Shave of the Day Thread - 2021

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Pre-shave:- Cold Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Semogue SOC 2 Band Finest Badger in Ash Wood 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Stirling Soap ~ Baker Street
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 34G / Gillette Minora Stainless #11
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Invite E High Potency Pure Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerin (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
 
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Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: Wolf Whiskers - Bluberry Pie 24mm blackwolf
Soap/Cream: Australian Private Reserve - Ozymandias
Razor: Muhle - R41 Grande
Blade: Gillette - Minora Stainless (31)
Post-shave: APR - Ozymandias AS splash / A&E skin food nourishing cream.

2 pass WTG daily shave = DFS+. What possessed me to dust off this retired dinosaur of a razor, I don't know. Soap, brush, blade, AS, and balm I cannot fault, all performaned great. The R41 still feels like a tractor using it. A noticeable lack of smoothness especially on the first pass from this razor.

Still a good shave. :)
 
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Pre-shave: Hot shower
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Hoffritz branded Simpson brush
Soap/Cream: APR Fougere Bourbon Rose soap
Razor: Vintage Wilkinson Sword 'Sticky'
Blade: Vintage NOS Schick Krona (11)
Post-shave: APR Fougere Bourbon Rose splash
Fragrance: N/A

Nice to be home

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Pre-shave: Hot water, Pears soap
Brush: CaYuen "Copper Ore" 30mm SynBad
Soap/Cream: D.R. Harris - Windsor (y) @rhodes96
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Kai PINK
Post-shave: Shower, Homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+.
COTD: Yemen Hamasil Village

In the grip of choice paralysis for soap selection, just decided to use the same as yesterday's, just a change of razor and blade. Works for me...
 
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Pre-shave: Hot shower
Brush: TF Custom/26mm Oumo SHD LotusTip
Soap/Cream: Blue Devil ‘Devil Bay’
Razor: Karve CB SB-F
Blade: Gillette Stainless Red+White (3)
Post-shave: Alum block, Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve, Jovan
I’ve been cycling through some Aussie soaps (APR Raconteur, Squadron Sweetheart, Blue Devil) and while Raconteur’s fragrance is one of the few that I can actually smell and distinguish some of the claimed notes, the Blue Devil glide is so hard to beat. I could easily go all Aussie with a few additions like Whisper from the Woods and maybe Salt Lake Soaps. The Karve with SB-F is amazing, I’m getting DFS+ shaves every time with low risk aggression. The Red+White is another factor in the smoothness of this shave; fantastic!
 
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I’ve been cycling through some Aussie soaps (APR Raconteur, Squadron Sweetheart, Blue Devil) and while Raconteur’s fragrance is one of the few that I can actually smell and distinguish some of the claimed notes, the Blue Devil glide is so hard to beat....
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So if you want to pass on that Raconteur soap (and splash) I'm first in line - that way you will have more room for the Blue Devil!
 
#15 Aristocrat
Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- TroyTools "Mink Nebula"
Soap:- Noble Otter - Two Kings
Razor:- Gillette Aristocrat Open Comb #15
Blade :- Gillette Super Stainless (3)
Post shave:- Noble Otter - Two Kings
Due to time pressures and work was not able to enjoy a straight shave today but have used the Aristocrat for the past two days and gladly it has exceeded expectations. May be the best open comb razor I have used, with a perfect balance of smoothness, aggression and efficiency. Regrowth does not last as long as many other razors but DFS is good enough.
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Edit: yes there are some alignment issues and it has a drop knob that I was aware of before buying but I could not wait until these were fixed before shaving. Hopefully it shaves as good if not better once these are fixed
 
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