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

[Shaun asleep]

Gillette New Improved from a Tuckaway set, Lord Super Chrome, DSC manchurian badger, Proraso red soap and splash.

This combination has been a favourite of mine for quite a while, but I havent paired them together for a long time. This morning I remembered why I love this. Smooth, efficiënt...simply fantastic 10/10!

 

[WThomas0814]

15 Mar 2025 - Shave 71/300+ in 2025

Blackbird titanium Lite with a Lab Blue (3)
MdC Vetyver
SOC Boar
CC The Admiral

Perfect 2.5 pass shave. 10/10 BBS.

 

[BobbyB]

GRUME 15 March 2025

BobbyB’s Daily 1-Pass (WTG & ATG) Minimalist Shave Report

A dollop a day sends my beard away

TODAY’S SHAVE AND CLEANUP:​

Prep: Liquid face and hand soap.

Razor for Shaving / buffing: King C Gillette with WCS 84S handle. Razor for tight spots and buffing A/R: Van der Hagen with Van der Hagen blade

Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum Greece # 91 Shave # 7 and out

Brush: Noble Otter USA

Soap: Noble Otter’s RAWR

Bowl: Phoenix Shaving scuttle / and Timeless Blue bowl for cleaning the razor during the shave.

Witch Hazel: Dollar Tree’s brand

After Shave: Aqua Velva Musk

Alum: WCS Alum Stick (Philippines)

Quality: CAS Nicks: 1 Weepers: 1 Stubble: Heavy

Comments: An acceptable shave with a very tired blade this morning. For the time being, this will be may be my last shave with the Bic Chrome. To date I have had 793 shaves from the 91 blades used to date. Amazon should deliver a 100-count sampler tuck sometime today. The tuck is the gift from my daughter-en-law. I will use these blades in alphabetical order—inserting my remaining BICs. In addition, I will also get a brush stand today. Pending are a basic blade bank, and two tubs of Noble Otter soap—King and Tahiti scents.

 

[Eric_75]

Happy Birthday!!!

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[Sergio1703]

8/10

 

[ChrisPL68]

9.9/10

 

[AlphaFrank75]

Grooming Dept Unscented Pre-Shave
Ariana & Evans Asian Plum / OUMO Warhammer w/ Emperor E-4
YAQI Romulus / Feather Professional Super (8)
Ariana & Evans Asian Plum Aftershave
10 / 10​

 

[Sascoman]

Blutt BR-1 1.20 / Personna 74 / DG B9A / Ethos

 

[Calyx]

15MAR25--Ides of March

•Preshave: Hot wash with Simply U facial cleanser
•Razor: Muhle R41
•Blade: Bic Chrome Platinum
•Brush: SOC Cherry boar
•Soap: MdC Fougere (sample)
•Bowl: Captains Choice Copper
•Postshave: Alum block•Thayers WH•Epsilon 01 Blue Mediterranean(sample)
•Rating: 9.9

 

[Lockback]

Preshave: Hot shower
Soap/Shave cream: Stirling Soap Bay Rum
Brush: Maggard 24mm
Razor: Razorock Game Changer 68-P
Blade: Personna Med Prep (2)
Post shave: Pinaud Clubman
Rating: 10/10

Absolutely superb blade. And a delightful shave with the smell of Bay Rum in the air, although Ben the cat knocked over my Pinaud Clubman with his tail as he got a drink of water. Luckily, the cap was on.

 

[dotKomo]

Morning Shave - 3/15/2025

Pre-Shave	Warm water face wash; PAA Cube
Soap/Cream	Proraso Sandalwood Shave Cream (can)
Brush
Shave Bowl
Razor	Gem G-Bar
Blade	Gem (5)
Aftershave	Witch Hazel, Duke Blackstone Sandalwood AS Balm, Captain's Choice Sandalwood AS Splash
Cologne
Rating	8.5/10
Comments	One day beard growth. Leaving to volunteer at a BBQ fundraiser for my Knights of Columbus council. Three passes: WTG, XTG, ATG and one clean-up pass. No nicks. No weepers. A little irritation based on the feedback from the alcohol in the AS Splash. DFS. Some Blues from my Spotify playlist. Cheers to all!

 

[OhioBob]

Pre Shave: Warm Shower, Stirling Baker Street Liquid Bath Soap, Stirling Unscented Pre Shave Soap
Razor: OliWorks Aluminum Meteorite on plate 1
Blade: Gillette Nacet (6)
Soap/Cream: Barrister & Mann Cool
Brush: AP Shave Co Briar Handled 26mm Cashmere knot brush
Post Shave: Cold Water Rinse, Thayers Unscented Witch Hazel, Nivea Unscented Post Shave Balm & B&M Cool AS
Rating: 10/10 A comfortable efficient 3 pass BBS shave with no touch ups, weepers, cuts or irritation. An excellent shave.

 

[taiga]

Received a package from yourshaving today. First time trying out arko (tallow stick) as well as The Cube and Gillette SharpEdge (yellow) blades.

Surprisingly I didn't mind the smell of arko. It wasn't as strong as I expected, and it did smell like a urinal cake, but they often have a citrusy smell, and I like citrus so no issues there.

The Cube didn't strike me as a particularly different soap, but when using it per it's instructions, with arko, the lather created was incredible. I've never had such a thirsty and thick lather before. Next time I use arko I'll try it without The Cube to see if it was the combination of the two which created such a monstrosity.

I did somehow manage to get 4 weepers... I'm going to blame the blades this time around. This contributed to a reduced score.

I was very hesitant about also buying the Kaliflower Organics AS balm. From my experience balms with these "medicinal herbs" (Weleda AS Balm, Haslinger balm) often have a funky smell. Unfortunately, this AS balm had a really funky smell. But it seems to work fine.

Overall a 7.5/10

Razorock GC 68 w/ Ti HALO | Gillette yellow | Omega Vintage Elite | The Cube | Arko tallow stick | Kaliflower balm

 

[GeorgeGlass]

Karve Christopher Bradley Open Comb G plate...

I've mentioned this somewhere before but I think if there's a razor out there that'll cross all the t's and dot the i's in finding that one, it would probably be the CB OC (not sure about plate yet). btw, my Bison also in black (I think in matte - too lazy to get off chair to check, lol). Anyway, that is one great looking razor!

 

[pellidon]

Brush: Parker boar
Pre: none
Soap: Stirling Baker Street
Razor: Pearl Semi Slant
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock Green (2)
Aftershave: English Leather
Rating: 9.6

 

[StewB]

Saturday's shave -

Razor: Blackbird
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (3)
Lather: Cella (red)
Aftershave: Fruit of the Earth aloe vera gel
Splash: Razor Emporium 1955

Outstanding shave with the Blackbird this morning. The War Department likes the 1955 scent. Cella is easy to lather and makes a nice slick shaving surface. I shaved the back of my neck also. For me the Blackbird has really "clicked" and is a top tier razor.

 

[Ravenonrock]

Razor: Greaves & Sons
Brush: Zenith B33
Soap: Santa Maria Novella

Incredible!

 

[roaduck]

Shave of the Day_15-03-2025

Perfect BBS

Razor - Black Cerakote Brass with Yaqi Flipside Combi CC/OC Head
Blade - Torpedo Lieres Carbon
Brush - Black Boar
Bowl - Big Glass Ashtray
Soap - Faith in Nature - Blue Cedar
Oil - Khadlaj - Hareem Al Sultan Blue
Attar - Qadeem Cambodian Oud

I couldn't fail to get a fabulous result with the heavy grippy handle and the versatile twin head teamed with the smooth Lieres Carbon blade.

Went like clockwork - soap smelt great; so did the U.A.E. oil.

Very Happy Boy Tonight

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Here's me 8 hours post shave ; I saw my Brother today who shaved 6 hours before I saw him and he looked like me after 3/4 days HaHa !

I got him a cheapie Chinese Merkur Futur clone last Christmas and he's used it once and said it was too heavy so I'm gonna get him a mild wood one with enclosed tabs that still does the business.

- I'm gonna lead this horse to water and point his head down and get him some lovely trad Olive Oil soap and a posh frag

- That'll get him off cartridges and junk disposables - I'm gonna get him a razor that a blind drunk guy can use in the dark

HaHa !

Guys are there any mild Aluminium ones with a small gap/small blade exposure like the Henson but with a wider optimum shaving angle - something for a guy who is used to pressing hard with a plastic fantastic HaHa ?

 

[Anchovie666]

Saturday 3/15 Shave
FIXED FOUR FOR MARCH MADNESS Day 15
Same Razor/Blade/Brush/Soap All Month

A very nice Eighteenth Use of the Blade
We will keep going - try for 20
Overall a BRILLIANT Three Pass DFS Shave (9.7/10)

Razor: ANNIE Feather Cut Stainless Shavette
Blade: KAI PINK Feather Cut Blade (18X)
Lather: Tcheon Fung Sing Crema Purissima Per Barba
Brush: the Holy Black Horn Handle BADGER
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Splash Mix
Post Shave: Apex Alchemy Aftershave Mix

 

[Nordic dud]

Preshave: Varm water
Brush: Mühle Rytmo pure badger
Razer: Merkur progress
Blade: Nacet
Lather: TOBS Tobacco leaf
Aftershave: Clubman Pinaud orgin, followd by Geo F. Trumper's Skin Food coral

Nice shave, 2 passes, no nics, cutts or irritation. Shaved head and face.