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[Vaporstang]

My Friday Afternoon Shave

Prep: Warm shower​

Strop: Tony Miller Premium Steerhide Smooth w/ Linen​

Two pass shave: WTG, ATG/XTG​

Razor: DOVO Best Quality 5/8" Full Hollowed​

Pre-Shave Cream: Proraso Blue Cream, Aloe & Vitamin E​

Brush: Rudy Vey B&B 2020 #23/30 w/ Shavemac Finest 22mm​

Soap: Murphy & McNeil Crann Bethadh Shaving Soap​

After Shave Splash: Murphy & McNeil Crann Bethadh Aftershave Splash - Alcohol and Menthol Free​

Aftershave Balm: Murphy & McNeil Crann Bethadh Aftershave Balm​

9.6/10 No nicks! No irritation! Some feedback with my splash...

• A very enjoyable shave!
• I always get a little feedback with this splash
• OOPS! I forgot to include the brush in the group photo....

 

[never-stop-learning]

20210122

Razor: Karve Brass SB-D (Widebody Brass cap)
Blade: Wizamet Super Iridium (1)
Brush: Shavemac 23mm Silvertip Badger
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Vitos Extra Super Coco
Aftershave: Pinaud Clubman

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

Great shave!

 

[LostInCincy]

Brush: Semogue Owners Club boar
Soap: Stirling
Razor: Rockwell 6C / R5
Blade: Voskhod

9/10: Sweet.

 

[SgtCrppls]

Friday evening shave
Hot Towel
Simpson’s Duke 2 Best Brush
Nacet (2) blade
PdP Bergamot & Thyme first time using it, it lathered easily, good 3 pass coverage
Timeless SS , Scalloped .95, this razor is second to none that I have used, can not wait for my Titanium .95 OC base to get here Monday
Pinaud Clubman aftershave

3 passes and touch up , great shave

9/10

 

[dmshaver]

WR1 .74 SB
Durham Duplex handle
Timor
Ethos Dragonsbeard
Elite Razor 26mm Manchurian
Thayers
Lucky Old Man

9.5 / 10

 

[Hydguy]

Razor: Gillette 1955 Red Tip SuperSpeed
Blade: Gillette Super Thin (2)
Brush: Dscosmetic/Oumo - Red Tip-Queen 24mm
Pre-Shave: Face Wash & Hyaluronic Acid
Lather: Cella Crema da Barba
Aftershave: Ariana & Evans - Barbiere Sofisticato
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Shave Rating: 9.9/10
A Red “Black & White” Shave
I’m having another simple “healing” shave that I refer to as one of my “black & white” shaves, even though the colour red is prominent. Just because Chard52142 can coordinate his shave brushes to match his socks and underwear doesn’t mean he’s the only one that can colour coordinate.

My first time using this Gillette Red Tip. I bought it over a year and a half ago and misplaced it. It’s my birth year (and quarter) razor, and newly plated in platinum.
I’ve heard red tips are more agressive shavers, but I didn’t find that to be true. After the first few strokes I involuntarily checked to make sure a blade was present even though I had just installed it five minutes before. In fact, I think on my next shave I’ll install a more agressive blade, maybe a Kai.
Don’t misunderstand me. I got a fine BBW with the Super Thin blade, but felt that it was just gliding over my face on a film of soap during the third pass and I needed to do a little extra scrubbing.

A Black and White TLC facial. I think one more of these shaves and I’ll be ready for my second straight razor attempt.

Keep Your Eye on Your Nose

Hope the subdermal juice didn't turn everything red!!

 

[cwright]

Tonights shave, RR CG .84 SB, Kai (4), Proraso Red Pre-Shave, WSP Formula T Mahogany, Stirling Splash, Stirling unscented balm, DFS.

 

[Hydguy]

Friday Travel Shave

Pre-shave: Washed face/tap hotwater washcloth/PAA Scentless Pre-shave Puck
Razor: British Tech
Blade: Perma-Sharp
Brush: Restored Ever-Ready 100 w/synthetic knot
Soap: Arko
Bowl/Mug: Travel dog dish
Post Shave: None
AS: PAA F Bomb

24hrs of growth
Another trip to Auburn.
After washing my face, I used the remnants of the Arko stick that was left from my last trip (just before Christmas). Lathered just fine..
Loaded a new Perma-Sharp in the British Tech, applied the PAA pre-shave, and worked it in before applying the lather.
Started on the left side of my face, and after the first draw, I started at the top of my cheek, and went a little too fast, and made the razor grab and skip, and gave myself 2 nicks. Highly annoying. Also picked up a nick on the right side of my neck, by the scars from my IVs from when I was 3. Good thing they stopped bleeding on their own, as I again forgot to pack my styptic pencil
But the overall shave resulted in a very close, and very comfortable, shave, all things considered.
F Bomb is a great scent! It's so nice being able to smell again.



No nicks: 4.25
No irritation: 5
Closeness: 5
Smoothness: 4.8
Overall rating: 9.525

 

[duke4423]

Prep: Room Temperature Water Splashes + Glycerin Face Wash
Razor: Rockwell 6S (R5)
Blade: BIC Chrome Platinum (D2)
Brush: Stirling 2-Band Synthetic
Cream : Godrej Sensitive Shaving Cream
Aftershave: Alum Block + Cold Water Rinse + Biotiq Wild Grass AS
Rating : 9.8/10

Very comfortable and nice BBS in 3 passes !

 

[Peter's coin]

Warm water splash to hydrate the beard
Razorock 400 Special Edition Synthetic
Art of Shaving Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Schick Golden 500 injector with Hydromagic action
Japanese Schick single blade
Suavecito Sandalwood Aftershave Balm

9/10
i got the 500 a short time ago. I like the long handle.

 

[Vespasian]

Relaxed, late-night shave.

Hot shower
MdC Agrumes
Floris vintage brush
Fatboy
GSB blade (2)
4711 cologne as an AS splash

3-pass, comfortably close shave. Took my time. No BBS, which I never aim for, but I'm contented.

 

[Chard52142]

Sat 23rd SOTD
Soap RazoRock XXX
Brush Yaqi 24mm Ruby Tuxedo
Razor Yaqi DOC
Blade American Shave Platinum 2rd
Post & Aftershaves Ice Water + Thayers + Hyaluronic + Old Spice original
The soap has a nice but mild scent. Good performance quality and very pleasurable lathering with the soft brush.
Shave with razor paired with the blade was good. Sharpish, smooth, and comfortable for 3passes without any issues for a mostly bbs feel. Rating 9.8/10

 

[BigD]

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

Prep: Hot Shower
Soap: Williams Mug Soap
Razor: Rockwell 6S Matte Black (R5, R4, and R3)/Merkur Mustache and Eyebrow Razor
Blade: Lord Platinum (2)/Mustache and Eyebrow Blade (??)
Brush: Zenith S series
AS: Aqua Velva Ice Blue (US)
ASB: Aqua Velva 5 in 1 (US)
Rating: 9.6/10

Saturday is here. Hope everyone has a good one.

 

[Kaldane]

Seems like I've been waiting for Saturday all week.

Current production Dovo "master's" 6/8 round point straight razor
Edwin Jagger faux horn handle silvertip badger brush
Tabac soap
Current production "Denim" aftershave

Thursday was the hundredth day in an unbroken row using a straight razor, which is the sort of obsessive idea I get myself into some times. Before then I'd sometimes fancy a DE in the morning - particularly on a work day - but they've only come out of the cupboard when I've been unhappy with the edge and wanted to add a fourth pass to catch the odd patch of sandpaper, and that's a total of seven times since October. I can see them scowling at me as I walk past the cupboard (there's got to be a "frowning edge" joke in there somewhere), so I'll have to let them out for a run around the face soon. I'll reach for a straight razor first, but it's going to be good to remind myself that Other Razors Are Available.

(I though about doing two straight passes and one DE as a regular thing, but that seemed to be neither one thing nor the other.)

The Jagger's a fine brush, and Tabac, which I hadn't got round to trying until late last year, has found a place in my soap rotation.

I'll call it a "9" this morning, but I'd have been completely happy with the shave if I hadn't had to pick a number.

 

[TDKBeloushi]

Today's work Head Shave :


Pre Shave: Ach Brito Glyce Classic
Razor: GEM Junior 1912
Blade: GEM PTFE (1)
Brush: Omega 50014 (Travel)
Soap/Cream: Nivea Original Shaving Cream
Post Shave: Alum, Nivea Silver Protect Splash/Balm

** One Pass ATG+ Touch Ups
** No Nicks, No irritation, Zero Alum Feedback
** Kinda Mild Razor = More Touch Ups..


Rating: 9... BBS Everywhere

 

[enrywivanh]

Razor - Fatip Grande (Open Comb)
Blade - Feather
Brush - Mason Pearson Super
Soap - Phoenix and Beau Albion
Aftershave - Simple Moisturiser with Hemp Seed Oil

Rating 9/10

 

[BobbyB]

23 January 2021

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Prep:	Pear Soap facewash using my old Omega 11126 brush
Razor:	WCS 84S
Soap:	Proraso Green shave cream (using rain water)
Brush:	Gray Dog
Blade:	Shark Platinum Shave #1
Passes:	WTG then ATG
Cleanup:	Rinsed and dried face, Witch Hazel, and then an Alum rub down.
Aftershave:	Pinaud √ Clubman Bay Rum
Rating:	9.5 DFS+ A great shave with a blade brand I haven’t used before. For today, no significant stubble, along with no nicks or weepers. Today starts the 1st blade in my inventory of 164 assorted blades.

 

[Benzadmiral]

An Italian 48-hour beard shave today!

Fatip Open Comb Slant (FOCS) w/ Personna Red blade (2)

Proraso Green cream

AP Shave Co. synthetic tuxedo brush

Clubman SR aftershave, Assured lotion, Clubman powder

Hot shower, a little La Toja stick as a pre-shave. Then I massaged a tiny bit of the Proraso into my beard, loaded the brush (it takes so little cream to make a great lather with this stuff), creamed my face, and began. I even turned off the computer, which I had playing some Debussy, to hear what I was doing. Almost no blade feel, a soft "shik! shik!" as I went, and the WTG pass was done. With this razor, too, I've learned that one pass on the cheeks would more than do for a smooth face. But I came back, ATG, careful on the lower lip and around the Adam's apple. Pass 3, XTG, and cleanup, and a nice prickling from the aftershave on a near-BBS face.

Verdict: 9.8.

 

[wombadom]

Razor: Merkur Futur
Blade: Ladas Super Stainless (1)
Brush: Omega 10049 Boar, 26mm
Bowl: Van Yulay

Soap: Soap Commander INSPIRATION
(Japanese Grapefruit)

Post: Thayer's Cucumber Witch Hazel
Grey Flannel Aftershave Splash

9.5/10
A really nice shave this morning. I think Astra SP blades perform a little better in the Futur but the Ladas is a good blade and did just fine.
Soap Commander is a very good soap. Japanese Grapefruit (smells like American grapefruit to me: ) was a good scent to have and I thought Thayer's Cucumber Witch Hazel along with Grey Flannel aftershave was complementary to it.
Three passes to a BBS.

Have a great day everyone [emoji3]

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[Atlantic59]

Chilly Saturday Shave:
RR German 37 + HD handle
Perma-Sharp Super (1)
Omega 11137 boar brush
PAA Ice Cube 2.0 pre-shave
Golddachs Spezial shaving soap
Dickinson's witch hazel
RR American Barber splash

Clean, close shave; DFS+