Shave of the day W/C Saturday 9th July

Michael, that is a serious looking razor! A real beauty!!

MichaelS said:
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Razor: Revisor 8/8 aka 'meat axe' :)
Brush: Simpsons
Cream: Avène
A/S: Cible
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Monday (morning)

Crabtree & Evelyn pour homme soap
Edwin Jagger pure badger
Gillette Slim
Personna
Alum Block
GFT Coral skinfood
Body shop Arber EdT
 
Michael, that is a serious looking razor! A real beauty!!

David, serious but cartoonish as well, eh (think Popeye?) ? Actually excellent value (with plastic handle), cheers Michael
 
Monday

5/8 Army & Navy Toilet Club, Nanny's The Spicy One, Kent BK4, RSC Moisturising AS Balm, Blue Stratos AS

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Had this razor a while now for restoration, which looks like it'll just be a sanding-down of the blade. I decided it might be worth honing it up now to use it whilst I wait to get round to cleaning it up. Glad I did - it's a cracker! Solid, heavy and a great performer; it's become a real favourite after just one shave.
 
Monday Evening:

  • - bespoke Le Tuft Urban Hermit's Black & Blues shave set
    - my last Centwin Super Platinum blade
    - Classic Shaving Lilac soap Puck
    - MICAlum stick
    - Humphreys Lilac witch hazel
    - Booster's Lilac ASL

I couldn't smell any lilac on the breeze before my shave, but I can now.
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Monday Night

Back to the Futur

Merkur Futur with a Treet Carbon Black Beauty Blade
Ingrams Menthol Cream and a Vie Long Horse Hair Brush
Finished with an alum rub and a splash ot Old Spice Whitewater
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I've been neglecting my DE's lately but felt like bringing out the Futur tonight. 2½ passes the 1st set on about 3.25 the 2nd and buffing on 5. A great shave.​
 
Feather AS-D1
Feather Blade
NF Finest Silvertip
Vulfix Persian Musk
Alum Block
L'Occitane Bavx Balm + Propolis
L'Occitane Bavx EDT


Jamie

Very enjoyable shave, it's hard to fault any aspect about this shave, why would anyone want to use a plastic razor after experiencing such a fine shave, it beggars belief. Today I will be having one of my favourite meals, made by myself obviously, Thai green prawn curry, with green beans and basmati rice, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!


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Tuesday

Muehle R89 'Fat tip' open comb
Wilkinson blade
Vitos shave cream
Muehle synthetic silvertip 23mm
Floris No. 89 after shave balm
Floris No. 89 Eau de Toilette

Excellent. The lather generated was very good, the new Muehle synthetic does a good job (first impression), it is a bit prickly but nothing extraordinary. Next one to try is the new R41 open comb which I just received y'day, a razor that consistently gets reports that describe it as highly aggressive.

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Prep: Hot shower
Brush: SOC
Razor: Shepherd
Soap: La Toja
AS + cologne: Paco rabanne, Ultraviolet
Strops: Neil Miller
Result: Veruy, very clean :D
Ahh, finally I got to shave with an elusive Shepherd :D Very nice shave and a remarkable restore by Neil, specially the original scales!
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Tuesday

FT R & Astra(4)
ToBS Lavender Cr. & EJ BB
OS AS

Went to take the top off the tube and it came off leaving the collar still on the thread:icon_rolleyes: Luckily my ToBS Almond was just about played out so I swapped lids, as it made the ultimate sacrifice.

Well, it won't really be missed as it pales in comparison to T&H's.
 
Tuesday

Merkur 33G
Gillette Platinun 'Swede' Blade
New Forest 2201 Brush
Tabac Soap Stick
Clinique Post Shave Soother

Ian
 
After the usual 1-2 minute hot towel prep:

vintage Marshall Fields badger
1958 Executive/Schick Super Chromium (NOS)
Surrey SS (pre VDH reformulation)
Lucky Tiger AS and Face Tonic
Tom Ford 'Azure Lime' EdP'

Second excellent shave with this NOS blade......as good as my go to Iridium, which is saying a lot. Smooth, sharp, and forgiving.

BBS results,

Martin
 
Last night's shave:

Hot shower
Proraso white soft soap, face lathered with
New Forest T2
Jagger DE89, with
Gillette 7OC Yellow (7)
Trumper's Limes skin food

Seven shaves in and still scything down stubble without skipping or catching. Remarkable. (And if that new-blade minor violence is less than once a week, that makes these not only far cheaper per shave but much more usable.) I think I'll have another one with this blade tomorrow...
 
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