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

[Ron R]

Sunday Schick shave, Oct 10th 2021- Reading a thread on speed shaving and tested my old system I use and it is amazing using a injector and just brush lather how fast and how great a shave can be accomplished in around 6 minutes and that is cleanup also.
I still prefer the 3 applications of lather with a brush but when in a hurry it is relevant.


Razor: Schick G type Canadian Variant, Mfg 1940's, very nice mid range, easy to manipulate and a joy to use this Injector.
Blade: Personna SS PTFE injector(4) excellent blade, very sharp, great longevity, smooths out nicely + predictable.
Soap: Razorock The Dead Sea : Very nice and unique scent with great lather qualities.
Brush: Yaqi 24mm high mountain silvertip, excellent lather generator, pillow like soft tips, great scrub + great lather painter.
Pre shave: Brush(24mm Cashmere)wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser + a dollop of Aloe Vera gel on the cleaned beard area.
Prep: Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups.
Post shave: Razorock The Dead Sea AS with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizer lotion Balm.(excellent + scentless)
Results: 9/10 or CCS,DFS,BbS + no irritation + no weepers= Excellent shave with my Schick G type variant + a Personna coated injector blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[GNR]

OCtober X shave:
Razor: GEM MicroMatic Open Comb (MMOC)
Blade: GEM PTFE
Brush: Yaqi Purple Mink
Cream: Captain’s Choice Venture
Lather: Scuttle
Post: Thayers WH Aloe
Aftershave: Aqua Velva Ice Blue

The Shave: Broke out my trusty MMOC and had a nice, relaxing shave.
Used my Q Shave scuttle to whip up the CC Venture cream and ended up with a very wet, slick, warm lather. Perfect for a leisurely shave.
Nice hardware that I enjoy and great software = great shave, 9.25/10

 

[Screeby]

Day 3 of SE shaving, used the MMOC. It is on the more aggressive end of my razors and as such I just slowed down and enjoyed my shave. The @Graydog handled brush was nice and soft while creating the lather from Stirlings soap.

The Captains Choice splash had a touch of burn today which tells me I was a bit careless today. Some Stirling scent to top it off and i ended up with a good shave.

8.3/10

KM

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Schick D Injector Razor
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 Synthetic
Pre-Shave: Proraso White
Lather: Caswell-Massey Newport
Aftershave: Old Spice Classic
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder
Rating: Superb!

 

[Ravenonrock]

Razor: Union Cutlery 4/8
Brush: Badger
Soap: MdC Original

A fine shave.

 

[Adjustingtolife]

10/10 What an amazing shave.

Got my 345 subscription yesterday and this may be my new favorite scent by 345 soap co. It really is amazing. So bright and outdoorsy. My wife LOVES it. I get a little of every scent note and it's really well blended. I'll be getting the edp.

-Blackland Brassbird SB
-Bic Chrome Platinum (1st)
-PAA Amber Aerolite
-Capt Choice Copper Bowl

-PAA Peach cube mentholated
-345 Soap Co. Estes set

Super smooth bbs shave.

 

[Dominic]

Tabac tallow soap stick
Parker silver tip badger brush
1965 Gillette Super Speed razor
Feather razor blade (3)
witch hazel
Speick aftershave

3 pass shave, which I really shouldn't have done, since I did one yesterday. Normally, when I do a 3 pass shave, I can skip shaving the next day altogether. But I wanted another Tabac/Speick shave. So good.

I nicked my top lip, so points off for that, as well as left a bit of a red mark on the other side of the top lip, so I got it on both sides. At least I'm symmetrically damaged. The feel of the BBS shave is excellent. It would be a 10, but I'll lower it to an 8/10, since the nick and the red mark remained visible. Very often nicks and marks fade quickly. They didn't today.

 

[Sweeney_]

First time with a new soap and blade. I picked up some original tallow based Tabac back when I realized it might become unobtainium. Paired it with the Lupo 95 and a Bic Platinum Chrome from a tuck I picked up in some blade samples months ago.

Turned out to be a great combination; smooth, comfortable and close. I'm not sure how these blades slid under my radar for so long.

9/10 and Chester Approved

 

[JCinPA]

Sunday's shave (sorry, no photo)

Pre-shave: shower
Razor: Gilltte Fatboy
Blade: Vintage Schick Plus Platinum, #3
Soap: Haslinger Schafmilch, V2
Brush: Omega Professional
Post shave: Thayer's WH folowed by Pinaud Classic Vanilla A/S splash

BBS, 10 / 10

Wow! Second dance with the Schafmilch, and I was gobsmacked! This was an 'accidental' BBS. What I mean by that is I wasn't consciously trying for a BBS, and when I do try for that, it usually takes about 25 minutes.

This was a 'normal' shave, took about 15 minutes start to finish, with cleanup, but I did a 4th pass on my jawline and neck as a touchup, and other than being very concentrated on evaluating the soap, wasn't trying to get a BBS. It just happened.

My face feels wonderful 6 hours later. This stuff is magical!

 

[chuckd]

Razor: 1958 Gillette TV Special (Super Speed)
Blade: US Personna Lab Blue, c.2013 (4)
Brush: Simpson Berkeley 46 Best Badger
Soap: Williams Mug Soap puck atop the larger Mitchell's Wool Fat puck, so Frankenlather
Rating: 9.9

Afternoon shave on 1 day of growth. BBS after WTG/XTG/ATG passes, no nicks, but a little irritation on the neck.

I ditched the Nacet SS after noticing that the rust made it to the blade edge; got 3 or so shaves out of it only.

 

[never-stop-learning]

20211010

Razor: Fatip Piccolo SE OC
Blade: German Bolzano (5 and retired)
Brush: Rudy Vey B&B 2020 Contributors Handle (TNS 24mm Original BOSS)
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Vito's Extra Super Coco
Aftershave/Fragrance: PAA Atomic Age Bay Rum

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/

 

[chetman]

Ariana Evans Kenzo soap
Ariana Evans Kenzo aftershave
Manchurian stando badger type 2 strand brush
razor plate karve brown cap F Rockwell S
Astra blade platinum
killer combination for the beard a perfect shave 10/10

 

[Vaporstang]

My Sunday Afternoon Shave

Prep: Warm shower, Two days growth​

Strop: Tony Miller Premium Steerhide Smooth w/ Linen​

Two pass shave: WTG, ATG/XTG​

Razor: Watts Sheffield Quarter Hollow Grind 6/8 - Pressed Leather Scales​

Pre-Shave: Proraso White Cream For Sensitive Skin, Green Tea & Oat​

Brush: Elite Razor Quilted Sapele with 24mm Mother Load​

Soap: Proraso White Shaving Soap for Sensitive Skin, Green Tea & Oat​

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

Aftershave: Proraso White Alcohol Free After Shave Balm for Sensitive Skin, Green Tea & Oat​

10/10! DFS! No irritation!

• This razor cut through two days grown lickety-split!

 

[Music]

Saturday evening shave:

Razor: Wolfman 1.15 SB
Blade: Personna Super
Brush: WCS Ferrari Synthetic
Lather: Ethos Vanilla Safi
Aftershave/Fragrance:B&M Seville Balm

10/10

 

[SgtCrppls]

Brush: M&F 2XL 28mm Finest Bulb
Blade: Wizamet SI (1)
Soap: MDC Original
Razor: WR2 SS SB 1.35mm w/Timeless Ti Crown Handle
Post Shave: 4711, Hyaluronic Acid

 

[Jbird45]

I tried to go old school today. Vintage scuttle, morley vintage straight razor, Simpson special best badger, and the veg.

Would rate about a 6

 

[Lefonque]

Pre	PAA Cube 2.0 USA
Soap	A&E Cuban High Ball, USA
Brush	BGB The Clyde Boar, Australia
Razor	Yaqi Mellon. China
Blade	Voskhod, Russia
Post Shave	Proraso Alum, Italy , Thayers Witch Hazel, USA
Fragrance	GFT Eucris, UK
Rating	7/10

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[nicked78]

Brush: PAA Starcraft
Lather: Stirling Varen
Blade: Feather ProGuard (2)
Razor: Blackland Vector
Post: Thayer's and Zingari Man Unscented balm

I had two weepers today, and results were DFS+. A good shave, but not a great one! Rating: 8.9/10. The first use of this balm sample was pretty nice! It was soothing. Have a great beginning to a new week, everyone.

 

[JacobW]

Karve - F plate.

Gillette

Omega

Derby.

Head and face shaving, 9,8/10

 

[duke4423]

Prep : Warm Water Splashes + Glycerin Face Wash
Razor: Merkur 37C Slant
Blade: Gillette Nacet (D1)
Brush: Semogue SOC Boar
Soap: Valobra Shaving Stick
Aftershave: Alum Block + Cold Water Rinse + Anherb AS Balm
Rating : 9.73/10


Close, comfortable and smooth BBS in 3 passes !