Shave of the Day Thread - 2022

[Gargravarr]

Menthol Monday

RAZOR: Charcoal Goods Everyday Brass
BLADE: Perma-Sharp Super
BRUSH: Spiffo! "Castillo" African Blackwood 24mm HMW SHD Fan
LATHER: ‌Fine Accoutrements Snake Bite Shaving Soap
POST: Fine Accoutrements Snake Bite Aftershave​

It's nice to see that although you must have at least a brush for every day of the year by now, you appear to have some favourites among them

 

[Gargravarr]

Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: TroyCraft "Vazon Forest" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: D.R. Harris - Windsor
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Schick Proline
Post-shave: Shower, Castle Forbes Lavender balm, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Hamasil Village, Yemen

Making a start on a fresh puck of Windsor. This is my third since @rhodes96 gifted this bowl to me a while back. I hope he's OK, we haven't heard from him for a long time...

 

[neongas]

/ Yaqi Moka G4
/ Oleo Soapworks Living Live in 5
/ ATT Windsor Calypso Pro
/ Gillette Platinum (2)
/ The Ordinary Mandelic Acid 10% + HA
/ Nivea Skin & Stubble

 

[Holiday]

More of the same
I think these DE blades may last forever being 2nd pass after str8

Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- MASETO Himalaya 24mm Extra Density Silvertip Badger
Soap/Aftershave:- Murphy & McNeil - Trinity
Str8:- S.K. Colling & Co. 70 x18mm Black Resin with White Wedge
DE:- Tatara Masamune Nodachi with 89mm handle
Blade:- Astra SP (8)​

 

[lu20vt]

You went all in with the SCNHG LE's!

Yes, gorgeous stuff

 

[Mark1966]

Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson shaving brush
Soap/Cream: SV 70th Anniversary shaving soap
Razor: Vintage Gillette L 1 'Slim' Adjustable (6)
Blade: Vintage NOS Gillette (Australian) Super Stainless (2)
Post-shave: APR Acqua di Sydney splash
Fragrance: Giorgio Armani Acqua di Gio EDT

Every time I use this I'm reminded of what a great soap it is

 

[Mastropiero]

Razor: Filarmonica Doble Temple 14
Brush: Unidentified, UK made bristle brush
Soap: Storybook Soapworks "Midnight Embers"
After-shave: Storybook Soapworks "Midnight Embers"

A friend of mine wanted me to try this Filarmonica, he was unsure of his honing/stropping skills, because he claimed this razor was irritating badly his skin.

Despite having lost quite some real estate, there was nothing wrong with the razor, besides behaving much closer to a 1/2 hollow than a full hollow, nor indeed with his honing skills, the shave was supreme. Perhaps the point was a bit lacking, but that's nitpicking.

I have no idea about the origins of the brush (besides the country), I got it in a lot along with some razors to restore. It is my first pure boar brush, count me impressed.

 

[klinker]

RAZOR: Charcoal Goods Everyday Brass
BLADE: Perma-Sharp Super
BRUSH: Elite Razor Fire & Ice 24mm Manchurian White
LATHER: ‌Ethos Mélange d’agrumes Shave Soap
POST: Ethos Mélange d’agrumes Skin Food Splash

 

[StratMan]

BlackBird SS
Feather
TroyCraft 'Purple Haze' 24mm Lansky HD
MWF
Thayers Lavender

10/10

 

[Gargravarr]

Rest of the week...

Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: Forgotten Art "Macchiato" w/- Snow Leopard
Soap: Mystic Water - Jeff's Lavender
Razor: Blackland Sabre
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: Shower, Castle Forbes Lavender balm, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+
COTD: Hamasil Village, Yemen

 

[Mastropiero]

Razor: Filarmonica Doble Temple 14
Brush: Unidentified, UK made bristle brush
Soap: Storybook Soapworks "Midnight Embers"
After-shave: Storybook Soapworks "Midnight Embers"

A friend of mine wanted me to try this Filarmonica, he was unsure of his honing/stropping skills, because he claimed this razor was irritating badly his skin.

Despite having lost quite some real estate, there was nothing wrong with the razor, besides behaving much closer to a 1/2 hollow than a full hollow, nor indeed with his honing skills, the shave was supreme. Perhaps the point was a bit lacking, but that's nitpicking.

I have no idea about the origins of the brush (besides the country), I got it in a lot along with some razors to restore. It is my first pure boar brush, count me impressed.

Thanks to the lovely, and knowledgeable gentlemen at atgshaving, the brush is no longer unidentified, it's a Vulfix VS/1.

 

[Gargravarr]

Thanks to the lovely, and knowledgeable gentlemen at atgshaving, the brush is no longer unidentified, it's a Vulfix VS/1.

Nothing wrong with that pedigree

 

[Holiday]

Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- Restored Ever-Ready 150 with 22mm Silvertip Knot
Soap/Aftershave:- RazoRock - Black Label - Classic Barbershop Fougere
Str8:- Princeton Razor Co. - Damascus Hollow Ground
DE:- Tatara Masamune Nodachi with 89mm handle
Blade:- Astra SP (9)

 

[lu20vt]

JabonMan Kasbah LE 2016 // Semogue LE 2022 // Blutt BR-1 0.86 // Knize Ten Splash

 

[JustUncleL]

A couple of sotd catch-ups from my holidays:​

SOTH – Holiday shaving setup 5th Dec to 15th Dec.​

The Gear:​

+ Pre Shave: DingiNaturals - Shave Gel [A]
+ Brush: Yaqi “Cola” with 22mm Plisson knot
+ Soap: Verde Bath&Body – Bare Man Shaving Soap Bar [A]
+ Bowl: Dscosmetic ABS “Flower”
+ Razor: Yaqi Adjustable Prototype (TLC V1)
+ Blade: Wizamet Iridium
+ Splash: TN Dickinsons Witch Hazel with menthol
+ Balm: Nivea Men – Sensitive Pro Facial Balm
+ After Shave: Gillette – Arctic Ice AS
+ Moisturiser: MooGoo Natural Full Cream – Hydrate [A]

[A] = Australian Made

SOTD – Sun 18 Dec 2022​

Family Xmas party shave: Due to multiple party clashes on Xmas day, my family decided to celebrate Xmas one week earlier. Proraso makes a great lather and provides great performance. To me the scent smells a bit like Spearmint chewing gum with mid strength and a mild menthol cooling. The KCG is a very mild razor for me, milder than the 34c, so the shave was an easy going DFS.

The Gear:​

+ Pre Shave: Lucky Tiger Liquid Cream
+ Brush: DSC “9Sky” with 24/54 APShave Cashmere
+ Soap: Proraso Green Jar “Super Formula”
+ Bowl: Dscosmetic ABS “Flower”
+ Razor: King C. Gillette with blue handle
+ Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (1)
+ Splash: TN Dickinsons Witch Hazel with menthol & teatree oil
+ Balm: Lucky Tiger Vanishing cream
+ After Shave: Proraso Green AS
+ Moisturiser: MooGoo Natural Full Cream – Hydrate [A]

[A] = Australian Made

 

[Mark1966]

 

[neongas]

/ Blue Devil Huon Tuxedo
/ Hub City Soap Co Doctrine
/ Muhle Rocca
/ Gillette Platinum (3)
/ The Ordinary Mandelic Acid 10% + HA
/ Nivea Skin & Stubble

 

[MrT]

Great shave this morning.

Slowly getting acquainted with the Blackbird Ti. It’s so nimble.

Also been experimenting with using two razors in one shave. The main razor for the three passes, and then a super mild one for the touch ups. It’s kind of like using a fine grit for polishing. I find that a lot of damage can be done with polishing too hard. But with something like the ASD2 you couldn’t get razor burn if you tried.

Brush: Vie Long horse
Razor: Blackbird Ti (cut), Feather ASD2 (polish)
Soap: PAA Cavendish
Finish: Witch hazel and STM cream

 

[Mycroft47]

Prep: Cold Shower
Soap: PB Spitfire
Brush: SV HMWB
Razor: R Saito SK 1
Post: Thayers Unscented, PB ASL​

 

[Holiday]

Another photo bomb from the cat

Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- Restored Ever-Ready 150 with 22mm Silvertip Knot
Soap/Aftershave:- RazoRock - Black Label - Classic Barbershop Fougere
Str8:- Princeton Razor Co. - Damascus Hollow Ground
DE:- Tatara Masamune Nodachi with 89mm handle
Blade:- Astra SP (10)