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SOTD May 2026
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Yehuda D
Sr. Shave Member
Wednesday morning:
Hot shower with Tabac bath soap
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Perma Sharp day 4
Tabac Shaving Stick
Lubriderm Moisturizer
Tabac Deodorant Spray
Tabac AS Splash
Oh the joy of using Tabac is the start of a great day - the scent of the bath soap as well as the way it leaves me squeaky clean and well moisturized, the way the stick continues the beautiful scent, the thick, rich, slick lather with its comfortable post shave feeling, then the soothing Lubriderm moisturizer, then a spritz of the Tabac deodorant followed by the aftershave. Not only do I smell awesome I had a dynamite three pass BBS shave that was such a delight!
Wishing you all a wonderful day - be well and stay safe!
Jeff
Hot shower with Tabac bath soap
Yaqi 30mm Barber Pole
Super Speed/Perma Sharp day 4
Tabac Shaving Stick
Lubriderm Moisturizer
Tabac Deodorant Spray
Tabac AS Splash
Oh the joy of using Tabac is the start of a great day - the scent of the bath soap as well as the way it leaves me squeaky clean and well moisturized, the way the stick continues the beautiful scent, the thick, rich, slick lather with its comfortable post shave feeling, then the soothing Lubriderm moisturizer, then a spritz of the Tabac deodorant followed by the aftershave. Not only do I smell awesome I had a dynamite three pass BBS shave that was such a delight!
Wishing you all a wonderful day - be well and stay safe!
Jeff
Yetzirah
Shave Member
Terrific shave Akhi! Tabac will always have a place on my rotation.
8th Night
Shave Member
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
A great shave of 1 days growth with the Rockwell 6s on plate R2. This razor is a tank. If they made it in aluminum, I would purchase it immediately. It's so versatile with the plate system. BBS finish.
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
Irritation: ★★☆☆☆ (Barely There)
Time of Day: Evening
Blade Uses: 2
Passes: 2
Razor Setting: 2
Razor: Rockwell 6s
Blade: Rex Platinum
Soap: Stirling Soap Co Unscented with Beeswax - Shave Soap
Shaving Bowl: HC&C Stainless Steel Straight Walled Bowl
Brush: PAA Green Ray
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Pre-Shave 2: Van Der Hagen Hypo-Allergenic Fragrance Free Glycerin Puck
Aftershave: PAA Alum Solid Block No slip Grip.
Aftershave 2: Thayer's Cucumber Facial Toner - Witch Hazel
Aftershave 3: Stirling Soap Co Unscented Aftershave
Aftershave 4: Stirling Soap Co Unscented - Post-Shave Balm
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A great shave of 1 days growth with the Rockwell 6s on plate R2. This razor is a tank. If they made it in aluminum, I would purchase it immediately. It's so versatile with the plate system. BBS finish.
Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
Irritation: ★★☆☆☆ (Barely There)
Time of Day: Evening
Blade Uses: 2
Passes: 2
Razor Setting: 2
Razor: Rockwell 6s
Blade: Rex Platinum
Soap: Stirling Soap Co Unscented with Beeswax - Shave Soap
Shaving Bowl: HC&C Stainless Steel Straight Walled Bowl
Brush: PAA Green Ray
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Pre-Shave 2: Van Der Hagen Hypo-Allergenic Fragrance Free Glycerin Puck
Aftershave: PAA Alum Solid Block No slip Grip.
Aftershave 2: Thayer's Cucumber Facial Toner - Witch Hazel
Aftershave 3: Stirling Soap Co Unscented Aftershave
Aftershave 4: Stirling Soap Co Unscented - Post-Shave Balm
Generated by Shaving Sherpa — Shaving Sherpa - Master Your Wet Shaving Journey
8th Night
Shave Member
On A Texan Shaves, Bary Bedford's YouTube channel, he does something annually called "Blizzard Battles" around June. This will be his 3rd. In year 1, 2024, if I remember correctly, PAA Frost Byte and Chiseled Face Cryogen took 1st and 2nd place. Since you are a menth head, you might enjoy watching these. It's not scientific, just good shaving fun. Here's the link to the playlist:
8th Night
Shave Member
A great Tabav shave by you, Akhi! I tou had a great day and have a nice evening.
8th Night
Shave Member
A beautiful shave, Akhi! I love how the red in the brush handle coordinates with the MdC label. Great brush handle. Is that a boar knot?
8th Night
Shave Member
Nice shave, my friend. I love how the brush handle matches the soap label.
RAZOR: Rocnel SE-P Half-Blade Safety Razor
BLADE: Personna Lab Blue half-blade
BRUSH: Zingari Man 26 MM V11 fanchurian
LATHER: Ariana & Evans Asian Plum Shaving Soap
POST: Ariana & Evans Asian Plum Aftershave Splash
Yetzirah
Shave Member
Nice shave Akhi! I noticed that you color coordinated as well!Wednesday, May 6, 2026
A great shave of 1 days growth with the Rockwell 6s on plate R2. This razor is a tank. If they made it in aluminum, I would purchase it immediately. It's so versatile with the plate system. BBS finish.
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Overall Rating: ★★★★★ (Epic Shave!)
Smoothness: ★★★★★ (BBS Perfection)
Irritation: ★★☆☆☆ (Barely There)
Time of Day: Evening
Blade Uses: 2
Passes: 2
Razor Setting: 2
Razor: Rockwell 6s
Blade: Rex Platinum
Soap: Stirling Soap Co Unscented with Beeswax - Shave Soap
Shaving Bowl: HC&C Stainless Steel Straight Walled Bowl
Brush: PAA Green Ray
Pre-Shave: Hot Shower
Pre-Shave 2: Van Der Hagen Hypo-Allergenic Fragrance Free Glycerin Puck
Aftershave: PAA Alum Solid Block No slip Grip.
Aftershave 2: Thayer's Cucumber Facial Toner - Witch Hazel
Aftershave 3: Stirling Soap Co Unscented Aftershave
Aftershave 4: Stirling Soap Co Unscented - Post-Shave Balm
Generated by Shaving Sherpa — Shaving Sherpa - Master Your Wet Shaving Journey
Paul
Yetzirah
Shave Member
Todah Akhi!
The handle was based on the design of a Soap by Southern Witchcrafts called Tres Matres. I wanted a brush that had both black and red so I asked the brush maker to use that soap as a guide. I was really happy with what he came up with. It is a boar knot. It's both soft and firm. I like it!
8th Night
Shave Member
Todah, Lantzman! A Stirling shave so everything coordinates including the PAA brush.
Klinker
Double your shaves, double your fun!
Thank you
remfan170
Shave Newbie
That's really awesome! I saw that! I have been so intrigued by Mama Bear Soaps but have never gotten anything from them. They make the only spearmint shave soap I know of, and a blackberry. Do you ever use anything else besides their glycerin shave soaps from them? How does their rose scent smell?
remfan170
Shave Newbie
May 7, 2026 (Mystic May Every Other Day)
• Bowl: Doug Smith Pottery – Ceramic Shave Bowl
• Brush: Semogue – 1500 (Boar)
• Razor: Ern – Model 421; 11/16, Full Hollow, Square Point
• Soap: Mystic Water – Oatmeal Stout
• Aftershave: Floïd – The Genuine After Shave
• Balm: Bundubeard – Reijger Aftershave Balm
• Fragrance: Olympic Orchids – Olympic Amber
Michelle at Mystic Water offers a few dozen scents of shave soap. This month, I’ve been trying to share the variety of types of scent she offers. She has some of the classics (e.g. Bay Rum, Barbershop) that seem to be constructed from commercially available fragrance oils. She also excels at building simple essential oil soaps, (e.g. eucalyptus and spearmint, prospect creek peppermint) florals, (e.g. Lily of the Valley, Gardenia), and evocative blends (e.g. Egyptian Dragon, Cuppa Joe).
Today, however, I want to focus on one of the most exciting parts of her lineup: her own personal creations that are unique in the shaving world. Most important is that these soaps are inspired by her memories, yet they take us to places we want to go again. We all know just how big a role nostalgia plays wetshaving world. Some of Michelle’s soaps take us where we want to go back again by recreating a specific moment or place in time. Today’s shave soap, Oatmeal Stout, takes me back somewhere I want to go by amalgamating a lot of moments from a weekly ritual I had many years ago with my buddy Mark.
When I saw the name, I thought—probably like you did—of beer. I became nostalgic for the weekly ritual that my buddy Mark and I had years ago, where we would go to our local, very classy bar/restaurant and have dinner and drinks. We would usually start with a “Sam Smith” (Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout). We would change up throughout the night: I’d find a hazy witbier to put an orange peel in and he would move on to a porter. Mark is a Texan, so lots of wings and Tobasco. I tended to shift around a bit, but I remember a lot of burgers. Our favorite part was that each time, the chef would make a special bread pudding with a different flavor. Sometimes it was a seasonal fruit, sometimes it was a spice, it was always delicious with a light vanilla custard. All those flavors of the table, disparate scents just came together over the course of the evening. Good conversation. Kindred spirits.
Oatmeal stout carries all those scents from those tables and evenings in one soap. As Michelle puts it: It is “A dark brown soap made with Guinness stout and scented with a smooth beer fragrance that is blended with creamy oatmeal, orange peel, butterscotch, farm-fresh milk, almond and vanilla. It doesn't smell like actual beer but it is a warm, comforting scent.” Gorgeous scent, a hug in a shave…I miss my friend. Life, as it tends to, took us in different directions. I owe him a visit…Excuse me, I have a phone call to make.
Have an awesome day, friends!
• Bowl: Doug Smith Pottery – Ceramic Shave Bowl
• Brush: Semogue – 1500 (Boar)
• Razor: Ern – Model 421; 11/16, Full Hollow, Square Point
• Soap: Mystic Water – Oatmeal Stout
• Aftershave: Floïd – The Genuine After Shave
• Balm: Bundubeard – Reijger Aftershave Balm
• Fragrance: Olympic Orchids – Olympic Amber
Michelle at Mystic Water offers a few dozen scents of shave soap. This month, I’ve been trying to share the variety of types of scent she offers. She has some of the classics (e.g. Bay Rum, Barbershop) that seem to be constructed from commercially available fragrance oils. She also excels at building simple essential oil soaps, (e.g. eucalyptus and spearmint, prospect creek peppermint) florals, (e.g. Lily of the Valley, Gardenia), and evocative blends (e.g. Egyptian Dragon, Cuppa Joe).
Today, however, I want to focus on one of the most exciting parts of her lineup: her own personal creations that are unique in the shaving world. Most important is that these soaps are inspired by her memories, yet they take us to places we want to go again. We all know just how big a role nostalgia plays wetshaving world. Some of Michelle’s soaps take us where we want to go back again by recreating a specific moment or place in time. Today’s shave soap, Oatmeal Stout, takes me back somewhere I want to go by amalgamating a lot of moments from a weekly ritual I had many years ago with my buddy Mark.
When I saw the name, I thought—probably like you did—of beer. I became nostalgic for the weekly ritual that my buddy Mark and I had years ago, where we would go to our local, very classy bar/restaurant and have dinner and drinks. We would usually start with a “Sam Smith” (Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout). We would change up throughout the night: I’d find a hazy witbier to put an orange peel in and he would move on to a porter. Mark is a Texan, so lots of wings and Tobasco. I tended to shift around a bit, but I remember a lot of burgers. Our favorite part was that each time, the chef would make a special bread pudding with a different flavor. Sometimes it was a seasonal fruit, sometimes it was a spice, it was always delicious with a light vanilla custard. All those flavors of the table, disparate scents just came together over the course of the evening. Good conversation. Kindred spirits.
Oatmeal stout carries all those scents from those tables and evenings in one soap. As Michelle puts it: It is “A dark brown soap made with Guinness stout and scented with a smooth beer fragrance that is blended with creamy oatmeal, orange peel, butterscotch, farm-fresh milk, almond and vanilla. It doesn't smell like actual beer but it is a warm, comforting scent.” Gorgeous scent, a hug in a shave…I miss my friend. Life, as it tends to, took us in different directions. I owe him a visit…Excuse me, I have a phone call to make.
Have an awesome day, friends!
wombadom
TSC Yoda
To me, I'm not very good at detecting or identifying a lot of scents, it smells like roses. I would consider it medium strength because it's not overwhelming and not a light scent. If there's any other scents blended with it, I can't smell them. I only get rose. It's a pretty good performer as a lather. I haven't been to Mama Bear's site for quite a while, but I think all her soaps are glycerin based. I've bought a few smaller sample rounds also. They were all good.