Shave of the Day Thread - 2020

[Schmicko]

Pre: Hot shower then hot towel
Soap: Phoenix - Copalli
Bowl/Scuttle: Wood
Brush: Semogue 730 HD Silvertip Badger
Razor: Muhle R41 Rose Gold
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (1)
Post: Alum block
A/S: Proraso Cyprus and Vetiver

New blade and tested out the copalli soap, not a strong scent but perfect shiny dense lather, 3 solid passes then did some buffing and was rewarded with BBS. I didn’t think buffing with an aggressive razor would be advisable but I felt like it was even easier when running ATG than just a normal pass, always learning!! Pretty sure I’m not giving the scything a go though

 

[SpeedyPC]

Pre: Hot shower then hot towel
Soap: Phoenix - Copalli
Bowl/Scuttle: Wood
Brush: Semogue 730 HD Silvertip Badger
Razor: Muhle R41 Rose Gold
Blade: Polsilver Super Iridium (1)
Post: Alum block
A/S: Proraso Cyprus and Vetiver

New blade and tested out the copalli soap, not a strong scent but perfect shiny dense lather, 3 solid passes then did some buffing and was rewarded with BBS. I didn’t think buffing with an aggressive razor would be advisable but I felt like it was even easier when running ATG than just a normal pass, always learning!! Pretty sure I’m not giving the scything a go though

You sound very happy and really enjoying the R41

 

[bald as]

Pre-shave: Shower
Brush: Thiers Issard silvertip with natural horn handle
Soap: Simpsons - Lavender & Vetvier Luxury Shaving Cream
Str8: Dubl Duck - Goldedge / Dovo - Solingen
Aftershave: Post Shave Serum

Thoroughly enjoyable shave and because still learning straight shaving am boasting a weekend goatee until Monday mornings DE shave
Two successful shaves with self honed straight thanks to @bald as

So good to hear your progress. Face time does have its uses

Steve

 

[klinker]

Sunday‌ ‌06.28.20 ‌SOTD‌

Gillette ‘57 British Rocket HD 500
Feather‌ ‌Hi-Stainless‌ ‌Platinum‌
Simpsons‌ ‌Commodore‌ ‌X3‌ ‌Best‌ ‌Badger‌
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Aftershave​

 

[Pbgoose]

SOTD 27 June 2020

Pre: Pb PSE
Soap: Meissner Tremonia - Strong n Scottish
Brush: Vie-Long Black Horse American Barber Style
Razor: GEM Micromatic OC
Blade: GEM
Post: Pb Calendula Balm
AS: Pb Sorro

 

[Pbgoose]

SOTD 28 June 2020

Pre: Coconut Oil
Soap: Pb Back Beet V3
Brush: Omega Italian Boar
Razor: Kickuth
Post: Pb Calendula Balm

 

[SpeedyPC]

Date:- 28 June 2020

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Declaration Grooming ~ Gratiot League Square
Razor/Blade:- Muhle R41 attach to iKon Bulldog / Polsilver Super Iridium #2
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10) / The Stray Whisker Aftershave Balm (Australian made)

Book 13 of 21.

 

[Pbgoose]

Gillette L1 Slim
Phoenix & Beau Spitfire

Sensational

Off to Orange overnight to try out the present we bought my father in law -

I can't be up there every weekend to cut logs, his sons hate doing it and he is in his '80s - at not much more than hiring a log splitter for the day, worth a shot

Interested to hear how it goes.

 

[Nico]

Pre: Hot shower.
Razor: RAW RS-10, Mild Plate
Blade: Feather
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk3
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: Squadron – The Warden
Post: Squadron – The Warden splash.
WTG, ATG, touch ups with adjusted angles for my beard.

 

[lu20vt]

Eufros JabonMan SIRIO // Oneblade Genesis With GEM // Chubby 3 Manchurian Rubi // Myrsol Limón

 

[Mark1966]

Pre-shave: Hot shower
Brush: Tony Forsyth P&C Charity Auction Custom Gold/Pearl Manchurian 2 Band Finest 24mm Shaving Brush
Soap/Cream: Stirling Bay Rum shaving soap
Razor: Vintage Gillette L1 "Slim" (5)
Blade: NOS Vintage Gillette Super Stainless (1)
Post-shave: Stirling Bay Rum splash
Fragrance: Stirling Bay Rum Solid Cologne

Twas a Bay Rum morning - ahhh

Interested to hear how it goes.

It will not do anything you cannot with a splitting axe / block splitter BUT it does make it a lot easier and does mean my FiL will not have to be waving a splitting axe / block splitter around! We got through a LOT of timber Saturday afternoon.

 

[Pbgoose]

Soap: Pb Nettle n Neem
Brush: Semogue 610
Razor: Vector
Blade: Kai Captain Mild (6)
Neem might not be everyone's cup of tea scent wise (though it might help keep the fleas away ) but it makes a beautiful lather.

 

[bernie01]

gametester co
Pre-shave: Hot shower
Brush: Semogue 1305 boar
Soap/Cream: Squadron Sweetheart
Razor: Blackland Blackbird
Blade: Feather (4)
Post-shave: T.N. Dickinsons Witch Hazel
Fragrance: Pinaud Clubman Musk
Blown away by the Squadron soap; whipped up a beaut lather in no time at all and had plenty to spare after two passes.
The Blackbird is plenty blade forward, but super efficient without being scary aggressive (although it feels like it is).
The Semogue is fluffing up nicely. A very pleasant, enjoyable shave, near BBS.

 

[novicz]

Wolfman razor - Guerrilla
Rapira Swedish supersteel blade
Zenith shaving brush
Phoenix and beau shaving soap
Axe marine aftershave

 

[Nico]

Pre: Hot shower.
Razor: Timeless, S/S, 0.68 Scalloped base plate with 14 mm x 85 mm dimpled handle
Blade: Feather
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk3
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: abac original
Post: Tabac original after shave
WTG, ATG, touch up with adjusted angles for my beard.

 

[tullfan]

Dr. Bronners bath soap
Plissoft
Merkur 34c + Kai..6 and out
Cella Bil soap
Thayers toner,alcohol free.
Cella is quite good but not great,ignore the hype,but clean ingredient list and good performance.Would buy again but better soaps on the market

 

[MadFlava81]

RazoRock Plissoft
Merkur 34c
Feather (2)
Barrister and Mann - Cheshire
Barrister and Mann - Reserve Waves​

 

[klinker]

Monday‌ ‌06.29.20 ‌SOTD‌

Gillette ‘53 Brit #58 Aluminum Set
Gillette‌ ‌Nacet‌
Yaqi‌ ‌Ruby‌ ‌Handle‌ ‌24mm‌ ‌2-Band‌ ‌Badger‌ ‌
RazoRock‌ ‌XXX‌ ‌Italian‌ ‌Shaving‌ ‌Soap‌ ‌
Old Spice Cologne Original

 

[Razor Burn]

SOTD 28/06/2020

Brush: TF Custom Clear/Black/Yellow 2 Band Finest 26mm Shaving Brush
Razor: Blackland Dart
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Soap: Squadron Soaps Warden
Pre: Shower
Post: Squadron Soaps Warden splash // AP Reserve Escentials Restoration Serum // Stirling Soap Co. Unscented balm

 

[Holiday]

Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- Semogue - Excelsior 1470 Boar Brush
Soap:- Stirling - Island Man
Razors:- Wolfman WR2 1.05 OC Darwin Handle
Blade:- Nacet (2)
Aftershave:- Stirling - Island Man

Hit shaving nirvana today single pass BBS with no touch ups required. The Wolfman has some blade feel like shaving with a scalpel it is so precisely efficient and may be more suited to a couple of days growth.