Shave of the Day Thread - 2017

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Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta Shower Gel
Acqua di Parma Collezione Barbiere Cream
Antica Barbieria Colla Boar
Colonial Brass General
Schick Proline
Acqua di Parma Collezione Barbiere Serum
Acqua di Parma Colonia Assoluta

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The Jam - Town Called Malice

 
Razor: Vintage Darwin Standard
Blade: Vintage NOS English Wilkinson Sword (11)
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson 'The Duke'
Soap/Cream: Phoenix & Beau Spitfire shaving soap
Aftershave Splash: Pitralon 'Swiss' splash
Cologne: Phoenix & Beau Spitfire solid cologne

Yes, yes, yes - that Spitfire from @Kerry@Phoenix&Beau !

Is it the leather, the juniper or the tobacco? All day long I get little whiffs of the scent. Warming and comforting. [deep contented sigh]

 
Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable (5)
Blade(s): Polsilver (3)
Brush: TF Lava Demon 26mm
Soap/Cream: Wholly Kaw "King of Oud"
Post: Thayers Medicated / Wholly Kaw "King of Oud" After Shave Balm

I have been using the Slim Adjustable a few times over the last few days. I don't think it comes close to the Fat Boy as a preference. Good solid shave nonetheless, helped along with a new addition to the shaving stable that arrived last night. Wholly Kaw "King of Oud" is a great fragrance and as per all other Wholly Kaw products brings about a great lathery cream easily. The scent still doesn't knock "Group Captains Blend" off its perch but it already is in my top five!

I also like their After Shave Balm and bought a few others at the same time to match with other soaps I have.

@SpeedyPC .. you won't be disappointed!
 
Morning Wood with Leather Shave


Razor: Colonial General with Windrose handle
Blade: Feather Pro (1)
Soap: Shaver Heaven Vanilla Oak
Brush: TF Amber and Ash Synthetic
Post: Mem English Leather AS (70s) + Dunhill Edition EdT

Thoughts...
- A three pass BBS on 2 days growth. I really like this soap scent and the normal SH magic was in operation.
- Vintage English Leather is potent stuff. A very woody powdery leather on that famous 70s vibe. Not too much burn and face feel is fair. But this is all about the scent.
 
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Mark1966 said:
Razor: Vintage Darwin Standard
Blade: Vintage NOS English Wilkinson Sword (11)
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson 'The Duke'
Soap/Cream: Phoenix & Beau Spitfire shaving soap
Aftershave Splash: Pitralon 'Swiss' splash
Cologne: Phoenix & Beau Spitfire solid cologne

Yes, yes, yes - that Spitfire from @Kerry@Phoenix&Beau !

Is it the leather, the juniper or the tobacco? All day long I get little whiffs of the scent. Warming and comforting. [deep contented sigh]

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Honestly the only reason I haven't tried this yet is because there is no local distributor.
But, I may have to just give it a whirl anyway. It sounds lovely.
 
lerenau said:
Honestly the only reason I haven't tried this yet is because there is no local distributor.
But, I may have to just give it a whirl anyway. It sounds lovely.
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Remind me and I will get a sample to you!

BTW - watch out for The English Shaving Co - they regularly have 99p international delivery specials. I think they have introduced a minimum spend but that is not a problem ...
 
Date: 29 August 2017 is nearly 8am in West of London

Pre: - Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush: - RazoRock Plissoft Big Bruce Synth. 26/63mm knot
Lather: - Wilkinson Sword Shave Stick (european version grated into a plastic tub)
Razor: - Gillette Ball End Tech 1946-50
Blade: - Rapira Platinum Lux #2
Post: - Thayers Witch Hazel 'Unscented' / Bulldog Original Aftershave Balm
Fragrance: - Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male EDT
 
The Injector.

Pre: - Hot shower
Brush: - 1092 synthetic
Lather: - Squadron Soaps: The Warden
Razor: - Schick Injector
Blade: - No sure (no label) #1
Post: - Alum, Thayers Witch Hazel 'Unscented', B&M Reserve:Spice a/s

At the Canberra meetup, @Mark1966 was kind enough to loan me his Schick Injector to try.
I admit I wasn't expecting much from this little guy - He looks like a hybrid between a cart-handle and a DE razor. But, I was pleasantly surprised.
The shave started very mild and I found I was able to make it more aggressive by changing the angle. I never felt like I was in any danger as it almost needs you to consciously make it more aggressive; stop thinking about it and it goes mild again. This behaviour is a great default as it make mistakes unlikely.
The result of my first attempt was a very easy, low-irritation shave. It mowed through my 3-day growth with no hesitation. I don't think it'll ever be as close as my 6c (#5) as you don't get much blade-feel. But, you don't always want a totally BBS shave.
The Injector is fantastic if you want a comfortable, non-irritant, or fast shave. I can totally see myself using one on these on holidays.

Here is a google-search image of the same razor:
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Ferret619 said:
Razor: Eclipse Red Ring
Soap: B&M sandlewood
Blade: Feather (2)
Brush: high mountain whipped dog
Post: TSW balm

Super easy shave, fantastic result.

I really like the B&M soap, the performance is great but the scent is nice and mild which I really enjoy.
Might have to try some of their other offerings
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I am thinking on Seville soap, for next B&M. I reckon it may suits well on the next months. So far my experience is with Sandalwood as you. I reckon its fragance may be not suitable for daily use for me, but I enjoy smelling it and is a great performer soap. It also cames from the cheap B&M series, I wonder what the higher grade ones like Seville can do in terms of performance. I've read that the difference is not on the soap formulation itself but in the cost of the essential oils-fragances used between the cheap and not-that-cheap ones.

cheers
Fer
 
Gillette Superspeed 1953
Gillette French Spoiler 1989
Proraso Sensitive Pre-Shave cream
William Mug Soap
Old Spice Knockoff Aftershave

Double WTG + XTG + ATG
The shave was a little bit tuggy but definitively smooth and relaxing. The cheap aftershave was worth the money, it smell good and soothes, however, it doesn't last as long as Old Spice (about 45min). I had been looking for this juice each time I crossed the border for the past 4 years but couldn't find it, until yesterday :-)
 
sealer said:
I am thinking on Seville soap, for next B&M. I reckon it may suits well on the next months. So far my experience is with Sandalwood as you. I reckon its fragance may be not suitable for daily use for me, but I enjoy smelling it and is a great performer soap. It also cames from the cheap B&M series, I wonder what the higher grade ones like Seville can do in terms of performance. I've read that the difference is not on the soap formulation itself but in the cost of the essential oils-fragances used between the cheap and not-that-cheap ones.

cheers
Fer
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I know it's heresy for me to say this here but the value difference between fragrant oils and essential oils in many soaps is totally wasted on me, honestly when the base soap is the same give me the cheaper one any day, that said I generally don't buy the "full set"
And have matching soap,splashes, EDP and undershirt with logo printed on as I have a few EDP and EDT that I really like and to me they are just a different kettle of fish.


Razor: Schick injector
Blade: Schick (1)
Soap: B&M sandlewood
Brush: high mountain badger
Post: witchhazle and TSW balm

I have had the worst luck trying to get an injector, the first one aus post lost and was never recovered and another E type came from the US but one of the blade retention tabs was so worn it wouldn't hold the blade evenly and it tasted my blood.
Now that I have a quality injector I can say I'm quite impressed, they are quite a nice bit of kit, not nice enough to replace any of my current favourites but defiantly a nice addition.
 
Mark1966 said:
Razor: Vintage Darwin Standard
Blade: Vintage NOS English Wilkinson Sword (10)
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson
Soap/Cream: Phoenix & Beau Spitfire shaving soap
Aftershave Splash: Pitralon 'Swiss' splash
Cologne: Phoenix & Beau Spitfire solid cologne

Oh I DO like the Spitfire from @Kerry@Phoenix&Beau !

If I just had a matching splash it would have had been complete :)
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Shhh, we're working on it.. :)
 
Razor: Vintage Darwin Standard
Blade: Vintage NOS English Wilkinson Sword (12)
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson 'H2' boar
Soap/Cream: Phoenix & Beau Baskerville shaving soap
Aftershave Splash: Chatillon Lux 'Unconditional Surrender' splash
Cologne: Chatillon Lux 'Unconditional Surrender' cologne



Being the last day of winter Canberra put on a nice cool morning for it - with added frost!

 
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Chatillon Lux Pre Shave Butter
Simpson Chubby 3
Timeless
Feather
Geo F Trumper Sandalwood
Chatillon Lux Rose Santal Salve
AP Reserve The Santal Aftershave
Geo F Trumper Sandalwood Cologne
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Soap: Pb Orange & Ylang Ylang
Brush: Zenith Boar
Razor: Merkur 39C
Blade: Astra SP
Post: Jojoba
Tried an Astra blade this morning given how highly they rated in the survey results posted up the other day. I'm rating it single use but maybe I'll put it in the Slim and see if it performs any better there. It did the job but only with multiple passes that left me a little raw. I'm glad I've only got a single packet (from a sampler pack) of these and not a hundred to get through.
 
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