Shave of the Day Thread - 2023

Status
Not open for further replies.
20230516-SOTD-Small-S.jpg


Razor: Rex Konsul (2.5/3.5)
Blade: Ladas (1)
Brush: Paladin Chief Strawberry Amber
Lather: Stirling Bay Rum
Post-Shave: Alum, Thayers Original Alcohol Free Witch Hazel, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

I hope you all have a wonderful start into the new week (y)​
 
alfredus said:
20230516-SOTD-Small-S.jpg


Razor: Rex Konsul (2.5/3.5)
Blade: Ladas (1)
Brush: Paladin Chief Strawberry Amber
Lather: Stirling Bay Rum
Post-Shave: Alum, Thayers Original Alcohol Free Witch Hazel, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

I hope you all have a wonderful start into the new week (y)​
Click to expand...
That is a very nice finish on your new Konsul. How does it compare to your Ambassador?
 
PXL-20230406-233504869-PORTRAIT.jpg


Home again, home again, hippity-hip...

Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: Troycraft "Opalesque" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: Vintage Yardley
Razor: Blackland Sabre
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: Shower, TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Mocha Ismaili, Yemen

Good to be back. Some of the more heavily chlorinated water on the North Island was beginning to play hell with my skin, which settled down straight away with our rainwater.
 
Gargravarr said:
Good to be back. Some of the more heavily chlorinated water on the North Island was beginning to play hell with my skin, which settled down straight away with our rainwater.
Click to expand...
Our dams on the mainland aren't full of the tears of protesting hippies.
 
Nanook said:
Our dams on the mainland aren't full of the tears of protesting hippies.
Click to expand...
I wouldn't know about dam water, ours is just pure mountain rain water collected from our roof. As for hippies, there was a time when I probably was one, but now I'm 60 I occasionally have to at least pretend to be grown-up.

Incidentally, I got back to the usual flurry of junk mail, but amongst the pile was a little letter from ANZ informing me that now I'm officially a geriatric dotard, they aren't charging me monthly service fees anymore. Silver linings... :unsure:
 
emyUpRb.jpg

Prep: Valobra Glicerlanolina Soap, Myrsol Emulsion
Brush: Semogue Special Edition 2013 Olive Wood Silvertip Badger
Soap: Proraso Red
Razor: Wolfman WR-1
Blade: NOS Gillette Bleue Extra (7)
Post: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel, Proraso Red Aftershave Lotion
Scent: APR The Santal EdP
 
alfredus said:
20230516-SOTD-Small-S.jpg


Razor: Rex Konsul (2.5/3.5)
Blade: Ladas (1)
Brush: Paladin Chief Strawberry Amber
Lather: Stirling Bay Rum
Post-Shave: Alum, Thayers Original Alcohol Free Witch Hazel, South Australian Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

I hope you all have a wonderful start into the new week (y)​
Click to expand...
Absolutely beautiful, Alfie. Congrats.
 
Razor: Fatboy (7)
Blade: nacet (2)
Brush: maggards synth (my middle child stole it and dropped it on the tiles so it’s kinda broken now… need recommendations on a new one)
Soap: noble otter orbit
Splash: noble otter orbit
Scent: Floris 89
 
Wilkinson Sword Empire
Empire blade
Ever-Ready 100
Colgate mug soap
Squadron Ace



I have finally got to use this Empire with an original sharp blade thanks to @bald as .
For anyone unfamiliar with the Empire it is like a cross between an Auto-Strop and a tank. A solid built razor with the adjustable roller guard. Great shave
 
Pre-shave:- Cool Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Semogue Special Edition 2013 Silvertip 24/48mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Stirling Soap ~ Sharp Dressed Man
Razor/Blade:- Blackbird Lite SB Polished / Gillette Nacet #8
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Invite E High Potency Pure Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerin (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Moisturising Cream:- Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Fragrance-Free (for autumn & winter season)
Fragrance:- Proraso Wood & Spice
 
5XJROXu.jpg

Pre-shave: Hot shower
Brush: Oumo SHD 2 band badger
Soap: A&E ‘Kaizen’
Razor: E. M. Dickinson ‘Invicta’ 6/8
Strop: DCBlades Roo/Cotton
Post-shave: Osma Alum block, Fine ‘Platinum’, Mont Blanc ‘Explorer’

Used the Invicta as a test blade on my first ever JNat, a Nakayama Mizu Asagi - 73x115x19 mm - 485g. Resulted in a brilliant shave, as advertised.
MFlBids.jpg

Bevel after 12K Naniwa (Before)

VTWm9XC.jpg

Bevel after Nakayama Mizu Asagi (After)
 
SOTD – Wed 17 May 2023

SOTD-20230517-setup.png


This soap is so named after a WWII operation codenamed “Chastise”, which was a daring low attitude (60 ft) attack on 3 dams in the industrial centre of Germany carried out on 16–17 May 1943 by Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron, later known as "The Dam Busters". Members of the Squadron included British, Australian, New Zealand and Canadian aircrew.

Shave Result: Squadron soaps are a sentimental favourite for me, they were the first Artisan in my collection. Squadron makes lovely rich lather with excellent all round performance. For me the scent is a light bright very enjoyable cologne type scent, a complex blend with lots of subtle scents coming through as suggested by the scent profile, although a mild scent strength 4/10. The Overlander is my top performing DE razor and it went well with the mild Lord Cool blade.

The Gear:​

  • Pre Shave: Natio Men Shave Gel [A]
  • Brush: Billy Goat “Picasso” with 26/56 Syn 2Band [A]
  • Soap: Squadron Soaps – Six One Seven (617) [A]
  • Bowl: Whispers From The Woods [A]
  • Razor: Karve AL “The Overlander”
  • Blade: Lord Cool SS (1)
  • Splash: TN Dickinsons Witch Hazel with Menthol & T.Tree oil
  • Balm: Natio Men Calming After Shave [A]
  • After Shave: Old Spice AS
  • Moisturiser: Swisse Daily Face Moisturiser for Men [A]
[A] = Australian Product
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top