SOTD Saturday 16th June - Friday 22nd June 2018
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Robyflexx
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Sun. 6/17/18
Good morning friends. A fine three pass shave today with the Gillette Aristocrat loaded with a Gillette 7'o'clock blade. Marvelous lather from the Italian Barber Milionario shave soap. I finished with Old Spice, feeling smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends.
Good morning friends. A fine three pass shave today with the Gillette Aristocrat loaded with a Gillette 7'o'clock blade. Marvelous lather from the Italian Barber Milionario shave soap. I finished with Old Spice, feeling smooth and refreshed. Enjoy your day friends.
Acer89
James
SOTD 17th June
Butterscotch Swirl - 26mm MS Extra Dense Finest
WSP Formula T Barbershop
Karve C plate (On Loan)
Voskhod Teflon Coated #2
Second daily shave with the Karve C plate and equally as good as the first. I really like this razor, great design and build quality. It's not too heavy and it's not one to break the bank.
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The Formula T Barbershop with added buttermilk and tallow provided a very nice lather and was gifted to me by James @Seamus1981. Thanks mate... me likes!
Link HERE
The Formula T Barbershop with added buttermilk and tallow provided a very nice lather and was gifted to me by James @Seamus1981. Thanks mate... me likes!
Another fine and dandy day in the den
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Str8Mug
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(Posted in wrong SOTD - Oopss)
Gold Dollar W59
Deluxe Shaving 30mm Silvertip
WSP Olympus Formula T
Thayers W/H Lemon Astringent
WSP Shave Tonic Olympus
A great shave today and the WSP Olympus delivers, in spades. Hell of a start to Father’s Day. May all of the Fathers here have an amazing day and awesome shaves. Let’s kill it today Dad’s....
HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO ALL......
Gold Dollar W59
Deluxe Shaving 30mm Silvertip
WSP Olympus Formula T
Thayers W/H Lemon Astringent
WSP Shave Tonic Olympus
A great shave today and the WSP Olympus delivers, in spades. Hell of a start to Father’s Day. May all of the Fathers here have an amazing day and awesome shaves. Let’s kill it today Dad’s....
HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO ALL......
Quique
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Happy Birthday my friend
What’s better than a good ol’ Cheshire shave on your birthday? The answer: Nothing.
flashashton27
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Glad you enjoyed the sample Halvor. One of my favourites. The opening is incredibly green & refreshing.Yesterday’s shave. After a rather ‘moist’ last night, I doubt there will be one today
Terrific shave ‘twas, with Eufros Dama de Noche soap and balm, Paradigm 17-4, APShave SilkSmoke and a spray of Clive Christian 1872 (with a refresh later). From this one use, longevity wasn’t an issue @flashashton27, and it’s a great fragrance
Fidelis
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Sunday afternoon shave:
Pre.: Hot water rinse, coconut oil, Proraso green pre-shave cream
Brush: Plisson synthetic fibre pearl grey
Soap: Saponificio Varesino - Settantesimo Anniversario
Razor: Karve Shaving Christopher Bradley razor with F plate on a 3.5" handle
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel (3rd use)
Post.: Hot water rinse, cold water rinse, 444 gel, Cremo Cooling post shave balm, Myrsol "Agua de Limon" AS, Tom Ford "Neroli Portofino" EdP
First shave with the Karve razor (postman brought it yesterday afternoon)... I started the shave with the E plate, but I knew immediately this wasn't to my liking (not bad, just not enough "bite"). So I changed to the F plate, yes, better this way. The shave reminded me of the Timeless SB .95 or the Merkur Futur (lower setting), most probably due to the wide blade gap and the weight of the razor. But there are differences: The razor is more efficient with the F plate than the Timeless .95, but less than the Mühle R41 (2013). It also feels to me more comfortable and smooth than the Timeless.
To reach a bbs result like with my other (aggressive or more efficient) razors I needed 3 passes plus touch ups. The shave itself was quite comfortable and easy, no weepers, no irritations, very smooth, no need for alum, surely a winner. Maybe I would like to have a "G" plate
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The razor looks very good, high level of quality, less than my Wolfmans, but this isn't a surprise. Regarding the price the razor, the build quality is absolutely ok, nothing to complain about. It feels nicely in the hand, good weight to it, good balanced too, with a good grip. So, you get high quality for a very good price, combined with a good performance. I wouldn't call the F plate aggressive, maybe in the higher upper third of the medium aggression range (if I regard the R41 (2013) as my baseline for an aggressive razor), but with good efficiency.
I need some more shaves with the Karve F, but for now, I'm very satisfied with this purchase
Wishing all an easy and smooth Sunday!
Pre.: Hot water rinse, coconut oil, Proraso green pre-shave cream
Brush: Plisson synthetic fibre pearl grey
Soap: Saponificio Varesino - Settantesimo Anniversario
Razor: Karve Shaving Christopher Bradley razor with F plate on a 3.5" handle
Blade: Rapira Swedish Supersteel (3rd use)
Post.: Hot water rinse, cold water rinse, 444 gel, Cremo Cooling post shave balm, Myrsol "Agua de Limon" AS, Tom Ford "Neroli Portofino" EdP
First shave with the Karve razor (postman brought it yesterday afternoon)... I started the shave with the E plate, but I knew immediately this wasn't to my liking (not bad, just not enough "bite"). So I changed to the F plate, yes, better this way. The shave reminded me of the Timeless SB .95 or the Merkur Futur (lower setting), most probably due to the wide blade gap and the weight of the razor. But there are differences: The razor is more efficient with the F plate than the Timeless .95, but less than the Mühle R41 (2013). It also feels to me more comfortable and smooth than the Timeless.
To reach a bbs result like with my other (aggressive or more efficient) razors I needed 3 passes plus touch ups. The shave itself was quite comfortable and easy, no weepers, no irritations, very smooth, no need for alum, surely a winner. Maybe I would like to have a "G" plate
.The razor looks very good, high level of quality, less than my Wolfmans, but this isn't a surprise. Regarding the price the razor, the build quality is absolutely ok, nothing to complain about. It feels nicely in the hand, good weight to it, good balanced too, with a good grip. So, you get high quality for a very good price, combined with a good performance. I wouldn't call the F plate aggressive, maybe in the higher upper third of the medium aggression range (if I regard the R41 (2013) as my baseline for an aggressive razor), but with good efficiency.
I need some more shaves with the Karve F, but for now, I'm very satisfied with this purchase
Wishing all an easy and smooth Sunday!
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