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Shave of the Day - 2025

Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Valobra Glicerlanolina
Brush: TroyCraft "Polar Nocturne" 28mm AP Titanium
Soap: Yardley
Razor: Wolfman WR4
Blade: Schick Proline
Post-shave: TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF 50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne

Anyone familiar with really ancient soaps (this one is C. 80 years old) will probably be familiar with the crusty residue where the soap is in contact with a porous wooden bowl, or otherwise exposed to the air. It's nearly impossible to lather directly from that, but I scrape those hard bits into an empty tin with a bit of water, and in a few days' time I'll be able to smoosh up the mess with my thumb, and be able to lather it easily.

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A couple of years ago, another member here sent me a sample of a Colgate cup soap that had entirely dried out like this, but the soak treatment ended up with a superb lather.

Incidentally, this particular Proline blade might have been owned by Dorian Gray. I can't remember when I started using it (I'm guessing at 15 or more shaves). Given that I do multiple passes, both head and face, every day, that's amazing. I think I normally get about 7 days out of these.
 
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Thursday Shave
RAZOR: StandoPolska ‘Rod’ SE Artist Club Razor
BLADE: Schick Proline
BRUSH: Spiffo! African Blackwood w/24mm HMW SHD Fan
LATHER: LEA Classic Shaving Soap
POST: LEA Classic After Shave Lotion
POST: LEA Classic After Shave Balm
 
https://imgur.com/OjqWFjA
Pre-shave; Warm shower, face rinse with MWF bar soap.
Brush; TroyCraft, ‘’Gold n Jar’’ Jarrah hardwood and pure Gold flake resin handle, highly polished with a CA finish and a 26mm (x TF), 2 band Finest Badger knot (Brush No 4) Grail.
Soap; Haslinger, Schafmilch (non Tallow), in a Muhle ceramic mug.
Razor; Iwaskai, Kamisori by Ryouichi Mizuochi, Komi (Tang) rattan wrapped (by myself)
Blade;
Post-shave; My Concoction; Wahl Traditional Bay Rum 500mls, Witch Hazel 500mls, Moroccan Argan Oil 100mls, Bay Essential Oil 25mls, Vit E 5mls, Natural Plant Glycerine 2.5mls and 1.25mls of Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (Thoroughly mixed together) aftershave/moisturiser splash!! ‘’Superb’’
Cologne;
Moisturiser;
Attar (Perfume Oil);
Shave; 1st shave with the Iwasaki since honed by Dion at DC Blades, who I reached out to after continually poor shaves, (well done mate) I had been using this unaware from factory not a honed edge, wondering why after 12k, stropping, balsa progression etc shave quality not improving, now WOW. A learning curve, hopefully only linen/leather for now and occasionally the Naniwa 12k?
 
LesC said:
https://imgur.com/OjqWFjA
Pre-shave; Warm shower, face rinse with MWF bar soap.
Brush; TroyCraft, ‘’Gold n Jar’’ Jarrah hardwood and pure Gold flake resin handle, highly polished with a CA finish and a 26mm (x TF), 2 band Finest Badger knot (Brush No 4) Grail.
Soap; Haslinger, Schafmilch (non Tallow), in a Muhle ceramic mug.
Razor; Iwaskai, Kamisori by Ryouichi Mizuochi, Komi (Tang) rattan wrapped (by myself)
Blade;
Post-shave; My Concoction; Wahl Traditional Bay Rum 500mls, Witch Hazel 500mls, Moroccan Argan Oil 100mls, Bay Essential Oil 25mls, Vit E 5mls, Natural Plant Glycerine 2.5mls and 1.25mls of Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (Thoroughly mixed together) aftershave/moisturiser splash!! ‘’Superb’’
Cologne;
Moisturiser;
Attar (Perfume Oil);
Shave; 1st shave with the Iwasaki since honed by Dion at DC Blades, who I reached out to after continually poor shaves, (well done mate) I had been using this unaware from factory not a honed edge, wondering why after 12k, stropping, balsa progression etc shave quality not improving, now WOW. A learning curve, hopefully only linen/leather for now and occasionally the Naniwa 12k?
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Nice wrapping on that kami there (y)
 
Gargravarr said:
Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Valobra Glicerlanolina
Brush: TroyCraft "Polar Nocturne" 28mm AP Titanium
Soap: Yardley
Razor: Wolfman WR4
Blade: Schick Proline
Post-shave: TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, La Roche-Posay Anthelios SPF 50+ Invisible Fluid, Oxford & Cambridge cologne

Anyone familiar with really ancient soaps (this one is C. 80 years old) will probably be familiar with the crusty residue where the soap is in contact with a porous wooden bowl, or otherwise exposed to the air. It's nearly impossible to lather directly from that, but I scrape those hard bits into an empty tin with a bit of water, and in a few days' time I'll be able to smoosh up the mess with my thumb, and be able to lather it easily.

PXL-20250305-013816542.jpg


A couple of years ago, another member here sent me a sample of a Colgate cup soap that had entirely dried out like this, but the soak treatment ended up with a superb lather.

Incidentally, this particular Proline blade might have been owned by Dorian Gray. I can't remember when I started using it (I'm guessing at 15 or more shaves). Given that Ido multiple passes, both head and face, every day, that's amazing. I think I normally get about 7 days out of these.
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Well all I can say is its not looking to appetizing at this time.🤢
 
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