Shave of the Day 2015

[Young Buck]

Well the GFT coconut has left the building. Tomorrow.. a new day.

 

[stillshunter]

Son of Peach SOTD

Brush: Plisson L'Occy Synth
Soap: Shaver Heaven Green Tobacco
Razor: Merkur 34C (Chip off the old Block)
Blade: Gillette Platinum
After-shave: Thayers Witch Hazel & Myrsol Blue

Son of Peach (SoP) completed an unassisted shave today. Previous shaves were either done by me or he was nagged to death on the virtues of getting great lather coverage or how to hold the razor to achieve the optimum cutting angle. This time he politely asked me to shut my beak and leave him to do his thing. He chose the above. The only non-negotiable was the cleaning up of the basin upon completion.

The lather started off a bit runny but that Plisson worked it's magic and within no time he whipped up a decent lather. He loves the fragrance @Anthony .

My eyes welled up in tears with his choosing of the 34C. This lad is going places. With extreme care he managed a 2 pass BBS shave without a nick. The razor went in all sorts of directions in negotiating the tricky parts of his face but he's on his way.

Initially he decided on Alt Innsbruk but at the last minute changed over to the Myrsol. A look of self satisfaction in the mirror and he was back to his Playstation. Proud Dad was sitting on the can for the entire time watching his every move and thinking about how fast SoP had grown up.

...and if you were wondering, I could have eaten off that basin after he had completed wiping it down.

Congrats mate. You've done your part for the continuing generations of Peach Men. Many years hence they will speak fondly of the great-grandfather who shaved the old way with metal and fat....

Well the GFT coconut has left the building. Tomorrow.. a new day.

This is one classy shave - maybe even a little too much class for the likes of this place.
Is it as seriously nice as it looks?
BTW: great photography too, nice DoF!

 

[Nonick]

Son of Peach SOTD


Son of Peach (SoP) completed an unassisted shave today.

Peach fluff - dealt with!

 

[Young Buck]

Congrats mate. You've done your part for the continuing generations of Peach Men. Many years hence they will speak fondly of the great-grandfather who shaved the old way with metal and fat....



This is one classy shave - maybe even a little too much class for the likes of this place.
Is it as seriously nice as it looks?
BTW: great photography too, nice DoF!

Cheers camera saw a bit of a workout this weekend as my niece turned 3.

..... And yes it is a nice as it looks [emoji39]

 

[stillshunter]

Cheers camera saw a bit of a workout this weekend as my niece turned 3.

..... And yes it is a nice as it looks [emoji39]

Always good to meet another Canon man. The 7D is a formidable beast...esp. married with fast glass (like the 50/1.4). Not many cameras are equal to the challenge of a 3 y.o i-flight, but an absolute doddle for the 7D!!! My old 5D MkII can't compare and is probably only good for eating and sleeping shots, but I so do like the full-frame files it creates.

 

[filobiblic]

BOT [emoji14]

Brush: Chubby 2 Best
Soap/Cream: Soap Commander Passion: Teakwood and Cardamon
Razor: NEW LC with Weber Classic handle
Blade: Chrome/Israeli Personna [3]
After-shave: Soap Commander Passion balm

Thanks to @Adam for trading me the SC Passion soap and balm. The face full of bristles that is the Chubby made quick work of the soap. Pleasant scent of teakwood and Cardamon; a spicy scent with a woody base. The balm has a good menthol hit!
Loving the NEW with the slightly longer handle. It makes it more maneuverable. [emoji106]

 

[stillshunter]

BOT [emoji14]

Brush: Chubby 2 Best
Soap/Cream: Soap Commander Passion: Teakwood and Cardamon
Razor: NEW LC with Weber Classic handle
Blade: Chrome/Israeli Personna [3]
After-shave: Soap Commander Passion balm

Thanks to @Adam for trading me the SC Passion soap and balm. The face full of bristles that is the Chubby made quick work of the soap. Pleasant scent of teakwood and Cardamon; a spicy scent with a woody base. The balm has a good menthol hit!
Loving the NEW with the slightly longer handle. It makes it more maneuverable. [emoji106]

...so you photographic infidel (BOT indeed!)...how do you find the CH2 on the face?

 

[filobiblic]

...so you photographic infidel (BOT indeed!)...how do you find the CH2 on the face?

It's like two brushes worth of hair in the one brush...mammoth! Fairly soft with minor scritch. Certainly left its mark but don't think I'm going to buy one for myself.

 

[stillshunter]

It's like two brushes worth of hair in the one brush...mammoth! Fairly soft with minor scritch. Certainly left its mark but don't think I'm going to buy one for myself.

Yeah I imagine it's the sort of brush you just face-butt once to lather for each pass....

 

[borked]

Always good to meet another Canon man. The 7D is a formidable beast...esp. married with fast glass (like the 50/1.4). Not many cameras are equal to the challenge of a 3 y.o i-flight, but an absolute doddle for the 7D!!! My old 5D MkII can't compare and is probably only good for eating and sleeping shots, but I so do like the full-frame files it creates.

Otherwise, I really should get my rear into gear and learn how to use this with this ?

 

[stillshunter]

Otherwise, I really should get my rear into gear and learn how to use this with this ?

Very capable - and not too bad IQ (image quality) for one of the first 1" sensors and fast AF - if I recall. Nice one, get out there and shoot mate.

 

[SydBJW]

Brush: Whipped Dog 24mm
Soap: Mikes Natural Lemongrass and Eucalyptus (part of a purchase of soaps from MrT)
Razor: Merkur 34
Blade: Personna Blue (3)
Post-shave: Alum

Quick two pass shave today. Don't know why I stay up watching EPL until 3 in the morning, even worse when your side loses.

Mikes worked great, scent reminds me of Eucalyptus cough drop lollies when we were kids.

Off to start another work week.

 

[Nonick]

Shave of the Lid

Simmo Case
Fatip
Voskhod (1)
Barrister & Mann - Fougère Aromatiquè (Thanks again Peach)

Really a great soap, Peach was generous, but even so it's lasting forever! Which is great.

 

[stillshunter]

Brush: #620
Soap: Speick
Razor: Fatboy (7)
Blade: Feather (4)
Post-shave: Speick

No complaints at all.

 

[stillshunter]

Barrister & Mann - Fougère Aromatiquè (Thanks again Peach)

Really a great soap, Peach was generous, but even so it's lasting forever! Which is great.

WTF? I want!!!!!

 

[filobiblic]

WTF? I want!!!!!

Only a few more weeks...

 

[filobiblic]

Brush: Plisson Synthetic
Soap/Cream: Catie's Bubbles Black Bergamot (Thanks @LifesaPeach)
Razor: NEW LC with Weber Classic handle
Blade: Voshkod [2]
After-shave: Myrsol Formula C

Much thanks to @LifesaPeach for the sample of Catie's Bubbles Black Bergamot. Typically wonderful CB lather with top performance. It's a very soft soap so decided to use the Plisson synth over the Chubby.

The scent is almost identical to another soap I have. I can't narrow it down but it's either Stirling's Port-Au-Prince or Sharp Dressed Man. I'm leaning towards the latter (SDM). SDM is modelled on Green Irish Tweed.

Can anyone help me out on this...?

 

[Lifes a Peach]

Sounds like today's SOTD was proudly sponsored by Life's A Peach. Glad you boys are enjoying the soaps.

 

[Lifes a Peach]

Brush: Semogue Mistura
Soap/Cream: Tabac
Razor: Fatboy on the 6 dial
Blade: Personna Med Prep
After-shave: Myrsol Agua Balsamica

There was yearning for some classics so I dusted off the Fatboy and Tabac. Such a frigginous awesomeness soap is that Tabac.

 

[Nightguard]

Brush: Vulfix 2233
Razor: Merkur 37c
Blade: English Wilky (5)
Cream: Simpson Lavender and Vertiver
A/S: GFT Skinfood

First use of a slant razor in 2 years, very nice with the English Wilky, a quick 2 pass shave and I've no complaints.