| Pre-Shave | Face wash with Cera Ve Face Soap |
| Soap/Cream | Tcheon Fung Sing Crema Purissima Per Barba |
| Brush | Truefitt & Hill Silvertip |
| Bowl | Captains Choice Copper & Old Spice Mug |
| Razor | Wolfman WR2 SS SB 1.05 |
| Blade | PolSilver Super Iridium |
| Aftershave | Thayers WH & Cremo ASB |
| Fragrance | Jimmy Choo Man Intense |
| Rating | 10/10 |
| Comments | I am changing razors today. The next razor in my rotation is a Wolfman WR2 SS SB 1.05. I loaded a PolSilver Super Iridium blade in the razor. I usually use a Personna Medical Prep blade in the Wolfman, but the PolSilver did an excellent job. This is the fourth shave with the TSF Crema Purissima Per Barba. The soap continues to impress me. I was pleasantly surprised that the small T&H brush made sufficient lather for my multiple-pass face and head shave. It was a perfect shave. Have a great day, folks. |
What did you use today? +Rate the shave 1-10 (10 best)
- Thread starter Bleedrunner
- Start date
Duke Cannon Big Bourbon beard and face wash
Proraso Green cream
AoS brush
Edwin Jagger DE89L razor
Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum Blade (6)
AquaVelva splash
American Crew post shave balm
Reuzel Beard Balm
9/10 (Great shave but the floor was cold!!)
Proraso Green cream
AoS brush
Edwin Jagger DE89L razor
Gillette 7 O'Clock Super Platinum Blade (6)
AquaVelva splash
American Crew post shave balm
Reuzel Beard Balm
9/10 (Great shave but the floor was cold!!)
Today is 01-09-2025, Shave Report
Razor: 1956 Ball-End Tech
Blade: Personna Super, Day 4 use.
Soap/Cream: Cremo Classic Citrus (Secret Sent)
Bowl: N/A
Brush/Instrument: Fingers
Extra Stuff: Witch Hazel
Used my 1956 Ball-End Tech, IMHO is amazing Razor, this Razor was PIF thanks to @gpjoe.
Did 3 pass Shave Against, With, & Across the grain, with Personna Super, it was almost no blade feel, blade just glide like skating on ice, remove Beard with ease. See Blade lasting maybe 2-3 more days.
Shave was 9.9 not BBS, but DamFine Shave.
Used New Tube of Cremo Citrus, different smells but NO TRUE Citrus, goofy Cremo Smell. Not real in you face Citrus smell, think the Clara Peller the lady from Wendy’s Hamburger Commercial would be yelling, “Where the Citrus”. Because if it there, it not much Citrus smell.
Love my Old Vintage Gillette’s, good Razor’s, still working well enough to put a big smile on my face.
Cannot imagine getting a much better Shave with one a modern super premium razors. I am a Vintage Gillette Junkie. Color me HAPPY.
JMHO
Razor: 1956 Ball-End Tech
Blade: Personna Super, Day 4 use.
Soap/Cream: Cremo Classic Citrus (Secret Sent)
Bowl: N/A
Brush/Instrument: Fingers
Extra Stuff: Witch Hazel
Used my 1956 Ball-End Tech, IMHO is amazing Razor, this Razor was PIF thanks to @gpjoe.
Did 3 pass Shave Against, With, & Across the grain, with Personna Super, it was almost no blade feel, blade just glide like skating on ice, remove Beard with ease. See Blade lasting maybe 2-3 more days.
Used New Tube of Cremo Citrus, different smells but NO TRUE Citrus, goofy Cremo Smell. Not real in you face Citrus smell, think the Clara Peller the lady from Wendy’s Hamburger Commercial would be yelling, “Where the Citrus”. Because if it there, it not much Citrus smell.
Love my Old Vintage Gillette’s, good Razor’s, still working well enough to put a big smile on my face.
Cannot imagine getting a much better Shave with one a modern super premium razors. I am a Vintage Gillette Junkie. Color me HAPPY.
JMHO
Thursday 1/09 Shave
BADGERary Day 9
All BADGER Brushes - All Month
Pretty much used the Straight for all three passes
Only used the ATT SE-2 for edging the sideburns
No Cuts or Weepers
You must be able to teach an old Dog new tricks after all
Overall a Very Good DFS+ Shave (9.5/10)
Razor: Thiers Issard Art of Shaving Stainless Scales
Blade: 5/8
Lather: Vi-John Tropical Lime Shave Cream
Brush: the Holy Black Horn Handle BADGER
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Mix Splash On
Post Shave: Goodfella's Smile Royal Lime
BADGERary Day 9
All BADGER Brushes - All Month
Pretty much used the Straight for all three passes
Only used the ATT SE-2 for edging the sideburns
No Cuts or Weepers
You must be able to teach an old Dog new tricks after all
Overall a Very Good DFS+ Shave (9.5/10)
Razor: Thiers Issard Art of Shaving Stainless Scales
Blade: 5/8
Lather: Vi-John Tropical Lime Shave Cream
Brush: the Holy Black Horn Handle BADGER
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Mix Splash On
Post Shave: Goodfella's Smile Royal Lime
Razor: John Pearce
Brush: SOC Taj
Soap: Seaforth Heather
Very nice!
Brush: SOC Taj
Soap: Seaforth Heather
Very nice!
Pre Shave: Warm Shower, Stirling Baker Street Liquid Bath Soap, Stirling Unscented Pre Shave Soap
Razor: Timeless Ti .68SB with Crown Handle
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (5)
Soap/Cream: Stirling Barbershop
Bowl: The CaYuen Workshop Medium Damascus Textured Wet Shaving Lathering Bowl
Brush: AP Shave Co Sand Ebonite Handle 24mm G5A Knot
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Thayers Unscented Witch Hazel, Nivea Unscented Post Shave Balm & Stirling Barbershop AS
Rating: 9.75/10 A comfortable efficient 3 pass BBS shave with no touch ups, two weepers, no cuts or irritation. Weepers re-opened from yesterday. Still a very good shave.
Razor: Timeless Ti .68SB with Crown Handle
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (5)
Soap/Cream: Stirling Barbershop
Bowl: The CaYuen Workshop Medium Damascus Textured Wet Shaving Lathering Bowl
Brush: AP Shave Co Sand Ebonite Handle 24mm G5A Knot
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Thayers Unscented Witch Hazel, Nivea Unscented Post Shave Balm & Stirling Barbershop AS
Rating: 9.75/10 A comfortable efficient 3 pass BBS shave with no touch ups, two weepers, no cuts or irritation. Weepers re-opened from yesterday. Still a very good shave.
Thursday morning shave (rated 9.75/10) using:
I'm still homing in on the best technique for the Mamba 53. The razor seems to have a narrow window for shave angle with a slight bias toward riding the cap (at least compared to many other razors). I've always been able to get a BBS finish and today is no exception. At all times, however, the razor feels quite mild and safe. I also find it to be very nimble under my nose. One-point deduction on the efficiency scale for having to work extra to achieve BBS.
I used the black resin handle from my Mühle R89 because it is lighter than any of my Razorock handles and I wanted to experiment with balance. I did like the head forward balance that resulted.
The splash and balm were late 2024 purchases as insurance against my neurotic worry about running out of post-shave software during GRUYERE 2025. They are both provide a very pleasant menthol chill. They also both soak into my face completely leaving a very light touch behind. I’m happy to have them in my shave den.
My shave scoring log is found HERE.
Happy shaves everyone
- Razor: Razorock Mamba 53 with Mühle black resin handle
- Blade: 1966 L3 English Gillette Super Silver (4)
- Brush: APShaveCo Angelic Harp G5C synth (superb, thank you @Guido75)
- Pre-shave: Noxzema
- Soap: Daveli Farms Sheep Fat Green Tea (Perfectly fine soap that hasn’t met my very high expectations)
- Post shave: Thayer’s Coconut Witch Hazel followed by Aqua Velva Classic Ice Blue splash and Duke Canon Ice Cold balm
I used the black resin handle from my Mühle R89 because it is lighter than any of my Razorock handles and I wanted to experiment with balance. I did like the head forward balance that resulted.
The splash and balm were late 2024 purchases as insurance against my neurotic worry about running out of post-shave software during GRUYERE 2025. They are both provide a very pleasant menthol chill. They also both soak into my face completely leaving a very light touch behind. I’m happy to have them in my shave den.
My shave scoring log is found HERE.
Happy shaves everyone
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
DE SOTD, January 9th 2025
Razor : Yaqi Tile razor head 316 SS with a Yaqi Brass coated with Nickel coated handle. Mfg 2021> mild to tame mid range. Excellent machining and the design is easy for finding correct angle to shave with. Similar to Henson razors in design but SS.
Blade : Gillette Polsilver SI (1) sharp and smooth with reasonable longevity.
Soap : Yaqi Black Pearl, nicely scented soap with excellent lather qualities.
Brush : Yaqi "Tail coats" 24mm G4 synthetic. Great brush for my general shave needs.
Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave : Yaqi Black Pearl with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results :
or CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers=
Had a close comfortable shave this morning with my Yaqi Tile razor with a Polsilver SI.
Have some great shaves!
Razor : Yaqi Tile razor head 316 SS with a Yaqi Brass coated with Nickel coated handle. Mfg 2021> mild to tame mid range. Excellent machining and the design is easy for finding correct angle to shave with. Similar to Henson razors in design but SS.
Blade : Gillette Polsilver SI (1) sharp and smooth with reasonable longevity.
Soap : Yaqi Black Pearl, nicely scented soap with excellent lather qualities.
Brush : Yaqi "Tail coats" 24mm G4 synthetic. Great brush for my general shave needs.
Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave : Yaqi Black Pearl with witch hazel + a dollop of CeraVe moisturizing lotion(scentless).
Results :
or CCS,DFS,BBS + no irritation + no weepers= Had a close comfortable shave this morning with my Yaqi Tile razor with a Polsilver SI.Have some great shaves!
Today’s Shave
Razor: Wolfman WR1
Blade: GSB (1)
Brush: Rudy Vey Persian jar 2-band
Soap: Haslinger’s seaweed
Splash: Proraso green
Rating: DFS++ (9.5/10) as I could ‘feel’ the blade improving during the shave!
Razor: Wolfman WR1
Blade: GSB (1)
Brush: Rudy Vey Persian jar 2-band
Soap: Haslinger’s seaweed
Splash: Proraso green
Rating: DFS++ (9.5/10) as I could ‘feel’ the blade improving during the shave!
Shield AC
Cloud-Cut Speclal modified (5)
badger brush
Blue's soap
Lustray Bay Rum
Nivea balm
Head shave. DFS+
9.7/10
Cloud-Cut Speclal modified (5)
badger brush
Blue's soap
Lustray Bay Rum
Nivea balm
Head shave. DFS+
9.7/10
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Hardware
Software
Notes
Hardware
| Razor | RazoRock Game Changer 0.84P |
| Blade | Treet Dura Sharp (7 / 10) [6] |
| Brush | Omega Jade Boar |
Software
| Pre | - |
| Lather | Tabac (?) [x+81] |
| Post | Floïd the Genuine |
Notes
| 9 / 10 The GC 0.84 is really growing on me. Possibly my most comfortable razor. |
AFTER DARK SHAVE
FIVE DAYS WHISKERS
MUSIC: Symphony Nr. 3, Eroica, Beethoven.
PRE-SHAVE:
- Hot Shower
- Musgo Real Pre-Shave Oil (PT)
BOWL: Costa Nova Fine Stoneware (PT)
SOAP: Stirling Bergamot Lavender (US)
BRUSH: Shavemac Red Dragon D01 Two Band Silvertip, 58×30 mm (D)
SR: Gillette 195 F2 1960 Replated (US) -
This is my most important Shaver. I don't say it is the best. I say it's the razor that measures them all. I have three Fatboy, this is my most beloved version.
BLADE: Feather Hi-Stainless (JPN) (2)
POST-SHAVE:
- 444 Alum-Block (PT)
- Rituals... After Shave Refreshing Gel (NL)
- Vichy Homme Sensi Baume (FR)
THE SHAVE:
Three passes with 4, 6 and 7 incremental Setups, then some blade-buffing XTG on Neck with Setup 3 turned this shave into an absolute 10/10.
FIVE DAYS WHISKERS
MUSIC: Symphony Nr. 3, Eroica, Beethoven.
PRE-SHAVE:
- Hot Shower
- Musgo Real Pre-Shave Oil (PT)
BOWL: Costa Nova Fine Stoneware (PT)
SOAP: Stirling Bergamot Lavender (US)
BRUSH: Shavemac Red Dragon D01 Two Band Silvertip, 58×30 mm (D)
SR: Gillette 195 F2 1960 Replated (US) -
This is my most important Shaver. I don't say it is the best. I say it's the razor that measures them all. I have three Fatboy, this is my most beloved version.
BLADE: Feather Hi-Stainless (JPN) (2)
POST-SHAVE:
- 444 Alum-Block (PT)
- Rituals... After Shave Refreshing Gel (NL)
- Vichy Homme Sensi Baume (FR)
THE SHAVE:
Three passes with 4, 6 and 7 incremental Setups, then some blade-buffing XTG on Neck with Setup 3 turned this shave into an absolute 10/10.
Attachments
Razor: Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip 1956
Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum
Brush: Simpson M7 LE Sovereign 22mm Emerald Candy
Soap: Mike's Lime
Pre shave: Kyle's Routine, Stirling Coconut Lime stick
Aftershave: Bootlegger's Arctic Lime Blast
Finish scent: PAA Clásico Bay Rum AS
2 pass reverse order shave, ATG, WTG
Rating: 9/10 DFS
Razor: Above the Tie Windsor Pro SB90
Blade: Pol Silver Super Iridium
Lather: Wet the Face Thomas Shelby
Brush: Simpson Captain 2 in best
Post: Thayers + Lilac Vegetal
Ten
8/10. I tried this Giesen and Forsthoff blade in the real zinc R41 today. Nice and easy DFS.
The Simpson 59 Manchurian isn't terrible, but it probably isn't as good as a Duke in Best, either.
The Simpson 59 Manchurian isn't terrible, but it probably isn't as good as a Duke in Best, either.
Razor: Schick Type E-3 Injector
Blade: Schick Injector blade (3)
Soap: PAA Atomic Age Bay Rum
Brush: VDH Boar
AS: PAA Atomic Age Bay Rum
Rating: 9/10
I'm really enjoying the Bay Rum with this cold weather.
Blade: Schick Injector blade (3)
Soap: PAA Atomic Age Bay Rum
Brush: VDH Boar
AS: PAA Atomic Age Bay Rum
Rating: 9/10
I'm really enjoying the Bay Rum with this cold weather.
Jan 9
Razor: Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip (1957)
Blade: Personna Med Prep (3)
Brush: Semogue SOC Finest w/ cherry handle
P/S: AoS Lemon shaving cream (diluted)
Soap: Klar Classic
A/S: Dickinson's witch hazel
A/S: Gabel's Bay Rum
DFS+
Razor: Gillette Super Speed Flare Tip (1957)
Blade: Personna Med Prep (3)
Brush: Semogue SOC Finest w/ cherry handle
P/S: AoS Lemon shaving cream (diluted)
Soap: Klar Classic
A/S: Dickinson's witch hazel
A/S: Gabel's Bay Rum
DFS+
Blackbird Ti SB
Nacet
Captain's Choice Copper Lather Bowl
MdC Fougere
Rudy Vey 26mm Manchurian
Vanilla Highball
10/10
Nacet
Captain's Choice Copper Lather Bowl
MdC Fougere
Rudy Vey 26mm Manchurian
Vanilla Highball
10/10
