Post your shave of the day for Thursday!

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    New Things Again

    An aluminium open comb Karve Christopher Bradley with a box of Via Barberia 3 Herbae shave soap on the original packaging Karve box between a Zenith B21 brush and a bottle of Speick Men splash

    • Prep: Klar Activated charcoal facial soap
    • Razor: Karve Christopher Bradley aluminium, E plate
    • Blade: Big Ben Super Stainless
    • Lather: Via Barberia 3 Herbae
    • Aftershave: Speick Men Active After Shave Lotion
    • Fragrance: Creed Wind Flowers

    In this episode of @Semaj3000@wetshaving.social generosity, I’m using his Aluminium Karve Christopher Bradley with an open comb E plate, and a Semaj3000-provided Big Ben blade and this new-to-me Via Barberia 3 Herbae shaving soap.

    The Karve left a good first impression: the distinct blade feel makes finding the right angle very intuitive.

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    Jun 22, 2023 - Barbershops

    • Brush: AP Shave Co. Honey Ebonite 26mm G5C Fan Knot
    • Razor: Karve Shaving Co. Christopher Bradley Aluminum, SB-C
    • Blade: Perma-Sharp Super [2]
    • Lather: Lancaster Razor Works - Barber Shop - Soap
    • Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps - Picture Day - Aftershave

    Nice, clean barbershop scents for this Thursday morning. Long live Picture Day!

    Rating: 4.5/5

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    June 22, 2023

    • Brush: SBS handle with 28mm Boti Knight synthetic
    • Razor: Yates 921-EH
    • Blade: Wizamet
    • Lather: House of Mammoth - Voices
    • Post Shave: House of Mammoth - Voices

    The Yates EH plate is smoother than I remembered, perhaps the Wizamet is a particularly good match for the razor or my lather was just on point. Tusk remains a top tier soap base for me, and Voices is just wonderful every time I use it.

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    SOTD Jun 22, 2023

    • Brush: Zenith r/wetshaving Moar Boar
    • Razor: Blackland Sabre
    • Blade: GEM (1)
    • Lather: Talent Soap Factory - The Abyss - Shaving Soap
    • Post Shave: Barrister and Mann - Atomic Holiday - Aftershave
    • Fragrance: Pink MahogHany - Gent
    • Passes: WTG, XTG
    • Coffee: Full City Roast Blend
    • Music: Deer Tick - Emotional Contracts

    New GEM blade—very smooth shave, but at least one weeper. Fresh GEMs be like that.

    I should have pushed that previous blade to fifty.

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    Jun. 22, 2023

    • Brush: Yaqi 26mm Synthetic
    • Razor: Karve Overlander
    • Blade: UK Tech Statum
    • Lather: Henri et Victoria - Costa - Soap
    • Post Shave: Henri et Victoria - Costa - Aftershave

    Ok shave. This soap is not very good I would not buy it again. I do like the scent.

  • Matt G
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    • Lather: Proraso White Soap
    • Brush: AP Shave Co G5C 24mm
    • Razor: Gillette Slim Adjustable
    • Blade: RK Stainless (1)

    The RK blade was very average to me in both sharpness and smoothness but overall it was a good shave.

  • 35048467
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    22 June, 2023

    • Brush: Zenith - MOAR BOAR
    • Razor: Feather - AS-D2
    • Blade: Gillette - Nacet (6)
    • Lather: Martin de Candre - Agrumes - Soap
    • Post Shave: Fine Accoutrements - Italian Citrus - Aftershave
    • Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Limon - Eau de Cologne
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    • Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz - Tabac
    • Brush: Zenith - MOAR BOAR
    • Razor: Gillette - Slim Adjustable (9)
    • Blade: Feather (1)
    • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Unscented - Balm & Splash
    • Scuttle: - Georgetown Pottery - G20

    Now that I’m back home from vacation, I’m back to trying my DEs again. I hadn’t shaved for a few days, and yet again the Slim Adjustable did a pretty good job with all that growth. I was getting irritation when I tried it on only one or two days growth, so it will be interesting to see how it goes later tonight or tomorrow.

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      Even with a few days of growth, that sounds very brave to be using a Slim on a 9.

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        I’m so used to the MMOC at this point that it feels only mildly aggressive at 9!

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    SOTD Thursday 22 June, 2023**

    • Prep: WDCB.org Chicago’s Home for Jazz
    • Prep: Warm Shower
    • Brush: Omega HI-Brush 146206 25mm Synthetic
    • Lather: Chiseled Face Midnight Stag
    • Razor: ‘40s Gillette Gold Ball End Tech
    • Blade: Shaving Revolution Platinum Series
    • Post: Nivea Men Maximum Hydration Moisturizing Post Shave Balm
    • Post: Old Spice Classic After Shave

    The Ball End Tech keeps getting better and better. Have a great day, everybody!

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      Ball end tech is a magical razor. Feels mild and yet gives a great shave.

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    June 22 2023

    • Brush: Dogclaration B9A
    • Razor: GEM 1912
    • Blade: GEM PTFE (37)
    • Lather: Barrister and Mann - Fougere Gothique
    • Post Shave: Stirling - Varen
    • Fragrance: Stirling - Lightish Pink

    I probably should have saved this potent combo for a day when I’m in the office and have a 40 minute drive to enjoy it by myself, and not a day where my wife walks into the bathroom and asks what stinks. Live and learn. We’re headed to Miami tomorrow morning for a short cruise so tonight is packing up my trusty Catie’s Bubbles sample tub of Barnegat Bay.

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    June 22, 2023

    2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.

    A very nice shave. I haven’t used a Zingari Man soap in a bit over a month, but Heather’s soaps, both Sego and Vegan are top tier for me. They perform exceptionally well but, more importantly, they impart their own character to the shave. I can get pretty much any soap to provide a close and comfortable shave. The feel of the Zingari Man lather (Sego in this case) has a unique and delicate silkiness that is a distinguishing feature for me. And that silkiness somehow continues post-shave. Thoroughly enjoyable. I’m a fan.

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    • Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen Soap
    • Brush: Declaration Grooming - B14 “Nebula” Badger
    • Razor: Gillette - Slim Adjustable (5)
    • Blade: Feather (2)
    • Post Shave: Stirling Soap Co. - Varen Splash & Unscented Balm
    • Scuttle: Georgetown Pottery - G20

    My wife hates Varen. But she’s out of town so I get to use it. It’s such a perfectly dank scent. I also love how it’s in Stirling’s Sheep base, that’s one of my all time favorite bases.

    Less than 24 hours since my last shave and the 5 felt too mild. Going to try it even milder tomorrow, just because.