26mm Moka Express
Razor Wade & Butcher 13/16 Wedge
Aftershave A&E Peach & Cognac Splash
Nice enough combination of soap brush and splash!
This razor's performance is improved from the last use after another session on the HBA...Rating 9.6

 

[Guido75]

Date	27.05.2023
365 daily shaves / GRUYERE	147/365 (100%) 147/363 (99%)
GRUME May / Soap of the Month Club(SOTMC)	27/29 (94%) 27/31 (100%)
Modern May	22/31 (84%)

Razor	Blade	Brush
Lambda Athena	Gillette Black (19)	Zenith 502B XSE
Soap	Passes	Pre- & Post-shave
Haslinger Sandelholz	WTG XTG ATG	1. Cold splash 2. KCG Face Wash 3. Proraso Green preshave 4. Cold splash 5. Aftershave 6. Balm

Efficiency (details here)	Quality
8/10 (~20 m)	10/10 (clean)
Effectiveness	Comfort
9/10 (BBS)	10/10 (GlideFest)

Notes to these shaves:

Another top tier shave with the Athena. Maybe faintly less than yesterday, but there was also less stubble to deal with than yesterday. The blade continues to perform so I will grant its 20 shave as well and we’ll see what tomorrow brings after that.

For extended notes click here.

Enjoy your shave!

 

[Kaldane]

Sunday morning. Warmer than yesterday, but not as bright.

Vintage T. R. Cadman & Sons 6/8 round point straight razor
Edwin Jagger Silvertip Fibre synthetic brush
Razorock XXX Fresco
Vintage (1980s) Shulton Old Spice (white stopper)

I'm on something of a mission to notch up at least ten shaves on everything - couple more goes with this one and we'll be there for the vintage straights (assuming I don't see anything else I fancy before then).

Very soft feel to the brush - I used to think I could put synthetic brushes into a badger/synth/horse/boar continuum in terms of softness versus rigidity, but there's that much variety in synths these days they cover all points. This one's softer than any of the badgers in the cupboard, while the original Kent Infinity sits on the stiff side of the boars.

Good soap for a warm morning, and the glass jar is a nice touch. Hot flannel rather than post shower shave - I'll call it a "9" today.

 

[Eshebert]

With 20 days at sea and a limited bag of tricks, I make the best of it. This morning was a solid 9/10, but I am ready to head home to put a few of my other razors, soaps and splashes into rotation. You Gents have a great Sunday.