Shave of the Day - 2024

[Gargravarr]

Wonderful picture

What he said.

@lu20vt, do you have a whole collection of Atelier Durdan razors? Some people collect wolfmen, but these are much prettier.

 

[Gargravarr]

Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: TroyCraft "Polar Nocturne" 28mm AP Titanium
Soap: Yardley
Razor: Atelier Durdan Vestige
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay SPF50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Ismaili Selection, Yemen

A few years ago I picked up a puck of Yardley just to remind myself of where it all started for me in the '70s. Since then, I may have got a little carried away. This is how the current stash stands...

Time to stop perhaps.

 

[Mycroft47]

Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: TroyCraft "Polar Nocturne" 28mm AP Titanium
Soap: Yardley
Razor: Atelier Durdan Vestige
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay SPF50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Ismaili Selection, Yemen

A few years ago I picked up a puck of Yardley just to remind myself of where it all started for me in the '70s. Since then, I may have got a little carried away. This is how the current stash stands...

Time to stop perhaps.

Nah

 

[rbscebu]

400 then 800 w/d paper and WD-40. Finished with a Dremel buffing wheel with rouge.

I normally go 400 (or lower if needed), 600, 1k, 2k W&D them finish with Autosol - all by hand.

 

[rbscebu]

Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: TroyCraft "Polar Nocturne" 28mm AP Titanium
Soap: Yardley
Razor: Atelier Durdan Vestige
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay SPF50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Ismaili Selection, Yemen

A few years ago I picked up a puck of Yardley just to remind myself of where it all started for me in the '70s. Since then, I may have got a little carried away. This is how the current stash stands...

Time to stop perhaps.

I can think of no reason to.

 

[ThumbpickerCGP]

400 then 800 w/d paper and WD-40. Finished with a Dremel buffing wheel with rouge.

Ah good to know - I have a Dremel - rarely use it. There's a use for it! I'll have to raid my wife's rouge (joking about that bit) lol

 

[LesC]

Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: TroyCraft "Polar Nocturne" 28mm AP Titanium
Soap: Yardley
Razor: Atelier Durdan Vestige
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay SPF50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Ismaili Selection, Yemen

A few years ago I picked up a puck of Yardley just to remind myself of where it all started for me in the '70s. Since then, I may have got a little carried away. This is how the current stash stands...

Time to stop perhaps.

NO!!

 

[Phil Harmonica]

I normally go 400 (or lower if needed), 600, 1k, 2k W&D them finish with Autosol - all by hand.

My fingers were getting tired so that’s when the Dremel comes into play. When finished, I then had to set the bevel, go through a progression of stones and then diamond pasted balsa for completion. Took me just under three hours with a couple of short breaks while I watched the cricket.

 

[silverlifter]

Starlet 3057 7/8 Quarter Hollow - C&H Elm Fanchurian - Goodfellas Smile Solo - Floïd Vigoroso - Sukin Moisturiser

 

[Phil Harmonica]

Frameback Friday...

 

[rbscebu]

Frameback Friday...

I still have a C.W. Dahlgren, Eskilstuna, faux frameback (courtesy of @Holiday) in my restoration box to restore and possibly PIF.

 

[silverlifter]

Koraat Sheffield 15/16 Half Hollow - Semogue 820 - Speick Stick & Splash - Sukin Moisturiser

 

[Pbgoose]

Razor: KROPP 6/8 full hollow
Brush: Dscosmetics/Boti 26mm horsehair
Cream: Jack The Barber

Looks a whole lot better than when I received it a few days ago:

Nice work.

 

[SpeedyPC]

Pre-shave:- Cold Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Whipped Dog High Mountain Badger in Tall Amber Resin 24/55mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Pb 40 Thieves (sample) - thanks @Pbgoose
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 34C / NOS English Wilky #8
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Invite E High Potency Pure Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerine (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Fragrance:- Tabac 'Craftsman' Natural Spray EDT

This is the weirdest greenie dirtiest strangest scent I've ever smelled, and I cannot grab each scent at a time, so bloody strange and I like it (sort of).

It's not a Barbershop scent.

 

[Gargravarr]

Soap/Cream:- Pb 40 Thieves (sample) - thanks @Pbgoose

A blast from the past (2019), Looks like an interesting combination of scents, though one I'd probably avoid due to the patchouli content. But that's just me.

 

[Phil Harmonica]

 

[Pbgoose]

Don't see too many of the FLIC's getting round. Looks in good order.

 

[Phil Harmonica]

Don't see too many of the FLIC's getting round. Looks in good order.

I received it in good condition. Just needed minor cleaning/polishing, and of course honing. They were made by Max Voos (the VO in DOVO) and exported to Australia, New Zealand and the USA in the 1930's.

 

[Pbgoose]

Soap: Pb Phoenix
Brush: Omega Boar
Razor: Peerless
Lovely shave with the smaller straight.

 

[Pbgoose]

I received it in good condition. Just needed minor cleaning/polishing, and of course honing. They were made by Max Voos (the VO in DOVO) and exported to Australia, New Zealand and the USA in the 1930's.

Thank you, did not know that. I like the distinctive mellow crunch of the old blade when shaving with mine.