Shave of the Day - 2024

[Gargravarr]

Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: TroyCraft "Polar Nocturne" 28mm AP Titanium
Soap: Valobra + a drop of lavender EO (Jurlique, SA)
Razor: Blackland Sabre
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay SPF50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Shakisso Estate, Ethiopia

 

[SpeedyPC]

Pre-shave:- Cold Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Yaqi Sagrada Familia Tuxedo Synth. 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Essence of Scotland ~ Berry Fields O' Blair Special Edition
Razor/Blade:- Blackbird Lite SS Polished / NOS English Wilky #1
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:- Tommy Hilfiger for Men

 

[klinker]

RAZOR: GoodFellas Smile Blazer Adjustable
BLADE: Gillette Nacet
BRUSH: Oumo 01 Venus 26mm SHD Badger Fire Color
LATHER: D.R. Harris Arlington Shaving Soap
POST: Ethos Mélange d’agrumes Skin Food Splash

 

[Gargravarr]

RAZOR: GoodFellas Smile Blazer Adjustable
BLADE: Gillette Nacet
BRUSH: Oumo 01 Venus 26mm SHD Badger Fire Color
LATHER: D.R. Harris Arlington Shaving Soap
POST: Ethos Mélange d’agrumes Skin Food Splash

I love that brush

 

[klinker]

I love that brush

Thanks. I got it from Maggard's when they had Oumo brushes in stock.

 

[silverlifter]

Eiko Glory 13/16 Quarter Hollow - Zenith Unbleached Boar - SV Felce Aromatica - Speick Splash - Sukin Moisturiser

 

[Gargravarr]

Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: TroyCraft "Polar Nocturne" 28mm AP Titanium
Soap: Valobra + a drop of lavender EO (Lyndoch, SA)
Razor: Blackland Sabre
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay SPF50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Shakisso Estate, Ethiopia

 

[Phil Harmonica]

Frameback Friday!

Fontenille
Yaqi "Mysterious Space" 26mm Badger
Jack The Barber

 

[rbscebu]

30 January
A Soviet Union ⅝ "UTRO 7" made in Moscow at the STIZ factory. This razor is always a pleasure to shave with having the perfect smile on both edge and spine, making it very easy to hone and maintain. The razor was finished and has been maintained on diamond pasted balsa.

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[rbscebu]

31 January
They say you never forget your first. I haven't and it is still with me from over 4 years ago, a ⅞ Titan ACRM-2 T.H.60 dressed in Madagascan mahogany timber scales. It just shaves better with each use (or is it my technique improving?).

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[rbscebu]

01 February
This razor has never been honed since leaving the factory in Taiwan. I bought this razor new directly from the manufacturer, Titan Industries, a while ago. It is a ⅞ half-hollow Titan ACRM-2 T.H.60 dressed in African black wood timber scales and comes with a 62mm wide denim (only) strop and some cerium oxide stropping paste. Titan believe that this is all you need to get it shave-ready and maintain it that way. I wanted to see if they were correct.

After properly pasting the denim strop with the CeOx paste, I set to work trying to get it to shave-ready. After well over 2,000 (that is no typo and I may have received one with a good factory edge) laps on the pasted strop, I achieved a reasonable shave-ready edge. Since then, I have shaved with this razor once every few months with another 200 to 500 laps on its CeOx pasted denim stop after each shave.

The razor is now shaving like an identical one that had been normally hone up to about a 25k grit (1μm). It is still improving with every shave. I am tempted to put this razor to my diamond pasted balsa strops but the razor is still improving with every shave. I will continue with the CeOx pasted stropping until I notice no further improvement.

 

[Mycroft47]

FRAMEBACK FRIDAY!​

 

[rbscebu]

02 February
Took my sports razor for a drive this morning, 4/8 near wedge C.V. Heljestrand MK No. 24.

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[JustUncleL]

SOTD – Fri 2 Feb 2024​

Shave Report: The lather has excellent slickness/cushion and good residual, with great after shave feel. From the lather my nose detects a fresh minty, light floral with some background green/earthy aroma, with medium scent strength 5/10. The Shield DE5 with the Dorco Prime blade gave a very nice smooth close shave with just a few weepers but no skin irritation.

The Gear:​

• Pre Shave: Natio for Men - Smooth Shave Gel [A]
• Brush: Billy Goat “Valencia” with 26/55 Motherlode Knot [A]
• Soap: Whispers From The Woods - Araminta [A]
• Bowl: Whispers From The Woods [A]
• Razor: Shield Aluminium DE5 0.95/0.05 (44gm)
• Blade: Dorco Prime HQ (1)
• Splash: Imperial Bergamot AS Tonic with added Menthol
• Balm: Natio for Men - Calming AS Balm [A]
• After Shave: Blue Devil Peppermint Patch AS Lotion [A]
• Moisturiser (Later): Swisse Daily Face Moisturiser [A]

[A] = Australian Product

 

[klinker]

RAZOR: RazoRock Superslant L2
BLADE: Feather
BRUSH: Spiffo! "Castillo" African Blackwood 24mm HMW SHD
LATHER: LEA Classic Shaving Soap
POST: LEA Classic Aftershave Lotion

 

[Mycroft47]

RAZOR: RazoRock Superslant L2
BLADE: Feather
BRUSH: Spiffo! "Castillo" African Blackwood 24mm HMW SHD
LATHER: LEA Classic Shaving Soap
POST: LEA Classic Aftershave Lotion

That brush……. Magnificent, how do you rate it in your collection?

 

[klinker]

That brush……. Magnificent, how do you rate it in your collection?

Far and away my favorite.

 

[Gargravarr]

That brush……. Magnificent, how do you rate it in your collection?

Easy to guess, given how often it comes up in @klinker's SOTD posts. That knot just seems to spread more and more, and I can only imagine how that might feel. Isn't that a challenge when loading from these small pucks of hard soaps?

 

[klinker]

Easy to guess, given how often it comes up in @klinker's SOTD posts. That knot just seems to spread more and more, and I can only imagine how that might feel. Isn't that a challenge when loading from these small pucks of hard soaps?

Loading can be a bit of a challenge, especially with the original Fine triple milled soaps in those small containers. But once the brush is wet, loading is not that hard, just takes a little longer.

 

[Gargravarr]

Loading can be a bit of a challenge, especially with the original Fine triple milled soaps in those small containers. But once the brush is wet, loading is not that hard, just takes a little longer.

Aha, thanks for that. If it's possible, that's good enough for me. I have a 30mm silvertip on order, and had wondered if I was biting off more than I can chew.