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JCinPA

The Lather Maestro

Wednesday, October 16​

  • Pre shave - shower
  • Captain's Choice stoneware lather bowl
  • Yaqi Ghost 90SB DS Cosmetics Spiral Ti handle (China)
  • Personna Chrome Platinum #2 (USA)
  • Omega Vintage Elite synthetic (Italy)
  • Proraso red cream (Italy)
  • Thayer's WH (USA)
  • Pinaud Clubman (USA)

9.5+/10 DFS. This is Proraso Red cream week for me. Pinaud Clubman was a fun scent this morning. I used it daily for 20 years before coming to this place, now I have over a dozen and I haven't used it in a while. It's like getting reacquainted with an old friend. :)
 
Thu 17
Soap Cella Milano
Aftershave Old Spice Original
Brush Yaqi 24mm Ruby Tuxedo
Razor Red Imp 132
Awesome lather and superb shave with this razor! Rating 9.8
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Razor: Gillette England Goodwill (French Market - "Importe d'Angleterre") (Rosseforp GTS 25g Handle)
Blade: Perma-Sharp (2 shaves, 6 passes)
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Brush: Wald A1 Nimbus Bloodline Synthetic Fan
Bowl: Timeless
Lather: Taconic Shave Bay Rum Cream
Post-shave Balm: Nivea
Aftershave: Clubman Pinaud

Same kit as yesterday. Same wonderful performance and results. The Goodwill rocks! :punk:

Superb 3-Pass DFS shave! :cool:
 

ajkel64

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1) Italy: Brush Omega 10066 Boar.
2) Germany: Shaving Soap Tallow Tabac.
3) USA: Razor Gillette Regus Tech.
4) Russia: Razor Blade Gillette Nacet.
5) France: Alum Block Osma.
6) Poland: Aftershave Balm Nivea Men Sensitive Skin and Stubble Balm.
7) Spain: EDT Nautica Blue.

Another pretty good uneventful shave this morning. Same as the last few days and a rating of 8.5/10.
 
GRUME 17 October 2024

Bobby B’s Daily 2-Pass (WTG & ATG) Minimalist Shave Report


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TODAY’S SHAVE AND CLEANUP:

Razors: Shaving: King C Gillette with WCS 84S handle Buffing: Van der Hagen (VDH)
Blades: Shaving: Bic Chrome Platinum blade # 72 Shave # 5 Buffing: VDH # 7
Prep: Cube 2.0 Menthol
Soap: Noble Otter’s Lonestar
Noble Otter Brushes: One each for Prep and Lathering
After Shave: Brut A/S Fragrance
Alum: WCS Alum Stick
Quality: BBS
Rating: 10.0
Nicks: 0
Weepers: 0
Stubble: Very light
Comments: Another crisp, clean, smooth face feel shave this morning. Will go nice for my long walk with our grandpuppy as the LOTH and I have multiple errands to run this morning/afternoon.
 
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Pre-Shave
Face wash with Cera Ve Face Soap
Soap/Cream
Razor Rock Classic
Brush
Rudy Vey with Shavemac D01 two-band knot
Bowl
Captains Choice Copper
Razor
Henson AL 13++
Blade
PolSilver Super Iridium
Aftershave
Thayers WH & Duke Cannon ASB
Fragrance
Beverly Hills Polo Club.
Rating
10/10
Comments
The Razor Rock soap, after 69 shaves, is rapidly disappearing. With continual use, the soap has become very soft, and any brush has an easy time loading it and making a nice lather. I have been impressed with this Italian soap. The next brush in my rotation is one made by Rudy Ver. It has a Shavemac D0 1 two-band knot. Some folks find this knot too “scritchy,” but I like it This was the fourth shave with my Henson AL13++ and PolSilver Super Iridium blae. The razor continues to do a good job. This was a perfect shave. Have a wonderful day, folks.
 
Morning Shave - 10/17/24
Shave Number:
362
Passes: 3
Razor: RazoRock Mentor
Blade: BIC Astor (4)
Soap: Proraso Red
Brush: RazoRock Plissoft RR400
Aftershave: Clubman VIBR
Shave Comfort: 10/10 (Smooth)
Shave Quality: 10/10 (BBS)
Shave Rating: 10/10
Wohoo BBS! Oh yes now we are talkin'! Fantastic smooth shave this morning. Blade is still going strong and the razor is easy to use as well. No complaints just smooth goodness.
 
  • Gillette Tech ball-end
  • Wilkinson Sword (6)
  • Palmolive foam
  • Arko lotion
Lately, I have no time in the morning so foam is my choice. With plenty of water, I can get very good slickness for a quick 2 passes shave. The razor is outstanding. I wish I could get the very same in stainless steel (under 100 bucks)

Also, I see that Arko lotion isn't popular here but that's an outstanding one, I highly recommend it to everyone. I like the scent (similar to Arko Sensitive cream which is not a scent of Arko stick, alas), and... I'd say the lightness of it. I mean that although there's >60% of alcohol, I don't feel it OR I don't feel it so harshly. It doesn't dry my skin as well, which is a plus as well. In a word, try it
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