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 Butterscotch 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Noble Otter ~ Rawr
Razor/Blade:- Merkur 34G / Treet Platinum #2
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)
Fragrance:- Jean Paul Gaultier Ultra Male
 
TUESDAY
PRE: bloom water
RAZOR: RazoRock Silver Hawk V2
BLADE: Schick Proline
BRUSH: WCS 26mm Synthetic BOSS Knot
SOAP: Saponificio Varesino Desert Vetiver
POST: Saponificio Varesino Desert Vetiver AS

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IMHO the $30 aluninum Hawk is one of the best bargains in the shaving world. It outshaves many of my stainless DEs costing more than five times as much. I also have two stainless steel Hawks, standard and OC. And yes, they are slightly more efficient than the aluminum version, at more than twice the price.
 
SpeedyPC said:
Please, don't start raising the subject of the Great Gatsby novel :vomit:
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I didn't, but if that article isn't to your taste, try this: Here’s Why it All Changed: Pink Used to be a Boy’s Color & Blue For Girls
Here's a salient quote: "... in the late 19th century and early 20th century, it was common for mothers to be told that boys should be dressed in a masculine color like pink in order to grow into a more manly individual later in life, while girls should be dressed in a more feminine alternative like blue."
 
klinker said:
TUESDAY
PRE: bloom water
RAZOR: RazoRock Silver Hawk V2
BLADE: Schick Proline
BRUSH: WCS 26mm Synthetic BOSS Knot
SOAP: Saponificio Varesino Desert Vetiver
POST: Saponificio Varesino Desert Vetiver AS

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IMHO the $30 aluninum Hawk is one of the best bargains in the shaving world. It outshaves many of my stainless DEs costing more than five times as much. I also have two stainless steel Hawks, standard and OC. And yes, they are slightly more efficient than the aluminum version, at more than twice the price.
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Is that the same as the V3 in SS? Appearance-wise it looks like it. I'm enjoying the V3 SS, a great razor, but I wouldn't have objected to it being as cheap as yours :)
 
Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- Frank Shaving - Boar
Soap:- RazoRock - Santal Royale
Razor:- Apollo Light - Aggressive Plate
Blade:- Vintage Gillette Super Stainless (2)
Aftershave:- RazoRock - Santal Royale

Razorock soaps cop a bit of criticism - not as much as the colonel conk but still a bad rap
Santal Royale is an exception this is one slick moisturising soap (y)(y)

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Gargravarr said:
Is that the same as the V3 in SS? Appearance-wise it looks like it. I'm enjoying the V3 SS, a great razor, but I wouldn't have objected to it being as cheap as yours :)
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The V3 SS (which I also have) is slightly more efficient than this one. I quess my point is that a $30 single edge AC razor can shave as well or better than a $200 double edge razor. :cautious:
 
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Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: TF Customs - 28mm timber wolf
Soap/Cream: A&E - Turkish Coffee
Razor: Razorock - SS Lupo 95
Blade: Bic - Chrome Platinum (4)
Post-shave: A&E - Turkish Coffee / A&E - Anti Aging night time cream

2 pass WTG = DFS+. Another nice shave. Trying this balm out. If I wake up and I look 20 years younger, then I shall purchase each and every active member a tub.:D
 
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Brush: TF Customs Chameleon Malle Burl + Holographic 30mm Rhodium Silvertip
Razor: Yintal 3000s Brass TTO (5, 3.5, 2)
Blade: Wizamet S.I (2)
Pre: Shower
Soap: Declaration Grooming Trismegistus
Post: Old Spice A/S Splash // Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm
WTG, ATG, Touchups = DFS+

Stay Safe & Happy Shaves!
 
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Culmak brush
Soap/Cream: APR Skye Fall soap
Razor: Vintage Gillette 'Fatboy' Adjustable (7)
Blade: Vintage British Wilkinson Sword (1)
Post-shave: APR Skye Fall splash
Fragrance: APR Skye Fall EDT

Nice to be home, great shave.

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Pre: Shower
Razor: WR2 1.25
Blade: German ‘Black’ Wilkie
Brush: FS G4 23mm
Soap: B&M Seville
Post: XXX Splash

Wolfman Wednesday!!!!

The Wilkie is making a comeback and fast becoming a favorite providing another lovely shave again with the WR2. Happy days!!!

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Pre-shave: Hot water, Pears soap
Brush: Yaqi Rainbow Pony
Soap/Cream: Simpson's Lavender & Vetivert
Razor: Razorock Hawk V3
Blade: Feather Professional Super
Post-shave: Homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+

This soap is an outlier in my den, the result of a lavender swap with another member here, and it's been waiting for these cooler months to come out of the drawer. Interestingly, I don't really get much scent of lavender off it at all, but pleasant nevertheless. I find Simpson's creams to have an almost total lack of cushion, which suits me fine, as it makes it easier to get the shave really close.
 
Shower
Merkur 42c / 1904
Personna lab blue (2)
P&C Platypus 26mm fan
Signature Soaps Cedarwood and Peppermint sampler
Imperial Leather A/S

Another soap remnant I found in my drawers. It really is quite good although I've had it too long and something has gone a bit awry with the scent - not a real problem, just a bit different to how I remember it.

Nearly finished the Imperial Leather. It's unremarkable... but thanks to @TomG again anyway - I just realised it is courtesy of his generosity that I have today's soap, A/S and blades to use! Quite the trifecta... and a lovely 3 pass BBS to show for it.
 
RazorPlay said:
Shower
Merkur 42c / 1904
Personna lab blue (2)
P&C Platypus 26mm fan
Signature Soaps Cedarwood and Peppermint sampler
Imperial Leather A/S

Another soap remnant I found in my drawers. It really is quite good although I've had it too long and something has gone a bit awry with the scent - not a real problem, just a bit different to how I remember it.

Nearly finished the Imperial Leather. It's unremarkable... but thanks to @TomG again anyway - I just realised it is courtesy of his generosity that I have today's soap, A/S and blades to use! Quite the trifecta... and a lovely 3 pass BBS to show for it.
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Mate - you are welcome. Time we get together over a bevvie to solve the World’s problems, me thinks.
 
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