1976 W-2 Super Adjustable / Wizamet / brito glyce lime / Stirling Glacial Citron / Gabel's lime menthol a/s
What did you use today? +Rate the shave 1-10 (10 best)
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#14 in 2024 GRUYERE shave sebaticle
Date: 02.01.24
Days growth: 4
Head and face shave
Razor: Gillette fatboy
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum (1)
Brush: Parker chrome handle pure badger
Pre-shave: Hot shower using Johnson and Johnson on face and head with facial scrubber
Lather: Ethos dragonsbeard
Passes: 2 plus pickups
Post Shave Routine and products:
1 - Hot rinse with microfiber towel X2
2 - Cold rinse
3 - Alum block
4 - Cold rinse with microfiber towel X1
5 - Aftershave: Clubman Lustray Coachman
6 - Balm: Proraso blue
Notes: Today’s shave was great! This was my first shave with a Bic Chrome Platinum and I really liked it. It was very smooth and on the sharper end. Does anyone know where they fall on the sharpness scale? The Ethos soap never disappoints. It’s been a while since I used the Parker pure badger. I really liked it today! It’s scrubby but not scritchy. The only problem I had was shaving off one pretty good sized pimple, it hurt and took a chunk of skin! Thankfully it didn’t bleed a lot.
Quality: 9
Comfort: 8
Enjoyment: 10
Overall: 9
Razor: Gillette Black Handle SuperSpeed
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic - German (10)
Brush: EverReady 100T handle with synthetic knot
Soap: Southern Witchcrafts "Druantia"
Aftersahve: Southern Witchcrafts "Druantia"
Rating: 10/10 - Redemption shave! A simple one-pass shave.
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic - German (10)
Brush: EverReady 100T handle with synthetic knot
Soap: Southern Witchcrafts "Druantia"
Aftersahve: Southern Witchcrafts "Druantia"
Rating: 10/10 - Redemption shave! A simple one-pass shave.
Soap: Arko & Vitos Extra Super Coconut (tallow)
Brush: RR Bruce Plissoft & RR 400 Plissoft
Razor: GEM MMOC
Blade: GEM Personna PTFE (3)
Rating: 8.5/10; 9/10 - I used Vitos yesterday, and wanted to test it against another well-known budget soap. This time I chose Arko. Of the two, I prefer Vitos, but the two were fairly similar.
Brush: RR Bruce Plissoft & RR 400 Plissoft
Razor: GEM MMOC
Blade: GEM Personna PTFE (3)
Rating: 8.5/10; 9/10 - I used Vitos yesterday, and wanted to test it against another well-known budget soap. This time I chose Arko. Of the two, I prefer Vitos, but the two were fairly similar.
Evening, last night's shave:
Razor: Henson Al13 Mild
Blade: Astra Platinum (2)
Pre: Hot Water
Soap: Canada Shave Soap
Brush: Omega Boar Pro
Aftershave: Skin Bracer
Post: Eucerin Complete Repair
Doubled down on my previous shave again last night. Not sure what it about this combination, but it may be the most comfortable while still very close shave I can remember.
10/10
Cheers
Razor: Henson Al13 Mild
Blade: Astra Platinum (2)
Pre: Hot Water
Soap: Canada Shave Soap
Brush: Omega Boar Pro
Aftershave: Skin Bracer
Post: Eucerin Complete Repair
Doubled down on my previous shave again last night. Not sure what it about this combination, but it may be the most comfortable while still very close shave I can remember.
10/10
Cheers
Preshave: Glycerine Facewash with warm water splashes
Razor : Feather Artist Club SS Folding
Blade : Feather ProGuard Blade (D20)
Brush : Custom Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Badger
Soap : Valobra Cologne Soap
Aftershave : Alum Block + Cold water splashes + D R Harris Windsor AS Lotion
Very close and comfortable BBS in 3 passes !!
Rating : 9.72/10
Razor : Feather Artist Club SS Folding
Blade : Feather ProGuard Blade (D20)
Brush : Custom Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Badger
Soap : Valobra Cologne Soap
Aftershave : Alum Block + Cold water splashes + D R Harris Windsor AS Lotion
Very close and comfortable BBS in 3 passes !!
Rating : 9.72/10
| Date | 02.02.2024 |
| 366 daily shaves | 033/366 |
| Razor | Blade | Brush |
| Razorock GC.84SB | Gillette Blue Blade (2) | Omega 10098 |
| Preshave | Soap | Postshave |
| Cold splash KCG Face Wash | Barrister + Mann Leviathan | Cold splash Proraso Green Balm |
| Passes | WTG XTG ATG and touch up |
| Consistency (details here) | Quality / My process |
| 9/10 (Significantly Consistent) | 8/10 (Some red) |
| Effectiveness | Comfort / Blade condition |
| 9/10 (BBS) | 6/10 (Harsh) |
| Notes: |
Summary. Maiden shave with a glorious Game Changer so very generously and kindly provided by @Butch Waxx.
For extended shave notes click here.
Enjoy your shave!
Fri 2
Soap PAA Solstice
Brush Yaqi 24mm Sagrada Familia
Razor John-Bert Cutlery Co, Sheffield Rattler
Aftershave Clubman Brandy Spice
This soap is beautiful...quality lather and aromatic herb scent! Matched nicely with the splash...
Enjoy a satisfyingly smooth & efficient shave with this razor...Rating 10!!
Soap PAA Solstice
Brush Yaqi 24mm Sagrada Familia
Razor John-Bert Cutlery Co, Sheffield Rattler
Aftershave Clubman Brandy Spice
This soap is beautiful...quality lather and aromatic herb scent! Matched nicely with the splash...
Enjoy a satisfyingly smooth & efficient shave with this razor...Rating 10!!
SOTD - Friday!
Preshave
Warm towel from Utopia Towels
Shaving
Razor: MERKUR Progress 500C
Blade: FlyDear Super Platinum
Shaving brush: GRUTTI badger
Shaving soap: The Goodfellas' Smile Furiah
Shaving bowl: DsCOSMETIC Flower Shaving Bowl. Dark Green
Postshave
Proraso Alunsten
HEGA Shaving Balm UPSALA (made in Sweden)
Clubman Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum
Great, close shave!
Love the scent in The Goodfellas' Smile Furiah, tobacco and burning wood.
Clubman Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum is one of my favorites, but my wife complains that I smell to much soap!
Rating: 9 of 10
Preshave
Warm towel from Utopia Towels
Shaving
Razor: MERKUR Progress 500C
Blade: FlyDear Super Platinum
Shaving brush: GRUTTI badger
Shaving soap: The Goodfellas' Smile Furiah
Shaving bowl: DsCOSMETIC Flower Shaving Bowl. Dark Green
Postshave
Proraso Alunsten
HEGA Shaving Balm UPSALA (made in Sweden)
Clubman Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum
Great, close shave!
Love the scent in The Goodfellas' Smile Furiah, tobacco and burning wood.
Clubman Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum is one of my favorites, but my wife complains that I smell to much soap!
Rating: 9 of 10
Razor: 1940's Superspeed Z1
Blade: Nacet
Lather: Proraso Red Tube
Brush: RR Plissoft Barber 24
AS: Speick
Rating: 9.4/10
Blade: Nacet
Lather: Proraso Red Tube
Brush: RR Plissoft Barber 24
AS: Speick
Rating: 9.4/10
T, your Proraso Red tube lathers nicely with that RR!
Yes, also the Timeless blue bowl helps make it quick and easy.
9.5/20
great razor, very nice
How are you getting on with the GC84p? He's excellent too
Date 02.02.2024 366 daily shaves
033/366
Razor Blade Brush Razorock GC.84SB Gillette Blue Blade (2) Omega 10098 Preshave Soap Postshave Cold splash
KCG Face WashBarrister + Mann Leviathan
Cold splash
Proraso Green
Balm
Passes WTG XTG ATG and touch up Consistency
(details here)Quality / My process 9/10 (Significantly Consistent) 8/10
(Some red)Effectiveness Comfort / Blade condition 9/10
(BBS)
6/10
(Harsh)
Notes:
Summary. Maiden shave with a glorious Game Changer so very generously and kindly provided by @Butch Waxx.
For extended shave notes click here.
Enjoy your shave!
Glad to hear you like the Bic Chrome Platinum blades. I began using them 01 Jan 23, and they have not disappointed me. They are also quite durable; I am on #44 of 100, with 56 more to be used.
LEAP GRUME – 02 February 2024
Bobby B’s Daily Shave Report
TODAY’S SHAVE AND CLEANUP:
Water | Razor(s) | Shaving Blade | Buffing Blade | Prep | Soap | Brushes |
Rain (small container) Prep Cold Shave Hot | KCG Shaving VDH Buffing & tight spots | Bic Chrome #44 of 100 Shave #8 | King C. Gillette #2 of 10 | Cube 2.0 Menthol Left Timeless Blue Bowl | Noble Otter RAWR Right Timeless Blue Bowl | Noble Otter Prep Lathering |
Passes | Quality | Rating | Nicks | Weepers | Stubble |
2 | CAS | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | Heavy |
| Comments: A hot shower, f/b a long Cube 2.0 soak-in, and warm BAWR lather, yielded today’s acceptable shave. With heavy rain storms coming overnight, I should be able to harvest more rain water for prep and shave lathering. |
Cleanup:
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The line-up:
Pre Shave:
Lather rating:
9/10
Didn’t use THAT much soap but still enough. I keep it pretty thick and just add some water as I go.
And to the main pass….
Main pass: 10
Smooth and comfortable
Shark Super Stainless never fails to surprise me even on a day 3
Pass 2/Final touches:
Just a couple touches
Reaching bbs
Post shave:
BBS level:
10/10
Overall Rating final thoughts:
9.5/10
Brought out my favorite puck this morning; Eucalyptus Mint
- Razor: Yates Precision’s Merica
- Blade: Shark Day 3,
- Brush: Simpson M7 Brush
- Bowl: Mr. Fine bowl
- Soap/Splash:Eucalyptus mint/Outdoor man
- Heated water with kettle
- Poured hot water onto the soap and in bowl
- Hot shower
- Soap is nice and bloomed extra soft, bowl is ready and waiting for the soap
- Created a lather
- Rested lather during pre-shave
Pre Shave:
- Massage facecloth that is soaked in hot water, Stirling non scented preshave oil, eucalyptus, lavender and lemongrass to face - relaxing
Lather rating:
9/10
Didn’t use THAT much soap but still enough. I keep it pretty thick and just add some water as I go.
And to the main pass….
Main pass: 10
Smooth and comfortable
Shark Super Stainless never fails to surprise me even on a day 3
Pass 2/Final touches:
Just a couple touches
Reaching bbs
Post shave:
- A warm facecloth rinse
- A cold facecloth rinse
- A nice press-on/pat dry facecloth to the face
- The aftershave splash on and scent rating: the big leagues- MLB 2024
- A cool spash of some Stirling witch hazel
- Massaged in a just little bit of 1 part Rosehip seed/2 part jojoba oil
BBS level:
10/10
Overall Rating final thoughts:
9.5/10
Brought out my favorite puck this morning; Eucalyptus Mint
Attachments
Evening shave - 2/2/24
Razor: Matador DeLuxe
Blade: Personna X-Series (5)
Soap: BSS #1
Brush: RazoRock Hive 24
Aftershave: Clubman Pinaud
Rating: 10/10, BBS!
One of those shaves that leaves you in amazement. Dolphin smooth, not a whisker in sight nor a sea lion and without a hint of irritation. Wow this is the way it is supposed to be.
Razor: Matador DeLuxe
Blade: Personna X-Series (5)
Soap: BSS #1
Brush: RazoRock Hive 24
Aftershave: Clubman Pinaud
Rating: 10/10, BBS!
One of those shaves that leaves you in amazement. Dolphin smooth, not a whisker in sight nor a sea lion and without a hint of irritation. Wow this is the way it is supposed to be.
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