Shave of the Day Thread - 2019

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Barrister & March SOTD....

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Pre: Hot Shower, Truefitt & Hill Oil....
Razor: Wolfman WR1....
Blade: Gillette Nacet....
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Super Badger....
Soap: B&M Lime/Lavender/Cedarwood....
Post: B&M Lime/Lavender/Cedarwood Aftershave, Chatillon Lux La Forêt De Liguest EDT....
 
Pre-shave: Hot shower
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson shaving brush
Soap/Cream: Mike's Hungarian Lavender shaving soap
Razor: Gillette NEW head on TSW Bren handle
Blade: NOS Wilkinson Sword 'French Browns' (3)
Post-shave: Pitralon 'Swiss' aftershave splash
Fragrance: N/A

If you haven't tried Mike's soaps you really should - an artisan classic
 
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Couldn’t stop myself so swapped for the C plate today. A better shave helped my knowing the angle to hold the razor at this time. The Karve leaves no irritation on my neck in the usual trouble spot.

I think the blade was dulling as well since I got some tugging going on. It didn’t affect the end result luckily.

4 more days of March and the donut appeared this morning. Probably won’t kill the soap before APRil but that’s 👍
 
Brush : yaqi synth
Razor/blade: general ss/ p30
Soap: bsgc black beard
Splash: Apr bay city
I dunno why but today was just one of them stellar shave days with a closer and smoother end result than normal even though I haven't changed anything. Loving the bay city it seems to go well with the cool clear weather this morning leaving me wondering why i don't use it more often so I think I'll stick the week out with this combo.
 
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Prep: Valobra Glycerlanolina soap, Myrsol Emulsion
Brush: Paladin Lotus Select Badger
Soap: CRSW Glide Barbiere Sapone
Razor: Merkur Futur (2)
Blade: Super Iridium (Made in Poland) (3)
Post: Thursday Plantation Tea Tree & Witch Hazel, CRSW Alcohol-Free American Barbershop Moisturising Aftershave
Scent: Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet

Another lovely shave - I am on a roll. Three passes for a very comfortable BBS result. The Glide soap is actually a croap, and I would recommend little or no blooming, else you may overload.
This soap produces very slick and luxurious lather, matching beautifully with the no-nonsense performance of the Futur and the excellent Super Iridium Polish blade.
 
Date: 27 March 2019

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Omega 20102 Boar 28/60mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Mitchell's Wool Fat
Razor/Blade:- Gillette Red Tip E1 1959 / Vintage NOS Gillette Bleue Extra #5
Post-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed with Tea Tree, Lavender & Peppermint / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic
Fragrance:- Proraso Wood & Spice

4 more days to go for the whole month of Mitchell's March Wool Fat shave
 
tim33z said:
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Couldn’t stop myself so swapped for the C plate today. A better shave helped my knowing the angle to hold the razor at this time. The Karve leaves no irritation on my neck in the usual trouble spot.

I think the blade was dulling as well since I got some tugging going on. It didn’t affect the end result luckily.

4 more days of March and the donut appeared this morning. Probably won’t kill the soap before APRil but that’s 👍
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That's the magic of the Karve!
My neck is extremely sensitive to most razors, which is not good as I strive for BBS every day!
The Karve D gets me there with no irritation.
 
Brush: RR 400
Blade: Polsilver SI (1)
Razor: Yaqi DOC + RR bamboo handle
Bowl: Pereira's Unbreakable bowl
Soap: Squadrons Red Lead
Post: Old Spice splash + TSW balm

No picture but still managed a super comfortable, DFS in 3 easy passes. Love me some Old Spice... Happy shaves!
 
SpeedyPC said:
Just flip the blade over and keep going as far as you can reach, shaving short stroke can allow the blade to last longer and less irritation.
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astinus4 said:
I reckon it's going to be 10 and done tomorrow....Thats still twice as long as any modern blade
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Changed my mind - had such a good shave today that I'm going to stick with it till the end of the working week. 😌
 
Prep: Hot shower
Brush: The Stray Whisker Silvertip Badger
Soap: Proraso Green
Razor: Rockwell 6C (R6)
Blade: Vintage NOS Gillette Spoiler (10)
Post: The Stray Whisker Alum block, Proraso green

Lovely old school shave with the Proraso green soap and splash.
 
Pre-shave: Hot shower
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Culmak shaving brush
Soap/Cream: Wholly Kaw / The Club Madison Avenue LE shaving soap
Razor: Gillette NEW head on TSW Bren handle
Blade: NOS Wilkinson Sword 'French Browns' (4)
Post-shave: Wholly Kaw / The Club Madison Avenue LE aftershave splash
Fragrance: N/A

Nice

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