Shave of the Day Thread - 2023

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Thursday Shave 10.19.23
RAZOR: Henson Shaving Titanium [Ti22] Medium v2
BLADE: Gillette‌ Nacet
BRUSH: Heritage Ever-Ready 26mm Maggard SHD Fan
LATHER: D.R. Harris Almond Shaving Soap
POST: Fine Barber Blue Classic Aftershave Splash
 
The next few shaves...


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Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: Troycraft "Polar Nocturne" 28mm AP Titanium
Soap: Martin de Candre Original
Razor: Blackland Sabre, Vector
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless, Schick Proline
Post-shave: Shower, TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF 50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Mocha Java: Mocha Matari, Yemen & Kawah Ijen, Java

I scored this soap in last year's charity auction, and even though I love and use it a lot, the level hasn't got as far as the bottom of the screw thread yet.
 
Gargravarr said:
I scored this soap in last year's charity auction, and even though I love and use it a lot, the level hasn't got as far as the bottom of the screw thread yet.
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That’s why the soap is almost as hard as nails, it last forever and it more than doubled strength triple milled soap.

I can’t remember the word correctly after triple that starts with a letter Q? Quadruple or Quintuple?
 
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19 October
7/8 Titan ACRO T.H.64 dressed in African black wood scales and finished and maintained on diamond pasted balsa.

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This blade's edge was not quite up to standard when performing the CdM. After the shave, I gave it a chest-hair test followed by a full diamond pasted balsa strop progression before another chest-hair test. A noticeable improvement. Hopefully the blade's edge will perform better next time with the CdM.
 
SpeedyPC said:
That’s why the soap is almost as hard as nails, it last forever and it more than doubled strength triple milled soap.

I can’t remember the word correctly after triple that starts with a letter Q? Quadruple or Quintuple?
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Both are correct, for 4 and 5. The soap isn't really that hard though, if you poke it with a finger, you'll easily make a dent. It's air dried rather than milled.

Eventually I'll get some of the MdC Rose as well once I'm done with my unscented Valobra, which I've been using with a drop of rose EO.
 

SOTD – Thu 19 Oct 2023​

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Shave Report: The Soap is firm but pliable so I sliced off about 1.2gm portion of soap which I squashed into my bowl to produce a lovely creamy medium density lather (although 0.8 -1.0 gm would have been plenty). The lather gave excellent all round performance, a great natural soap option. The scent has a lovely Patchouli aroma (herbal, earthy, woody, musky) with a lemony background, scent strength 6/10. RazoRock Mamba70 gave a easy going mild smooth DFS, with a couple light weepers.

The Gear:​

  • Pre Shave: Natio Men Shave Gel [A]
  • Brush: Fuko Shaving “Little Red Hood” 26/56 APshave Synbad [A]
  • Soap: All Body Soaps Solid Shave Soap - Evergreen [A]
  • Bowl: Whispers from The Woods [A]
  • Razor: RazoRock SS Mamba70 with Yaqi Midas AL handle
  • Blade: Shark Platium (1)
  • Splash: Imperial Bergamot AS Tonic with added Menthol
  • Balm: Natio Men Calming After Shave [A]
  • After Shave: Imperial Leather AS
  • Moisturiser (Later): Swisse Daily Face Moisturiser [A]
[A] = Australian Product
 
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Prep: Jack Black Turbo Wash, Alt Innsbruck Emulsion
Brush: Rudy Vey Shavemac Three-band Silvertip Briar
Soap: Rex Supply Co 1955
Razor: Above The Tie S1
Blade: Polsilver Wizamet Brown (1)
Post: Alt Innsbruck Emulsion, Proraso Green Aftershave Lotion
Scent: Santa Maria Novella Tobacco Toscano EdC


It has been crazy busy with work lately - nice to catch my breath and get a SOTD in, even if it is 'on the road'.
Continue to be impressed with the Rex soap.
 
TomG said:
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Prep: Jack Black Turbo Wash, Alt Innsbruck Emulsion
Brush: Rudy Vey Shavemac Three-band Silvertip Briar
Soap: Rex Supply Co 1955
Razor: Above The Tie S1
Blade: Polsilver Wizamet Brown (1)
Post: Alt Innsbruck Emulsion, Proraso Green Aftershave Lotion
Scent: Santa Maria Novella Tobacco Toscano EdC


It has been crazy busy with work lately - nice to catch my breath and get a SOTD in, even if it is 'on the road'.
Continue to be impressed with the Rex soap.
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Welcome back, I was beginning to wonder if something had happened to you :D
 
20 October
7/8 Titan ACRO T.H.64 dressed in African black wood scales and finished and maintained on an Adahee #12000 natural whetstone.

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A noticeably better shave than yesterday with its sister SR of diamond pasted balsa. This morning's shave was closer (not normal), cut whiskers better (not normal) and was more comfortable (expected). I might shave with this pair again over the weekend to see if the full diamond pasted balsa strop progression refresh on yesterday's razor has improved it.
 
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