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

[Kix]

May 12, 2024 Sunday shave

Razor: Razorock Old Type
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum (2)
Soap: Cella red
Brush: Yaqi 24mm Silvertip badger
Bowl: Captain's Choice Heavyweight copper
Post shave: Omega alum block, Thayer's Witch Hazel
Aftershave: Fine Snake Bite

Once again, I'm impressed with this cheap razor. I don't use it regularly, but it's a great little razor.
No weepers, nicks, etc. and no irritation. It was a truly great shave!

10/10

Enjoy your day!

 

[Russ622]

Prep Hot Shower

Brush: Chisel & Hound - V23 Fanchurian

Razor: Blackland Sabre Level 2

Blade: Personna GEM Ptfe (6)

Lather: RazoRock - Mudder Focker -Soap

Post Shave: RazoRock - Mudder Focker - Aftershave

Fragrancerakkar- Noir - Eau de Toilette





My mom used to curse like a trucker and sailor, which is understandable because she was a Navy Nurse, and my stepfather was a truck driver before he went into law enforcement. But the one thing she hatted was the term Mother F*cker. She would lose her mind. It was so bad that it became a running joke in the family and it was always one designated person at every holiday gathering to say it just to see her lose it. So in her honor I chose Mudder Focker today. It’s the first time using it and I’m not sure how I feel about it. It lathers great and the slickness is there, but I’m not so sure about the scent. The splash is nice but the soap, I just don’t know.

Razor 10/10
Splash 10/10
Soap Scent 4/10
Soap Performance 10/10
Overall: 8/10 Because of soap scent

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Schick G5 Injector Razor
Blade: Schick Injector
Brush: Wolf Whiskers Emilia in Periwinkle
Pre-Shave: Proraso White Pre-Shave Cream
Lather: Truefitt & Hill Grafton
Aftershave: Truefitt and Hill Grafton Aftershave Balm
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Imperial Leather Talcum Powder
Ten

Happy Mother's Day!

 

[silverlifter]

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• silverlifter
• May 12, 2024

Koraat Sheffield 15/16 Half Hollow - Semogue OC Boar - Mike's Barber Shop - Floïd Vigoroso -...

Fresh Ozuku edge made for a marvellous shave! Three passes for a lovely BBS to start the week. Have great shaves!

 

[Buflow]

Razor: Mühle R41 w RRock HD handle
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
Brush: Simpson Duke 3 LE Sovereign
Bowl: Fine Accoutrements
Soap: RazoRock The Dead Sea

Pre shave: Kyle's Routine, La Toja
Aftershave: RazoRock The Dead Sea , Stirling Hipster balm

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Nice Shave on 2 day growth, no issues.

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2 pass shave, WTG, XTG
Rating: 10/10 BBS

 

[AndyPanda]

Razor: Gillette Tech - I've increased the blade gap to .84
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue - my first time using a GSB, I see why people like them
Brush: Kent BK4
Soap/Splash: A&E Peach & Cognac
Results: Close and Comfortable - smoooth!

 

[SgtCrppls]

Brush: Varlet “Megalith”. 29mm XD, I have two of these knots and I have two brushes on the way may be selling this one so if you are interested keep your eyes posted.
Blade: Perma Sharp (1)
Soap: GD “Ousia II” Kairos SE
Razor: Blackbird Ti

 

[Mthammer11]

Beautiful Wade & Butcher. Enjoy in good health.

Thanks @GNR ! Have a great Sunday.

 

[Mthammer11]

Excellent Sunday Shave! We’ve been celebrating a wonderful Mother’s Day, as I hope all of you have. Enjoy your Sunday.

Pre: Shower
Brush: Farvour Turn Craft Handle, PAA Synthetic Knot
Razor: Vintage Wade & Butcher Straight
Soap: HC&C Big City Nights
Toner: Thayer‘s - Unscented
Splash: None Today
Serum: Jack Black Protein Serum
Balm: Zingari Man Aftershave Balm - Unscented
EDP: Louis Vuitton Orage

3 Passes
No Knicks, Cuts, Irritation

Shave Rating: 10

 

[Guido75]

Nice to see you using different razors Doug @SgtCrppls - are you venturing out (with some spectacular gear by the way!) or looking for a successor to your Wolfman?

Enjoy!

Guido

 

[SgtCrppls]

Nice to see you using different razors Doug @SgtCrppls - are you venturing out (with some spectacular gear by the way!) or looking for a successor to your Wolfman?

Enjoy!

Guido

I have had a Tibird before then gave it to my son, the Tiback was a venture out from so many people recommending it, we will see if I keep them all just to have a little variety in my razors as well as my brushes.

 

[AndyPanda]

@SgtCrppls have you ever used the original Ousia? I have the original Ousia and I'm curious about the Ousia II. Hoping you might have experience with both and can describe the scent difference.

 

[1e4]

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Sunday, May 12, 2024

Hardware

Razor	Karve Bison
Blade	Treet Platinum (1 / 10) [3]
Brush	Semogue Torga C5 Boar

Software

Pre	-
Lather	Vitos Extra Super Coco (Kilo) [19]
Post	Clubman Virgin Island Bay Rum

Rating

8 / 10

Notes

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[Obetron Rex]

Aristocrat #15 OC 1st gen / GSB / Shavemac synthetic / Brito lime / Seaforth sea ice lime / Ogallala Bay rum and sweet orange - 10. One of the most beautiful and best razors ever made IMO. Smooth efficient super close BBS shave for a rainy Sunday.

 

[SgtCrppls]

@SgtCrppls have you ever used the original Ousia? I have the original Ousia and I'm curious about the Ousia II. Hoping you might have experience with both and can describe the scent difference.

I have used both, if I remember the scent is the same.

 

[Jim in NZ]

Prep: Shower and face wash with Dove shea butter bar.
Razor: Yaqi's Mellon zamak
Handle: generic aluminum (w = 26g, 95mm x 12.5mm / 3"x 0.5")
Blade: Gillette 7 O'clock Yellow, #4
Cream: Body Shop Maca Root and aloe shaving cream
Bowl: none - face lather
Brush: Yaqi 20mm synthetic
Post shave:
Thorough rinse with warm water
Rinse with cold (very!) tap water
Blue Stratos Aftershave
Nivea Sensitive post shave balm
Score: 9.5 / 10
Summary:
Another very enjoyable, smooth and satisfying, almost BBS shave today. I just changed the handle to a lighter one today - in line with my approach of only changing one variable per shave if possible, other than blade number of shaves. The razor / blade combo just gets better with each use.

 

[MrSpeedy]

Razor: Gillette Black Handle SuperSpeed
Blade: Gillette Silver Blue (3)
Brush: EverReady 100T handle with synthetic knot
Soap: Stirling Barbershop
Aftershave: Stirling Barbershop
Rating: 10/10 - Awesome two-pass evening shave.

 

[never-stop-learning]

Sunday 20240512

Razor: Colonial Razors The General V2 (Timeless Crown TRH8 Ti Handle)
Blade: Schick Proline P (12 shaves, 24 passes)
Brush: Wald A1 Nimbus Bloodline Synthetic Fan
Bowl: Captain's Choice Copper
Lather: Tallow + Steel Hokkaido
Aftershave: Clubman Pinaud Lilac Vegetal

Same kit as yesterday. A Top Tier 2-pass shave with The General V2 and this week's Supporting Cast.

An exceptional kit that I can use every day.

Superb shave!

 

[DHowz]

Pre: Shower and Stirling Unscented Pre-Shave Soap Bar
Razor: Timeless Ti .95SB Matte with Crown handle
Blade: Personna Israeli Red (2)
Soap: Stirling Sandpiper
Brush: RazoRock Hive 24mm Mokasoft
Bowl: Timeless
Post-Shave: Stirling Sandpiper AS and unscented balm

Stellar evening shave, 10/10.

 

[SP120K]

prep: shower with Stirling unscented glacial pre-shave soap and Stirling Solidus bath soap
soap: Stirling Peach
blade: Jifuli (1)
brush: APshaveco
razor: Blackbird Ti
post: Captain's Choice Island Time after shave
post: Stirling West Indies Lime ASB
facial hair: Stirling Iced Pineapple pre shave & beard oil
facial hair: Stirling Fresher beard balm
hair: Suavecito matte finish medium hold pomade

I had a great shave came out feeling DFS there
my Captain's Choice splash has great lubricity!