Shave of the Day Thread - 2019

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average to crappy shave today.... tried the rockwell on plate 4 trying to improve on technique with a gillette nacet blade.. not a comfortable shave at all, no real burn as such but more like a needle type feeling feeling on the face in certain areas.

not sure if it was due to doing more passes on plate 4 or the blade itself, or the new lather with the mystic waters


Pre-shave: Shower
Razor: Rockwell 6C
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: Yaqi Moka Express
Soap: Mystic Waters Coconut and Sandalwood
Post-Shave: A&E Vanille de Tabac
 
Date: 26 February 2019

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Brush:- RazoRock Plissoft Synth. 24/57mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Arko (4 shaving sticks grated into a 250ml plastic tub)
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Razor/Blade:- Gillette Rocket HD500 made in England 1950's / Vintage NOS Schick Plus Platinum #4
Post-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed with Tea Tree Oil, Lavender Oil & Peppermint Oil / WAHL Bay Rum Aftershave Splash
Fragrance:- L'eau D'issey Pour Homme

:banghead: 2 more days to go for the whole month of Arko February shave. :arghh::arghh::arghh::banghead:
 
Pre: Shower then Mister Joe pre-shave soap
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket
Razor: Rockwell 6S (4)
Blade: Vintage Gillette Spoiler (3)
Soap: Maggards Orange Chill (sample)
Post: APR Florian

Something about the Rockwell plate 4 today as per @StratMan and his crappy shave above mine was similar. The main problem was the neck on the right side of my jugular and i went over it a few too many times to 'try' to get all the stubble, but in the end, i couldnt anyway.


These days occur from time to time i find, so should be taken in one's stride.
 
tim33z said:
Pre: Shower then Mister Joe pre-shave soap
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket
Razor: Rockwell 6S (4)
Blade: Vintage Gillette Spoiler (3)
Soap: Maggards Orange Chill (sample)
Post: APR Florian

Something about the Rockwell plate 4 today as per @StratMan and his crappy shave above mine was similar. The main problem was the neck on the right side of my jugular and i went over it a few too many times to 'try' to get all the stubble, but in the end, i couldnt anyway.


These days occur from time to time i find, so should be taken in one's stride.
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i miss the wolf tell you that much mate.. gonna try the plate 5 same blade tomorrow with the warden and see what happens, if the shave is the same maybe the nacet is not for me
 
StratMan said:
average to crappy shave today.... tried the rockwell on plate 4 trying to improve on technique with a gillette nacet blade.. not a comfortable shave at all, no real burn as such but more like a needle type feeling feeling on the face in certain areas.

not sure if it was due to doing more passes on plate 4 or the blade itself, or the new lather with the mystic waters


Pre-shave: Shower
Razor: Rockwell 6C
Blade: Gillette Nacet
Brush: Yaqi Moka Express
Soap: Mystic Waters Coconut and Sandalwood
Post-Shave: A&E Vanille de Tabac
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tim33z said:
Pre: Shower then Mister Joe pre-shave soap
Brush: PAA Atomic Rocket
Razor: Rockwell 6S (4)
Blade: Vintage Gillette Spoiler (3)
Soap: Maggards Orange Chill (sample)
Post: APR Florian

Something about the Rockwell plate 4 today as per @StratMan and his crappy shave above mine was similar. The main problem was the neck on the right side of my jugular and i went over it a few too many times to 'try' to get all the stubble, but in the end, i couldnt anyway.


These days occur from time to time i find, so should be taken in one's stride.
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Shaving karma.

If only you had embraced the need for classic vintage razors ...
 
tim33z said:
Aren't they all "vintage" and it's just the degree of vintage that differs....??
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No, no, no ...

There is retro, vintage and antique - please be clear on this ...
 
Mark1966 said:
No, no, no ...

There is retro, vintage and antique - please be clear on this ...
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Mark1966 said:
No, no, no ...

There is retro, vintage and antique - please be clear on this ...
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Sounds good. For the sake of clarity can you provide definition to those three categories? I think I understand but not sure how well I could define it.
 
Pbgoose said:
Sounds good. For the sake of clarity can you provide definition to those three categories? I think I understand but not sure how well I could define it.
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That is the $64m question!

As much as there are any 'standards' vintage is normally 20 years + and antique 100 years +

Not sure about retro
 
Mark1966 said:
Shaving karma.

If only you had embraced the need for classic vintage razors ...
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I love vintage razors, I’m glad to be completely involved, while I do enjoy modern razors during my rotation.

I do have a very serious VRAD, bastard wet shaving community your giving me some serious wet shaving mental health issues.
 
Shower
Feather Artist Club Kamisori non-folding razor
Feather Pro Super blade (3)
Derby Menthol Cream
Omega 49
Re-lather and cold rinse

Nothing quite beats a BBS with this razor... it's still in place at midday.

Yesterday I had trouble with my stubble catching on my motorbike helmet at the end of the day... unacceptable!
 
KarveD w/nacet
EJ STFv1 25mm
MWF stick
Gaia ASB

Seems to be a nacet day. So many SOTD with this blade.

I thought I'd try one in my karve as I was sent a tuck from a friend. I last used these blades about 4 years ago and they were just ok.

In the karve, they were good but nothing like the Polsilver!
The Polsilver is just in a league of its own!!

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