Share your Shave of the Day for Tuesday!
July 8th, 2025
- Brush: Summer Break Soaps “Elyria” - TurnNShave v9 Tip 28mm Badger
- Razor: Yates Precision Manufacturing 921-M
- Blade: Personna Lab Blue (4)
- Lather: Woolly Wash Soapery - Outback - Soap
- Post Shave: Proraso - Red - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Stirling - Glacial Unscented - Balm
- Fragrance: Stirling - Haverford - EdT
Three passes, excellent results. The vanilla and tobacco in Haverford play nicely with the woody soap and splash. Very nice!
08.07.2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. black & clear handle w/ 30 mm Tuxedo Fan knot
- Razor: Ever-Ready 1912 SE
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE
- Lather: Wickham Soap Co. 1912 - Magnum
- Post-Shave: alterra men sensitive ASB
-> single pass, mostly WTG on both head and around the circle beard. Belated celebration shave of passing my practical exam. Not super smooth, but close and comfortable!
Haven’t used a GEM in a while and I still ask myself why. Sure, the MMOC is a bit rougher than my other razors, but this one? Mild, efficient, great audio feedback. My first ever contact with a GEM single edge razor was a Star 1912 that I won in a PIF and subsequently also PIFed to someone years later. I love the ease of the clamp mechanism holding the blade down, the grip of the handle, the weight… I know a lot of people complain how difficult it is to shave under the nose with GEMs, but for beards those things rock - really sharp lines are possible with enough patience and a steady hand. Since the last few days, I gradually trimmed back my long stubble and once again I arrived at the henriquatre/circle beard/full goatee. And it seems like this is actually the best look for my patchy growth, the extended version wasn’t looking very flattering at all 😅
Magnum is a great soap. Compared to modern bases, the lather is a bit more frothy/airy, but the scent is godlike. Truly one of my top tens just for scent alone… It’s masculine but still comfortable & a people pleaser. Kinda like an old cologne, so the name is very fitting. I’m still really proud of myself for passing 2/3 of all final exams and this was a nice reward.
Hooray!
Décadi 20 Messidor an 233 de la Révolution, jour de Parc
- Brush: Semogue C3 Galahad Horse 🐎
- Razor: GEM MMOC
- Blade: Personna GEM PTFE (26)
- Lather: Barrister & Mann Le Grand Chypre
- Postshave: Naissance 702 Witch Hazel
- Postshave: Pitralon Classic After Shave
- Postshave: Nivea After Shave Balm
Went to the dentist today, and I went out without huge new works in planning. 😌
Have a good evening!
July 8th, 2025
- Brush: AP Shave Co. - Black Butterscotch w/ AP Pure Bliss Synthetic
- Razor: Merkur - 34C
- Blade: Gillette Silver Blue
- Lather: Woolly Wash Soapery - Night at the Pub - Soap
- Post Shave: Catie’s Bubbles - Reflection - Aftershave
I really like this base. This might be the first ever gourmand I’ve ever actually enjoyed.
It’s like rubbing carrot cake on my face, in a good way.
July 8th, 2025
- Brush: Wolf Whiskers - “Gianmaria” w/Maggard 26mm Synthetic
- Razor: Blackland Era - Level 3
- Blade: Bolzano Superinox (German) (1)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Haverford - Soap
- Post Shave: Old Spice - Hawkridge - Aftershave
- Post Shave: Dove - Men+Care Ultra-Hydra - Cream
Fresh blade today. Didn’t feel a whole lot different than the P74 with 100 shaves on it, but it did feel slightly sharper. Less resistance on the chin, for example. Will I use the P74 again in the future? Maybe!
Fresh blade today
😱
Tue 08 Jul 2025
- Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal, now with 28 mm Gelousy knot
- Razor: Koraat – r/Wetshaving exclusive Moarteen (15/16", full hollow, carbon steel)
- Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
- Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
- Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
Very nice shave today with the Moarteen.
