Shave of the Day Thread - 2022

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SOTN 27.6.22
/ Yaqi Mandarin G4
/ Maggards Mango Sage Tea
/ Aristocrat 58
/ Euromax Platinum (3)
/ The Ordinary Mandelic Acid 10% + HA
/ Nivea Skin & Stubble

Not sure if it was the brush (short loft, 22mm diameter = less retention?) or the soap, but the Maggards soap exploded with lather with just a damp brush. I didn't have to add any water after the initial lathering as it was a very cushiony lather. Initial scent was suitably mango-ey which dissipated into a more soapy scent after a while. Performance overall was decent with excellent cushion and good slickness/glide. Post shave feel was not as soft.
 
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson The Duke shaving brush
Soap/Cream: APR General Ledger shaving soap
Razor: Charcoal Goods Generation 1 Level 2 solid brass Paste & Cut razor
Blade: Polsilver 'Brown' (2)
Post-shave: APR General Ledger splash
Fragrance: APR General Ledger EDP

When the general talks ...

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Pre-shave: Hot Towel
Brush: YAQI Mars
Razor: 1949 British Gillette Aristocrat Junior
Blade: Astra
Soap: Noble Otter Firefighter
Post-shave: Noble Otter Firefighter Splash

Thanks to @Wilkshire13 for the Aristocrat, I'm always amazed after using this one and my Rocket at how smooth they are. I honestly think they the best of my collection.
 
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Pre-shave: Hot water, Pears soap
Brush: CaYuen "Copper Ore" 30mm Boss
Soap: Stirling Bergamot Lavender
Razor: Alpha Claymore Evolution
Blade: Schick Proline
Post-shave: Shower, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+, Stirling Bergamot Lavender EDT
COTD: Mandheling Sumatra

For the next few days I'm going to be using up the last of this Stirling soap. Though of course I have a full tub to replace it with... :smug:
 
This morning's load was just a slip slop slap but it produced such an awesome lather I could not keep it on face or brush
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Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- Shavemac D01-2 band
Soap:- Ogallala - Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns
Razor:- British Made 1912 Gem
Blade:- Gem (5)
Aftershave:- Ogallala - Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns
 
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Prep: Country Life Tallow/Lanolin/Glycerin Soap, Myrsol Emulsion
Brush: H.L. Thäter 3-band Silvertip Badger
Cream: TOBS Grapefruit (sample)
Razor: Fatboy (5)
Blade: Vintage NOS Gillette Super Stainless (8)
Post: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel, Alt Innsbruck Aftershave Lotion

A very smooth and enjoyable shave.
 
TomG said:
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Prep: Country Life Tallow/Lanolin/Glycerin Soap, Myrsol Emulsion
Brush: H.L. Thäter 3-band Silvertip Badger
Cream: TOBS Grapefruit (sample)
Razor: Fatboy (5)
Blade: Vintage NOS Gillette Super Stainless (8)
Post: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel, Alt Innsbruck Aftershave Lotion

A very smooth and enjoyable shave.
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We don't hear cheers for good ol' TOBS very often. Good to see it makes the cut (y)
 
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Culmak shaving brush
Soap/Cream: Klar Seifen shaving soap
Razor: Charcoal Goods Generation 1 Level 2 solid brass Paste & Cut razor
Blade: Polsilver 'Brown' (3)
Post-shave: Pitralon 'Swiss' splash
Fragrance: N/A

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Trifecta

This morning was another comparison test between my 0.1μm diamond pasted balsa edges and those off my Adaee #12000 Cnat. For this comparison, I chose a trifecta of SRs; a Revisor 6-0035 (balsa), GD W59 (balsa) and a GD W59 (Cnat). All were give 60 laps each on hanging clean leather before this shave.

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(L to R) GD W59 Cnat, Revisor 6-0035 balsa, GD W59 balsa
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First pass WTG was the 6-0035 (balsa) and all went well as expected. Second pass started with a coup de maître (aka fool's pass) using both GD W59 SRs, Cnat RHS and balsa LHS. The rest of this pass was XTG using both GD W59 SRs, Cnat RHS and balsa LHS. Final pass was XTG in the opposite direction using the 6-0035 and all went well as expected.

The results of the coup de maître were that I could feel no difference between the balsa and Cnat W59 SRs while shaving. Upon feeling the finish, I would say that the Cnat was just that little bit closer. The rest of this XTG pass was with both W59 SRs and there was no difference in either feel or resultant finish.

At present, I am thinking that there is no really noticeable difference between my balsa edges and my Cnat edges other than the Cnat may be just a tad better. I still have another three matching pairs of SRs to compare with.
 
Holiday said:
This morning's load was just a slip slop slap but it produced such an awesome lather I could not keep it on face or brush
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Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- Shavemac D01-2 band
Soap:- Ogallala - Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns
Razor:- British Made 1912 Gem
Blade:- Gem (5)
Aftershave:- Ogallala - Bay Rum, Limes & Peppercorns
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How's that GEM Treating you?
 
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