Shave of the Day Thread - 2023

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Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: Troycraft "Polar Nocturne" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: Valobra + a drop of lavender EO (Jurlique, SA)
Razor: ΑΛΦΑ Claymore Evolution
Blade: Schick Proline
Post-shave: Shower, TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Buku Abel Gesha, Ethiopia
 

SOTD – Fri 29 Dec 2023​

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Scramble scent description: “It is a lightly sweet scent with notes of bergamot, tonka bean, cardamom, vanilla, bourbon and allspice”.

Shave Report: To my nose the scent I get a complex blend of light sweet spice, fruit and a little boozy, a bit like Apple & Cinnamon pie, scent strength 6/10. Overall an awesome mild, clean & smooth shave from the Merkur Classic & Dorco Prime blade combo.

The Gear:​

  • Pre Shave: Natio Men Shave Gel [A]
  • Brush: Fuko Shaving “Aqua” with 26/53 Maggard’s B&W knot [A]
  • Soap: Squadron Soaps - Scramble! [A]
  • Bowl: Whispers From The Woods [A]
  • Razor: Merkur Classic head with Knurled AL handle (56gm)
  • Blade: Dorco Prime Platinum HQ (1)
  • Splash: Imperial Bergamot AS Tonic with added Menthol
  • Balm: Natio Men Calming AS Balm [A]
  • After Shave: Blue Stratos AS Lotion
  • Moisturiser (Later): Swisse Daily Face Moisturiser [A]
[A] = Australian Product
 
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Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Proraso Azure Lime
Brush: Maggards 26mm synthetic
Soap: B & M Taiga
Razor: Yaqi Romulus AC
Blade: supplied Chinese no-name
Post-shave: Alum block, Home-made aftershave, Nelum Sandalwood balm.

My daughter bought me a Yaqi Remus (Matt finish) for Christmas, but what arrived was a Romulus(Polished). I'm not a fan of the look of the handle and after reading what @Errol said about the lack of grip, I wasn't expecting great things. Halfway through I changed to another handle due to a lack of grip, swapping the one from my Lupo 72. Wow, what a difference.

This was my first time using an AC-type of razor and I was surprised at how different it felt. I was amazed at how smooth it was with the audible feedback being the only indicator that there was actually a blade in the razor! I'm really looking forward to trying some other blades to figure out which ones are my favourites.
 
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Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: Troycraft "Vazon Forest" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: Yardley
Razor: Atelier Durdan Vestige
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: Shower, TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
COTD: Buku Abel Gesha, Ethiopia
 
LesC said:
@Phil Harmonica how do you find the Washpool, I have all 3 and believe it one of the slickest (plus the aroma 1 & 2) of Aussie made soaps for Kamisori shaving?
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The name doesn’t grab me, but it’s excellent soap and it’s the shave that counts. I haven’t tried their #2 yet, only the #1. Going to pick up the #2 on my next trip to Stanthorpe. They sell refills (no jar) and I have a couple of empty jars.
 
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Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Proraso Azure Lime
Brush: Maggards 26mm synthetic
Soap: B & M Taiga
Razor: Yaqi Romulus AC
Blade: supplied Chinese no-name
Post-shave: Alum block, Home-made aftershave, Nelum Sandalwood balm.

My daughter bought me a Yaqi Remus (Matt finish) for Christmas, but what arrived was a Romulus(Polished). I'm not a fan of the look of the handle and after reading what @Errol said about the lack of grip, I wasn't expecting great things. Halfway through I changed to another handle due to a lack of grip, swapping the one from my Lupo 72. Wow, what a difference.

This was my first time using an AC-type of razor and I was surprised at how different it felt. I was amazed at how smooth it was with the audible feedback being the only indicator that there was actually a blade in the razor! I'm really looking forward to trying some other blades to figure out which ones are my favourites.
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Totally agree about the Yaqi Romulus handle, it's hard to grip and I also upgraded it to something more gripy, that been said I love the way the razor head shaves though.
 
Pre-shave:- Cold Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Semogue SOC Two Band Finest Badger in Ash Wood 24/53mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Mike s Natural ~ Bay Rum
Razor/Blade:- Blackland Vector SS Matted Finished / Schick Proline P30 #5
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Invite E High Potency Pure Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerine (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Fragrance:- Tommy Hilfiger for Men

It's been a while that I haven't used my Vector, while the SE blade edge is STILL alive and not rusty.
 
Yesterday's face and head shave culprits, and today's later face shave after a day at a soccer tournament
Pre-shave: warm shower
Brush: AP Shave Co with a G5C
Soap: Henri et Victoria Unscented
Razor: Alpha Outlaw Evolution Ti
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome

Nice shaving razor, the polishing on the titanium seems swell

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Pre-shave:- Hot shower
Brush:- Grizzly Bay w/ Fanchurian knot
Soap: Tabac Original
Razor: 1924 T R Cadman Bengall
Finished with: Karve Overlander
Moisturiser: Crew - Facebalm (+SPF 15)

Final shave of the year. Started with the Bengall and finished with the Overlander. All in all a good shave.

The Bengall isn’t as sharp as it once was - I think I need to have a read of some of the stropping threads. It made for an average start of the shave - most likely exaggerated by the sunburn I’m sporting lol

Finished off with the Overlander - used the last Gillette 7 O’clock blade I have (finally finished the 2nd 100 blade envelope). I’ve got a 5 pack of Gillette Nacets and Gillette Minoras to try - and will then commit to the next 100 blades. That’ll be 2024 sorted

Looking forwards to the next shave!!

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Soap: PAA Gondolier
Brush: Italian Boar
Razor: Smart Helix Apollo
Blade: Dorco Prime (2)
I've had maybe a dozen shaves with this razor now. Fairly early on I had concerns about the threaded post coming out of the top cap. I tried epoxy gluing the threaded post into the top cap knowing that would make Plan B more difficult but Plan B wasn't that attractive. Maybe I got half a dozen shaves with the glued post before a tightening of the handle post blade install dragged the threaded post out of the cap.:oops: OK, so initiate Plan B, silver soldering the post into the cap, only problem is the expoxy glue had to be cleaned out of the threads. I knew there was a risk of destroying the cap but what did I have to lose? I had some 50% silver solder on hand so I fluxed it up, set it up,....... then ballsed it up :). It could have gone worse....... I used a general flame thinking if I used a pinpoint flame there would be higher risk of warping the top cap if I didn't get even heat distribution, the problem being the solder travelled further than I would have liked.
Good news is I effectively soldered the threaded post in. Bad news....... I had to spend an hour on the dremmel cutting back excess solder so the bottom plate would engage. I achieved cleaning up the top cap and post enough so the bottom plate engages properly and the post accepts a blade, but it's ugly, but thankfully 99% of the ugliness is under the top cap. The top of the cap is burnished and one edge suffered a small amount of flux corrosion which presents as a short black stain. I buffed the top cap which made the top of the cap presentable but the underside is a mess.
I gave the razor a run this morning and there is no loss of functionality, so I'm happy. Yes, warranty options were explored, that's another story.......
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I don't know that I love this razor enough to buy another top cap, especially when I've retained full functionality of this one.
 
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