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duke4423

duke4423

Prep: Room Temperature Water Splashes + Glycerin Face Wash
Razor: Parker SRB Shavette
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Indian Half Blade (D2)
Brush: Semogue SOC 2-Band Badger
Cream : Godrej Sensitive Shaving Cream
Aftershave: Alum Block + Cold Water Rinse + Anherb AS Lotion
Rating : 9.85/10

Very comfortable and nice BBS in 2.5 passes !
 
never-stop-learning

never-stop-learning

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Razor: Blackland Razors Brass Blackbird SB
Blade: Feather (2)
Brush: Rudy Vey Butterscotch Beehive (Shavemac 24mm 2-Band Silvertip)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Cella Extra Extra Bio
Aftershave/Fragrance: PAA Atomic Age Bay Rum Aftershave-Cologne

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

Superb shave! :cool:
 
BigD

BigD

Rockwell 6S Matte Black and Modern Williams with Aqua Velva.

Prep: Hot Shower
Soap: Williams Mug Soap
Razor: Rockwell 6S Matte Black (R6, R5, and R4)
Blade: Personna Med Prep (2)
Brush: VdH Boar
AS: Aqua Velva Ice Blue (Eur)
ASB: Aqua Velva (Eur)
Rating: 9.7/10

Have a great Tuesday!
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Benzadmiral

Benzadmiral

A fine fine shave today on a 48-hour beard:

Merkur Progress, opened up a little more, with a Personna Lab Blue blade (2)

Arko in stick form

AP Shave Co. synthetic tuxedo brush

Clubman SR aftershave, Assured lotion, Clubman powder

Shower, splashed my face with softened water, a little Arko as a pre-shave, then applied the stick to cheeks and throat and whipped up a great lather with the damp brush. As an experiment I opened the Progress up to (are ya ready for this) 4 for my first and WTG pass. Almost no blade feel, but I knew the whiskers were being mown down. Reset to 3 for lower lip, then relathered and went ATG on cheeks and throat. Down to 2, lower lip (verrrry carefully), and pass 3, XTG, with cleanup. Done! No irritation, no nicks, and very close to BBS everywhere.

Verdict: 9.85 -- a new record.
 
Sacky84

Sacky84

Today's shave 19JAN21

Prep: Warm water splashes
Razor: Gillette SS K-1
Blade: GSB (5)
Brush: Duke 2 best
Cream : D R Harris rose
Aftershave: B&M Diamond
Rating : 9.5/10

Finished up my tub of Diamond finally so I'm starting to work through my DRH cream samples. I had rose available today and that's what I used. I knew it before, but I'm just not a fan of the rose scent profile while shaving. Nothing wrong with it, but not for me. Regardless it lathered up very quickly and provided a nice smooth shave. I think the Duke is fully broken in, and has become one of my favorite brushes. SS matched with the GSB provided a smooth pull/tug free shave with 2 passes with and across the grain. No nicks or cuts. Finished off with the B&M Diamond aftershave splash and received minimial feedback. Not my fave cream and a/s combo but I'm just trying to use the Diamond a few more times before PIF'ing it (transferring at work after tomorrow and i'll PIF to someone else on the ship!)

Was a 10/10 shave but the rose scent put me off. Tossing the rest of that sample. Happy shaves all!
 
G

GBerry

Razor: RazoRock Mamba 70
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic Shaving Brush - 26mm
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Lather: Cella Extra Extra Bio + Neutrogena Sensitive Shave Skin Cream for men
Aftershave: Cold water rinses

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

Overall rank: 10/10

Very good shave. Very close and pleasant shave.

YMMV
 
G

GMUK

Razor: Blackbird sb
Blade: Wizamet (1)
Brush: Razorock 400
Soap: Stirling Sandpiper
Post: Stirling Sandpiper splash
Rating: 10

After a few days in Single Edge territory it’s now back to DE’s with the sublime Blackbird. An effortless BBS with zero irritation or nicks etc. Skin always feels really good post shave with Stirling Sandpiper soap and splash, a great way to start the day.
 
wombadom

wombadom

Razor: PAA Nickel Plated DOC
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Green (3)

Brush: Asylum Cheswick Silvertip Fiber
23mm
Bowl: Potter's House Ceramic

Soap: Maggard Lilac

Post: Thayer's Rose Petal Witch Hazel
Stirling Barbershop Aftershave Splash

10/10
A super smooth and efficient shave today. Maggard's soap was excellent ,
PAA's original DOC was excellent ,
Asylum's Silvertip Fiber was excellent,
Post shave Thayer's and Stirling were excellent.
Three passes to a BBS.

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SgtCrppls

SgtCrppls

GBerry said:
Razor: RazoRock Mamba 70
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft Monster Synthetic Shaving Brush - 26mm
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Lather: Cella Extra Extra Bio + Neutrogena Sensitive Shave Skin Cream for men
Aftershave: Cold water rinses

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

Overall rank: 10/10

Very good shave. Very close and pleasant shave.

YMMV
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You have been using that Mamba quite a bit, glad you like it.
 
rockthrower

rockthrower

Prep: Hot shower, Proraso Green pre/post
Cream: Proraso Green
Brush: Razorock Big Bruce
Razor: Karve CB Stainless, OC-D plate
Blade: Nacet (fresh)
Post: Proraso Green splash

10 / 10. 3 passes; only touchup was one tiny spot under chin. Perfectly smooth comfortable shave. Post-shave feel is great.

It is around minus 15 C outside right now, but I still enjoy that icy blast of Proraso Green even in winter; very refreshing. The green pre-shave wasn't for any functional benefit, just for more menthol :)
 
JCarr

JCarr

More Deep Thoughts than Jack Handy
Rating: 9/10
Pre-Shave: Cold water splash - OPR Bay Rum shave soap
Soap: Dr. Jon's Anne Bonny
Brush: Je & Co Tuxedo synthetic (Night Sky)
Razor: Karve Brass OC (Plate B)
Blade: Astra SS (1)
Post-Shave: Cold water splash - Stirling Bay Rum scented Witch Hazel - Lucky Tiger Face Tonic
AS: WSP Bay Rum

Trying a blade I shelved long ago, but still had hanging around. I pulled out my notes and saw that I actually liked it. Two very small weepers on the lower right side of my neck...my fault, not the setup...caused by cleanup passes without lather...thankfully, they were very minor. I took a point off accordingly. Other than that though, a good shave. I had too much bloom water in the bowl when I started whipping up the lather so the soap needed some extra work to get to a consistency I was happy with. But the soap responded well. Matching a Bay Rum with Lime and Black Tea with a Bay Rum with Lime.

On another note, I found that the Charcoal Goods SS SB LvL2 is ok for two or three days in a row. I could use it daily without any issues. Was going to go five straight days, but wanted to try the Astra SS in my Karve this morning.

Happy Shaves, Everyone.

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BobbyB

BobbyB

19 January 2021
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Prep:
Hot shower then Pear Soap using my old Omega 11126
Razor:
WCS 84S
Soap:
Proraso Green shave cream (using fresh rain water)
Brush:
Gray Dog
Blade:
Gillette Silver Blue Blade#1 shave #2
Passes:
WTG then ATG
Cleanup:
Rinsed and dried face, Witch Hazel, and then an Alum rub down.
Aftershave:
Pinaud √ Clubman Bay Rum
Rating:
10.0 BBS An enjoyable unrushed shave this morning. Results: no stubble, nicks, or weepers. A few light household chores, one shopping errand, and then a long dog walk.
 
Abz88

Abz88

Pre-shave (in order of use)
- Clinique for Men Charcoal Face Wash
- Sukin Pore Refining Exfoliating Facial Scrub
- Clinique for Men Exfoliating Tonic
- King of Shaves Advanced Shave Oil
- Saponificio Bignoli Indian Sandalwood (Sample)

Post-shave (in order of use)
- Omega Alum Block
- The Ordinary Hyaluronic acid
- Jack Black Protein Booster Skin Serum
- Truefitt & Hill Sandalwood Aftershave Balm (sample)
- Jack Black Double Duty Face Moisturiser

Tools
- Edwin Jaggwr DE86
- Gillette King C (4)
- Omega Pro 49

Shave Rating: 9/10
Back to the Saponificio Bignoli Indian Sandalwood sample today and after another pleasant shave I still have it ahead of Truefitt and Hill's Sandalwood Cream on all aspects. I had to load a bit more product today as my Pro 49 eats up more lather than my Mondial but I still didn't need a lot of this product for a three pass shave. Similar to previous shaves, there was no discernible scent with the Truefitt & Hill Aftershave Balm sample which is dissapointing.
Overall it was a very pleasant three pass shave, with minimal irritation or feedback from the Alum block.
 
South Dakota Guy

South Dakota Guy

Rating 10/10 3 passes plus touch ups. BBS
Razor Timeless SS .68 SB
Blade Personna Red
Brush Omega synthetic Hi-Brush
Soap Wickham Soap Co. Ninfeo di Egeria
Balm Wickham Soap Co. Ninfeo di Egeria

Very comfortable shave in my hotel room this morning. Glad I put together my travel kit. All the comforts of home even when I am not there.

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