Shave of the Day Thread - 2016

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Pre-Shave: Cyprusian Olive/Argan Oil soap, cold water
Razor: Wolfman SB-P WRH2
Blade: Ladas (1)
Brush: Nathan Clark Envy White
Lather: Mike's Lime
Post-shave: Alum, Barrister & Man Kyovu Original, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil​

I needed this one and thankfully it did not disappoint - 30 min of pure bliss with the Wolf, Envy and Mike's - what more can you ask for - the lather was also superb (picture here) and I feel a bit more like a human again - hope you all have a great evening (y)
 
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Pre: Occam's Crushed Lime Pre-Shave Soap
Brush: Simpson CH1 SB
Razor: Above the Tie Colossus R1
Blade: Feather
Soap: Barrister & Mann - Rhapsody
After: Geo F Trumper - Indian Limes Skin Food
Afttershave: Barrister & Mann - Rhapsody

A great scent and a fantastic lather made for a nice midweek shave.
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That is one awesome looking line-up.
 
Pre: Myrsol Antesol
Brush: Wolfwhiskers Ubersoft II
Soap: BWW Ghost Ship
Razor: Standard
Blade: Feather
Post: alum, witch hazel, TSW After Balm, Ogallala Sage and Cedar

Added more water today, produced an absolutely amazing lather off the BWW today. Very happy. Got an excellent shave.

Great lather = Great shave
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Pre: Occam's Original Pre Shave Soap
Brush: St James of London 28mm Silvertip
Razor: ATT R1 Colossus
Blade: Feather
Soap: Stirling - Executive Man
Balm: Stirling - Executive Man
Splash: Stirling - Executive Man

Thursday, a stirling day...
 
Pre-Shave: Shower
Razor: Edwin Jagger Kelvin
Blade: Polsilver SI (3)
Soap/Cream: Mike's Natural Soaps - Orange, Cedarwood, and Black Pepper
Brush: Maggard Razors
ASB: The Stray Whisker After Balm
Cologne: Chrome by Azzaro
Post-Routine: hot rinse, alum, cold rinse, balm, cologne

Another day with Mike's. I would call it almost SUCCESS. Bowl lathering, had enough lather for two full shaves (i.e. 6 passes). The only difference this time was plenty of water. Probably three times of what I'm usually using. And I wasn't adding it drop by drop, but rather just by half of tea spoon or even a bit more. However it didn't look like on photos or how it was yesterday. It was more like a meringue. Hmmmm? Didn't have any burn from alum, but at the same time the shave wasn't as close as it could be - DFS on cheeks and SAS on my neck. Overall I'm happy. Could be better, but for now I'm happy with the result. Still have to practice with Mike's more.
 
Bengal imperial 6/8
Semogue 1305
I Colonai
Myrsol Blue

Thanks to Filobiblic for the I Conolilonai sample. Now I see it's been discontinued!
Pleasant scent - I got a tabacco smokey leather kind of note but fairly subtle. The lather was very slick! It was a bit on the thin side from under loading but the straight did glide along without worry.
Matched pretty well with the powdery note of the blue.
Thanks again to Filobiblic for his generosity again, glad to try this one.
 
Razor: Vintage Leresche #77
Blade: Vintage NOS Schick Platinum Plus (4)
Brush: Vintage Butterscotch distressed Culmak reknotted with TGN Finest
Soap/Cream: Sudsy Soapery Citrus & Bay Triple Butter Shave Soap
Aftershave: Sudsy Soapery Citrus & Bay Shaving Oil

Nice, smooth
 
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Preshave: Musgo Real Glyce soap
Razor: Weber PH on an Ikon handle
Blade: Vintage Polsilver(5)
Brush: Shavemac 177
Soap: MWF
Post Shave: Natio Balm and Ogallala Bay Rum AS
Three pass shave and I am getting along very well with the MWF. Excellent result. Feel great,
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@Osman welcome to the holy FAT grail the more you use it, and the more you'll love it and the skin on you're face will kiss you.
 
Nonick said:
Bengal imperial 6/8
Semogue 1305
I Colonai
Myrsol Blue

Thanks to Filobiblic for the I Conolilonai sample. Now I see it's been discontinued!
Pleasant scent - I got a tabacco smokey leather kind of note but fairly subtle. The lather was very slick! It was a bit on the thin side from under loading but the straight did glide along without worry.
Matched pretty well with the powdery note of the blue.
Thanks again to Filobiblic for his generosity again, glad to try this one.
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@Nonick - that's a good point you make about the I Coloniali matching with the Myrsol Blue. I have both, so will definitely give that a go.
 
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Pre-Shave: Shower
Razor: '65-66 Schick Krona (Metal TTO knob)
Blade: Gillette Platinum (1)
Soap/Cream: Proraso Green
Brush: Vie Long Peleón Horse-hair
ASB: The Shave Doctor
ASL: Floid Mentolado Suave

First head shave with the Krona (and DE in general) for some time, so a pretty ordinary effort with some nicks and bumps, but with some practice I'll be back in the swing of things.
 
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@Nonick - that's a good point you make about the I Coloniali matching with the Myrsol Blue. I have both, so will definitely give that a go.
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Psmith said:
Damn you guys. And now I need to get me some Myrsol Blue. Good thing I'm saving money with this DE shaving lark.:LOL:
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It also goes wonderfully with the Tobacco flower scent in Alt Innsbruck EdC. [emoji6] (That's my personal favourite pairing.)
 
From Tuesday morning:
Pre: Shower
Soap: Soap Commander "Purpose"
Brush: Simpson Duke 2 "Pure"
Blade: Ladas (1)
Razor: iKon X3
Post: Alum, Stirling "Executive Man", TSW After Balm

The Ladas is probably not a blade I will go for if I have more than a days growth.
Pulled and tugged on Tuesday, and left me feeling like I should start to shave again... :(
The end result was unfortunately poor and left me with very low hopes for this blade...

From Wednesday morning:
Pre: Shower
Soap: Speik cream
Brush: Omega Boar
Blade: Ladas (2)
Razor: iKon X3
Post: Alum, Striling "Sharp Dressed Man"

Shave was slightly better on Wednesday, however I don't normally shave on consecutive days.
I really did feel like I needed to shave from the previous day's shave. I actually feel like I should shave right now while I type this out, but I will wait till morning.
I think I will have to try another blade from my selections thanks to G&C.
Really loving the Stirling scents, will definitely look into these in the future... :)
 
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Pre: Musgo Real Glyce
Soap: Stirling Ozark Mountain
Brush: Wolf Whiskers 26mm Envy White knot
Blade: Polisher Stainless (2)
Razor: R41 (2013) on Windrose handle
Post: Alum, Myrsol Antesol

Maiden voyage of the Wolf Whiskers and I am very impressed with the knot. Zero scritch, very soft tips and lots of presence. Not as much backbone as I was imagining, but certainly plenty there. A truly excellent knot, very close to my Shavemac 2 band (not quite its equal yet) which whipped up an outstanding Stirling lather.
 
Normie said:
From Tuesday morning:
Pre: Shower
Soap: Soap Commander "Purpose"
Brush: Simpson Duke 2 "Pure"
Blade: Ladas (1)
Razor: iKon X3
Post: Alum, Stirling "Executive Man", TSW After Balm

The Ladas is probably not a blade I will go for if I have more than a days growth.
Pulled and tugged on Tuesday, and left me feeling like I should start to shave again... :(
The end result was unfortunately poor and left me with very low hopes for this blade...

From Wednesday morning:
Pre: Shower
Soap: Speik cream
Brush: Omega Boar
Blade: Ladas (2)
Razor: iKon X3
Post: Alum, Striling "Sharp Dressed Man"

Shave was slightly better on Wednesday, however I don't normally shave on consecutive days.
I really did feel like I needed to shave from the previous day's shave. I actually feel like I should shave right now while I type this out, but I will wait till morning.
I think I will have to try another blade from my selections thanks to G&C.
Really loving the Stirling scents, will definitely look into these in the future... :)
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Agreed @Normie - I've now tried 4 Stirling soaps, and the scent on each has been outstanding.
 
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