Shave of the Day Thread - 2018

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DRH Arlington // Paradigm SE // SimFix Manchurian LE
 
bald as said:
Nice shave with my 6/8" Rituki and for fun a pass with my Schick style injector.
Horse hair Vie Long with my own shave soap.
Finished with a light smear of Almond oil.
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You’re going to need some milk for Christmas @bald as while you’re still enjoying your shave

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Pre-shave: Hot shower
Brush: Thater boar shaving brush
Soap/Cream: Wholly Kaw /The Club Madison Avenue shaving soap
Razor: Vintage NEW head on TSW Bren handle
Blade: Vintage NOS Gillette Super Stainless (10)
Post-shave: Wholly Kaw /The Club Madison Avenue aftershave splash
Fragrance: N/A

 
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Today’s shave began pretty ordinary as after the 1st pass, several spots of blood appeared. After the 2nd, a few more. Final touch up was ok. After a good run of the alum block, only 2 spots needed the styptic so overall I guess not too shabby.

Not sure whether to put this down as the razor or the silly Vidyut blade. Was it’s first use so hopefully tomorrow it fares better!

In other news, a donut is appearing on the soap now.

In even better news...
Final work week for the year! Woo-f’ing-hoo!!!
 
had the urge for a LaVioletta experience this morning. I absolutely love this scent, and the more i use it seems the more i am appreciating the smell. Would have to be my favourite scent out of all i have

Pre-shave: Warm shower
Brush: Yaqi Moka Express
Soap: A&E LaVioletta
Razor: Rockwell 6C Plate 5
Blade: Persona (3 or 4)
Post-shave: A&E LaVioletta Splash
 
Some catch up.

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Karve 'B' w/ Kai (1)
Mondial1908 Boar
Squadron Soap Coronet Fougere Soap and Splash
General Ledger EdP

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Karve 'B' w/ Kai (2)
Mondial1908 Boar
Phoenix and Beau Imperial Rum Soap
Wahl Tradional Barber Bay Rum Splash

The Imperial Rum is great for a muggy afternoon.

Squadron Soaps Coronet Fougere is great. The splash is a bit lighter on the scent then some other splashes, but there is enough there. The soap opens up amazingly when lathered.

For anyone looking to fill a hole left by General Ledger (@RustyBlade) this will be a close match.
 
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Prep: Valobra Glycerlanolina soap, Myrsol Emulsion
Brush: M&F / Brad Sears Finest Badger
Soap: Wickham Club Cola
Razor: Feather AS-D2
Blade: Vintage NOS Schick Plus Platinum (2)
Post: Thursday Plantation Tea Tree & Witch Hazel, CRSW Alcohol-Free American Barbershop Moisturising Aftershave
Scent: Farina Original 1709

A very smooth and comfortable three pass shave, then off to see the Aussies battle the Indians at Perth Stadium.

 
borked said:
Do you strop your carbon steel blades?
I could be wrong, yet they look like the type that you can sharpen multiple times, utilising those quirky devices you see on eBay for loose change.
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I do not but, now that you've mentioned it, I'll give it a try. I noticed that they are much thicker than my Super Blue Blades & Thin blades from the 70's
 
Rockwell 6S (4)
Lord Racer blade (3)
Omega 48
Lea Shave Stick
Gillette Pro Series Irritation Defence Soothing Moisturiser

My first shave with a decent brush in more than six weeks and it was pure heaven! Still with the rest of the travel kit but they are all excellent products (with the exception of that last one, which is included mainly for its travel friendly packaging and the fact that a little goes a long way).

The new boar I picked up from the Italian supermarket was benign out of the box but after a ten minute soak it had me wondering whether our septic system had packed it in! What a stench! A couple of consecutive palm lathers with hand soap and shampoo dealt with most of that though. The brush is plenty soft enough for me (particularly given what I have been putting up with recently - all I could grab on the road when I lost my brush was something with synthetic bristles the thickness of a stiff toothbrush!). The only "break-in" issue for the 48 is it does steal a bit of the lather from the second and third pass when new. That habit should go within a week or two if history repeats.

Otherwise this is my goldilocks brush after a good soak - the higher loft is just perfect for lathering up a storm without having to use any pressure. And the combination of the strong bristle with the split tips is just magic - make mine a boar! The fashion for low loft brushes these days is also not an improvement - they require more pressure and more work - for me at least. Glad I had an excuse to get another one of these while I wait to get back to the den...
 
Maxime D. said:
I do not but, now that you've mentioned it, I'll give it a try. I noticed that they are much thicker than my Super Blue Blades & Thin blades from the 70's
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I'm interested to hear how it works out for you.
I believe there is someone else here that has some carbon steel DE experience.
From my understanding, carbon steel blades are what DE's were made of before stainless steel was used and were stropped/sharpened multiple times for multiple uses, so could work out quite economical and may work better in the older vintage razors too.
 
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Brush: Omega 24mm
Razor: Rockwell 6S (R4)
Blade: Ладас (5)
Bowl: Peireras unbreakable shave bowl
Soap:
Pre: Warm water
Post: Thayers Aloe & Lemon + B&M Lime/Lavender/Cedarwood splash

A fantastic near BBS with the new bowl. Light weight, affordable & lathers up a treat. Smooth and delightful scent from B&M... Happy shaves!
 
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