Shave of the Day Thread - 2018

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Razor: Vintage Gillette Tech head with Windrose handle
Blade: Personna Blue
Brush: Semogue 2000
Soap: Stirling Gin & Tonic on the Rocks
Post: Dapper Dragon Ice Wyrm balm/APR Lightning Ridge splash
Fragrance: Terre D'Hermes EDT
 
Brush: Omega S
Razor: Merkur 37C
Blade: Merkur
Soap: APR General Ledger :happy:
Post: Suavacito Menthol :cool: + Jovan Spary

A CCS with 2 passes which is a shame as their was enough lather left over for at least 5 more passes (y) Finshed off with the soothing vanishing cream and cheapo cologne spray :pompous: Happy shaves everybody!
 
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Razor: Vintage Gillette Tech head with Windrose handle
Blade: Personna Blue
Brush: Semogue 2000
Soap: Stirling Gin & Tonic on the Rocks
Post: Dapper Dragon Ice Wyrm balm/APR Lightning Ridge splash
Fragrance: Terre D'Hermes EDT
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How is the new Windrose handle keeping up.
Have the same Stirling G&T on the rocks. Thoughts?
 
Razor: Vintage Wilkinson Sword 'Sticky'
Blade: Vintage Wilkinson Sword Premium Chromium blade (2)
Brush: Tony Forsyth PC LE Platypus shaving brush
Soap/Cream: Saponificio Varesino - 70th Anniversary "Settantesimo" Shave Soap
Aftershave: Australian Private Reserve (APR) Aqua di Sydney Aftershave
Cologne: Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio Pour Homme

Cold water shave again - not so bad in summer :)

Enjoy your Friday folks
 
Date: 12 January 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Maseto 2 Band Finest Badger Horn 30/54mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Mitchell's Wool Fat 7x
Bowl:- Captain's Choice
Razor:- GEM Micromatic Bullet Tip
Blade:- GEM Personna SS PTFE Coated #7
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic
Fragrance:- Hugo Boss (Original)
 
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Soap: Pb The Black Spruce
Brush: 26mm TF HMW
Razor: TI Bijou de France
Post: Jojoba Oil
AS: The Black Spruce
All the good gear today! I think I'm going to have a long happy relationship with this brush ( @Tony Forsyth ). Very different dynamics to my boar brushes and nothing like my Shavemac. Plenty of backbone so very easy to load and lather. Somebody help me with definition of flow through, but I couldn't detect any problems. I'm tempted to try a 30mm brush but this 26mm with its density felt huge on my face but the bulb shape made it easy for lather placement.
The Black Spruce performed very nicely and is probably the first of my soaps where I feel I'm starting to dial in specific attributes and not just trusting to chance. The scent in the soap unfortunately reminded me a little of Pine O Cleen but it's subtle enough and pleasant. I really like scent in the AS which has more of its own identity.
 
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Sweet Shave. A 2 day growth turned to BBS in 3 passes with the General. It was great to have my friend back - I missed my 30mm tuxedo knot. Its @Tony Forsyth georgous handle is perfect and JUST what I asked for. Not only does the tight waist make it far easier to wield, it means the brush can sit upright in the stand. The Florida Water has a nice alligator sting as promised by @Mark1966 and a powdery cola scent. I'm an oily bastard and happy but I reckon this would need a balm if you had dry skin. It also means my face is ready for voodoo which is always good on a Friday.

Anyone planning a brush with Tony (should be everyone on P&C) - consider the tight waist of the Ever-Ready 500n in your design.
 
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Preshave: Hot water splash
Razor/Blade: Assylum Evolution-Wilkinson Sword
Brush: TF Custom "ICE FUSION" 26mm HMW.
Soap: Stirling Orange Chill
Post shave: Hot water splash, Alu Block, Witch Hazel.
Aftershave/Edp: Dr Jons Hydra

Another hot day here in Sunny Brisvegas, But for a little while I was chilled cool and content ;-)
Cheers
Tony
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