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

[Ron R]

Sunday SE shave, January 19th, 2025

Razor : Yaqi Romulus OC 316 SSP head with a Yaqi Chippendale 316 SSP handle. Mfg 2024>, tame mid to mid range depending on blades used. Excellent machining, finish and design for a nice nimble shave.
Blade : Kai Captain mild Titian pink (8) sharp and smooth with excellent longevity for a AC type 50mm blade.
Soap : Speick stick, nice mild spicy scent with excellent lather qualities. Always enjoy this triple milled soap!
Brush : Yaqi "Sagrada Familia" 22mm synthetic, good back bone for those folks who enjoy the scrub part of lathering up.
Pre shave : (Dedicated Cashmere synthetic)Brush wash whole face with CeraVe hand bar cleanser with a dollop of clear Aloe Vera on the cleaned beard area.
Prep : Cold water rinse after each pass of 2 + pickups. WTG + ATG + pickups.
Post shave : Razorock King Louis lavender splash 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 Romulus OC SE razor with a Kai CTMP blade.

Have some great shaves!

 

[1e4]

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Hardware

Razor	Blackland Blackbird
Blade	Treet Dura Sharp (#9 / 10) [1]
Brush	Semogue Pegasus Boar

Software

Pre	-
Lather	Mitchell’s Wool Fat (Tallow) [15]
Post	Chiseled Face Natural

Notes

6 / 10

 

[DownSouthShaver]

Preshave: Proraso Blue
Soap: Proraso Blue
Brush: Parker badger
Razor: Henson AL13+++
Blade: Personna Viking's Sword (2)
Postshave: Alum block, Dickinson's WH
Aftershave: Gillette Cool Wave
Rating: 9.9/10

The Viking's Sword still rocks, as well as the Gillette Cool Wave AS!!

 

[Marco]

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Wow. What a great soap. I had to wait for it to come back into stock, but it was well worth it.
GC68-P- Gillette 7 O'clock Super Platinum - Semogue Torga Mistura C3 - Epsilon Amber 10/10

Dear Mark, what are your first impressions on Santa Maria del Fiore Sapone da Barba? Do you like the scent? And is the lather up to your expectations?

 

[Calyx]

Preshave: Face wash and hot towel
Soap: Santa Maria del Fiore
Brush: Semogue C5 Torga-Boar
Razor: '41 Ranger Tech
Blades: Rembrandt then GSB to finish the job
Aftershave: Thayers Facial Toner

Loving this new soap. Such a wonderful lather and scent. I ordered the aftershave to match after this shave.
I tried another Rembrandt blade today but had to finish up with the GSB due to leftover stubble.

 

[Anchovie666]

Sunday 1/19 Shave
BADGERary Day 19
All BADGER Brushes - All Month

KAI Hair Cut Blade is a BANGER
Smooth & Effective
Touch Ups with the APEX ALU / Feather Hi-SS
All of these items could be Daily Drivers
A Really Great BBS Shave (9.85/10)

Razor: ANNIE Stainless Hair Shaper
Blade: KAI Red Hair Cut Blade (2X)
Lather: RazoRock Green Label Shave Stick
Brush: Simpson Commodore X2 BEST BADGER
Post Shave: Osage/Mennen Splash Mix
Post Shave: Proraso Cypress & Vetyver Balma

 

[StewB]

Sunday's shave -

Razor: Yates Winning v2
Blade: Personna "Platinum Chrome" (1)
Pre-shave: Dove MEN+CARE 3-N-1
Lather: Proraso (green)
Aftershave: Fruit of the Earth aloe vera gel

Wonderful shave with the Winning today. For me, the Winning v2 is a surprisingly efficient razor: The shave was comfortable, close, and irritation-free.

 

[Whiterook]

Razor: Schick E3 Imperial Set
Blade: Personna Injector
Lather: Truefitt and Hill Grafton
Brush: Simpson Chubby 2
Post: Thayers Facial Tonic,
Truefitt & Hill Grafton Balm
Ten

 

[BigJ]

Today’s Shave

Razor: Wolfman WR1
Blade: Personna red (1)
Brush: Simpsons chubby 1 best
Soap: Fine platinum
Splash: Fine platinum

Rating: Close, comfortable 9.5/10 just short of BBS!!

 

[SolidSnake03]

Water = Cold
Razor = Henson Ti Mild
Blade = Feather (fresh one so extra sharp)
Soap = Furbo Orange
Aftershave = Nivea Sensitive Cooling
My Dome = Mr Clean Smooth

Shave 10/10
(No spots were missed)

Actual Shave Quality was a solid 10/10, no spots missed, hit a home run here, the Henson Mild stuff really liked extra sharp blades, might try a BIC next

 

[Ravenonrock]

Razor: Greaves & Sons
Brush: Semogue 1800
Soap: Acqua Di Parma
Post: SV Cubebe

Fantastic!

 

[dmshaver]

Blackbird Ti SB
Wizamet
Captain's Choice Copper Lather Bowl
Turn N Shave 26mm HMW
Ethos Mandarino Fumo
Vanilla Highball

10/10

 

[Markdad2]

Dear Mark, what are your first impressions on Santa Maria del Fiore Sapone da Barba? Do you like the scent? And is the lather up to your expectations?

Dear Marco, the scent is unlike anything I have smelled before. It is wonderful. The lather was slick and performed very well. This is a top tier soap.

 

[helicopter]

7/10. DFS. Rembrandt (3) is no longer smooth.

 

[Marco]

Dear Marco, the scent is unlike anything I have smelled before. It is wonderful. The lather was slick and performed very well. This is a top tier soap.

I have just noticed on the Italian Barber website that they have a new 2025 packaging. The jar is still made of heavy glass but it's no longer 250 g, rather 200 g. The lid isn't anymore aluminum, but plastic. The labels have changed too. Overall it does look nice and I'm expecting them to update the labels on the glass flask bottle of the matching aftershave soon.

But most importantly I'm so glad to hear you love this marvellous soap dear Mark!

 

[mgweatherly]

Sunday morning shave (rated 10/10) using:

• Razor: Razorock Mamba 53 with Super Knurl handle
• Blade: KAI (4)
• Brush: APShaveCo Angelic Harp G5C synth (excellent)
• Pre-shave: Noxzema
• Soap: Mike’s Natural Tallow, Barber Shop scent (excellent)
• Post shave: Thayer’s Coconut Witch Hazel followed by Old Spice splash and Stirling Glacial Unscented balm

Shaving perfection in my normal WTG/ATG/touch up approach. Razor and blade performed in perfect harmony. I spent extra time making lather on my face, and it paid off in a beautifully cushiony, slick layer of Mike's Natural Tallow. I enjoy Mike's version of the "Barber Shop" scent. I have no other version for comparison, but no matter. The brush is my scrubbiest synth, but it’s still very soft on my face. The nice backbone makes face lathering even easier than usual.

My shave scoring log is found HERE.

Happy shaves everyone

 

[SgtCrppls]

Brush: @Rudy Vey ”Pug Style” DG B15 26mm, Excellent knot
Blade: Perma Sharp
Soap: GD “Amore” Mallard
Razor: WR2 Ti SB 1.25 w/ Timeless Ti Crown Handle

Doug

 

[TOVT]

Sunday, January 19th, 2025 ~ GRUYERE2025, JanGRUME, 019/300+

An excellent and rewarding face and head shave in the shower! No blood or irritation, some healthy sting with AS splash.
Feels good and smells good!

Treewhaled a little bit with the end-December sales with Stirling. The Stirling synthetic brush was bought in 2023, but not used until today. Everything worked superbly. The combo of Futur and fresh USTA delivered the shave I expected.

Futur, Derby USTA, Stirling ONE soap, AS splash, and EdT, Stirling branded synthetic.

Cheers to an excellent week ahead!

 

[NorthernSoul]

Jan 19

Razor: Gillette Super Speed (1962 flare tip)
Blade: Personna Israeli
Brush: Zenith B03-A26 aluminum boar
P/S: Prep pre-shave cream (Italian)
Soap: Osma Tradition
A/S: Dickinson's witch hazel
A/S: Proraso Red

DFS+

These blades are a great match with the classic Super Speed. Very nice shave with the snow falling here.