Shave of the Day Thread - 2022

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Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: Troycraft "Opalesque" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: Czech & Speake - Oxford & Cambridge (Valobra)
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Schick Proline
Post-shave: Shower, Thayer's Cucumber witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Rante Kapua Torajah, Sulawesi

Decided to continue my weekend shave into today. Except for this...
 
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Pre - Hot washcloth & bloom water
Razor - Blackland SS Vector Polished
Blade - Schick Proline
Brush - Shore custom 24mm Maggard 2-band badger
Soap - Declaration Grooming Weinstrasse Shave Soap
Post - Declaration Grooming Weinstrasse Aftershave Splash
 
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Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- Restored Ever-Ready 150 with 22mm Silvertip Knot
Soap:- Razorock - Black Label - Classic Barbershop Fougere
Razor:- Rocket HD
Blade:- Vintage Schick Super Stainless (1)
Aftershave:- Razorock - Black Label - Classic Barbershop Fougere
Razorock triple milled soaps have received mixed reviews online but after todays performance I'll be trying a few more
The Rocket HD provided an awesome 2 x WTG = DFS++ shave. A solid and well balanced razor both smooth and efficient
 
Preshave: coldwater

Soap: Shaver Heaven Desperado - ahh; ya just gotta love the smell of leather. Saddles, vests, tool bags; yum.

Brush: cheap $3 synth in an even cheaper balsa type wood handle. Nasty but works

Blade: 6/8 full wedge. Got a few pit marks & doesn't look a million bucks but effective. Engraving is so small (or I'm so old) but made by somebody & Sons in Sheffield

Postshave: cold water & Alum block

Using a full wedge is like meeting the silent assassin. You can feel it cutting but the familiar tink of whiskers cutting isn't there. Begin to wonder if it really is cutting but definitely is. Another good shave made even better by the wafting of leather scent at 30 minutes post shave.
 
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Brush: Wild West Brushworks "Nebula" + Maggard 24mm SHD badger
Razor: ATT Windsor Pro
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Electric Mayhem - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Electric Mayhem - Balm

Picked up this new set today, and I could not help myself, I had to try it out. It will save me time tomorrow morning anyway with no need to shave before work.

Very interesting scent, I like it, very hard to describe. There's yuzu and plum for sure. It does make you want to go out!
 
MadFlava81 said:
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Brush: Wild West Brushworks "Nebula" + Maggard 24mm SHD badger
Razor: ATT Windsor Pro
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
Lather: Barrister and Mann - Electric Mayhem - Soap
Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Electric Mayhem - Balm

Picked up this new set today, and I could not help myself, I had to try it out. It will save me time tomorrow morning anyway with no need to shave before work.

Very interesting scent, I like it, very hard to describe. There's yuzu and plum for sure. It does make you want to go out!
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Great artwork on the soap label (y).
 
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson The Duke shaving brush
Soap/Cream: Stirling Soap Co Bay Rum shaving soap
Razor: Charcoal Goods Generation 1 Level 2 solid brass Paste & Cut razor
Blade: Polsilver 'Brown' (7)
Post-shave: Stirling Soap Co Bay Rum splash
Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co Bay Rum EDT

Talking of bay rum ...

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Was just the morning for it -

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SOTD – SUN 10 JUL 2022
Belated Sunday shave post with Wickham Soap Co. 1912 - “Russian Leather”. The Wickham 1912 is a vegetal based soap recipe made in UK and comes in 140g tubs (4.9oz) at GBP14.50 (before VAT) which equates to a “Good” Bang-for-Buck value.

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Shave Result: Wickham 1912 soap has a firm texture but was easy to scoop a half teaspoon (3.0gm) of soap and pressed it into my lather bowl. Performed my normal lathering procedure and added 16ml of water during the build. Produced a rich, creamy, med-high density lather. The lather performance was excellent all round, I classify it as a solid Tier 2 soap.The scent smells exactly like the Imperial Leather soap to me, scent strength was 6/10. The DSC T7 SS head is inspired by RazoRock Mamba 70 but has a scalloped top cap which gives me a medium-mild aggressive shave. Overall a smooth DFS, although did not get that close around the lower neck, I aired on the side of caution.

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The Gear:
+ Pre Shave: Nak Close Brushless Shave Cream (A)
+ Brush: Yaqi “Pandi” with 24mm Synthetic Tuxknot
+ Soaps: Wickham Soap Co. 1912 - “Russian Leather”
+ Bowl: Yaqi “Duke”
+ Razor: Dscosmetic T7 Stainless Steel head with Yaqi “Quo” handle
+ Blade: Wizamet Iridium (4)
+ Splash: TN Dickinsons Witch Hazel with menthol
+ Balm: Natio Men Calming After Shave (A)
+ After Shave: Imperial Leather AS
+ Moisturiser: Sukin for Men Facial Moisturiser (A)
(A) = Australian Made
 
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Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: CaYuen "Watermelon" 28mm AP G5A
Soap: Stirling Bergamot Lavender
Razor: Blackland Sabre
Blade: Personna GEM stainless
Post-shave: Shower, Thayer's Cucumber witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+, Stirling Bergamot Lavender EDT
COTD: Rante Kapua Torajah, Sulawesi

Back to the green theme for the rest of the week...
 
MadFlava81 said:
I just love the story about how the scent was created. Will just sent Shawn Maher a Spotify playlist - make me a scent! Mad lads!
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That's actually a brilliant idea. Or at least potentially so. I'm not familiar with any of those artists or tracks, but I soon will be. How do you feel about the scent? I have yet to find a B&M scent that I'd keep, but if it's concocted by SM that could change.
 
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Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- Restored Ever-Ready 150 with 22mm Silvertip Knot
Soap:- Razorock - Black Label - Classic Barbershop Fougere
Razor:- #58 or Aussie Aristocrat Junior
Blade:- Vintage Schick Super Stainless (2)
Aftershave:- Razorock - Black Label - Classic Barbershop Fougere
 
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