Shave of the Day Thread - 2017

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Forgot to put my Sunday shave up..
Razor: random old straight
Soap: monsavon
Brush: high mountain badger

Good shave and it got me to spend some time on the hones last night.
 
Razor: Vintage Gillette NEW head on TSW Bren Handle
Blade: Vintage NOS English Wilkinson Sword (5)
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson
Soap/Cream: Phoenix & Beau Imperial Rum shaving soap
Aftershave Splash: Captain's Choice Bay Rum splash
Aftershave Balm: N/A
Cologne: N/A

I can smell the sweetness of the lime in the soap today, not dissimilar to the Ogallala Bay Rum, Limes and Peppercorn.

Great P&B performance and I do like the whole bay rum experience.
 
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La Toja Pre
Morris & Forndran L7 28mm
Timeless
Feather
Valobra Fougère
AP Reserve General Ledger Aftershave Balm
AP Reserve General Ledger Aftershave
AP Reserve General Ledger EDP
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Razor: Gillette Fat Boy (5)
Blade(s): Polsilver (2)
Brush: TF Lava Demon 26mm
Soap/Cream: B&M "42"
Post: Dickinsons

Back to the Fat Boy for a known to be safe shave. I now know why people rave about Fat Boys. Nice lathering with B&M goodness. Good efficient shave for a Monday morn.
 
 


Pre: Beauty & the Bees shampoo bar, Myrsol Emulsion
Brush: Tony Forsyth P&C LE 2017 Platypus
Soap: Stirling Tuscany
Razor: Merkur Futur (2)
Blade: Vintage Polsilver (1)
Post: Myrsol Emulsion
EDC: Musgo Real Spiced Citrus

The Stirling Tuscany scent is very pleasant, but for me a little too subtle. Great lather as always.
The vintage Polsilver didn't seem to work as well for me as the modern Polsilver in the Futur. Such are the vagaries of wet shaving.
 
Bozley82 said:
Hey @Sticky what do you think of the horse/badger mixed brush? Iv been contemplating buying one for a while now.
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Firstly, I'm no brush expert. But, I like this brush, though it is small (21mm I think) it works well and it is not too scritchy. The badger in the mix seems to keep the horse from getting too floppy, which happens to my other full horse Vie-Long. I believe this is because the horse soaks up more water, I tend to soak them both for only a short time and this helps. That said, this was a cheap brush and the knot is not very dense so you shouldn't expect great backbone, its a nice brush for the price, I like the look of it and the variety. Hope that helps but, like I say, I'm no expert.
 
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Pre-Shave: @khun_diddy Olive Oil Soap, cold water
Razor: RazoRock MJ90
Blade: Ladas (1)
Brush: Hucklaration
Lather: Mike's Hungarian Lavender
Post-shave: Alum, Stirling Bay Laurel Witch Hazel, Australian Emu Oil​

Nice first shave with the MJ90 - the razor is very mild, but very agile and still gives a nice close shave. The brush is getting better with each use - knot has loosened up a bit and just feels heavenly...I hope you all have a fantastic start into the new week (y)
 
Had an event so I had to sneak in another shave today;
Razor: Schick G type injector
Blade: Schick injector blade
Soap: PBgoose Bay/lime
Brush: High mountain Badger
Post: swagger

First shave with an injector and with PBGoose's bay/lime lime offering
Firstly I'm organising my thoughts to give you all a concise review if this soap, but let me say wow the injector changes things, looking forward to getting more experience with it.
 
Progress long handle
PolAg (5 and out)
RR Bruce synth
Washpool lanolin
Nivea sensitive splash

Really wonderful shave with the Washpool lanolin soap. The lather is just so creamy and it's very slick. Post shave is very impressive!

I'm surprised Washpool hasn't caught on more in the shaving community! Ticks all the boxes and is good value also.
 
Razor: Vintage Gillette NEW head on TSW Bren Handle
Blade: Vintage NOS English Wilkinson Sword (6)
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson 'The Duke'
Soap/Cream: L&L Grooming TSM Fougère shaving soap
Aftershave Splash: Australian Private Reserve (APR) Choix Alfredus splash
Aftershave Balm: N/A
Cologne: Australian Private Reserve (APR) Alfredus Choice EDP

This soap is the stuff, so rich and slick, it is amazeballs. I'm not sure whether the Choix Alfredus / Alfredus Choice splash and EDP was the perfect matching scent - but it was what I felt like!

Shave on boys (y)
 
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Pre: Warm Coconut Oil
Soap: Pb Bay/Lime
Brush: Old Badger
Razor: Gillette Slim (settings 5, 8, 9,)
Blade: Personna
Post: Jojoba/essential oil mix/rum
Personna was easy on the face but lacking a little in efficiency, hence chasing the higher settings. Can't remember how many shaves on this blade (3?). I do like having an adjustable.
 
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