Saturday 26th December to Friday 01th January 2021

[Electrif]

Friday 1st January
Yaqi Heavy Metal Tux - OSP Dark Matter - GEM SE 3D Adjustable by Roger Quintero - GEM SSC#2 on 'C' plate - Irisch Moos A/S - Aloe Vera Gel

With compliments to Chris @Boycie83 for my fortunate gain of the Dark Matter soap. The scent was right down my street. And the performance is just what I expect from @James Riley .
The 'C' plate on the printed adjustable was definitely more aggressive than the 'A' plate and gave me a superb, smooth result.

 

[Daz McG]

1st of jan shave
My Karve razor arrived just in time for Hogmanay so had the first shave today

Razor: karve stainless widebody with c plate
Blade: astra superior platinum
Brush: alpha
Bowl: roger quintero 3d printed bowl xl
Pre shave : semois valley oil
Soap: semois valley
Aftershave: semois valley
Alum bloc
Arko unscented balm to finish

Great first shave with the Karve went straight for the c plate very smooth and the semois valley was a very pleasant scent kinda like caramel

 

[RussellR5555]

And my pleasure to provide a soundtrack. What you need is some Blood Stain Child




I should charge for this service

You should indeed and be on a royalty from the Japanese association of artists .

 

[Boycie83]

You should indeed and be on a royalty from the Japanese association of artists .

The only R he's had from that association is a Restraining Order

 

[THONY]

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Razor:Merkur Progress
Blade: Perma Sharp
Brush: Yaqi Silverstip
Lather: Cade
ASL: Inga Mythos Nassau

 

[Clint64]

January 1, 2021
Tatara Nodachi
Gillette 7 O'clock Black
Tatara Boar
AOS Bourbon Shave Cream
Small Batch Shave Tonic Winter Reserve Aftershave

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[Dazednconfused]

SOTD 1st
Razor - Rockwell 6c- R4 & R3
Brush - Yaqi Sagrada Familia
Soap - A&E SoCal Hipster
Blade - Astra SP#3
Post - Boots Freshwood ASL and B

Truly stunning shave. Blade and razor are perfect partners, the Kaizen base soap gives a beautiful slick and smooth lather. The scent was a bit of a gamble for me given the scent note list, but it works and I prefer the scent as it lather as opposed to in the tub. Very nicely finished with Boots Freshwood
A great first shave of 2021.

 

[Manstein]

PS-Turkish Soap
Brush-PS Rocket*
Soap-MdeC Natural
Blade-Feather
Razor-Katana*
AS-Raw Lavender Oil diluted


*I've used this brush a few times but never been pleased by it. Using the Proraso brush as a yardstick its well behind at twice the price.

*This razor never fails to impress me considering its price. It's up there with the Cobra and uses cheap blades.

My tap water arrives from a borehole and I've often wondered if its slightly hard lime infused qualities affect the lather. I keep a gallon of fresh from a nearby spring and for interests sake used it for lathering. Excellent results and finished up with the wedding cake impersonation so beloved of Johan on the Shave and Butcher channel.

 

[Scotshave]

1st day of a new year

Santa Maria Novella Tabacco Toscana
MÜHLE Rytmo black fibre
Bowl lather
MÜHLE Rytmo DE
Silver Star Super Stainless (2)
RazoRock Plague Doctor splash

A smashin' shave to start off 2021. A huge thank you to @pjgh for reminding me that I had a spare Silver Star blade lurking in my blade drawer (can't remember when/where I got it). It really is a good blade. I used it yesterday on an R4 setting with my Rockwell 6C and today with the smooth (or ‘mild', if you choose) MÜHLE. I reckon this one is essentially the R89 head in new drag. Regardless, a bloody good shave was the result.

I notice these blades are also ball-breakingly cheap: £7-8 for 200.

 

[TobyC]

Borehole water.

 

[Virgil Hilts]

First shave of the year with a cream and brush given to me by mrs for Christmas.

 

[pjgh]

Happy New Year!

Wash with L'Oreal Men Extra Hydra Energetic
Lather up with L'Occitane Cade Shaving Soap & Yaqi Heavy Metal w/Tuxedo Synethetic 24mm
Single pass shave with Muhle Rocca R95 & Muhle Stainless (1)
Hot rinse, cold rinse & Floid Mentolado Suave​

... the Rocca was everything I hoped it would be

 

[churchilllafemme]

Friday AM 2021-01-01
New Year's Day

Rooney Polo 1 Ivory Finest (24/54)
Penhaligon's English Fern shaving soap (tallow)
Paradigm 17-4
Gillette Super Stainless 'Spoiler' (4)
Ginger's Garden Springtime in Paris aftershave

A start to the new and hopefully better year with some of my favorite gear.

 

[pjgh]

Borehole water.

It's a bit wild up on Hadrian's Wall ... ask the Romans.

 

[Boycie83]

Happy New Year!

Wash with L'Oreal Men Extra Hydra Energetic
Lather up with L'Occitane Cade Shaving Soap & Yaqi Heavy Metal w/Tuxedo Synethetic 24mm
Single pass shave with Muhle Rocca R95 & Muhle Stainless (1)
Hot rinse, cold rinse & Floid Mentolado Suave​

... the Rocca was everything I hoped it would be

I love that handle. I've got the black one but wish I had gone for birch

 

[Virgil Hilts]

Today's shave:

- Tallow + Steel Merry
- Yaqi "Red Marble" Finest
- Edwin Jagger DE81 with Feather blade
- Rockford Soul aftershave

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Can i ask where you got the soap?