Shave of the Day Thread - 2020

[tim33z]

Karve B plate provides the required comfort for a shave when the day prior was a touch harsh. This soap is awesome IMO.

 

[bomber.79]

Pre-shave: Proraso Red
Brush: Omega 10083
Soap/Cream: B&M Reserve Spice
Razor: RazoRock Lupo
Blade: Derby Premium (4)
Post-shave: Alum block, Witch hazel, Bulldog original aftershave balm, B&M Reserve Spice
Hair Tonic: Eau de Portugal

 

[Holiday]

Pre-shave: Shower/Bloom Water
Brush: Semogue - Excelsior 1460 Boar Brush
Soap: Wholly Kaw - Man From Mayfair
Razor: Karve CB - E
Blade: Astra (2)
Aftershave: Wholly Kaw - Man From Mayfair
I can understand why the Karve is so popular, a very intuitive razor that delivered a nice close shave

 

[Wilkshire13]

Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: Wilkinson Sword Premium Brush
Soap/Cream: Barrister's Reserve Classic
Razor: Wilkinson Sword Premium Classic
Blade: Gillette Nacet (2)
Post-shave: T.N. Dickinson's Witch Hazel / Proraso Wood Spice Aftershave Balm

Round 2 with the Gillette Nacet after a lacklustre first impression. Far better experience this time, two pass, smooth shave with no irritation.

 

[SpeedyPC]

Date:- 04 March 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:- Barrister & Mann ~ Seville
Razor/Blade:- Karve CB Matte SS 'SB-C' / Vintage NOS English Wilkinson Sword #11
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)
Fragrance:- Tommy Hilfiger for Men

 

[Nico]

Pre: Hot Shower
Razor: Wolfman WR2, SB 0.95 Gap, WRH7 Handle
Blade: Feather
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk3
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: Squadron Group Captains Blend
Post: Squadron Group Captains Blend Splash
WTG, ATG, touch ups with adjusted angles for my beard.

 

[lerenau]

Alpha Shaving Outlaw V2 titanium
ATT Calypso + S2
Proraso

Decent shave, no more, no less.​

Very nice.
How do you rate the Outlaw? Is the titanium the way to go?

 

[Rabid Badger]

Very nice.
How do you rate the Outlaw? Is the titanium the way to go?

I really like it, great feel in the hand. However, if I could have my choice again I would have gotten a badger knot. I just prefer them

 

[Mark1966]

Today was Rotterdam - Brussels, Brussels - London, and then will be (now) London - Singapore, Singapore - Melbourne, Melbourne - Canberra. One of the benefits of having some status on QF is that they have re-routed me from SIN - MEL as QF2 has a 13 hours layover in SIN, presumably because of this - https://www.theaustralian.com.au/bu...s/news-story/9a1616cec4edaf1be92021cc02f168d6

Oh, and in case you think I've brought back a stash of shaving gear, or toilet paper, my bag has actually LOST weight!

BTW @Monsta_AU - Paste & Cut is blocked by network filtering on the Eurostar wifi - go figure!

 

[Rabid Badger]

Blackland Blackbird + Astra
M6 Best
Proraso

Womderful shave all round. 3 normal passes, finished off with a 4th pass around the chin for absolute BBS​

 

[MadFlava81]

WWB w/Maggard SHD 24mm
Merkur 34c
Feather
Barrister & Mann 42
Barrister & Mann Reserve Waves

Very nice shave, I was happy with the lather, just added slightly more water after this. The 42 scent is so good for warm weather ​

 

[StratMan]

Pre: Warm Shower
Razor: Timeless 95 SB
Blade: Polsilver SI
Brush: Yaqi 26mm Pony Knot
Soap: Mystic Waters Adirondack Jack
Post: APR Florian Splash

 

[Monsta_AU]

BTW @Monsta_AU - Paste & Cut is blocked by network filtering on the Eurostar wifi - go figure!

No clue why. Not that concerned with that to be honest, but annoying for sure. At least you picked up some new sectors on the QF1 delay & re-route. SIN>MEL would be rare for you and I.

Did pick up SYD>CBR and CBR>SIN sectors last year on SQ. The SYD>CBR sector is my shortest on record, and in a B77W no less. Will be doing it again soon but on an ATR-72 this time.

Keeping on topic - I didn't shave today. Yesterday was Fatboy, Personna Red, Playtpus, APR Fresca Intensa Soap & AS.

 

[Holiday]

Pre-shave: Shower/Bloom Water
Brush: Semogue - Excelsior 1460 Boar Brush
Soap: NYC Winter Meetup 2017 - Madison Avenue
Razor: Karve CB - E
Blade: Astra (3)
Aftershave: NYC Winter Meetup 2017 - Madison Avenue
The Madison Avenue is a delightful soap and scent. A touch of lanolin but only enough to burn and not irritate.
The Karve is so intuitive this morning I was about to adjust the angle and the razor said "stop *ucking around and just shave"
Not sure if I have gone a bit too aggressive with "E" plate for a daily shave, only time will tell.

 

[Pbgoose]

Soap: B&M Seville
Brush: Omega 10019
Razor: Merkur 39C
Blade: Rapira (3)
AS: B&M Seville

 

[Nico]

Pre: Hot Shower
Razor: Karve Christopher Bradley, C plate
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum Double Edge
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk3
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: Australian Private Reserve (APR) Fenchurch
Post: Australian Private Reserve (APR) Fenchurch Splash

 

[SpeedyPC]

Date:- 05 March 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:- Barrister & Mann ~ Reserve Spice
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6C-R3 / Gillette Stainless (red & white) #7
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)
Fragrance:- Hugo Boss (Original)

 

[Razor Burn]

Brush: Omega (Proraso) boar
Razor: Muhle R41
Blade: Gillette Rubie Platnum (1)
Pre: Shower
Bowl: Pereira Shavery Lathering Bowl
Soap: Cella
Post: Proraso white balm

A super smooth SOTD with the beast + Rubie. What is usually a tricky shave with the beast was comfortable a trouble free. Really going to stockup on these blades as they work well with all my aggressive razors Continued with the Cella and it really is an underrated soap with a pleasant scent. Missing the Serum so grabbed the trusty Proraso balm but man is my forehead developing some blemishes Happy shaves!

Brush: Omega (Proraso) boar
Head: Leaf Razor
Blade: Polsilver SI (5)
Pre: Shower
Bowl: Pereira Shavery Lathering Bowl
Soap: Cella
Post: Stirling Soap Co. Unscented Balm

A quick head shower shave tonight with the go-to Leaf. Not as smooth as this mornings shave as one of the blades seemed to be miss aligned. No major damage and satisfactory results so can't complain! Happy shaves!

 

[Mark1966]

No clue why. Not that concerned with that to be honest, but annoying for sure.

Yeah, just odd. Not a priority issue, but weird!

At least you picked up some new sectors on the QF1 delay & re-route. SIN>MEL would be rare for you and I.

Did pick up SYD>CBR and CBR>SIN sectors last year on SQ. The SYD>CBR sector is my shortest on record, and in a B77W no less. Will be doing it again soon but on an ATR-72 this time.
.....

I've done SIN-MEL on QF36 before off QF2 - MEL can be a quicker change to domestic than SYD and an overall quicker arrival home.

They ended up cancelling the SIN - SYD leg of QF2 - crew had no idea of what their next sector would be. In even better news than being re-booked BEFORE the flight, lots were in the huddle on arriving in SIN for new flight details, at the gate to board I got an upgrade to PE, and ended up having a spare seat next to me. I think that they upgraded all the Plats, there were a few boarding passes on the desk. So I enjoyed a refurned A380 in seat -

with some legroom -

but NO, I haven't shaved today ...

 

[Rabid Badger]