Shave of the Day Thread - 2018

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Extracting some warmth and colour out of an otherwise cold, wet and dull Melbourne day....

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Pre: Hot Shower, Truefitt & Hill Shave Oil....
Razor: Blackland Dart....
Blade: Feather....
Brush: Tony Forsyth Custom Imperial Red....
Soap: APR Lixiviant....
Post: Thayers, APR Lixiviant Aftershave & EDP....

Beautiful....

Happy Saturday night to all....
 
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Brush: Travel brush
Face: Maggard V3A + Maggard MR1 handle
Head: Headblade Ghost
Blade: Astra Green (1)
Scuttle/Bowl/Mug: Proraso bowl
Soap: Proraso white cream
Post: Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil + PAA Atomic travel splash

Away for the weekend and a terrible shave using my travel gear. Stiff brush, tiny bowl, sloppy lather and a dud blade. Managed to get enough slickness to complete a DFS on my head but the face shave was rough so I only completed 2 passes. Looking forward to using a proper soap/brush late Sunday... Have a great evening!
 
Pre: Warm water, Crew oil
Razor: Rockwell 6S (6)
Blade: Astra Green
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk1
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: Squadron Group Captain Blend
Post: Witch Hazel, Squadron Group Captain Blend Splash

 
Date: 11 August 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Semogue SOC in Cherry Wood Badger/Boar knot 24/53mm
Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Bay Rum
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- British Ever Ready Streamline SE / GEM Personna SS PTFE Coated #1
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic / Lucky Tiger Face Moisturizer
Fragrance:- Hugo Boss (Original)
 
SpeedyPC said:
Date: 11 August 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Semogue SOC in Cherry Wood Badger/Boar knot 24/53mm
Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Bay Rum
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- British Ever Ready Streamline SE / GEM Personna SS PTFE Coated #1
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic / Lucky Tiger Face Moisturizer
Fragrance:- Hugo Boss (Original)
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What’s your favourite Bay Rum Speedy?
 
SpeedyPC said:
Date: 11 August 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Semogue SOC in Cherry Wood Badger/Boar knot 24/53mm
Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Bay Rum
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- British Ever Ready Streamline SE / GEM Personna SS PTFE Coated #1
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic / Lucky Tiger Face Moisturizer
Fragrance:- Hugo Boss (Original)
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How do you like that Streamline Speedy?
 
Brush: Simpson '46' reknotted in 'pure'
Soap/Cream: Australian Private Reserve (APR) Skye Fall shaving soap
Razor: Vintage Gillette L 1 (1966) Slim Adjustable (5)
Blade: Vintage NOS Super Stainless (1)
Post-shave: Australian Private Reserve (APR) Skye Fall splash
Fragrance: Australian Private Reserve (APR) Skye Fall EDT



Great homecoming shave ...
 
Pbgoose said:
What’s your favourite Bay Rum Speedy?
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My favourite Bay Rum is Barrister & Mann, because it’s not very clovery kinda of Bay Rum. I also like the Stirling Soap Bay Rum because is not too sweet and has a very nice soft clovery Bay Rum scent, I haven’t tried Captains Choice Bay Rum yet because this soap supposed to be far better on the market.

Sticky said:
How do you like that Streamline Speedy?
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I’ll keep it simple and straight.

The Streamline is a bloody RIPPER and is heavier than the Gem bullet tip, clog pruf and the open comb, the Streamline shaved a lot smoother with the extra weight and I enjoy it a lot, I’m glad to have the Streamline SE in my den.
 
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Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket
Razor: Maggard V3A + Maggard MR1 handle
Blade: Polsilver S/I (4)
Scuttle/Bowl/Mug: Proraso bowl
Soap: Face Fat Jaffa
Post: Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil + Australian Lemon & Tea Tree Cream

First shave with this vegan soap and first impressions are great. They hit the jaffa scent spot on with emphsis on orange but not artificial or over powering, considering it also contains hints of black pepper & cedarwood. I managed to leave my brush slightly wet and whipped up some super slick lather without too much effort. Shave wise it provided lots of cushion with no post shave issues. Very pleasantly surprised and look forward to trying the Green Fougere in an upcoming SOTD. Great to see another local artisan enter the shaving business (y)
 
Rockwell chrome R4 w/Polsilver
EJ STFv1 21mm
Mystic Water - Lemongrass & Eucalyptus
Anherb balm

I love mystic water soap! I love the tendrils that form on the soap whilst loading up the brush :D

When loaded up properly, even this small 21mm brush holds enough lather for 3 passes, amazing!!
 
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Pre-Shave: SebaMed, cold water
Razor: Rex Ambassador (3-2)
Blade: Ladas Super Stainless (2)
Brush: Hucklaration
Lather: Mystic Water Bergamot, Cedarwood & Juniper
Post-Shave: Alum, Thayers Original Alcohol Free Witch Hazel, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil​

First shave in four days - the ultra slick Mystic Water lather paired with the Rex and a Ladas resulted in a close, smooth and very luxurious Sunday afternoon.

I hope you all have a stellar Sunday (y)
 
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Brush: Zenith Boar
Razor: EJ 89
Blade: Aussie Spoiler (1)
Soap: Valobra Menthol
A/S: Nivea 2 Phase
Cologne: GFT Ajaccio Violets

Really not a fan of the Nivea 2 Phase. It's works well enough but feels far to oily and greasy for me.
Valobra soft soap doesn't seem to get much love these days but for me it's great, a little pricey, but lathers and performs with the best.
 
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