Shave of the Day

[JEEP]

It is nice to see so many new faces in such short time.

Remember to check out www.badgerandblade.com - just be carefull that you do not catch any AD's


Regards.

Jakob

 

[freebird]

2:30am shave

Absinthe shaving cream sample from CStewart on Straight Razor Place
Shavemac badger brush
loom strop
5/8 Challenge Cutlery roundpoint
Alum
Mesmerize for men a/s

3 passes bbs

 

[Bert]

Have to try the NIVEA cream before shaving..I like the smell anyways

Well Nivea does the trick. I use to have burns and cuts when i was shaving without. My skin is really sensitive and nivea help creating a "greasy" surface between the skin and the blade. Cheap and helpfull.

Regards from France, Bert.

 

[rmcel]

Early morning shave
Hot shower
Rooney finest
Tabac
Murker barber pole
Murker blade (Waiting on my derby's to arrive!)
2 passes
AOS unscented

 

[CaptainB]

Well Nivea does the trick. I use to have burns and cuts when i was shaving without. My skin is really sensitive and nivea help creating a "greasy" surface between the skin and the blade. Cheap and helpfull.

I just tried Nivea cream before shaving too - it's really a lot smoother! After you apply the cream, how long do you wait before applying the lather, and do you rinse your face with hot water before doing so?

I've already used Nivea cream after applying the ASB, which also helps to keep the skin irritation-free

 

[JEEP]

A word of warning people; both my sister and I are quite allergic to something that seems to be in most Nivea products. YYMV offcourse, but even though the product may say "mild" or "sensitive" on the label, it may still be quite harsh on your skin. I would much rather recommend the Proraso products, they may cost a bit more and be harder to find - but they are overall better and healthier products to use.

My shave of the day:

Prep
Hot shower
Proraso Pre/Post cream

Shave
Merkur HD 34C
Derby Extra, third use
Kent BK4 Silvertip - first use ever. This truly is an incredible brush!
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Three passes: One WTG and two XTG + buffing at the jaw line
DFS - best shave ever!

Post
Taylor of Old Bond Street alum block
Proraso Pre/Post Cream
Proraso ASB


Regards.

Jakob

 

[John in Covina]

Here in the US you can get a skin product that is not supposed to cause any allergic reations and be quite soothing for the post shave time called CETAPHIL. It was once a prescription item but is now an over the counter item.

 

[DeaconKC]

Broke out a WW2 Gillette Tech today and tried it out. Very easy to see why Gillette made thgem for several decades.
WW2 Black Tech
Derby Blade
Col Conk Badger
Mama Bear Diogene's Club Soap
Clubman AS
Smoothie razor, a gentle shaver!

 

[spstogie]

My shave consists of a Merkur/Solinger DE long handle for the scalp (in the shower), then using a silver tip badger & a Theirs Assard Singing Blade sharpened on a Dovo strop, 1 pass WTG, 1 pass ATG, 1 pass XTG. Then the riveting sensation of either Ed. Pinaud Virgin Island Bay Rum or the Classic After Shave. Generally a couple shots of El Rey Soleil Cologne with the classic & a similar musk with the bay rum.

 

[Bert]

I just tried Nivea cream before shaving too - it's really a lot smoother! After you apply the cream, how long do you wait before applying the lather, and do you rinse your face with hot water before doing so?

I've already used Nivea cream after applying the ASB, which also helps to keep the skin irritation-free

Well, after the shower, i put some nivea cream on the sensitives parts of my growing beard, not too much but enough to have my skin looking white like a fresh cadaver. I take the time to gently prepare my lather and blade (2, 3, 4 minutes...) and then I directly lather on my face without washing out the cream. Each pass will take out some cream with the hair and you'll finish with a real good BBS.
In fact, yes it works like Proraso cream or any type of greasy / hydratation cream. You can also use oil (jojoba), but I really prefer cream.
BTW, I heard that Proraso were really easy to find in Northern America, especially Canada. Is that right ? I'm going to move to Quebec in 3 mounth.

Regards from France

Bert.

 

[CaptainB]

As I have really dry skin, especially on my upper lip and on the sides of the nose I tried many brands of cream, but it only got better since I'm using the classic Nivea cream. I thought about trying the Proraso pre/post too, and maybe will soon, but the blue Nivea metal tin gives me this kind of vintage feel, as it's what my grandparents used since I can remember

 

[TopGumby]

Broke out a WW2 Gillette Tech today and tried it out. Very easy to see why Gillette made thgem for several decades.
WW2 Black Tech
Derby Blade
Col Conk Badger
Mama Bear Diogene's Club Soap
Clubman AS
Smoothie razor, a gentle shaver!

That's enough reason for me to do it...WWII tech with my old helmet for a basin!

 

[rmrdaddy]

BTW, I heard that Proraso were really easy to find in Northern America, especially Canada. Is that right ? I'm going to move to Quebec in 3 mounth.

Regards from France

Bert.

Yes, Proraso is readily available, it's also available in re-branded form at Bath and Body Works stores as C.O. Bigleow Shaving Cream. While in Canada, look for J.M Fraser's shave cream. I get great shaves with it, and from my understanding the big 450 ml tub is somewhere around $10 CAN. A real bargain IMHO.

 

[JEEP]

This morning - another nice all Proraso shave:

Prep
Hot shower
Proraso Pre/Post Cream

Shave
Merkur HD 34C
Derby Extra, fourth use
Omega Professional boar
Omega Shaving Cream
Three passes: One WTG and two XTG + buffing at the jaw line
DFS - with a little burn and a few nics at the neck for going too low on the XTG passes

Post
Taylor of Old Bond Street alum block
Aluminium chloride
Proraso Pre/Post Cream
Proraso ASB


Regards.

Jakob

 

[Bert]

Tonight :

PREP : hot shower, nivea cream

SHAVE : Merkur Progress, Merkur blade first use, Proraso cream from the tube, pure badger brush

Four passes : 2 WTG / 1 XTG / 1 ATG (that was a mistake...) + Buffing in the neck (I like mistakes tonight)

POST : Alum Block / Weleda ASB

Result : Two mistakes means confortable shave, near BBS, but with a little burn in the neck (I felt too confident and too concentrated on my pork chops' shape). But one night of sleep will fix all that.

Regards from France, Bertrand.

 

[TopGumby]

WWII tech
Williams soap
VDH boar brush
Hand held mirror
Cold water in M-1 helmet

Three passes, WTG XTG ATG. A good shave....my wife thinks I've gone nuts.

Afterwords, after reflecting on how soft I have it compared to the GIs of old, even with my feeble attempt to recreate a WWII field condition shave, I wimped out and put on some Burt's Bees bay rum balm....:whistling

 

[DeaconKC]

Whoa, Gumby, yopu went all out!
WW2 Tech
Derby Blade
Mama Bear's Soap
4 passes
AV Musk AS
A very smooth gentle shave.

 

[JEEP]

This morning:

Prep
Hot shower
Proraso Pre/Post Cream

Shave
Merkur HD 34C
Derby Extra, fifth use
Kent BK4
Omega Shaving Cream
Three passes: One WTG and two XTG + buffing at the jaw line
DFS - cut a mole on my lower lip thoigh

Post
Taylor of Old Bond Street alum block
Aluminium chloride
Proraso Pre/Post Cream
Proraso ASB


Regards.

Jakob

 

[Luke 42]

Same as always, so my shave of the day posts could get quite boring

Just wanted to note that I tried the Nivea creme before shaving but it doesn't seem to work for me. It somehow makes my lather disappear and decreases the gliding of the razor[huh] ..so at least for me, no Nivea as pre-shave.

 

[JEEP]

Proraso pre/post
Matador De-Luxe w. Derby Extra (1)
Kent KB4
Mitchell's Wool Fat
Proraso pre/post
Proraso ASB

The Swedish made Matador De-Luxe is a nice tech-clone, though slightly more agressive.


Regards.

Jakob