Shave of the Day Thread - 2019
- Thread starter Mark1966
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Today i threw in a Voskhod and can see where this blade gets it reputation for low QC. Going back a year or more, i got some of these somewhere (maybe vshod) and loved them. Smooth and forgiving but sharp as well. Then around late last year i bought 30 more from razorbladesclub and have so far used 1 tuck (4 blades actually). The first 3 blades felt crappy and tossed after 2 shaves each. But today's blade just felt perfect! Like butter smooth and comfortable. Will see how many i get from this particular blade.
Pre: Hot Shower
Razor: RazoRock JAWS OC
Blade: Naceet (1)
Brush: Yaqi Silvertip Badger
Soap: Tabac
Post: A&E Signature Splash
Tried a Nacet in the JAWS this morning and WOW!!! Super smooth and sharp, this may just off now become my favorite blade. Very surprised because I had tried the Nacet a couple of times in my Timeless and Rockwell 6C and didn’t care for it at all.
Previously found them very sharp but also quite rough, this time around very sharp and very smooth. Not 100% sure it if is my technique that has improved, the razor that takes this blade better or a combination of both but I will be trying a Nacet again in the timeless this week to confirm.
Been using the Omega boar for a week or so now and like it, but today's shave with the Silvertip Badger was pure luxury. Very soft feeling brush that makes an awesome creamy lather, at this time my favorite brush for sure.
Razor: RazoRock JAWS OC
Blade: Naceet (1)
Brush: Yaqi Silvertip Badger
Soap: Tabac
Post: A&E Signature Splash
Tried a Nacet in the JAWS this morning and WOW!!! Super smooth and sharp, this may just off now become my favorite blade. Very surprised because I had tried the Nacet a couple of times in my Timeless and Rockwell 6C and didn’t care for it at all.
Previously found them very sharp but also quite rough, this time around very sharp and very smooth. Not 100% sure it if is my technique that has improved, the razor that takes this blade better or a combination of both but I will be trying a Nacet again in the timeless this week to confirm.
Been using the Omega boar for a week or so now and like it, but today's shave with the Silvertip Badger was pure luxury. Very soft feeling brush that makes an awesome creamy lather, at this time my favorite brush for sure.
Kevlar Merkin
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Route 66 Barbershop Hop SS
The King badger by @Vlasta
Suribachi bowl and cool water
Ming Shi 2000s, Gillette Silver Blue
Pinaud Clubman AS Lotion
Got the urge for a barber shop scented shave. Could have been folks grousing about The Clubman. Just might use The Veg next. I enjoy a soap with lanolin for the post shave feel and this one has that powdery Floyd The Barber scent. Whipped up well with one of Steve's chubby brushes. Been using the Futur clone long enough the setting is on Max all the time now. It's a good one for the hard to catch lower neck stubble. Finished with that powdery goodness of Pinaud's finest.
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- The "Wet Lord of Voodoo" Boogie Man
Date:- 13 August 2019
Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Edwin Jagger Synth. v2.0 Silvertip Fibre Faux Horn 25/58mm knot
Soap/Cream:- The Club ~ Signature
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- Karve CB SS 'D' / Vintage NOS Gillette Super Stainless (spoiler) #5
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20), Tea Tree Antiseptic (10), Lavender (15) & Peppermint (10 drops)
Fragrance:- L'Occitane Baux
The Signature is a very sophisticated scent straight from the tub and pretty strong in the face. The scent is mixed with two different types of Sandalwood, which are Arabian Sandalwood and Tunisian Sandalwood which I'm unable to tell the difference from each scent alone. However, I can smell Tobacco and Bourbon in the background behind the strong Sandalwood is pretty mild, because, both Arabian and Tunisian Sandalwood take over pretty strong in the face.
Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Edwin Jagger Synth. v2.0 Silvertip Fibre Faux Horn 25/58mm knot
Soap/Cream:- The Club ~ Signature
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- Karve CB SS 'D' / Vintage NOS Gillette Super Stainless (spoiler) #5
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20), Tea Tree Antiseptic (10), Lavender (15) & Peppermint (10 drops)
Fragrance:- L'Occitane Baux
The Signature is a very sophisticated scent straight from the tub and pretty strong in the face. The scent is mixed with two different types of Sandalwood, which are Arabian Sandalwood and Tunisian Sandalwood which I'm unable to tell the difference from each scent alone. However, I can smell Tobacco and Bourbon in the background behind the strong Sandalwood is pretty mild, because, both Arabian and Tunisian Sandalwood take over pretty strong in the face.
Nico
Multi-blade using heretic - burn the witch ...
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- Mar 16, 2018
- Location
- Canberra
Pre: Hot towel, Pre shave oil (Nico's home brew)
Razor: RAW RS-10, Mild Plate
Blade: Astra Superior Stainless Double Edge Blades
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk2
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: RazoRock Blue Barbershop
Post: RazoRock Blue Barbershop Splash
WTG, ATG, touch up with adjusted angles for my beard
Razor: RAW RS-10, Mild Plate
Blade: Astra Superior Stainless Double Edge Blades
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk2
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: RazoRock Blue Barbershop
Post: RazoRock Blue Barbershop Splash
WTG, ATG, touch up with adjusted angles for my beard
Maxime D.
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- Jan 30, 2014
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- Québec, Canada
Gillette Superspeed 1953
Gillette Super Blue blade 1977 @5
Old Spiceless Shave Cream
Vie-Longue Horse
Old Spice Knockoff from Dollar General
Not bad, not bad at all for the 5th shave with a carbon steel blade. A solid irritation-free DFS.
Gillette Super Blue blade 1977 @5
Old Spiceless Shave Cream
Vie-Longue Horse
Old Spice Knockoff from Dollar General
Not bad, not bad at all for the 5th shave with a carbon steel blade. A solid irritation-free DFS.
Pre: Hot Shower
Razor: RazoRock JAWS OC
Blade: Nacet (1)
Brush: Yaqi Silvertip Badger
Soap: Tabac
Post: APR Florian Splash + Thayers Witch Hazel Cucumber
Got excited and went a little sideways today chasing the BBS hard… 4 passes plus touch ups with JAWS + Nacet. Goal was achieved, but to the price of slight, just slight burn. The burn is barely noticeable but I know it is there, hence the Witch hazel. Was it worth it? absolutely cannot feel a whisker on the face
Razor: RazoRock JAWS OC
Blade: Nacet (1)
Brush: Yaqi Silvertip Badger
Soap: Tabac
Post: APR Florian Splash + Thayers Witch Hazel Cucumber
Got excited and went a little sideways today chasing the BBS hard… 4 passes plus touch ups with JAWS + Nacet. Goal was achieved, but to the price of slight, just slight burn. The burn is barely noticeable but I know it is there, hence the Witch hazel. Was it worth it? absolutely cannot feel a whisker on the face
Razor Burn
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Da Menth Heads
2019 Charity Auction Winner
2020 Charity Auction Winner
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2017
- Location
- Canberra
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket
Head: Head Blade Moto
Face: Timeless Bronze SB
Blade: Astra Blue (4)
Bowl: Perreira Unbreakable bowl
Pre: Shower + Washpool Face Cleansing bar
Soap: APR Skye Fall
Post: APR Skye Fall splash // Vaseline Intensive Care moisturiser
Those times when you wish it could be winter ALL THE TIME x2!!! 
- Joined
- Feb 23, 2018
- Location
- Mornington Peninsula
Ed Brice, custom 7/8
Al's shaving Goodfella's
Dovo silvertip
Jamie
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- Jul 4, 2018
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- Merthyr Tydfil South Wales
Michael Waterhouse Custom Smiler FBU
Strop Martin J. Rubin 4601 New York
Semogue TSN LE Boar
Tabac Soap
Tabac Aftershave Balm
Aramis Tabacco Reserve Edp
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First shave since the arrival of the newborn. What better way to relax with a 7 day old than a shave?
Tony Forsythe badger brush. Such phenomenal value for money ... and such quality. APR Auction brush but it's so soft. I like it so much I haven't bothered taking the Paladin I bought recently out of the box.
Sandalwood shaving cream so easy to load and swirl with a wet brush in a bowl. I didn't have time to prep a soap so this would do. With the Prosaro pre-shave it actually is very, very smooth and cushions well.
Timeless Bronze + feather blade 0.38 - I just seem to get really good shaves out of this. I'm starting to think I like it better than titanium.
Tony Forsythe badger brush. Such phenomenal value for money ... and such quality. APR Auction brush but it's so soft. I like it so much I haven't bothered taking the Paladin I bought recently out of the box.
Sandalwood shaving cream so easy to load and swirl with a wet brush in a bowl. I didn't have time to prep a soap so this would do. With the Prosaro pre-shave it actually is very, very smooth and cushions well.
Timeless Bronze + feather blade 0.38 - I just seem to get really good shaves out of this. I'm starting to think I like it better than titanium.
SOTD 14/08/2019
Pre: Hot Shower
Cream: JACK THE BARBER
Brush: Muhle Silver Tip
Bowl: KMart
Razor: Thiers Issard Special-Coiffeur 5/8" Round point
Post: Proraso Sandal Wood and Shea Splash, Proraso Sensitive Balm
Same cream, same brush but bowl lathered this time. Much better! Large almond amount interspersed with a few drops of water during the build yields a peaky glossy lather which holds in the bowl and on the face, not bad for $10!
Maybe a synthetic brush is the go for a face lather with this particular cream?
Pre: Hot Shower
Cream: JACK THE BARBER
Brush: Muhle Silver Tip
Bowl: KMart
Razor: Thiers Issard Special-Coiffeur 5/8" Round point
Post: Proraso Sandal Wood and Shea Splash, Proraso Sensitive Balm
Same cream, same brush but bowl lathered this time. Much better! Large almond amount interspersed with a few drops of water during the build yields a peaky glossy lather which holds in the bowl and on the face, not bad for $10!
Maybe a synthetic brush is the go for a face lather with this particular cream?
I'm adjusting to this whole retirement thing really well but I do keep forgetting to shave.
I'm not certain how many days since my last shave but the 6/8" Tanifuji made very light work of my growth.
Brush Semogue 2000 Boar
Mitchell's Wool fat - not too bad.
Alcohol splash. - No irritation [at all]
Great single pass, I should do this more often !!
I'm not certain how many days since my last shave but the 6/8" Tanifuji made very light work of my growth.
Brush Semogue 2000 Boar
Mitchell's Wool fat - not too bad.
Alcohol splash. - No irritation [at all]
Great single pass, I should do this more often !!
Nico
Multi-blade using heretic - burn the witch ...
In Memoriam
2018 Charity Auction Winner
2019 Charity Auction Winner
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2018
- Location
- Canberra
Pre: Hot towel, Pre shave oil (Nico's home brew)
Razor: Timeless, S/S, 0.68 Scalloped base plate
Blade: Astra Superior Stainless Double Edge Blades
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk2
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: Tabac original
Post: Tabac original cologne splash
WTG, ATG, touch up with adjusted angles for my beard
Razor: Timeless, S/S, 0.68 Scalloped base plate
Blade: Astra Superior Stainless Double Edge Blades
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk2
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: Tabac original
Post: Tabac original cologne splash
WTG, ATG, touch up with adjusted angles for my beard
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