Shave of the Day Thread - 2017

[RazorPlay]

Fatip Grande Nickel with Lord Racer blade (9ish)
MWF
P&C Platypus 26mm fan
Re-lather and warm rinse

A fantastic 3 pass BBS shave. I really enjoy MWF - any post shave product would ruin the experience...

 

[Bozley82]

TIMELESS .68 SOLID BAR
VOSKHOD (2)
24MM SILVERTIP
VAN YULAY AFTER DARK
B&M NIGHT MUSIC SPLASH
B&M NIGHT MUSIC EDT
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Really happy with this knot. Now with a few uses under its belt its starting to develop some lovely soft gel tips.

 

[SpeedyPC]

Date: 06 September 2017 is nearly 7am in West of London

Pre: - Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush: - Envy Shave '8 Ball' 25/53mm Black Wolf Fan Knot
Lather: - Wilkinson Sword Shave Stick (european version grated into a plastic tub)
Razor: - Parker Variant Adjustable in Satin Chrome (WTG #5, XTG #3, ATG #2)
Blade: - Rapira Platinum Lux #1
Post: - Thayers Witch Hazel 'Unscented' / Bulldog Original Aftershave Balm
Fragrance: - YSL L’Homme EDT

 

[Benjamin]

Razor: Razorock Baby Smooth
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium
Brush: Maseto
Soap: APR Alfredus Choice
Post: Witchhazel, Bulldog Balm

It took me a few tries, but I had my first really enjoyable shave with the Baby Smooth today. Ball of APR lather shot here.

 

[Korbz]

Having a good run with the shaves and skin atm, getting some really brilliant results. Love the start of Spring as well!

 

[Sticky]

Brush: Semogue 620
Soap: APR, Lixiviant
Razor: Gem 1912
Blade: Gem SS
Post: APR, Lixiviant

Continuing the great SEptember run today was the turn of the Gem 1912. A great three pass BBS.

Enjoy your shaves.​

 

[Snooze]

Scheermonnik 'Delft Wit' soap sample / Semogue Boar 620 / GEM 1912 + SS (2) / APR 'Bay City'

I received this sample from Con at TSW recently. I hadn't heard of this soap before. Made in the Netherlands, it is a soft soap with impressive lather. I always find lathering from a small sample a bit difficult, but this soap really generated a nice slick lather after a few minutes bowl lathering. The scent is a woody, sweet spice, definite vanilla to it. Would go well with Reserve Spice or Old Spice type splash.

Two passes with the GEM 1912 for SEptember and on with the Bay City splash. This scent has the freshness and fruitiness that also makes it a wonderful Spring scent, where the traditional Bay Rum is more of a cooler weather scent for me.

Enjoy your shaves and hope Wednesday was kind to you guys ​

https://flic.kr/p/XeEgvZ

 

[Ferret619]

Razor: fatboy
Blade: astra ss (3)
Soap: haslinger
Brush: commodore

Easy close shave

 

[rm71]

Wednesday evening

Razor: Gillette Tech
Blade: Treet Durasharp (2)
Soap: Palmolive
Brush: Zenith Best Badger
A/S: Felce Azzure
ASB: Gaia Organic ASB

 

[sealer]

Manuel's tallow formula really is some of the best performing soap I've used (if not the best).

what about the balm? i heard very impressive opinions of some of them, unescented, but not about the scented balms...
cheers
Fer

 

[walklikeaduck]

SOTN (6/9/2017)

Pre: Hot shower/Acure Face Wash
Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Astra (4x)
Brush: Semogue 610
Soap/Cream: Speick
AS: Thayer's Lemon/Speick
Balm: Speick
Fragrance: Speick EDT

 

[SpeedyPC]

SOTN (6/9/2017)

Pre: Hot shower/Acure Face Wash
Razor: Merkur 34C HD
Blade: Astra (4x)
Brush: Semogue 610
Soap/Cream: Speick
AS: Thayer's Lemon/Speick
Balm: Speick
Fragrance: Speick EDT

 

[Korbz]

what about the balm? i heard very impressive opinions of some of them, unescented, but not about the scented balms...
cheers
Fer

I cannot sing praises loudly enough for his balm's performance. The scent strength on them is maybe 5/10, and longevity is max 1-2hrs. Very thin viscosity, only need a pea size amount to do your face, absorbed fast and feel is soft to touch (not tacky or oily).

 

[Mark1966]

Razor: GEM 'E' bar
Blade: GEM (4)
Brush: Vintage butterscotch distressed Culmak reknotted with TGN finest
Soap/Cream: Australian Private Reserve (APR) Couer de Vert shaving soap
Aftershave Splash: Australian Private Reserve (APR) Couer de Vert splash
Cologne: Australian Private Reserve (APR) Couer de Vert EDP

A shave this good makes people GREEN with envy

(Oh, was that NOT as funny as I thought? )

 

[todras]

Musgo Glyce
Morris & Forndran 3XL 30mm
Wolfman Guerilla/UFO Goliath
Feather
Talbot Shaving Holland Glen
AP Reserve Fresca Aftershave
AP Reserve Fresca EDP
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[Bozley82]

Having a good run with the shaves and skin atm, getting some really brilliant results. Love the start of Spring as well!

What brush is that @Korbz? Looks nice.

 

[todras]

What brush is that @Korbz? Looks nice.

A custom @Tony Forsyth by the looks of it, please correct me if I am off though.

 

[Maxime D.]

Gillette Superspeed 1953
Gillette French Spoiler @ 8 (WTG, XTG)
Polsilver Super Iridium (ATG)
Proraso Sensitive Pre Shave Cream
Dr Jon - Anne Bonny
Aqua Velva Ice Blue

Double WTG + XTG + ATG

 

[Bozley82]

A custom @Tony Forsyth by the looks of it, please correct me if I am off though.

Thats what i was thinking. Really like that shimmering swirl thing its got going on.

 

[Korbz]

Thats what i was thinking. Really like that shimmering swirl thing its got going on.

Correct @Tony Forsyth brush 100%. Poured the blank himself and we sourced the knot from China. One of the first he tried, and was a very dense knot with tons of backbone, scrub without scitch(bulb, 26mm plug width in a 28mm socket, set at 52mm loft). Big of a lather hog being so dense, but lathers like a champ!