Shave of the Day Thread - 2021

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Razor-Parker 99R
Brush-Yaqi 24mm synth
Blade-Treet Carbon (Black Beauty)
Soap-Razorock Aqua
Aftershave-Blue Stratos

Debut shave for both soap and blades that arrived in 24hrs from Vshod 😳
With the only Blue Stratos shave cream coming out of a can compressed I thought I'd try RR Aqua. Off the puck it's very close in scent.. certainly a close match. Similar to Squadron Empire but more cologne category. Very nice. Quick swirl and thick slick lather resulting.

The blades are intriguing. Modern carbon blades. This 99R sometimes needs a bit of taming and works well with blades of the milder kind. Obvious razor choice. Blades start off smoothe and give a decent audio feedback. No tugging even around chin area. Not the sharpest blade but very comfortable to use. No weepers this razor can normally cause. Zero irritation and blade taken out of razor and dried as directed. Would I use them in a mild razor? Probably not.

Longetivity will be a test. Still they look cool.
 
Chad said:
Debut shave for both soap and blades that arrived in 24hrs from Vshod 😳
With the only Blue Stratos shave cream coming out of a can compressed I thought I'd try RR Aqua. Off the puck it's very close in scent.. certainly a close match. Similar to Squadron Empire but more cologne category..
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Aqua is supposed to an homage to Aqua Di Gio by Georgio Armani. Always wanted to try this one but never had the opportunity. Thanks for your feedback.
 
rhodes96 said:
Aqua is supposed to an homage to Aqua Di Gio by Georgio Armani. Always wanted to try this one but never had the opportunity. Thanks for your feedback.
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Never had the pleasure of sampling that. Familiar with Cool water etc but it's not a close clone of that though. The cologne feel of 'blue' is good with this though. Smells blue 😄.
 
Gargravarr said:
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Pre-shave: Hot water, Pears soap
Brush: Forgotten Art "Tarkine" 26mm Tuxedo
Soap/Cream: Tallow & Steel - Boreal (y)@rhodes96
Razor: RR SS Hawk V3
Blade: Feather Pro Super
Post-shave: Shower, Homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+.
COTD: Yemen Mocha Ismaili

I've never used Tallow & Steel soaps before, so this is a refreshing introduction in more ways than one. A very resinous accord with lots of woods, it almost comes across as being mentholated. T&S helpfully give proportions in their ingredients list, so I'll quote them here: "Cedarwood (25%) | Cedar Leaf (20%) | Balsam Fir (13%) | White Spruce (13%) | Black Spruce (13%) | Monarda (9%) | Birch (7%) | 100% natural aromatic extracts from botanicals". I need hardly add that performance is up there with the very best.

The scent strength is what I would call assertive. Not at all the kind of thing I would have sought out for myself, but nonetheless rewarding to have experienced. I reckon this would be an attractive alternative for any menth heads around here.
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This one sounds right up my alley. Better add it to the ever-growing list.
 
Ebonysw45 said:
Yeah they do. I was lucky to get it here on the evilbay for a song. It’s a pretty good lather bowl as well, the triskelion makes a good lathering point.
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What’s the matter @Ebonysw45 couldn’t find a pinky sexy ceramic lather bowl…. Oooooh that’s too bad :cry:
 
Ebonysw45 said:
I like lots of colours . I’m just not afraid of pink. Red is however my favourite colour and you will be pleased to know that the scales for my razor restore are going to be transparent red.
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RED!!!!! Thanks goodness for that :happy:

Welcome to the club :cigar:
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Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- Shavemac Finest 23/46
Soap:- Murphy & McNeil - Triskele
Razor: 1960 Fatboy F4 @ 5
Blade:- Gillette Super Stainless (10)
Aftershave:- Murphy & McNeil - Triskele
So good thought I'd share again :sneaky:
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Pre-shave:- Cold Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Semogue SOC 2 Band Finest Badger in Cherry Wood 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Stirling Soap ~ Barbershop
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 34C / Gillette Stainless (red & white) #13
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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