Shave of the Day Thread - 2022

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Brush: Chisel and Hound + Maggard 24mm SHD
Razor: ATT Windsor Pro
Blade: Feather (2)
Lather: Declaration Grooming/Chatillon Lux - 88 Chestnut St - Soap
Post: none
Fragrance: Chatillon Lux - 88 Chestnut St - EDC
 
Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- Vie-Long 22mm Brown Horse Hair
Soap:- GEO.F.Trumper's - Spanish Leather
Razor:- Princeton Razor Co. - Damascus Hollow Ground

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Good to be back on the str8.​
 
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: Paladin Shaving Brush
Soap/Cream: Stirling Soap Co Haverford shaving soap
Razor: Vintage Gilette L1 Slim (6)
Blade: Vintage NOS British Wilkinson Sword (7)
Post-shave: AoS Sandalwood gel
Fragrance: Miller Harris Feuilles de Tabac EDP

Another shave and ANOTHER set of lather shots here.

Some broader information and thoughts on this brush here.

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SOTD – SUN 6 MAR 2022

Sunday shave with Catie’s Bubbles – SFWS SUMMER SOLSTICE. Catie’s Bubbles is a Vegetal soap with only 9 ingredients plus fragrance. Scent described as: “Sweet citrus notes of bergamot & watermelon blend into a green heart of basil & geranium on a base of sandalwood, aldehydes, cashmeran, and hedione.”

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Shave Result: The Catie’s Bubbles soap has a hard texture and dried out enough to form a puck, so scraped out a level half teaspoon of soap and squashed it into the bottom of my lathering bowl. This is my first shave with Catie’s Bubbles for many years and I had no problems quickly generating rich, high density shiny lather.Lather performance was excellent. There’s plenty going on in this fresh sweetish citrus, floral, greens with woody background, scent strength 6/10. The Parker TTO is quite mild and you have to watch the handle doesn’t unscrew, otherwise had a great DFS with the Wizamet on it’s 8th and final shave.

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THE GEAR:
+ Pre Shave: Verde Glycerine Activated Charcoal bar soap (A)
+ Brush: Forgotten Art “Magma” with 27mm synthetic 2Band (A)
+ Soap: Catie’s Bubbles – SFWS SUMMER SOLSTICE
+ Bowl: Yaqi Cobalt Blue ceramic
+ Razor: Parker 96R TTO
+ Blade: Wizamet Iridium (8)
+ Splash: TN Dickinsons Witch Hazel with menthol
+ Balm: Lucky Tiger Vanishing Cream
+ After Shave: Blue Stratos AS (A)
+ Moisturiser: Sukin for Men Facial Moisturiser (A)
(A) = Australian Made
 
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Pre-shave: Hot water, Pears soap
Brush: CaYuen "Watermelon" 28mm AP G5B
Soap: Vintage Yardley
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Schick Proline
Post-shave: Shower, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Shakisso Estate, Ethiopia

...and again. Just enjoying this sublime soap while it's still in the flush of youth at over 70 years old.
 


Been a while since I posted here, life just got a bit hectic these past few months. Anyway, the stars aligned today, both kids had play dates and my wife was booked in for a hair appointment. This left me with a few glorious hours on my own. Three and half passes later and there was not a hair to be seen, nor felt. Fenchurch is just such a wonderful soap. It shall be sorely missed when it is gone.

Chubby 3, Manchurian, Blue Opal
Yates Precision Manufacturing, Mild + Astra
Australian Private Reserve - Fenchurch​
 
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson Shaving Brush
Soap/Cream: SV 70th Anniversary shaving soap
Razor: Vintage Gillette L1 Slim (6)
Blade: Vintage NOS Schick Plus Platinum (1)
Post-shave: APR Acqua di Sydney splash
Fragrance: Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio EDC

Still summer right?

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Although the Comoy's of London served me well while away, it's good to be back home and having access to my modest SR collection. This morning's shave was a Ralf Aust 6/8 (22mm wide) American (square) point full hollow, maintained on a 0.1μm diamond pasted balsa strop and dressed in blond horn scales. A Palmolive stick (German) face lathered with a Chinese synthetic brush provided the slickness for a very comfortable DFS+ result.

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/ Yaqi Moka Express
/ Blue Devil Tropical Colada
/ Yaqi Raster V3
/ Kai Captain Titan Mild (2)
/ The Ordinary Mandelic Acid 10% + HA
/ Nivea Skin & Stubble

First few strokes and I was thinking the Kai felt a tuggy. Adjusting by riding the cap resulted in a very comfortable shave with no post shave "hot spots". Not as sharp as the Feather Pros but the comfort meant easy buffing. BBS.
 
YOTD
Rocca R95
Muhle Blade
Omega 11137
MdC Argumes
Don Marco Splash

Excellent shave, this Muhle blade is just keeping on and without doubt my longest running blade. Not sure how many times i have used it but has to be at least 6-8, still going strong. Was a pleasure to have the Omega back in action, had previously glued it in wrong and was like the leaning tower of Pisa. I tried to overlook it but couldn't handle it (pun intended) so fixed the bugger up and an absolute please to use a fully broken in boar again.

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SOTD
Rocca R95
Polsilver
Zenith Boar
Blue Devil Lavender Soap / Balm

Thought I would swap out the Muhle blade for a fresh Polsilver for a super smooth and sharp shave but was let down by the lather quality today which i put down to the brush. Huge difference between the broken in Omega and the Zenith, looking forward to when the zenith
finally breaks in. The only issue with boars is the break in period, until then they sort of feel like broomsticks but once they do there amazing.

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Pre-shave: Hot water, Pears soap
Brush: Forgotten Art "Tarkine" 27mm piggy-wig
Soap: Stirling Bergamot Lavender
Razor: Alpha Claymore Evolution
Blade: Feather Pro Super
Post-shave: Shower, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+, Stirling Bergamot Lavender
COTD: Shakisso Estate, Ethiopia

I've been meaning to try the Super in this razor for a few days. A few manufacturers explicitly say they don't recommend this blade, like it's a voracious monster that lives under the bed. I like it a lot better than the Feather Pro. In the Claymore Evo it's definitely assertive, perhaps even nearly as much so as the R41 but without the latter's mechanical deficiencies, so overall it's a lot safer. This combo is certainly fast, DFS in one pass, DBS (dolphin butt shave) in 2½ passes. I'm not yet sure that I would always go for this, but it's definitely worth keeping a pack of Supers around for.
 
Gargravarr said:
I've been meaning to try the Super in this razor for a few days.
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Chinese no-name was a bit of a disappointment in the Claymore compared to Vector and Hawk which had no noticeable efficiency difference between no-name, Feather Pro and P-30.
Looking forward to trying the Super next as that might be the sweet spot :)(y) Will put the no-name back in the Vector to see if its the razor, blade or combination.
 
Last few Shaves

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Brush: TF Customs Green Swirls & Transparent 27mm Rhodium Silvertip
Razor: Muhle Rocca V4 R95 Birch Bark
Blade: Gillette London Bridge (3) - thanks @rhodes96
Pre: Shower
Soap: Shaver Heaven Hubba Hubba
Post: Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm // B&M Lime, Lavender, Cedarwood
WTG, ATG, Touchups = DFS+

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Brush: Troycraft Rainbow Falls 28mm 2 Band Fan
Razor: yaqi Melon DOC + RR Halo handle // iKon 102 Shavecraft Slant + OSS Handle
Blade: Gillette London Bridge (6) - thanks @rhodes96
Pre: Shower
Soap: Shaver Heaven Hubba Hubba
Post: Sukin Biomarine Facial Serum // @SpeedyPC A/S Splash
WTG, ATG, Touchups = DFS+

Stay Safe & Happy Shaves!
 
Holiday said:
Chinese no-name was a bit of a disappointment in the Claymore compared to Vector and Hawk which had no noticeable efficiency difference between no-name, Feather Pro and P-30.
Looking forward to trying the Super next as that might be the sweet spot :)(y) Will put the no-name back in the Vector to see if its the razor, blade or combination.
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Good stuff, I wasn't going to bother persisting with the Chinese No-Names, as I've been finding them a bit meh. I think I've still got over 70 of them left, so they'll probably end up in a PIF lot that I'm planning to let go at some point.
 
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson The Duke Shaving Brush
Soap/Cream: Noble Otter Monarch shaving soap
Razor: Vintage Gillette L1 Slim (6)
Blade: Vintage NOS Schick Plus Platinum (2)
Post-shave: Noble Otter Monarch splash
Fragrance: N/A

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