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

[SgtCrppls]

Today's shave:

Pre: Warm water splashes
Razor: Gillette SS K-1
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (5)
Brush: Duke 2 best
Cream: Proraso blue tube
Post: Stirling Bay Rum a/s

Rating: 10/10

Great shave today! I've been using the B&M Diamond products a lot and I forgot how that Stirling a/s feels compared to the more mild B&M product. The burn was strong and wonderful!

The Duke series are great brushes, and the 2 really fills a niche in my collection of brushes

Cloudy, Showers Likely Friday Shave:
SLOC + HD handle
Feather (3)
Yaqi Sagrada Familia synth brush
365 glycerin soap wash
Tabac shaving soap
Dickinson's witch hazel
La Toja aftershave splash

Clean, close shave; DFS+

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I just love Tabac, not sure what I was doing wrong when I first started shaving, because I found it useless and threw it out, tried it again last week and now it is one of the six soaps I rotate through.

 

[SgtCrppls]

Today's shave:

Pre: Warm water splashes
Razor: Gillette SS K-1
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (5)
Brush: Duke 2 best
Cream: Proraso blue tube
Post: Stirling Bay Rum a/s

Rating: 10/10

Great shave today! I've been using the B&M Diamond products a lot and I forgot how that Stirling a/s feels compared to the more mild B&M product. The burn was strong and wonderful!

The Duke series are great brushes, and the 2 really fills a niche in my collection of brushes

Cloudy, Showers Likely Friday Shave:
SLOC + HD handle
Feather (3)
Yaqi Sagrada Familia synth brush
365 glycerin soap wash
Tabac shaving soap
Dickinson's witch hazel
La Toja aftershave splash

Clean, close shave; DFS+

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I just love Tabac, not sure what I was doing wrong when I first started shaving, because I found it useless and threw it out, tried it again last week and now it is one of the six soaps I rotate through.

Today’s shave

Razor: Wolfman WR1/WRH2 handle
Blade: Personna lab (day 6)
Brush: Simpsons Duke 2 best badger
Soap: Haslinger’s schafmilch
AS: Pinaud clubman

Rating: 10/10!!

I use the Pinaud Clubman as well, do you rotate between that and Lucky Tiger, if so do you notice a difference?

 

[BigJ]

The Duke series are great brushes, and the 2 really fills a niche in my collection of brushes

I just love Tabac, not sure what I was doing wrong when I first started shaving, because I found it useless and threw it out, tried it again last week and now it is one of the six soaps I rotate through.

I use the Pinaud Clubman as well, do you rotate between that and Lucky Tiger, if so do you notice a difference?

As I recall, the Duke series is Simpsons best seller for the good reason that these brushes simply work. For me the Duke 2 is simply terrific!

IMO, Clubman is the ‘classic’ barbershop scent from my youth. The barbers in my hometown in Upstate NY used clubman splash and talc. Add some tobacco and leather and you have my ‘definition’ of barbershop!

In contrast, Lucky Tiger has a citrus scent and it is more soothing, especially after a ‘rough’ shave!

 

[Atlantic59]

...I just love Tabac, not sure what I was doing wrong when I first started shaving, because I found it useless and threw it out, tried it again last week and now it is one of the six soaps I rotate through....

I was a bit reluctant to try Tabac because of all the negative comments about the scent. Recently I've been on a German/Austrian soap kick. Now that I've used Tabac, it's really not that bad, a bit old-fashioned, but it's growing on me. I'll let the stick air out for a few weeks. I draw the line at Tabac aftershave or cologne, though!


I found the Tabac stick hilarious to use at first. I applied too much soap, and the lather just kept erupting like a lather volcano. It was difficult to rinse it all away.

 

[JacobW]

Yaqi KH with DSC Handle

Bic

Parker

Tobacco

9.7/10

 

[SgtCrppls]

I was a bit reluctant to try Tabac because of all the negative comments about the scent. Recently I've been on a German/Austrian soap kick. Now that I've used Tabac, it's really not that bad, a bit old-fashioned, but it's growing on me. I'll let the stick air out for a few weeks. I draw the line at Tabac aftershave or cologne, though!


I found the Tabac stick hilarious to use at first. I applied too much soap, and the lather just kept erupting like a lather volcano. It was difficult to rinse it all away.

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I actually like the smell of the Tabac shaving soap, the only negative smell of a soap that have heard is Arko.

 

[Leverspro]

Having really good shaves with a Kai blade this week. The Charcoal Goods copper is starting to get a really nice patina, and this DG soap with the (for me) unpronounceable name was fantastic with a boar. It doesn't get any better than this for me.
9.5/10

 

[Peter's coin]

Today’s shave:
Warm water on face
Proraso Red Shave Soap
Razorock 400 Special Edition Synthetic
Gillette Slim Adjustable i3
Personna Med Prep (3 or 4)
Alum block
Suavecito Sandalwood Aftershave Balm

 

[LostInCincy]

Brush: Chisel & Hound / 26mm V7 Fanchurian
Soap: Barrister & Mann - Paganini’s Violin
Razor: Razorock MJ-90A
Blade: Voskhod

10/10: Very nice maiden voyage for the MJ-90A, and a farewell and following seas to Paganini’s Violin.

 

[JohnnShasta]

Mulhe Rocca R96
Personna Lab Blue
Stirling 2 Band Finest Badger
Stirling Barbershop
Lucky Tiger
Very nice shave

 

[never-stop-learning]

Great picture! You can really get a good luck at the profile on the head of that Lupo from the picture. Thanks. It reminds me of my Charcoal Goods LvL2 head a bit.

Thank you very much.

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Valet AutoStrop VC2 Single Edge razor
Blade: Feather FHS10 single edge
Brush: Rudy Vey Badger & Blade 2020 Group Buy #4/30
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Shannon's Soaps Bay Patchouli Grapefruit
Aftershave: Pinaud Lilac Vegetal
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Pinaud Finest powder
Rating 9.5

 

[Ravenonrock]

Friday morning shave

Razor: Johan Engstrom Frameback
Brush: Boar
Soap: Speick stick
Post: Clubman

Stellar shave. Still amazed at how applying such a small amount of Speick to my face can create abundant amounts of creamy protective lather. This stuff is top notch IMHO. Razor holding a fine edge. Happy Friday!

9/10

 

[camoloc]

Hart Steel/Bruce Gregory
B&M Fougere Angelique
22mm B&M Tuxedo Synth
Tony Miller Strop
Jnat Shobu Finish
Pinaud Clubman

another shave with the Hart as I dial her in.

be well all.

camo

 

[Zig the Pirate]

Found a few of these in my SERE kits from the military. Super sharp (tree topping) and very compact.
The blade is the length of a Personna.

It will be my shaver tomorrow.
Lighter shown for size reference.
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This was my shaver today. Head, neck, and cleaning up the cheek lines. I got one tiny weeper, but it was an excellent shave.

 

[RenoRichard]

Friday's shave- nice two-pass, 9.5/10, no nicks, no weepers, no irritation.

Razor: Feather AC SS Japanese style- Nice razor
Blade: Kai Potouch MG(6)- blade still going, but not as smooth
Brush: Simpsons 55- This small brush fit in the small soap tub
Soap: Free Reign Farm Goat's Milk - I decided to try this soap after reading a few nice reviews. First use today, not bad, not great. Seems to have decent face feel. I'll give it a go again next week, and after a few tries will make a decision about whether it's in or out.
Post shave: cool rinse, then Pinaud Clubman for Friday.

Good shaves for all and stay safe.

 

[Zig the Pirate]

Friday's shave- nice two-pass, 9.5/10, no nicks, no weepers, no irritation.

Razor: Feather AC SS Japanese style- Nice razor
Blade: Kai Potouch MG(6)- blade still going, but not as smooth
Brush: Simpsons 55- This small brush fit in the small soap tub
Soap: Free Reign Farm Goat's Milk - I decided to try this soap after reading a few nice reviews. First use today, not bad, not great. Seems to have decent face feel. I'll give it a go again next week, and after a few tries will make a decision about whether it's in or out.
Post shave: cool rinse, then Pinaud Clubman for Friday.

Good shaves for all and stay safe.View attachment 1208995

Have you used the serrated blades in that?

 

[Trollky]

Razor - Muhle R41
Blade - Feather
Brush - Mason Pearson Super
Soap - Phoenix and Beau Trafalgar
Aftershave - Simple Moisturiser with Hemp Seed Oil

Rating 10/10

Excellent choice Sir

 

[Fred D]

Friday Shave

Razor: Rockwell 6S
Blade: GSB
Soap: RASOZERO Barbacco
Brush: WCS Two Tone Silvertip Badger 26mm
Post: Clubman Pinaud
DFS
9/10

I've never been a frequent user of aftershaves or other post shaves products, but after discovering Clubman Pinaud I use it after every shave. I absolutely love using this stuff after every shave.

 

[Hydguy]

3rd Quarantine Shave

Pre-shave: Hot washcloth/PAA The Cube
Razor: 1907 Single Ring
Blade: 7a.m. Plus Platinum
Brush: PAA The Green Ray with Tribble knot
Soap: PAA Diver Down (4)
Bowl/Mug: 3D shave bowl
Post Shave: Sea Breeze/PAA Mysterium Serum
AS: PAA Diver Down

48ish hours of growth
As you can tell from the list of items used, I am recovering my sense of smell!!! Started getting it back last night, and it's not all there yet, so I decided a scent rich shave was in order to celebrate!! And Diver Down was the perfect scent to go to, and it's the 15th, and it's soap #15 in rotation...
After the great shave from my Goodwill, I decided to slap the 7a.m. Plus in another open comb and see how it worked, and it was another super close shave! I did get a little weeper on my cheek, and a few red dots, but it was a DFS+ shave!

My quarantine ends Tuesday morning.


No nicks: 4.8
No irritation: 5
Closeness: 4.9
Smoothness: 5
Total rating: 9.85