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SOTD February 2026

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27 February, 2026

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Fantastic shave with which to close out the workweek! Returned to Ariana & Evans and their excellent "Peach & Cognac" shave soap and splash. Phenomenal scent! A delicious woody, spicy boozy peach with a phenomenal lather built with the Semogue boar brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching aftershave splash & Tom Ford Tom Ford for Men EdT. Again, zero feedback from the alum.

BBS bliss!!

Hope you have a great day. :)

Ariana & Evans / Semogue / Karve / Gillette / Thayers / Tom Ford

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Friday 2/27 Shave
17th ANNUAL ONE BLADE IN FEBRUARY CHALLENGE 2026

DAY 27 – Two Pass and a bit of Clean Up
Faster shave this morning as I had errands to run
Overall it was smooth & comfy DFS+/BBS result
One more Day to go on the challenge then on to FFFMM

Razor: DOVO Runde Sache – Red Scales – 5/8
Blade: JNat Refresh – Translucent ARK Refresh (27X)
Lather: TOBS Royal Forest Cream
Brush: Stirling 28mm BOAR Brush
Post Shave: Citrus Musk Mix Splash
Post Shave: Barrister & Mann Seville Aftershave

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Colibri "Hummingbird" safety razor with 1.10 mm plate.
Gillette Wilkerson Sword blade.
Simpson Trafalgar synthetic brush.
Williams Mug shave soap.
Timeless Razor shave bowl.
Scottish Antique by Andy Hilfiger cologne.

Shave 20 of the Williams challenge.

Happy Friday everyone!
 
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RAZOR: Yaqi Thalia 316L Elite Golden Pheasant
BLADE: Personna Lab Blue
BRUSH: Heritage Erskine 26mm SHD Manchurian 2 band
LATHER: D.R. Harris Marlborough Shaving Soap
POST: Fine Italian Citrus Classic Aftershave Splash
 

Saturday SOTD
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Razor: Occam's SE-noch
Blade: Feather Artist Pro (6)
Brush: Vie-Long 16510 Silvertip 24mm
Bowl: Olivewood 5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre-Shave Balm: 3P
Shave Soap: Vito’s Extra Super
Balm: RR R-160
Aftershave: RazoRock Baby Blue
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Saturday 2/28 Shave
17th ANNUAL ONE BLADE IN FEBRUARY CHALLENGE 2026

DAY 28 – Two Pass Modified with No Clean Up
Challenge complete – 28 Days and 28 Shaves – Lots of fun !!
Stropping was essential to extending the edge life
Can’t say enough about this little Dovo – a true BANGER

Razor: DOVO Runde Sache – Red Scales – 5/8
Blade: JNat Refresh – Translucent ARK Refresh (28X)
Lather: Ariana & Evans SPARTACUS
Brush: YAQI Rainbow Synthetic
Post Shave: Draggon Noir Splash
Post Shave: Abbate Y La Mantia ISHTAR

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Saturday morning: (yuck!)

Hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Perma Sharp day 3
PAA Cold Spices SS
Lubriderm Moisturizer
PAA Cold Spices AS Splash

The reason I said “yuck” is because I DETEST this Cold Spices soap and aftershave. Yes, the soap lathers well and it’s very slick but the menthol really screws up the beautiful Shulton Old Spice scent, and it’s not that skin friendly despite the slickness. Thank goodness it’s almost finished. The Lubriderm moisturizer gave me plenty of much needed soothing because my face felt sort of dry and a bit irritated. Last but not least the Cold Spices aftershave which I made me curse like an angry truck driver. Three passes gave me a great BBS shave but did I enjoy it? NO. Another couple of times and this stuff will be finished.

Enjoy your day and your shaves - be well and stay safe!

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Saturday's Cold Water Shave
Fat February

Cold Water Rinse
Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap
Jayaruh #292 HMW Badger
Gem Open Comb Damaskeene
Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade
Cold Water Rinse
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Duru Cologne

It is the last day this week with the Open Comb Damaskeene razor, and a good week it was.

The Mitchell's Wool Fat Shave Soap face-lathered well with Jayaruh #292 HMW Badger Brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gem Open Comb Damaskeene razor and the Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Duru Cologne. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
 
Yehuda D said:
Saturday morning: (yuck!)

Hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Perma Sharp day 3
PAA Cold Spices SS
Lubriderm Moisturizer
PAA Cold Spices AS Splash

The reason I said “yuck” is because I DETEST this Cold Spices soap and aftershave. Yes, the soap lathers well and it’s very slick but the menthol really screws up the beautiful Shulton Old Spice scent, and it’s not that skin friendly despite the slickness. Thank goodness it’s almost finished. The Lubriderm moisturizer gave me plenty of much needed soothing because my face felt sort of dry and a bit irritated. Last but not least the Cold Spices aftershave which I made me curse like an angry truck driver. Three passes gave me a great BBS shave but did I enjoy it? NO. Another couple of times and this stuff will be finished.

Enjoy your day and your shaves - be well and stay safe!

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Shabbat Shalom, Jeff! Have a good day, Akhi!
 
28 February, 2026

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Fantastic shave this morning! Returned to Macduff's Soap Co. and their excellent "Royal Earl Grey" shave soap and splash. It's been a long time since I last used it and I had forgotten how nice it is. Phenomenal scent and an incredibly thick and slick lather built with the WWBW synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel, the matching aftershave splash & Viktor & Rolf "Spicebomb" EdT. Again, zero feedback from the alum.

BBS bliss!!

Hope you have a great day. :)

Macduff's Soap Co. / Wild West Brushworks / Karve / Gillette / Thayers / Viktor & Rolf

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