Shave of the Day - 2024

[rbscebu]

17 January
Pre-1924 T.R. Cadman "Bengall" full hollow Spanish point 6/8 SR dressed in Western Australia jarrah timber scales, finished and maintained on diamond pasted balsa.

 

[rbscebu]

18 January
Pre-1924 T.R. Cadman "Bengall" full hollow French point 6/8 SR dressed in east Australian silver ash timber scales, finished and maintained on diamond pasted balsa.

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[rbscebu]

19 January
Pre-1924 T.R. Cadman "Bengall" full hollow Dutch (round) point 6/8 SR dressed in golden wattle timber scales, finished and maintained on diamond pasted balsa.

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[silverlifter]

Filarmónica 14 Doble Temple 8/8 Hollow - PAA Peregrino - Fine Italian Citrus - Myrsol Agua de Limón - Sukin Moisturiser

 

[rbscebu]

20 January
Pre-1890 T.R. Cadman "Bengall" full hollow Dutch (round) point 6/8 SR dressed in original plastic scales, finished and maintained on diamond pasted balsa. This is one of the rarer Bengall SRs and may have been custom made.

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With this shave, I also compared the newly honed edge on a Dold Dollar 66 for @ThumbpickerCGP against my shavette with a new Feater half-DE blade

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The comparison was done shaving the upper lip, around the mouth and the chin. one half of my face was with the GD66 and the other half with the shavette. First pass was N-S and then a second pass S-N. There was basically no difference in whisker cutting ability between either when shaving N-S. When shaving S-N, the shavette with Feather was a tad better in its whisker cutting ability.

I would rate the GD66 edge as very close to but not equal with or better than the Feather DE blade.

A traditional SR with your own edge is just more fun to shave with

 

[Gargravarr]

Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: TroyCraft "Opalesque" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: Czech & Speake (Valobra) Oxford & Cambridge
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Schick Proline
Post-shave: TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay SPF50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Ismaili Selection, Yemen

 

[klinker]

RAZOR: iKon Tek w/Henson Short Aluminum Handle
BLADE: Gillette Nacet
BRUSH: Restored Ever-Ready Faux Ivory 18mm silvertip badger
LATHER: OSP Neroli Scented Shaving Soap
POST: OSP Neroli Scented Aftershave Lotion

RAZOR: Paradigm Shaveware Salient
BLADE: Gillette Nacet
BRUSH: Rudy Vey Butterscotch Beehive 20mm Silvertip Badger
LATHER: LEA Classic Shaving Soap
POST: LEA Classic Aftershave Splash
POST: LEA Classic Aftershave Balm

 

[Gargravarr]

RAZOR: iKon Tek w/Henson Short Aluminum Handle
BLADE: Gillette Nacet
BRUSH: Restored Ever-Ready Faux Ivory 18mm silvertip badger
LATHER: OSP Neroli Scented Shaving Soap
POST: OSP Neroli Scented Aftershave Lotion

RAZOR: Paradigm Shaveware Salient
BLADE: Gillette Nacet
BRUSH: Rudy Vey Butterscotch Beehive 20mm Silvertip Badger
LATHER: LEA Classic Shaving Soap
POST: LEA Classic Aftershave Splash
POST: LEA Classic Aftershave Balm

I don't believe I've seen Lea soap outside a tube before. Is this a proper milled soap? And what do you think of it? I'm always interested in "new" hard soaps...

 

[SpeedyPC]

I don't believe I've seen Lea soap outside a tube before. Is this a proper milled soap? And what do you think of it? I'm always interested in "new" hard soaps...

FYI

LEA Classic Shaving Soap & Bowl 100g

Connaught Shaving is supplier of quality, traditional shaving products including Wickham 1912 shaving soaps, REX, Merkur & Edwin Jagger safety razors & many brands double edge razor blades. UK Supplier of Feather New Hi-stainless razor blades, Feather Artist Club Razors & Blades & Feather Safety...

connaughtshaving.com

LEA Classic Shaving Soap Refill 100g

Connaught Shaving is supplier of quality, traditional shaving products including Wickham 1912 shaving soaps, REX, Merkur & Edwin Jagger safety razors & many brands double edge razor blades. UK Supplier of Feather New Hi-stainless razor blades, Feather Artist Club Razors & Blades & Feather Safety...

connaughtshaving.com

LEA Original Shaving Soap Stick 40g x 2

Connaught Shaving is supplier of quality, traditional shaving products including Wickham 1912 shaving soaps, REX, Merkur & Edwin Jagger safety razors & many brands double edge razor blades. UK Supplier of Feather New Hi-stainless razor blades, Feather Artist Club Razors & Blades & Feather Safety...

connaughtshaving.com

LEA Profesional Shaving Cream Tube 250g

Connaught Shaving is supplier of quality, traditional shaving products including Wickham 1912 shaving soaps, REX, Merkur & Edwin Jagger safety razors & many brands double edge razor blades. UK Supplier of Feather New Hi-stainless razor blades, Feather Artist Club Razors & Blades & Feather Safety...

connaughtshaving.com

LEA MENTHOL Shaving Cream Tube 150g

Connaught Shaving is supplier of quality, traditional shaving products including Wickham 1912 shaving soaps, REX, Merkur & Edwin Jagger safety razors & many brands double edge razor blades. UK Supplier of Feather New Hi-stainless razor blades, Feather Artist Club Razors & Blades & Feather Safety...

connaughtshaving.com

LEA Classic Shaving Cream Tube 100g

Connaught Shaving is supplier of quality, traditional shaving products including Wickham 1912 shaving soaps, REX, Merkur & Edwin Jagger safety razors & many brands double edge razor blades. UK Supplier of Feather New Hi-stainless razor blades, Feather Artist Club Razors & Blades & Feather Safety...

connaughtshaving.com

LEA Classic Shaving Cream Jar 150g

Connaught Shaving is supplier of quality, traditional shaving products including Wickham 1912 shaving soaps, REX, Merkur & Edwin Jagger safety razors & many brands double edge razor blades. UK Supplier of Feather New Hi-stainless razor blades, Feather Artist Club Razors & Blades & Feather Safety...

connaughtshaving.com

 

[klinker]

I don't believe I've seen Lea soap outside a tube before. Is this a proper milled soap? And what do you think of it? I'm always interested in "new" hard soaps...

Believe it or not, I like it as well as MWF. It's a tallow based soap that lathers easily and is quite slick. Post shave feel is very similar to MWF.

 

[Gargravarr]

Believe it or not, I like it as well as MWF. It's a tallow based soap that lathers easily and is quite slick. Post shave feel is very similar to MWF.

Seems like I have an addition to my shopping list - thanks for that

 

[klinker]

Seems like I have an addition to my shopping list - thanks for that

Enjoy. I should mention that it took a couple of shaves to dial in the lathering for maximum performance.

 

[SpeedyPC]

Seems like I have an addition to my shopping list - thanks for that

Lea isn’t tallow based anymore.

 

[Gargravarr]

Lea isn’t tallow based anymore.

OK. But fats are just triglycerides, and by the time you've boiled them up with NaOH and/or KaOH it probably doesn't make that much difference whether they come from avocados or aardvarks. Even DRH has palm oil in their recipe now, and it's still great soap.

 

[Phil Harmonica]

 

[ThumbpickerCGP]

 

[SpeedyPC]

Even DRH has palm oil in their recipe now, and it's still great soap.

DRH still have tallow with palm

Recipe directly from DRH website

Sodium Tallowate, Potassium Stearate, Sodium Stearate, Aqua (Water), Glycerin, Potassium Palm Kernelate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Sodium Cocoate, Parfum (Fragrance), Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Coconut Acid, Petrolatum, Sodium Palmate, Potassium Palmate, Potassium Cocoate, Sodium Chloride, Tetrasodium Etidronate, Pentasodium Pentetate, Tetrasodium Edta, O-Tolyl Biguanide, Ci 77891.

 

[Pbgoose]

Soap: Pb Drachenblut
Brush: Paladin
Razor: Flic
Very nice shave off the old blade.

 

[rbscebu]

21 January - Shorty Sunday
I love Sundays. Post 1924 T.R. Cadman "Bengall" Dutch point 6/8 full-hollow shorty. A pleasure to shave with.

 

[silverlifter]

R Saito SK3 13/16 Hollow - Zenith Unbleached Boar - Mike's Barber Shop - Floïd Vigoroso - Sukin Moisturiser