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

[Atlantic59]

Fatip Piccolo Mk2
Gillette Nacet (3)
Vie-Long 50/50 white horsehair chubby fan
365 glycerin soap wash
Cella red tub
Dickinson's witch hazel

Clean, close shave; accidental BBS

Very good combo...

 

[Whiterook]

Getting an early start on SHARK WEEK!


Razor: Schick Krona Gold Bicentennial
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: Simpson's Butterscotch Chubby 2 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso Red
Lather: Noble Otter Monarch
Aftershave: Mennen Skin Bracer
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Pinaud Finest powder
Rating 10 No Bites!!

 

[EspressoAndAftershave]

@Marco tell your fellow countrymen that I salute them!

I can't get enough of Proraso Blue's scent. Magnificent! It even inspired me to complete a successful stroke of the master (fool's pass) - my first.

Not shown: the iced double espresso (illy) that I drank, in between passes.

11/10 shave. Bellissimo!

 

[Vacumatic]

Pre-shave:- Pears Green
Bowl/Scuttle:- None

Brush:- Body Shop Synthetic

Soap/Cream:- Cella Almond

Razor/Blade:- Gillette Tech and Shark

Post/After-shave: Cocoa Butter and night cream mix to keep my allure
Fragrance:- Lacoste


Really good. 10/10

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[cyclingsteveb]

9/10 BBS, mildly irritating shave today, I will ditch the blade today.
Razor: Goodfellas’ Smile OC Gladio razor
Blade: Bic platinum (2)
Brush: 26mm DS cosmetic S/L brush
Pre-Shave: Shower and face wash
Lather: Stirling Spice soap
Aftershave: Royall Spyce All Purpose Lotion
/ Crown Shaving AS lotion
Additional Care: Thayer’s Lemon WH

 

[NicksDad]

My daily gear is finally coming together.

Timeless SS .68 OC
Personna Med Prep
Semogue Owners Club Boar
Saponificio Varesino Cubebe Soap
Saponificio Varesino Cubebe Aftershave

Rating: 10/10

 

[Screeby]

Camper shave this morning. Another wonderful surprise. I stuck with the 40's style Super Sport and a Feather blade. Proraso green preshave cooled the face and the Stirling soap lathered up just like it supposed to. Some WH and Stirling splash and EDT to match the soap and it comes together into a DFS. If this is what my everyday shave becomes now that I have been into this a year, I will be pleased with my decision to come to this wet shaving dark side.

8.8/10

KM

 

[Marco]

@Marco tell your fellow countrymen that I salute them!

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I can't get enough of Proraso Blue's scent. Magnificent! It even inspired me to complete a successful stroke of the master (fool's pass) - my first.

Not shown: the iced double espresso (illy) that I drank, in between passes.

11/10 shave. Bellissimo!

Eccellente! Ultimamente mi sento ispirato dalla Vecchia Scuola, soprattutto da quella di Spagna e Portogallo. Ma Proraso è sempre Proraso!

P.S. Please, proceed with a translator if necessary!

 

[dmshaver]

RFB #44 (3 piece)
Lab Blue
Dragonsbeard
Heritage Collection Ever Ready w/ 26mm Quartermoon
Thayers
Lucky Old Man

10/10

 

[Ravenonrock]

Saturday Afternoon Shave

Razor: Dovo Stainless
Brush: Omega Boar
Soap: TOBS Sandalwood
Post: Old Spice
Just lazing around basking in my post shave bliss and taking in the heady combo of Sandalwood and Spice. This TOBS is a really nice soap, lots of protective lather, smells fresh and leaves my skin feeling great. My SR technique is sub par, so I get sub par shaves. The scales on this razor don’t feel comfortable in my hand. I liked the look when I bought it years ago, but I don’t love the feel or balance now that I’ve been using it more. I always start out with good intentions but am somehow slightly dissatisfied with the end result. Regardless, a great way to head in to the afternoon!

7/10

 

[iShave415]

I use Big Ben blade in a Merkur HD 34C for some face shaving
I also use Big Ben blades in the Leaf Razor for a head shave. Just 2 blades are good enough for me.
Shaving cream: C.O. Bigelow

 

[Tomo]

Razor: Heljestrand MK31 Ivory
Finisher: 0.1u Diamond Pasted Balsa
Brush: Plisson HMW #12 Horn
Soap: Nuavia Bule
Bowl: Vintage Sterling Silver
AS: Thayers WH

10/10

 

[never-stop-learning]

Shave 20200808

Razor: Charcoal Goods Brass Level 2 Gen 2
Blade: Personna Med Prep (2)
Brush: @Rudy Vey AS3M (25mm Mühle STF)
Soap: Martin de Candre Fougère
Post-shave: Hyaluronic Acid
Aftershave: Stetson Cooling and Moisturizing
Cologne: Original Stetson

WTG, ATG & XTG. Minor touch-up.

DFS++ with no nicks, cuts, weepers or irritation.

The Charcoal Goods Brass Level 2 Gen 2 is a Top Tier razor - certainly one of the best out there - that provides World Class results. The Personna Med Prep is an excellent match.

The MdC Fougère is an outstanding soap and easily one of my favorite soaps.

Similarly, the @Rudy Vey AS3M, with 25mm Mühle STF, is an awesome brush.

Each component of this combination provides superb results and can keep pace with elite company. Putting them together is pretty special, indeed.

A Top Tier shave all the way!

 

[Vaporstang]

My Saturday Afternoon Shave

Prep: Shower​

One Pass shave w/ touch up​

Razor: Parker SRW Shavette​

Blade: Gillette Nacet Halved (3)​

Pre-Shave Cream: Proraso Red, Sandalwood & Shea Butter​

Brush: Elite Razor Poplar - 24 mm Plisson (First time using)​

Soap: Proraso Shaving Soap for Sensitive Skin (First time using)​

Aftershave: Proraso Blue, Aloe and Vitamin E​

Rating: 10/10 No nicks! No irritation! DFS!!!

• Not BBS, but a very pleasant shave
• First time using this brush
• First time using this soap

 

[Ron R]

Thanks for the notes about the Kai blade increasing the blade exposure on the Super Speed for a closer shave. Question: if I already have Fatboy and Slim adjustables, is it worth it to buy one or more Super Speeds?

Good Question, you have adjustable razors and you might be able to mock the same shave as a SS. If you are at a antique store and the price is right and is in good condition I would buy one, they were before and after adjustable's came along and fellows still bought SS TTO models after the adjustable razors were introduced.
I can say one thing about super speeds built in the 1950's they were built very well IMO, I have a Gillette 1967 SS model and it is no where near as good a build as the 1950's model IMO.

 

[ouchyfoot]

chuckd said:
Thanks for the notes about the Kai blade increasing the blade exposure on the Super Speed for a closer shave. Question: if I already have Fatboy and Slim adjustables, is it worth it to buy one or more Super Speeds?

Good Question, you have adjustable razors and you might be able to mock the same shave as a SS. If you are at a antique store and the price is right and is in good condition I would buy one, they were before and after adjustable's came along and fellows still bought SS TTO models after the adjustable razors were introduced.
I can say one thing about super speeds built in the 1950's they were built very well IMO, I have a Gillette 1967 SS model and it is no where near as good a build as the 1950's model IMO.

You definitely need to buy all of them. Silver body, black body, red tip, blue tip, black tip, flairtip...etc. If you don’t, you’ll never know if you have the perfect Gillette for your face.

 

[chuckd]

Good Question, you have adjustable razors and you might be able to mock the same shave as a SS. If you are at a antique store and the price is right and is in good condition I would buy one, they were before and after adjustable's came along and fellows still bought SS TTO models after the adjustable razors were introduced.
I can say one thing about super speeds built in the 1950's they were built very well IMO, I have a Gillette 1967 SS model and it is no where near as good a build as the 1950's model IMO.

Thanks for the perspective. I suspected the same thing about the later SS's and Super Adjustables vs. earlier 60s/50s models after seeing photos.

 

[chuckd]

You definitely need to buy all of them. Silver, black body, red tip, blue tip, black tip...etc. If you don’t, you’ll never know if you have the perfect Gillette for your face.

Sigh. I was afraid of that... I was hoping that my Fatboy and Slim would cover all those bases.

 

[ouchyfoot]

Sigh. I was afraid of that... I was hoping that my Fatboy and Slim would cover all those bases.

Sorry, but it doesn’t work that way.

 

[Vacumatic]

Pre-shave:- Argan Oil liquid soap
Bowl/Scuttle:- None

Brush:- Synthetic

Soap/Cream:- Cella

Razor/Blade:- Gillette Tech and Treet
Post/After-shave: Cocoa Butter and night cream mix to keep my allure
Fragrance:- Lacoste


Favorite razor, blade and cream, it has to be 10/10