Shave of the Day - 2024

[silverlifter]

Houken 66 Deluxe 13/16 Half Hollow - Zenith Unbleached Boar - Eufros Lima-Especias - Myrsol Agua de Limón - Sukin Moisturiser

 

[lu20vt]

SV Cosmo // Rocnel Elite Brass // Bruji 20x50 Wood // Cosmo ASB

 

[klinker]

This site has become even harder to reach from my location.

RAZOR: Yaqi Flipside Dual Comb Bamboo Handle
BLADE: Gillette Nacet
BRUSH: AP Shave Co. 24mm Multicolor G5C Synthetic
LATHER: D.R. Harris Marlborough Shaving Soap
POST: Epsilon Scottish Spirit Aftershave Splash

RAZOR: Parker Open Comb Genuine Horn Handle
BLADE: Personna Lab Blue
BRUSH: AP ShaveCo. Jade 26mm Gel SHD Fan (A3)
LATHER: Saponificio Varesino Desert Vetiver Shaving Soap
POST: Saponificio Varesino Desert Vetiver Artisan Aftershave

RAZOR: Merkur 33C Ipe Wood Handle
BLADE: Gillette Nacet
BRUSH: AP Shave Co. Blue Swirl 24mm G5C Synthetic
LATHER: D.R. Harris Windsor Shaving Soap
POST: Fine Barber Blue Classic Aftershave Splash

 

[TomG]

Prep: Valobra Glycerlanolina Soap, Myrsol Emulsion
Brush: Zenith 506 Mare SE Boar
Soap: D.R. Harris Windsor
Razor: Blackland Blackbird SB
Blade: Gillette Nacet (2)
Post: Thayers Cucumber Witch Hazel, Gentleman's Nod Sir Winston Aftershave Lotion
Scent: D. R. Harris Mayfair EdC

 

[TroyTools]

This site has become even harder to reach from my location.

I feel your pain mate. I've been having very slow connection issues for months now, thinking its just useless aussie internet, and then I replaced the nasty cheap Telstra router with a near $400 router, and all of a sudden, magically all fixed. I don't know if that info is helpful to you or not, but my previous router supplied by the internet provider for free upon installation is now old junk, but all is good now after sourcing my own. YMMV of course, just tryin to help

 

[rbscebu]

01 April
No-brand Solingen 6/8, probably from the mid to late 1940s, dressed in golden wattle timber scales, finished and maintained on diamond pasted balsa.

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[silverlifter]

Eiko Glory 13/16 Quarter Hollow - Zenith Manchurian - Shannon's Barbershop - Myrsol F./Extra - Sukin Moisturiser

 

[rbscebu]

02 April
Titan ACRM-2 T.H.60 dressed in African black wood timber scales, finished and maintained on diamond pasted balsa.

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[JustUncleL]

SOTD – Tue 02Apr2024​

Report: Just a shave with my current kill soap: the un-obtainium Saponificio Virgilio Valobra - Creama di sapone purissima (Menthol), a traditional Italian mild Almond & Menthol scent. The soap now has good sized doughnut hole. Also used for the first time was the Aylsworth Apex AL6063 razor which matched well with the Nacet to give me a wonderful smooth clean close shave, very similar to how the Henson ++ shaves in my last shave.

THE GEAR:

• Pre Shave: Pears Clear Bar Soap
• Brush: TroyCraft “Golden Tulip” with 26/52 Yaqi Boss Knot [A]
• Soap: Saponificio Virgilio Valobra - Creama di sapone purissima (Menthol)
• Razor: Aylsworth Apex AL6063
• Blade: Gillette Nacet (Russia) (1)
• Astringent: Imperial Bergamot AS with added Menthol
• Balm: Natio for Men - Calming AS Balm [A]
• After Shave: Old Spice AS Lotion
• Moisturiser (Later): G&M Australian Creams - Emu Oil MkII [A]

[A] = Australian Product

 

[rbscebu]

03 April
I received this razor from @LesC yesterday as a kind donation to the SR PIF cause (see PIF No. 17). This morning this razor was given its mandatory shave test and passed with flying colours. The razor has now been given 60 laps on a 0.1µm diamond pasted balsa strop (hanging), stropped on Kyrgyzstan calf leather and packaged ready for shipping to the winner of the PIF (whoever that may be).

It is with great reluctance that I PIF this razor but I am a man of my word.

 

[silverlifter]

Cape 1372 13/16 Half Hollow - PAA Peregrino - Speick Stick & Splash - Sukin Moisturiser

 

[klinker]

RAZOR: Dscosmetic Classic Ebony Wood Handle
BLADE: Gillette Nacet
BRUSH: Boti Enlightener 26mm 3-Band SHD Badger
LATHER: Dr. Selby Shaving Soap)
POST: Saponificio Bignoli Lavanda Balsamica Aftershave Splash

 

[lu20vt]

Joserra Absolute Pelargonium // Wolfman WR4 // Oumo Emperor E-2 // Joserra Absolute Pelargonium

 

[Gargravarr]

Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: TroyCraft "Polar Nocturne" 28mm AP Titanium
Soap: Castle Forbes Cedarwood and Sandalwood
Razor: Blackland Sabre
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay SPF50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Monsoon Malabar (India)

Nice to have "my" bathroom back, so I can go back to enjoying neglected friends from my little collection. Every time I come back to the Sabre after an absence, it punishes me gently with a shave that's nothing short of sublime, as if to say "See?"...

 

[silverlifter]

R Saito SK3 13/16 Hollow - C&H Elm Fanchurian - SV Desert Vetiver - Floïd Vigoroso - Sukin Moisturiser

 

[thorpef1]

Pre-shave: warm shower
Brush: yaqi rocks 28mm synthetix
Soap: southern witchcrafts fougere nemeta
Razor: Gillette aristocrat
Blade: wizamet super iridium

 

[klinker]

RAZOR: Yaqi Flipside Dual Comb Bamboo Handle
BLADE: Gillette Nacet
BRUSH: AP Shave Co. 24mm Multicolor G5C Synthetic
LATHER: Ethos Mélange d’agrumes Shave Soap
POST: Ethos Mélange d’agrumes Skin Food Splash

 

[Gargravarr]

Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: TroyCraft "Polar Nocturne" 28mm AP Titanium
Soap: Noble Otter - Two Kings
Razor: Blackland Vector
Blade: Schick Proline
Post-shave: TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay SPF50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Ardi late pick (Ethiopia)

 

[silverlifter]

Frameback Friday!

Suzumasa 888 7/8 Frameback - Semogue 820 - Razorock XXX - B&M Seville Splash - Sukin Moisturiser

 

[rbscebu]

04 April
Titan ACRM-2 T.H.60, dressed in African black wood timber scale and finished and maintained on hard black Arkansas. The edge is almost as keen as one off diamond pasted balsa but the edge on this SR is just a little more forgiving.

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