What did you use today? +Rate the shave 1-10 (10 best)

[Anomaly1985]

10/10Good start. The next few weeks will determine if Athena's a keeper. Until now, I never realized how mild the feather DE really is.

 

[DHowz]

10/10Good start. The next few weeks will determine if Athena's a keeper. Until now, I never realized how mild the feather DE really is.
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Gorgeous!

 

[Jim in NZ]

7.5 out of 10 Technically a clean, not quite BBS shave... but, I got a few weepers, and the Feather on day 3 continues to make me anxious. I switched it from the Tech to the King C Gillette today and it was much better behaved but if it was a fog, id want a muzzle on it in public places...

The soap... it doesn't make a long-lasting lather so probably not the best pairing for a Feather. As I lather my cheeks, the foam on my neck starts to break down and it's a bit of a 2 minute game of whack-a-mole to get foamy. I ended up reapplying to smaller areas as I went.

Yaqi 20mm synthetic brush
Triumph and Disaster Old Fashioned cream
King C. Gillette head, Feather New Hi-Stainless (day 3) on Maggards handle
Ice cold water for the rinse
Gillette aftershave
Nivea Sensitive Post shave balm.

 

[DHowz]

7.5 out of 10 Technically a clean, not quite BBS shave... but, I got a few weepers, and the Feather on day 3 continues to make me anxious. I switched it from the Tech to the King C Gillette today and it was much better behaved but if it was a fog, id want a muzzle on it in public places...

The soap... it doesn't make a long-lasting lather so probably not the best pairing for a Feather. As I lather my cheeks, the foam on my neck starts to break down and it's a bit of a 2 minute game of whack-a-mole to get foamy. I ended up reapplying to smaller areas as I went.

Yaqi 20mm synthetic brush
Triumph and Disaster Old Fashioned cream
King C. Gillette head, Feather New Hi-Stainless (day 3) on Maggards handle
Ice cold water for the rinse
Gillette aftershave
Nivea Sensitive Post shave balm.View attachment 1834139

Nice. I really hope that you can find some non-Feather sharp blades to try with your Tech! Nacets, 7 O'Clock Yellow and Perma-Sharps are the bomb!

 

[DHowz]

Nice. I really hope that you can find some non-Feather sharp blades to try with your Tech! Nacets, 7 O'Clock Yellow and Perma-Sharps are the bomb!

I'm also hearing that the FlyDear on Amazon are quite good and close to the blades I mentioned, but I've never tried them. Maybe these would be easier to obtain in NZ? AliExpress also has them.

FlyDear

 

[Obetron Rex]

1938 Senator / Wizamet / Shavemac synthetic / Brito lime / MSC peppermint lime / Aqua Velva

 

[Jim in NZ]

@DHowz Yep - I'm being a bit stubborn with the Feather but have found 7 o'clock in blue black green and yellow. I'll get a few packs, including the yellows. I do love experimenting with AliExpress blades. Also just received 100 Jifuli ones that I got for half of nothing that I will have to get through eventually!

 

[DHowz]

@DHowz Yep - I'm being a bit stubborn with the Feather but have found 7 o'clock in blue black green and yellow. I'll get a few packs, including the yellows. I do love experimenting with AliExpress blades. Also just received 100 Jifuli ones that I got for half of nothing that I will have to get through eventually!

Outstanding! Definitely try the Yellows in the Tech. I think you will like them!

 

[EdHeart]

Kit

Pre-shave: Scrubbing mit w/Dr. Bronner's followed by PAA Cube 2.0 Preshave
Soap: The Sudsy Soapery Twisted Rose
Bowl: PAA Intergalactic Shave Scuttle (boiling water)
Brush: PAA Amber Aerolite
Razors: Leaf w/3 blades: Rapira for the head shave & Late 30s New Short Comb loaded with Personna Red (Israeli) for neck, cheeks and beard line.
Post-shave: PAA Alum block
Post-shower: My custom blended beard oil, Castor Oil for my face followed by Derma-E Ultra Hydrating Night Repair Cream

Rating: 8.5 out of 10

This is the 2nd shave with the blades in each razor The first shave was definitely a 10 judged by having near zero feedback from the post-shave alum.

This 2nd shave the post-shave alum feedback was louder though not egregious. Head shave resulted in BBS and the head and cheek shave was pretty close to BBS. A few weepers on my neck, but as I've mentioned in other B&B posts, my neck is highly sensitive regardless of how I prep or what I do or use: been that way since I started shaving so long ago.

Like many others, I absolutely love this version of the Personna blade and use these exceedingly sparingly now.

Post-shave I alway shower to properly clean up my beard and always finish with full on cold water. Skin care as noted above.

I've been playing around with using straight Castor oil on my face and very, very lightly on my scalp. I'm to understand Castor has some excellent benefits and thus far am pleased with how it feels. At least on my skin, tending to be dry, I've no issues and by morning am not greasy. I think the phrase, "A little dab'll do ya," was probably born of someone using Castor oil.

 

[NorthernSoul]

April 22

Razor: Fatip Grande OC Mk2
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (1)
Brush: Omega 11137 ash wood boar
P/S: PAA Ice Cube
Soap: RR Santa Maria del Fiore
A/S: Dickinson's witch hazel
A/S: RR Santa Maria del Fiore

DFS+

 

[squank]

Gillette Tech
Treet 7 Days
Maggards Green 2-band
Murphy & McNeil Granuaile

Granuaile is one of the first soaps I loved. Paired with Granddaddy's Tech, I had a really nice shave despite a couple of nicks on my head. Still a 8.5/10.

 

[dorse23]

Preshave: Glycerine Facewash with warm water splashes
Razor : Feather Artist Club DX Non-Folding
Blade : Feather Super Professional (D2)
Brush : Simpson Chubby 3 in Manchurian Badger
Soap : Wilkinson Sword Shaving Stick
Aftershave : Alum Block + Cold water splashes + Old Spice Musk AS Lotion


Close and comfortable BBS in 3 passes !!


Rating : 9.90/10

 

[Chard52142]

Tue 23
Cream Saponificio Bignoli BlackBerry & Moss
Brush Yaqi 24mm Purple Haze Mew Brown
Razor J.R. Torrey 5/8
Aftershave B&M Le Grand Chypre
Nice lather and scent from this cream, brush, and splash combination. Enjoyed a good shave with this razor. It was refreshed on the HBA and the edge was soft, smooth & comfortably keen...Rating 9.8

 

[Guido75]

Date	23.04.2024
366 daily shaves	114/366

Razor	Blade	Brush
Gillette NEW Flat Bottom	KCG China (4)	Zenith 502B XSE
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash	Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (96)	Cold splash Proraso Green Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG and touch up
Process Quality	Blade Sharpness
8/10 (Weepers)	6/10 (Razor sharp)
Effectiveness	Shave Comfort
9/10 (BBS)	6/10 (Harsh)

Notes:

Summary. Approaching marble on the cheeks today, but the journey was less stellar.

For extended shave notes click here.

Enjoy your shave!

 

[JacobW]

Smooth day for everyone 9.8/10

 

[Raz0rboy]

9/10

 

[Eric_75]

Happy Birthday!!!

@28Notch
@mladenius
@Ribitski23
@TonySerenade

 

[CDinVT]

Razor: Hoffritz Slant
Blade: Shark Platinum (1st)
Brush: DS Cosmetics synthetic
Soap: Vintage Shulton Old Spice
Post: Dickinson's Witch Hazel
After: Vintage Old Spice Original
Rating: 8/10
Notes: I got my Hoffritz slant out for a shave this morning as it has been a while since I've used any of my Slants. Also gave a shark Platinum another try and this time the results were great. Three passes, BBS shave. It's something with me and slants I get the same 3 weepers in spots I normally don't get weepers. No irritation other than those three weepers.

 

[MrSpeedy]

Razor: Schick Krona
Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic - German (10)
Brush: EverReady 100T handle with synthetic knot
Soap: Southern Witchcrafts "Druantia"
Aftershave: Southern Witchcrafts "Druantia"
Rating: 10/10 - The weather yo-yo'd back to cool mornings, so used one of my cool weather soaps.

 

[28Notch]

Th

Happy Birthday!!!

@28Notch
@mladenius
@Ribitski23
@TonySerenade

Thank you !