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

[Whiterook]

Razor: Rockwell T2
Blade: Astra Superior Platinum
Brush: Simpson Captain 2 Best Badger
Pre-Shave: Proraso White Pre-Shave Cream
Lather: Chiseled Face Ghost Town Barber
Aftershave: Pinaud Lilac Vegetal
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Nivea Post Shave Balm
Ten

 

[Abz88]

Pre-shave (in order of use)
- Jack Black Deep Dive Glycolic Facial Cleanser
- Truefitt & Hill Highgrove Pre-shave Oil
- Penhaligon's Lords Shaving Soap

Post-shave (in order of use)
- Osma Alum Block
- Sukin Blemish Pore Perfecting Toner
- The Ordinary Skin Serum
- Phoenix & Beau Luna Post Shave Lotion
- Jack Black Double-Duty Face Moisturiser

Tools
- Steve Woodhead Pottery Suribachi Lather Scuttle
- FaTip Grande L'ibrido
- Personna Platinum Chrome (3)
- Antica Barbieria Colla Boar

Fragrance for the day
Floris Jermyn Street EDP

Rating: 9/10
It was my first shave with this vintage soap and it was excellent! It was still in its cellophane wrapper which had kept the Lords scent in (now called Douro) and the lather built easily and was very slick.
Overall a close and pleasant shave with no irritation or Alum feedback.

 

[Buflow]

Quick, no brainer touch-up shave.

Razor: RazoRock SLOC
Blade: Shark Super Chrome
Brush: AP ShaveCo Blue Lagoon G5B knot
Bowl: NA, Face lather
Soap: La Toja Stick

Pre shave: none
Aftershave: Lustray Blue Spice

Single pass shave WTG
No issues & pure delight
Rating: 9/10 DFS

 

[WThomas0814]

Smooth, relaxed, easy shave today. DFS+ with no effort. Perfect choice since my mind is wandering to my tax returns….

Lambda Athena * Personna Lab Blue (1) * Vitos Red + Coco * AP Shaving Crushed Mud/SOC boar knot

Finished off with a hot shower, Dickinson’s Original, and Skin Bracer AS.

 

[Qanzoq]

Head Shave
Pre Shave: Warm water + Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Razor: Henson AL13 Mild
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (1,2) + touch ups
Shaving Cream: TOBS Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Brush: Gentleman’s Face Care Club Badger Friendly Shave Brush
Bowl: ASDA bowl
Post Shave: Nivea Sensitive Post Shave Balm
Rate: 9.0/10
2 days growth
Another good solid head shave with the Henson - really is an excellent head shaver

Face Shave
Pre Shave: Warm water + Proraso Pre Shave Cream
Razor: Henson AL13 Mild
Blade: Wilkinson Sword (4,5,6) + touch ups
Shaving Cream: TOBS Sandalwood Shaving Cream
Brush: Gentleman’s Face Care Club Badger Friendly Shave Brush
Bowl: ASDA bowl
Post Shave: King of Shaves Shave Cream
Rate: 9/10
2 days growth
First time using the Wilkinson Sword blade - feels smooth and close after a 3 pass 1WTG 1XTG 1ATG + touch ups DFS shave.
Again some irritation in the neck area but not much.
I did nick myself again but in a problem chin area with a long standing spot so all in all another good shave with the Henson.
I have noticed that the TOBS cream although excellent does dry quickly - maybe my fault but no big deal plenty to spare.

 

[dmshaver]

'48 - '50 Aristocrat
Polsilver Stainless
Captain's Choice Copper Lather Bowl
Elite Razor 26mm Manchurian
Ethos Colonia
Vanilla Highball

10/10

 

[MA128]

No pic today. SWMBO in a foul mood and doesn't appreciate the time/effort I put into this hobby on a good day.

Pre Shave:	Hot water, TOBS Pre-Shave Gel
Razor:	Henson AL13 v2 mild
Blade:	Dorco ST300
# Days Growth:	2
Soap/Cream:	Highland Springs Barbershop
Brush:	WCS Synthetic
Post Shave:	Cold water, Thayers, Proraso White
Sharpness:	9
Comfort:	9
	Started w new Tiger - awful - not sharp or smooth. This is the 2nd time this has happened (same tuck). Banked after one pass and put in used Dorco which was infinitely better. Ended up with BBS-.

 

[DHowz]

Very nice evening shave.

Pre: Hot water and towel
Razor: DSCosmetic S9
Blade: 7 O'Clock Yellow (1)
Brush: Razorock Bruce 24mm plissoft
Cream: Cella Bio Croap
Bowl: Razorock Plastic Lather Bowl
Aftershave: Nivea balm

Snuck this shave in while the wife and kids were watching an episode of Bluey (which is pretty good stuff as these things go). 9.5/10.

 

[Obetron Rex]

Wolfman WR2 1.15 dual comb / Wizamet / STF XL / Brito lime / Stirling Glacial Peach / Aqua Velva - 10

 

[Beto Salatini]

SOTD March 28th
FFFMM (Fixed Four For March Madness) 2024


Hello friends

The first afternoon below 20°C of the year. I chose SV Manna di Sicilia as my soap for FFFMM 2024 and as it doesn't exactly have a summer scent, today's shave was in fact the first one suitable for it.

Greencult 2.0 plate II
Gillette Silver Blue (3)
SV Manna di Sicilia
Semogue SOC Mistura

To match the milder temperature, I finished with Pinaud Clubman Special Reserve, an aftershave that I love.

Greencult 2.0 and GSB were stupendous, as always.

With us, Gene Ammons.


Rating: 10


Have a nice evening and great shaves!

 

[Callahan23]

Evening, last night's shave:

Razor: Razorock Stainless Lupo with .58 plate and Titanium Halo handle
Blade: Gillette 7 o'clock Super Stainless
Pre: Hot Water
Soap: Ach Brito Mogno
Brush: Omega Boar Pro
Aftershave: Skin Bracer
Post: Eucerin Complete Repair

One of my favorite shaves, everything just comes together with this setup. Good efficiency, zero irritation.

10/10

Cheers

 

[silverlifter]

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• silverlifter
• Mar 28, 2024

Shiozawa Tadaaki Focus 13/16 Hollow - Zenith Manchurian - Eufros Vetiver de Haití - Myrsol Agua...

Good Friday shave was a delight. Manuel's lather was exceptional, yasuki steel was soft and comfortable and the Myrsol finish was delightful! Have great Easter holidays all!

 

[NorthernSoul]

March 28 (evening)

Razor: Fatip Gentile w/ wood handle
Blade: Feather (3)
Brush: Zenith B03-A26 aluminum pro boar
Soap: AOS lemon cream super-lathered w/ Haslinger Sage
A/S: Dickinson's witch hazel
A/S: Epsilon Blue

DFS++

I put the Haslinger Sage into an old Tabac shave stick container. Using the wide stick format for face lathering works great. Epsilon Blue is a good match with the Haslinger soap.

 

[dorse23]

Preshave: Glycerine Facewash with warm water splashes
Razor : Gillette Super Adjustable (Black Beauty) @5
Blade : Gillette 7O'Clock Black Indian (D5)
Brush : Simpson Duke 3 in Best Badger
Soap : Wilkinson Sword Shaving Stick
Aftershave : Alum Block + Cold water splashes + Skin Bracer AS Lotion

Close and comfortable DFS+ in 3 passes !!


Rating : 9.54/10

 

[Life Is A Dream]

2024-03-29

Hardware

• Razor: Pearl L-55 Open Comb
• Blade: The Gentleman (1)
• Brush: BSC Synthetic
• Bowl: Pearl Shaving Bowl

Software

• Soap: Trigodon Wild Seas
• Aftershave: Captain Nemo's Absolute Zero, Anherb After Shave Conditioner

Shave

• Prep: Warm shower
• Lather: Bowl lather
• Passes: 1 (+buffing)
• Result: DFS
• Rating: 6.8/10

Comments
Quick morning shave. I wanted to restrict it to one pass due to lack of time. I should have used the GWS blade from my previous shave but for some reason decided to use a new Gentleman blade instead. The shave was incredibly smooth on the cheeks. I did not do XTG but it is glassy smooth in all directions except ATG!

Zero nicks, almost no irritation. Stretching the skin too much is actually the cause for a lot of irritation and maybe even nicks. This time I just did very mild stretching, mostly with just mildly contorting my face.

The Captain Nemo Absolute Zero after-shave offers bone-chilling cooling, almost a bit too much so I had to apply the Anherb after-shave conditioner on top of it and it was good. The Absolute Zero smells literally like the Polo mint confectionery (not sure if these are popular in the ConUS/EU) and I am not a fan of the smell.

Overall, quite pleased with the shave. There is some tiny amount of stubble under chin area. Hence the reduced point in the rating.

Peace x3

 

[Guido75]

Date	29.03.2024
366 daily shaves	089/366

Razor	Blade	Brush
Razorock Game Changer .84P SB	Shark Chrome (5)	Zenith 502B XSE
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash	Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (70)	Cold splash Proraso Green Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG and touch up
Process Quality (details here)	Blade Sharpness
9.5/10 (Tiny weeper)	5/10 (Razor Sharp)
Effectiveness	Shave Comfort
9/10 (BBS)	9/10 (Butterysmooth)

Notes:

Summary. Blissful shave with the Game Changer today and feeling like a million!

For extended shave notes click here.

Enjoy your shave!

 

[Eric_75]

Happy Birthday!!!

@Bashman99
@Hak.1963
@Kats1
@Skotch

 

[ChrisPL68]

9.5/10

 

[AlphaFrank75]

Pre-Shave: Grooming Dept Unscented Pre-Shave
Soap: The Sudsy Soapery Spearmint + Eucalyptus
Brush: MÜHLE Faux Horn Extra Large Silvertip Fiber
Razor: YAQI Romulus
Blade: KAI Captain Titan Mild Protouch MG (9)
Post-Shave: AION Skincare Nourishing Balm
Rating: DFS+

 

[ackvil]

Pre-Shave	Face wash with Cera Ve Hydrating Facial Cleanser
Soap/Cream	Vintage Williams
Brush	Paladin El Dorado
Bowl	Old Spice Mug + Captain’s Choice Copper
Razor	Henson AL++
Blade	Personna Medical Prep
Aftershave	Thayers WH & Art of Shaving ASB
Fragrance	Yves Saint Laurent
Rating	10/10
Comments	This is the 5th shave with the Henson AL++ razor and Personna Medical Prep blade. Since this is a milder razor, I get many more shaves out of the blade. Today’s brush is a Paladin El Dorado, one of my favorite brushes. The brush held enough lather for me to easily do a four-pass face and two- pass head shave. The vintage Williams is on its 99th use. Have a great day and weekend, folks.