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SOTD: March 2026

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Menthol Monday's Cold Water Shave

Cold Water Rinse
Ingram Shave Cream
Jayaruh #476
Gillette Fat Handle Tech
Gillette Silver Blue
Cold Water Rinse
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Mennen Skin Bracer AS

This week I am using my pre-war Gillette Fat Handle Tech.

The Ingram Shave Cream face-lathered well with Jayaruh #476 Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Gillette Fat Handle Tech razor and the Gillette Silver Blue Blade gave me a close, comfortable shave. After a cold water rinse I finished off with Humphrey's Witch Hazel and Mennen Skin Bracer After Shave. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
 
Menthol Monday’s Frigid Report:

Hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/7 O’Clock day 8
Stirling Glacial Strawberry Lemonade SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Stirling Glacial Strawberry Lemonade AS Splash

Guys, read the review that I wrote on this Glacial Strawberry Lemonade soap and you’ll know what I mean by how fantastic it is. The matching aftershave is equally as delightful. Another fabulous, bone chilling three pass BBS shave that I enjoyed to the max!

Wishing you all a great week ahead - be well and stay safe!

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16 March, 2026

Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.

Wonderful shave with which to kick off the workweek. Returned to Ariana & Evans and their excellent Brut homage, "60's Cologne" shave soap. Great Old School scent with a super thick and slick lather built with the Ever-Ready badger brush for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed by Thayers unscented witch hazel & Brut aftershave lotion & EdT.

BBS bliss!!

Hope you have a great day. :)

Ariana & Evans / Ever-Ready / Karve / Gillette / Thayers / Brut

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Monday 3/16 Shave
FFFMM - FIXED FOUR FOR MARCH MADNESS 2026

DAY 16 – Two Pass and No Clean Up – Good Shave
Edge is still viable but noticed a bit of loss of efficiency
Shave result was consistent with a DFS+ feel

Razor: Sun Moon Razor – Green Goblin
Blade: 15/16 Near Wedge Hollow Carbon Steel (18X)
Lather: Strike Gold Shave NOSTALGIA
Brush: Stirling 28mm BOAR
Post Shave: Jeris Musk for Men Splash
Post Shave: Razo Rock Tuscan Oud Mix

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SOTD March 16, 2026

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As always, Stirling soaps perform phenomenally. The Gin & Tonic smells great. I love the smell of the juniper berries and lime.

The 6s with a Kai(4) on plate R2 tackled the 2 days of growth like it was effortless. Another great shave.

**Overall:** ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
**Smoothness:** ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
**Irritation:** ★★☆☆☆ (Barely There)

### Details
- **Time of Day:** 🌤️ Afternoon
- **Blade Uses:** 4
- **Passes:** 3
- **Razor Setting:** 2

### Equipment
- Razor: Rockwell 6s
- Blade: KAi Stainless Steel DE
- Soap: Stirling Soap Co Gin & Tonic
- Shaving Bowl: CaYuen Workshop The Copper Ore Shaving Bowl
- Brush: Stirling Soap Co Synthetic Shave Brush Pro-Handle
- Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
- Pre-Shave 2: PAA Cube 2.0 Non-metholated
- Aftershave: PAA Alum Solid Block No slip Grip.
- Aftershave 2: Thayers Unscented Facial Toner - 3 Oz mister
- Aftershave 3: Stirling Soap Co Unscented Aftershave
- Aftershave 4: Stirling Soap Co Unscented - Post-Shave Balm


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RAZOR: Oliworks M3teorite Stainless Medium
BLADE: Personna Platinum Blue
BRUSH: Oumo 20 Master "Ox" 28mm Lotus Manchuria SHD
LATHER: Yardley London Shaving Soap (NOS)
POST: Saponificio Bignoli Lavanda Balsamica Aftershave
 
Yehuda D said:
Menthol Monday’s Frigid Report:

Hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/7 O’Clock day 8
Stirling Glacial Strawberry Lemonade SS
Gold Bond Moisturizer
Stirling Glacial Strawberry Lemonade AS Splash

Guys, read the review that I wrote on this Glacial Strawberry Lemonade soap and you’ll know what I mean by how fantastic it is. The matching aftershave is equally as delightful. Another fabulous, bone chilling three pass BBS shave that I enjoyed to the max!

Wishing you all a great week ahead - be well and stay safe!

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What a chilly shave, Akhi. I got shivers just reading about it. Where can I find your review?
 

Tuesday SOTD
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Razor: Edwin Jagger Chatsworth Faux Ivory
Blade: Kai (2)
Brush: WildWestBrushworks 24mm Zenith Silvertip
Bowl: Black Ship Grooming 4.5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: MRGLO
Pre-Shave Oil: Stirling Sharp Dressed Man
Shave Soap: Wickham 1912 Shamrock Tweed
Butter: Saponificio Varesino Puro Burro di Karitè
Aftershave: Italian Barber GIT
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8th Night said:
SOTD March 16, 2026

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As always, Stirling soaps perform phenomenally. The Gin & Tonic smells great. I love the smell of the juniper berries and lime.

The 6s with a Kai(4) on plate R2 tackled the 2 days of growth like it was effortless. Another great shave.

**Overall:** ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
**Smoothness:** ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
**Irritation:** ★★☆☆☆ (Barely There)

### Details
- **Time of Day:** 🌤️ Afternoon
- **Blade Uses:** 4
- **Passes:** 3
- **Razor Setting:** 2

### Equipment
- Razor: Rockwell 6s
- Blade: KAi Stainless Steel DE
- Soap: Stirling Soap Co Gin & Tonic
- Shaving Bowl: CaYuen Workshop The Copper Ore Shaving Bowl
- Brush: Stirling Soap Co Synthetic Shave Brush Pro-Handle
- Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
- Pre-Shave 2: PAA Cube 2.0 Non-metholated
- Aftershave: PAA Alum Solid Block No slip Grip.
- Aftershave 2: Thayers Unscented Facial Toner - 3 Oz mister
- Aftershave 3: Stirling Soap Co Unscented Aftershave
- Aftershave 4: Stirling Soap Co Unscented - Post-Shave Balm


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Nice shave Lantzman! You're definitely a Stirling fan! I really like the look of that brush!
 
8th Night said:
Great shave, Lantsman! Did you make that trade with your son for his T1?
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Todah Rabah Akhi! He hasn't picked one yet but he's got some great choices! I'm going to make a solid effort to use synthetics more often. I do have a brand new T3 that was actually a replacement Simpson sent me a few years ago. That one will be making an appearance soon.
 
Yetzirah said:
Nice shave Lantzman! You're definitely a Stirling fan! I really like the look of that brush!
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Todah Rabah! Yes, I really enjoy Stirling. That brush is great. Nice weight, very soft, a great handle, and a very reasonable price when I bought it 2 years ago.
 
Yetzirah said:
Todah Rabah Akhi! He hasn't picked one yet but he's got some great choices! I'm going to make a solid effort to use synthetics more often. I do have a brand new T3 that was actually a replacement Simpson sent me a few years ago. That one will be making an appearance soon.
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I hear the Trafalgar brushes are wonderful. I do not own any at this time. I've heard the T3 is a beast.
 
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