Shave of the Day Thread - 2019

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UKSteve said:
Of all your beautiful razors Jamie I think this is my favourite.
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Thanks, Steve,

Hitachi / Hitachi Metals Ltd., one of the top manufacturers of high-grade metal products is well known for its “Yasuki Hagane”, “Yasuki steel”, or “Y.S.S.” (Yasuki Speciality Steel). Yasuki steel has been produced in their plant in Shimane prefecture, Japan, where since ancient times high-quality iron sand has been produced for making traditional Japanese swords.

There are 3 main premium grade high carbon steels:

Shirogami / Shiroko / White Steel (#1, #2)
Aogami / Aoko / Blue Steel (#1, #2)
Aogami Super / Blue Super Steel
 
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Paladin Falstaff
Blackbird
Feather
Barrister & Mann Citricuyá ​
 
Had another menthol shave this time without the proraso green preshave as i wanted to test the performance and cooling effect of the soap alone. Still had that menthol cooling effect on the 2nd and 3rd pass but not on the first where i usually add the preshave. Performance of soap was still excellent and ended with the proraso green splash.

The splash was cooling but not overly. I now know i love menthol but will stick with the pre-shave to add to the effect and look for a stronger cooling effect it the splash, might add some crystals as mentioned by others.

Pre: Warm Shower
Razor: Rockwell 6C R4
Blade: Persona Platinum (2)
Brush: Yaqi Moka Express
Soap: Caties Bubbles Menthol High
Post: Proraso Green AS splash + Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel
 
Pre: Hot shower and Proraso Pre cream
Razor: Rockwell 6S (2)
Blade: Permasharp (3) for 1st pass then discarded for a Gillette Platinum for rest of shave
Soap: Caties Bubbles Tonsorial Parlour
Brush: Yaqi Timber Wolf synthetic
Post: Proraso green splash

From the first swipe of the razor with the 3rd use of the permasharp, i knew i had to replace it. I kept going for the full pass, but it was simply horrible. Throwing in a fresh Gillette Platinum and things returned to normality. I now know the Permasharp is to be tossed after 2 shaves.

I do hate trying to load a brush with minimal soap remaining in the container, so i just this instant decided that its going into a spare container (yes, i do have these now :)) to become a mishmash of all my remnants of soaps. Once full, it will be a soap of many different attributes i guess...
 
Jamie said:
Thanks, Steve,

Hitachi / Hitachi Metals Ltd., one of the top manufacturers of high-grade metal products is well known for its “Yasuki Hagane”, “Yasuki steel”, or “Y.S.S.” (Yasuki Speciality Steel). Yasuki steel has been produced in their plant in Shimane prefecture, Japan, where since ancient times high-quality iron sand has been produced for making traditional Japanese swords.

There are 3 main premium grade high carbon steels:

Shirogami / Shiroko / White Steel (#1, #2)
Aogami / Aoko / Blue Steel (#1, #2)
Aogami Super / Blue Super Steel
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Indeed.
And I have a weakness for Aogami Super Steel.
 
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Prep: Valobra Glycerlanolina soap, Myrsol Emulsion
Brush: Paladin Lotus Select Badger
Soap: Shaver Heaven Arctic Mango (Tallow V2)
Razor: ATT SE1 / UFO Tornado
Blade: Schick Proline P-30 (2)
Post: Thursday Plantation Tea Tree & Witch Hazel, CRSW Alcohol-Free American Barbershop Moisturising Aftershave
Scent: APR Coeur de Vert

A wonderful, wonderful shave. I love this soap - can't see it ever coming out of my top 5. Perfect for the hot Australian summer.
 

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Pre: Warm Shower, Truefitt & Hill Oil....
Razor: Blackland Dart....
Blade: Gillette Rubie....
Brush: Wolf Whiskers/Nathan Clark Envy White....
Soap: Declaration Grooming Fourth & Pine....
Post: Chatillon Lux Fourth and Pine Aftershave and EDT....
 
Shower
Shavershop Merkur 34c clone / Merkur 1904
Personna Lab Blue - 1
Derby Lavender Cream
Omega 49
Proraso Green Balm

Another try with this blade in another razor and more harshness again. So back it went in the 1904 to give a solid DFS. These blades actually appear thicker than the Lord blades I am used to so perhaps don't bend as much in my razors, turning a normally mild razor setup into quite an aggressive one. It's only ultra mild razors where the results are acceptable - albeit at the significant cost of efficiency. But in this mode it's very mild on the skin at least so will have a place when I want to give my skin a rest.

This is a decent cream with low scent but you have to use so much product that the largish tube won't last long...
 
Pre-shave: Proraso Green Tea & Oatmeal Pre/Post shave cream
Brush: Whipped Dog 24mm synthetic
Soap/Cream: Derby Shave Soap Stick
Razor: RazoRock Slab
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock green (2)
Post-shave: Alum block, Proraso liquid after shave cream, Myrsol Blue
Hair Tonic: Pashana Eau de Quinine
 
Date: 30 January 2019

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- Maseto 2 Band Finest Badger Black 30/54mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Haslinger Salbei (tallow)
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- Gillette US Ball End Tech K2 1965 / Vintage NOS Gillette Super Stainless (spoiler) #4
Post-shave:- Thayers Witch Hazel & Tea Tree Oil / WAHL Bay Rum Aftershave Splash
Fragrance:- L'Eau Bleue D'issey Pour Homme

Two more days to go for the Arko February shave for whole a month, don't forget you're Arko shave stick or tub ready for the 1st of February Arko shave.
 
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Santals Soap
Antica Barbieria Colla Boar
FEON
APR The Santal & Kampuchea Noir
Xerjoff Kampuchea Noir

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I can’t thank Dan, @todras enough. Having recently ran out of Santal soap Dan reached out and very kindly sent me some Santals base to put in my own soap, unbelievable really, what a gesture. Such a gorgeous scent. So this morning I set about making a new batch of soap, enough for two tubs.
My soap is a tallow effort and has the usual suspects in it, 1% discounted with quite a high additional superfat of 10%. This is made up of oils my skin appears to love. Argan, Jojoba and Prickly Pear.
The aftershave is half a bottle of Santal which I added a couple of drops of Kampuchea Noir oud about 6 months ago. This is quite frankly ridiculous.
All finished off with a swipe of Kampuchea Noir oud.
 
UKSteve said:
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Santals Soap
Antica Barbieria Colla Boar
FEON
APR The Santal & Kampuchea Noir
Xerjoff Kampuchea Noir

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I can’t thank Dan, @todras enough. Having recently ran out of Santal soap Dan reached out and very kindly sent me some Santals base to put in my own soap, unbelievable really, what a gesture. Such a gorgeous scent. So this morning I set about making a new batch of soap, enough for two tubs.
My soap is a tallow effort and has the usual suspects in it, 1% discounted with quite a high additional superfat of 10%. This is made up of oils my skin appears to love. Argan, Jojoba and Prickly Pear.
The aftershave is half a bottle of Santal which I added a couple of drops of Kampuchea Noir oud about 6 months ago. This is quite frankly ridiculous.
All finished off with a swipe of Kampuchea Noir oud.
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It sounds devine....
 
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