Shave of the Day Thread - 2021

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Barbasol Floating Head / Polsilver Super Iridium
Oumo 20 Master Series "Ox" 28mm Lotus Manchuria SHD
Ethos Grooming Essentials Greenfresh Premium Soap & Aftershave​
 
Timeless 95
Polsilver
Zenith Boar
Tabac
Don Marco

Well there you go, just when you think you know what your talking about you prove yourself wrong. Initially i found the T95 to be very efficient but rough when going ATG and always resulted in weepers and some form of irritation..

The biggest change to how I shave with it i believe is the quality of the lather and wow what a difference. Nothing but a super smooth shave, with no weepers or any irritation which included WTG, XTG and 2xATG passes.. yep BBS all round :)

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Pre-shave:- Cold shower
Brush:- BSB Spain 24mm
Razor: Timeless 0.68 SB - Scalloped Head
Soap:- Noble Otter - Northern Elixer
Blade:- Gillette Minora (9)
Aftershave:- Noble Otter - Northern Elixer

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Dialed in the Timeless today and couldn't stop stroking my chin all afternoon DFS+ that lasted 10 Hrs
 
StratMan said:
Timeless 95
Polsilver
Zenith Boar
Tabac
Don Marco

Well there you go, just when you think you know what your talking about you prove yourself wrong. Initially i found the T95 to be very efficient but rough when going ATG and always resulted in weepers and some form of irritation..

The biggest change to how I shave with it i believe is the quality of the lather and wow what a difference. Nothing but a super smooth shave, with no weepers or any irritation which included WTG, XTG and 2xATG passes.. yep BBS all round :)

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This might be something that those of us with a comparatively limited armoury of soaps get to enjoy. I think just about any soap takes a bit of getting to know it to get the very best out of it. I can't help noticing you've certainly been putting in the time with Tabac lately. I now realise the milled soaps are under-represented in these SOTDs, but I've been finding that the majority of my very best shaves lately have been with these rather than the artisan soaps.
 
Holiday said:
Pre-shave:- Cold shower
Brush:- BSB Spain 24mm
Razor: Timeless 0.68 SB - Scalloped Head
Soap:- Noble Otter - Northern Elixer
Blade:- Gillette Minora (9)
Aftershave:- Noble Otter - Northern Elixer

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Dialed in the Timeless today and couldn't stop stroking my chin all afternoon DFS+ that lasted 10 Hrs
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I only noticed this week that NO misspells elixir as elixer. Unusual for me, I can usually spot a typo or spelling mistake from 40 paces. Maybe Cody is an illiter8 ba5tard... :unsure: ...or maybe he's a victim of the mispeling vyrus.
 
Gargravarr said:
This might be something that those of us with a comparatively limited armoury of soaps get to enjoy. I think just about any soap takes a bit of getting to know it to get the very best out of it. I can't help noticing you've certainly been putting in the time with Tabac lately. I now realise the milled soaps are under-represented in these SOTDs, but I've been finding that the majority of my very best shaves lately have been with these rather than the artisan soaps.
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spot on mate, one thing i have learnt is that you need to spend time to get to know a soap to dial it in. learnt this now by using tabac so consistently. and for me it beats all new soaps, something about it, i reckon the slickness.. lucky for me i have another 12 tabac's tucked away :)

its Tabactober (y)
 
Gargravarr said:
I only noticed this week that NO misspells elixir as elixer. Unusual for me, I can usually spot a typo or spelling mistake from 40 paces. Maybe Cody is an illiter8 ba5tard... :unsure: ...or maybe he's a victim of the mispeling vyrus.
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I spelt it with an "i" but then reed the lable and gooogle had both spellins in the oxford inglish dicshunary
 
Holiday said:
Completely agree mate, is that another vote for the lather? I think there is a definite epiphany for noobs when they finally get the lather right (myself included) maybe 6 , 24 or 36 months but it eventually hits

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absolutely mate its like a cafe, you need fresh beans roasted just right (quality soap), nice quality machine (razor\blade combo), fresh grind/right size/amount in a puck (nice brush), the right no how on using all hardware and software to make that perfect cup. im still a noob and only just got it.. practice makes perfect (y)

its all about the lather..
 
StratMan said:
spot on mate, one thing i have learnt is that you need to spend time to get to know a soap to dial it in. learnt this now by using tabac so consistently. and for me it beats all new soaps, something about it, i reckon the slickness.. lucky for me i have another 12 tabac's tucked away :)

its Tabactober (y)
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I've got a few tubs of soap to kill off before I can do this, but I can envisage a time when I only use milled soaps - with the occasional dalliance with Castle Forbes Lavender, which I simply can't do without for long. I'm working on the population with that in mind...
 
Gargravarr said:
I've got a few tubs of soap to kill off before I can do this, but I can envisage a time when I only use milled soaps - with the occasional dalliance with Castle Forbes Lavender, which I simply can't do without for long. I'm working on the population with that in mind...
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have noticed you love your Castle Forbes Lavender.. i like roses and lavender myself so got my eye on it

if you like roses, i highly recommend MdC Rose.. its a totally natural soft rose scent
 
Gargravarr said:
I've got a few tubs of soap to kill off before I can do this, but I can envisage a time when I only use milled soaps - with the occasional dalliance with Castle Forbes Lavender, which I simply can't do without for long. I'm working on the population with that in mind...
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have noticed you love your Castle Forbes Lavender.. i like roses and lavender so go my eye on it

if you like roses, i highly recommend MdC Rose.. its a totally natural soft rose scent
 
Pre-shave: Hot shower
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson shaving brush
Soap/Cream: APR Fougere Trois shaving soap
Razor: Muhle R95 Rocca Birch Bark handle
Blade: Gillette Minora (4)
Post-shave: APR Fougere Trois splash
Fragrance: N/A

Nice, such a soft boar this one!

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Mark1966 said:
Ahhh crap, not fun when that happens :(
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Even worse when you have insurance on the product and the telco cannot process the claim due to technical issues on their end. ( That's right Telstra Another TIO complaint to you!)

I have faith in Amazon delivering one today as promised. Otherwise I will be hitting them up for a free space trip. :)
 
StratMan said:
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if you like roses, i highly recommend MdC Rose.. its a totally natural soft rose scent
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I've had my eye on that, since you have mentioned it before as a fine natural rose scent. In a way, I was sort of hoping it would come up in the auction this year, but it looks like I'll have to wait till January. No biggie...:)
 
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