Shave of the Day - 2025
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Henckels Friodur 17 7/8 Half Hollow - Semogue OC Boar - Speick Stick & Splash - Sukin Moisturiser
Pre-shave:- Cool Shower
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Whipped Dog High Mountain Badger in Tall Ivory Resin 24/55mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Stirling Soaps ~ Burgundy
Razor/Blade:- Weber PH with iKon Bulldog Handle / Vintage NOS English Wilkie #1
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Plunkett's Vita E Pure with Rosehip Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerine (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Fragrance:- Milkman Bay Bounty (Australian made)
Deodorant:- Milkman Bay Bounty (Australian made)
Tonight Tipple:- 'Tiger Snake' Australian Bourbon Whiskey
Finally, at last after so many years of hunting the world-wide-bloody-mad-global-web for a Weber polished head razor, I'm looking forward to tonight shaves with this FANTASTIC Weber polished head razor. I'm also extremely happy to have BOTH coated and polished head Weber razors in my den until I rest in bloody holy peace.
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- Whipped Dog High Mountain Badger in Tall Ivory Resin 24/55mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Stirling Soaps ~ Burgundy
Razor/Blade:- Weber PH with iKon Bulldog Handle / Vintage NOS English Wilkie #1
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Plunkett's Vita E Pure with Rosehip Oil (10 drops), Natural Plant Glycerine (20) & Tea Tree Oil Antiseptic (5)
Fragrance:- Milkman Bay Bounty (Australian made)
Deodorant:- Milkman Bay Bounty (Australian made)
Tonight Tipple:- 'Tiger Snake' Australian Bourbon Whiskey
Finally, at last after so many years of hunting the world-wide-bloody-mad-global-web for a Weber polished head razor, I'm looking forward to tonight shaves with this FANTASTIC Weber polished head razor. I'm also extremely happy to have BOTH coated and polished head Weber razors in my den until I rest in bloody holy peace.
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Shiozawa Tadaaki Focus 13/16 Hollow - Zenith Unbleached Boar - Razorock SMDF - SMN Tobacco Toscana Lotion - Sukin Moisturiser
Vittoria
Member
Thursday Afternoon 18/12/2025
I had a lovely shave today with the Haircut&Shave Co DE razor it has a .75 mm blade gap with neutaral exposure.
This razor features an aluminium base plate its the only SS DE I have tried like this I mustsay it works well.
Its a very smooth efficient razor the wieght of the razor seemed to do all the workfor me.
The Goodfella's smile Abysso has avery nice on the face feel with a great scent to boot this is one of my favourite TGS soaps.
Finished off with Imperial lather splash.
1 pass WTG 1 pass ATG Done no touch ups.
Enjoy your next Shave.
Cheers and Merry Christmas to all.
- Razor : Haircut&Shave CO. DE stainless top cap and handle alummium base plate. (USA)
- Blade : Wizamet Super Iridium Stainless (1). (Russia)
- Brush : Grizzly Bay Fanchurian Badger. (USA)
- Soap : The Goodfella's Smile Abysso (non Tallow). (Italy)
- Aftershave : Cussons Imperial Leather No1 original classic . (Thailand)
- Weight : 104 grams. (Razor)
I had a lovely shave today with the Haircut&Shave Co DE razor it has a .75 mm blade gap with neutaral exposure.
This razor features an aluminium base plate its the only SS DE I have tried like this I mustsay it works well.
Its a very smooth efficient razor the wieght of the razor seemed to do all the workfor me.
The Goodfella's smile Abysso has avery nice on the face feel with a great scent to boot this is one of my favourite TGS soaps.
Finished off with Imperial lather splash.
1 pass WTG 1 pass ATG Done no touch ups.
Enjoy your next Shave.
Cheers and Merry Christmas to all.
Roman Kamlash “Classic W&B” 10/8 Full Hollow - Zenith Unbleached Boar - WWS Outback - Myrsol Antesol - Sukin Moisturiser
Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: TroyCraft "Opalesque" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: Ach. Brito Lavanda (sample)
Razor: Atelier Durdan Vestige
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
This soap sample was generously sent to me by @JaggardJ, along with a whole bunch of others. Gestures such as this are a quintessential feature of the membership of this forum, and much appreciated.
The cream is very similar to the Wholly Kaw Lavender la Supérieure marketed under the West Coast Shaving brand. The product has that kind of pearlescent appearance that I, for no objective reason, tend to find slightly off-putting, but that has no bearing on its performance. I was a bit parsimonious with my load (scoop and smoosh) in an attempt to make it go further, but it still produced a creditable lather with plenty of slickness for a 3-pass melon and dial shave. The scent is on the bright side, not quite as natural as my benchmark Castle Forbes, but good nonetheless.
Thanks again @JaggardJ, these interludes make a year's restraint on shaving purchases much easier.
Vittoria
Member
This soap sample was generously sent to me by @JaggardJ
Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: TroyCraft "Opalesque" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: Ach. Brito Lavanda (sample)
Razor: Atelier Durdan Vestige
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
This soap sample was generously sent to me by @JaggardJ, along with a whole bunch of others. Gestures such as this are a quintessential feature of the membership of this forum, and much appreciated.
The cream is very similar to the Wholly Kaw Lavender la Supérieure marketed under the West Coast Shaving brand. The product has that kind of pearlescent appearance that I, for no objective reason, tend to find slightly off-putting, but that has no bearing on its performance. I was a bit parsimonious with my load (scoop and smoosh) in an attempt to make it go further, but it still produced a creditable lather with plenty of slickness for a 3-pass melon and dial shave. The scent is on the bright side, not quite as natural as my benchmark Castle Forbes, but good nonetheless.
Thanks again @JaggardJ, these interludes make a year's restraint on shaving purchases much easier.
mmm how convenient.
Lots of people have sent me samples over the last year. It's the spirit of the community, and I do likewise when I can.
ColorMug
Member
What’s your opinion of the Noble Otter aftershaves?Saturday SOTD
MÜHLE RYTMO Steamed Ash / Nacet
Rudy Vey Butterscotch Beehive 20mm Silvertip Badger
Noble Otter Monoi de Tahiti Shave Soap & Aftershave
Ryūichi Saitō SK3 13/16 Quarter Hollow - Zenith Unbleached Boar - Extro Bergamotto di Calabria - Myrsol Agua de Limón - Sukin Moisturiser
klinker
... seems to have LOTS of brushes
For me, the face feel is great -- not too harsh. The sents are great too, but don't last more than a couple hours.
Pre-shave: Hot flannel, Pears soap
Brush: TroyCraft "Vazon Forest" 28mm AP G5C
Soap: Yardley Black Label
Razor: Atelier Durdan Vestige
Blade: Personna GEM Stainless
Post-shave: TND witch hazel, homebrew moisturiser, Oxford & Cambridge cologne
Foxgloves are regarded as a noxious weed in these parts, but I love them. But not as much as I love YBL, arguably the most sublime soap ever made...
Filarmónica 14 Doble Temple 15/16 Hollow - Semogue OC Boar - Eufros Lima-Especias - Razorock Lime Wax
Pbgoose
Active Member
Sunday 21 December 2025
Soap: Pb Red Dwarf
Brush: Semogue Boar
Razor: Colonial General Brass
Blade: Feather Pro Super
Haven't posted in a good while but my normal life come to a screaming halt six weeks ago when I arrived home from a work trip and the dogs all wanted to say G'day at once. So a handful of dogs, turning on the spot whilst not realising I had a foot firmly planted and crunch, a classic tib/fib explosion, down I went like a sack of potatoes. Spiral fracture in the tibia and smashed fibula. The fix - apparently tibial nails are all the rage (see attached image). Now you know that as soon as they're pulling out drills, hammers, screws etc for surgery, it's not going to be pretty. So over the last six weeks opioids are my friend, not a very good friend, but a very necessary friend, whom I am still showing to the door. Oh, and lets not forget the ketamine trip in ER when they did a temporary set on my leg whilst waiting two days for surgery. Everyone in within cooee would've heard my singing/screaming. I've decided that torture is not for me.....name, rank and serial number and whatever else you want to know...... Kudos to Mrs Pbgoose who stuck by me and talked me through it.
So my house looks like a centre for mobility aids, my favourite being a borrowed lift chair, which I've spent a large percentage of my recent life in.
And Gillette disposables got a look in when I got home and had a shower, apparently they don't wash or shower you any more in hospital so I was a bit on the nose and bearded by the time I got home. Shower shaving was definetly a thing until I got a little more mobile.
Life throws stuff like this at you, makes you stop and gain a whole new appreciation for a lot of things, like the finer accoutrements of wet shaving.......
Soap: Pb Red Dwarf
Brush: Semogue Boar
Razor: Colonial General Brass
Blade: Feather Pro Super
Haven't posted in a good while but my normal life come to a screaming halt six weeks ago when I arrived home from a work trip and the dogs all wanted to say G'day at once. So a handful of dogs, turning on the spot whilst not realising I had a foot firmly planted and crunch, a classic tib/fib explosion, down I went like a sack of potatoes. Spiral fracture in the tibia and smashed fibula. The fix - apparently tibial nails are all the rage (see attached image). Now you know that as soon as they're pulling out drills, hammers, screws etc for surgery, it's not going to be pretty. So over the last six weeks opioids are my friend, not a very good friend, but a very necessary friend, whom I am still showing to the door. Oh, and lets not forget the ketamine trip in ER when they did a temporary set on my leg whilst waiting two days for surgery. Everyone in within cooee would've heard my singing/screaming. I've decided that torture is not for me.....name, rank and serial number and whatever else you want to know...... Kudos to Mrs Pbgoose who stuck by me and talked me through it.
So my house looks like a centre for mobility aids, my favourite being a borrowed lift chair, which I've spent a large percentage of my recent life in.
And Gillette disposables got a look in when I got home and had a shower, apparently they don't wash or shower you any more in hospital so I was a bit on the nose and bearded by the time I got home. Shower shaving was definetly a thing until I got a little more mobile.
Life throws stuff like this at you, makes you stop and gain a whole new appreciation for a lot of things, like the finer accoutrements of wet shaving.......