Shave of the Day Thread - 2023

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SPICY SUNDAY

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RAZOR: Gillette ’47 Milord
BLADE: Gillette Nacet
BRUSH: Oumo 13 Desert Ironwood & Sandalwood 26mm SILK/Manchuria
LATHER: OSP Old Gold Shaving Soap (Old‌ ‌Spice‌ clone)
POST: B&M ‌Reserve‌ ‌Spice‌ Aftershave Splash (Old‌ ‌Spice‌ clone)

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SOTD – Sat 28 Jan 2023​

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Shave Result:
First time using the Black Ship Kaito vegan base and the soap texture is soft like a cream. The soap easily generated a rich creamy medium to heavy density lather with excellent performance and great after shave skin feel. To me the scent is a charming blend of floral and green aromas, scent strength 4/10. Overall a smooth clean DFS from the Henson + Nacet combination.

The Gear:
  • Pre Shave: Suavecito Brushless Shaving Cream
  • Brush: Yaqi “Janis” with 24/52 Yaqi Cashmere
  • Soap: Black Ship Grooming Co - Siren’s Song
  • Bowl: Yaqi “Duke”
  • Razor: Henson AL13 Mild V2
  • Blade: Gillette Nacet (1)
  • Splash: TN Dickinsons Witch Hazel with menthol&tea tree oil
  • Balm: Lucky Tiger Vanishing Cream
  • After Shave: 4711 Jasmine CDT Spray
  • Moisturiser: Nivea Men Creme (Face-Body-Hands)
 
Pbgoose said:
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Late entry:
Soap: Mystic Water - Jeff's Lavender
Brush: Bernard
Razor: Friodur 11-V
Lovely shave this morning. Didn't post early as I needed to get outside before it got too hot and cut some steel for a project.
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Heh, just as I imagined I might be the only fan of this soap here. And only days since I finished my last tub... :facepalm:
 
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Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: Troycraft "Vazon Forest" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: Czech & Speake - Oxford & Cambridge (unobtainium Valobra formulation)
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Schick Proline
Post-shave: Shower, Castle Forbes Lavender balm, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Mocha Matari, Yemen

... And again, with image recycled to protect the environment. Every time I use this soap, I'm more and more grateful that I managed to snag a few backups before it became totally unavailable.
 
Pre-shave: Hot Shower
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson Shaving Brush
Soap/Cream: Stirling Soap Co Sharp Dressed Man shaving soap
Razor: Charcoal Goods Generation 1 Level 2 solid brass Paste & Cut razor
Blade: Wizamet Iridium Super (1)
Post-shave: Stirling Soap Co Sharp Dressed Man splash
Fragrance: Stirling Soap Co Sharp Dressed Man EDT

Can't help thinking of ZZ Top whenever I use this ...

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Gargravarr said:
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Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: Troycraft "Vazon Forest" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: Czech & Speake - Oxford & Cambridge (unobtainium Valobra formulation)
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Schick Proline
Post-shave: Shower, Castle Forbes Lavender balm, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Mocha Matari, Yemen

... And again, with image recycled to protect the environment. Every time I use this soap, I'm more and more grateful that I managed to snag a few backups before it became totally unavailable.
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When you say that this is "unavailable" was this an older/better formulation? It seems to still be available on their website: https://www.czechandspeake.com/fragrance/product-category/all-grooming/shaving-soaps/
 
Rabid Badger said:
When you say that this is "unavailable" was this an older/better formulation? It seems to still be available on their website: https://www.czechandspeake.com/fragrance/product-category/all-grooming/shaving-soaps/
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Yep, this one is a fantastic soap made by Valobra before they shut up shop a couple of years back. The new version is an all-sodium formula that notoriously doesn't lather worth a damn and doesn't even smell the same. When Valobra closed down, lots of people descended on remaining stock like a plague of locusts, and as far as I know it's all gone.
 
Pbgoose said:
I like my lavender with some distinctive camphor tones. I haven’t given any thought to a lavender soap. You like a straight lavender don’t you?
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Yeah. Well, no. "Like" only begins to say how I feel about lavender. :LOL: I have a little bottle of wild Greek lavender EO that you might like. It's a different species, Lavendula stoechas, and it has camphor notes to the eyeballs, really funky.
 
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Prep: Country Life Tallow/Lanolin/Glycerin Soap, Myrsol Emulsion
Brush: Tony Forsyth P&C LE 2017 Platypus High Mountain White Badger
Soap: Shaver Heaven Arctic Mango
Razor: Gillette Black Beauty
Blade: Vintage NOS Gillette Spoiler (7)
Post: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel, Cella Aftershave Lotion
Scent: Boellis Panama 1924 EdT

Shaver Heaven Arctic Mango is perfect for the hot Australian summer. Such a great soap and scent.
 
Late post for an early morning shave...

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Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: Troycraft "Vazon Forest" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: MdC - Original
Razor: ΑΛΦΑ Claymore Evolution
Blade: Schick Proline
Post-shave: Shower, Castle Forbes Lavender balm, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Mocha Matari, Yemen

Maybe it's bad form to use the same brush this many days in a row, but I love it. (So there.)
 
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