Shave of the Day 2014

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Brush: My "new" vintage butterscotch Simpson 5
Soap/Cream: Mike's Natural Soaps Hungarian Lavender Shaving Soap
Razor: Eclipse Red Ring
Blade: vintage Wilk - day ???? (last one!)
After-shave: Irisch Moos Balsam (after giving PJ my stick of soap I forgot I had this bottle so I'd better use it!)
Cologne: None

I've done a couple of test lathers with this brush and wasn't impressed - today's 'live' effort has not changed my thinking :(

Mike's is so easy to use but I just could not get a decent lather. The end of a long run with the blade didn't help. Ended up going for the IM balsam to heal the 'wounds'.

Tomorrow is another day!
 
I too have been shaving. Went to NZ for a week to see agng Mother (the old bag is in better nick than me). Anyway took across the Slim with the English Wilkinson in it, alittle travel brush (vi PJ I thing) and a stick of Erasmic. These have now been my staple for the last 4 to 5 shaves. Erasmic possibly not the best lathering soap I have used but the Wilkinson goes on and on and on and on (well you get the idea) This morning was shave 6 or 7 on this blade and it does not give any indication of giving up yet.
 
A few shaves here:

Butterscotch re-knot
Irisch Moos (Sorry about your stick of Irisch Moos @Mark1966 )
SPUD razor with the last of the UK Wilkie shaves (11 in total) and a Spoiler now on No 3. Loving these vintage blades!
 
Pjotr said:
A few shaves here:

Butterscotch re-knot
Irisch Moos (Sorry about your stick of Irisch Moos @Mark1966 )
SPUD razor with the last of the UK Wilkie shaves (11 in total) and a Spoiler now on No 3. Loving these vintage blades!
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No worries - wanted it to go to a good home :)
 
Pjotr said:
A bit scared of some stiffness there SYD?
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Not really, I just don't find "backbone" particularly useful in the lather making process.

You paint back and forth and it wants to flick soap everywhere, you run circles and it takes an hour to build lather and cover the area. You use more pressure to speed the process and it is less comfortable than it need be.

Simmo 10 overcomes this limitation via prodigious size, smoggie splays nice and the frankshave...well that thing can barely stand up under it's own weight yet it builds lather fast and effortlessly.

I'll leave these plenty'o'backbone brushes to those who get off on horsehair shirts and self flaggelation :)
 
SmallYetDeadly said:
Not really, I just don't find "backbone" particularly useful in the lather making process.

You paint back and forth and it wants to flick soap everywhere, you run circles and it takes an hour to build lather and cover the area. You use more pressure to speed the process and it is less comfortable than it need be.

Simmo 10 overcomes this limitation via prodigious size, smoggie splays nice and the frankshave...well that thing can barely stand up under it's own weight yet it builds lather fast and effortlessly.

I'll leave these plenty'o'backbone brushes to those who get off on horsehair shirts and self flaggelation :)
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What brush is that you are talking about mate? I've got a Semogue 1800 that is fairly stiff but it blooms as soon as I plant it on the face. Do you bowl or face lather? Do you need to view some YouTube clips on how to lather?
 
I'm sure PJ can point in me in the right direction for youtube videos :D

Or would you like me to make one so you can critique my technique? My arse is getting pretty hairy...
 
Brush: vintage butterscotch Simpson
Soap/Cream: DR Harris Marlborough Shaving Soap
Razor: Eclipse Red Ring
Blade: vintage Wilk - day last one + 1
After-shave: Irisch Moos Balsam
Cologne: None

Need to change shaving routine to include review of last shave here first.

At 5;15 getting ready for an early morning flight thinking to change blades was not on my radar. Passable but this blade does need to go!
 
I haven't written for a while as my shaving is now very very unchanged.

Face wash: clearisil black head with salt in shower
Brush: frank shaving travel brush
Razor: merkur futur
Blade: feather
Soap: cella
Balm: men science post shave repair
Moisturiser: hmm starts with c

Now I have to tell you gents. The men science post shave repair is maybe the best product I have added to my usage for a long long time!!!!
 
Brush: restored Boeckh's boar
Soap/Cream: ARKO! Adventure cream.
Razor: Merkur Progress set to 5+
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Black on third shave
After-shave: none
Cologne: Joop something or other. red bottle. you know the stuff.

I love this brush. It's a bit hungry for water but so far so good, I've only had it about a week.
The cream is good, not too heavy on the scent, good lather - not great but good.
This blade is a stalwart element of my routine; I am putting it up there with Voskhods for reliability.
 
Because I never learn...

Brush: vintage butterscotch Simpson
Soap/Cream: T&H 1805 shaving cream
Razor: Eclipse Red Ring
Blade: vintage Wilk - day last one +2
After-shave: T&H 1805
Cologne: None

Up early to get daughter2 to the airport as she is going overseas with a school missions trip. Two daughters, both on different continents and in countries I've never been too (daughter1 is in Germany for 6 months) - shaving is put into perspective!

Oh, those vintage Wilks just keep giving, but must change the blade tonight ...
 
Used the new little butterscotch Made Rite, which took lots of work being so small. Nice though.

Perma Sharp on day 7 and it was good but I could feel that it is on its end time.

Speick soap and alum and Speick AS.

I have been trying GFT sandalwood pre shave and putting a tiny bit on between each pass (when I remember) and it seems to smooth things even further.

Yeah a bit of fiddling about but it was just an experiment.

Hardly any alum burn at all and no irritation.
 
Brush: Mensbiz super-badger
Lather: MWF mixed with Proraso Red
Razor: Ikon, straight bar
Blade: Feather (day 2)
Aftershave: Baxter's of California Aftershave balm

My preparation was as usual, shower, leave face wet & lather.

This setup mowed the whiskers down!
Three passes to BBS, I think I only needed two, I did three, as it's what I usually do.
I didn't need buffing anywhere!

The Ikon with the Feather blade was like Atilla the Hun compared to family planning the way it reduced the whiskers!

I could feel the blade doing it's job the whole shave, with no burn or irritation!

Tomorrow, I'll try a Voskhod blade to see how it feels in the Ikon.
 
I love my iKON SB. It just mows down anything in the firing line. I'd be a little scared going with the Feather though, you could take a lip off with that.

Schick Krona w/ Perma-Sharp, Duke 2 with Mike's Natural Lime. It's starting to suck a little bit wearing a suit and shaving my face most days, it's fucked up my whole shaving ritual because I'm always in a rush. The Schick is becoming my daily razor because it makes it safe and easy to whip around my face and get a passable shave, and the Duke and Mike's combo is always good.

Winter is almost here in Melbourne, so I'm contemplating adding a scented balm to my collection. Maybe the sandalwood Skin Food.
 
Pjotr said:
By the way, what ever happened to @mr626 ? He hasn't posted here for ages.
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I'm still around- life in general has just been busy with work / other hobbies / 7 month old depriving me of sleep etc.

@JugV2 I'm glad the holder is still serving you well. Next time I'll send it with an instruction manual haha.
 
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