Shave of the Day Thread - 2022
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Mark1966
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Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- Zenith - M7 25mm Black Resin Manchurian
Soap:- Southern Witchcrafts - Druantia
Razor:- RazoRock - Lupo 95
Blade:- Wizamet (4)
Aftershave:- Southern Witchcrafts - Druantia
Where is the LPL? I'm getting withdrawal from not seeing it
Not as bad as the withdrawal I was getting from not rotating through soaps.
At the end of 2 months constant use I collapsed edges into the donut hole and there is still about 1/2 tub left ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
JustUncleL
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SOTD – Wed 16 Mar2022
Aussie Wednesday with WashPool Soaperie– #01 Bergamot, Patchouli & Cedarwood. WashPool is a family run business and the family live on a off-grid about 8km from the tiny township of Ballandean, a rural town in the Southern Downs Region of Queensland. WashPool have been soap making since 2009, using all natural ingredients with hand-rendered (by WashPool) tallow from local, organic, grass-fed stock. No Palm oil products are used. WashPool shave soap is very economical and comes in 180gm tubs or as a 80gm firm soap puck form (paper wrapped), which is what I prefer to use.
Shave VIDEO
Shave Result: I sliced off about 2gms of soap from the firm puck and squashed it into the bottom of the bowl. Generated a lovely shiny creamy lather of medium density. The lather from the WashPool soap was well hydrated and performance was great without excelling in any area, a great economical soap that does the job, certainly a value soap worth trying. Scent is a very pleasant woody lemon aroma, scent strength 6/10. The Merkur 34c gave a smooth clean shave with the RK Stainless blade, overall a great DFS with zero irritations.
The Gear:
+ Pre Shave: Verde Glycerine Activated Charcoal bar soap (A)
+ Brush: Omega 10777 with 23mm Boar knot, 50mm Loft
+ Soap: WashPool - #01 Bergamot, Patchouli & Cedarwood (A)
+ Bowl: Fine Accoutrements
+ Razor: Merkur 34c
+ Blade: RK Stainless (1)
+ Splash: TN Dickinsons Witch Hazel with menthol
+ Balm: Lucky Tiger Vanishing Cream
+ After Shave: Imperial Leather
+ Moisturiser: Sukin for Men Facial Moisturiser (A)
(A) = Australian Made
Aussie Wednesday with WashPool Soaperie– #01 Bergamot, Patchouli & Cedarwood. WashPool is a family run business and the family live on a off-grid about 8km from the tiny township of Ballandean, a rural town in the Southern Downs Region of Queensland. WashPool have been soap making since 2009, using all natural ingredients with hand-rendered (by WashPool) tallow from local, organic, grass-fed stock. No Palm oil products are used. WashPool shave soap is very economical and comes in 180gm tubs or as a 80gm firm soap puck form (paper wrapped), which is what I prefer to use.
Shave VIDEO Shave Result: I sliced off about 2gms of soap from the firm puck and squashed it into the bottom of the bowl. Generated a lovely shiny creamy lather of medium density. The lather from the WashPool soap was well hydrated and performance was great without excelling in any area, a great economical soap that does the job, certainly a value soap worth trying. Scent is a very pleasant woody lemon aroma, scent strength 6/10. The Merkur 34c gave a smooth clean shave with the RK Stainless blade, overall a great DFS with zero irritations.
The Gear:
+ Pre Shave: Verde Glycerine Activated Charcoal bar soap (A)
+ Brush: Omega 10777 with 23mm Boar knot, 50mm Loft
+ Soap: WashPool - #01 Bergamot, Patchouli & Cedarwood (A)
+ Bowl: Fine Accoutrements
+ Razor: Merkur 34c
+ Blade: RK Stainless (1)
+ Splash: TN Dickinsons Witch Hazel with menthol
+ Balm: Lucky Tiger Vanishing Cream
+ After Shave: Imperial Leather
+ Moisturiser: Sukin for Men Facial Moisturiser (A)
(A) = Australian Made
Black coffee
Vintage Gillette TV Special
Prime platinum
Vintage Rubberset
Arko
Lilac Vegetal
I dedicate this shave to SpeedyPC
TobyC
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possumbelly
[No giant lemons here]
rbscebu
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This morning I noticed that my nostril and ear hairs needed a trim-back. For this reason I chose my most favoured SR that is also great for shaving those hard-to-reach spots.
Razor Gold Dollar W59, 6/8, full-hollow, Spanish point, dressed in African Blackwood scales and maintained on 0.1μm pasted hanging balsa.
Lather Palmolive cream faced lathered using a generic Chinese synthetic brush.
Result DFS+ except in the nostrils and ear canals (SAS only, I need to work on my technique there).
Razor Gold Dollar W59, 6/8, full-hollow, Spanish point, dressed in African Blackwood scales and maintained on 0.1μm pasted hanging balsa.
Lather Palmolive cream faced lathered using a generic Chinese synthetic brush.
Result DFS+ except in the nostrils and ear canals (SAS only, I need to work on my technique there).
Gargravarr
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Pre-shave: Hot water, Pears soap
Brush: CaYuen "Copper Ore" 30mm Boss
Soap: Wholly Kaw for WCS - La Superieure Lavender
Razor: Alpha Claymore Evolution
Blade: Kai PINK
Post-shave: Shower, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+, Stirling Bergamot Lavender EDT
COTD: Hamasil Village, Yemen
...and again.
Mark1966
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I clearly should have charged more when I sold it - there is SOOOOOOO many shaves left!
TobyC
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Pre-shave:- Shower
Brush:- Paladin Tortoise Tut 26mm
Soap:- Declaration Grooming - Fake Yellow Light
Razor:- Wolfman WR1 OC with WR2 Handle
Blade:- Wizamet (5)
Aftershave:- Declaration Grooming - Fake Yellow Light
I don't recall the Wolfman being so much more efficient than GC&Lupo but it has been a while since BBS on single pass
Brush:- Paladin Tortoise Tut 26mm
Soap:- Declaration Grooming - Fake Yellow Light
Razor:- Wolfman WR1 OC with WR2 Handle
Blade:- Wizamet (5)
Aftershave:- Declaration Grooming - Fake Yellow Light
I don't recall the Wolfman being so much more efficient than GC&Lupo but it has been a while since BBS on single pass
JVS
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Pre-shave: Cold shower
Brush: Zenith Silvertip
Soap: Antiga Barbearosa
Razor: Mergress XL (first shave)
Blade: Wizamet (1)
Aftershave: Windrose alum, Zingari ‘The Explorer’ balm
The (used) Mergress arrived with the red alignment dot above the 5 numeral so I had to dismantle the razor, and twiddle with the handle to line the 1 numeral with the red dot. Not a big deal though. It shaves very nicely on 3….I was quite impressed. Not much acoustic feedback or blade feel. I haven’t quite figured out the best angle or setting as the shave wasn’t as close as my Lupo, Karve C or Gamechanger.
The handle seems very slippery if there’s any soap on it so I wrapped some rubber bands around it.
Brush: Zenith Silvertip
Soap: Antiga Barbearosa
Razor: Mergress XL (first shave)
Blade: Wizamet (1)
Aftershave: Windrose alum, Zingari ‘The Explorer’ balm
The (used) Mergress arrived with the red alignment dot above the 5 numeral so I had to dismantle the razor, and twiddle with the handle to line the 1 numeral with the red dot. Not a big deal though. It shaves very nicely on 3….I was quite impressed. Not much acoustic feedback or blade feel. I haven’t quite figured out the best angle or setting as the shave wasn’t as close as my Lupo, Karve C or Gamechanger.
The handle seems very slippery if there’s any soap on it so I wrapped some rubber bands around it.
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