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SOTD April 2026
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Yehuda D
Sr. Shave Member
Saturday morning’s Blue Shave:
Hot shower
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Perma Sharp day 14 (last day)
Wilkinson Sword SS
Proraso Blue ASB
Stirling Island Man AS Splash
To be honest this Wilkinson soap is as about as useful as a screen door on a submarine - the only really nice thing about it is the scent. The lather is good but I find it requires a lot of effort to get it where I want it, and it’s kind of crummy in the skincare department but the Proraso Blue balm helped me a lot. Finally the lovely Stirling Island Man aftershave and that’s it that’s all. This Perma Sharp blade is at the end of the road but I must say that it gave me one last hoorah with a great three pass BBS shave so no complaints overall!
Wishing you all a good day - be well and stay safe!
Jeff
Hot shower
Razorock Plissoft 26mm Monster
Super Speed/Perma Sharp day 14 (last day)
Wilkinson Sword SS
Proraso Blue ASB
Stirling Island Man AS Splash
To be honest this Wilkinson soap is as about as useful as a screen door on a submarine - the only really nice thing about it is the scent. The lather is good but I find it requires a lot of effort to get it where I want it, and it’s kind of crummy in the skincare department but the Proraso Blue balm helped me a lot. Finally the lovely Stirling Island Man aftershave and that’s it that’s all. This Perma Sharp blade is at the end of the road but I must say that it gave me one last hoorah with a great three pass BBS shave so no complaints overall!
Wishing you all a good day - be well and stay safe!
Jeff
anchovie666
Shave Member
Saturday 4/18 Shave
VINTAGE APRIL
LATHERS - STICKS, SAMPLES & TUBES MONTH
Ahhh the one that started it all – my very first Straight Razor
Re-Honed and Re-Scaled by Ye Ole Straight N Strop
Extremely smooth and comfortable JNat edge
GEM G-Bar with a fresh Gem Blade finished it off
Razor: T R Cadman & Sons - BENGALL
Blade: Ye Ole Straight n Strop JNat Edge (2X)
Clean Up: GEM G-Bar Flat Top
Lather: RazoRock Green Shave Stick
Brush: Vintage Rubberset No. 89 Green Handle Horse
Post Shave: Lustray Blue Spice Splash
Post Shave: Abbate Y La Mantia ISHTAR
VINTAGE APRIL
LATHERS - STICKS, SAMPLES & TUBES MONTH
Ahhh the one that started it all – my very first Straight Razor
Re-Honed and Re-Scaled by Ye Ole Straight N Strop
Extremely smooth and comfortable JNat edge
GEM G-Bar with a fresh Gem Blade finished it off
Razor: T R Cadman & Sons - BENGALL
Blade: Ye Ole Straight n Strop JNat Edge (2X)
Clean Up: GEM G-Bar Flat Top
Lather: RazoRock Green Shave Stick
Brush: Vintage Rubberset No. 89 Green Handle Horse
Post Shave: Lustray Blue Spice Splash
Post Shave: Abbate Y La Mantia ISHTAR
04.18.26
18 April, 2026
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Great shave this morning. Returned to Fine Accoutrements and their excellent "Platinum" shave soap & splash. Wonderful Creed Aventus scent with exceptional lather from the original formula built with the Aylsworth synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel and the matching aftershave lotion.
Hope you have a great day.
Hello everyone! Hope you had a pleasant evening.
Great shave this morning. Returned to Fine Accoutrements and their excellent "Platinum" shave soap & splash. Wonderful Creed Aventus scent with exceptional lather from the original formula built with the Aylsworth synth for three passes with the Karve and I finished with alum, followed Thayers unscented witch hazel and the matching aftershave lotion.
Hope you have a great day.
Fine Accoutrements / Aylsworth / Karve / Wizamet / Thayers
Yehuda D
Sr. Shave Member
Klinker
Double your shaves, double your fun!
Sunday, April 19 SOTD
RAZOR: Design 94 Titanium DE Safety Razor
BLADE: Feather New Hi-Stainless
BRUSH: Simpson Commodore X3 24mm Best Badger
LATHER: NOS Mitchell's Original Formula Wool Fat Shaving Soap
POST: Bricktown Grooming Lafayette Barbreshop Aftershave
wombadom
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Ah yes. I remember going through a container like that of the same soap. I was glad when it was done with. Thanks for your post.
8th Night
Shave Member
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Subtle Art Soap Co's Soap provides marvelous protection with a slick, thick lather. The Proof Razor did a fine job at remove 1 day's growth. It was a great shave this afternoon. BBS finish.
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
Irritation: ★★☆☆☆ (Barely There)
Time of Day: Afternoon
Blade Uses: 1
Passes: 3
Razor: Proof Benchmark
Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp Half DE
Soap: Subtle Art Soap Co Tea Tree & Lemon
Shaving Bowl: HC&C Stainless Steel Straight Walled Bowl
Brush: PAA Amber Aerolite
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Pre-Shave 2: Stirling Soap Co. Mentholated Pre-shave Soap
Aftershave: PAA Alum Solid Block No slip Grip.
Aftershave 2: Thayer's Cucumber Facial Toner - Witch Hazel
Aftershave 3: Stirling Soap Co Unscented Aftershave Splash w/Menthol
Aftershave 4: CeraVe Moisturizing Cream.
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Subtle Art Soap Co's Soap provides marvelous protection with a slick, thick lather. The Proof Razor did a fine job at remove 1 day's growth. It was a great shave this afternoon. BBS finish.
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
Irritation: ★★☆☆☆ (Barely There)
Time of Day: Afternoon
Blade Uses: 1
Passes: 3
Razor: Proof Benchmark
Blade: Gillette Perma-Sharp Half DE
Soap: Subtle Art Soap Co Tea Tree & Lemon
Shaving Bowl: HC&C Stainless Steel Straight Walled Bowl
Brush: PAA Amber Aerolite
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Pre-Shave 2: Stirling Soap Co. Mentholated Pre-shave Soap
Aftershave: PAA Alum Solid Block No slip Grip.
Aftershave 2: Thayer's Cucumber Facial Toner - Witch Hazel
Aftershave 3: Stirling Soap Co Unscented Aftershave Splash w/Menthol
Aftershave 4: CeraVe Moisturizing Cream.
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Ram57
Shave Member
Sunday SOTD
Razor: GEM Junior Bar/Elite Razor Turkish Walnut
Blade: Gem PTFE (7)
Brush: Rubberset 49-4 w 26mm G5C
Bowl: Black Ship Grooming 4.5"
Pre-Shave Scrub: PAA Ice Cube 2
Pre-Shave Balm: Proraso Single Blade Wood and Spice
Shave Soap: Wm. Neumann 1911
Balm: Proraso Single Blade Wood and Spice
Aftershave: Small Batch Shave Tonic
8th Night
Shave Member
Shavvuah Tov, Akhi! I hope you had a wonderful Shabbat.
8th Night
Shave Member
LOL. What a colorful description of the soap. I'm glad it turned out to be a good shave despite the useless soap.
Shavuah Tov, Akhi!
8th Night
Shave Member
Another beautiful shave, Akhi!
Beau Chapeau
Shave Member
Shaves for the week..
This week, I'll be dancing with wolves..
Apr 20, 2026
Prep: Hot water
Razor: Wolfman WR2 1.05 SB/ WRH4
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (Israeli Reds)
Brush: Rooney Heritage 2XL Jade
Soap: First Line Shave: Washington (FLS3)
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Opus XIV – Royal Tobacco by Amouage
Apr 22, 2026
Prep: Hot water
Razor: Wolfman WR2 1.15 SB/ WRH4
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (Israeli Reds)
Brush: New Forest Tubby 1 Finest
Soap: Los Jabones de Joserra: Colonia
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Beau De Jour Eau de Parfum by Tom Ford
Apr 25, 2026
Prep: Hot water
Razor: Wolfman WR2 1.15 SB/ Darwin Ti
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (Israeli Reds)
Brush: YAQI 24/52 Green Obsidian Two Band
Soap: Pinnacle Grooming: Barbershop ( PGA )
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Invasion Barbare by MDCI Parfums
This week, I'll be dancing with wolves..
Apr 20, 2026
Prep: Hot water
Razor: Wolfman WR2 1.05 SB/ WRH4
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (Israeli Reds)
Brush: Rooney Heritage 2XL Jade
Soap: First Line Shave: Washington (FLS3)
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Opus XIV – Royal Tobacco by Amouage
Apr 22, 2026
Prep: Hot water
Razor: Wolfman WR2 1.15 SB/ WRH4
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (Israeli Reds)
Brush: New Forest Tubby 1 Finest
Soap: Los Jabones de Joserra: Colonia
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Beau De Jour Eau de Parfum by Tom Ford
Apr 25, 2026
Prep: Hot water
Razor: Wolfman WR2 1.15 SB/ Darwin Ti
Blade: Personna Platinum Chrome (Israeli Reds)
Brush: YAQI 24/52 Green Obsidian Two Band
Soap: Pinnacle Grooming: Barbershop ( PGA )
Post: Cosrx Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence
Fragrance: Invasion Barbare by MDCI Parfums
Lather Catcher Sunday's Cold Water Shave
Cold Water Rinse
Nivea Shave Cream
Jayaruh #199 Synthetic
Ever-Ready Lather Catcher
Personna GEM SS PTFE Blade
Cold Water Rinse
Humphrey's Witch Hazel
Nivea After Shave Balm
The Nivea Shave Cream face-lathered well with Jayaruh #199 Synthetic brush. Two passes and touch ups with the Ever-Ready Lather Catcher 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 Nivea After Shave Balm. I am clean, smooth, and refreshed...
Yehuda D
Sr. Shave Member
Sunday morning:
Hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/new 7 O’Clock
Delmy SS
Prep ASB
Booster Polar Ice AS Splash
These 7 O’Clocks are such fantastic blades - not only are they very sharp, they’re also very forgiving especially when I use them in my cherished 50s Super Speed. This Delmy soap is from India and it’s probably the CHEAPEST shaving item on this planet - it costs perhaps 25 cents so even a man on an ultra tight budget can afford it. Despite its small size it gives huge performance - it has a beautiful old school barbershop scent, I find the best way to use it is to wet it and rub it all over my face and neck like a stick, a moderately wet brush makes the lather explode, it’s surprisingly slick, and the post-shave feeling is fairly comfortable. The Prep balm delivered very generously on the soothing and moisturizing not to mention how wonderful the Polar Ice felt when I slapped it on - its scent is identical to the Delmy soap. Three passes with the new 7 O’Clock blade gave me an awesome BBS shave that was so much fun!
Wishing you all a great Sunday - be well and stay safe!
Jeff
Hot shower
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/new 7 O’Clock
Delmy SS
Prep ASB
Booster Polar Ice AS Splash
These 7 O’Clocks are such fantastic blades - not only are they very sharp, they’re also very forgiving especially when I use them in my cherished 50s Super Speed. This Delmy soap is from India and it’s probably the CHEAPEST shaving item on this planet - it costs perhaps 25 cents so even a man on an ultra tight budget can afford it. Despite its small size it gives huge performance - it has a beautiful old school barbershop scent, I find the best way to use it is to wet it and rub it all over my face and neck like a stick, a moderately wet brush makes the lather explode, it’s surprisingly slick, and the post-shave feeling is fairly comfortable. The Prep balm delivered very generously on the soothing and moisturizing not to mention how wonderful the Polar Ice felt when I slapped it on - its scent is identical to the Delmy soap. Three passes with the new 7 O’Clock blade gave me an awesome BBS shave that was so much fun!
Wishing you all a great Sunday - be well and stay safe!
Jeff
Yehuda D
Sr. Shave Member
My pleasure!
There are worse soaps than this one and I paid a lot of money for them!
Jeff