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

[OhioBob]

Pre Shave: Warm Shower, Stirling Baker Street Liquid Bath Soap, Stirling Unscented Pre Shave Soap
Razor: Schick M3 Adjustable on #5
Blade: Schick Twin (7)
Soap/Cream: Stirling The Fresher
Bowl: The CaYuen Workshop Medium Damascus Shaving Dish
Brush: Dscosmetic's Neon Handle AP Shave Co 26mm MiG Knot
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Thayers Unscented Witch Hazel, Nivea Unscented Post Shave Balm & Stirling The Fresher AS
Rating: 10/10 A comfortable efficient 3 pass BBS shave with no touch ups, two weepers (re-opened an old one, caught a skin blemish for the new second one), no cuts or irritation. Still a very good shave in spite of the weepers.

 

[BigJ]

Today’s Shave

Razor: Wolfman WR1
Blade: 7 O’clock black (4)
Brush: Graydog palm wood 2-band
Soap: MWF ‘tallow’
Splash: Fine American blend

Rating: Another fine shave today (9.5/10)!!

 

[AnimalCatcher]

Razor: Aristocrat 1948-1950
Blade: Personna 74 (10)
Brush: Wald A1
Soap: Areffa - Red Viburnum
Aftershave: Areffa - Red Viburnum

An excellent shave! This shaving soap is fantastic! 9.5/10

 

[Halfbeard]

Parker SoloEdge
Rhinoceros XR (8)
Blue's Goat Milk soap
Brossi a/s

 

[WThomas0814]

Prep: warm water splash

Razor: Blackland Vector, satin stainless
Blade: Feather AC Pro (3)
Soap: Cella Red
Brush: Zenith 507 boar

Post: hot shower, Dickinson’s Original
Aftershave: The Rub

Fantastic two-pass DFS+. Smooth, close, feels great. Love the lather I get with Cella and a big, scrubby boar and the Vector is now my favorite razor, at least until next week.

Cheers, lads

!

 

[awk_m4]

Wednesday April 24, 2024
Bowl: Shave Nation
Brush: Zenith B17
Lather: Tabac
Razor: Henson ++
Blade: Crystal Israeli (1)
Post: Tabac

Rating: 10/10

 

[Buflow]

Razor: Gillette Fatboy 1960
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum
Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3 Sovereign
Bowl: Fine Accoutrements
Soap: Mike's Orange, Cedarwood, Black Pepper

Pre shave: Kyle's Routine, La Toja
Aftershave: A&E Asian Pear

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Today was about testing a theory using Mike's soap.
First use of Mike's soap yesterday seemed like my razor wasn't making it all the way to my face.
Mike's was very creamy and even when I made it wetter it seemed to create a boundary layer that my razor wasn't up to the task of cutting through. At least that was my impression.
So:
Today I used my Fatboy opened up to various settings to test the theory.
Setting 8 was magic. The shave was clean, close and very comfortable and much easier then yesterday's.
I love this soap and learning about the differences in our shaving hobby.
Asian Pear AS is delightful and really transforms the atmosphere around my face.
Today was a perfect shave!

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2.5 pass shave, WTG, XTG, ATG -perfect shave
Rating: 10/10 BBS

 

[SgtCrppls]

Brush: RV “Duke Style “ handle @Rudy Vey w/ Longshaving knot
Blade: Timor (1)
Soap: GD “Vetiver “ Aion Maxima
Razor: WR2 Ti SB 1.25 w/ Timeless Ti Crown Handle

Doug

 

[cryhavoc]

DFS today and the blade is still going strong.

Razor: GEM MMOC
Blade: GEM SS PTFE (26)
Soap: Mike's Orange, Cedarwood, Black Pepper
Brush: Omega 10065 Boar
AS: Pinaud Clubman

Rating: 9/10

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Wilkinson Empire Model
Blade: Personna Injector
Brush: Riva Resin & Pewter flakes.
Pre-Shave: Proraso White Pre-Shave Cream
Lather: Zingari Man Rogue
Aftershave: Zingari Man Rogue
Additional Care:
Thayers Facial Tonic Witch Hazel Unscented
Nivea Post Shave Balm
Ten

 

[Guido75]

Date	24.04.2024
366 daily shaves	115/366

Razor	Blade	Brush
Gillette UK Postwar Tech	KCG China (5)	Yaqi Lucky Dice
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash	Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (97)	Cold splash Proraso Green Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG and touch up
Process Quality	Blade Sharpness
9/10 (Small redness)	6/10 (Razor sharp)
Effectiveness	Shave Comfort
7/10 (DFS)	7/10 (Comfortable)

Notes:

Summary. An easy shave today with purposely avoiding BBS to give my skin a little rest.

For extended shave notes click here.

Enjoy your shave.

 

[Buflow]

Date	24.04.2024
366 daily shaves	115/366

Razor	Blade	Brush
Gillette UK Postwar Tech	KCG China (5)	Yaqi Lucky Dice
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash	Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (97)	Cold splash Proraso Green Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG and touch up
Process Quality	Blade Sharpness
9/10 (Small redness)	6/10 (Razor sharp)
Effectiveness	Shave Comfort
7/10 (DFS)	7/10 (Comfortable)

Notes:

Summary. An easy shave today with purposely avoiding BBS to give my skin a little rest.

For extended shave notes click here.

Enjoy your shave.

I see that you're using Mike's.
I recently started my first use of Mike's soap and now recognize that it's very protective and creamy. Have you found any razor/blade combinations that work best with this soap?

 

[Guido75]

I see that you're using Mike's.
I recently started my first use of Mike's soap and now recognize that it's very protective and creamy. Have you found any razor/blade combinations that work best with this soap?

Actually a though question as I do not really factor my soap in when thinking razors and blades. But I have checked my statistics for you and high scores should give some indication right?

Modern

• Blackbird SS with a Sputnik blade (1)
• Razorock Game Changer .84OC with GSB (1)
• Lambda Athena with GSB, a Shark Chrome (6) or ASCO (5)
• Karve CB OC-C with Shark Chrome (3)

Vintage

• Canadian Tech with GSB (2)
• Prewar US Tech with Chinese KCG (1)
• Gillette Red Tip with Sharp Titanium (3)
• Gillette NEW RFB with Sharp Titanium (4)

But my Ti95 with any blade and my Game Changer .84SB with any blade work also extremely well. The Blackbird appears to be more or less blade agnostic too.

What I am maybe observing or saying is that Mike's provides such a nice cushion and glide that you can use whatever combination you fancy using that day.

Cheers,

Guido.

 

[Buflow]

Actually a though question as I do not really factor my soap in when thinking razors and blades. But I have checked my statistics for you and high scores should give some indication right?

Modern

• Blackbird SS with a Sputnik blade (1)
• Razorock Game Changer .84OC with GSB (1)
• Lambda Athena with GSB, a Shark Chrome (6) or ASCO (5)
• Karve CB OC-C with Shark Chrome (3)

Vintage

• Canadian Tech with GSB (2)
• Prewar US Tech with Chinese KCG (1)
• Gillette Red Tip with Sharp Titanium (3)
• Gillette NEW RFB with Sharp Titanium (4)

But my Ti95 with any blade and my Game Changer .84SB with any blade work also extremely well. The Blackbird appears to be more or less blade agnostic too.

What I am maybe observing or saying is that Mike's provides such a nice cushion and glide that you can use whatever combination you fancy using that day.

Cheers,

Guido.

Nice, thanks for your knowledge and input

 

[NorthernSoul]

April 24

Razor: Gillette Tech (Canadian pre-war model)
Blade: Perma-Sharp Super (3)
Brush: Omega 11137 ash wood boar
Soap: AoS lemon cream super-lathered with Speick stick
A/S: Dickinson's witch hazel
A/S: Speick

DFS+

 

[Texchappy]

7/10
Irritation after skipping a day and not a particularly close shave.

 

[thombrogan]

Here’s hoping your next one is smooth and comfortable, @Texchappy

 

[Obetron Rex]

7 O'Clock OC / GSB / Brito lime / Stirling coconut lime / Aqua Velva - 10

 

[dorse23]

Preshave: Glycerine Facewash with warm water splashes
Razor : Feather Artist Club SS Non-Folding
Blade : Feather Super Professional (D5)
Brush : Custom Shavemac 2-Band Silvertip Badger
Soap : Speick Shaving Stick
Aftershave : Alum Block + Cold water splashes + Hugo Boss AS Lotion


Close and comfortable BBS in 3 passes !!


Rating : 9.72/10

 

[silverlifter]

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• silverlifter
• Apr 24, 2024

Koraat 14 2.0 15/16 Bellied Full Hollow - Semogue 820 - Eufros Gea - Myrsol Antesol - Sukin...

Sublime shave; this edge is so soft, it leaves my face feeling supple and fresh. The scent and performance of Gea is an absolute delight as well! 11/10