Post your shave of the day for Sunday!
2023,06,11
- Prep: Splashing hot water
- Brush: SHD badger
- Razor: Stirling (DE3P2S) with the OpenComb plate
- Blade: Gillette Nacet
- Lather: Proraso Sensitive shaving cream (tube)
- Post Shave: Lucky Tiger
What can I say, this was a simple evening (00:10 am) shave. The Stirling has more blade feel than any other safety razor I own, but I wouldn’t call it extreme. It’s my travel razor, and since I’m going to be traveling next week I thought I’d take it for a spin and make sure I’m all good.
11 June, 2023
- Brush: Oumo - 26mm SHD HMW
- Razor: Maggard Razors - Shavette
- Blade: Ted Pella - Injector (2)
- Lather: Summer Break Soaps - Mountain Laurel - Soap
- Post Shave: Osma - Alum
- Post Shave: Australian Private Reserve - Winterfall - Aftershave
- Fragrance: Cremo - Blue Cedar & Cypress - Eau de Cologne
June 11, 2023
- Brush: AP Shave Co. 26mm G5C
- Razor: Blackland Vector SS
- Blade: Kai Captain Titan Mild (AC) (10)
- Lather: Noble Otter – Lonestar
- Post Shave: Noble Otter – Lonestar
Lonestar is quickly becoming my favorite daily driver type scent. Definitely going to have to pick up the frag at some point.
Lonestar is such a great scent.
I catalogued my software to finish my lather games calendar today so I know I shouldn’t, but I’m definitely about to buy the frag.
I know the feeling. I need to pick up the frag as well.
June 11, 2023
- Preshave: Proraso Green Preshave
- Brush: Semogue C3 Galahad Horse 🐎
- Razor: Feather Artist Club SS Kamisori
- Blade: Feather Pro Guard (2)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann Le Grand Chypre
- Post Shave: Mennen Le Grand Large
- Post Shave: Nivea After Shave Balm
Several people over at the old place claimed that LGC smells like Coca Cola. I get where this comes from, but I don’t believe it’s true (and I 'm relieved that it didn’t impact my enjoyment of the soap).
Many people dislike shavettes, but I find them actually very nice.
Have a good Sunday!
I have the Feather SS in the foldable style, but whenever I use it I hold it straight like the kamisori. Have you tried both? Should I just switch?
I don’t have the folding Feather SS, but I do have a Kai folding shavette, and a Tedalus Essence, which is folding as well.
So should you switch? I really don’t know. I slightly prefer the folding style, for no other reason than that it allows to store the blade safely in the razor. I see better what I 'm doing with the kamisori, but otherwise, I don’t have a clear preference wrt shaving.
Fair point, though you can get a plastic cover for the Feather SS kamisori. It’s not very sexy looking with the cover on admittedly.
And I haven’t seen them in Europe…
June 11, 2023
- Brush: Declaration Grooming B8 Bold
- Razor: Feather Artist Club SS Kamisori
- Blade: Feather Professional
- Lather: Proraso Blue SuPeR fOrMuLa
- Post Shave: Declaration Grooming - Southern ParadIce (spiked with synthetic menthol)
Proraso Super Formula is wonderful and I don’t use it enough.
I’ve never heard of this Super Formula, what’s up with that?
Where have you been? It’s the latest reformulation of Proraso that happened maybe 3-4 years ago and it’s pretty great. If you can pick some up for cheap then it’s worth trying out.
If they sell it in Proraso Red then I’m game.
Yup, they do, both in tube and tub form. With the tub, make sure you see the words “Super Formula” on the lid. For the tube, there is this circular stamping on the box that says “Super Formula”.
I didn’t know that. Going to have to get some in the tube. Sounds interesting!
Super Formula++
Jun. 11th, 2023 - Quick Body Shave
- Prep: shower, Executive Shaving - Pre-Shave Oil
- Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3 (28mm)
- Bowl: Proraso Mug
- Razor: RazoRock German 37
- Blade: Gillette Platinum (3)
- Lather: Declaration Grooming - Darkfall
- Post-shave: Executive shaving - Citrus Kiss
Nothing much to say here. Just a quick shave of a couple body parts to keep some things more tidy during the summer. One of the few times I bothered posting those, because the false bias that face shaving is more valid is too strong in my brain.
I killed the rest of the Darkfall sample since I’m not really into it, but it wasn’t quite enough, so I combined it with a pre-shave. A crime, I know, but at least it seems to work better with DG than it does with SW soaps. If I apply a SW lather over pre-shave on my skin, the slickness is ruined if anything. Here, they worked well enough together.
- Prep: House of Mammoth Embrace Doppio Bath Soap
- Brush: Bristle Brushwerks Amber Logo brush 24mm Maggard Silver Tip
- Razor: Feather DX Kamisori
- Blade: Proline (6)
- Lather: Noble Otter - Orbit - Soap
- Alum: Osma Luxury Alum
- Post Shave: Noble Otter - Orbit - Aftershave Splash
Was going to sell this brush, but now I’m having second thoughts. This is why I put shit in the spare room when I’m trying to let things go… Idiot.
Peerless Firefighter ♥️
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Clog-Pruf Peerless (gen 2)
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
- Brush: Executive Shaving Medium Jock
- Lather: Noble Otter Firefighter
- Aftershave: Barrister and Mann Seville splash
I like the Peerless, it’s a great GEM razor. But, really which GEM isn’t?
Firefighter is delicious, and Seville works very well with it.
June 11, 2023
Lemmy Test Post
- Brush: Zenith 506U XSE
- Razor: Alimigoose
- Blade: Kai Captain Mild
- Lather: Zingari Man - Bon Monsieur
- Post Shave: Aqua Velva - Blue Ice AS
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - unscented balm
- Post Shave: Olay Complete
This finishes up my tour through the new soaps I picked up last week at the Maggard Meet. It’s a really good scent. It’s been a spell since I used some Sego. I’d forgotten how good it is.
I’m going to take this week and finally unpack my Maggard bag. My storage bins got buried somehow. 🤦🏼♂️
Now back to pretending to kill tubs?
Nooo…pretending to kill samples. I have diminishing goals.
- Prep: Coffee
- Prep: Klar - Activated Charcoal - Face Soap
- Brush: Zenith Cobalt Blue 28mm Boar Knot (505BC SE)
- Razor: EldrormR Industries MM24
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE [13]
- Lather: Barrister and Mann - Brew Ha-Ha - Soap (Excelsior)
- Post Shave: Storybook Soapworks - Coffee Spoons - Aftershave (Alcohol Free)
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Brew Ha-Ha - Balm
- Fragrance: House of Mammoth - Embrace - Eau de Parfum
Some mornings a coffee-themed shave is in order.
Rating: 4/5
You should make lather with a cup of coffee instead of water. For science.
Excuse me sir the Lather Games don’t start for a few more weeks.
A little warm up never hurt anyone.
Welp, looks like July 9th has a stimulating new angle.
oh, you may have just revolutionized morning shaves for me…
If you eat a bit of the soap, you may actually save so much time!
The Coffee Spoons soap is practically made with coffee anyway. This is an interesting idea…for science of course.
- Brush: Simpson Trafalgar T3 Synthetic 26mm
- Razor: Timeless Titanium Slim
- Blade: Durablade Sharp Titanium (3)
- Lather: Barrister and Mann – Nordost
- Post Shave: Barrister and Mann – Nordost
A lovely orange shave for a Sunday morning.
Nordost++
Hey, brush buddies!
Nordost is an awesome choice; smells delicious! I should get a full set at some point, too.
That brush was a total on-sale impulse buy last fall and well worth it.
Hey, did you try the Nordost cologne they were showing off at Maggard’s?
I did! I should’ve bought some to keep the scent going for a little while longer.
June 11, 2023
- Brush: AP Shave Co Lemondrop 28mm SynBad
- Razor: GEM Micromatic Flying Wing
- Blade: Personna Gem PTFE (6)
- Lather: Ariana & Evans - The Undersea - Soap
- Post Shave: Thayers - Cucumber - Toner
- Post Shave: Ariana & Evans - The Undersea - Aftershave
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
I think I like the artwork on this product better than I like the scent. This is one of those scents that I want to love but, in reality, it is only okay. No issues with the lather, though. Beautiful lather today, which made using the Flying Wing a real joy.
Enjoy your Sunday!
- Prep: Hot Shower - Preshave
- Brush: Zenith /r/Wetshaving MOAR Boar 🐗
- Razor: Schick Eversharp I1
- Blade: Schick - Injector (10)
- Lather: Ariana & Evans - Emerald Moss Soap
- Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Glacial Spearmint Splash
- Post Shave: Zingari Man - AS Balm Unscented
A great shave for a Sunday and now I’m ready to hit the beach (after vacuuming the house). Have a great day all!
Jun. 11, 2023
- Brush: Zenith 31mm MOAR BOAR
- Razor: Karve CB OC C
- Blade: Astra SP Green
- Lather: Macduffs - Dark Sky Preserve - Soap
- Post Shave: Macduffs - Dark Sky Preserve - Aftershave
Great shave. Excellent scent although I do wish it had a bit more power.
June 11, 2023
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts w/Maggard SHD 30mm Fan
- Razor: Chiseled Face Legacy - Raw Titanium (#69)
- Blade: Super-Max Super Platinum (1)
- Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber - Soap
- Post Shave: Chatillon Lux/Declaration Grooming - Weinstrasse - Aftershave
- Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Mood Indigo - Balm
