Shave of the Day Thread - 2016

[SpeedyPC]

is that the 50 or 55 mate?

@Korbz I believe it's a 50mm the knot looks extremely dense

 

[Dale.Whiley]

Thanks NG. Sounds good for @Dale.Whiley but not a scent for me.

Yep, yep; sounds like something I'd take a bath in.

 

[Nightguard]

Brush: Duke 2
Razor: Wilkinson Sticky
Blade: Vintage French Wilky
Cream: GFT Violets
A/S: PAA Al Fin

 

[alfredus]

is that the 50 or 55 mate?

It's the 55mm one and unless you have a liking for extreme scrub, that's the one I would recommend...even this one took more than 10 shaves to loosen up. But now it's a beautiful brush!

 

[khun_diddy]

Sword: Benkei
Suds: American Crew Shave Cream / Omega S10108
Salve: Proraso Green

Read all about it here.

 

[Draco Noir]

Face Wash : Musgo Real O Melhor Exfoliant Soap
Pre-Shave : Myrsol Emulsion
Brush : Fine Synthetic
Soap : Mystiv Water - Jeff's Lavender
Razor : Jerry Stark Handmade 6/8"
After Shave : Myrsol Agua Balsamica/Tom Ford Grey Vetiver

Perfect Friday Shave - not too fussy, but comfortable and with a touch of luxury. After face prep, I lathered up with the Mystic Water Jeff's Lavender still left in the "thrifty coconut". It's not a soap I chose myself, but after a few uses I'm starting to like the scent. As for the other attributes, well it's Mystic Water - we expect the best, and get it The razor has been on a short holiday with @Mark, who wanted to try it, and has given it a glowing rating. Using it today, I realised that for me, it captures the shaving feel of a vintage German razor. Although it's highly efficient, it has that comfort and "softness" that seems to be a hallmark of those German creations.

I ended up with a very smooth face indeed, and a splash of Myrsoft Aqua Balsamica gave a super skin feel on top of that. All ready for the first P&C Melbourne chapter Lunch for 2016

 

[Psmith]

Pre: Musgo Real Soap
Brush: Chubby 2 Best
Razor: Fatboy (5)
Blade: Feather (3)
Soap: D.R Harris Arlington
A/S: Speick

Fist time out with the chubby and I love the feel of it. Despite loading for an eternity I struggled to get enough lather for my 3rd pass, but I know that this brush takes time to open up properly. Fatboy did its usual stellar job. Quick splash of Speick and I'm ready to go.

 

[SpeedyPC]

Brush: Semogue 830
Razor: EJ DE89 Extra Grip Knurled
Blade: Derby Extra (3)
Soap: Summer Breeze by Shaver Heaven
After Shave: Natio Calming ASB
Fragrance: Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male

 

[Nightguard]

Brush: Semogue 830
Razor: Wilkinson Sticky
Blade: Vintage French Wilky
Soap: Shaverheaven Peppermint Plus
A/S: PAA Al Fin

 

[SpeedyPC]

@Nightguard hows the Shaverheaven Peppermint Plus smell any good?? Cause I'm becoming a huge fan of Shaver Heaven

 

[Sxot]

Pre: Musgo Real Soap
Brush: Chubby 2 Best
Razor: Fatboy (5)
Blade: Feather (3)
Soap: D.R Harris Arlington

What do the numbers mean. Fat boy setting I guess, 3rd use of the blade??

 

[SpeedyPC]

What do the numbers mean. Fat boy setting I guess, 3rd use of the blade??

@Sxot

Razor: Fatboy (5) This is the blade bend settings or the blade gab settings in the razors
Blade: Feather (3) This mean how many shave per blade not per pass.

 

[filobiblic]

What do the numbers mean. Fat boy setting I guess, 3rd use of the blade??

The FatBoy (and Slim, Black Beauty, Progress, Toggle, Mergress, etc) are all adjustable razors. The FatBoy has settings from 1 to 9. The higher the number, the larger the blade gap. The larger the blade gap, the more efficient (aggressive) the razor is at cutting.

 

[borked]

@Nightguard hows the Shaverheaven Peppermint Plus smell any good?? Cause I'm becoming a huge fan of Shaver Heaven

Umm, YES!
Only the slightest of menthol hint to it, more than Proraso Green for me, which simply doesn't register, and a decent scent, unlike Proraso that imo, smells very much artificial.

 

[khun_diddy]

Sword: MM Clog-Pruf
Suds: Van Yulay Chocolate Glaciado / Omega S10108
Salve: Aesop Moroccan Neroli Post-Shave Lotion

Read all about it here.

 

[unobtainium81]

Rubberset Silvertip restore
Trumpers Eucris shaving cream
Ikon slant
Vintage Wilky (6)
Myrsol Plastic Shave
Trumpers Eucris EDT

 

[Nightguard]

@Nightguard hows the Shaverheaven Peppermint Plus smell any good?? Cause I'm becoming a huge fan of Shaver Heaven

Smells incredible. Sadly though it appears to be out of stick and @Anthony has indicated that it is only a limited release soap.

 

[SpeedyPC]

Smells incredible. Sadly though it appears to be out of stick and @Anthony has indicated that it is only a limited release soap.

@Nightguard bummer all @Anthony soaps are selling out pretty fast

 

[Osman]

20160214_072349 by Osman Mehmed, on Flickr
Preshave: Top Seven emulsion
Razor: Edwin Jagger DE89 with Windrose Handle
Blade: Rapira Platinum Lux
Brush: Shavemac 177
Soap: Mystic Water Sweet Briar
Post Shave: The Stray Whisker Balm and Clubman Pinaud AS
Three pass shave to a smooth, irritation free face. The sweet pipe tobacco scent is very pleasant. The stray whisker balm is excellent and I want more. A very satisfying Sunday shave of the day.

 

[Mark1966]

Razor: Weber Polished Head on Bulldog Handle
Blade: Vintage NOS Schick Super Platinum (7)
Brush: Vintage butterscotch Simpson reknotted with pure)
Soap/Cream: Dr Jon's Classic Shaving Soap
Aftershave: Myrsol Formula K

After finishing off the Mini Menth Showdown it was time for something different. In this case a sample that @filobiblic gave me long ago of the Dr Jon's Classic.

Loading from the little pot was a pain but I find if you put in it your palm and lather/load it seems to work OK. This is my first butterscotch Simpson I had reknotted in pure badger - so a little bit of scritch to start the day (although not TOO much)

Lather was decent, scent nothing much. Soap was overall OK but I would not rush out to buy in all honestly, needs some tallow would be @alfredus's view!

Nice finish with the Formula K though - yum!