Shave of the Day Thread - 2018

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Pre-Shave: SebaMed, cold water
Razor: Guerrilla
Blade: Ladas (2)
Brush: Paladin Chief Strawberry Amber
Lather: Mike's Bay Rum
Post-Shave: Alum, Stirling Bay Laurel Witch Hazel, Australian Emu Oil​

This Sabini knotted Paladin was my first high end brush. I, it would either convince me, or I would stick to all the other hair types...and boy did it convince me. I don't use it too often these days, because I prefer 1 or 2 sizes larger. But I am always surprised, how much lather the brush holds and the Mike's lather it produced today was just perfect.

Fantastic shave with a fantastic razor - happy days and ready for our meet-up

I hope you all have a relaxing Sunday (y)
 
Soap: Mondial Florence
Brush: Semogue 1305
Razor: Parker 34R, Ball end tech
Post: Witch Hazel,Johnsons moisturiser

Put a new Lord blade in the Parker,(came as a sample),and it was horrible.Grabby,felt like I was using a dulled piece of fractured glass.Swapped it out after half of right cheek for a Nacet and that sorted it out,smooth and easy.Didn't feel like two passes with the Parker so grabbed the Ballend with a Polsilver on it's 5th run. Those blades are pure bliss,smoothness manifested. Going to try Feather blade next,have heard they are pretty good and they would need to be excellent to beat that Polsilver.
Enjoy your Sunday gents.
 
UKSteve said:
Self-effacing/recessive
Anchoring and yet somewhat elevating
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:cool:

The narrative of the fragrance is indeed inspired by Percy Bysshe Shelley's sonnet as you rightly guessed (in other Social media posts) - without me even hinting at it in regard to those notes to self quoted above. There has also been a few other Artisan's release 'Oudh' type fragrances, so there is a self referential in there too derived from the poem and what it means to me on a purely subjective and personal level. Shelly wrote the sonnet Ozymandias in a friendly competition with his friend Horace Smith.

UKSteve said:
Creamy/enriching/fungus? (Not fungus, fool)
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You are on fire you glorious bastard, I'm nodding enthusiastically - the base notes especially :)

A fungus would be Mushroom absolute or an analog, but maybe it's a mould that infects wood like the pathogenic Phialophora parasitica ?

 
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Musgo Real Lime Basil cream / Platypus / Brass General + Feather Pro / Proraso sensitive balm

I don't usually go in for cremes - but I picked this one up in a trade at a meet up. It's Lime and Basil, thought it would be good for a warm day. I used what I thought was a generous amount - like a 50 cent piece sized dollop in a scuttle. When hit with a damp brush it just turned into thin, air filled foam. Not a thick rich lather at all. With a little more working it was a little better, but certainly not a rich slick lather. The scent was very mild, barely there at all.

Two passes with the fresh Pro blade in the General left my face stinging. My skin usually isn't that sensitive, but I hadn't used this cream before, so have to suspect an ingredient may not agree with my skin. I checked the ingredients - it has jojoba, lanolin, witch hazel, fragrance, menthol and some other stuff. Doesn't sound too bad, but perhaps one of the fragrance oils doesn't agree with me.

Needed an extra soothing balm - the Proraso white did the trick.

Won't be using this Musgo again soon :sorry:

Have a great Sunday :)​
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February challenge: Shave #7

Razor: SS General
Blade: Schick P30 (7)
Brush: Maseto Beehive
Soap: Mike's Lime + menthol
Post: Dickinson's

2 pass XTG.... hot and humid here in Brisbane tonight so added a touch of menthol again. Only 10 days until I can stop cutting/pasting my SOTD's!!! Have a good week everyone :)
 
One blade/One Razor/One soap in February - Shave #18
Brush: RR 400
Razor: Rockwell 6S (R4)
Blade: Derby
Scuttle/Bowl/Mug: Fine Lathering Bowl
Pre: Shower + Barber Shoppe face wash
Soap: RR xXx
Post: Witch Hazel + Barber Shoppe balm

A quick shower shave for #18 of 28. Super smooth from the Derby with no bite but not the greatest of shaves against my beard growth. Try again Monday :pompous: Happy shaves amigo's... #blade_of_glory
 
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Pre-Shave: SebaMed, cold water
Razor: Guerrilla
Blade: Ladas (2)
Brush: Paladin Chief Strawberry Amber
Lather: Mike's Bay Rum
Post-Shave: Alum, Stirling Bay Laurel Witch Hazel, Australian Emu Oil​

This Sabini knotted Paladin was my first high end brush. I, it would either convince me, or I would stick to all the other hair types...and boy did it convince me. I don't use it too often these days, because I prefer 1 or 2 sizes larger. But I am always surprised, how much lather the brush holds and the Mike's lather it produced today was just perfect.

Fantastic shave with a fantastic razor - happy days and ready for our meet-up

I hope you all have a relaxing Sunday (y)
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It's always nice seeing such creative SOTD imagery but @alfredus always adds a smile to my dial :happy: Keep up the good work! :notworthy:
 
Sunday shave, farewelling B7M Latha series...

Pre: nothing serious, a bit of face lathering
razor: merggard 42c
blade: feather
soap: B&M Latha Sandalwook
post: some lather on the face + Shower
splash: FLoid mentolado suave

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Actually is the worst shave I ever had with this soap. Maybe mi skin was still suffering from derby blades or whatsoever, I feel a bit of burn at the time I entered the shower, and after a long shower, the splash hit me as never did before. My skins looks perfect (as perfect as it could look on my face xD ). So it is weird

cheers
 


Pre: Valobra Glycerlanolina soap, Castle Forbes pre-shave gel
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2 Super Badger
Croap: Alverez Gomez Barberia
Razor: UFO Tornado / ATT S1
Blade: Vintage Gillette Platinum Plus (4)
Post: Myrsol Emulsion
EdC: Alverez Gomez Barberia

First use of the Alvarez Gomez cream, which turned out to be a croap with about the same consistency as ADP. The scent is precisely the same as the cologne of the same name, which is great for me, as this is amongst my favourite colognes. The croap needed a wee bit of working to get the lather formed, but it was well worth it, as the lather performed very well. Nice cushion and glide, and some residual slickness, which is not all that common with creams.
One of the reasons I like the Above The Tie S1 slant head is its efficiency. It is a very smooth razor, but the slant design gives it excellent efficiency and the ability to tackle moderately heavy growth. The vintage Gillette Platinum Plus is a good match, being super sharp. I find that it is as sharp as a Feather, and has similar blade feel, but is not aggressive to my skin (which the Feather is). A shout out to @Monsta_AU for putting me onto these excellent vintage blades a while back. The combination mowed down my 4 day growth with ridiculous ease. Three passes for a DFS+.
Tonight's scent was a no brainer :D.
 
One blade/One Razor/One soap in February - Shave #08
Schick Krona
Schick Krona-Chrome
LaToja Shave Stick
Vintage Aqua Velva Ice Blu

An excellent shave, so far, the best with this blade. Classic 3 pass shave, however, I did the moustache area before the rest (all 3 passes).

 
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Date: 19 February 2018

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Platypus P&C LE 2017 24mm Manchurian White
Soap/Cream:- Wickham 1912 ~ Shamrock Tweed (sample) 2x
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor:- Muhle Rocca R96
Blade:- Gillette Nacet #2
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel / Lucky Tiger Aftershave & Face Tonic
Fragrance:- YSL L’Homme
 
Razor: Vintage Gillette 'Fatboy' (5)
Blade: Vintage Gillette Super Stainless blade (7)
Brush: Shavemac DO1 Americana shaving brush
Soap/Cream: Australian Private Reserve (APR) Lightning Ridge Shave Soap
Aftershave: Australian Private Reserve (APR) Lightning Ridge Aftershave
Fragrance: Australian Private Reserve (APR) Lightning Ridge EDP

What is NOT to like about a Monday which starts with this selection?
 
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Soap: Mystic Water Soap - Jeff's Lavender
Brush: Omega Boar
Razor: GEM Micromatic OC
Blade: GEM (2)
Post: Jojoba Oil
AS: Pb Black Spruce
Micromatics - why did they ever stop making these!? Very easy efficient shave.(y)(y)(y)
The Mystic Water Soap seems very unforgiving. Overdo the water early in lathering and it just explodes into airy foam which then seems unrecoverable. Despite that the combo was a winner.:)
 
 
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