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

[Ridgeback]

Razor: Blackbird
Blade: Personna med prep
Brush: My Black Ash Burl & Guy Fieri
Soap: B&M
9.9 out of 10.....I rolled the dice on this soap and it did not irritated my face

 

[GBerry]

Razor: Razorock Mamba 70
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome Israeli (2)
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic 26mm
Lather: Haslinger Schafmilch Rasierseife Organic
Aftershave: Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm

No nicks: 5
No irritation: 4.75
Closeness: 4.75
Smoothness: 5

No nicks. No irritation but skin was reddish. Close and very smooth shave.

Rating: 9.75/10

 

[BobbyB]

Daily Shave: 23 October 2020​

Prep:	Dial Liquid Soap face wash
Razor:	WCS 84S
Soap:	Viking ‘uber’ lather using rain water
Brush:	Omega 11126
Blade:	Gillette Nacet / Blade #4 / Shave #2
Passes:	2 (WTG & ATG) minimal buffing
Post:	Witch Hazel wipe down / Pinaud Clubman A/S / Viking Shave balm finished up as of this morning.
Rating:	10.0 BBS A perfect shave with no nicks, weepers, or stubble—after minimal buffing. Today is rainy and cool morning--should be able to harvest enough rain water for several days of shaving.

 

[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

Good razor blade and cream 10/10

 

[new_wet_shaver]

Prep: Washed my hair in the sink and used dove creamsoap to wash my face
Pre Shave: Proraso the white one (lots of it)
Razor: Parker 24c
Blade: Lord platinum (5th shave)
Brush: Yaqi rainbow brown synthetic 26
Soap: Razorock XXX
Aftershave: Proraso lotion green
Rating : 8,5 /10

So my order from a greek store came in today. I received the parker 24c, the yaqi synthetic rainbow brown brush, lord platinum, dorco and kai blades and the Razorock xxx shaving soap. I also received an OSMA french alum block.

I washed and soaked my face with warm water and soap and then used pre shave. I proceeded to make lather using the yaqi brush and razorck soap. Easy foam production and tons of lather. It was my first time using an open comb razor and even though my blade was kinda old, i still had a close shave! I think the Parker 24c is aggressive enough but in the same time it's smooth and forgiving! Nice razor.

The brush was amazingly smooth and tender. I really liked it. Plus it is gorgeous looking. The soap provided a very nice and close shave with no irritations. Overall I am pleased with today's shave and I am looking forward to future shaves. I forgot to use the alum block, but i will use it next time.

 

[Kyle89]

Cream: Barbasol Original
Razor: Gillette NEW LC
Blade: 7 O'clock SS (3)
Aftershave: Pinaud VIBR

Quick Friday morning 2 passer. No nicks or irritation. I do miss the smell of Barbasol. I still get great shaves with it, I should whip it out more often.

9/10 simple

 

[BigJ]

Today’s shave

Razor: Wolfman WR1/WRH2 handle
Blade: Astra SP (day 7)
Brush: Rudy Vey B&B 2-band badger
Soap: Haslinger’s schafmilch (‘tallow’)
AS: Pinaud clubman

Rating: 9.5/10.

 

[Screeby]

Proraso Red Preshave
Bullet Tip SE w/ PTFE blade (2)
Autumn Glory Soap & EDT
Whipped Dog Silvertip Badget
Witch Hazel
Unscented splash

A careless, undisciplined shave resulted in a weeper in my neck along with irritation. Just laziness I suppose. Very disappointing. Need to probably take tomorrow off and let the face rest. Haven't had that much through the last 16 months. Short and sweet.

7.1/10

KM

 

[ackvil]

Soap	AoS Sandalwood.
Brush	Paladin El Dorado
Razor	Feather AS-D2
Blade	Feather
Aftershave	Thayers Rose Petal WH & L’Occitane ASB
Fragrance	TOBS Sandalwood
Rating	A very good BBS Shave. 10/10

 

[ChiefHA]

9.9/10
Razor/Blade: 1924 Ever-Ready "Shovel Head"/Gem PTFE
Brush: Yaqi Sagrada Familia
Soap: B&M Cologne Russe
AS: B&M Cologne Russe

 

[Stubblebum]

Omega 11137 boar
Tabac puck
Gillette New SC
Personna Red (6)
Clubman Vanilla

9.0/10

 

[chromedometone]

Razor: Gem 1912 Jr.
Blade: Personna Gem PTFE on it's second shave.
Brush: Omega 1066.
Sopa: Cella EEP.
A/S: Proraso Red splash.
EDT: Proraso Wood & Spice.
8.5/10. Pretty smooth shave today. Points off for irritation now, 3 hours later.

 

[Test4echo]

Blade: Polsilver Stainless (10)
Razor: Merkur Progress
Brush: PAA The Solar Flare
Soap: Fitjar Havn
Aftershave: Old Spice

10/10

 

[JCarr]

Rating: 10/10
Pre-Shave: Cold water splash - OPR Bay Rum soap
Soap: Black Ship Grooming Thomas Tew
Brush: Barrister and Mann Tuxedo synthetic
Razor: Karve Brass SB (Plate B) w/Charcoal Goods brass Torpedo handle
Blade: Kai SS (3)
Post-Shave: Cold water splash - Thayers Witch Hazel - Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
AS: Pinaud Clubman Sweet Rum

WIll probably get another one or two shaves from this Kai blade before swapping it out. Great shave this morning. Yesterday's shave with the Charcoal Goods was so close, the Karve had an easy time of it. Sweet Rum for Clubman Friday! Sweet citrus and Sweet Rum!

Happy Shaves, Everyone! Have a good weekend.

 

[Tirvine]

Splashed hot water on my face,
Loaded Pre de Provence with the Kent BK4,
Gave my face three passes with a Personna Israeli Red (despite its UK packaging) on day 3, in an Edwin Jagger DE89,
Showered, and
Splashed on 4711 cologne as my aftershave.

9/10. It is BBS and free of nicks, weepers, and irritation, but the PIR is just not as comfortable as the Crystal which preceded it, especially on XTG on the neck and ATG on the upper lip. I am a big fan of comfort.

 

[Ron R]

OCtober 23rd, Fri, 2020

Razor: Gem Micromatic open comb buttonless

-Mfg 1930-32 on this model until their double edge blade was introduced, 2nd Gen MMOC 1933-41! mid range (upper??), very nice razor with no blade overhang on all Gem razors!
Blade: Gem Personna SS PTFE (3) excellent blade, very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely, predictable IMO.
Soap: Razorock Lavender, nice scent with excellent lather qualities + good post shave feel.
Brush: Yaqi timber wolf whiskers knot 24 mm- excellent lather creator with some back bone with soft cloud like tips.
Pre shave: Brush wash my whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of Aloe Vera gel on cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + /atg + pickups.
Post shave: Razorock King louis lavender aftershave with witch hazel + a dollop of Nivea balm.
Results: 10/10 or CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + 1 blemish weeper = Excellent shave with my Gem MMOC buttonless razor.

Have some great shaves! Stay & think safe in these times!

 

[Tirvine]

Splashed hot water on my face,
Loaded Pre de Provence with the Kent BK4,
Gave my face three passes with a Personna Israeli Red (despite its UK packaging) on day 3, in an Edwin Jagger DE89,
Showered, and
Splashed on 4711 cologne as my aftershave.

9/10. It is BBS and free of nicks, weepers, and irritation, but the PIR is just not as comfortable as the Crystal which preceded it, especially on XTG on the neck and ATG on the upper lip. I am a big fan of comfort. View attachment 1172127

That was yesterday. Today was the customary switchover to TOBS sandalwood soap and day 4 on the Personna. I know there is enough variability in a puck of soap or a razor blade that one ought not draw firm conclusions from single comparisons, but the past month and a half have shown shaving with TOBS to be better than Pre de Provence and Crystal to be superior to Israeli Personna for comfort and closeness.

9/10

 

[JacobW]

Parker CC == EJ Kelvin handle

Triton

Kanion Classic

Brutal Classic

Good shavig , head and face 8,8/10

 

[MrSpeedy]

Razor: Black Handle Super Speed (T2 - birth year and quarter)
Blade: Wilkinson Sword - German (8)
Brush: Ever Ready 100T handle with synthetic knot
Soap: Mike's Orange, Cedarwood, & Black Pepper
Aftershave: Speick
Rating: 9.8/10 - Tiny nick on my Adam's apple; user error.

 

[Eben Stone]

Prep: hot towel
Blade: PSI #5
Razor: Muhle R41
Brush: Muhle synthetic
Soap: SV Opuntia
Aftershave: alum, Thayers rose witch hazel, SV Opuntia

4 pass: hot WTG, lukewarm XTG, cold ATG, cold ATG. Riding the cap. 4th pass because my jawline felt rough.

Maybe 2 little weepers and I got a small nick on a scar near my lip. Zero alum burn above the jawline (even on the nick which is weird) but below lit up with some pain. Very close and smooth. Closer than G7B #5 and closer than Feather #3.

I love the scent of the SV Opuntia soap!

No tugging: 5
No nicks: 4.5
No irritation: 5
Closeness: 4.5
DFS+

9.5/10