Shave of the Day 2014

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Hey.. I'm still alive... Barely! lol.... Been bustin my chops all weekend cooking up some new soaps.... I call it my "Small Batch" as it's exactly that... 65g pucks which can be purchased by themselves OR with a 100ml tin, so you have space to load up your brushes!
I have some bigger PLASTIC tubs on the way as well (tomorrow hopefully) and 100g moulds for bigger soaps.
Seeing it was requested, I have also made some Bay Rum soaps (of which I've taken one for myself). I will also be renaming some of my products to the more traditional names eg. Black Beard = Bay Rum...

For the record, yes I was wearing a top, however, for a price..... lol...
 
Damn, I was trying to create the impression I got you banned to some remote archipelago in order to gender some fear rather than the usual PJ piss take.
 
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My first shave with a synthetic and a @Barrister & Mann soap. The brush is incredibly soft and yet it whipped up an impressive lather in no time. Will need to try with other soaps before I call this puppy a winner. The slickness and scent of this fougere soap is definitely a winner. Even though the Aromatique is a LE special, the ingredients are identical, with the exception of the essential oils, to their mainstream offerings so I would not hesitate in recommending B&M to you all.

Mikes Soaps has a worthy contender on his hands.
 
Brush: Mühle 25mm synthetic.
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat.
Blade: Feather (1).
Razor: Mühle R41
Balm: Geo. F. Trumper Coral Skin Food.

Two passes for DFS, without any bloodletting!
 
Brush: Vulfix 2233
Razor: Rocket HD
Blade: French Gillette
Soap: Shaverheaven Sweeney Todd
A/S: Aqua Velva and 444
 
P74 @20.
Afforded myself the luxury of a hot water shave tonight as wifebert was taking an age in the shower.
Nice, and very close but I think the P74 is on it's last legs now.
The aqua velva was a little bit bracing afterwards.
I did have a @borked style 4 passer because there was so much lather left over though so maybe that was why?
 
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Lifes a Peach said:
My first shave with a synthetic and a @Barrister & Mann soap. The brush is incredibly soft and yet it whipped up an impressive lather in no time. Will need to try with other soaps before I call this puppy a winner.
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You can step into the same group as @Marlow - the Plisson "I-have-the-most-softest-beautiful-brush-in-the-world-and-I-love-it"
 
Pjotr said:
Too much information. Getting weirder. Next thing there'll be home made videos of topless members shaving. Yuk.
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Would you rather that, or topless women face shaving... (shudders)

BOT, I shaved, it was goodah.
Shedomatic shedded as usual, the slant is growing upon me, the vintage polsilvers are superb and the Nannys is superb too.
 
borked said:
Would you rather that, or topless women face shaving... (shudders)

BOT, I shaved, it was goodah.
Shedomatic shedded as usual, the slant is growing upon me, the vintage polsilvers are superb and the Nannys is superb too.
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Which Nannys Borked?

I'm getting samples of citrus burst aaaand I think lavender if I remember right
 
filobiblic said:
You can step into the same group as @Marlow - the Plisson "I-have-the-most-softest-beautiful-brush-in-the-world-and-I-love-it"
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I wouldn't go that far, just at this moment, until it's been passed fully on my other soaps. However, this thing has a lot of upside if it does turn another hard soap like MWF into a good lather.
 
Keen edge said:
Brush: Mühle 25mm synthetic.
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat.
Blade: Feather (1).
Razor: Mühle R41
Balm: Geo. F. Trumper Coral Skin Food.

Two passes for DFS, without any bloodletting!
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How did the synthetic go lathering up the fat? Was it more difficult being a harder soap?
 
Brush: Aesop (STF2) 23mm synth
Soap/Cream: Occams
Razor: Standard
Blade: Personna Blue [2]
After-shave: Floid Vigoroso

Not as nice a shave this time around with the Standard. Not sure if it was the razor, blade, karmic resonance, prep, lather, etc. I reckon the Antesol I used Saturday helped more than I realised….tomorrow Antesol both ends and we'll see.
 
Keen edge said:
Brush: Mühle 25mm synthetic.
Soap: Mitchell's Wool Fat.
Blade: Feather (1).
Razor: Mühle R41
Balm: Geo. F. Trumper Coral Skin Food.

Two passes for DFS, without any bloodletting!
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…I'm going to try this exact shave myself soon…albeit a 23mm STF2….and maybe not the Feathers, please not the Feathers. Though @Mark1966 also says the R41 and Feathers work well. Hmmm...
 
stillshunter said:
Brush: Aesop (STF2) 23mm synth
Soap/Cream: Occams
Razor: Standard
Blade: Personna Blue [2]
After-shave: Floid Vigoroso

Not as nice a shave this time around with the Standard. Not sure if it was the razor, blade, karmic resonance, prep, lather, etc. I reckon the Anusol I used Saturday helped more than I realised….tomorrow Anusol both ends and we'll see.
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FTFY
 
Soap: Panama Boellis
Brush: Emperor Manchurian
Razor: ASD2
Blade: gillette yellow 3rd shave
Finish: gf Trumper skin food

The Boellis is a no fuss mans man shaving soap. It excels whilst being very simple and true to tradition. Similar in scent to cella although more purer as it has a standalone almond scent.
 
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