Shave of the Day Thread - 2020

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Pre-shave:- Shower/Bloom Water
Brush:- Semogue - Excelsior 620 Boar Bristle
Soap:- Stirling - Arkadia
Razor:- Karve SB - "E"
Blade:- Feather (3)
Aftershave:- Stirling - Arkadia
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Inspired by Terre d'Hermes
 
Pre-shave: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson LE Jubilee
Soap/Cream: Santa Maria Novella Crema da Barba
Razor: Vintage Gillette L1 Slim Adjustable (5)
Blade: Vintage UK Personna (5)
Post-shave: Santa Maria Novella Tabacca Toscano Lozione Dopo Barba
Fragrance: Santa Maria Novella Tabacca Toscano Acqua do Colonia

I've just realised why this is clearly the shave for the times - Officina di S.M. Novella ...

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Pre: Hot towel, Pre shave oil (Nico's home brew)
Razor: Gillette Fatboy D4 (5)
Blade: Gillette 7 O'Clock SharpEdge
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk3
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: Squadron, The Warden
Post: Squadron, The Warden Aftershave
WTG, ATG, touch ups with adjusted angles for my beard.

 
Date:- 02 April 2020

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Lime | Lavender | Cedarwood
Razor/Blade:- Rockwell 6C-R3 / Gillette Stainless (red & white) #14 .... finished
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)
Tipple:- McGuigan Black Label Red

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Pre-shave:- Shower/Bloom Water
Brush:- Semogue - Excelsior 620 Boar Bristle
Soap:- Stirling - Sandpiper
Razor:- Karve SB - "E"
Blade:- Feather (4)
Aftershave:- Stirling - Sandpiper
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Inspired by YSL La Nuit de l'Homme
 
Pre-shave: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson LE Jubilee
Soap/Cream: Santa Maria Novella Crema da Barba
Razor: Vintage Gillette L1 Slim Adjustable (5)
Blade: Vintage UK Personna (6)
Post-shave: Santa Maria Novella Tabacca Toscano Lozione Dopo Barba
Fragrance: Santa Maria Novella Tabacca Toscano Acqua do Colonia

Friday! The end of the working week, looking forward to the weekend to escape the office and spend some relaxing time at home more of the same ...

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Soap: The Sudsy Soapery - Lavender and Peppermint
Brush: Omega 10083
Razor: Supply (Plate 3)
Blade: Personna (2)
AS: Pb Black Spruce
Had all the makings of a great shave but ended up with a few small weepers and mild discomfort. The Sudsy Soapery goes for miles. Had enough lather left over to shower with.
 
Pre: Hot shower.
Razor: Charcoal Goods Level-2 base plate, limited edition Victorian.
Blade: Bolzano Superinox Inossidabile
Bowl: Handmade bowl, Mk3
Brush: RazoRock Silvertip Synthetic
Soap: Squadron Group Captains Blend
Post: Squadron Group Captains Blend Splash
WTG, ATG, touch ups with adjusted angles for my beard.
First use of the Bolzano blade. Not bad at all, shave felt comfortable with no irritation.



 
Date:- 03 April 2020

Pre-shave:- Cold Water straight from the tap
Bowl/Scuttle:- Captain's Choice
Brush:- WCS Two-Tone Tall (Blue & White) Extra Dense Synth. 26/56mm knot
Soap/Cream:- Barrister & Mann ~ Lime | Lavender | Cedarwood
Razor/Blade:- Karve CB Matte SS 'SB-C' / Kai Stainless #2
Post/After-shave:- T.N. Dickinson Witch Hazel Astringent mixed into the 240ml bottle with Natural Glycerin (20 drops) & Tea Tree Antiseptic (10)
 
Pre-shave:- Shower/Bloom Water
Brush:- Semogue - Excelsior 620 Boar Bristle
Soap:- Squadron - Scramble
Razor:- Karve OC - "D"
Blade:- Astra SP (1)
Aftershave:- Squadron - Scramble
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First impressions the OC-D plate (Thx @tim33z) is a much more efficient shave, managed a single pass BBS without having to go ATG under the chin
 
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Brush: Vulfix 403 Pure Badger
Razor: EJ 3one6
Blade: Elka Super Stainless (7)
Soap: Erasmic
A/S: Thayers Medicated
Cologne: British Sterling

Excellent shave as always with Erasmic, now sadly discontinued. Thayers continues to impress as an aftershave and if British Sterling smelt any better I'd never wear anything else, truly a great scent for me.
 
Pre-shave: Hot shower
Brush: Simpson LE Jubilee
Soap/Cream: Santa Maria Novella Crema da Barba
Razor: Vintage Gillette L1 Slim Adjustable (5)
Blade: Vintage UK Personna (7)
Post-shave: Santa Maria Novella Tabacca Toscano Lozione Dopo Barba
Fragrance: Santa Maria Novella Tabacca Toscano Acqua do Colonia

I'm pretty sure that my current Officina di S.M. Novella soap will not outlive the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The end is in sight for this soap! So exciting.


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Lucky tiger face wash
Game changer .84 with Astra green
Aubrey Organics Spice Island shave cream
Thayers lemon aftershave.
The Aubreys is a fantastic non brushless cream, the post shave feel is very refreshing with a long lasting menthol hit.This is a regular in my routine with very clean ingredients.
Game changer with Astra green is an outstanding combo, perhaps a tad below the gc/ Feather combo but 2× the number of good shaves.
 
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