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Pre-shave:- Wrights Coal Tar Soap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Earthenware
Br
ush:- Synthetic
Soap/Cream:- Shaving Cream and shredded shave stick
Razor/Blade:- Gillette Tech and Gillette Wilkinson blade (1)
Post/After-shave: Cocoa Butter and night cream mix to keep my allure
Fragrance:- Lacoste

Great shave 10/10

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Razor: Muhle R89
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux (1)
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic Shaving Brush - 26mm
Pre-Shave: Cetaphil Facial Cleanser
Lather: Proraso Green Cream
Aftershave: Dickinson’s Witch Hazel Astringent

No nicks: 5
No irritation: 5
Closeness: 4.5
Smoothness: 5

No nicks. No irritation. Very close and smooth shave.

Rating: 9.75/10
 
Well, more like a slight tea stain where the blade was clamped - not near the blade edge. This happens from time to time after 7 shaves or so on a blade (some brands more than others). I didn't mean to exaggerate.
I recently had a Gillette Nacet rust in 5 days. I shaved 4 days with the blade and then removed it to clean the razor on the fifth day. There was more rust than I would want. This is the first time I have seen this.
 
Prep: Shower and PDP Bergamot & Thyme shave soap bloom water.
- Brush: Rocky Mountain Barber company best badger shaving brush
- Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89L
- Blade: Gillette Nacet
- Soap: Southern Witchcraft Pomona shave soap
- Aftershave: Fine American Blend
- Post Shave: TOBS Sandalwood aftershave Gel


9.65/10
Close shave near BBS.
 
Wed 2nd SOTD with New Soap
Soap Stone Cottage Hesperide Premium
Brush Yaqi 24mm Silvertip
Razor Fatip OC Slant
Blade Personna DE Prep 3rd 👍👍👍
Post & Aftershaves
Ice Water + Thayers
Hyaluronic + Reuzel Wood & Spice
Nice soap. Good slick lather. The scent was more than mild and while it was supposed to be citrusy, all I can smell is musk and sandalwood....hahaha
Shave with razor paired with the blade was a revelation! Now, this is the real deal Personna blade for me....super smooth super comfortable!!! Compare to yesterday's personna comfort coated lab blue blade, definitely can feel the difference. Really enjoyable 3pass for a mostly BBS/DFD result without issues.Great post & aftershaves.
Rating 9.8/10 What a great DE blade! How to get more..hahahaha
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Razor: Gillette Tech/NEW Hybrid (England) (Charcoal Goods Copper Hammered Handle)
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (5 and retired)
Brush: OMEGA Jade 011842 Premium Pure Bristle
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Ach. Brito Mogno
Aftershave: Floïd Vigoroso

Three passes + touch-up. No nicks, cuts, weepers or irritation.

Wonderful shave! :)
 
Good morning gentlemen

El Druida brush, Rex, Wizamet SI, Stirling Green, AS loción Ralph Lauren Green, edc Ralph Lauren Green.

I thought this scent was mostly for spring/summer, but using it today I realized that autumm is perfect!

Have a nice day, guys


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Christmas Season, Day 6.

When you go Brut, you go Full Brut!

Prep: Hot Shower and Bloom/Lather Building Water
Soap: PAA Et Tu
Razor: Blackland Blackbird Brass (OC and SB)/Merkur Mustache and Eyebrow Razor
Blade: Nacet (5)/Merkur Mustache and Eyebrow Blade (5)
Brush: Surrey Boar (VdH)
AS: Brut (US)
Splash: Brut (US)
EdT: Brut (Eur)
Rating: 9.6/10

Just a nice shave. I went Full Brut from the shower to the fragrance. Just feel ready to take on the day.
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There's time to write things this morning - on most working days shave happens, but then I'm stuck answering e-mails before I get a chance to put anything here.

Current production Ralf Aust basic 5/8 square point straight razor
Semogue Pharos black horse brush
Erasmic bowl soap
Vintage (1980s) Yardley Black Label aftershave

Nice midweek shave. There's something about the Aust razors that the others don't have. Even at the lower end of the price range they seem somehow nicer, as if more thought has gone into them. Even the basic black plastic scales look like some work has gone into the finish.

Erasmic is a personal favourite - much cheaper than the artisan stuff, available in some UK high streets (though not as common as the Wilkinson blue or black), but it seems to lather more spectacularly than anything else I've tried.

Bit of a colour coordinated theme this morning. I'll give it a "9".
 
Another Night Shave

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Prep
: Cold Water Splashes + The Body Shop's Tea Tree Facial Wash + Own Mix of oils (50% almond oil, 25 % Avocado oil, 25% Resin oil) , Goat milk soap.
Razor: Gillette Heritage
Blade: Astra SP (#1 New)
Brush: Proraso Pro Boar
Soap: Arko Shaving Soap (puck, cold water)
Aftershave: Alum bar + Rose water and witch hazel Tonic + Hyaluronic acid and Niacinamide gel moisturizer + Aloe Vera / Bergamot / castor oil after shave + Pure Shea butter (unscented)

Rating : 9.0 /10 - My best shave until now. New Razor! , today arrived my Gillette Heritage from Amazon, wonderful little piece of metal, very comfortable shape only 1 nick. Changed the avocado oil to my own mix of oils, seems to be absorbed faster through my skin. Second time face lathering, good results, also shaving with cold water seems to be working for me with much less irritation and my blade glider pretty easy over my face, during my pre shave i submerge the brush with hot water and i drop a little of hot water over the soap, next time I will do all the process with cold water to see if I can feel any differences i just been using hot water with the Bush to accelerate the break up process.
 
Daily Shave: 02 December 2020
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Prep:
Liquid Soap face wash
Razor:
WCS 84S
Soap:
Proraso Green shave cream (using rain water)
Brush:
Omega 11126
Blade:
Treet Silver / Blade #2 / Shave #1
Passes:
WTG then ATG
Cleanup:
Wiped face dry and then Witch Hazel wipe down
Aftershave:
Pinaud Clubman
Rating:
9.5 DFS A good shave with no significant stubble, nicks or weepers. Starting off this morning with a fasting medical test (blood work, blood pressure check, and follow-up on a brown skin splotch above my right ear.
 
Razor: Razorock Mamba 70
Blade: Gillette 7O’Clock SharpEdge (2)
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic 26mm
Preshave: Lather & Wood Pre-shave Oil Unscented
Lather: Haslinger Schafmilch Rasierseife Organic
Aftershave: VDH Shave Butter

No nicks: 5
No irritation: 5
Closeness: 4.5
Smoothness: 5

No nicks. No irritation. Close and smooth shave.

Rating: 9.75/10
 
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