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

[ouchyfoot]

Tuesday's shave
The Forgotten Blades edition

Pre-shave: shower
Razor: 1940's fat-handle Tech
Blade: NOS Schick Plus Platinum, Teflon coated, #1
Soap: Cella red
Brush: Omega Professional
Post shave: Thayer's WH folowed by Cell red A/S splash

DFS, 9.0 / 10

How did I forget about these? When I was working in Chicago, my wife buried these somewhere, and I stumbled upon them again while cleaning my closet. Shortly after joining here, I got about 100 of these blades off eBay. I'm not saying how many I have left. lol

Anyway, as wonderful as I remember them. The most surprising thing about them is that they are as smooth on on the first shave as any more modern blades are on shave #2. I don't know why that is, and I cannot imagine how we actually lost technology in these things, but there you have it.

The.
Smoothest.
Blade.
Ever.

As I recall these are good for about a week's worth of shaves, too. I will report as the shaves progress.

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Glad to hear the Plus Platinum review as I received 4x5 =20 in the mail today.

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Razorock Eco
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: Simpson Emperor 3 Super Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Long Rifle Bay Rhum
Aftershave: Long Rifle Bay Rhum Shave Tonic
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder
Great shave

 

[OhioBob]

Pre Shave: Warm Shower, Stirling Unscented Pre Shave Soap
Razor: Colonial General SS V2
Blade: Kai ProTouch MG
Soap: Stirling Sheep
Bowl: Blue Timeless Bowl
Brush: Simpsons Commodore X3 Best Badger
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Thayers Unscented Witch Hazel, Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm, Polo Double Black EDT
Rating: 9.875/10 Excellent 3 pass BBS with no touch ups. One tiny weeper from prior shave, no cuts or irritation. Very nice shave overall. One of my favorite razor and never disappoints.

 

[Ravenonrock]

Razor: Robeson
Brush: Semogue boar
Soap: MdC Original

Wow!

 

[DutchMagnus]

What Razor, Pre-shave product, brush/Soap and Aftershave(s) did you use today and how would you rate the whole shaving experience and postshave feel 1-10. (10 best)?

Today I used:
Proraso green preshave cream
MDC Original soap
Muhle Stylo synthetic brush
Rockwell 6S (Plate 3)
Astra SP Blade (first use)
Proraso Green AS
Saponificio Varesino Stella Alpina AS
Rating: 9

Today I used:
Bigelow shaving cream
Edwin Jagger brush
Treet falcon blade
Parker variant
Stirling Barber Shop aftershave
Rating: 8/10

I was impressed with the Treet falcon in my new sample pack. Besides a few nicks that were my fault, I got a really good shave. Blade was smooth. 3 passes with some touch up

 

[SRLNY]

SOTD:
WR-1 .61 / Gillette Yellow
Elite Manchurian
A&E Vacanza Romana & Splash (Kaizen)

Another day, another excellent shave. I love the scent of Vacanza Romana, and today the lather and glide were fabulous. I had the very tiniest of nicks so it's going to get a 9.8/10 but that's really a quibble.

 

[RenoRichard]

Tuesday shave, from earlier today, very nice and smooth; first shave since Friday, two passes, plus clean up, 9+/10, DFS, no weepers, no irritation, and not much missed:

Pre-shave: cool shower
Razors: Occam's razor- two-dot head
Blade: Feather Pro AC (4)
Brush: Simpson PJ3in Best- what a fun big brush, very soft and luxurious
Soap: La Toja shave stick- fine lather led to a great shave
Post-shave: cold rinse, then Fine American Blend AS and some Clubman talc

Have a great day!

 

[tehnothing]

A&E slick stick
Shulton Old Spice soap and splash
FS 26mm Manchurian
Fatip lo Storto Gentile
Wizamet Polsilver Stainless (3)
Alum, witch hazel, hyaluronic acid, Nivea sensitive balm

CCS 8.5/10

 

[Beefdrippings]

Pre: Proraso white
Brush: Craving Shaving Supervisor
Lather: SW Druantia sample
Blade: Personna med prep (2)
Razor: Grand Shave King
Post: Thayer’s, PAA bay rum star jelly

This razor is extremely mild. Three passes with some touch ups to get DFS. Smooth though.
I had previously thought the knot in the brush was a Boss knot but talking to Craving Shaving I’m informed it’s their Supervisor knot which they no longer carry. Big time bummer since this knot works incredibly well at whipping up a really nice lather quickly. And lo and behold I forgot to put the darn thing in the photo. Doh! Well here it is. I love it. Bought here on the BST too.

 

[Vaporstang]

My Tuesday Morning Shave

Prep: Warm shower. 2 days growth​

Strop: Tony Miller Premium Steerhide Smooth w/ Linen​

One pass shave: WTG​

Razor: Wade & Butcher Sheffield 11/16 Wedge​

Pre-Shave: Taconic Organic Pre-Shave Oil, Unscented​

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

Soap: Murphy & McNeil Nil Scent (Fragrance Free) Shaving Soap​

Facial Toner: Thayers Alcohol-Free Original Witch Hazel Facial Toner with Aloe Vera Formula​

Aftershave: Every Man Jack Fragrance Free Face Lotion and Post-Shave. Menthyl, Chamomile, Shea Butter, Vitamin E​

9.5/10 DFS!

 

[never-stop-learning]

20210921

Razor: Colonial Razors The General V2 (Timeless TRH8 Ti Handle)
Blade: Kai Captain Titan Protouch MG (1)
Brush: Craving Shaving Debris Handle (PAA 24mm Roswell Grey Hybrid Synthetic knot)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: PannaCrema Nuàvia Blu
Aftershave Balm: Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm + InstaSkincare Hyaluronic Acid
Aftershave: Epsilon Blue Mediterranean
Fragrance: Belcam Classic Match Blue EdT Spray

Superb shave!

Check out my Journal for shave notes and other musings:
never-stop-learning's Quest for Knowledge - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/never-stop-learnings-quest-for-knowledge.611194/

 

[SgtCrppls]

Brush: M&F 2XL Finest 28mm
Blade: Personna Med Prep (2)
Soap: Canada
Razor: WR2 SS SB 1.35 w/ Timeless Ti Crown Handle
Post Shave: 4711, Hyaluronic Acid

13/10

This is my brush after loading from the jar.

This is how much lather was left over after doing 4 passes, I put the leftover lather on my face while I am cleaning everything.

Now this is the rest of my gear.

Any of the eight brushes or 9 soaps that I use can produce the same results.

 

[linty1]

Had a much milder and more comfortable shave
Rooney/catie's/alum general/feather proguards

 

[Slock]

Today’s shave

AC fixed I am back to hot showers and hot shaves.

Preshave: From Slock’s mad scientist lab Slock’s universal, certified soon to be internationally famous proprietary shaving oil blend.
Razor: Gillette Slim (6)
Blade: GSB

Soap: Muhle Sea buckthorn. Last day of summer. Next shave I will be using my Autumn soaps.
Brush: Stirling Finest Badger.
Balm Stirling unscented balm.
Aftershave: Old Spice.

BBS

 

[SharpieB]

- Brush: Simpson M7 synthetic
- Razor: Merkur Progress
- Blade: Lord Silver Star (1)
- Soap: Canada Shaving Soap (Unscented)
- Aftershave: Speick
- Post Shave: Thayers Rose, Hyaluronic Acid

@SgtCrppls Great minds think alike. Great soap.

Immicpxed everything up for tonight’s shave and it was pretty good. The Progress isnt my favourite razor but it does a good job with the Silver Star.

Canada soap is amazing stuff. One of the best lathering soaps I have ever used. The M7 is my favourite synth brush and it did a great job lathering this soap.

9/10

 

[GNR]

Brush: M&F 2XL Finest 28mm
Blade: Personna Med Prep (2)
Soap: Canada
Razor: WR2 SS SB 1.35 w/ Timeless Ti Crown Handle
Post Shave: 4711, Hyaluronic Acid

13/10

This is my brush after loading from the jar.View attachment 1332232
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This is how much lather was left over after doing 4 passes, I put the leftover lather on my face while I am cleaning everything.View attachment 1332233

Now this is the rest of my gear.View attachment 1332234

Any of the eight brushes or 9 soaps that I use can produce the same results.

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Wow! Fantastic pictures and a ton of lather.
Enjoy your exquisite collection of fine shaving goods my friend.

 

[nicked78]

Brush: PAA Starcraft
Lather: Seville + Proraso Blue superlather
Blade: Polsilver (2)
Razor: Blackbird
Post: Thayer's and Old Spice

I think I've gotten to the point where even my second-rate shaves are pretty good, and that's what I had today! Nothing really wrong with this shave but the razor felt a little harsh, that's all. Results BBS-. Rating: 9/10.

 

[duke4423]

Prep : Warm Water Splashes + Glycerin Face Wash
Razor: Fatip Grande
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (D2)
Brush: Omega Pro 49 Boar
Soap: Temptation Shaving Soap
Aftershave: Alum Block + Cold Water Rinse + BRUT Original AS Lotion
Rating : 9.73/10


Very close, comfortable and smooth BBS in 3 passes !

 

[Chard52142]

Sept Stirling SR Wed 22 SOTD
Soap Stirling Orange Chill
Brush Yaqi 26mm Orange Black Synthetic
Razor ZY430
Aftershaves Stirling Witchhazel Orange Chill + TGS Orange Empire
Excellent performance from this soap as usual. Nice fizzy cooling orangy scent with creamy and slick lather!
A very nice enjoyable shave with this razor. The edge felt really good. Smooth and comfortable for 3passes without any issues for a ccs/sas result. Awesome aftershaves as well! Rating 9.3/10

 

[Shaun asleep]

Razor: Rockwell T2 White chrome
Blade: Dorco st300
Soap: Proraso White
Aftershave: Proraso white balm

First time using the Dorco st300. I've read most of you consider this an uncomfy blade so my expectations were pretty low.
However for me, this was a very comfy shave. I find the blade to be sharp enough and extremely forgiving! Enjoyed shaving with it. Curious as to how many shaves I can get out of this blade.
Just looked up the price and it's almost half the price of 100 voskhod and Gillette platinums. These are a bargain!